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Vol. 220 No. 6 

NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1960 

80 PAGES 


TORONTO: ROAD’S WAY BACK 



As ‘New Wave of Nitenes In Frisco 



Freedom to Produce Anywhere 
Essential for Films Vigor-Prem 


San- Francisco, Oct. 4... 

The banjo has been rebotn in 
Frisco^—no doubt about that. 

In the city,, itself, a half dozen 
beer-andJight-wine bars are. enter¬ 
taining customers with banjo 
bands, and even in. suburbia, in 
such towns as San Leandro, banjo 
bands are croppi.ig up. These 
banjo bars go by various names, 
including; Th Red Garter, The 
Honey Bucket, The Crazy Horse 
and The Purple Girdle. 

They are .similar in these re- 
•pects: 

1) AH specialize in beer—by: the 
stein or pitcher — and in free; 
cheap entertainment; 

2) All tend to have started as 
shoestring operations^rthat is, a 
fellow 'ith. an idea rented a room 
inexpensively, held decor down to 
a minimum and opened his doors; 

3) All have bands, (anywhere 
from three to eight players) which 
focus on the banjo players; 

4) All encourage audience par¬ 
ticipation, singing, foot-stamping, 
hand-clapping. 

Most successful of these spots is 
The Red Garter, which Jack 
Du pi , a 29-yearTold graduate en¬ 
gineer from the U. of California 
(Continued on page 78) 

Bob Newhart Can’t Stand 
Nitery Pranks; Will Quit 
Cafes for Concerts, Video 

Chicago, Oct 4. 

COmic Bob Newhart, who came 
lip fast this year via his click LP 
on the Warner Bros, label, sayis 
he has already had hr fill of 

ight clubs and wants to concen¬ 
trate now on concerts arid tv. His 
manager, Frank J; (Tweet) Hogan, 
is working how on such an itiner¬ 
ary for him in 1961. 

“I know I’m ah upstart, and I 
don’t want, to seem temperamental, 
but I find I’m very Unhappy in 
clubs,” he says. “It’s not the phy¬ 
sical conditions, the grind or the 
atmosphere that bothers me—it’s 
the drunks. I can’t work well 
when there’s a loud-talking pest 
in the audience. Of course'I’ve got 
the; amniuriitiori . to squelch him 
with, but my act depends On il¬ 
lusion—I create scenes in the im¬ 
agination—arid every time I have 
to. step out of a scene to put one 
of these birds in his place it kills 
the routine. 

“it’s probably a lot different for 
the one-liner comics, but I’m sure 
they don’t like the constant battle 
either. I’ve heard that;, other fel¬ 
lows who need illusion* like Shel¬ 
ley Berman, feel very;much as I 
do about the drunks. They’re the 
bane of my life.” 

Newhart says. he wishes cabaret 
operators W'ouid toss out unruly 
tipplers for the good of everyone, 
not only the performer but the 
other paying customers who in- 
(Continued on page 79) 


19-And On a Stamp 

Jaime Laredo, the Bolivian 
Violinist, is not yet 20 years of 
age. ‘ But as a result of his 
concert touring in the U. S: his 
native country has honored 
him in i960 With 12 Lare¬ 
do Commemorative, stamps-— 
six airmail, six regular: mail.. 

Columbia Concert’s Fred 
Schang, a lifelong philatelist, 
comments; “As far as is known 
no living artist has had his 
face on a postage stamp her 
fore.” " 


France in Fury 



Algerian War 

Paris, Oct. 4. 

Theatrical personalities and 
broadcast employees signing any 
paper attacking the French govern¬ 
ment or the army in respect to the 
agonizing Algerian war will be 1 
dealt with severely. Any govern- ] 
mental employe involved will be! 
suspended, three-quarters of his 
salary held. back and paid him or 
her only after acquital. No govern¬ 
ment. aid funds 'will be supplied, 
arty film employing any actor par¬ 
ticipating in such agitation. 

Authorities are furious against, 
talent using their prominence to-i 
propagandize the right of French-1 
men not to serve if drafted for 
the Algerian war. Communism is 
inferred source. 

Various showfolk have already 
signed and it remains to see how 
they are punished. Already there! 
is talk that France, which always 
criticized the Hollywood blacklist- . 

(Continued on page 78) 

GOP Inks Fiorentino As 
TV Lighting Specialist 

Inr.ero (Immy) Fiorentino, light¬ 
ing specialist for Theatre Network 
Television, has been retained by 
the GOP as special lighting con¬ 
sultant for all of Vice President 
Richard N- Nixon’s television ap¬ 
pearances. 

Fiorentino was hired on the spot 
by the Republicans following his 
handling of the lighting on the 
TNT closed-circuit telecast of the 
1960 GOP campaign dinners last 
Thursday (29). 

GOP officials had been unhappy 
abbv.t Nixon’s appearance in his 
first tv debate with Kennedy. There 
were some , allegations of “sabo¬ 
tage” on the part of an unidentified 
makeup man. 


By ABEL GREEN 

Toronto; Oct. 4. 

Toronto, metropolis of Canada, 
unveiled on Saturday night (1) a 
beer-built 3,200 - seat playhouse 
which may represent the answ'er 
to how the decaying legitimate 
theatres of the rbad are toi be re¬ 
placed- since. they cannot be fi¬ 
nanced on a risk capital or bank 
loan basis. The hope is that indus¬ 
tries and foundations w'ill step; in 
after the example, provided here 
by the O’Keefe Center for the Per-, 
forming Arts, reared with .$12,000,- 
000 of brewing money in a semi¬ 
dry provincedjjr 

Inaugural w£>ihe lavish audito¬ 
rium brought a Broadway party to 
Toronto to see the lavish shrine to 
performing arts and the road 
break-in of the newr Alan Jay 
Lerner-Frederick Loewe-Moss Hart 
musical, “Camelot.” Of the musical, 
more, in a moment. Meanwhile to 
Canada has. been accorded the 
honor of. the most, promising ges¬ 
ture to live theatre in recent years, 

Despite the strong dry influences 
in this province, none can belittle 
the suds-floated auditorium; 

It was a jackpot - happenstance 
(Continued on page 78) 


Quick-Draw Gymnastics 

Sari Antonio, Oct. 4, 
The Alamo Gunslingers, A 
group of the. town’s top quick- 
draw artists, will .perform in 
that style in a show to be fea¬ 
tured at the Circle 81 Drive-In 
Theatre. 

Stunt will be between th® 
screen features.- 


Antwerp Rioters 
End Von Braun 


Action film fans, apparently pre¬ 
fer their heros to be chiseling, 
sadistic, quick - on. - the - trigger 
s.o.b.s,. rather than clean-living, 
homeloving crusaders on the side 
of truth’, and justice. 

This is the way that some Allied 
Artists homeoffice execs are inter¬ 
preting their experience with the 
current “Pay or Die” , in compari¬ 
son with last year’s “Al Capone,” 
both of which were directed in 
hard - hitting, semi • documentary 
fashion by Richard Wilson. “Ca¬ 
pone,” the bio of the 1 notorious 
Chicago gangster of the roaring, 
twenties, cost about $560,000 and 
stands to make a total of approxi¬ 
mately $3,000,000 in domestic ren¬ 
tals. “Pay,” the bio of N#w York’s 
hero-cop Joseph Petrosino, who 
set out to break the Mafia in the 
first decade of this century, cost in 
the neighborhood of $900,000 and 
may not pay off in the home mar¬ 
ket, though it is expected to turn 
a profit eventually with the addi¬ 
tion of the overseas revenues. 

Some AA execs feel that “Pay” 
cost too much money and that pic 
might well have been brought in 
for a somewhat smaller sum. Never-j 
theless, they also feel that since 
“Pay” was actually a better film, 
a more polished production, and 
since it received respectful-to-goed- 
(Continued on page 67) 


Fib; V-2 Echo 

Brussels, Oct. 4. 

Columbia’s feature “I Aim At 
The Stars,” based on the life of 
the creator of the V2 Nazi rockets 
during the last war, had to be 
yanked in Antwerp, Belgium, when 
crowds stormed the Rex and tore 
down signs. 

Antwerp was heavily damaged 
by V2 rockets and the very thea¬ 
tre this tale of Wernher Von Braun 
was playing at had been hit with 
700 people killed. The memory was 
too fresh to people to have Von 
Braun, shown as an intellectual 
above the normal and destructive 
implications: of his inventions. Film, 
however, Was show-n in other parts, 
of Belgium without any troubles. 

N.Y. Hotels Ready For 
World Series Influx 

Because of the start of the World 
i Series in Pittsburgh today (Wed.) 
j New York hotels w r ill be able to 
] accommodate almost all visitors 
who come in for the weekend’s 
games at Yankee Stadium on Sat¬ 
urday (8).. Hotel occupancy nor¬ 
mally drops to about 74% in Octo¬ 
ber on weekends so the Hotel Assn, 
of New York City feels that there 
will be few'.if any turnaw'ays from 
Gotham inns. 

However, had the series started 
in New' York today, the hotels 
would have been in deep trouble 
since this is . normally a peak month 
because of the influx of buyers and 
other businessmen. This year, the 
situation has been aggravated by 
the fact that between 4,000 to 5,000 
extra visitors have come in because 
of the United Nations meetings. 
Hotels, presently, are loaded and 
space is at a premium. 

The filled hotels are helping 
create a wartime boom for the nit- 
eries. Business is big in most spots 
in New York, after an extremely 
bad summer when there were no 
major conventions in New York. 


Producer-director Otto Premin¬ 
ger termed the curent campaign to 
stop, the production of American 
films abroad as “ill advised.” Nofc- 
only is it contrary to the American 
free enterprise system, Preminger 
said, but it also invited foreign 
countries to limit the exhibition of 
U.S. films. 

American pictures, he pointed 
out, created the world market and 
cannot exist without it. Other 
countri.es, he added, are mainly 
national. “If we halt production 
abroad, they won’t play our pic¬ 
tures.” lie said. “They can liva 
without us, but we can’t live with¬ 
out them.” 

Preminger W'as careful to point 
out that he never made a picture 
abroad “that I can make here.” In 
any event, he added, he always 
brought key American personnel 
abroad with him. He complained 
that it’s "a terrible shame” that 
“you can take a person from Holly¬ 
wood to Eurone, but you can’t take 
him to New’ York.” He pointed out 
that union regulations prevented 
Hollywood technicians from work¬ 
ing in N. Y. unless a Gotham stand¬ 
by is retained. “It’s incredible,” he 
declared. “Why shouldn’t there be 
a free exchange of labor between 
both coasts?” 

Preminger is firmly convinced 
that the trend to-shooting abroad 
will regulate itself; “The stars W'ill 
come back,” he said. “Artists need 
roots like everybody else. It’s not 
worthy of a* great country, a great 
industry, or a great labor move¬ 
ment to try to limit production to 
the United States.” 

. The producer-director went on 
record as opposing a U. S. subsidy 
for motion pictures. He belieyes 
that a government subsidy would 
place freedom of the screen in 
jeopardy. “You can’t expect tha 
Government to provide financing 
without infringing on the con¬ 
tents,” he said. “The next step is 
(Continued on page 78) 


Las Vegas Even Shaves 
Dice and Halves Prices 
For the Midgets’ Coav. 

Las Vegas, Oct. 4. 

For four days beginning Nov/29, 
Las Vegas will be the scene of a 
midget convention. Event will b® 
billed “The World’s Biggest Littl® 
Convention.” More than 200 mem¬ 
bers of the National Assn, of Littl® 
People, headed by its prexv, Billy 
Barty, will convene here, with 
headquarters at the Hacienda Ho¬ 
tel. 

Ramps will be built around th® 
craps tables and chuck wagoa 
counters for the convenience of th® 
shorties, and food will be availably 
at half price. Hacienda will house 
the delegates without, charge. 

The NALP reps the approximate 
3,000 adult littl® people—midget* 
and dwarfs—in the U. 8. 






MISCELLANY 


Privileged-by-Custom-to-Wisecrack 
Chansonniers Fight 'Any Censoring ! 

Par is. Oct. 4ji- -4 ; —^-------^-- 

The* Syndicate of Chansimni^rs » 

has informed the head of the Uliraflte IF! KeillllOn 

French nationalized rad*o sotup With Original Partner 

here. Raymond Janot, that all thferr .2 . .. 

members will boycott the networks • Detroit, Oct. ^4. 

If there Is any repetition of recent ■Jimmy Curante a click at A1 
censor moves against them. Up to Siegels Elmwood Casino, Windsor, 




Wednesday, October 5 , i 960 


now these so'rig and patter comics 


[ Ont. r across the border from here, 


whose stock in trade is satirizing j made it a reunion with. Harry Har- 
the political setup of the country ps, his original partner m.o>> sing- 
plus international events, liave been i the local Gaslight Chib, 

exempt from the censorship that. Detroit papers gave big splashes 
has hit other nodes of expression to the fact that Harris. Clayton & 
and French show biz Durante were the original team 

Chansonniers work in six. special until sold out his partnership in 
theatres also railed chanconniers- 192 5 to Lou Clayton, who also ber 
In Paris, 10 Heures. Caveau De-La came personal manager for the act. 

Republique. Cococou. Deux Aries,. —~—"—— - 

Lune Rousse and Trois Baudots, • It 

«hi.h j., on a t io pm. plus m (ju Auditions Official 

vaude houses, radio, films, legit, . 

^°Troub?e started°u hen the bead SoDgl Oldie, ChlCagO, k 

Too Swinging for Solans 

taped program for hearing. The Chicago* Oct 4. 

comic refused though the director Th lunesnl j ths are no „ moving 
insisted it was protocol m his of- .. ... . .... . ® 

fice. On another chain a chanson-' in to provide this .metropolis with 
nier was once ju«d cut but of a • an ^official song—something IPs; 
program, but now the SOC has j never had. At least tWo are dueL ’ 
made it known they will abide no ; i n g for the recognition, both aimed ' 
more of this and stand on amii - I at updating and sophisticating the. 



Kramer May Seek ‘Ruins’ in H wood 

- — . -—Nuernberg, Oct. 4, 

t» ■ t * 11 * XT - • ti West Germany, 15 years after the 

Bea Lillie Keeping Busy; l end of world war ii, has so com. 
No Idea of Retirement Pjeteiy rebuilt its; uuns and rub- 
97 ble-heaps that producer. Stanley 

Beatrice SlJi^ bunched- & 

guitar op tv IS a “Wagon Train" 

Kramer, here with his chief cam- 

titled "Queen Be.i,” for the’ fall of ei 'a, 1 '' nn had^ooedMo 

«61. . AlStpin her plans is a film ^"he^Sng^^ 


with Alec Guinness. 


SWING and SWAY 

SAMMY KAYE 

Currently. 

Roosevelt Hotel, New. York City 

Rr<tadl : as-iing C.B.S. 
Exclusively DECO A RECORDS 
Personal Mgt.: David Krtngel 
1619 Broadway; New York 19 


Edith Piaf Better, 


munity handed them by Info Minis- Windy City image 
ter Louis Terrenoire. who said that Tune prob£b i y most closely ideri- 
they could say anything they want- tified with chi ls the 1922 Fred 
ed on the state-owned radio. Fisher number, “Chicago.” long- 

Chansonniers are tor the French t time fave with cafe carolers and 
and not tourists aue to their rapid ; signature of CQmic j oe E - Lewis, 
fire delivery and mainly allusions ; But u < g hardty the sort 0 f item 
and slang difficult even for rpany, t0 win buzzas froin ci vic panjan-. 
who speak l unch well. General De drUms . closest thing town lias to 
Gaulle himself is always a butt; but; an offidal son g is a •‘semi-official” 
unsually handled fairly good hu-; one also called “Chicago*'—a siutr 
moredly. German censors Jet some ■ j piece thal * s se ldom heardl 0 ut- 
chansonniers operate during the oc- side schoolrooms ; 
cupation but began to close them. _ - , . . • 

and jail the performers when!theyi .Of the two new offerings._ one, 
started to find out that thev were *‘ BalIa d of ., Clz £ a f°' 

being ridiculed subtly. Many times- !^ al jf le and h fi l m . instrei 

overt remarks with German of- Win stracke, and the other, is con- 
fieers in the house led to troubles tamed in a nex y Chicago Suite 
for them ; composed by film and tv scorer 

' ' . _Sid Siegel. Only Stracke’s has so 

r» i t r • nr it far been submitted to the mayor’s 

French Leftist Weekly “ A & 

I ’Fvirriace Pone his Studio Music imprimatur, arid 

Li £A|Hta& □UU5: considering It for official usage. 


French Leftist Weekly 
L’Express Raps ‘Stars’ 
But Digs Cayatte’s ‘Rhin’ 

Paris. Sept, i 27. 

The influential, b i g spelling 
French leltist news weekly jL’Ex- 
press feels that Columbia’s “I Aim 
At The Stars’’ is a useless film and 
though boot-d in Munich it js go¬ 
ing fairly unnoticed here with light 
biz and so-so reviews. 

Article says it is a pic made to 
the glory of Nazi scientist Wcrnher 
von Braun who invented the ¥-2 
rockets “which rained ruin bn 
London during the last w,ir. He 
goes over to the Americans in 1945 
and becomes one of the masters 
of the American space program 
and is referred to as 'The ; Jules 
Verne of the Pentagon,’ ” says the 
Express. 

Express feels it is a doubtful 
^Continued on page T9> 


Free Jack Entratter 

Of Aute Death Charge 

Las Vegas. Oct. 4. 

Sands Hotel president Jack En¬ 
tratter was freed from involuntary 
manslaughter charges in a. deci¬ 
sion rendered yesterday -Mon.) by 
Justice of the Peace Oscar Brvan. 
who said he found “insufficient 
; case to bind this man over for dis¬ 
trict court trial.” 

; Entratter wa s dri ving a car Aug. 
2*/ and involvetT^in an accident 
\vhich killed one of his passengers,- 
! David Ormont, New York electron¬ 
ics executive. He was charged with 
going through a stop sign and col¬ 
liding with another car. Other pas¬ 
sengers suffered injuries. 


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j Paris, Oct. 4, J 

j. Singer Edith Piaf, bn the critical 
list during a long illness the past ; 
Six months, now seems well on the . 

; .road . to. convalescence: She is still 
. in a nursing home but has begun 
to rehearse and has .even"cut'Some 
disks. It now looks possible that 
she. will be .able .to fulfill.her long 
delayed headline stint at th 
Olympia Music Hall either in janu- 
/ary or .February '61., j 

1 Or.vntpia prejxy Bruno ^o^uatrix 
has been Counting on her for a : 
; three-month run to help him Out’ 

! of. the economic problems brought, ■ 
.. on by slipping vaude. biz the last 
! couple of seasons, 
i — —■ — . - 

Record Floods Almost 
Turned Elaborate Film 
Junket Into Disaster- 

Rome, Ocf. 4. | 

One of. the most, elaborate press 
junkets ever. ^landed in this coun- 
! try staged onlhe Island:of Elba for 
| “Napoleon at Austerlitz” (Gala-: 

| tea- nearly turned into disaster as 
' many returning VIP’s, industry and. .; 

: goy fill toppers - were . 

caught In. the worst • series of flash 
; floods in recent Italian, history. 
Fortunately, there Were no casual- I 
: ties, though several waterlogged • 

: cars w ere damaged and return of J 
most flippers to Rome was delayed 
. one or tw; days, until roads and 
; railroad ic alio ns returned 

: to normal. 

Galatea Film* topper Lionello 
Sariti played host on . his native 
island .of .Elba t.o roughly 250 cx-1 
hibs, distribsv producers, govern- !, 
ment officials and scribes, taking ! 
advantage of the obvious tie-in 
links with.'the Elba’s still-to-be-ex- ! 

; ploited Napoleonic lore, as well- as : 

‘ its natural beauty arid a fine array 
, of resort: Hotels, 

Among stars present were Michel ; 
i Simon, Amedeo Nazzari,. Irene 
Genna, Gabriele Ferzetti;- Philipie 
Hersent, Tina, Louise. Yvonne San¬ 
son, Danieia Rocca, Jean Mercure, 
most of them In “Austerlitz.” 
Italo government, was repped by 
Entertainment Undersecretary Ren¬ 
zo Heifer, while; the industry or¬ 
ganization, ANIC A, had prexy Eitel 
Monaco on the spot. Alifo attend- 
ing the premiere were most top 
Italo exhib officials, the head of 
I Cinecitta Studios, Lux and Galatea 
Film toppers, and associates. 

Sahl Vs. Rosenstein 

, Hollywood; Oct. 4. 

Mort Sahl has slapped a S150,- 
000 libel suit in Superior Court 
[against Jaik Rosenstei , editor and 
(publisher of Hollywood Close-Up 
'local Weekly sheet. .Comedian 
; charges that the March 3, 1960 is- 
[ sue accused him; of “running' 

' around with fellow travellers." 

1 At tim the article, was pub-. 
lished.: according. Sahl's complaint, 
a retraction had been‘demanded, 
.but that., isn’t deemed sufficient 
;by the entertainer, hence the dai - 
! age cl irn; ] 


W»en asked ’recently about the scenes bf thc courtroom andKuern. 
possibility ol retirement the.coi -. bergs wai ruins lot hisUmtedArt- 
edienne replied, “If I did. I’d have ists^ release. 

to settle dowri, and I don’t think Trouble is that the Nuernberg 
I’ll ever be able to do that.” ru.nis have been almost completely 

■- ■' rebuilt, and in a modern ‘glass and 

steel style that is totally'different 
RamvA* An from the dark red ,and grey Re-, 

upnateo Mgures UD naissance buildings for which the 

/\i • | j* . ,. citv was.formcriy rioted.. 

Olympics indicate Not only Nuernberg, but all of 

J ri j m • r West Germany presents the sarne 
Rmk Tonnst Gross 1 sort Of .‘‘unruined’’ picture, Kramer 
I CtfA lUUI»VUlUOO ?notetl is en .route to Munich 

Rome, Oct. 4: ; Where, he understands, “there rire. 

The Rome Olympic Gairies more still a’ few ruins behing the Hotel 
than doubled the normal tourist i Four Seasons (the town s top hotel j 
flux in the: Eternal city Mpite 
pessimistic reports that the. recent ibu jj d j pg y 

athletic summit meet had been a j . One of the few towns in West 
b.o. flop. Updated statistics indi- ; Germany-.which- still has soine signs 
cate i.eOO.dOO spectators poured a j ? f 

^ ««« - x ■ C. • , and heaps of fallen storie,, is Mainz. 

■ healthy $3,750,000 into stadium cof- • . j. „ ov 

' , . ■■ , •" ...»■■ (Continued on page 78) 

; fers for a new record, -niost of the | • 

coin coming frbiii attendance: at the I II 

various light athletic gatherings... LaUreilCC l\2XVVj YCXCU 
While the first half of the Gairies D„ Cakaaviiwt 
[ period saw a less-thari-expected in- fly aCaPdRlmOIlgCFlDg 

‘ flow* of visitors tb Rome, the latter I iif » . f P 

p.a^rt hit close to 100,000 per day. |D WcLK& Ol M1CC6SS 

i Olympics Income is expected to ; Fy DAVE JAMPEL 

be raised as well as by export of ... Tokvo Sept 27 

(he official feature film, produced AWng ilU die' x’weet ' im'ell 
by Cei-Incom for Cinenz release, brought on bv his success, 1-au- 
and cuircntly reported to have run | ren ce Harvey ..finds himself the Ob*, 
up a;, budget; of sqme . S<50.00p, ; j ^ t of ,.joui-nalisfic mudSUnging, 
Italians are. confident that they j Here with producer Hal Wallis 
enjoyed a record.tourist season, | as a member of-the advance,team, 
and that 1959 tomist take of some , ibr Paramourit s "Tanriko/’ to be 
$520,000,000 (which is felt closer in Japan early next year, 

to $800;000.0Q0 if - one considers ‘ tbe f ast -n ? ing . actor expressed an- 
sidehne income deriving from visi- ; nb y a n C e at the . (’lot of filth” that 
tors’ expenses, etc.)_will be more. be eh. printed about him in the 
j than topped by the. 1960 coi ’ | American press.. 

| ; : ' "*? ~ Harvey .received an .Academy 

D 'ilA Award nomihation last year for his 

DlaluC flalll TOl pnpSu [performance:[ in :th; prize-winning. 

■■ . > n if H* ‘-Room, at the-Top: He now feels. 

JflaDSlODS BOXOII1C6 flit ; that bis characterization of a young 
A - Sman who is fiercely ambitious arid 
Drniuinorv If ‘ sexually amcj al is being applied to 

of show biz—rOpenirig the gates of j n ?^ <r* i n ^ x,- it a with 

j stately homes to the paying public L.! m p t p ^' of ^ 

—hasn’t been boffo this year The ; + Rooi ri at the Top as w sor ^ v of ^J 
! hitherto topper, the : Duke M Bed- 


[ knd heaps of fallen stone,, is Mainz, 
j (Continued, on page 78) 

Laurence Haney Vexed 
By Scandaimongering 
In Wake of Success 

Fy DAVE JAMPEL 

Tokyo, Sept., 27. 

Along it.li the sweet smell 


ford’s Woburn Abbey, chalked up.,. ^ . ... .. . 

an attendance drop of around 15.- ‘mg about my ambitions, the^e has 
000 at-the last, reading compared if> s0 .*>«'>. a 101 P'mted un 

with 1959. the American press, about my rela- 

A rainy summer may account for Wlt ? v w -?” 1 - ed - .. ., .-. Ar 

the general decline to some degree, I was^coi^pletc.y • nd absolutely 
though owners aren’t, happy .that, staggered, he continued., Eyeiy- 
this provides a complete explana- thing was. based on rumor and not 
tion; Maybe stateliness in itself 011 fact. The sad part,of it is that 
' isn’t enough. I (Continued on. page 78) 


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Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


PmuEfr 


P1CKJKBS « 


TV SPONSOR FEE ‘FIRST MONEY 


Advocates Quarterly ‘Film Auctions 

Preminger Cells Film PoW Exchange System Archaic 
—Dress Industry Cited as More Sensible 


AS MEDIA PARLAY Distnbs Carry National Sell, 


Producer-director. Otto. Premin¬ 
ger, a--severe critic of the industry's 
present distribution system, sug¬ 
gests that the film business take a 
lesson- from the wholesale, dress 
industry.. (People in dress industry , 
tire not so happy,either—Ed.) In¬ 
stead*' of maintaining the .expensive, 
outmoded exchanges ' throughout 
the. county, Preminger believes 
that iilrn; ,market weeks should . be 
held four times' annually in New 
York. He contends that the money/ 
saved by eliminating the exchanges 
could be used to bring exhibitors 
to Gotham to show: them the- in/ 
diistry's: wares;. . 

Periodic market weeks, Premin¬ 
ger feeis, would create an atmos¬ 
phere of excitement and competi¬ 
tion similar to that of an auction. 
Moreover, he contends, it would 
bring about a “fresh feeling”. arid 
“a- feeling of: belonging, to one 
business." 

The market Weeks, the producer- 
director of “Exodus” continued,; 
could also be employed for "give 
and take” sessions between the two 
segments of the industry. In addi¬ 
tion. to entertaining the exhibitors 
with luncheons and dinners, the 
time could be used to outline sellr 
ing and merchandising plans. For 
a followups, he. added* a ,salesman 
could be sent to each territory four 
times a year. This method, accord¬ 
ing to - Preminger, would compel 
the film companies to have a spe¬ 
cific number of pictures; completed 
at certain times of the year. 

Not. On The Screeii 

Preminger, in advocating his 
plan at a press conference yester¬ 
day (Tu es. >. charged that the most 
expensive item that, the public, pays 
for is distribution. “It doesn’t show 
on the screen," he noted. “Every¬ 
body complains about production 
costs arid the prices paid to stars 
and for prooerties. but the fact is 
that cost of distribution, remains 
the most expensive thing,” 

Preminger maintained that all 
the selling is done in;N/Y: anyway,, 
so there isn’t any need to maintain 
branches throughout the country. 
“The only way to save money is 
not by firing a few clerks and 
bookers.” he said, “but by elimi¬ 
nating the exchanges ; completely. 

Preminger said he was.not be¬ 
grudging the film companies their 
distribution fees. He said they de- 
(Continued on page 1.7) 

Yves and Simone: 
Paris Reunion 

Paris, Oct: 4. 

Yves Montand and Simone Sig- 
noret are back home together after 
assignments in Hollywood arid 
;Italy which not only kept: them 
away from each other but out of 
France—and they’re happy to be 
back. Montand is now working in 
United Artists’ “Time on .Her 
Hands” here, and his wife prepr 
ping for start of the, French pro-? 
duction, “Les Mauvais CoUps” (The 
Hard Knocks). 

Pair said they couldn’t be anyf 
thing but. subjective about their 
individual experiences in the 
States since she had won an Oscar 
for her “Room at The Top” and 
he had launched .successful 
American film career With the cur¬ 
rent “Let’s Make Love” and the 
soon to be released . “Sanctuary.” 
They liked the atmosphere of the 
country and were impressed by 
awareness of the people to prob/ 
lems national and international. / 

Upcoming oh his sked is “My 
-Geisha,” in which Montand will 
star opposite Shirley MacLaine 
and which will be lensed in Japans 
where he’ll also fulfill a long over¬ 
due singing engagement. Miss Sig- 
noret will make her first U,S. film 
in February next year when she 
stars in Robert Aldrich’s “Now We 
Know/Mo be made in New York! 


A Stock Stare 

Tokyo, Sept 27. 

Discussing his entry into the 
western action field, British- 
accented Laurence 1 Harvey*, 
Who appears in “The Alamo” 
and Who will star in his. own. 
James Woolf production of “A 
Distant .Trumpet’- for War¬ 
ners, said, “I don’t think -it’s" 
any more difficult to bp a west¬ 
ern actor; 

“1 think it r s easier,” he con 
tinued. “I consider most west¬ 
ern actors—not , all—people 
who wear-expressions on their 
faces,: I don’t think this is a 
terribly difficult thing to dp,” 


Rio de Janeiro. Oct. 4. 

, A working group studying the 
heeds of Brazil’s film industry sub¬ 
mitted to President Kubitschiek a 
report recommending financial 
credits to Brazilian film-makers. 
Producers would /be entitled to get. 
the financing through the govern¬ 
ment banking agencies upon sup¬ 
plying. satisfactory references and 
approval of the screenplays;. These 
would meet unspecified fair stand-, 
ards both from the moral and artis¬ 
tic viewpoint. 

The plan was drafted by asses¬ 
sors., a : so-called Grupo .de Estudos; 
Cinematograficos. This is an arm 
of the Ministry of Education and 
Culture and its members represent 
several governmental agencies plus 
representatives of the Industry' 
unions arid actors. 

/The plan, provides for: credits up 
to three million cruzeiros (roughly 
US$15,000) for each filni, which 
even in terms of Brazilian produc¬ 
tion may be only 50% of a typical 
native production, with no chance 
outside the country. Furthermore 
the plan is Weakened by demand¬ 
ing that the credit will only be 
granted after all shooting has been 
completed. 

. Anyhow, the recommendation of 
financing Of producers by the Bank 
pit Brazil* which is the central and 
federal bank of the country, is new, 
and niay well be a starting point 
for more, important financial. help 
and new horizons for the Brazilian 
motion-picture industry. Until now 
only the Bank of .Soa Paulo, Which 
is State owned, is helping Paulistas 
producers: The majority of the pri¬ 
vate banks haven’t been willing to 
grant credits for. the motion/picture 
industry because they think it is a 
risky business. .Very few*banks 
make loans to certain-producers 
whose films may not have qualities 
by interriational standards arid 
critics taste,. but are of popular 
appeal and a successful commer¬ 
cial venture: 

Safely Back in Gotham, 
Max Youngstein Airs His 
Holly wood Impressions 

, At “Welcome Home Max” 
luncheon staged by Cinema Lodge 
of B’nai B’rith Thursday (29), 
United Artists, v.p. Max E. Young- 
stein, who spent 11 months on. the 
Coast; Said that despite the “Freu¬ 
dian built-in. guilt complex” of the 
film colony, Hollywood had “the 
greatest and biost talented, crafts/ 
-men the world.;” 

“It has the best actors, produc¬ 
ers, directors arid technicians*” he 
declared. “L learned to. respect 
thenij and I brought that respect 
back with me.” 

Although praising Hollywood’s 
craftsmanship; Youngstein was sa¬ 
tirical about Hollywood living, re- 
(Continued on page 20) 


By HY HOLLINGER 

A unique partnership arrange¬ 
ment between television and theat¬ 
rical.. motion pictures, whereby a 
sponsor of a U. S. tv show has a 
chance of obtaining his program 
gratis, may/emerge as Oa regular, 
enterprise if an experiment sched¬ 
uled for this fall is- successful. 

Basically the idea consists of the 
following:. A ;U. S. television spon¬ 
sor, puts up money equivalent to 
what a live tv/spectacular would 
cost. In turn, ar British company 
arranges for additional financing. 
The total fund is utilized to pro¬ 
duce a full-length motion picture 
abroad: The U,: S. sponsor obtains 
full, U. S.. and Canadian tv rights 
arid can also release the film theat¬ 
rically in the U. S/ and Canada if 
he so. desires. The British outfit, 
for its contribution, receives world¬ 
wide theatrical distribution rights 
with the exception of the U .S. and 
Canada: 

The idea; conceived by Sidney 
Kaufman, head of Grand Prize 
Films Ltd. of London, served as 
the basis of the! production of 
“Macbeth,” the two-hour spectacle 
which Hallmark Cards , will present 
on tv on Nov. 20. As explained by 
Kaufman, here’s -how.. the project 
works: : / 

Hallmark’s (Capital 

Hallmark put ; up/’$281,000 and 
also contributed the services of 
George Schaeffer as producer-di¬ 
rector arid; . Maurice Evans and. 
Judith Anderson as the. stars, 
Schaeffer and Evans are involved 
in a corporate setup known as 
Compass. Productions, . Moreover, 
Schaeffer, Evans and Miss Ander¬ 
son are in for a percentage of the 
profits. 

Grand Prize Films amplified the 
financing with $175,000. . The film, 
shot , on location in England, was 
made in Technicolor and wide¬ 
screen. and runs for .108 minutes, 
A tv print will be shown: in the 
U. S. as. a Hallmark special. At the 
same time, according, to Kaufman, 
who served. as executive producer 
on “Macbeth,” the film will he 
distributed in the Unified Kingdom 
and the rest of world (outside the 
U. S. and Canada) for showing in 
theatres: British Lion will handle 
the theatrical distribution. The the¬ 
atrical .version opens in London 
(Continued on page 20) 


Drop Co-op Budgets’-Einfeld 


Terms Kayo Par 


‘Suae’ Equity 


——^———r———^ ~ While producers and exhiLs 

■■■■—< i - V seem to agree generally that some- 

lake l OUf Lnerce thing new should be added to In- 

‘TJiere is a lot of so-called dustry advertising techniques (wit- 

documentary quality in this ness the charges inade at the recent 
^Bosley Crowther, New: Theatre Owners of America con- 
York Times. vention In Los Angeles', few' peo- 

,f There is no air pf. ihedocu- pie have advanced anything in th« 

rhentary here .’ —Paul V. w r ay of concrete suggestions. Last 

Beckley,- New York Herald- week, however, Charles Einfeld. 

Tribune. ad-pub veep of 20th-Fox, cam* 

These are from, last Thurs- forward with some ideas which 

day’s (29) reviews of “Sun- seemed to bring a little fresh air 
rise at CampobeH'o” at the to the weary subject. Says he: the 
Palace, N.Y. co-op budget must go. 

— -- - - - --— The vet production—distribution 

■ • exec said he would like to see the 

TV- - - V . fV^-i da y when the dlstrib can devote 

I PniK HAVA T ar the major part of his ad-pub 

1 Vft lllu AmUJ V A Ml budget to national advertising and 

v* m promotion, leaving the local and 

_ L Vi—point of sale budgets in the hands 
IllIV AT tM/fllfli N of the exhibs. Acknowledging that 

* L/IM111 v the j(j ea was no t ijk e ]y please 

exhibs, Einfeld said that neverthe- 
L less this was the direction in which 

tlll71P r.AIIITV distrih advertising must inevitably 

V/Ufalv ,1J1|1X11J lead. (Standard cooperative cam- 
„... - paigns today usually deal disfrib in 
Ray Stark, producer and 50-50 for 75% of the budge t, with exhibs 
owner of “World of Suzie Wong” putting up 25%.) 
in partnership with. Paramount, As production, and exhibition 
would Iiki to sell out his equity. Patterns must change with th. 

- • , .... ' \ times, said Einfeld, so must this 

Par has showed willingness to buy, facet 0 f distribution. On all the 
but there’s no deal. According to major attractions, he continued, 
insiders, Stark wants an “in the the industry is selling a national 
h^lious’' amount cash and Par gi 

officials, while high, on the film s tributor should spend most of his 
prospects, can’t see it. ad money at the local level which. 

Par president Barnev Balaban in effect, serves principally to build 
and v.p.’s Paul Raibourn and up the value of the exhibitor’s real 
George. Weltner saw Stark 10 days estate, 
ago at the latter’s party on the" Costs Haunt Biz 

Coast This partially was held to “If we can’t cut costs in produc- 
introduce Nancy Kwan, femme tion and distribution,” said the 
star of “Wong,” to the film colony, exec, ”at least we’ve got to hold 
Stark previously had let it be the line. They can’t be allowed 
known that he was, open to bids to go higher.” Thus, he reasons, 
for his “Wong” participation. In- a u budgets must be allocated dif- 
terested, along. with Par, was the ferently in order to. get the most 
Eliot Hvman-David Stillman-Lou value per dollar spent. The best 
Chesier syndicate: Stark’s thoughts way > do this he thinks. Would 
about selling out were attributed he for the distrib to spend money 
to “his personal situation.” which usually allocated, for co-ops by ere- 
presumably irieans tax considera- (Continued on page 20) 

tions. - 

“Wong” was brought in at a cost 

of something over $2,000,000. all Qj, 1 > Pi IF 1 

of which was provided by Par, MAflfC V AlllP 

which acquired distribution rights UlUWUJ f (UUb 

in addition to the 50% ownership. 

Stark reportedly, professes confi- |\ A/T r fi/77 

dence that the picture, which has IIITAn I Ilf ly/ 

William Holden'in the. male lead, * Vll Uatf IQ 

will gross upward of $15,000,000. 4 _ T „ ^ 

This obviously is tall prognosti- __FiIm_stock s on the New York 


presumably irieans tax considera- (Continued on page 20) 

tions. - 

“Wong” was brought in at a cost 

of something over $2,000,000. all Qj, I > P i IF 1 
of which was provided by Par, MAPhC V AlllP 

which acquired distribution rights UlUWUJ f CUUV 

in addition to the 50% ownership. 

Stark reportedly, professes confi- |\ A/T r A/17 

dence that the picture, which has IIITAn I Iff ly/ 

William Holden'in the. male lead, Vll fJat/ jQ 

will gross upward of $15,000,000. 4 , . .. _ T , 

This obviously is tall prognosti- ^ Film^stocks on the New York 
cation in an unpredictable market. Stock Exchange dropped 5.9 jo ia 

in the Par opinion ,and . conse- va l u ® during September, as com- 


Hollywood. Oct. 4. 

■ Coast local of the IATSE pub¬ 
licists is trying to get the IA’s New 
York/ local Valid the more populous 
Screen Publicists Guild to. merge, 
object being a solid front Which 
could raise mirilmurti salaries, in 
the East; extend jurisdiction to in¬ 
clude hipre field men and eventu¬ 
ally result in an East-West uni¬ 
form, contract. . 

With the blessing of the board 
of; the Hollywood; local, 818, busi¬ 
ness rep Lloyd Ritchie last week; 
held informal talks with heads of 
IA’s 872 and Indie publicists 863 
lit.New York out of which a formal 
meeting to explore possibility of 
merger is expected to develop, 

According ..to Coast prexy 
Danny Thomas, the merger, con¬ 
templated is: within IA framework 
and does not include possibility of. 
a large independent union. 

Eastern independent publicists, 
who are. combined in a local which 
includes non-publicists,, generally 
receive up .to one-third less for: 
the: same: employment,, which in 
turn diminishes /the bargaining 
power of the IA flacks. Moreover, 
there , is a considerable number of 
fion-iinibn publicists hired out* of 
New York to work as fleldmen and 
the rest are divided between , the 
independents and the IA, 

Each union,: it’s reasoned* could 
attract more iof these fleldmen to 
membership if the jurisdictional 
[point were settled by merger. 


quenily the company Is nixing the pared with Augu^, after having 
| “iii the millions” price tag. gained 10.8% in August over July. 

■ ■ ■ ' . The September decline was sub¬ 

stantial but no cue for panic, how- 
‘Iforanma’ e ^ ei> ’ * n UsM of the f act tha t 3“st 

A Adi Cllllld about everything listed on the big 

rjj* r* board fell. And films were among 

inches fiddle rlSher the relatively lesser losers. 

• «.i n l Paramount’s slide of $9.25 per 

AS 2. rum 1 rOdllCer Share in September was a major 

t HoH^vood. Oct. 4. ^ ea b t ehind ^ £i,nl gr ° UP ’* 


Another ’Karenina’ 
Launches Eddie Fisher 


Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Eddie Fisher Will enter film pro- _ 

duction, and as a starter has set ^ 

URUGHAY’S HADED AT 
COLOMBIA QUARTE1 

Garbo role after she completes her Heads of state were all over 


COLOMBIA QUARTERS 

Garbo role after she completes her Heads of state were all over the 
current “Cleopatra,” now shooting place (Manhattan, home of * the 
in London, and “Irma La Douce,” United Nations) but it remained 
for Billy Wilder. for Columbia to play host to one 

Fisher, who ; flew in last week 0 f them last week, thus presumably 
from. London, is confabbing with becoming the only film company to 
The Mirisch Co., on a co-produc- do so. Calling at the Col homeoffice 
tion - finaricing-dist r/ibuting deal. Friday (301 were President 
Project is ticketed at $2,500,000. Eduardo Victor Hadeo of Uruguay, 
Property has been done three his daughter and a few others of 
times previously, first as a silent his party. 

by William Fox in 1915. Greta Group had lunch with Leo Jaffe, 
Garbo, and Fredric March co- first v.p.-treasurer; Mo Rothman, 
starred in Metro’s 1935 - version, top man on the foreign end; ad-pub 
and Vivien Leigh and Ralph Rich- exec Jonas Rosenfield Jr., and 
ardson In 1948 as a British-made Michael Hoff ay of foreign pub- 
20th-Fox release. licity. They also saw a special pres- 

Fisher is skedded to return to entatlon reel on “Pepe,” whost 
British capital this Week, He plans star, Cantinflas, Is weli known to 
a series of theatre arid tv appear- film buff Hadeo. 
ances there while the ^Anna” Man at Col said Hadeo extended 
script is being written by a Holly- an invitation to Jaffe and Rothman 
wood writer, whom he’ll set prior to be his personal guests on a near- 
to departure. future visit to Montevideo. 



4 


PICTURES 


Wednesday, October 5, i960 


Universal, Deccas Host Valuable’ 
Asset,’ Heading for $6,000,000 Net; 
May Up Disk Co. Dividend: Rackmil 


Milton R. Rackmil. president of 
Deci-n Records and Universal Pic¬ 
tures, indicated that Decca ..may 
r.'d.^e its dividend next jyear. 
“There’s no chance of an increase 
this year, but it looks good fornext 
year ” the Deeca-U topper told the 
N.Y. Society of Security Analysts 
Monday 3>. f 

Indicating that U is Decca’s 
“most valuable asset and greatest 
source of income,” Rackmil j: esti¬ 
mated that the film company’s 
earnings from regular operations 
for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31. 
1960 will exceed $6,000,000 or about 
$6.80 per share on the 888.390 
shares of common stock outstand¬ 
ing. ! 

At the same time. Rackmil! fig¬ 
ured that Decca will show a! con¬ 
solidated net profit, including 
operations of Universal,, its subsi¬ 
diary, of better than $4.25 per 
share on the 1.281.701 shares out¬ 
standing and that further improve¬ 
ment is anticipated for 1961. I)ecca 
earned S1.81 per share tin . a 
comparative basis in 1959. The 
Decca dividend rate is now §1.20 
per year, having been raised [from 
2:1c a quarter to 30c in June of this 
year. 

According to Rackmil, Dacca's 
consolidated gross sales, again. in¬ 
cluding returns from Universal, 
will be around S85.000.000 as'com¬ 
pared with $79,900,000 in 1959. lie 
pointed out that oq approximately 
$5,000,000 of additional sales, 
Decca’s prerentage of margin on 
net profit to gross revenue'' will 
better than from 2.9 r r to 6.4?' 

Ilighest Earnings 

Universal's 1.960 earnings. Rack- 
mil revealed, will be the highest 
in the company’s 48-ycar history, 
lie indicated that Decca’s [long¬ 
term bank loans total $4,300,000, 
but that Universal, for the' first 
time in its history, has no ibank 
debt. He stressed, too, that, 
company’s highest in its history. 

In an attempt to dispel the' gen¬ 
eral belief that the entertainment 
industry “is erratic and unstable,” 
Rackmil emphasized that Decca, 
With the exception of its first of 
operation, has shown a profit every 
year and has paid dividends fpr 23 
consecutive years. He noted;; too, 
that Decca’s diversification into 
Universal began the trend in 
which every major company! has 
now r established its own record di¬ 
vision. 

In reviewing the reorganisation 
and administration of Universal, 
Rackmil disclosed that the change 
in the company’s pattern of opera¬ 
tion. including the sale of the 
studio to Music Corp. of America 
for $11,250,000, had brought about 
savings of slightly more than; S8- 
000,000 between 1957 and 1959. 

TV Angles ! . 

Discussing U\s release of pix to 
television, he pointed . out l that 
out of the 520.000,000 U is slated 
to receive for a seven-year lease of 
its post-1948's to Screen Gems, the 
company has received earnings of 
$9,000,000. The balance of the 
$11,000,000. he added, has not yet 
been reflected in the company's 
earnings "but will be taken iin as 
it accrues.” 

On the sale of the post-1948 
films, Rackmil said it w'as difficult 
to determine the value of the li¬ 
brary, but indicated that U had ap¬ 
proximately 325 rost-’48 pix avail-' 
able for television. Howev \ he 
emphasized that Universal had no 
intention of making these [films 
available to tv at this time- In any 
event, he continued, there will be 
no bulk sale of the pix to' tele¬ 
vision when they are ready for that 
medium. He stated, too, thht he 
felt the post- ? 48 films would be 
worth more the longer the conipariy 
waited to issue them. ' 

Rackmil reported that Universal 
will release 21 films in fiscal 1960 
and that approximately the 'same 
number is scheduled for j;1981. 
“However, there will be. a greater 
percentage of big pictures released 
in 1961,” he said. On “Spartacus,” 
Rackmil said the picture will open 
in 13 important markets by Christ¬ 
mas and will be playing in more 
than 100 cities in the U.S. through 
1961. He said it was difficult to 
determine at the moment what type 
of amortization table will be em¬ 
ployed on the $12,000,000 produc¬ 
tion, but he figured it would "prob¬ 
ably be two years.” Other U pix 
are amortized in «. period of 60 
weeks. 


BENNIN TO MANHATTAN 


32-Years With Metro, He Joins 
Homeoffice Staff 


Herbert J. Bennin, manager of 
Metro’s "Washington branch for 
past seven years, is being shifted 
to New York to join the homeof- 
fice sales executive staff. He’ll 
work with Maurice Lefkn, in 
charge of the domestic distribu¬ 
tion of “Ben-Hur.” 

Bennin has been with Metro for 
32 years. Prior to joining the 
Washington office, he worked at 
the Milwaukee and St. Louis 
branches. 


Norris Names 
'Sales Cabinet’ 

Of Branch Men 

, Twentieth- Fox general sales 
'manager Glenn Norris has set up 
what he calls a “sales cabinet.” 
comprised of five branch managers 
and assistant general sales mana¬ 
ger Martin Moskowitz. to facilitate 
liaison between homeoffice and the 
field. At a press conference in New 
j York Monday \3'. Norris said the 
new move is actually the second 
• Stage in company's program “to 
.expand sen ice for the nation’s ex¬ 
hibitors.” First stage was the i - 
auguration of the autonomous 
branch system almost two years 
‘ ago. 

! Branch managers who are being 
promoted are Robert Conn. Chi¬ 
cago; Abe .Dickstein; New York: 
Tom MeCleaster, Dallas; Peter 
Myers, managing director of 2.0th 
in Canada, and Clayton Pantages,- 
Albany. Each of the .men', except 
Myers, will be replaced in his 
branch. Conn and Pantages will 
make their . headquarters at the 
homeoffice, Dickstein at the. New 
,York, exchange, while Mvers will, 
.remain in Canada arid MeCleaster 
;in Dallas. 

Norris said the cabinet idea in 
no way indicated that the branch 
autonomy system was being modi¬ 
fied or that branch managers would 
be any less autonomous, “Managers 
: still. will make their own deals.” 
[he said, emphasizing that the new 
i positions were in no wav compar¬ 
able to division managerships 
j which went out with the autonomy 
[system. 

However, he said; efficient run- 
'ning of an autonomous distrib set- 
i.up required the kind of liaison 
[which the cabinet would orovide 
(Continued on page. 21> 

MAGNA’S 6-MONTH NET 
PROFIT UP TO $499,698 

Magna Pictures Corp; earned a 
net profit of $499,698 for. the 
months ended July 31. I960, com¬ 
pared to a loss of $109,070 for the 
like period in 1959, George Skouras.. 
prexy, announced Tucs.i. 

Total income for the first six 
months of this year amounted! to 
$2,770,336, against $4,966,733 for 
the first half of 1959. Expenses this 
year, however, were down to 
$2,270,638, from $5,075,803 for the 
1959 period. Major part of the .in¬ 
come in both periods -was from film 
! rentals; 

Skouras reported that of July 3.1, 
1960. film . version of “South 
[Pacific” had earned almost $20,- 
! 000.000, which included revenues 
[from the domestic Todd-AO dates, 
.'foreign Todd-AO dates, and the 
i domestic Cineiv.Seope dates. Since 
j the CinCmaScope version has just 
i begun release in Britain and hasn’t 
lyet had any distribution elsewhere 
| abroad, Skouras predicts continued 
I profits from picture for another 
'year and one-half. In addition, 
many Todd-AO dates are continu¬ 
ing abroad. 

Prexy also reported that com¬ 
pany already has paid off $1,600,- 
S 000 on a $4,000,000 loan made in 
| iMay, 1959—with payments being 
imade well ahead of maturity dates. 


Shooting Up Tiffany’s 
Sunday Interior Scene 
Not Like Old, Old Days 

Marlin. Jurow. coproducer with 
Richard Shepherd of “Breakfast , ait 
Tiffany's.” feois he has, a courtship 
going ''with Tiffany’s, For . one 
[thing, the famed Fifth Avenue 

• jewelry shop Opened its doors for 
[ the first, time in history on a Sun¬ 
day (2) so", that cameras and crim- 

■ pany could roll for. the start 
of the picture. 

And it. seemed mighty.- bewilder- ' 
ing to the oidtime employees, first, 
to be oil the . job on a Sunday and, 
second, to be accommodating a 
Hollywood: outfit, with cameras and 
‘all. But they liked it arid went 
"along- with if. 

Jurow, caught on the steps, of 
New York’s Public Library on 
Monday -t3), as ’‘Breakfast” con¬ 
tinued before the cameras, said 
that Tiffany's, also has been eon- 
tributing technical advice—but not 
censorship. For example; the 
I leading male in the picture wanted 
i to .buy a jewelry, item m the store 
j for $10 but- ’this just was not 
available, at Tiffany’s, at this 
i figure;- 

j So it was decided to change the 
merchandise ' (in:trie script ) to a 
telephone., dial ieee, which criuld 
! be had at Tiffany's for the same 
; $10. jurow said that he. Shepherd, 
director Blake Edwards, arid star 
Audrey . Hepburn ail like the way 
that Tiffariys does business.. Fur¬ 
ther, no . comini' ments. were made 
but it seems a’ certainty- -that' the 
store will..lend a!hand in.exploita- 
. tion of the Paramount release! 

I Jurow figures on doing a niaxi- 

• muni i he hopes) of 10 days’ lens- 
’ ing. in Gotham, with the balance to 

be'shot; at the Par studio. Par, as. 
financier and distributor, wants its 
; lot to be put to-.use, naturally, 
but the producer adds [this., is not 
: hard to abide, by since his family 
is out west arid he. doesn’t prefer 
to.'be away from home. 

; Initial-production got. away fine" 
—with none of that- first day panic 
as when Jurow started off his most 
recent., “Fugitive Kind,” which was 
done entirely in N- Y. With the 
[ latter the. Weather was bad arid,. 
; too. Arina Magnani and the film¬ 
-maker . evidently had ; reasons for 
' quarrelling;'! 

I Unit, publicity man ori “Tiffa- 
[ny’s” is Cameron. Shipp, lorigtime, 
[writer of books and magazine 
j.stories arid onetime. <15 years ago) 
[press relations maii for films 
! <David O. Selznick. et al.) In 
a sideline conversation, Jurow was 
’congratulating Shipp .for the press 
breaks he had gotten. Shipp’s 
rejoinder; “I don't. know how it 
-.happened. I’ve been trying to 
keep everything out of the. papers.” 

FRANZ PLANER OKAY 


National Boxoffice Survey 

Biz Hits Skids; ‘Ben-Hur* Again Champ, ‘High Time* 
2d, ‘Naples* 3d, ‘Psycho* 4th, ‘Love* 5th 


Filirigpinig throughout the nation [ but was disappointing, in its second 

was off sharply iri keys, covered , by ^ 5 ,,® a ^ City 

Va.rie.ty this week with few exceri-' Muslc H ? U ’ Ca h- Cai L sixth last 
variety this week with lew excep j U eek. is winding up seventh. “All 

tions. Crisp fall weather which | the Young Men” tCol) is finishing 

lured potential customers out of eighth. 

doors, observance of the Yoiri K,ipr L A contender ' last week, “Song, 
pur holiday, the 'General "El'e'ct-ririvW^h'out.. End? .’.Col > climbed to 
. . ... '■ , ,, : f . ninth. Rounding out the Top 12 

strike, and a flock of television ^ .. Hell to Eternitv” <AA), “AIL 
premieres were all factors in keep- the Fine Young Cannibals” iM-G) 
ing the . b.o[ dow ; •and'"Uhder 10 Flag.s' r iPar), in that 

Even a sterling wicket performer : '°^ l V .Runnri.r-ups. ineltide.. ‘.‘Sons 
... TI „ .. . ; and; Lovers . <20th), “Ocean s 11” 

like Ben-Hur slipped . . tWB), "House of Ushers” (AI) arid 

situations. The Metro blockbuster, ; vSchobl for Scrouridrels” (Cont>. 

its 32d Minneapolis week, I Ariiong the Week's top - Wcoin- 
showed signs of slowing there as ers. are “Sunrise at. Campobelio” 
well as in St. Louis. "Can-Can” an-;. J Aim at the Stafs” 
...... ; :. t . .. ; f Col). Former-is. lush in Los' An.- 

other, longrunner, folded its tent inj^. , hut is B ei6w. hope’s: in New 
Frisco and appeared to be tapered, York. “Stars” is tall. ' /Wash- 
off in several other sites. lingtori. 

‘Hur/* however, continues as b.o. } “Carry .on Nurse” <Gov\ long on 
champ bv a wide margin this fraiiie : ^ e ,^ st > is still turning in nifty. 
. ;biz in'some six keys. “Sword, and 

followed by High Tim ’-Othk.,- |he Dragori - ,Valiant, .is hefty i 

Latter rose from fifth position, last l;A. but slow in Portland, 
week. Nabbing third spot. ”It i , “Fast and Sexy” iCplk bright in 
Started in Naples” <Pai). it. was K.C- is mild in Indianapolis. “Sex 
eighth last stanza. ..“Psycho? iPar). Kittens Go to. College”-<AA) is slo\v 
. , : . . . in Detroit.. “Angel Wore Red 

a; consistent moneymaker, dipped , bad in Toronto, is rated • 

to fourth from second. The Allied flop in Seattle and dull in Philiy. 
Hitchcock thriller has long been i ? v[Studs: Lonigan” ilJyV) is niild T 
extended runs; [Minneapolis. “Jungle Cat” ‘B\’v, 

“Let’s Make Love” <20tli) is fifth ’ average in Omaha, is solid in Deri- 

fonowerbx-n^ a, ., he t„ p ffi!' WW 

the Stairs” i\VBb A promising - ; Pittsburgh. 

tender last week, “Stairs regist- j (Complete Boxoffice Reports ori 
ered. good biz iri some five keys, J : Pages 8:9.) 


Resumes Career — Clobbered By 
; Bugs and Sun in Spain 


Franz Planer went back into 
action this week in New York as 
top irian in photography on “Break- 
fa.st at Tiffany’s” alter haying been 
clobbered, health-wise; while windr 
ing up. the camera work on Samuel 
Broriston’s “King of Kings” in 
Spain. 

Planer .Was hit by hepatitis-jaunr 
dice and surfstroke ail at the same 
time iri the Madrid area and was 
forced, tu leave ‘[Kings.” But he’s 
okay now, although on a careful 
diet, and rolling with; the “Tiffa¬ 
ny’s” locationing in -Manhattan; for 
the Martin Jurow-Ric-hard. Shep¬ 
herd .production cornbinatiori. 

Following ‘Tiffany’s” on Planer's 
schedule is '“Children’s Hour.” 


Briskin Due in East 

Samuel J: Brisk! Columbia 
Vice president, in charge of Coast 
activities, is. due in New York to¬ 
morrow (Thurs.) for a round’ of 
confabs with horn.eofiice executives 
on uperimihg pictures. 

Big talk is for sure, for the soori- 
due releases include “Pepe,” 
“Guns of NRvarone” and “3 Worlds 
of Gulliver.” and on all of them 
Col has high hopes. 


N. Y. to L A. 

David Amrarii 
John. Cameron 
Jules Dassi 
Robert Fenn 
Herb Golden 
Shirley Jones . 

Melina. Mercouri 
Tony Richland 
Natalie Schaefer 
Ed Solomon 
Eddie Wolpin. 


Agrees la SAG % 


L. A. to N. Y. 

Stanley Adams 
Anna Maria Alberghetti 
Jay Barney 
Samuel J. Briski 
B. Gerald Cantor.' 

Marge Champion 
John R. Clark 
’.Marlene Dietrich 
Morton Feldmari... 

Freddie Fields 
Herman Finkelstei 
Dick Foster 
Eva Gabor 
Joan Harvey 
Margaret Hayes 
Audrey Hepburn 
George Jessel 
Mischa Kallis : 

Mike Kellin 
David A. Lipton 
Michael Selsman 
Sig Shore 
Jo Stafford 
Herbert Swope Jr. 

Billy Wilder . 

U. S. to Europe 

Herb Cahan 
Gertrude A, Fellner 
Sydney M. Goldman 
David B. Graham 
Howard Hawks 
Joseph L, Marikiewicz 
Helen Mulhefri 
Harold Myers 
Julie Newmar 
Jerome Pickman 
Joseph A. Ryan 
Jack S. Seidnian 
Henry Sherek 
Maurice Silvefstei 
Tessa Smallpage 
Gore Vidal - 
Joseph R.. Vogel 
William Wyler . 

Europe to U. S. 

Paul W. Benson 
Wolfe Cohen 
Stanley Dbrieri 
Edward Feldriian 
Harold Flender 
Ben Gimbel 
Cary Grant 
Ted Hudes 
John Justin 
Ben Kalrnenson 
Stanley Kramer 
Frank Lamping 
Joseph E. Levine 
Dick Murray 
Rudolf Nissim 
David Ross. 

Charlotte Van Lei 
George Waldman 
Ralph Wheblv/right 


Holly wood, Oct.. 4. ., 

Screen. Actors Guild and Robert 
L. Lippert. have settled their, dif-;.- 
ferences and are. inking a new eol- 
lectiye bargaining, pact providing 
pension and welfare benefits for 
actors. 

Under , of the new agree¬ 
ment,. Lippert, wit h witoni. SAG ha* 
been feuding si 1§52 when the 
indie producer sold a group of post- 
Aug. i, 1948 pix to teieyisipn with¬ 
out making additional payrriehts to 
Guild, will pay a lump sum, now; 
in process, of being determined, 
into the two funds. 

It’s stipulated, too. that for any 
theatrical fili -. made by Lippert, 
after Jan. 31. I960 and later rer 
leased tortv the producer will niake 
additional . payments to tliesps: 

.The SAG-Lippert agreement, 
line with the policy established in 
the Guild's negotiations with the 
Assn, of [Motion Picture Producers, 
•riiajor studios 1 , provides that there 
will be no residual payments for 
theatrical features turned out her 
tween Aug. 1. 1948 and; Jan. 31; 
1960. and sold to tv. 

On films , made after Jari: 31, 
I960, Lippert will pay into the 
Guild’s pension, and welfare" furids 
an amount equal to 5 r o of the total 
actors’ , eariiings,’ with - a limitation 
of $100,000. peic actor per picture, 
under new arrangement! Amount 
Lippert will pay iri a lump sum 
into actors’ pension and welfare 
funds is to be mutually agreed 
upon and will be based on a for¬ 
mula similar to that adopted ’ 
the case, of major studios. 

Guild cancelled its contract with 
Lippert in 1952 at the time he dis¬ 
posed Certain.post-’48 films to tele¬ 
vision sans making the .Usual pay¬ 
ments to Guild: 

Ceasing, production for a time 
thereafter, Lippert concentrated oh 
the theatre circuit he operated 
along the Coast and disbanded his 
prbduction-distfibutiqn o u if i t. 
Four years ago he formed Regal 
Films and, acting as its liaison with 
20th-Fox, made a deal whereby 
,20th financed and distributed a 
bloc of loW-budgetlers over a iwo- 
year span. Regal gave place to an¬ 
other Lippert-liaiso.ned firm, As- : 
sociated -Producers, which in the 
last two years turned out another 
batch for. .201 h. Some Weeks ago 
Lippert reached agreeriient With 
20th for another slate, of films. 









FILM REVIEWS 


PfaUEftT 


Wednesday, October 5,1960 


The Magnificent Seven, 

(COLOR-PANAYISION) 


Two-thirds sizzling, one-third 
fizzling western, but packs 
overall voltage, under John 
Sturges* artful guidance; to 
win the b.o. showdown. 


Jorge Martinez de Hoyos and Rico 
Alaniz are outstanding. 

Strokes of photographic artistry 
aid the film, a tribute to the aupe- 
. rior craftsmanship of director 
; Sturges and his cameraman, 
[Charles Lang Jr, Ferris Webster’s 
smooth editing perfectly antici¬ 
pates the visual desires of the 
Hollywood, Sept. 28. | audience. In selection of exact ex- 

Tv.ited Ar.ists release of .iohn stutge» , terior Mexican locale and Vision 
production, stars Vui Br>nner. Eli wan f or texture, content and authen- 

Jjuh. Steve MtQiwn. Charhs Bronson-. 

Kobert Vaughan. Itrad Dexter. 

CobUMi: i ' 

Vladimir, 
t»nez de 1 

Bing Russell. _ _ _ 

SSSff peryuwta. strongly resem- 

Sr.niurai"; camera, {’hrirles l.anti Jr.: edf- j bl6S lh6 WGlk of JcipmG jYlOlOSS 
tor. Perris Webster; art director Edward f or “The |}jg Country.” Tube. 
FitzGerald; mn-ic. Elmer Bernstei : ° 

sound. Jack Solomon. Rafael Esparz: : 
assistant direclois. Robert Relvea. Jaime 
Contreras. Hevie.ved at Gold\v\n Studiojc, 

Sept. 28, 'CO. Running time, 128 MINS. 


„., w . .. ticity of interiors, there Is tiue 

Coburg; fntroduces liorst BuchhoU; with reward in Edward FitzGerald’s art 

" .t'ffVSR direction. Elmer Bernstein’s lively; 

isseii. RUo Ai;ni/.. Robert Wilke?, pulsating score. emphasizing con- 


Vul Ri > 

Eli Wallach 
... Ste\e McQueen 
.. Horst Buchhofe 
Charles Bronson 
Rcb-Mt Vaughn 
Brad Dexter 
James Coburn 
Vladimir Sokoloff 


Tosca 

(ITALIAN—(’SCOPE—COLOR 


Hollywood, Sept. 30. 


Sol llurok presentation of Cinecitta 
Studios (Rome) production. With Franca 
Duval, Franco Corelli, Alfr.o Poli; Vito • 
De Taranto, Antonio Sacchetti, Aldo Cor- 
Mnnterns i elli. Ferdinando Alfieri. Directed by 

Jor-e WartTnez de llovos Carmine ' Gallone. Story. Victorian Sar- 
Jorge Martin* 7 de Do>ns . dou< witJl adaptation and lyrics b y G iu- 

Vul Ayerv : seppe Giacosa, Luigi lllica; camera, Giu- 
Bine Russcil ‘ se PPe Rolunno: are director, Guido Fio* 
aiani? rini: music, Giacomo Puccini: assistant 
. Rnh ,,, \viiiie director. Franco Cirino. Reviewed at 

- ttOUel1 Viet, Cnnlinentsl Thulre. Snnt 102 'HO 


( In is 
Calc era 

V:n . 

i hico . 

O'Reilly 

I. ee 

II. trry Luck 
Britt 

The Old Man 
Petra 
Jlrlai io 
Chamlce 
Henry 
Robert 

Sot ero . 

Wallace . 

Until the women ai.d children Flo'ri'a Tosca’tSung by Maria Caniglia) 

,■ ' j Franca Duval (Soprano) 

arrive on the scene about t\\ •; Mario Cavaradpssl. Franco Corelli. (TenoH 

thirds of the st ay through. "Tlie , Vlii'utrarS 

Magnificent Seven” is a rip-roaring,. 

rootin* tootin’ western with Tots of 1-Spoletta Ferdinand Alfieri (Tenor) 

bite and tang and old-fashioned -- 

abandon. The last third is downhill,! Tackling grand opera by means 
a long ard cluttered anti-climax in of the motion picture often has a 
Mhich “The Magnificent Seven ^ wav of bringing out theWorst in 


grow slightly too magnificent fdr ' 
comfort. The Mirisch-Alpha prp- 


both art forms. The opera Is essen- 
duction for United Artists, with tially a visually static art that-re- 
John Sturges at the creative con- lies on aural excellence for its 


trots, was an expensive picture to 
make. But it has the appealing ele¬ 
ments for good grossing, apd 
should rack up a profit. 


ipact. The cinema, conversely! is 
visual medium dependent on 
scope and movement, Tar less con-.; 


Girl of the Night 

Exploration of the call-girl 
world. Hampered by ail uncer¬ 
tain, slow-moving approach. 
Within adults-only limitations, 
should get by, but may draw 
the wrong customers for the 
wrong reasons. 


Hollywood, Sept: 27. ' 

Warner Bros! .release of Max. J. Rosen? 
berg production. Stars Anne Francis, John. 
Kerr, Lloyd Nolan, Kay Medford; with 
Arthur Storch. Janies Broderick. Lauren 
Gilbert: introduces. Eileen . Fulton, Julius 
Monk. Directed by Joseph Cates. Screen-. 
play, Ted Berkman. Raphael Blau, based 
on "The - Call Girl.” psychoanalytical 
study by .Dr. Harold Greenwaldi camera- 
Joseph Bruh: editor, Aram A. Avakian;' 
art director.: Charles Bailey; : music; Soli 
Kaplan: sound, Ernie Zatorsk.v, Dick Vori- 
sekr assistant director. Larry Sturhahn. 
Reviewed at the studio. Sept. 27, *60. 
Running time,. 93 MINS. 

Bobbie ... Art.rie Francis 

Dr. Mitchell -.......Lloyd Nolan 

Rdwena .; .Kay Medford; 

Larry.' _. .iv..... John Kerr 

Jason Franklin. Jr........ Arthur Sforcli 

Dan Bolton ._... James Broderick; 

■Mr. Shelton' .Lauren Gilbert 

Lisa Eileen. Fulton; 

Swagger .Julius Monks 


Another' filmmaking taboo falls 
by the wayside in Warner’s. “Girl 
of the Night,’* in .well-meaning at¬ 
tempt' to shed., some serious light 
on the dark doings q -the call-girl 
profession,. Max J. Rosenberg's 
Vanguard production . has a posi¬ 
tive, uplifting thrust about, it, as 
well as some frank, arresting pas¬ 
sages, but. has also a tendency to 
grow, alternately vivid and fuzzy, 
to come in and out of focus .as it 
examines the, personal problem 6f 
one rather reluctant practitioner of 
big business sex. In groping for 
artistic eloquence, it hesitates for 
effect at vital junctures; slowing’ 
up the story; laboring and cloud¬ 
ing the issue, creating an outside¬ 
looking-in aspect at odds with the 
cardinal purpose of character 
penetration. 


presumably for atmospheric' effect 
Sol Kaplan's music is unusually 
melodic and consciously listenable. 
Accomplished craftsmanship is: ex¬ 
hibited by lensman Joseph Brun 
and art director Charles Bailey. 
Aram A. Avakian’s editing is oc¬ 
casionally sluggish, although it ap- 


La FrancalseEtL’Anon# 

(The French Woman and Love) 
(FRENCH) 

Paris, QcL 4. 

Urildex release of Metzger & Woog- 
Paris Elysee Film . Production. Star* 
Sophie Desmarets, Dany Robin,: Paul 
Meurisse, . Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie 
Girardot, Francois Perrier, Marline Carol, 
Robert Lamdureux,.. Simone Reliant. Di- 


if- uV , KODeri Lamoureux. Simone neiiam. ui- 

peais as If he u-as instructed to • rected by Jean-Paul Le ChanoiSi Chris- 


labor his; fades to create a mood 
that may backfire by making audi¬ 
ences restless. Tube. 


tian-Jaque, Henri.. Yerneuil. Rene Clair, 
Michel. Boisrond; Jean Delannov, Henri 
Decoin. Screenplay, .Feiecien Marceau, 
Louise De Vilmorin. Jacques Robert, An¬ 
nette Wademant,. Clair, France Roche, 
Michel Audiard, Charles Speak,. Marcel;. 
Aynie; . camera, Robert Lefobvre; editor, 
JacquesvI.ebreton. At Normandie, Paris. 
Running time,. 133 A*.I NS, 

Dvrfieu'x 

.Mothyr 

Nicole 

Jean 


Odd foundation for William tcrncd with the ear than the eye. 
Roberts r.ble screenplav is the Vet, in spite of this basic, incom- 
Jnpanese film. “Seven Samurai:’’ patibility, there is a great ‘deal of. 
The plot, as adapted, is simple arid merit and considerable (though 
compelling. A Mexican village- is at ■ naturally limited) appeal in this 
the iriercv of a bandit fEli Wallace. I Italian-made motion picture ver- 
whose recurrent “visits'’ with his j «on of Puccini’s “Toscq.” Bol- 
huge band of outlaws strios the stered by the support of opera 
meek peasant people of the* fruits buffs, presentation for which S. 
of their labors. Finrdlv, ill despera- ■ Hurok’s name and prestige is. bor- 
tion. thev hire seven. American ‘ towed, should enjoy a mild suc- 
gunslingers for the obvious pur- cess in U.S. art house circles. <Typi- 
pose. The'villagers are trained ijbr cally Hurok gets a c c for use of. 
combat by these professional gun-; his name on art filrns;) 
men. a trap is laid for W’allach and | Supposedly, the film cost $2,000.- 
his gang, and the strategy is par- 000 to make, and there is certainly 
tially successful. A number of W T aI- evidence of such expense. Lavish, 
lach’s men are slain in the ela«h, j elegant sets, furnishings and cos- 
but the leader and most of liis j tumes keep the eve at attention 
band manage not only tn escape jto.; throughout. Unfortunately the eye 
the hills but subsequently succeed!lias other duties, principally the 
In outfoxing and capturing the nagging act of scanning sub-titles 
seven Americans while regaining as thejt explain what all the. melo- 
control of the village. dramatic and vocal hubbub is 

At about this noir.t. or just prior about. It would be extremely help- 
to it, the film begins to take itself ; ful if patrons (particularly those 
too seriously and the pace slows jto unfamiliar with. “Tosca”) were 
a walk. Suddenly there is a great ’ provided with a brief synopsis of 
deal of verbal thunder about fear,. tbe plot as they entered the theaV 
courage and the hopes and hazards ! tre - Pi’ior knowledge of the opera 
of the gunslinging profession. Cqn-; 'could make consultation of the 
trived, maudlin elements are inti'o- r titles less of a factor, and would 
duced-in a bid to shape.some phijjo- jncr.Case general comfort and sat- 
sophical meaning. It is an abortive , ^faction. 

pitch for additional stature in that j Musically, this rendition of the 
the simple point, intrinsically pres- opera is a delight. Sole drawback 
ent, is patronizingly stated arid is the lack of spontaneity—the pci- 
labored. The seven heroes, tern- formers employ lip sync 'all. with 
porarily defeated and escorted out ’ the exception of “Tosca” : herself, 
of the village, realize that victory to their own voices). But the srig- 
ever Wallach and his band is jno ing is splendid, the orchestration 
longer a mere professional matter, vigorous, and the recording excep- 
but has become one of affection tionally sound. In addition to their 
and principle. They return and musical and lip-matching efforts, 
lead the villagers to victory. ; the cast, under the artistic direc- 
There is a heap of fine acting lion °f Carmine Gallone. strives 
and some crackling good direction to avoid the stiff posturing com- 
by Sturges mostly in the early j m on in orstage opera. Prominent 
stages, during formation of the 'among the players are tenor 
central septet. Wallach creates lian Franco Corelli 'whose handsome 


James Coburn and Steve McQueen . Maria Caniglia sings it offscreen), 
share top thespic honors, although ’ apd baritcrie Afro Poli 'as the 
the others don’t lag by much, riot-; villainous “Scarpia.” who gen- 
ably Horst Buchholz/who makes s crates the tragedy). Orchestra and 
an auspicious screen bow in this! chorus of the Teatro Dell ’Opera 
country. Bronson fashions the nfost Rome is conducted masterfully 
sympathetic character of the group, by Oliviero De Fabritis. 

Coburn, particularly in an intro-' Print witnessed at the preview 
ductory sequence during which., he . screening was-choppy, noisy and 
reluctantly pits his prowess w ith a , focally unstable, so that technical 
knife against a fast gun in ji an j and photographic work could not 


I/Aflaire DTne \uit 

(A J One Night Affair) 

(FRENCH) 

Paris, Oct 4. 

. Pathe release of' Procefi production, . , rio 

-Stars Paseale Petit. Features Roger . G jj .... 

Hamn. Pierre, MondV. Directed by Henri 1^Dnuielie " 

Verneuil. Screenplay, ! Jean. ■ Aurenche. ! Michel 
Henri .Jeanson, .Verneuil,. frnin a novel j Elaine 
by Alain ' Moury;. camera. Robert I.efev-. ; Desire 
hre; editor; Leonide Azar At ' alzac. 

Paris. Runnin ti 95 MINS.' _ . . , J ■ . 

Catherine pascaie Petit | Based on love survey among 

Michel .. .. —........... Roger Hanin.; cross-section of French women, 

^ toine Pierre Mondy j all ^ launched with savvy publicity 

rn r i j ■ u ^ • and a saleable title, this series of 

Tale of adultery uses, a snide ap -;j right sketches looks, to be a good* 
pi-oach to the whole affair to make hpritinental entry. Ilotyever. thfe 
its satirical, crimedic and ironic at-' sketches. Which, only use th 
tempts bungle. Fun is labored, in- [ teresting. statistics ;. as a Jumping 
. . ’ [off point for familiar little bits, 

sight is meagre and it is mainly an [^ 3 / have go j ng - abroad.: 

exploitation item for foreign spots .But it has hypo qualities on theme, 
on its insouciant look at a one-[ outlook arid solid marquee names, 
night affair between a married man, Seven . sketches ai'e destined to 

arid the wife of an old friend. 1 1 ^ 0m P oli ^)Tient 

, 1 childhood, ...adolescence, virginity, 

A man. with twe.hoars on 1"*, marriage, adultery, divorce or 11^ 
hands, meets an old school chum. a , one seven /directors haii- 
He gets the chore of driving his . d , ed these: Their segments differ 
friends- wife somewhere and ln style hut are mafnlv light, con; 
flirtation starts which nnds rn an vdnti0 „ al and ajd) foI . ^ omedy . 
f ' 'V« h ' a ^ air leads 1° rather ttian any real insight into 

troubles in th morning. ' the female psyche. 

• Th ;. h ' !5ba ' !d . dt T i , d< ‘ s - , ° A little girl asks .where, babies 

jqin the army in Algeria while the coriie. froiri for a forced comedic 
philanderer^ is left with only item When ■ she’s. told thev come 
[shallow quirk of conscience. Pic frbm cabbages: Ap adolescent 
All of which leaves the Warner , has too nianv local illusions and. g£ r | begins to kiss bipys and worry 
release in a potential boxoffice , jibes in. its dialog,-.The characters ; ji er parents only to grow out of 
quandry. Obviously aimed at an ; are plotted disagreeable and cyni-1 j t j n a skimpy skctch. A girl gives 
adults^-only audience, it does not j cal without any true Wit or insight.| | n . to her jRanceee’s denia‘rids : since 
appear to be the artistic triumph [into their lives or motivations to they will marry anyway 
that Whiiid spur. -the. .enthusiastic | make this a fairly unpleasant com, f f W(> ; n e wJy ^ s :- bav their first 
word-of-mputh or entica acclaim: edy. ^ , ! quarrel and decide to lake con- 

to^ draw tl! lature, audience for Pascaie Petit and Roger Haiti j cessions; an rbane husband 
which it is tastefully intended', .lack the lightness and timing for . neglects his wife but cooes with 
Rather, it is. an offbeat fairly pro-[their roles of the lovers while her cheating oil him for the most 
v-ocatiye and workmanlike effort (Pierre Mohdy is much better and . insouciant dtdtcK since he, has a 
that -may have to. rely heavily on | m0 re human as the cuckolded bus- mistress: a friendlv divorce turns 
the old-fa.-luoned sex-sell to pull, band: Direction is also heavy-1 into bitterness due to conniving 
m the customers, many of whom j hahded. and , there is a disrespect [lawyers; and a Don Juan tries to 
may come seeking cheap thrills . for its characters which makes this j bring Vlove to ’twoi” ’'emancipated- 
they Won’t find- It should do well ; would-he racy situation comedy J women only to end in prison* 
within its limitatibris, perhaps _sur-i ^ore waspish, than naughty: [ femme lawyer waiting for him 

piisingly well in certain situa- 1 .Technical credits are;good. This [when he gets out 
lons - ic mm n f fhneo oj.rUornnc I Acting is acceptable, arid most 

stylish direction comes from old-' 
timer Rene Clair in his; knowing, 
light comic, handling of a neivly- 
wed couple. All the parts are out¬ 
lines for situation, sex cbmedies 
and seem fragile. 

But With firm handlinjg and ., 
ballyhoo.' this could hbve some 


[is one of those adulterous comedies 


“The Call Girl.” a psychoanalyti- , that has exploitation values but not 


the class for more. arty chances; 

Mosk, 


cal study by Dr. Harold Greenw ald, 
serves as foundation for the Well-, 
written screcripilay by Ted Berk- 
man and Raphael Blaii. Anne Fran¬ 
cis limns the title role,’ that of a 
girl Who seeks the. aid of psycholo¬ 
gist Lloyd Nolan when she learns 
th long-range intentions., of her 
boy friend .(John Kerr). aren*t ex¬ 
actly honorable; Under Nolan’s iri- 
mpral. 

couiage to bicak free froni Kerr s ; At g ?\ni^ss^r-GauJiion t , R paiis. Runni credits balanced .and good. 


fresus 

(FRENCH FRAlfSCOPE) 

. Paris, Oct 4v 

Gnutnont veie.-ise 6f Giono Films pro: 


. : viiumum mrese 01 viojio .rums pr**:- ■ ..■• • ... ■ 

diu-tioiT. Stars .Fcmanriel. Features Mar- [ COnimeFCial , mileage in it. 

Ilamnn. Rpnp r.«»niri. 'Svlvie • ■ R*>TIv*. ' clrptrhac - nrp h*»lrl-. tAcfothor • > 


All 


isnardrtn* ‘ animated strips with technical 

.... ... ... ... j; .. 

Mosk., 


w. . relie Hanson. Rene Geniri. Sylvie, ReTl.vs, ' sketches-are held together by a : 

acilj- Honorable. Lncter .Aoian S in-» Olivier Husseindt,. Helene. Tossi. W ritten racv cbmriientaFV arid wittV little 
flucnce shg . musters the btprai. ^jirocUM : 2g^S?whh l^hn^ 

courage to break free froni Kerr s 
domination, under which she lias i time; ico mins. 
been operating as call girl to pro- 
vide his sole, means of support un- 
der the naive ..pretext; that finan- . Teacher’ 
cially-splyent. rnarraige is their .mu- ; pnl11 
tualgogl. Th ere are tw ; o sizzling ; A ^ €nt . 
sccries, both; ’exceptionally well- 
handlcd. both subtly illustrating- 
the actual call-giiT operalion; 


Fernandcl' 
Marcelle Ransori. 
Rerie: Genin 
Sylvie 
.. Reliys 
ilussenot 


I na 4 rinci^on Para 
Rccordar 

(A Song to Remember) 
(MEXICAN-COLOR) 

Mexico City,, Sejit. 27. 

-Peliculas N'acidnales release of Cihemaf 


properly be judged. 


T ube. 


MPAA Board Meets 


electrifying showdown, is a power¬ 
ful study in commanding concen¬ 
tration. h 

McQueen, an actor who is going, 
places, brings an appealing case j 
and sense oi humor to his role. iYul! Elic Johnston, prexy of the 
Brynrier, a^ the leader of the force.. Motion Picture Assn, of America, 
exhibits anew the masculine charm < " i]1 preside over a special meeting 
that has won him so many ferrime; °^ ^IPAA board in New York 
fans. Tlie western setting does | not i 0( l a y (lAedj. 
appear to arouse the best in Robert Among items on agenda will be. 
Vaughn, but this fine young aictor. the presentation' of an appeal by 
has his moments. Brad Dexter styl-, Wallis-Hazen Productions on turn- 
ishly rounds out the seven. Injithe down decision of Title Registration 
supporting cast, Rosenda Monteros, Bureau re title “Sweet Talk.” 


Jean Giono is a noted French 
novelist, from whose books Marcel 

~ ■■”“7 '■ - ; * ■ , ,. '' . . -Feliculaji N'acionales rtlea*;e of Cinema^ 

Miss' Francis really sinks her Pagnol adapted many of his better toprafica Latino Americana. S: A. prdduc- 
pretty teeth into the part; proba- [pre-war pix like "The Baker's. 

oly the..most challenging and. lm-, wife.” ’“Harvest,” “Angele” and Gonzalez, Srieuciii-o.. Valdes.. • Alejandro 
portant Of her career. She docs a : .. T _ ff rp’• Gihnn has written soni Alf ? a ^ ; Directed by Julio Braelio; Cam- 
vieofous Dersuasive iob The role Jortre - ^ 10 po nas. wnuen som era, Rosaim So r.no: ,miJsic, .('hucho Xar- 
\igoiou. persuasive jop. ine roie . . ,. ■ f . ■ Av ' ri te r ,direc- zosa - At Olimpiii Tlie.-,tre, JU.exko City, 

of an out-and-out heel is a. com- ^<- ri Pis ana iioti t.ui-ns wntei oirec Ru nnin R time, v9o mins; 
plete thespic dcpatruTe. for Kerr, <or tp^kabdle jiis first fi.m in this . . 

up to how almost exclusively mired , ca P acl * y * .. ! While this musical w : as made 

in “sensitive” characters. He i . Result is a fairly sturdy peasarit' S om time ago,, its producers [ar 
dic.ates a. flare for this type of . comedy but. sans the scope,, brash- cashirig in on: news value pf the 
enioti but is forced to cope with [ness, insight and bawdiness that., film’s’femme stars. Both were p'rin- 
a rather unrealistic .character Pagnol gave piorio’s works, it is; cipals in recent murders of hoy 
whose appeal tto the heroine) and ; chancey abroad except for possible friends by ex-rhubby arid father, 
approach to life are. only vaguely ai 't spotting on its theme and the respectively: of Evahgelina Eli- 
suggested, Ferfiaridel monicker; zondo and Ana Berta Lepe, 

Nolan, who .has little to do but _. Fernandel is a sheepherder who Although . billed. as • Miss 
look sympathetic hd concerned [ is :content tp have a rieighboriirg Lepe Appears blit briefly : in some 
while Miss Francis tells her: widow come ..over froni time tp song and dance , scenes. Julfo 
troubles from tlie couch, does his ; ti m e an d feud with, his suspicious,; Bracho does not add to his direct- 
usual dependable work. Kay Med- petty fellow herdsmen. He disc-ov-r ing laurels With this one, though it 
ford is a convincing arid colorful ' ers a great cache of money and ‘ a fairly, acceptable Mexican 
madarne. Arthur Storch and Lau- ; gives a big party at which he makes movie riiusical. Weak book features 
ren Gilbert ai;e exceptionally dis- | riis fellowmen even more jealous. Miss Elizondo gal with usual... 
turbing as a couple of unsavory] He gets revenge by distributing i.'fambur troubles, with: these: 
types, and Janies Broderick is com- [the rrioney. among theiri and mak- solved in final clinch, 
potent In one of the few likeable : ing them uneasy, and edgy[ But it! Sandwiched : tlie footage are 
roles. The. film introduce* Julius; turns, out to be counterfeit cur- dances, songs and rhythms featurr 
Monk, who [is interesting as the 1 rency which the. Germans had ifig ditties best liked in Latin 
madame’s personal parasite, and! wanted to use in retreat during the : America. There is a coniic bit by 
Eileen .Fulton in a.'brief. but poig-; last war to: upset French ecpnoiriy. \ Virriia. Gonzalez .[w ho starred^ in 
nant* enactment of ,a doomed new^ l Fernandel js more subdued than:; Mexicari; rtage version of “Red- 
comer to the call girl ranks. Miss | usual arid has some solid comic head,” and cbmedy turns by Migue- 
Fiilton looks particularly promis-.; bits. Giono displays a good [eye for :.lito : Valdez: arid Alejandro Algara. 
(D?- , j sCeiiery, though .it is arid in a poor ] Technical quality is good. Top 

Joseph Cates’ direction rises [section of France, and a good’u^ri‘ tunes of past and present are[fea-t 


beautifully to 1 he occasion when 
the going gets hot and heavy: But 
he fails to maintain the desirable 
swift pace, throughout. Parts of 
the film are tediously drawn out; 


of character actors. But the film is j tiired, “St. Louis Blue*;” “Aloha,” 
familiar without the freshness, and | “Babalu,” "Brasil,”; “Ti-Pi-Ti-Pi- 
uriiqiieriess to. make its anecdote [ Tin/’ etc. Picture is slated fpr : 
rr.p>-p penetrating or comie It is • strong prpriiotion in the Lati 
technically good.. Mosk. ’ I American 1 riiarket. Emil. 









PICTURES 


T 


Wednesday, October I, 1960 


t&Riti&i 


■*" 


* 


Wire hews flash Thurs:. (29) that Brigitte Bardot had attempted, 
suicide,. and nearly succeeded, in France canrte. on top of ..some 
previous New York trade notice of the way her latest release, 
“Babette Goes to War” (Col; was being second-billed on the 
'Manhattan' circuits to the ;sarrie distrib’s ‘‘Strangers When We 
Meet.” 

Two years ago the French poutface Star.had been hot, the subject 
of much trade and public comment. Significantly one nabe house, 
the Brandt Beacon on Broadway and 7.4th, was using the top two 
lines of both marques exposure to read: Kirk Douglas and Kim 
Novak in “Strangers When We Meet” while the bottom line, read 
only—Also “Babbette Goes to War” with no mention at all of the 
once-magical Bardot name. . ... 


Showmen Study < GampobeIlo , Hat’d Ticket Fate At. 
Palace, N. Y.—ChiUed by 4 Anne Frank’ Failure 


Experience of Warner Bros.’ 
“Sunrise at Campobeilo” on a hard 
ticket; 10-a-week policy at the 
Palace, in New York will be studied 
closely by. other distribs w ith po¬ 
tential hard ticket show’s in the 
offing. If “Sunrise” does get a suc¬ 
cessful run, it will be the first con¬ 
temporary, non-spectacle-type film 
drama to make the grade via this 
specialized handling; 

Twentieth-Fox’s “The Dairy of 
Anne Frank,’’ which, like “Sun¬ 
rise,” was based oh a successful 
Broadway legit show;, tried to 
make it on hard ticket at. the. Pal¬ 
ace and failed; The. only straight 
drama in recent years to go hard 
ticket . successfully; (also at the. 
Palace) was Columbia’s “The 
Bridge bn the River Kwai.” Latter, 
however, did have a certain spec¬ 
tacle aspect in its Ceylon Toc.atiori- 
ing. Ini addition, however, it drew 
unanimous raves from the critics, 
and it w ? as not based on a property 
which had had a long and success¬ 
ful legit run on just the other side 
of Broadway. 

Legit.Angles 

This last, point is considered 
an important one In the case of 
“Sunrise” because; by going hard 
ticket in New York, it. will inevi¬ 
tably be seeking patronage irom 
the same ticket-buying group 
which goes tb the .legit theatre, 
many of w'hOm saw the original 
play. It’s pointed out that film 
version of “Oklahoma/’ “South Par 
Cific." and “Can-Can”, obtained suc¬ 
cessful. hard ticket runs in New 
York, after equally successful runs 
as : legit offerings. These pictures, 
however, are regarded in a some¬ 
what different'light from “Sun¬ 
rise” in that. they are musicals 
which might be expected to draw 
best irt the Broadway atmosphere 
of.. f unrf or-the-tired-businessmah. 
These, films also were photo-, 
graphed in the big negative Todd- 
- AO medium and contained obvious 
spectacle elements; ‘‘Sunrise,” 
which is .^essentially a domestic 
. drama, was filmed in 35m and 
Technicolor. 

The most successful hard, ticket 
jfllms to date have been Para- 
mourit’s “Ten : Commandments,” 
Metro’s “Ben-Hur” and United 
Artists’ “Around the World in 80 
Days,” ail of which are specs, and 
Metro's. “Gigi,” an original tuner. 
Not of these had to compete 
with an original and still fresh-in- 
the-memory stage version. Also, 
each received virtually unanimous; 
critical acclaim which is almost; Al¬ 
ways necessary for a stage show: 
to.be successful, and may also turn 
out to be. necessary when film dis¬ 
tribs decide to go legit through • 
the hard ticket policy. 


DALY AIDE TO CLARK 

. Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

. John J. Daly has been appoint¬ 
ed assistant to the president of 
Technicolor Companies. In making 
this disclosure, prexy John R. 
Clark 'Jr., also revealed election ; 
of tw ? o new division vps. | 

Paul W. Passnacht, with Techni¬ 
color for past 31 years, becomes vp 
In charge of production of tlie 
Technicolor Motion Picture Divi¬ 
sion. Robert A. Schaefer, former 
vp with Eversharp Inc., takes over 
as. vp in charge of the Consumer. 
Photographic Products Division, 
which engages i the amateur 
photographic field. 


Advance of $30,000 

As of the past weekend, 
“Sunrise at Campobeilo” had 
as advance sale of $30,000; or 
thereabout, at New York’s Pal- 
abe Theatre where it’s play¬ 
ing on a 10-a-week basis. This 
naturally includes the parties. 

This kind, of advance ‘ 
rated as “good for a picture’* 
but not overwhelming. , Win¬ 
dow sales’ for each immediate 
performance picked lip follow¬ 
ing publication>of the reviews, 
. most of which were very good 
to excellent/ Detriment ob¬ 
viously was last week’s Jewish 
F riday sundown-to-Satur day- 
sundown holy' day, Yony Kip- 
pur. 

First Seven performances 
brought a gross of about 
$23,500 on theroadshow-prices 
basis. This is fancy money for 
the Palace,, amounting to more 
than two-thirds Of capacity, on 
an average, for each showing. 

The Warner release was 
premiered, last Wednesday 
night (28> as a benefit for the 
National Foundation-March of 
Dimes. Proceeds amounted to 
slightly over $25,00Q.;' 


If Too Much Sex 
Storys Dramatic 



V Bjr ERNIE PEREIRA 

, Hong Kong, Sept. 27; 

Hollywood producer Hal Wallis 
said sex aloine will not sell a pic¬ 
ture. He made this comment on 
film-making on his arrival In Hong 
Kong (Sept. 22) from Tokyo with 
British actor.Laurence Harvey who 
is to star in Wallis’ new film, 
“Tamiko.” 

Wallis’ own four-ingredient rec¬ 
ipe for a quality picture tb score 
at the fioxoffice: (1) story; (2); per¬ 
sonality; (3) direction and. (4) .» 
good script 

/: The two had been in Japah look¬ 
ing over location sites for “Tami¬ 
ko” and had also met some promis¬ 
ing Japanese actresses who would 
be tested for a major role in the 
film. 

It was Wallis’ opinion that if sex 
were over-emphasized In a film, 
the picture,, instead of being en-: 
hanced by it, would lose its appeal, 
j Today’s, film trends were for 
| spectaculars, light comedies end 
I big westerns. The vogue' for light 
I comedies and. action pictures par¬ 
ticular is growing. On big; west¬ 
erns, he said they were doing bet-, 
ter abroad than in America, nam¬ 
ing “Gunfight At The O.K. Corral” 
as an example. The film, he under¬ 
stood, had done very well In Japan 
and Hong Kong. 


Gerd Oswald and Robert Blees 

bought screen rights- to Ernest 
Hemingway’s “The Short, Happy 
Life of Francis Macomber, v . to be 
co-produced in Africa come Decem¬ 
ber i association with Franco 
Cristaldi’s Vides; Films. Rome. It’s 
been produced previously. 



By GENE ARNEEL 

American motion picture Indus¬ 
try’s: Production Code has placed 
itself squarely in the middle be¬ 
tween film exhibitors who are beef¬ 
ing about the increasing emphasis 
on sex.and violence in production 
-and producers who are held re¬ 
sponsible for- such emphasis. 

Code officials telling the 

complaining theatremen: Take 
your troubles to the filmmakers 
themselves. And they’re doing ; 
just this, 

j It has been years , since such an 
intratrade furore-—to say nothing of 
disturbances from outside sources 
^has .been created via the content 
of theatrical features. 

Certain executives on the Code’s 
side acknowledge that there has 
been an unusual abundance of borr 
derline material on. the screen of 
late. But they stress that this type 
of product does get by;, it barely 
meets, but It does meet, the Code’s 
standards. 

Exhibitors rhust have boxoffice 
programs in order to sustain them¬ 
selves. in this ‘‘product shortage” 
era. On the . other hand they’ve 
rarely before in recent years been 
so fearful of official censorship. 

Over-Blown 

The position of the. theatremen, 
as; expressed at meetings of their 
national, regional and local trade 
associations, ' this:.: Many a box- 
office-winning picture could still 
have succeeded without the undue 
stressing of sex. They say, for ex¬ 
ample, that the opening boy-girl- 
bed sequence in “Psycho” was un¬ 
necessary, that certainly the pic¬ 
ture would have been a click with¬ 
out it’ The intimate marital de¬ 
tails |n “Dark at the Top of the 
Stairs” Was wholly unnecessary, 
they argue. 

Showmen from arotind the coun¬ 
try who have been heard from are 
unanimous in the conclusion that 
certain producers are indiscrimi¬ 
nate Ih the addition of raw and 
, unneeded celluloid to their pro¬ 
ductions: 

. The theatremen ^further contend 
that it’s : this reaching out for 
shock values that is getting them 
in hot water within their local 
communities. 

Passed- On 

Expressions ori their antagonistic 
attitude . which have been for¬ 
warded to the Code are being de¬ 
toured. The Code people say their 
hands are tied because all the rules 
have been abided by in this new 
era of “frank” production and thus- 
the producers are the ones to talk 
to.. 

It was In line with this that the. 
exhibitorsv had .an opportunity to 
do a person-to-person with- film¬ 
makers at the recent convention of 
the Theatre Owners of America on 
the Coast. 

A luncheon was so arranged that 
at least one producer was seated 
at each table and theatremen were 
more or less given their choice as. 
to which fable they’d take. The 
key topic mostly was the nature 
of latter-day film content and,.hand 
in hand, the threat of censorship. 
(An on-the-spot table-h opper 
claimed he heard several theatre- 
men say they were disappointed 
with the fact that producer Otto 
Preminger was absent.) 

Observers who sat in at the 
meetings in private suites, held 
concurrent with the TOA conven¬ 
tion, related their distinct impres¬ 
sion that censorship is uppermost 
in the minds of theatre, operators. 
And many of them say the same 
thing: A good number of the block¬ 
busters. are sexy; but they don’t 
have to be. so sexy to be block¬ 
busters. : .. 

Meanwhile, the Motion Picture 
Assn, of America expects the in¬ 
troduction of a number of new cen¬ 
sorship bills in states across the 
country. Measures of'. classifica¬ 
tion of pictures: seem a certainty 
in New York,. Maryland and Ohio. 
But exhibitors apparently think a 
nationwide spate of blue-pencil 
laws* is On the horizon' and will 
become reality unless the tide, of 
* “adult” films is stemmed* * 


Pre-Exam Starr, Lewis, Ferguson 

In Press Agents Vs. Gossiper Case 

——-=--— ^ 


Lechery or Prudery? 

Albemarle, N. C., Oct. 4. 

Somebody stole a reel of 
the nudist film, “For Members 
Only” from the . projection 
booth, of a local driver-in. 

Officers theorized' thief 
either (1) wanted the film for 
a private showing or (2) de¬ 
cided to use this method of 
protesting the showing of Jhe 
film. 

G. L : Faw, theatre manager, 
had another reel-flown from 
New York Sunday so that the 
film could be shown on sched¬ 
ule Sunday evening. He is of¬ 
fering a reward of $50 for re¬ 
turn of the film. 



Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 

. North Central Allied, whose 
membership largely comprises 
small-town, exhibitors, is protest¬ 
ing to Hollywood against What it 
deems “undue, emphasis on sex to 
the point of licentiousness in in¬ 
creasing amount” in so many pic¬ 
tures. it wants the producers to 
tone down this “trerid,” 

President Frank Mantzke says 
that many of this area’s small¬ 
town exhibitors present difficulties 
arising from decreased production 
and, for them prodet shortage are 
being made all the more acute in 
consequence of “the stage having 
been reached when many of the 
available pictures are unsuitable 
for. the small towms because of the 
sordid sequences ip them.” 

“We’re how at the point where 
a number, of small-town exhibitors 
are having the; public’s wrath 
brought down on them due to the 
way sex is being handled in so 
many , pictures,” declares Mantzke. 
“We’ve been advised that in some 
communities families now are 
shunning theatres just because of 
the present type of films. 

“Some of our exhibitors mem¬ 
bers feel that, the way this going 
to the sex extreme in pictures is 
doing their theatres- even more 
harm than television. Certainly, 
they say, It's causing more small¬ 
town families than ever to depend 
on their tv sets for entertainment.” 

If Hollywood wishes to keep the 
small-town theatre alive—which 
Mantzke thinks probably is doubt¬ 
ful—it’ll have to turn over a new 
leaf as far as daring sex emphasis 
in pictures is concerned, he in¬ 
sists.;. 

Mantzke. avers he isn’t hopeful 
that the NCA protests wil Ihave 
any effect on Hollywood, 

“Most of these pictures are do¬ 
ing big business in the large cit¬ 
ies and, thus< are profitable for 
the producers,” he points out. 
“And that’s what apparently counts 
the most now. But if most small¬ 
town exhibitors have to toss in the 
sponge, as. now seems likely, Hol¬ 
lywood in the long run will be out 
of luck.” 


ACAD ELECTING A GOVERNOR 

Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
& Sciences is holding a special 
election among its Administrators 
Branch to. select a Successor to the 
late B. B. Kahane on Board of 
Governors. 

Up for election are E, J. Man- 
nix. Harold J. Mirisch and Milton 
Sperling, nominated during the 
Board elections last May. Winner 
will serve on Board uritiL next elec¬ 
tion in May, 1861. The other Ad¬ 
ministrators Branch rep serving on 
Board is Steve Bfoidy. 


Martin Starr’s 1959 suit agai st 
United Artists and Columbia Pic¬ 
tures is currently in its examimi* 
tion-before-trial phase. The long¬ 
time screen fan commentator is su¬ 
ing for $200,000 libel, charging that 
he lost his job with the American 
Broadcasting Co. network because 
of a letter against him, written by 
Roger H. Lewis, UA’s ad-pubchief, 
and Robert S. Ferguson, ditto for 
Columbia. 

Lewis and Ferguson were ex¬ 
amined in the offices of Starr’s at¬ 
torney, Harry Heller, in Brooklyn, 
w’hile Starr himself w r as pre-exam- 
ined in the Manhattan offices of 
Schwartz & Frohlich. defending 
Columbia/ Two members of the 
firm of Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin 
Krim and Ballon, counsel for UA, 
were also present. 

This libel charge is based upon 
protests and the written statement 
that Starr’s broadcast material had 
been “calculated to injure the mo¬ 
tion picture industry” , . . and that 
. . , “the industry' should protect 
itself from distorted misrepresenta¬ 
tions about Hollywood, which Starr 
had been broadcasting.” 

Defense lawyers questioned Starr 
for some five hours and another 
long session Is to follow. Attorneys 
at this point are marshalling office 
memordanda, air scripts and press 
clips as potential exhibits, for or 
against. 

Roger Vadim to Make 
3 Films in Europe For 
Par; 1st May Be ‘Satan’ 

» Paris, Oct. 4. 

French film director Roger Va¬ 
dim, who turned/his ex-wife Bri¬ 
gitte Bardot into an international 
star with “And God Created Wom¬ 
an,” will make three pix for Para¬ 
mount in Europe during the next 
few r years. His latest, a modern 
vampire pic “And Die of Pleasure/' 
with lesbos overtones, was backed 
and -will be distributed by Para¬ 
mount. worldwide but is not on* 
of the three contracted pix which 
will be completely American. 

Vadim will do all his Paramount 
pix abroad, where he feels more at 
home rather than in Hollywood stu¬ 
dios. This seems to be in keeping 
with the growing American film- 
making abroad due to subjects with 
overseas locales. 

Vadim’s first for Paramount will 
probably be “Satan.” It’s about a 
brother and sister living alone on 
an island in innocence until a mors 
worldly older man comes into it. 
Pic will be a study of morals. 
Vadim is working on the script with 
Peter Viertel and w r ants to use his 
wife Annette Vadim, French star 
Jeaii-Paul Belmondo and Frank 
Sinatra. He would make It In 
Tahiti. 

Vadim w'ould also like to make 
a musical and a sophisticated com¬ 
edy, but he has no definite Para¬ 
mount subjects after “Satan.” Ha' 
also has a French commitment 
to make another pic with Miss Ear- 
dot, It’s tagged “Warrior’s Rest/* 
about a girl who tries to save an 
alcoholic 

NICK RAY COMPLETES 
KINGS’ IN MADRID 

Madrid, Oct. 4. 

One of the most ambitious Holly¬ 
wood film projects yet attempted, 
abroad w'as brought in by Nicholas 
Ray three days under schedule 
when Samuel Bronston’s “King of 
Kings” terminated shooting yes¬ 
terday (29). 

Principal photography com¬ 
menced on May 6th with a se¬ 
quence involving thousands of ex¬ 
tras to reenact the entry of Roman 
legions into Jerusalem. Metro 
execs were present for the opening 
footage and later reached agree¬ 
ment with ,the Indie producer to 
release the film. Metro investment 
upon receipt of work print is re¬ 
ported above the $5,000,000 mark* 
“Kings” budget is believed to 
approach $8,500,000. 


PICTURE GROSSES 


TV Preems Dent LA; ‘Song’ Sweet 
$19,500, ‘Stairs Flighty 15G, ‘Flags 
Fair 14G, ‘Campobello’ Lush $13,500 


Los Angeles* Oct. 4. , 4-—;-*-*— 

First-runs are picking up some- » p 

what this stanza, but overall out- |,|ty jjfOSS6S 

look is off because of the hign J J 

Jewish holiday and a flock of new 

tv shows. Six new bills failed to Estimated Total Gross 

lirt the generally bleak biz. Topper This Week .$2,152,300 | 

among openers is “Song Without < Based on 22 vines and 240 ; 

End.” which is gandering a hot theatres, chiefly first runs, in- j 
$19,500 at the Warner Beverly. chiding AT. Y.) 

“Dark at Top of Stairs” looks : a La j- t Year .... Sl.956,750 , 

fairly good $15,000 at the Chinese, (Based oh'23 chics and 220 i 

but "All the Fine Young Canni- t } lectTe s) ! 

bals” in its first general release *is ■=• . : 

only a soft S16.80Q in four situa- , 

tions. •* Under Ten Flags” is a fair <nr 1 > II? AA/Y 

$14,000 in three sites. "Sunrise at |l|A|)filQ 1/VAUJ //Mm I 
Campobello,” however, is after a liflUIvd flUTT uu\l) j 
lu'-h $13,500 at the Beverly. * j 

"Sword and the Dragon” is a |v . <| J 10P 

hefty SI2.400 at the Oi oheum and I 1 a* • I AIIAfC I /|y; 
Pix, while faring particularly i/Cla; liUVwd IuVI 
strong in multiples. None of the 

legular holdovers is evincing any Detroit. Qct. 4. 

strength. II a r d t i x engagements Another good week is in prospect 
likewise are also down. for downtown deluxers. “It . 

Estimates for This Week Started in Naples” shapes hotsy at : 

„ , no . coc*>im the Michigan. "Sons and Lovers” 

Ch.nese 'FWC. . 1.408 ^ „ the Tralls . Lax 

— Dark at Top of Mans WB. Kri „ s Kitlens Go to Col-. 
Good S1S.OOO Last. week Let s Ieg( ,, h hot 3t the Broadway 

Make Love • 20th> 'nth wk', S8 .dQ 0, Capitol Rest are holdovers with 
Warner Beverly ’SW' • 1.330: $2- -psycho” very big in 10th session 
$2.40'—“Song Without End ’ (Cole a t the Palms. 

Hot $19,500 Last week, "Strangers Estimated for This Week 

■When We Meet” 'Col' <10th wk, 6 . j 

j i ga f\(\(\ Fox ^FoX“I>Iicn^ *d.000, : 

days'. S4 000. i $1.49 1 —"High Time ' .2011.. and 

Beverly .Elect) 'LloO; J1.49- ~ Ski Tr00p ■ Attack - .indie* -2d wk'. 
$3.30) — “Sunrise at Campobello Down t0 S9.000. Last week. S13.- 
iWB). Lush $13,500. Last week. 000 ' ”' 

' ' M " Gf ' 4th Vk ’’ Michigan (United Detroit -4.000: j 
$3.*.uu. $I.25-$1.49>—"It Started in Naples” j 

Orpheum. Pix Metropolitan- ( p ar , an( j “Conspiracv of Hearts” ' 
Prin) -2.213; 756; 90-S1.50) (Rank). Socko S22.000. Last j 

“Sword and Dragon” -Val) and week> “Crowded Skv’’ <WB- and 


Estimated Total Gross 
This Week .$2,152,300 

‘Based on 22 chics and 240 
theatres, chiefly first runs, in¬ 
cluding N . Y.) 

Last Year .. .....Sl.956,750 

i Based on 23 chics and 220 
theatres.) 


‘Naples Wow 22G, 
Det.; ‘Lovers’ 12G 


f Detroit. Qct. 4. 

5 Another good week is in prospect 
for downtown deluxers. “It 
Started in Naples” shapes hotsy at 


Vfi&iETY 


Prov. Sad; ‘Eternity’ Oke 
$5,000, 2d, ‘Naples’ Ditto 

Providence, Oct. 4. 

It’s sad hereabouts with the only: 
spot doing any biz being Loevv’s 
State with a reissue of ‘‘Ruby,”; 
Elmwood is slowing up with 15Ut 
: sesh of “Ben-Hur.’’ Alajestic start¬ 
led a .twice daily showing of 
“Madame Butterfly” Sunday. (2).; 
Marking fairly slow 7 time are RKO: 
Albee’s second, frame of . “Hell To 
Eternity,” and Strand’s second 
stanza of “it Started In . Naples.” 
Estimates f or This. Week 
Albee. -RKOi (2.200; 65-90)— 

j’-TIell To Eternity” (AA) and “Op- 
‘eration: Amsterdam” ;«20th) < 2d. i 

j wk>. Fair $5,000. Last week,: Okay . 
37,000. ' '' | 

Elmwood Snyder) (724; $1.50-; 
j $2.50)—“Ben-Hur” <M-G) (15tH : 

Jxvkf, Slowing to fair $7,000. Last. 

I week, fair $7,500. ; 

, .'Majestic <SW> (2,200; 75-$l)^|. 
“Madame Butterfly” 1 1 n d i e). j 
I Opened Sunday ;2h Last week 1 .1 


Wednesday, October 5, I960 


& Hub Dips, But ‘Song’ Whopping $18,000; 
if? ‘Stairs’ Bigl5G,‘Men’Fatl6G, 2 d 


| Broadway Grosses 

^ Estimated Total Gross 

This Week ... .:,, $426 000 

(Based on 26 theatres) ... 

Last Year ... ... $416,500 

(Based on 23 theatres ) 

■Stars’Bright 15G, 
4 D.C.,‘Flags’$5,OW 


Washington, Oct. 4. 


. Boston,. Oet. 4. 
Biz is Offish this, week with Yqhv 
Kippur knocking out early week? 
end takes. How;ever, some hew en¬ 
tries fared well on basis of heavy 
exploitation and preselling, chiefly. 
“Song Without End,” which is bof- 
fola at the Kenmore. and “Dark 
at Top of Stairs,” ; big at Metro¬ 
politan. “CahrCan,” ;previously ; on 
reserved, seat basis at the Gary, 
went into the Capri, on; grind to. 
good results. “Sunrise at; Campo-. 
hello,” with a. $30,000 .advance; 
opens reserved seat engagement 
tomorrow- (Wed.) at the Gary, thus, 
upping Hub’s road shows to three. 

Estimates for This Week 
Astor (B&Q) H.270; $1,751— 

“Strangers When We Meet” 'Col) 


>e <FWC> (1,408; S2-S2.40) | a^The^TransMUx 65-90—"It Started In ‘ Naples” 

at Top of Stairs” (WBJ. a ? * h s e . 'Par. (2d wk»._ Fair $5,000.: Last 


Krim. “Sex Kittens Go to Col-.' ra1 ' ; K " 0 

lege” is not so hot at the Broadw ay- j " eek - happs $8 000. 


upenea ^unaay Last wee*, r “j Ai m at the Stars” and “School . (7th .wk). Oke $5,500. Last week, 

‘‘One Foot In Hell '.20th) .and f 01 * Scoundrels” shape for solid $6,500. ; 

•“Operation Amsterdam’ '20.th.i.p^tries on an otherwise dull main- Beacoii Hill,(Sack) (678: $1.50)— 
Nice S8.500. 'stem this round. “.Under Ten -‘Sons and Lovers” (20th) <m.q.),. 

State 'Loewi -3.200; 65-90| Flags”..Is rated below’ par in its Nice $7.000..;.Last week; “Com 
“Ruby” (M-G> '.reissue) and “The‘opening stanza et the Ontario.; Dance With Ale”-'Union) <4th wk). 
Accused” 'M-G>. Fairly . good while “Night Fighters” looks weak. $5,000; 

S8..000. Last .week; “Night Fight- at the Keith’s. “Song;Without End". . Boston 'Cinerama, inc.), (i-,354; 
ers” (t r A! and "Cage of Evil” iUA\ stays boff in its second lap. as does Sl:20-$2.65>—:"This Is Cinerama” 
Meek $3,000.-: “High Time.” ‘^Psycho” is showing (,24th \vk) ; Ti 23d week erided. 

Strand 'National Realty) <2.200; amazing legs in its 10th week at Alonday '3V was fine $8,000.; Last 
65-90i-^’Mt-' Started In Naples” the Town. . week,.S10.000. over estimate. 

1 Par) (2d wk>. Fair $5,000. Last Estimates for This Week Capri (Sack) '900; $1 50-$l,80^ 

Cannibals’Tastv 

vCllUIlUCUO 1 fluty Capitol (Loew) (3.426; S1-$L491 t- ; rgth wk). Seventh week.ended Fri- 


Cn «1 1 9 HI . ILiernny 'aai -za wk 

I QflTIlllOsC I Qctlf jS9.500 after $16,500 last w 

VflltlllUfllo 1 fluty ] Capitol (Loewi (3 426; SI 

• “High Time” '20th) (2d 
1 1/1 IV , ■ ilir 9 A/1 $11,000 after $16,000 oper 

14G,ritt; Men 9G 

Last week. “Elmer Gantr 
Pittsburgh'.: Oet.. 4. ‘6th wk), $7,000.' 

T.wb new entries, “House of MacArthur tk-B) (900: 
Usher” at Stanley and "All Fine ‘School for Scoundrels” 


Capri (Sack>; (900; $1.50-$l,80 s ^ 
j “COn-Can” ''20th) : (m. 0 . 1 . . Gi’eat 
i $8;50b. Last week. “From Terrace” 
i (20th) illth \vk', ; $4.500: 

|. Exeter (Indie) 1 1.376: 75-$'l ;25.!-^-. 
j “School for Scoundrels” iCOnt) 
i r.8th wk). Seventh week ended Fri- 


';High Time” <20th) .2d wki. Fat ; d av • 30). was good $6,400. Last 
$11,000 after $16,000 opener. week, $7,000.. 

Keith’s iRKO) 1 1.850; SlrS 1.49V— Gary ? (Sack). ( 1.277* SI 50)—- 
■’Night Fighters” <UA). Slow $8,000. "Started in Nables” (Par) «6tia wk- 
Last week. “Elmer. Gantry” (UA) final). Fine $3,500 on.' four. days. 
*6tli wk), $7,O0O. Last - week* S7:000. “Sunrise at 

MacArthur tk-B) '900: $1.10'—- Campobello” (WB). starts reserved 


“Psycho’’ 'Par 1 


“Devil’s Commandment” 'Incu r "Kiss for Killer" tli^ie',. S19.000; 
llvfty $12 400. Last week. Orpheum PaIms , UDi j2 .961: $1.25-$1 
with Hollywood, Sitting Bull “ Psvcho -. ,p ar ,. ■ 10 th wk-. 

(UA’ t "Indian lighter *LA) -re- $1500 o. Last week. $16,000. 
issues) '1st wk', $8,400. Fix, On AT ,. fT -nvn anQ- ciNc 
the WateiTront" Cal'. "Wild One" 't*?‘ 1 - 4 “ s - f 1 ' 50 

,Co!, Tei-ue,. -W ^ 

Warren’s, HollyAvood. Fox W «-1 
Ehire .B&B-TWC .1.757: < 

1.990: 90-SI .50 1 "U.ulcr 10 Flags" i 


id "Conspiracy of Hearts” 1 ksher’ at Stanley and "All Fine "School for Scoundrels” -Corit'. :seat engagement toi now'iWed.). 

Socko $22,000. Last j Young Cannibals” at Penn, shape Boff $10,000: Last week. T m All : Kenniore ilnd;e) (700: SI.50- 

Crowded Skv” (WB- and okay this round as. the deluxers Ripht. Jack”'BL' (11th Wk). S3,200: $1:75'—“Sonc.Without End’’ -Col), 

r Killer" tItalic‘,. S19.000., j are getting ready to handle tl\e Ontario (K-BV (1.240; 90-S1.49'— Whopping .. SI8.000./ Last' week. 

Palms 'UD> (2.961: $1.25-$1.49 v _' ", ho *O a 7. downtown. ; "Under Ten Flags” 'Par). Sq-so “Carry On Nurse'’ (Gov) '.18th. wk),.. 


Stout ’ after the world series games. “All i $5,000. Last week, “It Started' in $7-000.. 


Madison cUD> M.40S: Sl,50-$'3— 
“Can-Can” «20thi '18th wk>: Fine 
$9,000. Last week. S9.500. i 

Broadway-Capitol -UD) '3:500;. 
$1.25-SI.49'—"Sex 'Kittens Go to! 
College’* 'AA' and' "Human Jun-j 


Young Men” remains strong at Naples” (Par) '5thwk', $3:900. Metropolitan* 'NET) (4 357: 70- 

Harris id second round while “Sep- j PaIace , Loevvl ', 2 ;390: 90-S1.25)—^'SU.O>-^“Dark::M Top of. Stairs” 
tember Storm is safe second at ;- I A im at Stars” (Col). Tall $15,000, (Continued on. page 21 r. 

Fulton -. . jLast week. “Time Alachine” »AI-G) ;■ - • ^ ■.' t ; 

Estimates for This Week ; . 2 d wk), $6,000. Pill Nine finpyTmiP 

Fulton: (Shea) <1.365: S1-S1.50)—. • Plavhotlse , T -L) .458- $L$1 80'— ■■■ 1 UUt Y> 1 ,me 

“September Storm.’ (20th' '2d .. S KSir^” <A7-G) $ wk).. SlftW %1 000 
d 9 m Sl 'r $ 1111 S3 ,000 Last week, S j U agi s h $2,000 for final five days. «Pl,vUl/, DairiCI 

s^^^. t0day ; f0r Trim 6G,‘Love’8G, 2d 

$L50j—“ A.lh^Ymjn”^ ATeiV^ Col) ‘Magdalena” (Magna) '2d wk). Ciricihnati; Oct. 

i9d wk) Rousine^ $9 000 Last Good $5-700. after $7,700 opener. First-runs are feeling, early fall’s 
feck S8 700 P Towit' -King) (800; $1-SL49) - nib this . week. Scant marquee . 

Penn° UATC) -3 300- si $1 50)— 4 ' Psvcho ” ' Par) QOth \vk'. Sturdy changes hav “High Time.”, this 
“All-Fine Youfm Cannibals” 'M-G) S6.500, Last week, $7,300. ohly downtown newcomer,, shaping 

doM SMOOO wHh he p-hf 4ngei.; Trtms-LuX (T-L< .600;,$i:25-$2)^ so, ?0 at Keiths and "Mifacle. of 


;Septen.bni;;storm" .20th;. ;.2d. -Subt'erraneans". (JI-GI 


j week. “Kidnapped’’'BV' and “Sign 
week, Warrens v.itn Hawaii. \\ iL f 7( j rro - , B ^, «? 9 « 00 

tern, Baldwin, “Fast and Sexy" | 01 f ° iro u o, o- 

»Coi), "Nights of Lucretia Borgia”. Adams -Balaban,' -!. 1 00 Sl.^.-)- 

((’ol» (1st wk), S14.600. Fox Wil-i s V o0) -^ U1 \ 0 o u r ^ n Mei } ' Col ‘ i3 , d 
shire with Hillstreet, Iris.. ;”It '• $8 ’ l,0 °’ Last v, ' qek ' 

S-ariccl in Naples” (Par', “Prisoner i 5H.000. 

of Volga” -Pan (1st w *), $18,300.! United Artists - UA) -1.667: S1.25- 
S-tate, Wi-Item. Hawaii, Baldwin |$3'—“Ben-IIur" <M-G> ; 33d wk'. 


"'"“S' % * 1 gle" ' AA'" Wove) 87.500“ t.a"t' i S3.0OO Last 3 eek. 

IhA 4 I week. "Kidnapped" I- BV and "Sign ;S?.2U<>- ^ roi ’!, es »“ u , t 1 to ^ oy for ^--'Last week, $2,450., 


sire in Dust” '20th'. 

Harris 'Associated),.'2,100: Sl- 
S1.5Q'—“All Young; Men” (Col) 
(2d .wk)... Rousing S9.OO0.. Last 
week. $8,700: 


$1 - Plaza (T-L). (276; $1-$1.80) —. 
(Col) ‘Magdalena’’ (Magna) .'2d wk). 
Last Good $$,700. after $7,700 opener. 

; Town 'King) (800;. $1-$1.49) — 


Penn -'UATC) -3.30Q: Sl-Sl.aO)— *']*^ 0 ” ' f Par) 


(l \TC-S\V-G&S-Elect) -2 404;: Loud $14,000. Last week, $14:300.’' Wo r> Rpd”' ;M-G)> On Satur'dav . V ‘S°ng Without End”, )0oiri2d \vk), Our Lady of Fatima” reissue at the 

..Alt A .°! e ^ ea . 'Hrnat non S17 nnn nnenpr Palapp bidding fairich ‘'Rpvniiil 


2.344; 1.106; 1,800; 90-S1.50'—"All 
< Con'.inued on page 21 > 


Music Hall- ‘Cinerama. Inc.) niiht. Last >«th^? f, ' r S?If e „ bi<idi! ? 

(1208' si 55 - 4 2 651 _ "Windiam- wk' S10 200 - 1 Uptown (SW' <1,300; $1.49-52.75' Time Barrier ’ and Seven Ways 

mer” -NT/'28ih wk-. Great.$15,, Squirrel Hili -SW) -834: SI.25)^-.“Can-Can”, t20th) (19th wk).,Okay From Sundown” looms:, good at 

000. Last week, $15,200. “School for Scoundrels” 'ConO '3d j $5 ^°?° five days r Last Jw*?-Drive-In, Holdover ^"Let’s 

Trans-Lux Krim 'Trans-Lux) wkk Trim $2,S00; I^t week.’ 11 440- 4Q 

iiflOf)' 4 Q_«i fis j_"Sons and : S 3 300 Warner 'SWI .t 1.440, $l,49-$2.<5) Estimates, for This Week 

•Lovers” Wham $12:^ ‘ § ISley^ (SW,- ^TOO: M-Sl.SOW •- ‘ ?9lh ’ 

Last week. "Come Dance With Me” ; “House cf Usher” ,-AP. Fine ( Good $10,500. ^Let s^Alake Lo\e ^(20th^ ud wk), 

(Indie*, $3,000 in fifth week. 1 $12,000.. Last, week, “Crbwded j , __ - s' Ol^y $8 000 after $10,500 preem. 

Mercury .UM) <1.470: SI-S1.49)— Skv” '6 days), S 8 . 000 . _ _ V J Dra^OIl SlOW $5,000 III 4125-S2°75) ' SW ’“Ren 

"D,vnnren-, 1 A.. rinnrt • «i 3 .nnft Warner ./SW) *1.513: S150-S2.75) 1/1 tt » v “ wiy ” W' ww “ . . $l,25-$2.75) — Ben-Hui tM-G) 


---- mer” 'NT; «28ih wk'. Great.$15,^ 

Football Hypos Denver; • 

‘Stairs’Tall $12,500,‘Cat’ , 

C Ilf ,OJ Last week, "Come Dance With Me” 

cSmC, lime ncpllv!,zfl (Indie*, $3,000 in^'fifth week. 

Denver, Oct. 4. Mercury (UAH' <1.470: SI-S1.49)— 
With two b!g football games and “Pay or Die” «AA*. Good $13,000 
c __T.nct Week "From -the Terrace- 


a pair of topflight legit attractions Last week. 4 From the 1 erra.ee 
drawing crrfwds to the city, first- (20th), $10,000. in seventh .week, 
runs are clocking smash biz. “Jun¬ 
gle Cat” at the Denver and “Dark 9 v <* flor - AAA 

at the Top of the Stairs” ?t jthe \lry I AfflT ItIH 

I’aiamount, among the newcomers, k/Aj liUftlj vl/UyVVU 
are doing great. Holdovers are ~ ~ 

Estimates for This W eek ; Qoi) Hi 

Aladdin <Fox) <900; $1.45)— jjdU Oils l/tCdll Ill 

“Sons and Lovers” <20th) <3d >vk). 

Okay $4,000. Last vyeek, $4,000; Toronto, Oct. 4. 

I st A r ng ." e rT s T ‘ :c T dei 

$11,000. Last week, $13,500. Sk y» Wlth bl ^ blz at nme-housi 

Denham -Indie) <800; $1L25- combo of downtown and delux 


Warner (SW) *1,513: SI. 50-S2.75) 
—“Ben-ilur” M-G> -37th wk'. 
Wovv $14,000. Last week, $.15.000. 


‘Sky’ Lofty $35,000, Toronto; ‘Angel’ 
Sad 8 G, Ocean’ Hot 23G, 2d, Met’ 7G 


’week, $5,500. ” ; Make LovO” rates.okay at Albee. 

Warner *SW) .t 1.440; $1.49-$2.75) Estimates for This Week 
.— "Ben-Hur” (M-G' '29th WkL . Albee (RKO) <3.100; 95r$ 1.5.0)-^- 
Good $10,500. ’ Let’s Make Love” t20th> (2d wk), 

j *-——=7-:—-• Okay $8,000 after $10,500 preem. 

‘Dragon’ Slow $5,000 In 

Dull Port.; ‘Flags’ Dim 4G from -renevved 'Saturday, a.m, ex- 

Portland, Ore., Oet. 4. i ra shovv. Last \Veek, $12,500. 
Alginsterh biz is on the skids this Esquire Art (Shor) (500; $1.25)r- 
round with only long playing:hold- “Garry On Nurse” (Gov) (8th wk). 
overs doing any coin grabbing. Hotsy $2,lp0. Last week, $2 500-: 
“Ben-Hur” moves into, a 3.7th rous- Grand (RKO) (1,400; $1-$1.50)-^- 
ing .inning at the* Music. Box: Psycho”- 'Par) < 10th wk). Svvell 
I "Psycho” holds for an eighth frame $7,00Q: Last week,: $7,500. 
at the Broadway with wickets tuirn- Guild (Vance) (300; $1:25)—:‘Tm 
ing briskly: “High Time” stays for All Right, Jack” (Col) (3d wk). 


“Sons and Lov^” ^). ^ --- - -- . , ing briskly" “High Wstays for J^” (CoU^3d ^wkU 

Okay $4,000. Last week, $4,000- Toronto, Oct. 4. . capacity also nightly, terific $7,000. a second okay sesh at the Orpheum. 

Centre <Fox. '1.270; S1-$L45^— A mone newcomers are “Crowded 'Last week, ditto. New entries are mild. “3a^T?nth) FaiJ-ti an? 

“High Time” (20th) (2d wk). Good ^mong nevveome a . Hollywood (FP) fl.080; $1-$1.25) Estimates for This Week i"J 9 

$11,000. Last week, $13,500. | . Sk y» with big hiz at nine-house _" Ps y C h 0 ” (Par)^^ (8th wk). Lusty Broadway (Parker) <1 890'’ $1- non Q ' El.Q^s • Don 

Denham -Indie) <800; $1L25- combo of downtown and deluxe $ 13 ,000. Last: week, $13,500. $150^“pJvcho” (Par)^^ (8th’ wk) v ri son n rtt , 

$2.50)—“Ben-Hur” (ALQ) (25ihjnab.es, but “Angel Wore Red” is Hylahd (Rank) (L057; ,$1-$1.50) ^>3 ^ 

wk>. Nice $9,000. Last week, sad. However, city s pace is set —"From Terarce” (20ih) (10th wk). ^ L \ T P ;/ A ,?°ft * ?°' S0 

$10,500. !: by sock returns of “Ocean’s 11” Tapering to still happy $6,000. Last Fox (EvergTeen) (1,600; $1-$1.49) ^st week, Ihe Young Men 

Denver <Fox) <2,432; Sl-$1.25)— and “Royal Ballet,” both in second week, $7,000. . ' ’ . — Sw0 J<i .and the Dragon ■ T ( Vali- (Col| (2d wk), $6,000. 


wk). Nice $9,000. Last wee 
$10,500. !: 

Denver <Fox) <2,432; Sl-$1.25)- 


“Jungle Cat' 


and “Hound stanzas, .with duo doing matinees Imperial (FP) <3,343; $141.25)- 


Okay $3,500. Last week, $4,500. “High Time” 1 20th >. So-so $7,000. 

Fox (Evergreen) (1,600; $1-$1.49) Last week, “All the Young Men” 
—“Sword and the Dragon” tVali- (Col) (2d wk), $6,000: 
ant) and “Cosmic Monster” (Indie). Palace (RKO) (2.600; $l-$1.25)-r- 


That Thought He Was a Raccoon” and night turnaways. Little change ] “Ocean’s 11” (WB) (2d \vk). Wham | Slow $5,000. Last week, 44 All .The “Aliracle of Our^ Lady of Fatima” 
j enn t _ 1 ._Mo nno' t _i>oe nnn ' Vrinnff Men” (Col) and The Enemv (WB) (reissue): Fairish X7 son t.ast- 


(BV). Solid $12,500. Last w : eek, on otheC holdovers. 


“Sword and the Dragon” (Valiant) 
and “12 Hours to Kill” <20th), 
$13,500. i 


Estimates for This Week 
Beach, Century, College, Down¬ 
town, Glendale, Midtown, Oak-. 


On E &T£!->'f20°t : i, wkT‘r£cT F«S.« 7 w*K: 

\. ..t 2 Sonn K ' “ ‘FP-TayloD 11,288; 1,338; 1,499: 


$3^00. Last week, $2,900. 

Orphenm (RKO) (2.690; $1.25- 
$1.45)—“Psycho” (Par) (7th, iwk). 
Steady $8,500. Last week, $10;500. 
-Paramount -Indie) <2,100; 90- 


1,059; 995; 1,089; 1,138; 1,200; 

1,358; 50-90) — “Crowded Sky” 


$23 000. Last week $26 000. Young Men” (Col) and “The Enemy (WB) (reissue). Fairish $7,500. Last 

International j (557; ’$1-$'1.25)— General” (Col) (2d wk), $6,100. week, “Crowded Sky? (WB), $8,000. 
“Hiroshima Mon Amour” (Zenith) Hollywood (Evergreen) (900; Twin Driye-In (Sbor) (1,200 cars. 
(4th wk). Hearty $5,500. Last week, $1.50-$3)—Second run policy. Last each side; 90c)r-“West side: “Be- 
ditto. week, “Can-Can” ( 20 th) ( 12 th wk), Vend Time Barrier” (AI) and 

Loew’s (Loew) (2,745; $1-$1.25)— $6,200. “Seven Ways From Sundown” (U). 

“Angel Wore Red” (M-G). Bad Music Box (Hamrick) (640* $1 50- Good ’ • 6 ’ 000 - Last week,“Sex Kit-. 
$8,000. Last week, ‘‘Bells are Bing, $3^B e n^ur” M-<?) tens Go to College” (AA) and “Last 

^ ^ ^ IS 000 Last \VCek 413600 Oh Earth” (Indie). $5,500. 

e+ty $i3,00tL Last week, $13,500. Easl side , .. David and Bathsheba^ 

Oi^heum (Evergreen) (1536; $1- (20th) and “Young Jesse James” 

49) — “Hieh Time” (20th) and _• v ■ nn n r ... 


(tWB) and 4 ’Sex Kittens Go to Col- G) i 5th wk), for fiye days. Hefty $13,000. Last week, $13,500. 




•raramouni lnaie^ «z,iuu; »u- „ ~ Tivoli (FP) <935; $1.50-$2.50)-— - ~~‘~~,nVIC7' T V ■' 4UU1 ' mm icung o esse, dames 

llSr“5S* Tcm’ :Ci"-Can'- (20th! .(27th W k). Steady 


<11 me me ( p « and “Fnemv neneraV’ (PnlV V.an-V,an 

•WB). Big $12,500. iLast and ^emy General ^Col), | ^ 70(M> La St week, same. 


week, $3,000. 


$33,000. 

Carlton (Rank) (2,318; $1-$1.50) 


‘The:39 Steps” (20tHM2dwkL Fine w ^ e k f ^Female and Flesh” (Indie) 
15,500. Last week, $8,200. and “Wicked Go to Hell” (Indie), 


week, “College ConfidenUal” (U) ?3 i° 0 ^ ■ ^ Towhe (Taylor) (693; $14150)— $5,500. Last week, $8,200. and “Wicked Go to Hell” (Indie), 

and “Chartroose Caboose” (U), Carlton (Rank) (2,318; $1-$1.50) “School for Scoundrels” (Cont) Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; $1- $5,600. 

$8,500. —“Doctor m Love’ (20th) (4th wk). (7th wk). Brisk $5,500. Last week, $1.50)— 44 Uiider Ten Flags” fPar) Valley (Wiethe) (1,200; $1.50^ 

Towne (Indie) <600; $I-$1.45)— Hearty $11,500. Last week, $13,000* -goo. and “The Boy Who Stole A Mil- $2.50)—“Can-Can” (20th) (15th wk). 

“Strangers When We Aleet” (Col) Fairlawn (Rank) (1,165; $1.25- University (FP) (1,363; $1.50- lion” (Par). Slow $4,000. Last week, Fair $5,500. Last week, $5,700. 

(6th wk). Healthy $2,800. i Last $2.50)—“Royal Ballet" (Rank) <2d $2.75)—“Ben-Hur’MM-G) (42d wk). Johnny Mathis and Victor Borge “Song Without End*; (Col) opens 


I wk). With two mats (Wed. & Sat.), I Hef ty $7,000. Last week, ditto. 1 Stage Shows. 






Wednesday, October®, I960 


PICTURE GROSSES 


'Stairs Slick $24,000, 'Song’ Rousing 


Chicago, Oct. 4 > 
. Loop is a swarm with new pix, 
but current round still finds first- 
runs crimped generally by the 
Post-Labor pay slough; Addition¬ 
ally, the Yom Kippur holy day 
didn’t help weekend .biz. A few 
■ bright spots prevail, however. 

.. Woods preern of “Let’s Make 
Love’’ iS; uhder hopes With $22,000, 
'while “Dark at Top of Stairs’’ is 
climbing to a good $24,000. Chicago, 
teeoff. “Song. Without End” is 
initialing to fine $23,000 ait the 
United Artists, and “House of 
Usher’’ spooker is pulling a brisk 
$18,500 in Roosevelt opener. 

Also preeming-this frame, “Mir- . 
acle Of Lady of Fatima” reissue is 
Shaping only a fair $11,500 at the 
Cinestage, and Carnegie’s “Apara- 
jito” expects an okay $2,800. New 
Monroe bill, “Love Specialist” 
plus “Sin and Desire,” ’ rated 
nice $5,200, 

. Of . holdovers, “Hell to Eternity” : 
is good, in State-Lake third, but . 
Oriental’s “Under IQ Flags” looks 
sluggish for same istanza- !Rose -1 
lary”. is busy ' second Loop ses- ■ 
si and World's “Threepenny,. 
•Opera” is weak in its third lap. i 
Second week of “Captain’s Table”! 
shapes fair at ..the Esquire, and . 
third stanza of Surf’s “Man in : 
Cocked , Hat’’ looks brDk:. . 

Of hardticketpr. “Can-Can” is - 
okay; in 24U\ Palace 'term,; and 
. “Ben-Hur;’’ though offish, is . still 
. taking Pice coin in 41st Todd Thea- . 
tee canto. -j 

. Estimates, for This Week | 
Carnegie iTelem’ti (405; $U50'— 1 
“Aparajito’- i Harrison 1 .' Okay 
$2,800. Last Week-; “Between Tim • 
aind . Eternity” (U), $3,100. 

Chicago iB&K) /3.900; 90-$1.80* \ 
—“Dark -at Top of Stairs” . (WB'.. ‘ 
Good $24,000. Last Week. “Ocean’s 
11” I WB i <7th wk), $19.-000.’. 

. Cinestage f.Tbd'd» (1.039: 90-$1.80.) , 
-—“Miracle of-Our Lady ofFatim' 
(WBi u;eissue). Fair $11,500, House, 
dark last week, J 

Esquire (H&E Balaban).. (1,350; : 

(Continued oft page,21) 

‘Young Men’ Robust21G, 
Philly;‘Lovers’BolflOG, 
Time’ Sockeroo $14,000 

Philadelphia. Oct. 4. 
Wickets clicked busily with . a 
pleasant weekend, Of. the fresh I 
pix; “All the Young Men” is great | 
at the Blanton, “Sons and Lovers” j 
is snappy at the Trans-Liij: and 
“High Time’’ is neat at the Viki 
Most..holdovers are brisk. ; 

Estimates for This Week ! 

Arcadia / S&.S > (536; 99-$1.80>—. ! 
“PsychoV- ,<Par>.' (lato ...wki..-: Okay 
$7,000 arid .holding. Last week. 
$.7,500. . 

Boyd fSW) < 1.502;. $1.40-S2.75>— 
“Ben-Hur” <M-G< i45th.wkh Fast 
$17,000. Last week; 815,000. \ 

Fox (Milgram i V2.000; 99-SI .80) 
Angel Wore Red” »M-G) (2d 
wki. Dull $8,000. Last week, 
$13,000. 

... Goldman (Goldman) (1.200: 99-. 
$1.80'—“Started \rn Naples” (Par) 
(5th wkh Good $6,500. Last week, 
$8,500. 

Midtown (Gold man r- (1,000; $2- 
$2.75)—‘.Can.-C.an” (2.0th) (23d wk>. 
Nice $7,000. Last Week, same. 

Randolph (Goldman) (2,500; 99- 
$1.80>r-r“Under Ten Flags” (Par) 
(2d wk). Quiet $7,500, Last week! 
$14,000. 

Stanley (SW> (2.500; 99-$1.80)— 
“Let’s Make Love” (20th) (2d wk). 
Slow $15,000.. Last week, $21,000. 

Stanton l.SW* «1.483; 99-$I.30V 
.“All Young Men” (Col). Great $21,- 
000. Last week, “House of Usher” ; 
(AI) (2d wk', $8,500. j 

Trans-Lux (T-L>. (500; 99-$1.80) . 
r—“Sons and Lovers" (20th i. Snap- ! 
py $10,000, Last week, “Poliyanna" 
(BV) (12th wk). $3,000. 

Viking (Steyi (1,000; 99-$1.80W 
“High Time” (20th)., Neat $14,000. 
Last Week.; “Night Fighters” (UA> 
(3d wk), $4,500. 

World (R&B-Pathe) (449; 99^ 
$1.80)—“Marie Octobre” (Indie) 
and “Your Past Is: Showing” (In¬ 
die), Fair $2,600. Last week, “And 
Quiet FloWs the Don” (3d wk), 
$2;700: 

Studio (Goldberg) (483; 99-$ 1.80) 
—“For Members Only” (Indie) and 
“Mating Game” (Indie) (2d wk). 
Fancy $7,000; Lastweek, $7,400. 


Estimates Are Net 

Film gross .estimates as re¬ 
ported herewith from the vari¬ 
ous key cities, are. net; i.e., 
Without! usual tax. Distrib¬ 
utors .share on net ;take, when 
playing .percentage, hence the 
estimated figures are net in-’ 
corne. 

. The parenthetic admission, 
prices, however, as indicated, 
include U. S. amusement tax; 


s PfiRIEfi 


-cnvan* i« Mpb. B’way INps; Awaits Fresh Pictures; 1 

‘CampobeDo’ 25G (Jury Still Out). 

which reopened Indiana this stanza ff| fl • 9 pi 1 0 A / - ' 1 01 9 1 A/I 1)1 

Stairs Slow IjUIs, 2d, lime IK, Jd 

lis Amusement Co; reports bigger ^ x 

advance sale than it had for “Ben- Broadway bit the skids last week. -“Ben-Hur” (M-G) t46th wk). The 
Hur,” which gives signs of slowing Plethora of long-runs, poor pic- 45th session of this hardticket long- 
down in 30th stanza at Lyric. “High tures, return of the top television runner is expected to finish today 


Time” is moderate at Circle. 
Estimates for This Week. 
Circle (Cockrill-DoUe) (2,500; 90- 


shows, Yoin Kippur, and the traffic (Wed.) with firm $43,500 for 10 
snarl because of the United Na- shows. Last w'eek, $44,500. Con- 
tions Assembly meeting were tinues. 


among the reasons cited by the Victoria (City Inv.) (1,003; 50-$2> 

Jet non 8 1 asi- week “Crowded Main Stem operators for the busi- —“Started in Naples” (Par) ( 6 tU 

Skv” (WB> $7 000 * ness decline. A pickup is expected wk). The fifth w r eek concluding to- 

iniiiana ’(Cnokriil-Dolle) (* 000- n ? xt session, when a majority of morrow (Thurs.) is estimated to hit 
=»())—' r ‘This Is Cinerama” the theatres are bringing in new okay $15,000. Last week, $17,000. 

(Cinerama' Great $14 000 offerings for the Columbus Day Paramount’s “GI Blues” has been 

Keith’s - (Cockrill-DoUe) ? (1.300; holiday.- booked to follow 

90-SI 25;—; “Let’s Make Love” “Sunrise at Campobello, start- Warner (SW) (1,416; 90-$2» — 
(20th' c2d wk' Drill $3,500. Last ing a hardticket engagement at the “High Time” i20th> (4th wk). The 
week $9, 000 r Palace, got off to a good, albeit third canto 0 ending Friday (7» is 

Loew’s (Loev ’s) (2 427; 75-$ D— not socko, start, tallying $25,000. figured to tally mild $10,000. Last 


Sky” (WB), $7,000.. ne»-uw 

Indiana (Gockrili-Dolle) (1,000; Tlf xt .^ e! 
$1.25-$2.50)—“This Is Cinerama” V nej 
(Cinerama'. Great $14,000. : 

Keith’s - (Cockriil-Dolle) (1.300; holiday. 
90 $1.25/ —- “Let’s Make Love” “Sunr 


. .. .' ' ■ week. $9,000. ’ r Palace, got off to a good, albeit third canto c ending Friday (7' is 

• j Loew’s <Loev *s) (2 427; 75-$l)— ; not socko, start, tallying $25,000. figured to tally mild $10,000. Last 

VlintaiYOnaOnO “Fast and Sexv” (Coi’i and “As tiie Biz for “Campobello” ranged from week, $13,000. Moral rearmament 

L/UUICl IilllCullO Sea Rages" (CoD. Mild $4,000. Last half to three-quarters of capacity, pic, “The Crowing Experience” 

’ - week, “Subterraneans” f (M-G) and House is scaled for $30,000 on 10 due In Oct. 22. . 

. I . t 10/1 pfl I “Key Witness” (M-G), $6,000. performances a week. < First-Run Arties 

I Alin I /I, I AA Lyric (Cockrill - Dolle' (850; “Dark at Top of Stairs” is exit- Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-$2i— 

livllll lull) Ulu LlUU :si 25-S2 50 1 — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) ing the Radio City Music Hall after “It Happened in Broad Daylight” 

b* T - ^ * 130th wk'. Okav $5,008; Last week, only three weeks. The second ses- (Cont) (2d wk). The opening round 

St. Louis, Oct. 4. $7 000. sion scored $130,000, disappointing ending tomorrow (Thurs.) is esti- 

Top new lure in town on a major ’ ■' ^_;_■ • • • . .—_ for the Rockefeller showcase. “All mated to reach okay $10,300. In 

mariiuee is “Subterraneans ’ at the Fine Young Cannibals,” at Criter-, ahead, “Psycho” (Par), $5,000 for 

Esquire, with “Thirteen Ghosts” M > > If* I, . Ion is also quitting after three I5th-final week, 

the only other .fresh....one.. Hold- l< 1*01*112117 IVlUlhfV weeks, with the second round exr Fine Arts (Davis) (463; 90-$1.80) 

overs ale brisk, with “Ben-Hur” in fjlvlAlHj llllgllij pected: to record a so-so $18,000. —“Hiroshima, Mon Amour” (Zen- 

a 19th week at Loew’s Mid-City, ■ ■High Time” is seen finishing its jth) (21st wk). The 20th week fm- 

“Psycho” in a sixth at the St. ; jt>-| «y pAA • f) /f third W’arrier week with mild isiied. Sunday (2i with nice $7,500. 

Louis, “High Time” in a second at VI < klH] in K|(|fr $ 10 , 000 . The art houses suffered. Last week, $ 9 , 000 . Continues, 

the Ambassador, and “It Started In All 1/lllA too, with the Paris yanking “The Beekman (R&B) (590; $1.20- 

Naples” in a second at the Fox/ Ostrich Has Two Eggs” after two $ 1 ^ 75 )—“Sons and Lovers” (20th) 

Estimates for This Week Buffalo, Oct. 4. weeks. The opening round was a aoth-final wk'. The ninth stanza 

Ambassador CArthur); (2;970; 60- “Hell to Eternity” is butstand- slow- $4,200. concluded Monday (3) with slow 

90i—“High Time’’ (20th) (2d w'k»:: irig in an otherwise dull week. “All With the exception of the hard- 54400 . Last week, $6,000. “Fluta 

Light $9,000. Last week, $10,500.. the Fine Young Cannibals 7 ’is mild ; ticket “Ben-Hur,” a firm $43,500 and Arrow” (Janus) opens Monday 

Apollo Art (Grace) (700; 90- at the Buffalo,, but “It Started in at the State, other longrunners— (10 , 

$1.25'—“Hiioshima-Mori Amour” Naples” is trim at the Paramount, both on Broadway and the east- Fifth Ave. Cinema (R&B) (250; 

(Indie) (2d wki. Okay $1;500. Last Hol.dbyers are sluggish. “Ocean's side—are being replaced. “The $i. 25-$1.80)—“World of Apu” (Har- 


: St. Louis, OcL 4 ... '■? 
Top new lure in town on a major • 
marquee is “Subterraneans” at the 
Esquire, with “Thirteen Ghosts” 41 
the only Other fresh one. Hold- | 
overs, are brisk, with “Ben-Hur” in J 
a ,19th. \\-eok at Loew’s Mid-City, 
“Psycho” in a sixth at the St. ; 
Louis, “High Time” in a second at 
the Ambassador, and “It Started In 
Naples” in a second at the Fox/ 
Estimates for This W’eek 
Ambassador CArtluir); (21970; 60- 
90'—“High Time” (20th) (2d w'k»: ii 


111500 in Bui 


Fifth Ave. Cinema (RAB) (250; 
$1.25-$1.80)—“World of Apu” (Har- 


week, $2;000j; . . 11.” is tapering off in its sixth j Apartment ” at Astor, tallied good rison ^ Opened yesterday (Tues.). 

Esquire (Schuchart-Levin) (1,800; frame at the Center as is “All the . 516.000 for ,16th round, but winds j n a ]! eac j r “The Green Carnation’^ 
90-$I,25).^-“Subterraneans” (MrG) Young Men” in its second stanza up after 17th session, with ‘Inhen (m 0 $2,200 for final seven day 
arid. “Killers of Kilimanjaro” (CoT)i: at . the . Century. I the Wind” taking over. Capitol, 0 f fifth frame. 

Good $12,000.. Last week. “All Estimates for This Week ^Criterion, DeMille, ^Paramount, Normandie (T-L) (592; $1.25 


In ahead,. “The Green Carnation” 


:he. Century. 

Estimates: for This. Week 


Fine Young Cannibals” (M-G) (2d Buffalo (Loewi (3,500; 70-$l)— - ..7,- A * Wnrma „Hi 0 

wk», $10,000. ^‘Ali Fine Young Cannibals” <M-G'. : 3^^ th n Jnd 

Fox (Arthur) (5.000; 60-90.*—^°It Mild $7,00O, Last week. “Angel t ^ u..« 

Started in Naples” (Par* and Wore Red” (M-G>: and “Noose for T b nr neS six days of seventh week. 

“Three Murderesses” (Indie) .'2d a Gunman” (UA». $6,000. new pictures this week or next. Little Carnegie (L. Carnegie) 

wki;- Nice $15,000, Last jw : eek. Center (AB-PT» (3.000; 70-$1.25) ‘ Estimates for This Week (Continued on page 21) 

$18,000. ^-“Ocean’s 11” (WB) (6th wk'. .. Astor (City.Iriv:) (1,094; 75-$2)— -:-!-- 

, Lpew’s Mid-City- (Lpew). (1,160; Tapering to around $61500. Last ‘.‘Apartment” (UA) (17th-final wk).' A ni * 1 * 1 n . tn 

$1.50-$2.50' . -T- ’• Ben-Hur” . (M : G i week. $7,500, The 16th round finished last night ,11.(1 S DlOW MDiS. Dill Ul 

(19th wk.'.. Dipped to $10,000, Last Century (UATO (2,700; 70-$l>— (Tues.) with $16,000, good for this 

week. SI3,000. ‘‘All the Young Men” (Col) and time of rum Last week, $18;000. I lVlMV JU flllfl ‘Hal 1 Rl(f 

' ' 'Uai (Loew. (3.600;, 60- “Enerhv General” (CoD. (2d wk*. . “Inherit the Wind:’ (UA) opens MfCI J «PI>VVV, Ilfll Wig 

een Ghosts” (Col' .and Soft $6,000. Last week. $10,000. ! Oct. 12. ‘italic’ MiM 

Monster” (Col>. Thin Lafayette (Basil) (3.0Q0; 70-$l)-— J Capitol (Loew) (4.B20; $l-$2.50) «pa>uVV, ulUUS 1T1I1U JU 
st week, ..“Elmer Gan- .‘Troll To Eternity” (AA) and —“Ocean’s 11” (WBt (9th-final wk). . Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 


of fifth frame. 

Normandie (T--L) (592; $1.25- 


’?^i.° ^ i ; y - ^ ic $180)—“Royal Ballet’ 


Opened yesterday (Tues.). In ahead. 
“Jungle Cat” (BV), $2,500 for final 


week. SI3,000. 
Loew’s S tat 


..(Loew* (3.600;. 60- 


90.1—“Thirteen Ghosts” (Col' and Soft -$6,000, Last week. $10,000. 


“Enemy General”. (CoD. (2d wk'. “Inherit the Wind” (UA) opens 
svsft non T act «in finri i nVvt 10 


“Electronic Monster” (Col>. Thin Lafayette (Basil) (3.0Q0; 70-$l)--; Capitol (Loew) (4.B20; $l-$2.50) j fO,OUO, UlUUS 1TIUU JU 
$7,500, Last week, ..“Elmer Gan- ‘(Hell To Eternity” (AA) and —“Ocean’s 11 ” (WB) < 9 th-final wk). . Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 
try” (UA> <3d wk), $1.0,000. . “Seven Ways From Sundown” : The eighth session wound up last Holdovers again have a strangle- 

pageant -(Arthur) (1,000; 60-90) | (AA), Booming $13,500. Last week.; night (Tues.) with okay $18,000, hold. Resultantly, there’s only or® 

“From Terrace” 120th )• <5th w-kh “Why Must I Die” (AI) and “Wild ; Last week, $21,000. “Hell to Eter- newcomer in the loop, “Jungla 

iiet $3,000: Lk.st. w;eek. $3,500. Yon.th” (AD (5 days*. $4,000: j nity” (AA) takes over Oct. 12. “ Cat.” Uptown, however, boasts two 


Quiet $3,000: Last \yeek. $3,500. - 
St. Louis. (Arthur 1 (3.800; 60-90). 


—“Psycho” (Par* (6th: wk^. _ _^ 

$10.000.. .Last week, $12,000. and “Boy Who Stole a Million” I (M-G< (3d-firial week). The second ] boxoffice generally is regaining 

Shady Oak .(Arthur) (760; 60-90* (Par): Trim $12,000. Last week, stanza winding up tomorrow' some of the impetus which w r ent 

/-“Carry on Nurse’’ Undie.) (19th “House of Usher” (AD and “Bat-1 (Thurs.) is seen hitting sb-so $18,-.{down the drain when schools 
wk*. Good $1:000: Last w eek, same, tie of Blood Island” (AI), $9.000.: 000. Last week, $24,000. “Surprise ' opened last month. Hard-tickek 

•— - ■ ' •' ./ v Teck (Loew) (1.200; $1.75-$2:75) Package” (Col) opens Oct. 14. “Ben-Hur,” and “This Is Cinera- 

fPf 1 nnj p»iTry 0*0 AAA —“Ben-Hur” (M-G) ../29th . wk).! DeMille (Reade) (1,658; $1.50- ma” are in their 32d and sixth 
rLAuu rAWLl thO.UUU, Slow $ 5 , 000 . Last. week, same, $3.50' — “Spartacus” fU). Opens weeks, respectively. 

nn 1 rnrrr n i iiirim i m/i Cinema (Martina) r450; .7p-$l' — hardticket run tomorrow (Thurs.) Estimates for This W’eek 
StAl l Lk* ANilkL ‘ Th : Subterraneans” <M-G' (2d with benefit, for American Acad- Academy (Manni (947; $1.75- 

. ^ . .. * wkh QKe $1,50Q. Last week, over emy of Draitiatic Arts after four $2.65)—-“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (32d wk), 

Seattle, Oct 4. $2,000.. davs of invitational previews. Last Slowing up a little, good $9,000. 

Newcomers are spotty, with Un- : c. - ’ -— three days of 15th week of “Psy- LastVeek, $10,000. 

as , s JP-**■Coliseum. ■* r 0£ ,i {o m Ani , : cho” (Par) tallied $3,100 to finish Century (Cinerama, Inc.) U.150; 

but ^Angel ore Red^ a flop at lime rRSl Jpo r oUu lops highly successful run here. $l,75-$2.65)—“This Is Cinerama’* 

the Orpheunv. Subterranean is J^ v il] e . ‘Fighters’ Oke 6G : Pal * a< ?« <RKO) (1,642; $1.25-$2.50' (Cinerama) (2d run). Good $il,000. 

Slow at the Music .Hall. .;goldovei;s'. ^ ™ ; -“Sunrise at Campobello” (WB). Last week, $10,500. 

tnli -Pc° n f rlud/ng Ben-IIur Dnvvn tnvL - n h f•' f2d wk). First round of reserved- Gopher (Burger) (1,000; $1-$1.25) 

d fr»r Thic uwk m^time^th^s^veek ^falemat^ he' 15631 engagement ending today — “Jungle Cat” (BV) and “The 

:.Bltte (739 ' ; U^en fabS? .Shs '^nd General * ( 'Y ed ^ .' bcW ! w hopes-$25.000, Hound Raccoon” <BV). Good 

$1,50-83)—“Ben-Hur” i M-G) (35th Electric, town’s largest employer,: fourth n o S f rf nad^ House Is fuA?°S2^roV' 66 ^ J ‘ Nlght Fl 8 hters ’' 

wk)- Swell $9,000. Last week, erupted ^ into a strike yesterday ^^ ’ H 1 n non- «, 9 -: 

S4 SOD (Mon ) idling over 10 006 ; workers .scaled, for $30,000; Li>ric iPar) <1,000,. $l-$l;2o> —• 

^ fPny Fvprarp^hv at its local Dlant “High Tii^e^at Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80)— “Hell to Eternity” (AA). (2d wk). 

(1^B70 50 — ‘‘Uhder Ten the 'R alto' is lead”/ thb td'vS - “Art Young Men” (Col) (6th wk). Nice $8,000. Last week. $11,000. 

Flags” (Par) ^nd Uke “Night Fighters^ S f^f as ft i'm fifth.stanza finishing tomorrow RKO Orpheum (RKO) (2 800; $N 


Paramount (AB-PT). (3.C00; 70- ! 


Okay j $ 1 }—‘ it Started In- Naples” (Par )J 


Criterion t-Moss) ( 1 , 671 ; 90-S2.40) fresh entries. “Man in a Cocked 
-“All ;Fine ^ourig Cannibals” Hat” and “Studs Lonigan:” Tho 


‘FLAGS’ FANCY $8,000, 
SEATTLE; ‘ANGEL’ 2|G 


Slow at the Music Hall. Holdovers 
are strong. ’ eluding “Ben-Hur” 
and: “Psycho. 

Estimates for This Week 
Blue Mouse (Hamrick' (739; 
$l,50-$3)—“Ben-Hiir” (M-G) (35th 
wk). Swell $9,000. Last week, 
$9,300. 

Coliseum (Fox Evergreeen) 
(1,870; $1-$1.50'. — “Under Ten 

Flags” (Par*, arid (‘Walk Like 


« STWith is seen scoring okay $14.* $1251-- ; Ef,ner Gantry- ’.D*.* hi 

week “All the Young Men” (CoD Mary Anderson, j 000 or near. Last week, $16,000. wk). Virile $9,000. Last week. $14.- 

arid ; ' “Enemy General”; ( 20 th), | Estimates for This Week | "J, ^ the Stars " (CoD openS °°2’ KO Pan mKO , n ftnn . *1 ei 

$6,800.. ' I -Brown (Fourth Avenue) P- ; ^ KKO Pan (RKO» (1,800, $1-$1.50) 

Fifth Avenuee (Fox-Evergreeen) I $125-S2— “Rpn.TTiir’v Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $1- —“Ocean’s 11” (WB* (7th wk). Tall 


Fifth Avenuee (FQX-Evergreeen) $1;25-$2.50V. — “Ben-Hiir” (M-Gt--. _ Para ®PH*" «ftnnS ea J 18 * ' i. *0 nS Wk * 1 • 

(2.500; $l-$i;50. i; High Time” (20th vvkK. Moderate $4,500. Long-' $ _ 2> u ~ , Let s t ■. Ma J“. L(ove (20th) $6,000. Last week $8,000 
( 20 th) and “Walk Tali’’ (20th» (2d termer has three more weeks to f-^'oth-final week) Jhe fourtlv inning St. Louis Park (Field) 0.000; 
Wk'; Fair $6,000, Last week, run, to be followed by “Can-Can A’, ^ d mg todayWed.) is likely to $l-50-$2) — Can-Can (20th) (2d 
$7,000: '. Last Week fair $5 000 {hit fair $ 20,000 or near. Last week, run) (3d wk). Good $6,000. Last 

Music Box (Hamrick) (850; $1- Kentucky (Switow) * (900; 75-! $ 23 .°°0- “Desire in the Dust” week $9,000. 

$1.50' .— “Battie of toe Sexes” $1.25)-^-“Psycho” (Par) (5th wki j (20th) °P en s Oct. 11. State (Par) (2,200; $l-$1.25) — 

“Ocean’s 11” (WBV'e h Wk), $3:600 Neat $ 6 , 000 ;? after last week’s!. Radio Ci ‘y Music HaU (Rocke- “Let’s Make Love” (20th) (2d wk). 
“Oceans il” l\VB> 16 th wk', $3,600 sturdy $8 000 S i fellers) (6,200; 9042.75)—'“Dark at Somewhat of a disappointment, al- 

on six days. Mary Anderson (People’s) (900-' T °P °f.Stairs ,, -.<WB), (3d-final wk). though $8,000 isn’t bad. Last week. 

Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,200; $1- 75-$l)—“Come Dance With Me”;The second stanza concluding to- $12,000. 

$1.50) — “Subterraneans” (M-G) (Union). Tepid $3,500. Last week . 1 day (Wed.) is figured to reach dis- Suburban World (Mann) (800: 

arid -“Key Witness” (M-G): Slow “Crowded Sky” (WB) (2d wki., appointing: $130,000 or near and. is $1.25) — “Man in a Cocked Hat** 

$5,000. Last week, “Crowded Sky-’ Medium $4,000: . . 'being puffed after three-week eri- (SCA). Big $5,500. Last week, 

IWB*, $5,300. Rialto (Fourth Avenue) ( 3 . 000 ; t gagement. Last week, $145,000. “Sons and Lovers” (20thM 6 th wk). 

Orpheiiim (Hamrick) : (2,60Q; $l- 60-$l)—“High Time” (^Othi. Nif tv ! “Midnight Lace” (U) opens Oct. 13. $2,400. 

$1.50)—“Angel Wore Red” (M-G). $8,500. Last week, “House of Ush-| Rlroli (UATi (1.545; $1.50-$3.50) Uptown (Field) (1,000; $1.25i — 
Flop $2,500 on six.days! Last week, er” (AI), same. [-“Can-Can” (20th* (31st wk). The “Studs Lonigan” (UA). Given ter- 

“Expresso Bongo” (Cont.) (2d wk*,' . United Artists. (UA) (3,000; 75-!30th week finished last night rific selling campaign. Mild $3,000. 

$3,600 on five days. $D--“Night Fighters” (UA>. Okay • (Tues.) with fair $18,500. Last Last week, “Psycho” (Par), $2,500 

Paramount (Fox - Evergreen) $6,000: Last week, “Time Ma- week. $20,000. Continues until Oct. on five days. 

(3,000; $l-$i.50>f- “Psycho” .(Par) chine”. (M-G) and “Day They 26 when “The Alamo” (UA) takes World (Mann) (400; 85-$1.45* — 

(7th wki. Strong $8,000. Last week. Robbed Bank of England” (M-G), over. “The Apartment” (UA) (13th wk). 

$9,100. | about same. | State (Lpew) (1,900; $1.50-$3.50) Excellent $5,000. Last week, $5,200. 





























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INTERNATIONAL 


Rockefeller Study of Operatics 
To Be Tested by Graf in Zurich 


By GEORGE MEZOEFI j 
Zurich, Oct, 4. 

The future of opera in the U.S. 
lies not in an imitation of Euro¬ 
pean -production methods and the 
star system, but in new, specifically 
American methods and possibilities 
which only the U.S. can offer. The 
Zurich opera house, Stadttheatre, 
where most of these theories are 
now being put into practice, may 
well serve as an eye-opener and a 
key to new thinking for future 
ejcra productions into the U.S. 

Such is the opinion of ex-Met 
(1936-60* stage director Herbert 
Graf, new topper of the Zurich 
opera for a five-year period. And 
he’s not merely voicing theory. Ac¬ 
ceptance by the Zurich authorities 
(Rtadt theatre is a community-sub¬ 
sidized house) of Graf’s four 
principal conditions* were decisive | 
in his signing tor the Zurich top 
po'.t. These conditions are: 

• 1 i “internationalization” of the 
Stadttheatre. talent-wise as well as 
ly pi educing a reasonable, number 
of operas in original language 'so 
far. most were staged in German); 

2* foundation of an opera work- 
hop for the development of new 
alent; 

-3. close collaboration with tele¬ 
vision. 

4 an active say in the new opera 
budding, long overdue here, with 
Jr.-built fac iiitifs lor future tv pro¬ 
duction a "must.” 

Rockefeller Subsidy 

During a three-} car survey in the 
Stales and Europe, sponsored bv 
the Rockefeller Foundation, Graf 
studied opera production methods 
with ail their adhering problems 
such as financing, casting, program¬ 
ming. schooling of talent, audience 
reaction, new buildings and^ video 
*i*ra. Results of this survey have 
teen put down in a study of En¬ 
glish, tentatively tagged “New 
Methods of Operatic Production for 
America” and due to be published 
shortly by Atlantis-Verlag Zurich 
<Dr. Martin Hueiiimann 1 . Print¬ 
ing. financed by Mrs. Efrem Zim- 
balist. will be on a limited basis 
and directed primarily at the U.S. 

Graf told Variety: "It is neces¬ 
sary to create a new type of opera 
for the U.R., outside of the ‘grand 
operas’ like the -Met. San Francisco 
or Chicago who live mostly off the 
imitation of European opera meth¬ 
ods. Between them and the uni¬ 
versity opera 1 workshops are the 
attempts at creating community 
opera companies of the N.Y. City 
Center type. Gratifying as these 
attempts may be, they are not 
founded on lid enough ground 
as yet.” 

“Why shouldn’t it be possible,” 
Graf asks, "to create in the opera 
domain something equally good as 
the symphony orchestras and mu¬ 
sic schools of many American 
cities? What the U.S. needs are 
more opera companies on the civic 
basis. There are many new wajs 
to reach this goal, but they are too 
unorthodox at the moment.” 

Nevertheless, he offers concrete 
suggestions such as this: Based on 
local symphony orchs and new ta¬ 
lent groomed in opera workshops, 
together with new, stepped-up pro¬ 
duction methods and a close col¬ 
laboration with television, a new 
form of opera can result which 
only America can offer, due to pri¬ 
vate tv. to the fact that many U.S. 
cities have symphonies but no 
opera and to the wealth of Amer¬ 
ican talent. 

Graf hopes to materialize in 
Zurich his ideas which are essen¬ 
tially aimed at Yank conditions. 
U S. circles, incidentally, already 
sit up and take notice, as witnessed 
by recent and upcoming visits of 
American theatrical personalities. 
Equally significant is Graf’s luring 
to Zurich eight singers, plus one 
conductor and director each, from 
the U.S. as of this season. Most 
of them have been inked for a 
three-year term. 

For Yank singers, the Stadtlhea- 
lie here now offers a unique train¬ 
ing iield :which accounts for the 
long-term signing) in the three 
^bera lanuages Gorman, French 
And Italian. This is considered of 
inch importance that many chose 
Zurich despite better salaries of¬ 
fered from abroad. 

‘Brigadoon’ Due 

Gi af intends to pave the way for 
American musical comedies, still a 
stepchild in European show biz, by 
presenting here, later this season. 
German-language preem of Alan 


Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe’s 
“Brigadoon.” As a radical change- 
in-pattern, he is eliminating. Vi- 
ennese-Hungarian operetta, allow¬ 
ing only such classics as Johann 
Strauss’ “Night in Venice” and 
“Fledermaus” and Offenbach’s 
“Belle Helene,” beside the Ler- 
ner-Loewe opus. He opines that 
low-grade fin quality) operetta is 
out of place in an opera house with 
public subsidies. 

Contemporary U.S. opera will 
equally get a wider play than here¬ 
tofore, starting this season with 
Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and 
the Night Visitors.” 

Beside his Zurich' directorial 
chores, Graf is set to stage the 
opening, next April, of the new 
; Florence Opera House with Verdi's 
“Don Carlos” and possibly, if time 
permits, opening production of the 
Rome opera season in December, 
“Othello” »Verdi). 

j Despite Indies’ Protests, 
Aussie Govt. Can’t Halt 
} Blanket Product Release 

I Sydney, Sept. 27. 

• The New South Wales govern¬ 
ment will not stop blanket release 
iof product by the. major cinema 
loops and distributors here, follow¬ 
ing pressure by independent ex¬ 
hibitors in an attempt to halt the 
practice. Hoyts’ pic loop. Greater 
Union Theatres and Metro have 
long used the blanket release pol¬ 
icy to solid advantage in the city 
and suburbs. 

Several months ago the. indie 
exhibitors pressured local politi¬ 
cians, to nix the blanket setup. 
They" pointed out that simultan¬ 
eously spotted pix in their 'indies) 
territory »day-and-date With the 
city at upped admissions was a biz 
crippler. 

Indies argued that both the cir¬ 
cuits and distribs should agree to 
bring the same product into indie 
theatres at a fair rental figure. 

Spokesman for the independents 
said it was impossible for them, to 
operate successfully with, dated 
product when loop - controlled 
hopses spotted top pix with dis¬ 
tributor okays. 

Indie-backed politicians were.re¬ 
ported favoring special legislation 
to put a stop to the “American 
octopus” grip on the Aussie cin- 
iema field. However, no mention 
was made regarding the blanket 
Release policy okayed by the J. 
Arthur Rank setup distributing 
iBritish pix via British Empire 
!Films. & unit under the Greater 
i,' Union Theatres’ tent. 

There is no Restraint of Trade 
(Act in this territory, and it is be- 
ilieved the government has shelved 
the matter for an indefinite period. 

SCRUTINIZE RUSHES 
; TO TIGHTEN CONTROL 

Tokyo. Sept. 27. 

r To reinforce the industry's self- 
regulatory measures against the 
detrimental effects of films on the 
nation’s youngsters, the Japan 
Motion Picture Board of Ethics 
kEirin) decided to screen rush 
prints of domestic features in ad¬ 
dition to present praciice of exam¬ 
ining scripts and finished prod¬ 
ucts. 

Main objections, of course: are 
against sequences of excessive dis¬ 
plays of sex or Violence. Move is 
timed with rash of Japanese-style 
“new wave” pictures. 

j Annette Stroyberg’s Pact 

Rome, Oct. 4. 

I Producer Dmq DeLaurentiis has 
jsigned actress Annette Stroyberg 
[to an exclusive five-year pact. 
jDanish-bom star is reported get¬ 
ting in the vicinity of $4,500 a 
“onth under the contract terms, 
i Although an exclusive agree¬ 
ment, pact will allow the actress 
[ to make films under direction of, 
her husband, Roger Vadim, accord¬ 
ing to the latter. 

j: Her inking adds another name 
to the DeLaurentiis stable, which 
^already includes some of the top 
■ Italian pic and legit names, includ- 
t ling among others, Vittorio Gass-. 
- jmann, Alberto Sordi, Carla Gra- 
, Vina, not to mention Mrs. : De- 
l [Laurentiis, Silvana Mangano. 




FAILS TO SET DEAL 

But Netter Thinks ‘Porgy’ To Hit 
Japan In ’61 

Tokyo, Sept. 27. 

Douglas Netter Jr., sales, rep of 
Samuel Goldwyri Productions; left 
Japan without firming a deal for 
“Porgjr and ; Bess” which will be 
distributed here, by Daiel . because., 
of longtime association between 
Goldwyn. and the Japanese com¬ 
pany. 

Negotiations continue, with Net¬ 
ter seeking either the Yuraka-zu, 
Saeala-za or Piccadilly for a spring 
Tokyo bow. The rep said he will 
hot try to seek an advance of pro¬ 
posed release dates because of 
Current wave here of interest in 
the Negro.: 


.'VARIETY'S' LONDON OFFICE 
4* St. JaniM's Strut* Piccadilly 


Culture Aim, But 


| Berlin, Oct. 4. , 

l In view of the constant. Soviet 
threat to muscle the Western pow*- 
: crs out of West Berlin, the. city's 
: 10th annual cultural festival (Ber¬ 
liner Festwocheni,. which got un¬ 
derway here Sept. 18, has taken, 
on all the aspects of a political 
event despite thelonghair attrac¬ 
tions. Event is ,regarded as’ a show 
. window of western art: and: culture 

of special interest to those in 
the far side of the Brandenburg 
Gate. 

Lending a politically topical air. 
to the proceedings has 'been con- 
1 du.ctor Herbert von Karajan, who 
gained headlines when, it was 
learned.'he’d.been given police pro¬ 
tection . as result of threatening 
letters . he'd: been, receiving. The 
conductor received the. threats for., 
allegedly being “too friendly” to 

■ Soviet Premier Khrushchev dur¬ 
ing the latter's visit to Vienna 
this summer. 

Festival, however, kicked off 
. successfully with a concert\ef the 
Berlin Philharmonic tinder Kara¬ 
jan’s direction, with Leontyne 
Price .as soloist. Miss Price, well 
remembered here for her “Pcirgy 
and Bess” engagement eight years 
ago. drew critical acclaim, for her 
performance. Sixty-nine other per¬ 
formances, covering everything 
from opera, legit-, ballet, concert 
and art shows, are set for the 16- 
! day fest which: ends Oct: 4. 

| This year's show., is not strictly t 
• ionghair.’ It also is offering oper¬ 
etta 'Paul... Abraham’s “Flower: of 
Hawaii”), vaudeville <a big : scale 
variety show at the Sportpalast), 
jazz 'Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband 
of Copenhagen), and evert 'for: the 

■ first time) a film premiere. This 
!will, be the presentation Friday 

>30) of Gloria Films’ “Faust,” 
filmed stage presentation by . the 
Deutsche Schauspielhaus Ham¬ 
burg with Gnstaf Gruendgens, ‘ 
j First fest . week included- two 
concerts by the N; Y, Philharmpn- 

under Leonard Bernstein's di- 
I rection, a cohcert. by. Tokyo's NHK 
[Symphony Orch under Hiroyuki 
Ilwaki. and three more, by the Ber- 
jlin orch under Kail Boehm. Latter 
[goes to N, Y. shortly to- conduct 
'seven concerts of. the N Y. Phil¬ 
harmonic. 

REPORT UA, HOYTS IN 
PACT RENEWAL TIFF 

Sydney, Sept. 27. 

United Artists and the Hoyts’ 
pic loop reportedly are wrangling 
over product contract renewal. No 
UA pic has been routed oyer the 
loop for several weeks; Formerly 
UA fare was exclusive tb Hoyts in 
key cities coast to coast.. 

AI Katz, UA .foreign division 
manager, .planed in last.week on. a 
’ let’s-patch-it-up mission, it’s said. 
Trade speculation , is . that a get- 
together will eventuate in the near 
future. 

Not long ago Warners and Hoyts 
had a new contract fallout, but this 
was settled after the distrib came 
up with a solid batch of pix. 

Hoyts (stock-controlled by. 20th- 
Fox), is currently spotting some. 
Metro product following, the gear¬ 
ing of “Ben-HUr” into th Metro 
showcase, -St. James, Sydney, oh a 
long Tun. 


Inside Stuff—International 

American Guild of Musical Artists (AFL-CIO) has filed a protest 
with U. S. State Dept, against latter’s declared decision to send 
more dance troupes overseas, at least in the upcoming fiscal year; 
It’s Unknown what motivated, the Cultural Exchange hierarchy to thi 
decision but rumor relates it to the American Ballet Theatre of. Lucia 
Chase, now in Russia, taking precedence over the N.: Y. City Ballet 
of Lincoln Kirstein. Hardly a secret that the world of; ballet is at 
intrigue-laden as diplomacy itself,, State Dept, did not relish the shel¬ 
lacking it took, by indirection, along with the. New York ANT A dance 
panel, iii giving Lucia Chase priority. 

Israel will have an international Music Festival next Aujgust; stress¬ 
ing small orchestras and choirs but uniting at the end for a big: sym¬ 
phony. Alexander Schneider is the organizer for the; Government Tour¬ 
ist Corp. (A. Z. Profes) and one hope is that Pablo Casals,, the Spanish 
exile-cellist wiir participate,’ health permitting. Budapest Quartet, of 
which. Schneider. is a member; will offer a full cycle of Beethoven 
string quartets. A. trip comprising Issac Stern Eugene Istomin and 
Leonard Rose. is. in: prospect while the Canadian lieder singer, Mau¬ 
reen Forrester, is also lined up. 

A new series of records has been published in Italy^-for the * ■sou¬ 
venir-hungry’’ tourist, always on the look-out for something neW. The 
tourist : records contain the ‘‘best” of Italian song, old, .contemporary: 
and folkloristic-grouped, according to their towns of origin iNaples, 
Venice, Florence, Rome, etc ). Best seller is the Rome record: which 
includes besides two songs about the “Fontana dr Trevi” a coin td 
throw into the Fountain for those w ho wish to return to Rome. 

Lamentations have started again in Roman, circles about the lack 
of funds for Spoleto’s 'Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Two Worlds”) Festival 
—especially- fori the drama which seems always treated as a stepchild 
to' the musical ventures. About $35,000 has been given in each year 
as a contribution from the Italian government, though it could not 
be ascertained how much of it has gone towards the purely dramatic 
functions of the Festival,• which have mostly seemed, improvised .and 
not sufficiently prepared especially where the Italian drama, authors 
and actors are concerned. One of Italy’s most astute and wellrkno\yn 
critics wrote, this year that “the. name of-Lorca alone is. riot enough 
to. same the drama's face at Spoieto.” 

Allied Artists will handle worldwide, distribution of Stratton Pro¬ 
ductions’ “The. Big W.aye,” with exception of Japa , Okinawa and, 
Formosa. Tpho Co., of Tokyo, will cover these areas, under deal set 
by writer Pearl Buck and director Tad Danielewski; partnered in. 
ownership of Stratton. Pic is now shooting in Japan with Sessue 
HayakaVva topbilling : a mostly-Japanese cast, is also utilizing Toho’f 
studio facilities; 


Mexico City, Oct. 4 V 

Local film circles are. concerned 
with reports that Hollywood is 
thinking anew of producing films 
in the Spanish idiom. Trade 
sources say that, the failure, of 
Robert J. Corkery. Motion Picture 
Export Assn, v.p.. to' gain any head¬ 
way in easing adamant stands, of 
Argentina and Mexico.with respect 
to dubbed films is causing Holly¬ 
wood brass to think in terms of 
Spanish production. 

While there is a united front 
against influx of American films 
dubbed with Spanish soundtrack, 
there is no current legislation 
against productions shot in Span¬ 
ish. An attempt to obtain reactions 
and what action would be taken of 
Hollywood should initiate produc : 
tion of Spanish language films 
brought evasions from distributor 
heads. here v as well as from, the 
Film. Bureau.. 1 Policy apparently is 
cine of waiting to see ho\v things- 
develop. 

Reaction of u. ions is favorable 
to idea for it. is felt, Hollywood 
would have to import Mexican ele¬ 
ments, including talent and tech¬ 
nicians, to make the. Spanish pic¬ 
tures. Producers,,-; however, Are 
withholding views but there is an 
uneasy atmosphere if American 
production should go full swing 
and turn out Spanish language 
films in quantity. 

U.S. Reps in Dark 

Reps of American distributors 
here profess no knowledge of any 
Hollywood plans to make Spanish 
films. 

Corkery recently released a 
statement for the MPEA “clari¬ 
fying” the dubbing controversy. In 
this it was explained that Holly¬ 
wood product has; been exported to 
Mexico, Central and South Amer¬ 
ica for jnore than 25. years and in 
all this, time pictures dubbed in 
Spanish have accounted for less 
than one per cent of the total, 
with these mostly Walt Disney .car¬ 
toon .short subjects and feature 
lengths: 

The IVIPEA statement denied 
that there ever has been a “dub¬ 
bing battle” aiid that any legisla¬ 
tion aimed at containing this activ¬ 
ity Would be “surprising, and un¬ 
necessary.” (Mexico may be ready¬ 
ing legislation to put barriers up 
against dubbed product: comment 
is -that the. “one per cent” men¬ 
tioned by the statement is a “sit 
able figure” already, considering 
total of Hollywood production of 
[past 25 years). 

The MPEA statement received 


wide publication here in daily and. 
magazine press, as well, as in trAdO 
publications. But Mexican reaction 
is summed up in a comment by 
Bias Lopez Fandos... head of Pel?- 
pulas Nacionales. wild still irisistf 
that Hollywood dubbing of its. pro¬ 
duction in Spanish is .a threat that 
could bankrupt the national indus¬ 
try. / - ; J ’ ' 

Argentine, Uruguay 
Festivals Solve Dispute 
Over Conflicting Dates 

Buenos Aire.s,. Sept. 27. 

The permanent coirimittee of 
the. Mar del .Plata International 
Film Festival has solved its dif¬ 
ferences over a conflict ' dates 
■with the Purita del Este. commit¬ 
tee; and with the. International- 
Federation. of Film. Producer 
Assns.- iFlAPF). The latter .had 
agreed 1 some time ago to ,consider 
the annual IMar del Plata event as 
the only internationally recog¬ 
nized contest on the American con¬ 
tinent. Thus, the Argentine group 
was: considerably taken aback a- 
short while ago, when it requested 
that Jan. 8-17 be reserved as the 
dAte for -the 1961. Mar del. Plata 
Festival, on being told 1 that, date 
was reserved for Uruguay's Punta 
del Este. 

However, the situation has been 
smoothed over, by mutual agree¬ 
ment. The Punta del Este commit¬ 
tee agreed that the Mar del Plata 
event will be scheduled first on the 
proposed Jan. 8-17 timetable, with 
Punta del Este seguing after from 
the 19th to 26th. This mearis that 
foreign delegations can atrend 
both events without major expends 
iture on fares; and everyone, con¬ 
cerned can enjoy two weeks of 
blissful junketing. 

The Argentine government co¬ 
operated by issuing a decree can¬ 
celling all custom duties, consular 
fees And. release .taxes on the for¬ 
eign features And publicity ma¬ 
terial entered for this Third Inter¬ 
national Mar del Plata Festival, 
The agreement With Punta del Este 
is that the Argentine event will be 
: a serious contest,, with first-class 
Jury... 

Punta del Este event, fest on the 
other hand, will be purely local, 
designed to give the foregin dele¬ 
gations a,chance to look around 
that tourist spot. 


'VARIKTY'S' LONDON OFFICI 
49 S». Imam's StrMt, FlccaSUIv 


P^RlUPt 


INTERNATIONAL, 



Says Lucia Chase m Moscow- filll VERY SMALL Ailing Mexican Fim Industry Divided 

ise of the Arnerican Ballet Theatre as follows; PYPAIIT PITTflTfif Q On Value of New Federal Film Law 


Moscow, Sept. 27.* 

Sovetskaya Kuiture of Moscow, Sept; 13 issue, quotes: Lucia 
Chase of the American Ballet; Theatre as follows;. 

‘ On. behalf of all the uiembeis of the company I can. say that 
we are extremely happff that the cultural relations between our 
countries . have been developing successfully and friiitfully in. the 
past year!?. This whs greatly facilitated by Mr. Khrushchev's last 
year's visiito the United States.and his meetings with. the American 
people. ,We hope that Mr, Khrushchev’s visit to New York in con¬ 
nection with the/United Nations General Assembly will help to 
further eycpand and, strengthen. our. cultural contacts:" . 


Why Pam Hits Don’t Export Well to U.S. Legitimate 
Theatre 


By GENE MOSKOWITZ 

Paris, Oct; 4.- v 

The first two new French legit 
entries of the season look to be 
smash hits. They, are by Andre 
Roussin and Marcel Achard whip 
usually score here, especially Roust 
sin, and do well in other European 
countries, including Great Britain, 
but mainly come a cropper when 
transposed to Broadway. Plays are 
“Les Glorieuses” (The Glorious; 
Ones) by the former and “L’ldiote” 
by the latter. 

Rotissin and Achard are consid¬ 
ered ;“boulevard'’ writers which 
ignifies light comedy or drama 
which goes over with.'regular'play- 
; goers looking for entertainment 
but not with the buffs who want 
more solidity and content: Local 
fanciers have always claimed that 
the plays: hid serious satirical 
points, of view under their mainly 
frothy arid lightweight iexteriors. 

Broadway, audiences however 
usually demand more meat arid 
positive elements in their fare. If 
husbands almost succumb to fe¬ 
male wiles a reason is. forthcoming 
while in the. French entries; the 
mates invariably give ;in and the 
reason is that it is life, inevitable- 
etc. They almost always wind with 
the French shrug and worldly non-, 
commitment, 

... This may he why Roussin’s “The 
Little Hut” triumphed everywhere 
but Broadway, and why his “Nina” 
never reached Broadway, while 
Achard’s *'Patate.” an international 
hit arid ini its fifth year here, only 
lasted three. days over; there. But 
one play may break thru and up¬ 
set these attitudes. That is show; 
biz. But everi weighter French 
boulevard writers, like Jean 
Anouilh arid the late Jean Giraii- 
doux have had trouble on the Yarik 
N. Y. main stem and Felecieh .Mar- 
.ceau’s local hit “The Good . Soup” 
also flopped ' N. Y. 

Hard-To-Handle 

But yet. Paris .sticcess frequently 
his. these plays - tried aboard arid 
in N. Y. and these may also find 
willing producers. But both need 
solid adaptation arid production. 
Though' production is usually 
blamed-for French flops on Broad¬ 
way there is still a difference in 
comic and dramatic arid even 
moral outlook . between the two 
audiences which does hot make it 
easy for French plays on Broadway 
though; they have fared better off- 
Broad\vay Where spectators seem 
more comprehensive, jean Genet. 
Marcel Ayme, Eugene Ionesco, and 
Samuel Beckett have.made names 
for themselves in the offbeat 
realms of pff-Broadway. The more 
commercial writers have yet to 
click completely on Broadway it¬ 
self. 

Roussin’s play “Glorieuses” is 
done Alexandrine verse and 
concerns the abusive wives of great 
men (scientists, diplomats and art¬ 
ists* who live off their husband’s 
prowess rather ..than their Dwn tal¬ 
ents Roussin is deft but; this is a 
gimmicky affair With too . many lo¬ 
cal allusions, plus its tricky prob¬ 
lem of adapting its rhymes, to 
make for an untoward foreign 
charities. He also has a natty cur¬ 
tain. raiser “The Wohian - Who 
Speaks the Truth” . about two 
friends discussing one's wife and 
the other’s mistress arid revealing 
her infidelities to both. It is witty 
but acceptance and gallantry are 
(Continued on page 15) 


Israeli Film Data 

Washington, Sept. 27. 

. American releases in Israel 
.decliried- last year, according 
to a report of the U. S: Com¬ 
merce Dept. 

The report said that in the 
.year. ending March 1960. the 
Israel Film Censorship Board 
.. reviewed 178 "U; ; S! films—or 
39% of the total. During the 
1958-59 period. 216 filrris-^or 
43% of the total-T-were Amer¬ 
ican. Germany, also suffered a 
decrease. France, United King¬ 
dom, Italy, Russia. Spain, 
India arid Egypt all scored 
gairis.. 

French Backing of Italo 
Director Slows Nations’ 
Closer Filmic Relations 

Paris, Sept. 27., 

An Italian film director, Michael- 
angelo Antonioni, With six pix to 
; his credit and almost all of them 
‘ weakies at the boxoffice, had a day 
dedicated to him at two first-run 
i Paris pic houses, coincident with 
j the opening of his latest film, “The 
: Adventure,” which was. done: under 
the patronage of the French Min¬ 
ister of Culture Andre Malraux. 

This Underlines the governmen-r 
■ tal interest in films as Well as the 
I closer filmic ties between Common 
Mart countries arid especially 
Frince, and Italy. 

. Some Yank film people who pre¬ 
fer to be nameless. also say that 
it explains the unpopular prizes at 
Cannes and Venice this year Which 
Went: to an Haiti arid French film, 
respectively, to press outcry and 
; public, annoyance. 

But Antonioni is- specialized. ; 
personalized director. Whose work. i 
has been discovered by film buffs 
and who. won some lesser fest 
kudos. The local Film Museum, 
the Cinematheque Francaise, was I 
behind the organization of this I 
homage. Last. July the Museum 
showed all his pi to packed 
houses. I 

'‘‘Adventure” got gbpd reviews 
butjts length, obsessive preoccu¬ 
pation. with the lack of commuiii- 
catiori between people, and espe¬ 
cially lovers, make this primarily 
an arty bet, But it may do okay 
biz ip film-minded Paris. 

“Advehture” was hooted at the 
recent Cannes Fest but got an 
award for its audacity and style. 
Other Antonioni films shown were 
“Wohian Without Caraelias,” on 
the film industry and a girl’s sacrL 
flee to become a star; “Chronicle; 
of a Love,” on an illicit love affair; 
‘•Friends.” on suicide, and. “The 
Cry,” also about the suicide of a 
"man who can not adjust after he 
j loses the woman of his life. Last 
med was partly, produced; by 
Stey Cochran who also starred. 

Keith. L A. Exec, to Technl 
Willard W. Keith of Los Angeles 
was elected to the board, of Tech¬ 
nicolor. He fills the vacancy-cre¬ 
ated by the resignation of Charles. 
LI MacDonald. 

. Keith is president and director 
of Marsh & McLerinari-Cosgrove 
& Co. of L.A. 

Alec GuInness costars with Rosa- 
land Russell in Frederick BrisSon’s 
Col production, ‘‘Five Finger Ex¬ 
ercise.” 


By WOLFE KAUFMAN 

, Dublin, Oct. 4. , 

Theatre is ' part and parcel of 
Irish life. That .would seem to be 
. the theme and keynote of the 
Theatre Festival; just ended here. 
The Festival ran for two weeks, 
did not attract (as it had hoped) a 
. great. deal of internatiorial atten¬ 
tion, but did; give vent to such a 
fine outpouring of purely native 
talent, that it ought, to be an im¬ 
portant world-wide event next time 
; round. ' 

. There were seven, new plays pro¬ 
duced during the two weeks, two 
of which (in this observer’s opin¬ 
ion) were mighty fine, there was 
an exciting riew production of 
"Playboy of the Western World” 

. with a cast headed by Siobhan 
MacKennaand a new Old Vic pro¬ 
duction of “Macbeth”’ The paradox 
is that the latter, though in every 
way the most professional, show on 
hand. did not really belong;. 

...What exciting about the 

Festival was that, it was predomir 
nantly Irish.. Look at it this way— 
who are the greatest English play-,, 
wrights of all; times? The answer 
is Shaw, Wilde, O’Casey, Synge; 
Joyce, Sheridan, Dunsany, Gre¬ 
gory, Yeats, etc. All Irishers. And 
there’s them as would * include , 

: Shakespeare. Which (this Festival i 
makes clean is no freak. The Irish i 
still love theatre and still write it ; 
and ; act it. Although none of the . 
new plays shown here: is likely to . 
see production in other world [ 
capitals,, there are two playwrights, 
and one . director involved who] 

{ should be heard from again and 
importantly. 

• Dublin is a city of approximately 
500,000 population. Normally one 
would expect tine tir two, perhaps 
three, theatres in a city, that size. ! 
Actually, there are half a dozen. : 
But; more...importantly, there is an ! 
amazingly strong, semi-pro theatre. [ 
Equity has about 200 actors on its [ 
lists in Dublin, most of \yhom keep | 
busy most of the time. There 
were 82 plays produced in Dublin. 1; 
last year, not counting read shows : 
booked Into the regular theatres. 

Most of the plays and thea¬ 
tres, let's face it, are on the 
weird side. Off-Broadway at 
its wildest Was never like this* 
One of the most successful 
theatres is the Pike, a 54 seat 
house iri on alley. Another is 
the Eblana, which was orig¬ 
inally a newsreel house in the 
bus station. Still another is a 
former show-room at the gas 
company and you have to 
wade through a hundred or so 
gas stoves and , furnaces y.o 
. reach it. 

‘The Scatterin’ 

The best.of the new plays (also 
the most; successful, which is riot 
always the same thing) is “The ; 
-.Scatterin',” a distirganizea musical 
about the Dublin beatniks (here, 
too!) by James McKenna.. It 
doesn’t quite come off. Or, rather, . 
it seems likely it is too local for 
tiutside-Dublin consumption. But 
it’s a fine evening iri the theatre 
and it is safe. to predict important 
futures both for the playwright and 
for Alan Simpson, its producer- 
director Hugh Leonard is another 
new name that promises a good 
(Continued on page 15) 


Japan’s Exports 

Tokyo, Sept. 27. 

Japan’s earnings from Au¬ 
gust exports totalled $193,174 
from 223 films which break 
down to 152 features, six 
.shorts, 32 newsreels from do¬ 
mestic product and 27 fea¬ 
tures, one short and five news¬ 
reels of foreign films. . 

Division of earnings was 
$190,268 ..for Japanese films 
and $2,906 for foreign product. 

Number of exported fea¬ 
tures. by Japan major com¬ 
panies was: Shochiku, 20; 
Toho; ;32; Daiei, 22; Shintoho, 
11; Toei, 43 and Nikkatsu, 24. 

Biggest earnings came from 
Okinawa ($70,665) with Tai¬ 
wan ($34,738), U.S. ($23,850), 
Indonesia. ($17,945) and Ar¬ 
gentina ($17,170) riCxt in line. 

Ui. Bars. Pix to Commie 
Held Hongkong Theatres 
But Macao Unaffected 

Hongkong, Sept. 27. 

. All four of the firstrun theatres 
In Macao, a Portuguese colony 
on the China coast for more than 
400 years, will continue to-.show 
Ariiejrican films—they won’t be hit 
by a U. S. Treasury Dept, edict 
prohibiting cinemas, wnCd by 
Chinese Communist interests, from 
showing such pictures; 

The. Treasury Dept, has already 
taken action to ; prevent three 
Hongkong theatres front screening 
Hollywood product. In the wake 
of this step it was generally ex¬ 
pected .that similar action would 
be taken against the four Macao 
theatres which are. known to be 
run by millionaire Ho Yin, a Com¬ 
munist sympathizer who holds a 
Portuguese passport. . 

*A Treasury official in Hongkorig, 
wiyen asked to explain why the 
four Macao theatres—Victprio, Im- 
perio, Apollo and Capital—though 
“designated as national.” would 
still be allowed to show U. S. films 
and the three Hongkong theatres 
would be prohibited from doing so 
under the ban, said: “The situation 
in Macao is different:” ' 

He added that Macao has only 
these four theatres and if Ameri¬ 
can films were, banned from their 
screens, it would mean that U.S. 
pictures just would not be shown 
there. This was soiriething which 
the Treasury Dept, did not with 
to see happen. 

The three Hongkong theatres hit 
by the ban are the Astor (first-ftm). 
and the Metropole and Cathay 
(secorid-run). The Treasury action 
taken against them comes under 
the Foreign: Assets Control which 
prohibits companies from haying 
dealings With Communist China. 
It was just routine action and noth¬ 
ing .sensational ahtiut it, according 

to the Treasury official. 1 

Metro, Universal- International, 
Parairiount, Columbia, Warner 
Bros, and 20th-Fox show their films 
in Macao. “The 10 Command¬ 
ments,” “Pillow Talk” and “North 
by Northwest” have had long runs 
in Macao , and did well at the box- 
office. 


Follows Special Packets on TV, Legit, Opera—Feed 
Periodicals in 80 Foreign Lands 


“Television in America” Is the 
latest packet of special articles 
prepared for overseas distribution 
to newspapers and magazines In ! 
some 80 lands. This is an under¬ 
taking of the u;S. Information 
Service. None tit the material is 
intended for domestic American 
consumption.: 

.Previously the USIS has pro¬ 
vided packets of articles on ‘The 
American Theatre,” “The Ameri¬ 


can Film” and “The American 
Opera.” The legit series. include 
by-lined pieces by Brooks Atkin¬ 
son, Joseph Wood Krutch, William 
Inge, Robert Whitehead. Lewis 
Gannett, John Beaufort and .others. 

Editor of the: several packets has 
been Henry B, Kranz, who has sta¬ 
tus as. a cultural specialist with 
USIS. He is currently compiling a 
series of articles -for. foreign pub¬ 
lication on the Off-Broadway Thea¬ 
tre of Manhattan. 


> By EMIL ZUBRYN 

Mexico City, Oct. 4. 

Forthcoming federal legislation 
affecting films, the first formal 
attempt of Us kind (outside of Ger¬ 
man and Italian efforts before 
World War II). is being hailed as 
a panacea for Mexican motion pic¬ 
ture industry-ills and also as an un¬ 
controlled headache. 

The good intentions are there, as 
witness serious preliminary discus¬ 
sions before the Chamber of Depu¬ 
ties by all segments of the Industry. 
But the» main difficulty is that 
there are widely diverging opinions 
on just what should be done for 
the ailing Mexican isdustry, asd 
how. 

Even if the new legislation does 
give the industry a tremendous 
economic hot foot, it may well turn 
out to be a Pyrrhic victory. Thera 
are far too many ominous over¬ 
tones, and astute industry execu¬ 
tives are uneasy about the way tha 
bureaucratic winds may blow for 
them. 

Federico Heuer, of the Film 
Bank, paints a picture of a “dis¬ 
tinct. different arid new” organiza¬ 
tion and development of the indus¬ 
try in the future. But he warns 
that producers, exhibitors and dis¬ 
tributors (including foreign distrib¬ 
utor reps) will have to “adjust” 
to this “new line” or “cede the 
field to others.” 

The new Film Law is going to 
make many changes within the in¬ 
dustry structure, Heuer said, and 
all sectors will have to change 
their ways to fit in with the new 
“master plan” if they are willing 
to “cooperate with a new industry 
which will rival the best in the 
world.” 

Just what is expected of the Mex¬ 
ican industry will be publicized on 
or around Oct. 12. the “L” Day for 
the industry. And while specula¬ 
tion is the order of the day, there 
are certain sources who claim they 
have an inside track to highlights 
of the legislation 

According to insiders, the new 
lay may take up the matter of Im¬ 
port taxes for foreign films, with 
-a hike implied. Exhibitors will be 
wooed, to give more time to Mexi¬ 
can product , by giving tax reduc¬ 
tions to those who assign 50% or 
more of their time to exhibition 
of national product. 

Better Product Scheme 

It is possible that a 10 to 2Q% 
share of taxes levied against thea¬ 
tres may build up Film Bank funds, 
with these funds turned over,to 
producers as “cash prizes” to in¬ 
duce them to turn out high qual¬ 
ity product aimed for the national 
and international markets. 

A complete reorganization of tho 
distributorship set up, the possible 
launching of a government con¬ 
trolled third chain, and a shakeup 
in distribution are also predicted 
by “inside” sources 'as part of tho 
new forward march of Mexican pic¬ 
tures. 

Reports have been circulating 
that Cimex may want to abandon 
its costly foreign subsidiaries, nota¬ 
bly in France and Germany, with 
overhead costs not warranting re¬ 
sults. It’s felt that Cimex may 
farm out distribution -to reliable 
firms overseas, retaining for itself 
the lucrative American and Cana¬ 
dian market. 

The two other official distribu¬ 
torships, Peliculas Nacionales and 
Peliculas Mexicanas, will concen¬ 
trate on a drive to develop the Cen¬ 
tral and South American market 
and Spain. 

Gorham House Gutted 

Gorham. N.H., Oct. 4. 

Gorham, formerly known as tho 
Ritz, was almost completely de¬ 
stroyed' by fire here on the night 
of Sept. 28 with a loss estimated 
at $20,000. 

The building was owned by the 
LaBlanc Estate and tire film house 
was operated by John Boudoukis, 
who was on a business trip in Bos¬ 
ton when the blaze broke out, fol¬ 
lowing an explosion in the boiler 
room. The theatre, seating several 
hundred persons, was open only 
ion weekends. 


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Bergamo. Italy, Sept. 27. 4 
The. third annual Berganm festi¬ 
val of short films awarded its grandV 
prize to Wolf Hart’s German entry; 
.'‘Rhythm of A Port." a study of the: 
port of Hamburg. One of the five 
additional prizes was won by Walt 
Disney’s “Donald in Mathmagic 
Land” in the cartoon category 
The Bergamo test is unique 
among film .fests in that instead 
of handing but golden palms, bears 
or plaques to the. winner;: it gives 
cash prizes. First prize is 3,000,000 
lire (approximately $5;000), while 
the five other winners receive 
1,000,000 lire each. Disney turned 
over his money to Boys Towns of 
Italy. 

One of the ; things which contrib- 
tes to the smooth funning of the 
nnual shorts fest is that entries, 
are. submitted directly by indi¬ 
vidual producers, thereby elimi- 
jiatlng local “selection committees” 
which have created so many hard 
feelings at the feature film, fests:. 
This year out of the total of 155 
films from 30 countries, the Ber¬ 
gamo selection committee (which 
functions also as jury) accepted 
77 films, representing 18 countries; 
Germany was repped by 20 films, 
Italy by 17. France by 10 and the 
U. Sbyfive. 

U; S. entries, included Lawrence 
. Silberman’s “The Printmaker ”, 
John Hubley’s “Mboribirds,” 
Robert Snyder’s “Three Ameri¬ 
cans’’ and Cur.t Oertel’s “Building 
A New World,’* in addition to the 
Disney winner. 


Red China Too Changed’ 


Paris, Oct. 4. 

Peripatetic French pic producer 
Raoul Levy is back from a trip 
through Red China scouting exter¬ 
iors for his forthcoming produc¬ 
tion, “Marco Polo.” He. has de¬ 
cided to : simulate 14th century 
China in Siam, Iran and India for 
he - feels today’s. China is too 
changed, the. streets too wide, and 
the different communal conditions 
have leavened out too much in¬ 
dividuality. 

Levy believes he found the 
sumptuous sites in other Eastern 
countries, where it will also be eas¬ 
ier to shoot. He intends to start 
the film, based on Polo’s voyages, 
in October, 1961; with ItalO actor 
Marcello Mastroiannl to play the 
traveler; Christian-jacque will di¬ 
rect. 

. :Levy is prepping his “The LongA 
est Day,” on the “D Day” landings, 
for a March, 1960, start. He’s ailso 
winding “The ..Truth” with Brigitte 
Bardot, and H; G. Clouzbt direct¬ 
ing. ' 


Yank Films 
Inherit Tattered Paris 
Mantle of ‘New Wave’ 


Irish Cinema Patrons 

Drop to 10-Year Low 

Dublin. Sept. 21. . 

The number of admissions to 
cinemas in the Republic of ; Ireland 
dropped to a 10-year low of 43,800,- 
000 last year, according to the Cen¬ 
tral Statistics Office here. The 
peak was reached in 1954 with a 
total of 54,100.000. For the past 
three years the drop has been, ait 
the rate of about 3.000.00 admis- 
ions a year. 

The net outflow of currency 
from the country to pay film renr 
tals was $2,354,800. against $2,452,- 
800 in 1958: 


Irish Drama 

SSmS Continued from page 13. 

deal for the future. His play “A 
Walk on the Water”, is somewhat 
on the diffuse side but indicates a 
talent worth culturing. 

Sidelights: Biz at all. the . shows 
was good with a single exception, 
it London import, “Hassan” .. two 
of the shows got; London offers for 
follow-up runs, “The Scatterin’’ and 
“The Importance of Being Oscar” 

. . . Only two American scouts 
showed up: Mrs. Hope Abelson. a 
Broadway producer and an anony¬ 
mous rep of Sol Hurok , . . There 
are a number of Yank actors in 
Dublin, Working regularly: . Herb 
Moulton (ex of Chi and N.Y.) had 
a key role in “Mourn the Ivy 
Leaf,” an honest but, dull play 
based on the life of Parnell; Jack 
Ai’onsbn of N.Y; had an important 
part in Walter Macken’s new play 
“The Voices of Dooliri” and Gilbert 
McIntyre (who left his native N.Y. 
for Dublin at the age of 12, .some 
eight or nine years ago) does a 
fine hunk of acting and crooning 
in “The Scatterin’’ .■■>■ . There are 
ix daily papers in Dublin, which 
seems an awful lot,, with Saemus 
Kelly of the Times as the dean of 
the critics . . > Only one New York 
critic flew over for .Die Festival, 
Henry Hewes of the Saturday Re¬ 
view ; . . There is' no local tele¬ 
vision, but BBC from London gets 
a pretty., good play. Allegedly 
there will be a commercial teevee 
outlet here within a year . . :• The 
Catholic influence pretty strong 
everywhere; town closes up at 
night, no bars; niteries or enter¬ 
tainments after, midnight; quite a. 
bit of open gambling, curiously 
enough, but no prosties on the 
streets . . . Lord Kilianin, chair¬ 
man of the Festival Council, is a 
hep ex-newspaperman who part¬ 
nered John Ford in a number of 
Hollywood projects. John Huston 
is' also on this Council, though no 
one knew just where to find him 
at Festival time . Like many 
modern cities, Dubli is badly un- 
der-hotelled and desperately needs 
a couple of modern hostelries 
pronto. 


Paris, Oct. 4. 

The “New Wave,” fading here 
due to lagging entries from sup¬ 
posed new blood, is now being ap¬ 
plied to specialized ' Yarik pix 
primarily made outside of Holly¬ 
wood and some turned out within, 
the regular rriajor, biz pattern. This 
started via these pix getting film 
fest. kudos arid then, release, or 
riear-future spotting, here; 

The French “Wave” worked-in¬ 
side the industry but, iri some 
cases, money came from - relatives;. 
When it clicked, the coiripariies 
jumped ori the bandwagori arid no 
less than 40 pix by newcomers 
were made,. Most turned put to be 
disappointing and ; some came. in 
for severe censoring. 

However, it gave new stars, tal¬ 
ent and outlook to the industry 
here. It forced older directors to 
turn to more . Important themes, 
pricked; public interest and made 
the usually staid industry more 
venturesome. 

The first reverse “Wave” label 
was put on Bert: Stern’s full-length 
U, S. documentary, on the Newport 
Jazz Fest, “Jazz on a Summer’s 
Day.” It had first-run bookings and 
did all right in Paris, Where there 
is a big nucleus of jazz buffs. 

Next came “Private Property,” a 
sleek tale made outside the indus- 
try for $60,000, but still using the 
techniques and story, made familiar 
by Hollywood. It was allowed to 
be shown only in its subtitled form 
by censors but did -good if not out¬ 
standing biz. 

The information section of. the 
Venice .Film Fest unveiled many of 
the privately made Yank pix Which 
led to several/articles utilizing the 
“Wave” symbol, plus sales here. 
First was Lionel Rogosin’s “Come 
Back Africa,” which won an aisle- 
sitter award at Venice last year. It 
played the art circuit for good biz 
and drew excellent reviews on its 
compassionate look at raceprob- 
leriis in South Africa, 

Rogosin’s “On the Bowery," 
made before “Africa.” arid which 
was also prized at Venice, is due 
this season as well as Joseph 
Strick’s “The Savage Eye.’? and 
John Cassavetes’ “Shadows.” They 
will be shown in art houses mainly. 

There is also dickering for Mor¬ 
ris; Engel’s “Weddings arid Babies,” 
also a Venice prize graduate. Inci¬ 
dentally, Engel's “The Little Fugi- 
tive” won a Silver Lion at Venice, 
sorrie years ago arid had a fine 
career here. It helped set up the 
“Wave” by Inspiring some critics, 
namely Francois Truffaut who 
made “The 400 Blow./;" to make 
films on their ow 

Yank ‘‘Wavers” appear ttf . be 
getting more attention abroad, than, 
on their home grounds. Rogosin 
had to hire his own theatre in' N. Y. 
for proper placing of “Africa,” and 
European film fests usually show 
them out of competition since they 
deal primarily with U. S.. industry 
orgs; 


32 CHORAL GROUPS 
AT AREZZO, ITALY 

By TRUDY GOTH 

Florence, Sept. 27. 

In rid other place in Italy can 
so much singing be heard all at 
once as at Arezzo during the four 
days of the “International Poni- 
fonic -Choral Competition,” There 
is singing in theatres; halls, bars 
and on the, street, mostly until the 
early morning hours. The last con¬ 
cert iat the end of the four days 
was given by .“Jim” and American 
student at Oxford, tenor of the 
Collegium Musicum Oxoniense 
Chorus and the public consisted of 
three 1 policemen, two night-watch-' 
men, two German arid three 
French tourists—given the hour, a 
good and enthusiastic if not numer¬ 
ous public; The place was an arch- 
wajp- of an old palace and Jim ; with 
his- guitar sang ancient Elisabeth- 
ias arias, all sad ones , as a good¬ 
bye to the lovely city of Arezzo. 

This year, choral groups meeting 
at Arezzo were 32 in all. 18 Italian, 
four Greek, three German, two 
English; two . Austrian, one French, 
one Spanish, one Swiss. The 
French chorus “La Psalette d’Or¬ 
leans” won first prize (for classical 
music—tFjere were also prices for 
folklore^songs); third were the 
British kids (29 of them) under 
the direction of a hungarian direc¬ 
tor;' Laszlo . Heltay, who had a vast, 
repertory of English composers of. 
the 16th and 17th century; The 
Italians placed theriiselves: only 4th 
and 5th . ' ' the respective cate¬ 
gories but most noticeable: was the 
German.chorus from Hamburg con¬ 
ducted by an Italian under the 
auspisces of the Italian Cultural 
Iristitute in that city and called 
“Coro Monteverdi.” This group had 
a .rare perfection, generally only, 
apparent iri professional chorusses 
and was; able to execute difficult 
contemporary music such as writ¬ 
ten by Petrassi; Dallapiccola and 
Schoenberg. In spite of that they 
only got the second prize, perhaps 
because, they had won the first last 
year. 

At the end of the tour days, on 
Sunday, some of'the /choruses par¬ 
ticipated in the. mass, given by 
several: churches. An. Italian boys 
choir sang Benjamin ■ Britten’s 
•‘Mi^g Brevis” and it was apparent 
how much iriore choral, music can 
be appreciated in a church with 
acoustics favoring this kind of 
mrisic enormously. Therefore next 
year’s competition is to be held in 
one of the many beautiful church¬ 
es, Arezzo calls her. own. Goth. 



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Joe Saxe to Rebuild 
Gatineau Club in Can. 

Ottawa, Oct, 4. 

Joe Saxe, owner of the Gatineau 
Club riitery destroyed by. fire two 
weeks ago, said he would build a 
new, Gatineau Club as soon as pos¬ 
sible: Flatties ..eliminated the 33- 
year-old 1,000-seater and every¬ 
thing in it, including the Saturday 
night cash receipts and other con¬ 
tents of the club’s office safe. Loss 
is valued in excess of $300,000. 

The club was established in 1927 
by Alfred Aubry, who added It to 
his farm home which later became 
the Gatineau’s lounge, bar and 
office's. It was operated: by the 
Coulson family (j.p., D’Arcy and 
Harry) before Saxe took it oyer in 
1940, The Gatineau was believed 
to "have been one of the. oldest 
continuously-operating niteries on 
th continent; 


For Anglo-French 


London, Oct. 4. 

A three-way meeting on the. pro¬ 
posed Anglo-French reciprocity 
agreement to arrange for copro¬ 
duction Is skedded for Monday 
(10) in JLondon. The Federation of 
Film Unions will discuss with the 
British Film Producers. Assn, and 
the Federation of British Film 
Makers its proposed amendments 
tri the agreement as drafted by the 
latter two groups in cahoots with 
French, producers. 

The FFU has drawn tip these 
amendments .following sessions in 
Paris on Sept. 22 t 23 with its 
French labor counterpart. Federa¬ 
tion ;Nationale : du Spectacle: While 
affirming their readiness to see co- 
production launched, the t\v labor 
outfits lay down seven principles 
that they insist be followed. These 
include that coproduction shall 
lead to an increase in film-making 
in both Countries and not cause a 
lowering of eriiployment of work¬ 
ing conditions; in. either country. 

Also stipulated are that for each 
coproduced . pic made in either 
Britain or France there must be a 
coproduced film made in. the other 
country. In addition, the . unions 
shall be consulted at every stage 
in the preparation and operation 
of the first inter-government pact, 
which must be on a trial basi 


’New Wave’ German Pic, 
Financed by U.S. Funds, 
Tackles ‘Taboo’ Subject 

Berli , Sept. 27. 

i What iooms.as an “unusual film” 
is in the making here under the 
title of “Flueht nach Berlin” (Es¬ 
cape, to Berlin). This German film 
is unusual in view of the fact that 
it has no German-—neither distribu¬ 
tor nor r producer-backing. It is 
financed by American Unexcelled 
Chemical Corp., run by 33-year-old 
Bob Crosby, and the company’s 
Swiss affiliate: Unexcelled Inter¬ 
national,. : Zurich, headed by 
Michael. K. Schwabacher. (The 
Swiss . outfit reportedly holds 
World rights.) 

. “Escape” is also unusual inas¬ 
much as it centers on a subject 
usually regarded taboo by West 
German filmites despite the faet 
that. it (the subject) concerns this: 
country’s foremost problem today: 
The divided Germany. But the W- 
Germari industry sees it as box- 
office poison. Only three W-Ger- 
man pix have centered on this very 
topic, the last being “Sky Without 
Stars*” made by Helmut Kaeutner 
in 1955, 

“Escape’s” budget amounts to 
the ridiculously small sum of 298,- 
000 D-Marks (about $70,000). It’s 
made without studio utilization 
and with a cast composed of un¬ 
knowns. Screenplay was written by 
32-year-old' Will Tremper. Latter 
is making his directorial bow with 
this one. He wrote a number of 
screenplays previously. He also au¬ 
thored “Germany, Your Starlets,” 
an extensive and frank series that 
was published lit “Stern,” German 
top. mag. “Escape to Berlin” is 
based on Tremper’s novel, “Come 
to Berlin,” which appeared in the 
same mag. 


William Goetz takes over pro¬ 
duction reins on “Borrowed Life.” 
Laurence Harvey starrer for 
Columbia Pictures previously 
skedded for David . Stillman’s Cha¬ 
let Productions for: Col release. 


Boalevard-B’way 

ConUnuedfrom page 13 

substituted for action with a dearth 
of heeded irony, 

Achafd’s “L’ldiote” is about a 
seemirigly simple but warm and 
deceptively frank and canny maid 
accused of killing her lover which 
is unraveled by a kindly, and sym¬ 
pathetic young judge. Play over- 
[does its atteiripted suspense but 
creates a good character in. the 
i maid, and its slick acting, iriount- 
j ing and sprightly dialog may have 
I this in for. a run here. But Achard 
j is content with surface characters 
• and is also evasive in ending it all 
with a supposedly wordly accept¬ 
ance of human foibles instead of 
delving their causes even though it 
is a comedy. 

Roussin’s play is at the Madeline 
Theatre and; effectively acted and 
directed by Pierre Dux with Rous- 
sin. himself doing an acceptable 
thesp jobrin the one-acter. Achafd’s 
entry is at 'the Theatre Antoine 
With fine performances by Annie 
Girardot and Jeari-Pierre Cassel. 
Both have good sets by Georges 
Wakhevitch. Roussin looks set for 
the season and Achard’s play is 
probably in for a fun. 


4- Hongkong, Sept. 27. 

United Artists' “Solomon and 
Sheba,” with YuI,Byrnner and Gina 
Lollobrigida, netted HK $461- 
131.20 (about US $82,000) on first- 
run in Hongkong to establish itself 
as the top boxoffice hit from Jan¬ 
uary to August this year. 

If nothing else tops it till the 
end of December “Solomon and 
Sheba” will end up leading as well 
as for-1959 when MGM's “North 
By Northwest,” starring Cay Grant 
who has twice visited Hongkong, 
netted HK $401,265.20 to become 
the No. 1 b.o, attraction. 

One of the sui prises of the 1960 
films seen so far in Hongkong has 
been a British sleeper titled "Circus 
Of Horror” which netted for Rank 
HK $203,832.70—seventh best in 
the b.o. parade. As local film critic 
Elizabeth Fox put it: The film 
established a boxoffice record for 
any Rank picture ever shown in 
Hongkong ... it means it was more 
popular than films such as “The 
Nun’s Story” and “Northwest Fron¬ 
tier and “Carry On Nurse.” 

Hongkong has a film-going po¬ 
tential audience of 3,000,000- peo¬ 
ple as the Colony’s population has 
been continually on the rise. Sec¬ 
ond-run theatres also play to full- 
houses during weekends especially. 
The Colony’s normal population, 
pior to the change in the political 
situation in the China mainland in 
1949, hovered around the 600,000 
mark. Since the Communists took 
over China, the exodus of thou¬ 
sands of refugees from the main¬ 
land into Hongkong has continued 
unabated, despite stringent checks 
made by the Hongkong Govern¬ 
ment authorities to curb the flow 
of illegal entrants into the Colony. 

But the Colony's swollen popula¬ 
tion has paid off dividends for 
Hollywood films which are highly 
popular, more, popular than the 
noticeable increase of other for¬ 
eign film imports from Japan, 
France and Italy shown here. 

As there are no restrictions on 
remittances, Metro, Warners, Uni¬ 
versal. Uriited Artists and other 
distributors are able to remit 
money back to their head offices 
without any difficulty. This makes 
Hongkong a plus market for Amer¬ 
ican films. Yet 1960’s big pictures, 
Metro’s “Ben-Hur.” has not yet 
been shown here despite clamoring 
in the corrospondence. columns for 
an earlier showing of the film than 
early next year. (A Variety article 
on this subject has already ap¬ 
peared). 

Here are the top three pictures 
seen on first-run in Hongkong from 
January to August and their net 
receipts. ’ (US $1 is equal to HK 
$5.70). 

January—“Pillow Tilk°' (ID HK S2M.- 
177.50. “Journey to the Center of Earth 
(Fox) HK $219,232. “Never So Few** (MG) 
HK $210,085.80. 

February—“South Pacific** (Todd-AO) 
(Fox) HK $311,096.70. “Sleeping Beauty** 
(70 m.m.) (Disney) HK $242,689.70. “Tem¬ 
pest” (Par) HK $158,159.80. 

March—“The Last Voyage** (MGM) HK 
$243,210.10. “Sink the Bismarck’* (For) 
HK $165,696.50. “Home From the Hill** 
(MGM) HK $160,645.20. 

April—“Can-Can” (Todd-AO) (Fox) HK 
$282,442.50. “The FBI Story'* (WB) HK 
$233,336.70. '’Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” 
(MG) HK $188,020.80. 

May—“A Woman Like SaUn** (UA) HK 
$121,468.10. “Who Was That Lady?** (Col) 
HK $89,810. “Bramble Bush”(WB) HK 
$77,446.90. 

. June—“Solomon and Sheba" (UA) HK 
$461,131.20. “The Miracle** (WB) HK 
$258,721.40. “Operation Petticoat" (U) HK 
$250,847.40. 

July—“The Giant of Marathon** (MG) 
HK $245,918.80. “Northwest Frontier** 
(Rank) HK $174,281.20. “Story of Ruth** 
(Fox) HK $144,399.40. 

August—“Circus of Horror” (Rank) 
HK $203,832.70. “Sergeant Rutledge” (WB) 
HK $163,608.40. “The Devil’s Disciple 
(UA) HK $142,631.20. 


METRO, DISNEY RENEW 
AUSSIE DiSTRIB PACT 

Sydney, Sept. 27. 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will con¬ 
tinue as the chief distribution out¬ 
let here for the Walt Disney prod¬ 
uct, according to Bernie Freeman, 
Met’s topper in this territory. Re¬ 
newal of the pact includes “The 
Big Fisherman,” “Toby Taylor,” 
“Pollyanna,” “Kidnapped,” “jun¬ 
gle Cat” and “Life in the Forest” 
Metro has turned in top biz with 
“Shaggy Dog,” “Darby O’Gill,” 
“Tonka” and “White Wilderness,” 
hence the renewal. Disney prod¬ 
uct formerly went nut via RKO 
before latter’s shutdown. 




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PICTURES 17 


ROBOT-RUN THEATRES COMING 


Cameramen Ask Dislocation 

New Moyes Hit Runaway Trend 


Hollywopd, Oct. 4. 

Cameramen’s Local 659, Interna¬ 
tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage 
Employes, will ask producers for 
$35 more per week to provide sup¬ 
plementary. unemployment bene¬ 
fits to be administered through the. 
California Employment Dept., ac¬ 
cording to business representative 
Herb Aller. Move is another Cam¬ 
eramen's attack on “runaway” pro¬ 
duction. 

The demand foreshadows sub¬ 
mission of a bill in Congress in 
January requiring importers of 
foreign product in competition 
with domestic wares to ante up 
funds to take care of- employment 
dislocation caused, presumably, by 
such imports. Though unconfirmed 
by him, it’s understood Sen. Jacob 
Javits of New York is to be author 
of the bill .which could be con¬ 
strued. to include pix production 

verseas; 

Aller said, the additional $35-? 
per-week demand would, be in ad¬ 
dition to the local’s other money 
proposals, in forthcoming negoti¬ 
ations: There are. he said. 1.000,- 
000 employes in various industries 
—including auto workers and £Eeel 
workers--\vho are covered by. such 
supplementary unemployment ben¬ 
efit provisos. Way it works, hie ex¬ 
plained, is that money is adminis¬ 
tered by the. state employment de¬ 
partments and paid to thos-e who 
qualify for regnlar unemployment 
compensati in addition to that; 
compensation. j 

The cameramen’s business rep 
said he has no plan to seek gen¬ 
eral TATSE proposal, concerning 
such additional benefits and that 
the.matter hasn’t been brought be¬ 
fore groups now mapping the gen¬ 
eral proposals. 


FORCED TO UP ADMISH 


Competitive Bidding Blamed By 
Bennie Berger ;■ 


Minneapolis, Oct. 4,... 

Bennie Berger; circuit : owner, 
has assailed admission, upping as 
“sure to be harmful -to exhibition 
in the long run.” However, at his 
local loop. Gopher he has hiinseilf 
tilted the' regular ante from $1 to 
$1.25 (after 5 p m.) for the second 
time this year. On the other oc¬ 
casion, .it was for “The Fugitive 
Kind” (U A) C iir ren tly, it’» for 
“Jungle Cat” IBV); 

Berger apologetically explains 
that ■“the- competitive bidding foist¬ 
ed on. us by the film, companies” 
drives him : to “this reprehensible 
action.” 




Target: Germany ! 

C—» Continued from page 5 ^^ 
Is that the Italian public is more 
attuned to- dubbing than Ameri¬ 
cans and would accept the films 
more readily than countries like 
the U. S.. Great Britain and Aus- j 
traila, which, have found’ dubbing 
distracting. Another change in 
.the pictures that Levine will now 
handle Is the presence of Yank 
•tars arid directors. i 

For example, “Sodom and Ga- 
ihorrah,” which Levine is copro¬ 
ducing with Tit-anus of Italy, will 
•tar Stewart Granger and Cyd 
Chafisse. “Wonders of AHaditi,” - 
Which Levine will make with Lux 
Films, will star Donald O’Connor, 
with Andre de Toth directing: 
Arthur Lubin is directing “Thief 
of Bagdad,” another coproduc¬ 
tion with Titahus. Levine will have 
worldwide distribution rights on 
*11 three filriis. i 

In addition to the upcoming 
‘Where the Hot Wind Blows,” 
starring Gina Lollobrigida* and 
Yves Montand. Levine has a num¬ 
ber of other pix for which he holds 
rights in certain territories only. 
He has U. S.. and Canadian rights 
to “Blows,” with Metro. holding 
.. the rights to the rest of : the world; 
"A similar arrangement exists on. 
-Morgan, the Pirate” and “Laughs 
Of Joy,” the latter, starring .Ben 
Gazzara and Anna Magnanm. Lev-: 
ine is also involved in other types 
of deals. For example, he holds 
distribution rights to seven Italo 
pix for tile Philippines' and has 
turned them over to Metro to han¬ 
dle the physical distribution. , 

. At one time, . Leyiriie indicated, 
he had: contemplated setting up his 
own distribution organization, but 
that he has found that his present 
setup,, whereby he farms out the 
physical distribution arrangements 
to one of the major companies, 
a highly satisfactory method of 
operation. 

. Richard Wilson: will direct; and 
00 -produce with Sidney Harmon 
“The; Kingdom of Man,” to be 
scripted by John Mantley; for Co¬ 
lumbia release. 


As Hollywood’s 
Trump’-^arfein 

Although many haye 

been offered for the., decline of 
Hollywood as a; filmmaking centre,■ ; 
little has been said about the tech-. 
nical adv production that 

no longer make studios necessary,; 
says young director Jack Garfein. 
Now iking. on his second pic-, 
ture. “Something Wild," set for 
United Artists release, Garfein 
points out that film has been de¬ 
veloped to : such a degree that very, 
little light is needed. In some in¬ 
stances, he adds, sunlight can be 
a disadvantage. 

Reviewing the history of the 
growth. of Hollywood, Garfein 
notes that filmmaking moved . to 
the Coast because of the sunshine. 
Later the huge studios were built 
to gain better controls in lighting 
and sound: Moreover, Garfein ex¬ 
plains . that the tremendous ad¬ 
vancement in air travel, particu¬ 
larly the jet age; no longer makes 
it necessary to; build elaborate in¬ 
door or backlpt sets, “if you need 
a New : York, or London street or 
a landscape anywhere in the 
world,” he points out, “you can be. 
there in a few hours. You can 
shoot the reai thing, so why should 
filmmakers settle for artificial 
backgrounds:” 

Garfein’s production theory, 
which, he is now utilizing in shoot¬ 
ing “Something Wild” almost com¬ 
pletely on location in N. Y.; is not 
entirety new. arid has been em¬ 
ployed in recent years by some of 
the top-rranking filmmakers in the 
industry. Otto, Pretninger, for r 
ample; filmed “Bonjour Tristesse,’- 
“Anatomy of a Murder," arid "Ex¬ 
odus” entirely on location; Andrew 
andVirginia Stone, who. make pic-? 
tureS for Metro, are also staunch 
advocates of the technique. It 
involves the use not only of out¬ 
door locations, but actual scenes 
iri hotels, schools, stores, subways, 
apartments, etc; 

For “Something Wild,” wirich 
Stars Garfein-s. wife, Carroll Baker, 
Garfein took his carrieras into 
Wool worth’s;: City College of N. Y-~, 
an old police station,, a home on 
the upper west side;, a, subway 
train; a subway platform, a room¬ 
ing house, arid on the Manhattan 
Bridge in addition to numerous 
streets in N. Y. extending from 
upper Manhattan to the lower east 
side. 

As. part of his .desire for authen-. 
ticity, Garfein : took his cameras 
into YFoolworth's during regular 
business'hours and was able to 
shoot, his long shots, with Miss 
Baker actually working as a sales 
girl: The closeups ware filmed 
after business hours, utilizing ex¬ 
tras and some of the regular cus¬ 
tomers who had been pressed into 
extra service. 


Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Efforts to develop® fool proof 
substitute for the girl in the cage 
continue. The latest is a hint from 
Universal Controls Inc. of Balti¬ 
more that its “Vehdaticket” ma¬ 
chine may have the answer. 

“Vendaticket,” according to Uni¬ 
versal Controls prexy M. Mac 
Schwebel, is a machine which can 
electronically ideritify -currency, 
issue the desired ticket and make ‘ 
change in one operatiori-^-without 
an operator. j 

PrObeims with such machines 
usually are: U) they don’t accept . 
paper money;; (2) they sell only 
uniformly priced .tickets i.e., f 
they Can’t differentiate . between I 
adult and child admissions, be¬ 
tween loge and general admis¬ 
sions, etc.; <3> if they can. ibeet the j. 
other objections, they’re too ex- j 
pensive;. 

With price Of tickets trending 
into the folding money level, it’s 
even more important than before 
that the machines be able to handle 
haper money—but it’ll take a ma- - 
jor educational campaign to sell 
the public oh idea of. entrusting 
five- arid ten-dollar bills to a slot 
machine: 

And, with'the doorman selling 
popcorri arid the girl replaced by a 
robot, who's to answer the ques^- 
tion. Who’s in it? Presumably 
another robot? 

By way of comparison; Globe 
Ticket Co. (which prints most Of 
the tickets sed in the Los An¬ 
geles area) has a coin-operated 
ticket ma.chine being used in about 
ten bowling, alleys: and sells it for 
$264. to $1,080. depending ori the 
model. 

Outfits like National Cash Regis- 
make operator-operated ticket 
vending devices but haven’t re¬ 
garded theatres as. sufficiently lu¬ 
crative a field to justify designing 
fully-automated machines express¬ 
ly for theatres, although some : 
semi-automated NCR equipriient is 
in theatrical! use, mostly at- dive-; 
ins. ' •' 

■ Schwebel’s revelation that thou- [ 
sands, of exhibs may soon.be sellr j 
ing tickets via automation, there¬ 
fore, prompts a .wait-and-see atti¬ 
tude- 

Clue to solving, the difficulty 
lies in SciiwebeTs rehnark that his 
device, “could easily be adapted to 
sell tickets air terminals, bus 
and railroad stations, stadiums and 
parks.” 

With automation-being promoted 
by a number of businesses, the 
prpblem of ; public /.acceptance 
would presumably diminish as 
would costs of. production. 


By Producers Into Pension Fund 


TORONTO PLEBISCITI 


Asks Voters If They Wish City To 
Seek Sunday Shows 


Toronto, Oct. 4. 

S.uriday,films plebiscite has re¬ 
ceived unopposed consent of the 
City Council of Toronto, but 
formal clarification of the wording 
has now been Okayed. Expanded 
ballot * for■-civic' issue at Dec. 5 
elections will read as follows; 

Are you. in favor of the City 
of Toronto seeking legislation, 
to legalize the showing of mo¬ 
tion pictures and the perform¬ 
ance of eon certs and plays in 
theatres and halls oti Sundays?. 
Because his personal business Is 
the exhibition of films, Controller 
Donald Summerville asked to be 
excused from voting on City Coun¬ 
cil issue in that he is a partner of 
Famous /Players (Canadian) and 
owns ,, chain of houses in 
Toronto;. 


A Cruel Spring, 


Todd-AO, Licensor, Nets 
Half-Yearly $100,000 
And Anticipating More 

The Todd-AO Corp., licensing 
company for the 70m process, 
showed a net profit of $100,000 for 
the. sixmonth period ending July 
31, I960: At the same time, A. E. : 
Bbllengier, vp.and treasurer,- dis¬ 
closed to the company’s board that 
an additional $150,000 profit Is 
anticipated for the balance of the 
year. 

At the board meeting, the firm 
elected three new vice presidents. 
—Bolle.ngier, who up to this time 
served only as treasurer; Joseph 
M. Sugar, sales v.p. of Magna pic¬ 
tures Corp., and Fred Hynes, here-, 
tofor director qf sound operations. 
With his new title, Hynes will be 
V:Pi and general manager in charge 
of studio arid West Coast opera¬ 
tions. Reelected as officers were 
George P. Skours, president; 
George J, Solomon, secretary; and 
Martin. Kasman, assistant treasurer: 

It was also reported that the 
Todd-AO Corp. had Issued a li¬ 
cense to 2Qth-Fox for “Cleopatra.” 
which will be the seventh filin to 
be made in the Todd-AO process; 
Magna was also granted a license 
to use the process for ah urititled 
picture dealing, with the life and 
times of Constantine and Helena 
of the Roman Empire. 


Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 

Allowing for .a fewer number of 
theatres now comprising the chain, 
though still by far this area’s larg¬ 
est in size, the past summer on a 
pro. .rata basis has been the most 
prosperous for the Minnesota 
Amusement Co, (United Para¬ 
mount) in its long history, even 
outdistancing such pre-television 
periods; 

This revelation comes from 
Charles: Winchell, .president-gen¬ 
eral manager. Arid a survey shows 
it. holds true, too, for some of the 
territory’s other circuits arid for 
sorne individual , exhibitors. 

And Winchell, who feels the re¬ 
sults wmuld have been even better 
except for Minnesota daylight sav¬ 
ing time, credits, the summer 
boom to the strong average prod- : 
uct. The latter, he points out, has 
included more than a “normal” 
number of boxoffice^ blockbusters, 
topped by such ’smashes as 
‘‘Psycho” (Par). , 

Coming on the heels of one of 
the “worst” boxoffice springs, the 
summer splurge is all. the more 
gratifying and encouraging as far 
as exhibition’s potential and future 
are concerned, at least for the 
more populous centres, he believes: 

Winchell had blamed the spring 
slump, toa product “deficiency" 
and was not alarmed by it. He kept 
on insisting that “all we need is 
good pictures and exhibition will 
be healthy.” And what has hap-^ 
pened-—arid, for that matter—* 
w’hat’s happening now boxoffice-. 
wise testifies to this appraisal’s 
correctness, in his opinion. 

In all this connection, liowaver, 
it should be pointed out; perhaps, 
that the MAC circuit once num¬ 
bered more than 80 theatres, but 
today is down to some 39—which 
may riiake the past summer’s showr 
ing less significant. 


Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Producers would be asked to 
double their present contribution 
to the Motion Picture Industry 
Pension Plan under draft proposal 
now being completed by„the Inter¬ 
national Alliance .of Theatrical 
Stage Employe’s committee on. 
pension proposals—the object be¬ 
ing to raise retirement benefits to 
$125 per month. 

At present, producers pay 8c per 
man-hour and employes contribute 
5c. If the committee’s proposal is 
accepted by the 29 IATSE aW 
basic craft business reps and tlio 
other union agencies affected, pro¬ 
posal to the Assn, of Motion Pic¬ 
ture Producers would be that pro¬ 
ducers pay 16c per man-hour while 
employes continue to contribute 
5c. 

In an unprecedented move, the 
IA’s pension committee (composed 
of Don Haggarty, chairman, and 
Clayton Thomason. Thelma Preece, 
Dick Mahn and Elmer Ellswarth) 
has had representatives of Johnson 
& Higgins sitting iri on some of 
the proposal-drafting sessions. J&H 
is the large actuarial firm which is 
retained by the union management 
sponsored Motion Picture Industry 
Pension Plan, which now has an 
estimated $20,000,000 in its coffers 
and covers approximately 30,000 
industry employes. 

As a result of actuaries’ aid, the 
pension committee can tell to the 
tenth of a cent how much each 
proposal will probably cost. 

For instance, it’s estimated that 
for a penny, more per man-hour It 
w r ould be possible to institute an 
“automatic v e s t i n g provision" 
which w-ould allow' an employe to 
get partial retirement benefits at 
retirement age (now 65* even 
though he leaves the industry at 
(say) 45. At present he can only 
get the sum he contributed into 
the plan and doesn’t touch the 
producers’ contribution or receive 
any part of retirement pay, now 
$75 per month. Committee would 
have him receive- a pro rate por¬ 
tion of the retirement pay. 

Other provisions would have the 
retirement pay of a deceased mem¬ 
ber continue to be paid into his 
estate for 10 years after retirement 
eligibility age; wauld assure $1,000 
in burial expense; would reduce 
retirement age requirement; and 
/would provide payments to mem¬ 
bers totally and permanently dis¬ 
abled after age 45. K 

Although the committee’s pro¬ 
posals are specific they’re still 
highly tentative because they w-ill 
have to be integrated into the gen¬ 
eral proposals to be made by the 
IA and the basic crafts. 


Mrs. George Sidney Part 
Of New Columbia Pics’ 
New Contract for Prod. 

. Holly wood, Oct. 4. 

Columbia Pictures has rewritten 
George Sidney’s contract so that 
his indie company will deliver four 
more features, bringing total to 
seVeri. Sidney will direct minimum 
of five. 

Lillian Burns, producer’s wife, 
will be cQproducer under pact, to^ 
take effect at conclusion of current 
contract, which ends in spring of 
1962. 


Film Auction 

E2 Continued from p»g» I sa 

served them because of the risks 
they took in financing pictures. 
However, he declared that the “ac¬ 
tual expenses were too high.” For 
example, he noted that It was un¬ 
realistic to require a gross of 
$5,500,000 to $6,000,000 to break 
even on a black and white picture 
that costs $2,000,000. He said that 
one-third, or $2,000,000, went for 
distribution costs. $1,500,000 for 
prints and advertising, and the re¬ 
mainder for the actual cost of pro¬ 
duction. Moreover, he pointed out, 
the distribution charges did not 
include various fees—shipping and 
packing charges, telephone calls, 
etc. 

“An Industry can only remain 
healthy if It is realistic about its 
costs,” Preminger contended. 
“Other Industries try to improve 
their methods, but the film busi¬ 
ness has a tendency to cling to 
outmoded marketing techniques." 


. Frank Borage will direct “At¬ 
lantis” for European producer Nat 
Wachsberger, to be filmed ia 
Libya, Madrid and Rome. 


18 


PfiRIETf 


Wednesday, October 5,. I960 


.. I believe 
it is a 

beautiful way 
to open 

our theatres...” 

... IT IS... BECAUSE 


brand new-grand new ! 

mom mm trailer 

in thrilling color 

And the response we’ve gotten to this beautiful, fully-scored, full color 
trailer has filled our hearts with pride! All the scope; the sweep, the 
grandeur of this great land of ours are here, plus the thrill of the new 
Old Glory, waving in the breeze... prompting the statement at the top 
of this page, from Sam J. Russo, of the Eldorado chain in San Diego. 
Thank you Sam, and thank you, Al Dennis, manager of the Rivoli 
Theatre, in Toledo, Ohio, for letting us know about the exciting patriotic 
response of juvenile audiences in your theatre to our National Anthem 
Trailer. You must be right when you say, “you can’t oversell this one.” 

And you can’t afford to be without the one trailer that will dress up your 
program openings and closings for years to come... prints are avail¬ 
able now at $14.95 each, 




NATIONAL 



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PICTCRES 


DOGMA VS. DRAMA IN BIBLE 


Week Ended Tue». (4) 

1960 N. Y, Stock Exchange 

High Low • Weekly Voi. Weekly Weekly Tries. 

in 100s High Low Close 
42% 23% AB£ Vending 145 31% 28% 29% 

41% 25% Am Br-Par Th 170 38% 37 37% 

42% 23% Ampex .... 2046 25% 22V 23% 

45% 36% CBS 128 39 */ 38 38 

25% 14 5 ft Col Pix .... 171 23% 21 22% 

35% 17% Decca 608 35% 31% 34% 

85 26% 25% 25% 


Net 

Change 

forwk. 

+ 1 % 
— % 
^1% 
— % 
+ 1% 
+ 1% 
Tft 


136% 

94 

Eastman : Kdlc 506 

112 

107»/ 

1083/ 

—23/ 

iB% 

, 6% 

EMI ..... 

398 

‘ 67ft 

6% 

63/ 


237ft 

13% 

Glen Alden.. 

450 

147ft: 

13% 

13% 

— % 

19 

14 

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108 

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(Courtesy of Merrill Lynch, Pierce. Fpiner & Smith, Inc.) 


.. "Walter H. Manley, formerly di— 
vision sales manager for Republic 
Pictures, has joihed, Marshall 
Schacker’s Premiere: Films as veep 
and sales manager. Schacker, a 
leading rep this side for European 
producers, describes move as part 
Of general -expansion of firm’s ac-. 
tivities to include a : concentration 
on sales in the South American 
and Far Eastern markets, as well 
as the U. S. " 

Schacker, among whose clients; 
la Titanus Films Of Rome, plans 
something of an innovation as far 
as producers reps here are con¬ 
cerned,, that ‘/trade promotion 
nf film properties in the U. S. be¬ 
fore and during actual production 
abroad: Exec, who will probably 
hire an outside agency to handle 
this work, says too niany foreign 
pix arrive in States “like orphans 
nobody has ever heard of.” 

Schacker left New York Fri¬ 
day (30) on four-week ; biz trip 
to Rome, Paris and London. 

Pickman to Stockholm 

Jerry Pickman,. Paramount .v.p., 
left New York Sunday night (3) 
for a twp-week swing of Stockholm, 
Paris and Rome. 

Accompanied by his wife, Miri- 
ette, exec will call pn th “Count¬ 
erfeit ..Traitors” company .in the 
Swedish capital, then will-brief Par 
associates in; Paris on the “Psycho” 
marketing And follows through 
with conferences with: Par people 
In Rome. 


Natch 

Chicago, Oct. 4. 

Columbia Pictures which set 
a marathon piano session, in 
several keys to nelp bally its 
“Song Without End,” dittoed 
here by installing a 24^yeat-old 
dentist at the ivories in the 
window of a State St. flve-and- 
ten. 

One ■ upshot: after a couple 
of days, musicians union reps, 
showed up, wanted to sign him 
to membership. The doc nixed 
it to continue his molar work. 



200 More'Ben-Hur’Dates by 1961; 


Macken’s ’Home Is Hero' 
From Ireland to U.S. 
Market Via Showcorp’n 

Showcorporation, which entered 
the theatrical distribution ranks 
with British Lion’s “Man in a 
Cocked Hat,” will distribute the 
Irishniade "Home Is the Hero,” 
starring Arthur Kennedy, Harry 
Brogan and the Abbey Theatre 
Players. Fielder Cook directed and 
Emmet Dalton produced. 

-• The picture is based on the play 
by Walter Macken, who starred in 
the short-fun Broadway production. 
If was shown at the Berlin and 
Stratford (Conn.) film, festivals. 

Showcorporation was originally 
organized by former employees of 
RKO General Teleradio to handle 
the television, distribution of the 
RKO Pictures library. 


Twentieth-Fox definitely will riot 
release “Jesus, Son. of God,” - its 
projected fetitleld, reedited version 
of Father Patrick. Peyton’s “The 
15 Mysteries of The Rosary.” Film 
was Originally made; as a series. of 
15 half-hour tv films to raise, money 
for Father Peyton’s Family Cru¬ 
sade as. well as to instruct Roman 
<Cat holies. 

The half-hour segments, were: 
later edited into a nearly tiuree- 
hour feature film which was showm 
iaSt winter at the Donnelly Mem¬ 
orial Theatre (ex-Loew*s State) in 
Boston, owned by the Archdiocese 
of Boston. It was this film virhich 
20tb became interested in distrib¬ 
uting during the spring, following 
the-. 20th-Metro contretemps over 
Metro’s acquisition of Samuel Bron- 
ston’s . Madrid-made “King of 
Kings,” 20th’s interest, however, 
was. conditioned on its being able 
to edit out portions of the film 
which had. been criticized as antt- 
Seiriitic. 

Apparently, this reediting was 
not successful. During a series of 
homeoffiCe screenings of the re- 
edited pic several weeks ago there 
were reports that a, number of 20th 
staffers considered the latest ver¬ 
sion still objectionable. There were 
others who said that it wasn’t that 
the pic was so. objectionable, but 
rather because of all the editing, 
it was pretty uneven in the con¬ 
tinuity department. 

Protestants.Too 

One 20th exec pointed Out that 
fact , should be 'kept in mind that 
the film had never been, intended 
for general theatrical release, or 
ever pretended to be anything but 
a film made by Catholics for the 
Catholic audience. Exec praised 
the physical quality of the film, 
but said that because of its ecclesi¬ 
astical point of , view it would in¬ 
evitably have raised questions with 
Protestants as well as Jews. 

Hassle which surrounded the pic¬ 
ture has . also served to spotlight 
the problem of all filminakers who 
attempt to tell the story of Jesus 
and the birth of Christiariity with¬ 
out offending Jews, or distorting 
that which Catholics and Protest 
tants take as historical fact. There, 
is also the problem of reconciling 
the differing: interpretations of the 
agony of Jesus held by Catholics 
and by the. various Protestant sects. 
It’s an extremely touchy area, espe¬ 
cially for the; filrrimaker who can’t 
possibly afford to make a picture 
that (1) could be accused of preju¬ 
dice, or (2). could only count On 
boxoffice support from one reli¬ 
gious group of another. 

'Simplified’ Tale 

- A film industry Protestant sug¬ 
gested last week that accusations 
of anti-Semitism may be justly 
raised when filmmakers, or any 
other storytellers, for that matter', 
attempt to tell the story of. Jesus’ 
trial; and crucifixion in a mariner 
which ( oversimplifies the political- 
religious climate in Rome-governed 
Jerusalem at the time and which, 
in effect, serves to blackout the 
common Judaic heritage which 
Christians arid Jews, share. .' 

In addition to the kind of “over¬ 
simplification” which allows the 
charge of anti-Semitism to be lev¬ 
eled against some interpretations 
of. Jesus’ story,. there is also ihe 
other kind, which prompted critic 
Dwight MacDonald, in' his Esquire 
review of “BerirHur” last winter, 
to claim that the picture totally 
disregarded the accepted Christian 
view in putting the entire respon¬ 
sibility fpr Jesus’ crucifixion on 
the Roman Poritiuft Pirate, His im¬ 
plication being that by eliminating 
“facts,” the film was offending 
orthodox Christian belief. . 

Upcoming “King of Kings” and 
George . Stevens’ “Greatest Story 
Ever Told” will undoubtedly pro¬ 
vide material for endless debate 
ariiOn g critics-turn ed-amateur-the- 
| ologians. 


‘Ben-Hur’ Saves House 

Peoria, Oct. 4. 

Peoria’s biggest downtown 
theatre, the. Palace, which wai 
scheduled to shutter shortly 
after Labor Day, will remain 
open for an indefinite period 
according to Duncan Kennedy, 
division ri^nager of. Public 
.Great'States Theatre. 

A new life expectancy for 
the house is expected with the 
booking of Metro’s “Ben-Hur” 
for an extended run beginning 
Oct. 21. 


Clement: Count Me Oat If 
;’sNot 



Tokyo, Sept. 27. 

Preparations for the tri-country 
production of Harry Saltzman’s 
“Articles of War” have brieri-tem¬ 
porarily stymied by the irisistance 
Of France’s Rene . demerit for 
Akira Kurosawa to direct the Japa¬ 
nese segment of the omnibus-style 
film. Bernhard Wield of Germany 
will direct the third part. 

Clement reportedly will riot 
agree to participate unless the 
Kurasawa does likewise in capacity 
of director. Toho, which is han¬ 
dling the; Japanese end had stated 
that Kurosawa would produce the 
Nippon segment frorii his own 
script with Hiromichi directing. 

It now appears that schedules 
will have to be adjusted so that 
Kurosaw'a can direct or else 
Cleriient will be obliged to bow out. 


TSYCHO’ AT 35% IN 
28-DAY SITUATIONS 

Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 

.. After setting a, five-week loop 
firstriui boxoffice record for any 
non-hard ticket attraction here, 
“Psycho" (Par) looks en route to 
turn the same trick for all of the 11 
neighborhood houses in the earliest 
subsequent-run clearance slot, .21 
days in this instance instead of the 
usual 28. 

This current bib.- feat is consid¬ 
ered all the more remarkable by 
the industry here in view of the 
fact that, the 11-are playing it day 
and date. 

The 11 have piled up. a total 
estimated tremendous $60,000 for 
the first seven days—considerably 
more than Any Other -picture ever 
has garnered here for its first up¬ 
town subseqiientrruri showings. 
The theatres have it for an addi¬ 
tional minimum of three days, or 
10 days in all, and . it’s estimated 
that’ll mean an aggregate of $20,- 
000. more, or grand total of $80,000; 

Sunday is usually an off-day for 
the local neighborhood houses, but 
“Psycho” opened on that day and 
was trernendous' all along the line. 
One of ihe uptown theatres alone 
grossed just under $3,000, marvel¬ 
ous for Minneapolis. 

The neighborhood houses are 
benefitting because the picture de¬ 
parted from the loop while still do¬ 
ing big business in its fifth week, 
having to make way for long de¬ 
ferred “From the Terrace.” All of 
the 28-day houses grabbed it. 
They had expected to get it two 
weeks earlier—-Labor Day week— 
because' only a. tw'O-week loop first- 
run was anticipated. But when 
“Psycho” developed into .such a 
smash downtown the availability 
had to be changed, but seven days 
were clipped from the regular 28. 

In the 28-day houses “Psycho” is 
35%. With what this and engage¬ 
ments in the remaining neighbor¬ 
hood- theatres will mean in film 
rental, atop of what was paid, by 
Twin Cities downtown theatres and 
what’s being received from houses 
throughout the territory, promises 
to. help make 1960 one of. the most 
profitable years for the local Para¬ 
mount exchange. The five : \veek 
total Minneapolis fake was nearly 
$ 100 , 000 . 


Metro has scheduled a new wave 
of “Ben-Hur” hardticket openings, 
with 91 to open by Thanksgiving 
and another 200 by the New Year. 
The new dates will bring the pic¬ 
ture to communities with a popula¬ 
tion extending down to 25,000. In¬ 
cluded in the new batch of open¬ 
ings are such cities as Eugene, 
Ore.; farming ton, N. M.; and 
Clearwater, Fla. 

Meanwhile, a number of en¬ 
gagements have been completed 
and others are nearing the end of 
their runs. Of 11 engagements 
that have been completed,, runs 
extended from nine weeks in 
Myrtle Beach, S. C., to 40 weeks 
in Atlanta. San Antonio, Tex., is 
winding up after 20 weeks. Ap¬ 
proximately 12 more engagements 
will terminate by the end of Oc¬ 
tober. As of the present, 80 the¬ 
atres are -showing “Ben-Hur” in 
the U. S. and Canada. 

According to sales v.p. Robert 
Mochrie, the new engagements 
will be given the same “careful’* 
handling accorded all the previous 
bookings.- For many theatres, he 
noted, it will be the first time they 
will be involved with a reserved- 
seat operation. Sales and campaign 
strategy for the series of new open¬ 
ings were set at a Chiacgo meet¬ 
ing earlier this month. 

In the overseas market, the pic¬ 
ture is playing in 20 situations, 
where the theatre gross has al¬ 
ready topped $4,000,000, with $5,- 
000,000 expected by the end of this 
month. The picture had its first 
overseas opening in London last 
December. It has been running in 
Tokyo for 26 weeks, in Osaka for 
24 weeks, arid in San Juan for 21 
weeks .In ten of the 20 foreign en¬ 
gagements. it has been playing less 
than six weeks to date. 

The picture bows in Paris Friday 
(7) and will be accompanied by 
considerable hoopla. Prexy Joseph 
R. Vogel and International vip. 
Maurice Silverstein planed over 
for the oremiere. In addition, di¬ 
rector William Wyler and star 
Charlton Heston will be on hand 
for the opening. 

JESSEL PROPERTIES 
GOTO SEVEN ARTS 

Seven Arts Productions, th# 
David Stillman-Lou Chesler-Eliot 
Hyman firm, is scheduled to buy 
out George Jessel’s interests in two 
properties. “7 Keys and a Girl” 
arid “Mary Todd Lincoln.” 

Jessel, whose company is George 
Jessel Associates, will meet with 
Stillman and Chesler in New York 
this week. “7 Keys and a Girl,” an 
updated version of George M. 
Cohan’s “7 Keys to Baldpate,” was 
originally contemplated by Jessel 
as a project for Jack Paar. Latter 
meantime eneoutered NBC’s resist¬ 
ance to any filming time-out. 

Jessel will be going to Israel 
shortly where he plans to make 
another film. 


‘Psycho’ Rated Four Weeks In 
Georgia Metropolis 


Atlanta, Oct. 4. 

Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” 
closed a four-week - run at Wilby 
Kincey’s 4,500-seat Fox and rolled 
up a neat $80,000 plus bundle. 

Although Anthony Perkins 
starrer did a big first week, most 
sanguine expectations hardly in¬ 
dicated. it would go four weeks 
without sagging badly, but it did 
and people were queueing up dur¬ 
ing last week to see film. 

One spectator was fatally 
stricken during run of “Psycho.” 
He was ‘removed from his seat 
during intermission and was pro¬ 
nounced dead on arrival at hospi¬ 
tal. It was riot determined whether 
his death had occurred after see¬ 
ing film or fatal seizure came whil# 
he was waiting to see gory chiller. 


Richard Wilson formed Hermes 
■ Productions Inc., under which he’ll 
| produce and direct program of 
l films for Columbia Pictures. 

















FICTinES 


y&RlETY 


Wednesday, October 5, I960 



plays by Metro . . Steve McQueen will make a national personal ap¬ 
pearance toiir on behalf of United Artists’ "The Magnificent Seven.” 

Brooklyn- Academy of Music’s four children’s matinees Saturdays 
at 3 on Ocf; 15, Dec. 7 arid April 8. is on one. child-orie adult basis via. 
general membeislii card. “Toby Tyler,” “Follyanna” arid ‘Dog of 
Flanders” are set. 

, . , , Al Cohan begins, a three-week swing to bally Metro’s ‘‘Butterfield 8” 

On the advise of his doctors. John Wayne has been forced to cancel;. ; ; Meade Roberts signed bv MG to write the screenplav of Susan 
the remainder of his lour or. behalf of the hardlieket engagements of F,rtz’s “In the Cool of the Dav” . Doris Day. to promote''Universal’S 

“The Alamo.” lie returned io the Coast from New York for “rest and - - r - - • - 

tieatment.” 

The sole cinema in Ascona. Switzerland, the Othello Theatre, pre¬ 
sented the following inulti-lingo program recently: commercials,' in 
German: followed by Walt Disney short in English; Italian newsreel; 
trailer on upcoming “Wild Strawberries” shown in the original Swed¬ 
ish with German and French subtitles; and main film, a French dilly 

about American teenage delinquents and race problems in the U. • S.„ • A*rts. A post-preein supper dance .sponsored by the Academv will be 

calied something like “I Spit fit-;. Your Courage,” shown in French witn, he]d at, the Hotel. Astor .=• Embassy Pictures y.p. Eddie Solomon to 

German subtitles. | the Coast to confer with;Metro on release plans for “Where the Hot 

Frontcover story of Oct. issue of Canada's Liberty niag “The Tvi. Wind Blows”. . Jules Bassin and Meli Mercouri td the Coast to 
Fares ot Marilyn Monroe” by Yives Montand. j i bally “Never On Sunday” ... Louis Nizernamed guest of honor for the 

Yves Montand refers to “34-!year-oId Marilvn” (her age is usually I960 “Health for Peace 7 dinner.to be held on behalf. of the Children s 
given as 31 or 321 as “powerful”'and adds, “It never bothered m when. Asthma Institute for Research Billy Wilder came to N/. Y. to;.see 
she arrived hours late She rilv avs had a good reason.” the Broadway bow .of “Irnia. la Douce.” \vhich he: will film, .in Paris next 

Pfdro Armandariz. tlu> Mexican screen star, headlining stage show for Sltriseh as a lJA release.. Mirisch signed Riia .Moreiio. 

• to a .three-year pact. . Fortunat Baronet, Universal s foreign publici- 
i luncheon tv brick from. South' American meetings on “Spartacus” Stan/ 

at the Harvard Club Friday .3<* lor Spain’s Alfredo Timermans, sec- Iey Donen in from London after: winding up the Cary Grant, starrer, 

rotary general of the department of Cinematography and Theatres 


“Midnight Lace”. . ./ A five-week sales drive saluting Americo Aboaf. 
Universal-lnternationars v.p, arid foreign general manager, will con¬ 
tinue to Get. 29. 

Metro will hold the world prei iere of “Cimarron” in Oklahoma 
City on Dec. 1 . Walter Reade and Universal held four invitational 

previews pf “Spartacus” at ’the 1 'DeM/ille. Theatre before tomorrow’? 
iTliurs.) opening for the .benefit of the Arrirican Academy of Dramatic 


at Alameda Theatre. San Antonio this week. 

MPEA toppers Ralph Hetzel and Griffith Johnson hosted a 1 


“The Grass Is Greener.” for Universal 


Metro has 27writers work- 


Film-tv director Allen Reisner Has'bought the rights to William Gold^ : in 8 ;ori- scripts.. xyith studio- chief Sdl C Siegel.Expected to add Jive 
man’s novel, “The Temple of Gold.” and plans to start production of > mo ? e tbe next thr ? e ') ce k s / 

the feature pic in Mav. 1981 . 'j Ed Harrison's “The World of Apu” Columbia's Mo Rothman; got Eduardo Haedo’s ear about a picture 
was given a special invitational bremiere Sundav <3r night at the Fifth iax reduction in Uruguay and this could be meaningful because Haedo 
Ave. Cinema sponsored bv UNICEF for ainbassadors to the United likes pix. and also happens to be President of the country ■ Worn 
Nations . ... A print of the Moijal Re-Armamerit feature. “The Crown-, out of Texas ; has it that Stan.Sheptner..will produce a film on the site 
ing Experience.” was flown to Nigeria last week for screening as part . °f trie Alamo \vhich. as .everybody know. , has beert nu.de famous hy 
of that new nation's independence celebrations. '• John W'ayne.; It's; to-be a western . directed, by John .Ford and starring 

Local industries were semewhat amused by fact that 20th-Fox James Stewart and Richard Widinark ; . Paul Montague. Harry Free- 

prexy Spyros P. Skourss p ; eked! Thursday : 29>, the same day that the man and Jack Wodejl, film exploiteers. joined the Pietro fide staff, to 
Bnai B’ritii .was honoring United Artists’ Max E. Youngstein, to throw. w6rk on Joseph Levine’s “Where: the Hot. \Miid Blows. ... 

his luncheon for Sarwet Okasha, the United Arab Republic's minister While Otto Preminger was watching a rough cut of “Exrid.us:- lie 
of culture and national guidance. Two competing functions put some-- received word that his wife!; Hope Bryce, liuiner model and fash ton 
thing of a strain on the usual group of personalities who are used to coordinator on a number :of his. pix. had given bir.ih to. twins. a : boy 
“diess” tlicse affairs. However. jSkouras 
Julia Meade, Maggi McNellis, Ariiie Bancroft, 

Ion. 1 . . .. ..... 

Ira D, Beck, UA's Lat in-America tele supervisor. wri fr m Mexi- coincide with./lhe^ .Broadway bow of the Alan. Jay Lerner-Frederjck 
CO City. Will spend a veok in HQ huddles. 


Twentieth veep Charlie Einfeld has initiated a se- i of exhib ad- 
pub conferences, brinyine in iniportant exhibitors from around the 
country lo address the homcoffice ad-pub people. Series kicked off. 
Wednesday t28> with the visit olf Bert Pirosh. prexy of Cal-Tecii Thea- 
1-ies . . Arthur Blaustein. owner of ihe Right Bank coffee house at 
Madison and 69fh St., has been awarded the contract to operate the 
new Trans-Lux 85th Street Cinema-Cafe . . 20th prexy Skouras.and 
David Sarnoff, RCA chairman, ire two of the six winners of the first 
annual Eastman Achievement Awards, 


Loewe musical “Cameldt.” The return engagement. will begin during 
■the week of. Nov. 14. the same week in which “Canielot” will open. 
With “My Fair Lady’’ still running at the lleilinger Theatre, Lerner. 
and Loewe will have three offerings on Brqadway. 


TV Sperisor Be‘First Money’ 


; Conti. net! from page 3 ; 


Writer-director Joe Mnnkiewjfcz has delayed his projected trip to early in September at. the Festival : eiated with; Cinerama Trie , is con- 
:ypt 'for a look-see at “Justin;” locations! in order to head the;dele-. Hall, as a Roval premiere. 


Egypt 

gation of 20lh reps gong to Moscow for the opening of “All About 
Eve” there. Julie Xewnr*- aN : is scheduled to make the junket , . : 
NBC newsman Chet liuni'ey is going to appear in a prolog. lor Allied 
Artists* prizewinning German import. “The Bridge.” 


fat 


Metro siened George P;1 to produce and direct another' picture, ten- Compass., who. 
ively titled “Project -* 7 -'. . ! Embassy Pictures’ Dick Brooks weds runs, dr if they des 


nected w ith Kaufman in :ihe new 
Advantages i scheme. .According to , Kaufman, 

Following "the showing on, tv in : Leennouts is. in the process of 
the U, the U. S. and Canadian Mining up five similar deals—that 
rights . belong to .Hallmark and- is, , arrangehicnts whereby the film 


se" it- for re.- jis pre-sold lor U. S; television and. 
desire: can arrange : Is available for theatrical release 
Phyllis Leder on Dec. 17. joe Pasternak’s "Where the Boys Arc” for.. ..sub<eciuenf- ' thpat.firil release' elsewhere: Arrangements. also 

ristmrt«-N'ew Year's offering . Ralph-VVheelwright, ih .'the''.y," S. and Canada, The. ad-1 pending, to expand the filming ac- 


set *as Metro's Chr; 

who has been coordinaline i’:e publicity campaign lor ".King of Kings” vantages of the deal are., 
during its production in Madrid,; in X. Y. as is Sam Bronston lo confer according .to Kaufman: 


(1) Hallmark, without- 
creasing its costs, can get two 
Or three times as much on the. 
screen. 

(2) Hallmark obtains, unlim¬ 
ited V- S. and Canadian rights, 
and can ..re run the film as. 
many times as it wishes with¬ 
out additional payments to the 

erformers or others. 

(3) The film qualifies as a; 

7 Bfitish quota picture and is 

eligible for Eady Plan funds. 

14) The cost of production is 
approxiniately 60 r f, less of 
what it would cost in /Holly¬ 
wood. 

HaUmark, Kaufmari niaintairted; 


with Metro officials.. M-G will/release the Brons’on production as 
resdshowat tract ion in 1981. 

Stanley Kramer returned from Germany to begin a three-week tour 
cn behalf of his “Inherit the Wind”. . Universal throwing a feed for 
Doris Day at the Pleza lomonipw 'Thurs.) in connection with “^lid- 
night Lace”. . . Cary Grant in !i'nm London tc discuss release plan? on 
“The Grass Is Greonei” MJton Fenster huddling with Gov. Nelson 
Rockefeller at the Thertre Network Television telecast for the GOP 
. . . Seymour Mayer. Metro International v.p., back from a IQ-.day 
swing through Central Ameticai where he set film deals for the new 
season . . . Sydney M. Goldman. Radio City Music Hall director of 
theatre operations, and Ids wife, concert singer Tessa Smallpage, off 
lc Europe for four weeks . United Artists publicity staffer Walter 
\Valdman sent Lee Solters a thank-you note for tickets-for-’“The Tenth 
Man.” The missive read: “Thanks a minion”. . Herbert Swope Jr. and 
his wife, actress Margaret Hayes, back from the Coast. Swope will d.o 
some casting for “The Chase,” ;a film he will produce early next year- 
in partnership with .director is Milestone. 

Several hundred Dcirecr Jin the Republican County of Greene, may emerge with a free program 
beard addresses at the Klein Brothers’ Hi-Way Drive-in, Coxackie,. by “or better/” He -pointed, .out, for 
playwright Gore Vida!, candidate for Congress from the 29th District, example, that Hallmark shares "in/ 
Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman and Ina Ballin. t the profits of. the world wide the- 

William Wyler stopped over | in New York at the weekend enroute atrical release after the . coin /pro¬ 
to Europe to attend “Ben-Ilur” openings . ,. Embassy Pictures publicity vfded by Grand Prize is recovered, 
director Ed Feldman back at his N. Y. office after a i0-day visit to Similar!/. Gran/1 Prize, shares in’: 
Rome where he met with Titaribs officials on bally plans for “Morgan any extra revenue the .film may 
the Pirate” and “The Thief of; Baghdad.” Embassy topper Joseph E. ear in the U. :S. after Hallmark's 
Levine also returned from Rome . . Eric Ambler, who just completed costs are recovered. The principals; 
the screenplay for “Mutiny on the Bounty,” signed for two more screen- w ho agreed to deferments also 
-- : — 7 share in the profits : of the world¬ 
wide theatrical .release, 
i Appeal To British 

■ The plan also has significant ad- 
UaTFT ?AIICDI T bV II == Continued from page 1 _ vantages for a British company, 
HUII 1 L OALIiSdLKI it 4 4 . i a “^ Kaufman noted. He rioted, for ex- 

“ ferring to the “Bel Air ghetto” ample, that the chronic problem 
where “at least one person, in the faced by all British film? is its 
household riiust be in psvehothera- d e stlhy in the . U. S. riiarket. The 
, r . . .. . British companv. he pointed out is 

py before you re eligible to move aheai| if it wn’get 50fi, qf its cost; 
[1 -’ in the American market via pre-/ 

Speakers at the luncheon in- selling to television. He said that 


(tivities to other countries which 
; also enjoy government subsidies, A 
i (leal ha? already- been set with 
I Louis Dolivet's Gray Films of 
Paris, according to Kaufman. 



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Resilience of the Stars, 
^rv -large Rooms 
Walk-in (ZIom-is 
S ei \ ing Pantries 
Air-i »>nilitionm , j * I V 
Dailv troui- 

$iO for onc,.Sl _ ) f*»r two 
Parlor suites from -ViO 
Revjdrnir sates quoted 
T23 VZeit 57ih Sneei. 

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Exhibs Shudder 

^^^_ Contiiiued from, page 5 

homes and thus unavailable as a tv 
audience:’’ 

Sindlinger Rating 
Debate program on television, 
arid radio resulted in a major dent 
in... theatrical boixoffice income: 
across the 1 country. Sindlinger & 1 
Co. % market analysts, states its sur¬ 
veys show- a tv audience of 69,142,- 
000 and radio audience of 
17,119.000. 

Watching or listening;was a to¬ 
tal of 52,1 r c. of the entire popula¬ 
tion 1 12 years and older) iri the 
east, 53,9 iri the’midwest, 50.1 in 
the south and 73.4 in the west. 

All this added up to a great plus 
for tv arid a.m. iri terms Of audi¬ 
ence. Arid murder on film exhibi¬ 
tors, who also must face the com¬ 
petition of followup Nixon-Ken- 
nedy “debates.” 

These, come as an additional mi¬ 
graine for the theatremen who 
must cope with, the traditional 
post-Labor Day b o. sluggishness, 
the Jewish holidays f leaningful on 
a regional basis) arid the fall re- 
turn of the straight entertainment 
programs on fv. 

P. S.: Sindlinger says Keiyiedy 
got the edge, 26.4^ to 23/5^;, with 
the balance : of . those surveyed 
either feeling the contest, was a 
draw or having no opinion. 

Importers’ Elections 

Membership of the Independent 
Film Importers & Distributors of 
America has. reelected its three- 
man board of governors for anoth¬ 
er year's term expiring Oct. 1, 
1961. Governors are Richard 
Brandt, prexy of Trans-Lux Dis¬ 
tributing; Daniel Frankel, prexy 
of Zenith International, and Jack 
r- Ellis, prexy of Ellis Films. 
Y.oungstein, Randall s/aid: “I fig- ran^eroe/rit outside of the U, S. and Election. of secretary and treas¬ 
ured who could do me the most Canada. . urcrwill be held at the Oct. 19 

good—you or Nasser ” | Grant Leenhouts, forineily assO-.i.board meeting hi New Yorki 


Youngstein 


eluded Metro ad 


Si not iiianv British films' can get as 


nianager 

Seller, Cinema Lodge prexy Abe ,, rfee a! , has ils own 

Dickstein, Paramount Theatre man-: distribution company; but handles 
aging director Robert Sehapiro, its releases through British Lion in 
doubletalk artist A1 Kelly, and ac- the qbota countrie-s. Sam Eckman 

tor Tony Randall. f®S? t txcti.tivc of 

„ , „ -j .. a . Metros British operation, heads 

Randall said that he had been distribution unit, 
called by the 20th-Fox publicity! In summarizing the advantages 
department to appear at . two of the. tv-theatrical filrii partner- 
luncheons on the same day—the ship, Kaufman called. attention to 
Bnai B’rith one for Youngsteih . il) the financing above U, S. costs, 
"and a Spyros Skouras-sponsored <2) the .Eacfy Plan and British 
one for the cultural attache of the quota,, <3) the coiripletion guaran- 
United Arab Republic. Tur ing. to tec, and '.4) the distribution 


Einfeld Idled 

Continued, from page J 
ating the national market which 
Would, in turn, prepare: the pub¬ 
lic for the local sales pitch to be 
riiride by the exhib. 

Its an open secret that 20th-Fox 
had particularly successful results 
from its riation/ai tv promoti of. 
“From the Terrace” and. “The Lost 
World,” viri a large buy-in. in ABC-. 
TV’s coverage of the Democrat! 
arid Republican national, convert- 
lions.last sumirier. 

: At . present time it’s estimated... 
that the major companies all to¬ 
gether spend., approximately 90 f / 
of their totril rid budget? ;.at the 
local.Jeyel, with perhaps 
i09c on the national sell. In the 
forefront of the national sell idea, 
of course, has been Walt Dis 
Who lias had tremendous success i 
several cases. py pitc hing his the¬ 
atrical offerings via his- rial ional tv 
j shows. Uniiersal als has had- 
! success: through a heavy ccncenfrri- 
■ tion ,qri piitiqnai- magazine/ lo sell 
| its product: particularly the. filrii 
[slanted toward the distaff market, 
j Eirifeld would actually go further 
in, this direction -. than either; /Dis¬ 
ney or U has yet dorie. 

National^ Media , 
i He Would utilize both . and 
the national ipiibliCations, blit in 
for example, he "would .'■.utilize'"a 
wide-ranging group of network 
[programs, always: of cours pro- 
f vidirig the.opportu iiy for the local 
: exhib to buy up local spots iq tie- 
jin with, .the/ network sales pilch. 

; This was done on both the .“Ter¬ 
race” arid “World” pushes over 
ABC last suirimer. 

It’s ,aiso cpnceiVable that th_ 
distributor Would .seek ' to.. adver¬ 
tize “as . a national manufacturer” 
in newspapers but off the amuse^ 
merit pages.. 

As Einfeld envisions .the. .plan, 
distrib would probably continue its. 
support Of the three key openings 
Of a pic. (New York. Los. Angeles, 
and Chicago', with those openings 
regarded as part of the national, 
campaign. Once put of those 
cities* however/ , he would present, 
his; nationally presold product to 
the local exhib-Tetajler and sa , 
“You Carry the budget from'here.” 
offering; of course, materials and 
riclyic.e for the local: 

The. amount; of money tiiis would. 
free for the national buildup would 
be of incomparable value to ware]* 
realizing the full , boxoffice■ pWen- 
tial qf the big budget product; h« 
says. Exec doesn't say this proce¬ 
dure should, bie/ followed for all 
films; of . cou:..s ,. ince there .will 
ahvays be those low-budget or.ex¬ 
ploitation-type films which benefit 
principally from the intense local 
level,; saiuratibn. tarnpaigns. He., 
also admits that, it may be a bit. 
difficult to sell exhibs on the' idea, 
“but it shouldn't be impossible, riot 
if you have a picture they want to 
play badly enough.” 

As things stand presently, say 
Einfeld, motion picture distribu¬ 
tion,is about the only business in 
;tbe world wfiich i l,i. has to sell its 
retailer on the quality of the prod¬ 
uct, <2) pursuade the retailer to 
buy it,; and <3 > then go out and. sell 
that product to. the customer of the 
retailer. 


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PICTURES 


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‘Stairs’ Strong $15,000, 



K.C.;‘FLAGS’FAIR 6G 


-Ten! 

...Greatest pull 
'•Come •■•Danee-. 


the Paramount, 
holdovers; 
’With MeV at the 


lount- trame. .uarK.ai me iu.p. yi .• - - --- - . ■?. ... 

ie Stairs" ls,iiit-c at the SK. Fran. -Kimo being surjinsingll' good, and 
is. "Jungle Cat" is okay at the very clo-e to Bardots sock reg- 
nited Artists. -One'. F 00 t .in. He.tr istry on. ic;r iirst film here. Weath- 


<*■»* > P „01f Kansas City. Oct. 4. 

lime dnappy “ 2 u, 4 m; Moderate., strength is being 

con Francisco Oct 4. "'Vstiown. by newcomers “Fast and 
First-runs^Tsycho- is ;Se^-’ at Jhe^idland :^d ^Und^ 
stilt hot in an eighth found. ‘.House l en . f la ^ s 
of .Usher” is stout ip.a second Para¬ 
mount frame, ‘‘Dark, at the Top. pf 
the 
cis. 

HAlofv aMhe Warfieid”' . {«" dr - v - but; in dine fall pattern. 

Estimates for This . Week j Estimates, for This Week” 

Golden Gate (RKO> (2.859; $1.25 : j BrOokside (NT) 800; $.1.50-$2)—. 
$1.50> — J ‘.’.Psycho" (Par) I8tli \yki. J CurrentTv sub-runs; Last' week,. 
Hotsy $11,000. Last; week. $12.500:!,“cdn-Can” ,2i)th) (loth wk'; Great 
Fox: (FWCi (4,651;. $1.25-$ 1.50)—[ 53 ;50Q to close, run. : 

‘‘High Time;'. I20ih). . apd^ ^yng-t; <Dui . vV0 o^ (1,260;. $1.50^ 

• 2 °H 1 Jv^ d T p k t S ’ $2:50)■—“Ben-Hur” (M-G> •36th 

^ i l A‘- d * 1 * r£5v ! **»• Steady $10,000, very good, 

* WarfteS' we< *" **"*#•*** . ■ 

$1.50)—“Ode Foot In Heir (20th> = Fairway. (NT) (700; $1)—“Carry 
and “Hi°h Powered Rifle” (20th). On Nurse- (Gov) i,l3th wk». ■Shows 
Dull $6,500 . Las! week,- “Fine surprising staying pow iffy 
Young Cannibals” <M-G ( and “Plat- SI,500. Last week, same.; 
inum High School” (W*B> T2d wk>, Kimo: JDickinson.) '.504; .90-$L2o) 

$7,000; .-^‘‘Cprae Dance XVitli Me” (Kingsr 

Paramount... (Pgr). <2,646; $1.25- ley) i2d \vk). Routing $4,00.0, holds, 
$1.50)-—“House Of Usher” (AI) .and .Last week, great $.4,300. 

“How Tor. Make A Monster” (AI.' j Midland , < Lpew) ) 3,500; 75-$l )-r 
(2d wk>; Strong $11,000. Last week,■;,‘iF-as't and Sexy'(Col) and “Nights 
$19 000, -A , !of Lucfeti -Borgia” (Col*.- Bright. 

® 4 \- * ■» , 58.500, stays. Last: week, “All-the 

i Young. Men” '(Col) and “Enemy 
General" (Col) (2d " wk). Fairlsii 
$4:0Q0; 

Paramount (UP)/ (1.900; 75-$Tl— 

$1.75r$2.65) - “This Is Cinerama" l‘^ r ' 

(Cinerama' (reissue'. (14th . wkh Sp.-000.- : . Last week, .All .the Fine 
Slipped to $14,500; Last \veek, J Q . un ^ ^* ll hbals (M-G) ; (2d wk). 
$14 000 rair S4.000. 

United Artists (No. Coast) (1,151; _ P1 .aza <NT» U,900j $1 )--“Sons and: 
$l!25-$150'->:Jungle CatT (BV):. ^rs ; (2pth): <2d wk). : .PJeasguf 
Adequate SllOOO. Last week, $ ^°0. Last .week, sharp $8:000. 
“Night Fighters” <UA.) and “Under- •.. • **** < Purwoodi^ <8 d0| ; $ 1.25- 

..sea Girl” <UA:. $7,000.:. ■"hi?- CCa «idnrt t ^ <6t ; h 

Stagedoor 1 A-R* (44Q; $1.25-$150> • l'„ k > nh P. k ? y . 56:006: Last week, 
—“School For! Scroundels”. <Cont> , • 

(3d wk« and -‘When Comedy Was; . #»»;•. Granada (NT) <2:043; 
King” (1st.\vkv (20th<, Okay $2,U06. r; 2 T V. ; 0 i* 3 " 8 * ’—“House of Usher”: 
Last week, “School For.Scroundete” 'Ay' ‘2d wk>- Dandy $7,500. Last 
(2d Wk) (Coiit), $4,00.0. /, .. i week. good $10,000. 

Vogue <S.F. Theatres' :(364: $1.50 


‘CAT’QUIET $3,500, I New 20th Branch Mgru 

^«>. am. Twentieth-Fox has appointed 

OMAHA* TIMF Xh 2D : new branch.managers in Dallas and 
UlVlAnit, II1HL pu, LV j Chicago to replace managers pro- 
Omah , Oct. 4. Jmoted earlier In the w’eek to gen- 
Biz is strictly soft at dow , ntovi r n.; € fal sales manager Glenin Norris’ 
first-runs .this stanza. Only iiew n'ew sales cabinet (see separate 
entry, “Jungle: .Cat,” is racking up story. 

fair, grosses at the State. Second William B. Williams takes over 
weeks of, “It Started in Naples” Dallas branch, succeeding Tom 
at. the Oniaha and “High Time” at ■ jvicCleasteT, and Henry Harrell 
the Orpheum are shaping okay but takes over ijti Chicago, succeeding 
nothing to brag about. Hard-ticket gob Conn, Both Williams and Har- 
“Beii-Hur” is just fair at . the rell had been functioning in their 
Cooper in. its 33d round and seems respective branches . sales 
to. be heading, for exodus... managers, 

shortly.;' m ' — 

Estimates for This Week 
Cooper (Cooper) < 69,3: SL65- 
$ 2 . 20 )—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) '33d wk), “ 

1 Easing to $5,000; Last Week; $7,000, j 
Omaha (Tristates.) .(2,066; 75-SIf J 
: —“It Started in Naples” 'Par) <26 j 
wk’. ..Mediuni S 4 000 after last 
w’eek’.s . good $ 6 : 000 ; 

"Orpheum (Tristates'. (2.877; 

; Si)—“High 
Moderate 


(WB'. Good $15,000. Last week. ’ 
“Marv Magdalene” .< Magna) and 
“T-Bird Gang” <Indie$ll;5Q0.> 
Orpheum (Cinerama: Inc.) (1,456;' 


Adjacent Land h 
Ozoner Chain’s 
Realty Subsid 

Los Angeles, Oct. 4. 
Pacific Drive-In Theatres, biggest 
ozoner operator on the Coast, has 
set up a Land Development Divi¬ 
sion in an expansion of its Real 
Estate Dept, and appointed C. T. 
Charack as administrative head of 
the overall Real Estate and Devel¬ 
opment activities ‘ of company, 
Charack previously headed firm’s 
Snack Bar and Concessions Opera¬ 
tion. 

^ t ^ Circuit owns considerable sur-* 

._ _^ __ 75 - ,. Mexico produced 84 feature films j plus- acreage adjacent to its pres- 

1 Time" (20th'i, <2d wk). during. 1959 of which 15 were in j j 111 < v l lve ' 1T J ibeatres which will be 
$6,000: Last week, "color/ .per the U. S. Commerce j !? e J e *° p . e f for botli commercial and 

$7 000 1 Dept. industrial uses compatible with 

' State (Cooper) f 743 ; $ 1 '—“.Tun- This total represented a drop of lh ?!, c tJc f * 

gle Cat” <BV) and “Hound That 42-from the year before and 22 A In buildm^ its chain of out- 
’•Thought''"'He' ! '.was Raccoon”^(.BVk from 1957. Average cost of pro- d°oreis. Pacific is planning con- 
Average $3,500. Last week, “Angel ductibn for. the 1959 films was es-1 stl uct . , 1 0n on ? ev ^f ra .^ dnvein sites 
IVore Red” (M-G), $3,000; , timatbd at $94i700 — about 5(To 

i - [higher than the 1958 average; i" lth development of the sur- 

1 Rfi.^ThiN I BoxoFfice receipts at Mexican : rounding communities. 

I ,;_■■■ .. . ■ 0 I theati'es amounted to $89,600,000, 

1 P T a^ ’^ 8 ^ V Uith attendance pegged at'626.- NO TELEVISION TEMPLE 

• (WB -'-. Good T $1 0 , 0 . 00 ; ^Last. week, : 5 9 8)7l o it was estimated that _ 

'■'$7 000 ^ theatres are In operation : shapiro Denles xhat Broadway^ 

• i Vo rtAn ort m with a total seating capacity of 1 - — - - - 

‘ <R ^ 0) . 3 :?? 0 1 ; v 6 “ 0 _ 5-i 0 « ab °ui 1,615;00Q. 

:---“All Icoung Men (Col) and 12 . , . _ • 

: Hours to Kill” (20th) (2d ' wk). : 


Washingtori, Oct. 4. 


’ Hoisy $ 16 , 060 : Last week,; $21,000. 

• New Fenway (Indie) < 1.350; $1.25- 
$1.50)—“Hiroshima Mon Amour” 

• (Zenith':. <5fh wk'. Perky $6,500- 
j Last w eek. $7,200. Over estimate, 

Qrpheum <t,oew) (2.900; 90-$ 1.501 
“Last Days of Pompei!’ (Indie) 


Motion Pic Advertisers’ 
Awards Will Single 
Out Constructive Deeds 


Par Headed Thataway 


Robert Shapiro, managing di¬ 
rector of the Paramount Theatre, 
New York firstrun, this week un¬ 
dertook to stem rumors that the 
long-running house will cease to 
be a showcase for feature pictures. 

Par has been playing top film 


, Awards for “outstanding indus- • product for years and will continue 
, and ‘‘Cage, of Evil’’ (Indie). Fast tryites” are being established by^ to do so, said Shapiro. 

$1 2 . 060 ./ Last week, “Fast and s the Associated Motion Picture Ad-' Rumor, as printed by columnists 



LOS ANGELES 

(Continued from, page 8 .). 
Young .-Cannibals” (M-G) List 
general . lease>.. and “Whb Was 
That Lady.” 1 C 0 I)’ (reissue) (State)., 
<M>-G), (reissue). (Wiltern) 


—“Savage Eye" (Kingf. (4th wk/. 

Nice $2,400. Last week, $2,500, 

/ Cofdnet. (United California)! 

(1,250; $1.80-$3.50) —. “Ben-Hiir” pi 
(M-G) (41st- Wk'). Fine $20,000. 

Lastweek,. $22,000. 

.: Alexandria (United California) 1 **j u i j e .” 

(1,610, $2.20-$2.75' . —— Can-Cah .| < ‘ilondo ,, (WB)- (reissue) (Haw'ai'i) 

( 20 th) (19th wki. Fair $4,000 on (“Night Fighters” (UA): (moveover) 
&'S» 4 *'*"* nd C Se4; Lasl Wf?k ’ :,'Baldwin;.. Soft *16:800. Last week,, 
morHv Parcnnci , 77 4 . State “Be.vond^^Time. Barrier” (AI), 
*1 9 - ?r ,?S rS {£! L ( ’^’ i “Date With Death” (Fay) (2d. wk), 

|1.2o*$1.50)-7- Rue. De Pans (In- $p900 

d i®)- . 'Steady $3,000. Lash week.! Four Star (UATC) < 868 ; 90-$L50) 

—“South: Pacific” ‘20th* (reissue).’ 
Dull $1,000, Last . week, “Maries 
Octobre” iLop» ,' 2 d wk). $l,800. 

1 Los Angeles (FWCi <2.019; 90r 


I ?nd •Raymze ( A A) , , ( 2 5v 0 nJfn’ ’ Bob Montgomery, will be started) probable had its origin in the fact 
F 3 , ^r?^H a , S n An ee ooelio ^ at AMPA’sfirst 1960*61 luncheon | that the Par recenlly had a tieup 
. Pitgrim 'ATO. (1,900; 60-$l 10)— hn Nov. 2 at the Piccadilly Hotel, with WABC-TC whereby the thea- 
^"Ffom ITOMS - tMU. tmjoA mi - jj; y. • j Ire. on a Sunday morning. Was the 

Five awards Will be given an-;site of a moppet preview of ear- 
fvrjS?' is* nually in the following categories:: toons to be seen on the Gotham 

fi t tonn/ ‘ M Tepiortew tii to the individual exhibitor or;station. 

'fSi n i nn ; «i : theatre company judged to have) - Both the Par and the station art 

■‘‘Ben-Hut’^VUG)'iAfilh' wkV: Hoisy ferformed the greatest service to ; a part of American BrOadcasting- 


the. industry. 


^'state (T-lJ l73ot^75- S sS5i—"For t0 th ® f ) 1 !™ Company or film , 

Members OnlV ilndici tmlo.) and to . 'i? v *! 

"Mating Time” .Indie!. Torrid ^benetited^ the^^tndustry 'Muring 

$7,400: Last. week. “Naked Holi- the past 12 months; 
day'/ i Indie 1 , and “Love in City” 


] Paramount Theatres. 


‘‘Marie Octobre’ 
$2,400. 


(Indie.). (2d wk>, 


CHICAGO 


(Cbntihued.from page 9 
$1.25 $ 1 . 8 Q) — “Captain's Table’ 


(Indie) <4th wk), $4,00Q. 


$1.50)—'“On Waterfront” (Col); and; 
“Wild One” <Col.) (reissue) imove- 


( 20 th) (2d wk). Okay $7,200. Last over). Thin,$4,400.' Last week; with 
\i ; eek. $ 9 , 000 , ' Vogue,.Loyola, “High Time” (20th), 

Loop 'Telenv’t) ' 6 Q 6 ; 90-$ 1.80'— “13,Fighting Men” (20th) (1st wk', 
“Rosemary." : ^FAW) (2d wk'.. Brisk $.16,700. * 

$6,100- Last week, oyer $9,000. Hollywood Paramount (Elect) 

Monroe (Jpvan) iX.QOO; 65 t60)— <1.408: $ 1 .-S 2 )^/’Man/ With 'Green' 
“Dove Speciaiisl" < Indie) and“Sin Carnation;’ (War) (2d wk^,. Slim, 
and Desire” (Indie). Good $5,200: $4,500. Last week. $7,000. 

Last week, “Five Bold Women’’ Hiilstreet, - .Iris. (Metropolitan- 
(Indie) and “Prime Time”- (Essen- ! FWC) <2,752; 825; 90-$1.50i —: “it 
Jay), $5,500, . . ..Started in Naples” (Par* and!“Pris- 

Oriental gindie* <3.400; 90-$i.80) oner of . Volga” (Par) i2d wk). Oke 
—“Under TO Flags”- iPar.i <3d wk<: $9;00p. 

Thin $13,000; Last Week: ver. r Vogue, Loyola (FWC) <810; 
$15,000.' 1,298; 90-SI.50). — “High Time” 

Palace (Indie) (1,434; $1.50-$3.50) «20lh) . and “13 Fighting Men;* 
-^“Can-Can” 120th'. (24th wk). Oke” ‘ 20 th).‘ (Vogue) < 2 d wk'v “Fast and 
$14,500. Last week, about $15,000.1 Sexy” (Col' (moveover) (Lovola) 
Roosevelt. <B&K) (L400; 90-$l:80) |(1st, wk) Busy $8.20Q, . 

—“House of . Usher” tAli. Good.l /Fiire Arts (FWC) <631; 90-S1.50' 
$18,500. Last week, “Crowded 1 — “Sons and Lovers" <2Qtft) <3d 
Sky” (WB). $15,000. !\vk). Bully $5,500. Last ^iveek, 

State-Lake (BAK) (2,400; 90- $7,100. 

$1.80>—“Hell to Eternity" ( AA) (3d , .. El Rey (FWC) (861;. 90-$1.50) —. 
wki. Good $17,000. .Last week^ j “Apartment”. (UA) and “Some Like 
$22,500. iJV: Hot” (UA) (reissue) (3d Wk). 

Surf. (H&E Balaban) (685; $1,80) ]Mild $2,600. Last w ; eek, $3,300 


NEW YORK 

(Continued from page. 9) 

(520; $.1.25-$2)— * Carry On. Nurse” 
(Gpv)'(5th wk). The fbufth . \veek 
: finishing tomorrow ( Thui v s.> is seen 
i, tallying fi $12,000. Last week, 
$12,o00. Continues. 

! Guild (Guild) )450: $1-$1.75)-^ 
“I’m All Right, Jack” (Col) (24th 
wk>. The 23d. round finished Sunv 
; day ( 2 ) with steady $91000. Last 
: week;. $9,500. Continues, 
i Murray Hill (R&B) .(56a: 95-$l,80) 
■“Started in Naples.” (Par) ( 6 th- 


Norris Names 


, Continued from page 4 j 


13) to the outstanding showman; I 
(4) to the advertising man or ad- • 
vertising campaign judged as the'! between homeoffice and field. It 
year’s best; ;will be the duty of cabinet execs 

<5» to a person or organization ! to alert the field to sales and 
in: the service area of the industry . product developments—and there- 


-the. craft or trade association. 


Under-Scale Dubbing 
Set as New SAG Issue 


by do a lot of traveling—'tn addi¬ 
tion to which they’ll help formulate 
sales policy at homeoffice meetings 
With Norris and Moskowitz. 

Each of these men, said Norris, 
“will act as my eyes, ears and 
tongue when he goes into the 
field,” though he won’t take over 


HoIiy\vood, Oct. 4. 

. Screen Actors Guild, in a move •, - T . r ,. 

to protect members, has declared ■ * he deM-maiting function of lha 
„ bn Hollywood sound coinpa-i b , r ? nch nianaaer Asked just how 
loln . :nies,vithouf SAG pacts Which have ; autonomous the branch managers 
! final wki. The fifth frame eompict- i-Seto employing Guild menAm ]-WeU 
l n J J 0 '" 01 :/ 0 ^ T, h . u . ts :„ *L;^« 5 £ i eoinv o>e. right to 


—“Man in Cocked Hat” (Show) 
(3d wk). Nice $3500. Lastweek, 
$ 6 , 000 . 

Todd (Todd) (L089; $l.V5-$3:50) 
r— “Ben-Hur” CM-G.) (41st wk). 
Good $18,006: Last week, $18,200! 

United Artists (B&K) (.1,700; 90- 
$1.80)—“Song Without End” (Col). 
Spirited. $23,000. Last weeks 
‘'Strangers When We Meet” (Col) 
( 5 th wk), $13,000: 

Woods (EsSaness) (1,200; .90- 
$1.80)—‘“Let’s Make Love” (20th): 
Disappointing $22,o6ffj Last!w T eek, 
“Elmer Gantry” (UA) ( 6 th wk), 
$14,000. I 

World (Teitel) ( 666 ; 90-$L50)— 
“Threepenny Opera” (Brandon) (3d 
Wk). Weak $1,500. . Last Week, 
$5,000. 


Music. Hail , (Ros) (720; $L85- 
$2.25)—“I’m All Right, Jack” (Col». 
(11th wk). Firm $4,200. Last week, 
$4,500. 

Crest (Elect) (7.50; $l:25-$2). — 
“Carry On, Nurse” (Gov; (30th 
wk). Hbtsy $3,800. Last week, 
$4,000. 

Carthay (FWC) (1,138; $1.75- 

$350) — “GamCan” (20th) (30th 
wk). Fairish $7,500. Last week,; 
$o.800. 

Warner Hollywood (Cinerama 
Inc.) (1,387; $1.20-$2,65)—“Search 
for. Paradise” (Cine) started 35th 
wk (2) after $11,900 last week. 

Egyptian (UATC) (1,392; $1:25- 
$3.50) — “Ben-Hur!’ (M-G) (45th 
wk): Nice $20,500. Last week, $20)- 
900. ' 


.p*2ei W -tr reach 1 going ■ Hblly^;6od rates for the i}^ J^doing” ^ W ® d ° n t 

week, .$9,000: “Surprise Package” : w°rk. i * 

(Col) opens Oct. 14, .day-dating with ! “WC want to -make- sure that all 1 With the exception of Pantages, 

I Criterion ori Broadway. SAG members know that the Guild . each of the cabinet will have a 

JI-. Paris (Pathe Cinema) <568; 90- has a collective bargaining con- geographical area of responsibility. 1 
$1.80)T^-“The Ostrich Has Two ; tract covering the dubbing of for- iVPnn will have the midwest; Dick- 
Eggs” (Janus) (2d-finaL week). The ' elgn .films and that they must not-. stein , the east McCleaster the 
■ opening round! concluded Monday !■ do any dubbing for companies that I south. and^ southwest, and Myers 
: (3) with poor $4,200 and pic is have not signed the^\agreement,” ] Ganada. Pantages, on the other 
' being*pulled after two-week run. - John L. Dales, national exec secre~. hand, will be more concerned with 
“Picnic on Grass” (Kingsley) opens f tary. stated. (promotion and sales campaigns on 

Tuesday (ID. j ^‘The actor is cheating himself -so-called exploitation pictures. In 

Plaza (LoperD (525: $ 150 -$ 2 )—• and liis fellow Guild members if | 1 ^ 1S connection, he’ll be Working 

" ‘ _ ' he dubs for any company that has ; c ^ se ly. wl lh vee P Charles Einfeld’s 

not sighed a Guild contract, for in :ad -Pub staff, 
addition to working for cut-rate Asked how this tied in with the 
wages he .also loses the benefit of : duties announced several months 
the payments into the Guild we!-!ago as being taken over by Gil 
fare and. pension plans which are Golden, Einfeld said that Golden 
required under the contract.” , was not actually a permanent hpem- 
While SAG doesn't name any ber of the 20tli staff, but w r as hired 
particular firms, its action patently : to work on merchandising and ex- 
is hypoed by growing number of: ploitation on a picture-by-pictura 
local sound companies which have j.basis. Pantages will be paying spe- 
been cutting into N. Y. and Euro- rial attention also to company’s 
pean outfits which ip until recent- 1 saturation openings throughout tha 
ly have pretty well Cornered all. U. S. 

dubbing, of foreign Imports. It’s j Since company expects to hava 
estimated that between 200 and j as many as~ 60 films in release dur- 


“Apartment” ,(UA) (17th -wk). The 
T 6 tli lditnd finished last night 
.(Tues.) with $7,000, nice for this 
j period of - run. Last week, $8,000. 
“Never .on Sunday” (LoperD is due 
( in Oct. 18. 

68 th St. Playhouse (Leo Brecker) 
! <370; 90-$1.65)—“The Captain's 
• Table” ( 20 th) (2d wk). Premiere 
.: week ended Monday (3> with aver- 
' age $4,800, 

Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.80)^ 
“Entertainer’’ (Corit). Opened Mon¬ 
day: (3) after benefit performance 
Sunday ight. In ahead, “School 
for Scbuhdfels” (Cont), $6,000. for 
final six; flays of 12 th week, 

Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540; 
$1-$150) -T- “Let’s Make Love” 
(20th) (5th wk). The fourth week 
finishing today (Wed.) looks to hit 
okay $9,000. Last week, $11,000, 
Continues. 

World (Perfecto) (390; 90-$1.80) 
—“Nature’s. Paradise” (Indie) (10th 
wk). Ninth round ending tomor¬ 
row' (Thurs.) is seen scoring steady 
$8,000. Last week, $8,000. 


.300 films are dubbed annually for 
showing in this country, with at 
least half owned by Coast pro¬ 
ducers.,. 

. Since, .a dubbing job costs be¬ 
tween $14,000 and. $20,000 for a 
first print,, this phase of the biz Is 
becoming a highly lucrative enter¬ 
prise and attracting more and more 
sound, companies, which in turn 
means', added eiiiployment for 


ing the calendar year of 1961, 
Norris said efficient running of the 
department required the cabinet 
setup.. Another exec pointed out 
succinctly that as things stood pre¬ 
viously under local autonomy, Nor¬ 
ris was liable to get at least two 
phone calls a day from every 
branch man, and considering there 
are 38 of them, that didn’t always 
leave much time for Norris* other 
business. 



TOLLYKSIOX 


'fifZIETY 


Wednesday, October ■ 5, 1960 


Hartford Toll Petitioners Get FCC 
Hearing, Strictly on the Local Merits 


Washington, Oct. 4. 

Federal Communications Com¬ 
mission will hold hearings begin¬ 
ning Oct. 24 on RKO General's 
application for a three-year $10,- 
000.000 pay television experiment 
in Hartford. The hearings will be 
before the Commission itself, sit¬ 
ting en banc. 

The decision, taken by unani¬ 
mous vote of FCC, represents a 
procedural victory for RKO Gen- 
cial and, in terms of precedent- 
setting, perhaps for toll generally. 

RKO General had sought the 
en banc hearing as the’ fastest 
means of getting the greenlight 
from FCC. The opposing theatre 
groups—spearheaded by the Joint 
Committee Against Pay TV—hjad 
petitioned for full-scale “eviden¬ 
tiary” hearings before a regular 
hearing examiner. RKO General 
contended that sole motive behind 
the request was to stall FCC ac¬ 
tion on its application through tjjie 
procedural channels available jin 
an evidenti ry hearing. 

Also working in RKO General’s 
favor was the Commission's dec’ 
tion to sidestep any general in¬ 
quiry into pay-see and limit the 
upturning hearings to the strict 
merits of the Hartford application. 
Any general inquiry probably 
would have had to have been fol¬ 
lowed by a second hearing on the 
Hartford experiment alone before 
the application could be granted 1 . 

‘Issue’ Pends j 

In explaining its action, the 
Commission stressed that the gen¬ 
eral subject of pay tv is >till held 
*’in abeyance.” Further considera¬ 
tion. it added, must await comple¬ 
tion of the Hartford and other pay 
tv experiments so that the Com¬ 
mission can weigh actual results 
©f a tollivision operation. 

The Connecticut Committee 
Against Pay TV and five exhibit¬ 
ing firms operating in Hartford 
area won the rignt to participate 
as adversaries in the proceeding. 
Their attorneys will have cro-s-ex- 
amination privileges, and a maxi¬ 
mum 30 minutes for ora! summ 
turns. The Commission said oth¬ 
ers could be made parties to the 
hearings only if they can give con¬ 
vincing evidence their interests 
ere directly affected .by the RK() 
General proposal. The hearings 
are elated to run through Oct. 28, 
but FCC said more days would b<e 
allotted if necessary. 

Issues FCC said it will decide 
in the hearings are: 1 whether 
the RKO General proposal con¬ 
forms with the conditions laid 
down in the Commissions Third 
Report: -2i whether the operation 
will deprive viewers of programs 
"hich would have been available 
on free channels: 3- whether ft 
wiil “adversely affect competi¬ 
tion” in the tv industry; 4 wheth¬ 
er the licensee for the operation 
• wholly owned RKO General sub- 
sioiarv Hartford Phonevision will 
have enough discretion in connec¬ 
tion with programming and fee's 
to carry out its public service re¬ 
sponsibilities; and 5- whether the 
application meets the publin i 1 
terest in general. 

Hartford Phonevision will carry 
©ut the trial over recently pur¬ 
chased WHCT, Channel 18. The 
©\er-tlie-air system, develoned by 
Zenith, will make heavy use of i 
first-run feature films, according 1 
to present plans. 

In addition to the Connecticut 
Committee Against Pay TV, FCC 
made these exhibitors parties to 
the proceeding: Stanley Warned 
Management Co.; Loews Inc 1 '- 
Connecticut Theatres; Manchester 
Drive-In Theatre Corp.. and Out¬ 
door Theatres Corp. 

Hoblitzelle Name Given ;■ 
Clinical Science Center 

Dallas. Oct. 4. I 

Clinical Science structure on the 
campus of the-Southwestern Medi¬ 
cal School of the U. of Texas here 
will be renamed on Oct. 7 as Karl 
Hoblitzelle Clinical Science Cen¬ 
ter. 

It’s first time that the U. of 
Ti xas has named a building in 
honor of a living man. Hoblitzelle, 
prez of the Interstate Theatre C - 
tuit. gave t‘ie 85 acres of land on 
winch the medical school and other 
jacilities of the medical center are 
located. 


SEC Finds Skiatron ‘Guilty 


13-Page Scolding for Promotional Methods—Coin 
Lacking for Fulfillment 


Washington, Oct. 4; . 

Securities & Exchange Commis¬ 
sion has formally, found Skiatron 
Electronics & Television Corp. 
guilty of omissions and “materially 
misleading” representations in a 
stock registration statement. 

The Commission issued a stop 
order suspending the statement, 
filed August 1959. seeking to reg^ 
ister 172,242 shares of Skiatron 
common for public sale. 

SEC’s blast, contained in a 13- 
page document, winds up proceed¬ 
ings against the tiouble-riddcn. 
| pay-see system whose tale of finan- 
; cial woe and complex .rriani ular 
: tion was laid bare at public bear- 
rings beginning early this year. 

The stop order to a great extent 
has only symbolic- importance; 
{since, as was brought out. in the 
hearings, many of the shares Skia¬ 
tron purportedly wanted to -sell 
had already been sold to the public. 
However, it stands as a black mark 
against the firm which—together, 
with the findings of the Commis¬ 
sion—will undoubtedly put any 
: prospective future investors in 
Skiatron on guard. 

No Resources 

Basic finding of the Commission 
was that Skiatron and Skiatron of 
America, the licensee outfit run by 
Matthew’ M. iMattyt Fox to exploit 
the pay-tv system, were completely 
lacking the resources needed .to 
put the -system, into operation in 
early 1960 as promised in the reg¬ 
istration statement. 

“Such representation was mate¬ 
rially misleading in failing ade¬ 
quately to disclose the financial 
and other difficulties encountered 
: and to be met before such a pay 
tv system could be put in opera¬ 
tion as well, as the financial status 
of Fox and Skiatron.” the Coin- 
' mission asserted. 

Most “striking’’ omission. SEC 
said, was the failure ot Skiatron 
to show the large amount of irionev 
•estimated at $13.000.000• needed 
to put across its system and the 
absence . of funds to accompi'sh. 
this. SEC gave this rundown of 
Skiatron's financial status. 

Skiatron itself had no source of. 
income or credit big enourii to 
finance the system. Fox and his 
Skiatron of America, on whom 
Skiatron relied to finance and pro¬ 
mote the system, did not have the 
equipment, facilities or financial 
ability to undertake commercial 
operation. Fox and his outfit are 
both deeply .in debt and had at 
least $1,000,000 in omriancUng 
debts, which have been reduced to 
judgments, together with 1 'about 
S3.000.000 in outstanding debts to 
various lending companies and in¬ 
dividuals. a large portion of winch 
are in default. 

In addition, the SEC said Skia¬ 
tron and its licensee faced, other 
difficulties, including negotiations 
with telephone companies for in¬ 
stallation of the wire system and 
solicitation of subscribers, 
i As to Hurok 

: , Furthermore, while discussion's, 
were held about potential pro¬ 
grams. no commitments or arrange¬ 
ments had been firmed up.. SEC 
noted that through releases Skia- 
• tron had circulated reports that 
Sol Hurok and the Los Angeles 
and San Franciseo baseball clubs 
had been sewed up for program¬ 
ming. But the baseball arrange¬ 
ments lapsed or were in-default. 
. by the time the firm filed its state- 
1 ment with SEC, and Hurok Was 
hired only as a consultant with no 
commitment to furnish talent. 

The actual registration state¬ 
ment covered a,proposed offering 
: of 172,242 shares, consisting of 
1125.00(1 covered by warrants owned 
by Fox, 30,000 shares owned bv 
Skiatron prez Arthur Levey and 
17.242 issued to various other per¬ 
sons. SEC charged there was fail¬ 
ure to disclose that Fox no longer 
. held any of the 75.000 shares, that 
j he had pledged 70,000 of these and 
| that many of them had been sold 
to the public’ before the registrar 
tion statement was filed, 
i Previously, SEC said, warrants 


[ for 195,000 shares were either sold 
: by Fox or pledged as collateral for 
loans to him. By December 1958, 
j all. 195,000 warrants had been ex* 

; ercized and the underlying shares 
sold to. the public. Also, Fox, had 
disposed of 206,000 shares loaned 
to him by Levev. None of these 
' transactions: \vere. disclosed. in th 
‘ statement,, according to SEC, 

SEC attorneys conducting the 
case charged that- the Securities 
Act had been, violated by the-sale 
of stock to .the public without, pirior 
registration. Srich violations . are 
criminal offenses, b.ut; convictions 
require proof of willfulness, in 
such cases, the Commission recom¬ 
mends prosecution by the Justice 
Dept, There was no indicatipn SEfe 
would do this in the Skiatron case. 

SEC said that-it would lift the 
suspension of trading in Skiatron 
stock on Oct, 12, Trading was sus¬ 
pended on Dec. 18. 1959; .when the 
{ proceedings, against Skiatron were. 

; disclosed.. Skiatron is registered on 
the American Stock Exchange. 

WASTE OF COIN 

Harris Sees Exhibs’ Figlit 
j On Toll Misguided 

i Hollywood. Oct..4, 

The energy and money exhibi¬ 
tors are Spending in an attemptfo 
stop pay-tv should be ... channeled 
in efforts 't'p ' - close-circuit 
theatre television, according to a. 
Coast theatre executive, E. D. Har¬ 
ris. promotion manager of Herbert 
Rosener Theatres, contends that 
home pav-tv. under the “American, 
way.” is entitled to a -test.. 

.However, he feels that a concen¬ 
trated. drive should oe started to 
recreate inter st in theatre 'tele* 
vision not only .for sports, but for 
legil musicals, variety, shows,- ice 
follies, and other attractions.. “This- 
will stimulate theatre.going during 
periods when, big films are not 
available;”: says .Harris, “and.' if 
will also create work for ..producers,, 
writers' and performers.” 

Harris maintains, that through; 
proper campaigning, over-the-air 
channels can be obtained forThea¬ 
tre telecasts. We- know. that, pay-tv 
will result jm keeping some viewers 
at home providing it heattraction Is; 
big'enough. But. ,if a theatre tele- 
east is; big enough, it. would attract 
large crowds to theatres, too,” 1 
Harris asserts. 

Harris charges.: that th.eatrcmen-. 
were asleep when plans for home 
pay-tv were being, formulated. He 
believes that although they failed 
to unite , then to create their own 1 
t heat re f elecasti n'g system, ‘i t 's not. 
too late to do. it now if they\are- : 
concerned with the future, of the 
theatre.” 

Fox’s ‘Clarification’ 

Matthew M: Fox Tu a hand- . 
s out i'ollowing the SEC suspen¬ 
sion emphasized: ‘ 

“Because of .a Confusion in 
{ names, it is important to make 
! clear that, my firm! Tolvision. 

! of America Inc. (formerly Ski-. 

atron of America Inc;' has no 
| corporate connection with Ski- 
• atrbn Electronics Television 
j 1 Corp. other than that Tolvision 
j Is the licensee of. Skiairon and 
will be obliged-to pay royalties 
j to Skiatron once the Tolvision 
j system of subscription TV be- ; 

gins, to yield revenues. 

! “Tolvision of ,America Inc., 
is a privately-owned company. 

: Tolvision and i. personally, 

■ . have incurred more- than.56;- 
000,000 in costs.-to complete 
the development arid to field 
test otic system utilizing coax¬ 
ial cable . for closed-circuit 
I telecasts. Every dollar spent, - 
or of indebtedness. is mi ne or 
Tolvisipn’s, for w hich ! aim per¬ 
sonally responsible. , 

"We are .confident that TqI- 
vision, generally acknow ledged 
to be the best and most feasi¬ 
ble system, Will be established, 
through private financing.” 


(K Shaws, Conrls Via CATV Tiein 

An important breakthrough in the researching, and pretesting of teie-- 
vision programs and commercials—the use of closed-circuit tv for in- 
home, testing on.-a regular basis—has been achieved by a new company*. 
Comniunicatioris & Media Research. Services Iric. 

Company hooks into established eoirimilriity antenna systems i 
der. to air. the material arid obtain its results from regular viewers in. 

. their homes. Until- now, except for sporadic; nrihe-air testing,, such 
research has; been confined to invited theatre audiences, which in the 
minds of many agency people, have drawbacks as a sample for. testing 
purposes. 

Communications & Media, Research was founded last January as a. 
subsidiary of The Centre for Research in Marketing of Peekskill.N.Y, 

• It ha's permanent installations at the community antenria setups in; 
(Port Jervis. N. Y., nd Palmerston, Pa. In addition, .if is establishing 
t permanent, systems in. 12 other closed-circuit markets. Beyond this, it 
riias iriobile setups in. the northeast and far west whlbh- connect 
into coinrhun i ty-antenria setups in urban areas where. they.: exist in 
housing and apartnient developments, like N; Y.’s Stuyvesarit Town. 

Test ‘Pilots’ & ‘Pitches’ 

. Thus far, the outfit has tested some 34 pilot films and 23 commercials 
in. the two closed-circuit systeiris. Program tests have been riiade for 
agencies and:clients; but mostly for one network, identity of which the. 
company can’t disclose.. Prexy William Capitmari states, however,, that 
the program testing was conducted hot only to evaluaite. shows which 
i had already been scheduled, but to make choices between potential 
' programs. Ori the comiriercial end. there have been tests ,not only . for. 

. effectiveness of the commercial, but for acceptability of subject matter, 
j General technique used in the CATV tests involves selection of a. 

;.sample of 150 or so families some five, days before the test is aired. 
Families fill out a background .questionnaire, arid are. advised as to 
day and time of telecast. Then they are questioned about .what they 
saw, in one of a number of methods. They may be telephoned right 
after the telecast: There may be personal interviews afterward. Or a 
questionnaire on the. telecast may be deposited ori their mailbox while 
the show is in progress and. they Will .find it; oiit':.immediately after¬ 
wards: In.the Port Jervis setup, the existing local statiori (riliith feeds, 
into: the CATV systenH cooperates in the tests. 

‘Horn* Setting’ Value 

Big advantage in the in-horne testing. is that it catches its sample 
■under riormhl viewing circumstances,;as opposed .to. th'erihea.iU'e^sc’fee'n-.- 
i’rig' setup, in most tests. Moreover, there’s greater coriHol. over the sam- 
1 pie itself, whereas, the theatre tests rely on giveaway prizes, street 
traffic and mailings to, lure its sample to the theatre. ..There may be 
disadvantages too—an audience which pays for its..television shows 
(most CATV setups charge an initial installation fee and a monthly 
service charge) might resent commercials; But Capitmari says-this has 
not been apparent in the response thus far. 

Company has only used its two permanent installations fbr tests for 
clients thus far, arid is adding the 12 new installations' to Widen the 
range of its sample. It has used the mobile, units only experimentally 
thus far, but expects to be able to utilize themthe : fn ; st time ariruly 
urban sample is required: 

Capitman. former psychology instructor and sales execj, was A 
staffer for-Dr. Ernst Dichter of the Institute for Motivational Research 
before setting.up his own outfit some three and a. half years ago. He.^et 
up Commuriicatioris & Media; Research as a subs id only. last. Jariuairy, 
with Dr.. Sidney .Lirtzmari in charge as exec v.p.. 


Family Willingness To 
Pay 75c for Airing 
Of ‘Pollyanna’: 38.8% 

A special Pulse has. come rip 
\vit6 the conclusion that almost; 
four out of every 10 television fam¬ 
ilies <38.8 r t> in riietropolitan New 
York area would have paid to see 
“Pollyanna” The survey was ' 

conducted from June 13' to June 17 * 
when ;the. Walt Disney film was. 
plaving at the Radio City Music 
. Hall. 

A similar pulse survey In June, 
1957 revealed that .33.6ri of the 
families indicated.'a A\illingness to 
pay to see the film playing at the 
Music Hall at that tiriie. According ; 
to Laurence Roslow. gssociatecT di¬ 
rector of Pulse, the present in-.j 
crease “stepis fro in the current 1 
programs available to. veiwefs be- ' 
: ing considered poorer, than those, 
aired two years ago plus the fact • 
that fewer Ipp-quality movies are . 
being shown on television for the 
; first time.” ’ ' 

It’s pointed out that the survey j 
was. airned specifically at estimat- { 
ing the potential audience and : 
“hoxoffice” gross for a specific 
“Grade A” pic offered in cbmpeti- ! 
j tion With regular free, television ; 
fare. 

The survey, involving 50Q people i 
;in the 17-county’metropolitan N.Y.! 
area, indicated that among those 1 
willing to pay to see “Pollyanna,” ; 
27 c h were willing to pay; 75c or I 
more. Pulse says that this, too, | 
represents ah increase fi-bm the • 
June, 19,57 survey w hen only 19%.) 
so inclined,. ! 

The Pulse study notes, however, ! 
r that: in terms of money a charge of; 
bOc would have produced the max¬ 
imum “boxoffice”—over $500,000, 

.! The potential receipts at various 
^■levels .were as: follows:.25C; $409,- 
: 000; 50c, $543,000; 75c, $329,000; 
$1, $262,000. Pulse figures. that if i 
the results w'ere. applied nationally, ] 
j “Pollyanna” would.:haV grossed! 
1 as much as $5,900,000. I 


1 Exhibition is liailirig .asi. victory 
the Federal Communications Cbm-> 

• mission’s decision to hold full hear- 
lings on. the Zenith-RKO General 
application for ait .ov.er-the-air pay- 
tv test in Hartford. 

Philip F. Harling;. chairman, of 
the. Joint Com mit t ee Against Pay- 
TV, said the FCC's ruling to. per- 
j-m'it exhibitors to submit protests, 
present witnesses and their -coun¬ 
sel, to cross-examine, the Zenith- 
; RKQ Witnesses were conditions the 
Joint Committee ..proposed to FCC. 
j According, to Harling, the pay-tv 
outfit in its Connecticut - advertis- 
I'irig- claimed that it would present 
. first-run films, including such of- 
- ferings as “Ben-Hur” : arid “Can- 
. Can,” ‘‘Now.” said Hailing, "these 
’ proponents will have to testify 
; what they actually will be : ahle to 
I deliver. ..in return for coins in the 
Islqt:”, ... 

! Harling indicated that'"this; will 
, be the first time.a pay-tv proponent 
j will be subjected to cross-examina- 
...tibri and . testiriiony under oath as 
•to actual prograirinring plans. Her.e> 
riofoie. he, declared; opponents, of: 

1 tollvision ..have had, no means of 
‘specifically refuting what he 
! termed the “wild.” claiins . and ad- 
jvertising of the proponents 
■ Mearivvhiie, the Joint Committee. 

| has set Oct. 14 as the last day of 
‘ the r current nation-wide, exhibitor 
' campaign to solicit public sigria- 
i tures for Congressional petitions 
! urging the legislatiye. outlawing of . 
; pay-tv. The Oct. 12: cutoff dale will 
have given the riatibnV theatres a 
total of six weeks to collect the sig- v 
natures. . 

Harling said tlie results are far 
from final, but he indicated; that 
{ he W'aS . confident-that, when .Con¬ 
gress convenes, in January signa- 
! tures. totaling 30,000,000 people will 
Jbe presented. 




Wednesday, October I, I960 


P'Siili&Tf 


BADIO-TELEVlSIOX 2t 



TV & the Minority Parties 

ABC’s radio and tv networks are the only ones providing iree 
airtime to the Socialist Workers and Socialist Labor partleis for 
their Presidential aspirants. NBC and CBS have not made time 
available for the minority parties in the present campaign. 

Since Congress amended the equal time ruling this year so 
that the webs could have Nixon and Kennedy appear for the major 
political parties, without making equal time available to everyone 
else, ABC said its act : was strictly voluntary. NBC, meanwhile, has 
refused the requests: for time of both minority parties. CBS,.said 
one network spokesman, will put them on if they pay for the time 
ind cover the cost of preempting regular programming. 




By LES CARPENTER ♦— 


Washington, Oct. 4. 

Florida’s Gov: LeRoy Collins, a 
newcomer to radio and television 
but a seasoned and;. experienced 
operator on both stormy and 
smooth political seas, is slated to 
become the new president of the 
National Assn, of Broadcasters. 

His salary, will be roughly the 
same as that earned by his prede¬ 
cessor, the.-late Harold E. Fellows. 
That’s about $75;000, split Up be¬ 
tween. actual pay and services, ex¬ 
penses, use of a limousine, etc., to 
obtain a favorable tax advantage. 

Collins Was the final choice of an 
eight-nienriber special committee 
formed within NAB to .find a man 
to take the industry’s- helm during 
Its most turbulent period in Wash¬ 
ington politics. The committee de¬ 
cided .immediately that ne w ..NAB , 
leadership should come from the 
political arena, rather .than the in¬ 
dustry, the training ground for 
Fellows and his predecessors. Buf¬ 
feted by influence peddling at the 
Federal Communications Commis¬ 
sion, payola and quiz show scan-, 
dais—and with the threat of fed¬ 
eral regulation over the networks: 
looming before the next session of 
Congress —; the president-finders 
said they wanted “an Erie John¬ 
ston," a man of high national and 
personal stature Who knows the big; 
names in Government on a first- 
name basis. .. 

The job will not .belong to Coir 
lihs officially until the. contract is 
signed (nothing, but minor details 
Slid consultations with ‘tax lawyers 
are involved) and his appointment 
has been formally approved by 


Forgot Something 

r Within the trade, arid at the 
networks particularly, the post 
mortem on the "Great De¬ 
bate" . seems to be focussing - 
on visual aspects rather than 
the format* the mechanics or 
the value of what was said. 
Even before the program was 
aired the visual matters cre¬ 
ated headaches, with CBS-TV 
revising the set four.', times. 

. Biggest beef from' the pub¬ 
lic, and a source of some em¬ 
barrassment to. the network, 
concerned the backgrounds for 
the Presidential aspirants. 
Where, the people w r ant to 
know,, was the American flag? . 



In'Debate Switch 


Cleveland, Oct. 4. 
When NBC officials left here, the 
other night after, checking the local 
scene for a suitable telecast site 
for the second television ”Great 
Debate" .Friday (7), they, left, a 
somewhat shaken city behind them, j 
The’ scouting party from, the net, I 
which is. responsible for the second 


NAB’s board of directors. . 

Colli ’ current term of office, 
as governor runs until. January. 
NAB directors will have a special 
•Oct. 10 session here to act on his 
appointment. Collins has told NAB 
that he w ill be unable to take over 
the post until his term of office as. 
Governor expires in. January, al¬ 
though association leaders, had 
hoped he would assume the duties 
prior to the 1 heginning Of the new 
Congress, "I must fulfill my obli¬ 
gations to the people, of Florida 
Who elected me to serve my . full 
term," Colliiis told them. 

The other final contender, for 
the NABP presidency was George 
V. Allen. ChiC.f; of. the U. S. Infor¬ 
mation Agency and former XT. S. 
Ambassador to India- Iran and 
Greece (not to be confusedWith. 
Joke-teller George; E. Alien, inti¬ 
mate of the last three U S. presi¬ 
dents). He impressed the special 
.(Continued on page 521 


P&G to Rescue 


head-to-head encounter between 
Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice 
President Richard M. Nixon, was 
led by Julian Goodman, NBC news- 
public affairs director. 

Right up to the point where he 
and his assistant scouts — Frank 
Slingland, John Rogers and. Rod 
Clurriian—boarded: night flight 

out of town, Goodman was main¬ 
taining that Cleveland would have 

the debate. 

“We haven't found just the.right! 
site yet, but we are certain, one 
will be found here;”:W’as the way 
he phrased it. 

Also,, that day (28). NBC from 
New York confirmed, that the de¬ 
bate would be held here and named 
Frank McGee, . net newshawk, as 
the moderator for the panel, .dis¬ 
cussion' between K&N. 

But that night, CBS Radio 
beamed a flash from . New York 
that was carried on WGAR, that 
net’s outlet here. This was to the 
effect that Cleveland had! been 
dumped as the Oct, 7 debate city 
and the whole bit shifted to Wash¬ 
ington. 



CBS-TV has gotten-off the: spon¬ 
sor hpok v on. its opening two-part- 
er in,the ‘‘Family Classics".series 
Oct. 28 and 29: Procter & Gamble 
has come to the rescue with pur¬ 
chase of. half-sponsorship of the 
opening attraction, "The Scarlet 
Pimpernel," 

With Breck haying bought half 
of all six "Classics" tuo-parters, 
CBS-TV is SRO on the kickoffer, 
but of .course .must still sell, off 
half of the remaining five coupL 
ings. Shows run two hours, divided 
over two consecutive nights. P&G 
buy was for its Cvcst toothpaste, 
Via Benton & Bowles. 


NBC hotly denied this both at 
the local arid New* York level. But 
the next morning, Word filtered 
down through the corporate chan¬ 
nels that the competition had in¬ 
deed been right: Washington^ 
(Continued on page 55) 


Marlboro Buys ’Polaris’ ! 

Philip Morris bought the entire 
hour of the season’s first "CBS 
Reports.” Stanza, scheduled to kick 
off a series of 26 specials on.Oct;. 
11, is “Day of the Polaris." 

Sale to the. cig house for the 
Marlboro brand marks the first 
and, so far, only “CBS Reports" 
sale. Agericy on the “Polaris" deal: 
i was Leo Burnett. 



‘SlS’fiEPEAL 

By BOB CHANDLER 

Can political, candidates, like 
comedians, suffer from overexpo¬ 
sure on television? 
i. This Is the year that the politicos, 
as well as the tv industry will find 
out. With the temporary repeal of 
Sec. 315, the. “equal time" pro¬ 
vision, as regards Presidential and 
Vice Presidential candidates of the 
Iwo major parties, the candidates: 
will be exposed, to the American 
public as never before. 

All of which, on the face of it, 
is fine,; pinpointing the. industry’s 
dedication to public service, the 
vital role it plays in the democra¬ 
tic process, arid the truly impor¬ 
tant function of providing more of 
the public than ev f er before with 
more familiarity, thari ever before 
with the candidates and the issues. 

But despite the wholehearted re¬ 
ception given the first of the. so- 
called “great debates” last Mon¬ 
day (25), and despite 'the outward 
advantages of as much tv exposure 
as possible, some observers are be¬ 
ginning to experience a feeling of 
doubt. One factor in bringing this 
doubt to the surface was the re¬ 
cent cancellation by Vice President 
Nixon of a scheduled appearance 
On “Person to Person" and his un¬ 
explained delay in replying to a 
“Face the Nation" invite later this 
month. 

Nixon is an experienced televi¬ 
sion campaigner, , and although no 
reason was given for the "Nation” 
delay and a new r date could have 
been given him on “P to P" (a 
speaking date iri Boston caused the 
cancellation), : it’s believed that 
Nixon has decided that there’s a 
point of diminishing return in 
saturating himself on television. 
The reasoning, some insiders be¬ 
lieve, is this: 

1. The candidates have been seen, 
almost continuously since the sum¬ 
mer conventions, where they natur¬ 
ally, got a lot of play. There was the 
Nixon appearance on “Open End" 
and the Jack Paar show, plus Ken¬ 
nedy’s spotting on Paar. Then, with 
the repeal of Bee: 315, the flood¬ 
gates opened. Invites poured in 
from “Face the Nation,” “Meet the 
Press," “Presidential Countdown,” 
“The Campaign & the Candidates,” 
et al. Added to these were the four 
ho.urlOng face-to-face discussions 
between the candidates. Plus, of 
course, paid political tiriie, which 
will accelerate as. the election 
draws closer. 

Zl With so much time, there’s 
the question of how to fill it. Po¬ 
liticos,, like comedians,' can run out 
of material too, and find, them¬ 
selves repeating. Though repetition 
of course is native to political cam¬ 
paigning, it’s not generally done be¬ 
fore the same audience time and 
time again. Moreover, neither can¬ 
didate has the fire and passion'to 
hammer 'way at the same theme 
(Continued on page 67) 



*Just Wonderful’ 

Stari Freeman and Bill 
Hayes, departing WCBS Radio, 
N.Y., after two years with the, 
station as. tandem deejays, 
sent an unusual farewell note 
to all staffers. They simply 
took a memo sent on July 1 
by former program chief Hal 
Moore, crossed his name out, 
wrote in. theirs and changed 
the date. 

, Although Moore and the 
CBS flag: split under, strained 
circumstances, he had sent out 
a memo which read: “You’ve 
been wonderful Thank 

you for your helpr-for the nice 
things you’ve said and the nice 
things you’ve done to make it 
something I’ll remember.” By 
sing Moore’s, memo (his name 
was still visible—intention¬ 
ally), Freeman arid. Hayes sug¬ 
gested that their departure, 
too, might have been made, 
under less-than-pleasant cir¬ 
cumstances. 



Pollitis 

The Nixon-Kennedy debate 
Sept. 26 was probably the 
• most surveyed tv program in 
history.! Sidlinger & Co., 
Schwerin Research Corp. and 
the N. Y, Times, among oth¬ 
ers, tried to estimate the im¬ 
pact of each Presidential can¬ 
didate as the result of the 
houriong program on the three 
tv webs. 

In the Schwerin and Sid¬ 
linger tallies, Democrat Ken¬ 
nedy Was deemed by the rer 
spondents. to have made a 
more favorable impression 
than Republican Nixon. With 
Schwerin. 39% thought Ken¬ 
nedy ‘‘outscored” Nixon in the 
"debating,” while 23% fig¬ 
ured it the other way around. 
With Sidlinger, 26.4% of the 
Country thought Kennedy W on 
arid 23.5% considered Nixon 
the victor. 


Fla. WTVT Puts 
AO Programming 



St. Petersburg, Oct. 4. 

WTVT, St. Petersburg-Tampa. 
has placed its news & public af¬ 
fairs director in charge of all pro¬ 
gramming for the station. Eugene 
B. Dodson, v.p.-general manager 
of the CBS-TV* affiliate,. said the 
move “more accurately reflects the 
importarice of information and 
public affairs programs.” 

Caw'ford Rice, the news, chief, 
was given the title of director of 
programs, news and public affairs, 
arid heside keeping the news setup 
under his wing, he’ll select and 
mold all other WTVT programs. 
The WTVT. shift marks what is 
probably the first occasion in tv 
that the news department has been 
put In charge of all programming. 
Practice, has been to subject news 
to the exigencies of entertainment 
stanzas. 

With Rice moving up, he chose 
Joe Loughlin as news director. 
Loughli will report directly to 
Rice, 

Dodson reiterated the general 
belief about the tv'relationship 
between entertainment and news 
programs; ‘‘In the past, special 
news department projects were 
routed through the program de- 
partxnent for placement on the 
schedule. They, could be stymied 
there for indefinite periods because 
of a conflict of interest. But now, 
with both departments under one 
head and with that head being our 
former news chief, the road to bet¬ 
ter public affairs programming is 
cleared, in advance.” 

. In the first days following the 
change in. “the internal flow of 
authority” by Dodson, WTVT aired 
three half-hour film documentaries 
and. t\yo live 60-minute remotes. 

Ed Lamb’s ABC Switch 

ABC-TV is getting WICU-TV, a 
VHF outlet in two-station Erie, Pa., 
as a primary .affiliate’ next May, 
when station’s NBC affiliatiori con¬ 
tract ends. Edward Lamb, presi¬ 
dent of the station on Channel 12, 
made the decision to change this 
week, commeriting, “It is time to 
be associated with people who are 
creative, who are bullish.” 

Lamb said he’d probably carry 
some NBC programs, which would 
make NBC a secondary affiliate of 
WICU-TV, the role ABC-TV now 
plays. Only rival to the Lamb sta¬ 
tion Is WSEE, a U, which is the 
CBS primary in Erie. 

Erie, according to Lamb, is the 
90th market, in terms of retail 
sales, in the U.S. • 


By ART WOODSTONE 

The networks and advertising 
agencies are dispepticallv digesting 
the demands handed them last 
week by AFTRA. Dickers on a 
new two-year contract are to begin 
Tuesday (11) at CBS headquarters 
in N.Y., with all management reps 
in attendance. 

Networks have been trying to 
mount figures that indicate how 
much of an increase AFTRA’s de¬ 
mands in tv and radio commercials 
are going to -cost if accepted, 

J which is not likely to happen with¬ 
out a long fight. AFTRA, which 
will have SAG sitting by its side 
when the time comes to discuss the 
blurb portions of the proposed new 
i contract, is demanding marked in¬ 
creases, but how marked the net¬ 
works have not yet been able to 
determine. 

Following the pattern of de¬ 
mands laid down by delegates to 
the AFTRA national convention in 
Washington, D.C., last July, tha 
union has presented its new rata 
schedule, based on a series of com¬ 
plicated changes in the size of the 
population units upon which the 
old fees were based. AFTRA re¬ 
portedly gave up the idea of reduc¬ 
ing the 13-week cycle to a once- 
veekly cycle, but the demands 
handed the networks last week ara 
said to 'more than compensate in 
other directions. 

Originally, the networks seemed 
reluctant to give an okay for the 
appearance of SAG at the same 
bargaining table as AFTRA, hut 
they relented. AFTRA and SAG 
have a recent compact of their 
own, wiiich provides that when it 
comes to commercial dickers 
(whether with networks or ad 
agencies) they’ll go them together. 
Guy Farmer, lawyer for the Assn, 
of National Advertisers, will be an 
“identified observer” throughout 
the meetings up at 485 Madison 
Ave., where CBS has its head¬ 
quarters and the large conference 
room in w r hich the AFTRA negoti¬ 
ations are traditionally held. 

AFTRA has not provided the 
networks with complete copies of 
its demands for tape, film and live 
commercials. They are to come 
this week. 

The pace dances covering com¬ 
mercial rate and working condi¬ 
tions will be negotiated beginning 
Sept. 18. 

But AFTRA, according to the 
early investigations by network 
bargainers-to-be, has set forth a 
group of working condition 
changes, which Will contribute 
heavily in themselves to Increases 
in network costs. 


Narizano Inked 
For Bergman Spec 

CBS-TV has landed a third, and 
hopefully, a final director on its 
90-minute Ingrid Bergman special, 
“24 Hours in the Life of a Wom¬ 
an.” He’s Silvio Narizano, the 
British director who did a short 
stint here last season, turning in 
a “Play of the Week” for NTA and 
a “Du Pont Show of the Month” 
for Talent Associates, among 
others. 

Originally, Norman Jewison was 
to direct. That deal fizzled. Then, 
CBS pulled a coup in signing Jack 
(“Room at the Top") Clayton, but 
that fell through in a matter of a 
few days. Along with that, taping 
was postponed from June until 
next January. But now Narizano Is 
set, the show will be taped in 
London In January, and it's due to 
go on the air under Revlon spon¬ 
sorship on March 6 at 9 to 10:30 
p.m. 



M 


BABIO-TEIKVISION 


ISfiRIEff 


Wednesday, October 5,1960 


It s ABC Vs. Maximum Telecasters 
In Battle Over FCCs Drop-In Plan 
For 3d Channel in ‘Major Markets 


Bj JAY LEWIS 

Washington. Oct. 4.; 

The battlelines have formed on 
the Federal Communications Com¬ 
mission’s proposal for additional 
VHF drop-in assignments. The j 
historic rulemaking, designed *■ o 
give television some crucial elbow 
room until a longterm remedy lor 
the channel squeeze is worked out. 
drew both heavy fire and .harpy 
support from key industry seg¬ 
ments. 

The rulemaking, launched last 
Jan. 7, proposes adoption of jin 
interim policy whereby .-present 
minimum co-channel separation 
requirements would be waived un¬ 
der “exceptional circumstances'’ jto 
permit additional VHF assignments 
to markets suffering “serious” 
channel shortages. The Commis¬ 
sion said its limited goal is to giye 
at least three “competitive” chan- . 
nels to the “major” markets, but.; #1 • |J „ J 

did not spell out what constituted j IKf Hf III f]dIl(L 
a major market or propose a sp,e- ! VUVUI * ** “ 

cific number of drop-ins. i 

At the same time, the Commis¬ 
sion proposed a general revision of 
engineering standards for all VIIF 
stations. This involves new defini¬ 
tions of service contours, revamped 
field strength curves and reduction 
©i’ VHF minimum adjacent channel 
separations from 60 to 40 V iles jo 
all zones. 


Good Eye 

London., Oct: 4. 

On-the-ball talent spotting 
by Ben Lyon was spotlit in a 
British Sunday newspaper. 
Lyon, AssociatedRediffusion’s 
ligl^t entertainment chief, 
asked the paper if. he could be 
put in touch with a girl who 
had modelled a hat in the pre¬ 
vious issue of the sheet. “I 
would .like to interview her in 
regard to the possibility of 
some television work,” wrote 
Lyon. 

The paper reprinted the pic¬ 
ture next to.Lyons letter and 
added the deadpan comment: 
"We*ve asked Miss Joan Col¬ 
lins to get in touch with Mr. 
Lyon.” 


Dick Brill to Selmur 

Richard Brill is joining Selmur 
Productions, the . new American 
Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres 
tape-film production subsidiary. 
Former CB$ producer and indie 
packager comes .to the Coast unit 
as producer and general program 
executive under proxy Selig J: 
Seligman. 

Brill will report directly to Peter 
G. Robinson, Selmur director of 
programs. 


The three tv . net works split the 
rating bbodie almost evenly for the 
past week of Arbitron national re,-, 
j.ports. Big shows of the week were, 
j “Wagon Train” on NBC-TV, and' 
| CBS-TV’s “Perry Mason," Ed Sul- 
i livan and Red Skelton, The edge, 
a slight one. went to. ABC for win- 
[ nirig the most half-hours three 
j nights of the week: NBC and CBS 
j won too apiece. 

! CBS-TV copped the most half- 
hdur wins on. Tuesdays arid Satur- 
d ay.. wh ile A B C-T V won Out on 
; Thursday, Friday and Monday. 
NBC, the same way pulled ahead 
on Wednesdays and. Sundays. 

All the stanzas for the new. sea¬ 
son have not yet preemed, making 
any overall, picture ..inconclusive, 

| Now that it has won the. Oscar but, of the new stanzas, here is 

I telecasts, ABC-TV is gunning for the. way they stand: 

Tuesday NBC’ “Thriller” 

__ ... pulled a 26.0; -a|. 9 p.m. to outdo 

imum Service Telccasters and j' NBC-TV still has two years to CBS’ new starter: Toni Ewell, Who 

ABC-TV, AM.ST went down the : go on its contract for the Emmys had 19.8. On the other hand; CBS 

line in opposition to all facets of | with the Academy of Television retaliated at 9:30 vyhen. Red Skelr 
the rulemaking, while ABC gaye [ Arts & Sciences, and is said to be ton pulleda 30:8 in his return, to 
enthusiastic endorsement with only : making .an effort to assure it \viil “Thriller’s” second-half 20.7 
minor qualifications. CBS arid ! have the awards show for stillan-; Garry Moore beat: all opposition 
NBC gave more limited support to! other four years; ABC, however, at TO and again at TO:30 p.m; for 
the interim program. 1 ; told the Academy last week .that itCBS. with ABC’s -new. “Bell & 

AMST centered its opposition on = seeks open bidding by networks for Howell Closeup”. way behind, 
the contention that to give some ! 1 be programs done between 19G3 r Wednesday-^” Wagon • train” 
big city folks a second or third tv- 

service by waiving separation - ... ... .... r -. -. ... . ... 

standards would inevitably lead to ! for the additional four years, NBC 28.8 and 33 6 in successive half- 
“destruction or serious degrada- | is willing to increase its payments ; hours. CBS’ ‘‘Aquanauts 7 ’ came, in 
tion” of present tv '-orvice to ! a ! for Emmy telecast rights. Last year.; second with 15.1 and 16.7, as the. 


ABC Challenging 
NBC for Emmys 


At opposite poles in the com-;the Emmy awards stanzas, which 
lents filrd were the Assn, of Max- NBC presently carries. 

™ Cm Tplrrnsters . arid ' XRf'-TV ill has tu- 


Wednesday^-”Wagon Train” 
and 1966. ' turned, to its NBC 7:30 slot and 

In order to tie up thepackage ; murdered, all the competition with 

- ■ . oo o one 


CBS-TV and Talent Associates have been going through some¬ 
thing of a frantic juggling act in the scheduling'of segments for 
tomorrow .niglit’s' (Thurs.l edition of "The Witness," which pre¬ 
miered last week. As of yesterday (TuesJ, the web and packager 
had. decided on the Jimmy Walker segmerit, starring Murray Ham¬ 
ilton as Walker arid George. Jessel as a witness for him; 

The Walker segment, tajped only a week arid a half ago anti 
edited through early this week, was-the third choice for the spot.. 
Earlier, the. Huey Long segment w-as scheduled. Then, . the . web 
changed its mind and decided to run the pilot, Arnold Roth- 
stein. But it was decided that some retapirig. was necessary, arid 
though this was done over the weekend, apparently the . show still 
wasn’t satisfactory as the second-week entry. 

There Had even been discussion labout substituting for. the pr 
miere show last week, which dealt with Lucky Luciano, theory 
being that the public might get the impression the show’s : sub-, 
jects would. be restricted to gangsters. That was another reason for 
the .web’s hesitancy in scheduling the Rothstein story as the. sec¬ 
ond in the series. The Huey Long segment was yanked for later 
playoff because it contained to an even greater degriee what the 
critics had complained about in the premiere-r-lop .much crowd 
noise and disoiderliness in the hearing mom. Long segment is set 
in a Louisiana courtroom full of Long adherents .who make the. 
place a virtual shambles. 

Decision to go -with-the- Jii my Walker s^g vvas reached oyer the 
weekend When it became apparent that editing, and .final dubbing 
would' be complete before tomorrow night’s airtime. . No decision ; 
yet on next Week’s show’.' 


‘Little Debates’ Everywhere: KLZ, 
Denver, KING, Seattle, WOODJich. 


Goldfish, Anyone ? 

Taking a leaf from the flag¬ 
pole-sitting and dance mara¬ 
thon days, WHYN-TV. Spring- 
field, Mass., set up a public 
televiewing endurance stunt 
In connection with its affilia¬ 
tion switch from CBS-TV to 
ABC-TV last week. 

Station, at the behest of;con¬ 
sultant Dave Gordon, installed 
a model in a main, street store 
window, complete with set 
arid eotich, where she watched 
tv continuously for 45 hours, 
all In full public view, and of 
course, with due credit to the 
station; ; 


■4- ■■■■ Denver, Oct. 4;. 

KLZ-TV-AM here follows The 
current trend In broadcast political 
campaigning by scheduling a dN 
bate between U.S., Seriate candi¬ 
dates from Colorado." incumbent 
Gordon C- Allott and LL Gpv. Rob^ 
ert L. Knoiis. Hour debate \viil be 
seed and heard Oct. 20 at 7 p.m;. 

,. KLZ : s offer of the show to all 
Colorado radio and tele outlets hai 
been : accepted by 26 radio .and 
seven ty : stations. Some stations 
will broadcast the dehate by direct 
pickup, but tapes will be provided 
at nip charge; for radio outlets de¬ 
siring delayed iring. Three tv. 
stations will carry the live KLZ* 
TV signal. Four will vidtape lot 
later slotting. 


great many others," namTy those in 
rural, small-town and suburban 
areas. This argument alone, AMST 
asserted* should be enough to per¬ 
suade FCC to abandon the plan.i 

AM ST went on to list other dis¬ 
advantages. The drop-ins. it said, 
would prejudice long-range televi¬ 
sion development by further un¬ 
dermining the ability of UHF ito 
coexist with VHF. Also, the co¬ 
channel standards proposed by 
FCC are far too low to safeguard 
existing stations from interference. 

The present mileage separation 
requirement, AMST said. "hi' c 
worked—and extraordinarily well 
—to provide the American public 
with a tremendous amount of high 
technical quality television sorv 
ice.” It added: “It would be most 
unw ise even to consider denarii rig 
from present minimum co-channel 
‘Continued on pageHU) 


FCC Splits In 
Renewing WTTG 

Washington. Oct. 4. 

Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp. 
has been granted a renewal by 
Federal Communications Commis¬ 
sion for its Washington television 
cutlet, WTTG. 

Commissioner Robert T. Bartley 
dissented, and Commissioner John 
Cross voted for one-year renewal 
only—marking tlie first meh vote 
cast since the Commission an¬ 
nounced last week the rule 
change permitting shorter-term 
licences and renewals. 

WTTG has been in hot water iat 
FCC over its public service pro¬ 
gramming policies in the past arid 
its role in Hie iurcr over the 
Kohler strike kinnies several years 
ago. WTTG was .hired by National i 
A>sn. of Manufacturers so produce j 
and distribute ki pies of the Sen-; 
ate Rackets Committee hearings« 
on tlie strike. -\ fleck of stations 
had their knuckles rapped by FC’C | 
for violating the sponsor idenlifica-; 
tion requirements of Section 317 ’ 
because trie kLimes did not dis- 
cl-.i'e t ht \ had bean supplied by 
the NAM. 


for Eirimv telecast rights. Last vear.: second with 15.1 arid 16.7, as th< 
NBC paid the Academy S80,000 for : premiere of ABC’s “Hong Kong’ 
the rights.. Next vear, the price hit 9.9 arid 1.1.8. NBC’s special, 
will be $90,000, and, according ta; “Astaire Time." won handily, at 10 
the current contract terms, will.be and 10:30 \yith ratings of 25.3 and 
‘Continued on page 67) I . . /Continued on page 55) 


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 

My Sister Eileen ‘film/.. Situation Comedy. CBS. &-9:30 p.ro. 
Colgate via Lennen & Newell and Pillsbury via Campbell-Mithun. 

THURSDAY, OCT. 6 

Angel ‘filin'. Situation Comedy, CBS. 9-9:30. p:m. General. Foods 
and S. C. Johnson via Benton & Bowles: 

FRIDAY, OCT. 7 

Route 66 ‘film' Action-Adventure. CBS, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Chevrolet 
via Campbell-Ewald, Philip Morris via Leb Burnett and Sterling 
Drug via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample. 

Mr. Garlund ‘film! Action-Adventure, CBS, 9:30-10 p.m. Liggett 
& ?.Iyers via Dancer-FitzgeraldTSampIe. . 

The Law and Mr, Jones ‘film) Drama, ABC, 10:3.0-11 p.m. Procter 
Si Gamble via Compton. 

MONDAY, OCT. 10 

Bringing Up Buddy tfilmi. Situation Comedy 7 , CBS. 8:30-9 p.m. 
Scott Paper via J. Walter Thompson. 

Klondike tfilmi. Adventure, NBC, 9-9:30 p.m. R. J. Reynolds via 
William Esty. 

TUESDAY, OCT. 11 

Bugs Bunny tfilm). Animated Comedy, ABC, 7:30-8 p.m. General' 
Foods via Benton & Bowles aind Colgate via Ted Bates. 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 

Peter Loves Mary (film). Situatiori Coiriedy, NBC; 10-10:30 pm. 
Procter & Gamhle via Benton .& Bowles. 

Naked City (film), Action-Adventure, ABC,. 10-11 p.m. Partici¬ 


pating. 

The Roaring 2(Ts 
Participating. 


SATURDAY, OCT. .15 

tfilm', Action-Advenlqre, 


ABC, 10-11 p.m. 


SPECIALS 


Bing Crosby Show Tapel, ABC; Wednesday, Oct. 5, 10-11 p.m. 
Oldmiobile via D. P. Brother. 

Victor Borge Show ‘tape', ABC, Thursday, Oct. 6. 9:30-10:30 p.m. 
Pontiac via ?JcManus, John & Adams. 

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Diamond Jubilee Plus One ‘tape/. Friday, 
Oot. 7, 9-10 p.m: Cancer Foundation. 

Phil Silvers and Polly Bergen (tape-)* CBS, Saturday, Oct. 8, 
8:30 :930 pm. Carling Brewing via Lang, Fisher Sc Strshower. 

Jackie Gleason Show (tape), CBS, Sunday, Oct. 9, - 9-10 p.m. 
Spcldel via Norman, Craig & Kummel. 

Donald O’Connor Show (color, tape), NBC. Tuesday, Oct: 11, 
10-11 p.m. Brewers Foundation via J, Walter Thompson. 

Bell Telephone Hour (color, liveV NBC* Friday, Oct. 14, 9-10 p.m. 
AT&T via N. W. Ayer. 

•'Lists of network premieres include only programs new to tele¬ 
vision). 



Washington. Oct. 4. 

Federal Communicatioris Com- 
missiori hak chariged its rules tb 
allow issuance and renewal, of li¬ 
censes for less than three-years. 

The flew rule, the Commission 
said, will Enable “occasional , use” 
of shorter-terrii licenses for any 
station which it. thinks should un¬ 
dergo “observation” before being 
considered for three-year status. 
FCC added that it believed this 
"will not only have a bettering 
effect on the. performance of the 
station involved, but will also have 
a beneficial influerice on broadcast 
stations generally." 

The revision is the culmination 
of rulemaking lauriched last March. 
Actually, the rule making proved 
unnecessary since the. recently 
enacted catch-all broadcasting bill 
contained a provision spelling out 
unequivocally FGC’s authority to 
issue shorter-term licehses without 
having to resort, to rulemaking 
proceedings. 

The Communications Act pro¬ 
vides only for a maximum three- 
year term, allowing leeway for 
shorter periods. However, FCC. 
boxed Itself in bv adopting the 
rule for a uniform three-year term; 
requiring rulemaking to itndo the 
regulation before enactment of the 
broadcasting bill -last month. 


SOLARIS’ ON BBC-TV; 


CBS’ Edward R. Murrow will 
face sl panel of British military 
arid missile experts in London on 
Oct. 17, concurrent with showing 
on BBC-TV of "The Year of the 
Polaris.’■ "Pplafis” Is the opening 
documeritary of the "CBS Reports” 
series, which CBS will expose, in 
the U.S. next Tuesday. (11). ' 
Last year, BBC-TV rebroadcast 
four of the "CBS Reports’’ pro¬ 
grams. 


KING-TV, Seattle, Debate 

Seattle. Oct. 4. 

KING-TWs newsHnteivi w show, 
"WUiat’s the St last week 
paired Demo Governor Albert D. 
Rpsellirii arid ..Republican chal¬ 
lenger Lloyd J. Andrews in 
hour debate. 

Duo faced panel of newsmen, 
as in the first ,Nixon-Kennedy de¬ 
bate, hut. .uirlike ; the kid-glove 
atmosphere, of. the presidential 
hopefuls; KING Officials report 
that Andrews arid .RoseHim “freely 
criticized each other's campaigns 
and sharply contradicted each 
other’s statements duririg the pro¬ 
gram.” 

Both candidates endorsed th*. 
debate formal' arid are scheduled 
for. a return, bow bn the same show 
of. Nov. 6. Sunday proceeding this 
elections. 

Show was also carried by KING 
sister stations KREM-AMrFM,. 
Eastern Washington,, and KPQ-TVy 
Wenatchee. Panel . consisted oi 
Bob Schulman. KING special 
features director; LeRoy Hittee, 
Olympia Bureau chief for Assor 
(Conti ued on page 55) 


In ‘R^ht Man’ 

Richard Boone will portray Abi\ 
hani.. Lincoln in the final scene 
from Robert Sherwood’s “Abe Lin^ 
coin in Illinois” on CBS-TV r s /‘The 
Right .^ian" preelecti. special 
Oct. 24. Boone starred bn Broad¬ 
way last year in “Tonight:. Lincoln' 
V.s. Douglass," the dramatized ver¬ 
sion ...of the Lipcoln-Douglass. de¬ 
bates. 

Edward G. Robinson was signed 
yesterday (Tues.) to portray Teddy 
Roosevelt. . He replaces Cliff Ar¬ 
quette ,who left the show by mu¬ 
tual agreement. 

Scene, train platform finale -frorii 
the play, vyas taped over the. week¬ 
end in Television C^y on the 
Coast by director Burt Sheveioye: 
and prodiicer Fred Freed. Week : 
earlier,. Freed had set Tom Bosley 
to play the original Victor Moore 
role in an excerpt- fr pm another 
legiter, “Of Thee I Sing.” 







26 


TV-FILMS 




Wednesdays Octoljier 5, 1960 


Cagan Raps TPEA, Sez More Stations 
Key to 


Television Programs Export ♦- 
A*mi., in its campaign to broaden 
the market for U.S. programming 
Jn Latin America, was said this 
v.eek to be missing the boat. Offer¬ 
ing this criticism of the compara¬ 
tively new organization was Lpon 
Cagan, American indie program 
distributor, headquartering in Mex¬ 
ico City.. 

The big restrictive evil in Latin 
American markets. Cagan main- 
tained, is monopolistic situations, i 
The best way to get more shows on ; 
the air and higher prices is to . id j 
the development .of competitive j 
stations in as many countries; as ' 
possible. 

He cited Argentina as an exam¬ 
ple. One and a half years ago. the 
sole Buenos Aires station paid $80 
lor a half-hour vidlm show. Now 
the-going price is $300, with more 
product being sold. What Has hap¬ 
pened? There are now three sta¬ 
tions instead of one there. j; 

Cagan was critical of TPEA pub¬ 
lic statements calling for the elim¬ 
ination of quotas and raiding prices 
in Latino markets. Such public 
talks, according to Cagan. only! 
makes station buyers sore and trig¬ 
gers a negative reaction. The Latin . 
American market, altnough. in j its 
Infancy, just won’t be buHwhipped, 
be maintained. 


Nearly 500 Post-’48s 

What’s the tally on new 
post-48 s being released to the 
tv market? 

Seven Arts Associated has 
110 Warner Bros, cinematics; 
National Telefilm Associates is 
out with a group of 61, just a 
few of which are pre-’48s; 
United Artists Associated has 
a fresh batch of. 26 from com¬ 
pany NA; Colorama has some 
Pine-Thomas features; and. 
there are groups from M&A 
Alexander and Medallion. 


| Par-TV Ups Cramer 

Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Joe Cramer has been, named 
director of business affairs for 
Paramount Television Productions, 
‘ Cramer*, who joined, the Paramount 
organization in Febr'uaiv ’58, had 
been head of the Paramount Sun¬ 
set Studio operation,. 

He reports to jini Schulke, v.p. 
in charge of Paramount Television 
Productions. 


Col By-Passes Screen Gems, Sets 
Own Distrib to Sell Arties to TV 


Amer. Hardware 
In 1st TV Buy Via 
NTA ‘Underwater 


Hollywood; Get. 4; 
Metro-TV Is blueprinting plans 
j to enter the field of filming -.ty 
j spectaculars: Entrance of company 

• into spec production marks a new 
facet of operation for the studio. 

Although plans are still in the 
formulative stages. Robert.. Weit- 
) -man, veepee in charge of tv produc¬ 
tion, has opened parlays with 
l Johnny Mercer to take his hand 

* at producing a musical spec, -Metro-.- 
American- Hardware & Supply TV would package the [entire show. 


Post-MS Pricing 

What are .the prices; of Hol¬ 
lywood post-’48s being bandied 
about in the N. Y. market? 
Station sources ay distribs 
are seeking about $20,000 per 
pic on a muiti-run deal. High 
has previously been about $14, 
000 and $15,000 per pic, with 
multi-run provisos. 

. Station sources feel that the 
post-’48s, following negoti 
tions, ca be pared down to 
about $16,000 to $17,000 per 
pic. Prices pertain to what is 
considered Class A packages. 


Co. has bought National Telefilm 
Associates’ "Assignment Under¬ 


wit’s understood . Metro will not re- 
I strict the specials to just music. 


First, foreign fili ix package’to 
be distributed .to tv by a newly 
formed unit at Columbia Pictures 
has features produced .is late as 
1959. 

The unit, now. a one-man opera¬ 
tion, is headed by Jay Cipes. He i 
functioning completely apart from 
Screen Gems, Columbia’s tv: subsid 
which handles pi sales to tv, 
among its many other activities. 

The Cipes package of 21 features 
either came from Columbia or 
from its theatrical art film arm, 
Sidney Kingsley International. 
Eight countries .are represented 
the package, with most of the ci 
Jmatics of French ar.d Italian origins, : 
' All either have been dubbed or will 
| be dubbed for tv: None;, according 
• to Cipes,.. ever received con¬ 
demned classification from the 
Catholic Legion of Decency.' 

Pix titles include “The Last Ten 
i Days of Adolf. Hitler.*’ "The Life 
jand Loves of Mozart,” "The Man 
.in the Raincoat,’.’ Fernendel; “The 
Last Five Minutes,’’ Vittorio De 
Sica, Linda . Darnell. R ossah o 
Brazzi; “Men and Wolves,” Silvano 


iMangano. Yves Montand; “The 
Standard Gil of Califor ia has'Y, 1 , 1 * 1 « 0 us Bigamist/’ Fernandel; 
j 0/v , i My Seven Little Si , Maurice 

, renew-ed 20 markets for fourth year .; nv ,o t .oi,^T.. 

, .Comedies and dramatic yarns H v - TTA . „ c v „ ! £!l eva t \ 1€ I' 5 nd T ; Woman of ’ 

l water” in a total of .six states.; would be spec-filmed as well , production of Ztv-UA s Sea Hunt. ^ R lV er. Spphia Loren. 

, marking the first time the hard- i Herb Sargent; writer of the Another important renewal came : A few-of- the pix, because fhey’re 

ware outfit will use television for cing Crosby Show” being aired !fronr Bristol-Myers in N.Yi; which .sriU in theatrical release, will be 

Enfoute back to Mexico from Eu- _ . ; tomorrow i Wed.) has. received a -expanded its alternate w:eek- -buy’-'^w v • tC ‘" 

rope, Cagan had a short stay m _ • " pitch from Mercer, to write the L n WCBS TV for a full week for ■ n 6' 9CC0U, lpE [° 

N.Y. He represents National Tele-j Company plans to start with a spec. i ^ lor , local market,. Seven of the pix 

flim Associates in Mexico and [As- j minimum of five stations and in- !; —, 

seriated British Pathe in Latin crease its coverage to a total, of 20 r«l , « ‘Dlni T k«tsilr? 

America. Prior to turning i^die stations. Kick-off station will be. t/01 S F 
associated with NTA International! KDKA, Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, fol-} 


in Mexico City. 


lowed by outlets in,Rochester. Buf- ] 
and ! 


the lourth year of production; will be available for coloreasting. 

Both orders for the ; Ivan! Tors j Others in the bundle include the 
production were signed six months j Japanese "The Seven Samurai,’* 

. , t ■ fin advance of actual air starting^Brazilian ‘‘Congacicro .the Ban- 

IrPttlllSr I A SnhWr^QP dates Initial biz for the highly, sue-;dit<;” and Mexican “La EseOndida.’* 
ubiuu^ ii.n, wWV;nvaat! ce jgf^j syndic entry canie in spite i Apparently, Columbia toppers 
The Columbia Records-produced of. two ; new. shows in Hie undeivjfelt that, nature of the. pix Would 
. ty show. “Playback;” is hitting the- w-ater vein, “Aquanauts” on CBS-[demand soecial handling better 
hpMi, 1 nartioinatine in this regional cam- I rbad; After a season- an WNTA'-ih TV, and “Assignment .Underwater,” j done outside, the orbit of Screen 
V * Tonnnn?, fua itos 1 pt gn arc located in \ Y Ohio N Y - **«& is ' t>pw. going to I,os syndicated by National Telefilm'Glim* Cipes:^ prior to his associa- 

Jng existing. SLit:).: .Angeles, tf.ll be aired .on KCOP-TV Associates. -Sea Hunt” [lion with Coludibia, had been part 

l-there.-’ . saga seenis to go on and on.. ;of the FlaiiiingP team which pio- 

“Playback” will also, start an-.. Standard Gil. which has been ineered the marketing of foreign 


He called upon member eompa-j falo. . Huntington-Charleston, 
nie« of TPEA to invest in competi- j Harrisburg. 

tire stations in Latino markets,; as Retail hardware store dealers ; 


He was critical of ABC’s Central i Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Mary 
American Network, charging that land and Virginia. Sykes Advertis- 
the American web was doing the ! ing, of Pittsburgh, was the agency. 


filmbuying for the newly-organ¬ 
ized Central American Network, 
and emulating some monopolistic 
practices. He said ABC will take 
film programming for its Latino, 
network only on consignment.' It 
will not buy any shows outright, 
bolding off on any deal until spon¬ 
sors pick up the tab. 

TPEA, Cagan maintained, cquld 
do a very fruitful job if it would 
collect political, economic and tv 
industry data for all Latino coun¬ 
tries. This new compilation cpuld 
serve as an index for investment 


Deal puts the series well over the 
80-market mark. 


'. sw kpn- on riding y ith the show for three sue- 
WNTA beginning-Sept. 19. Among cessive vears, has taken tlie folloiv- 
the Col artists wlio’ll appear on the , ing markets for the . fourth . year: 
sh w. will be Mitch Miller, Leonard j l os Angeles San Francisco; Salt 
Bernstein, Duke Ellington, Igor Lake citv. Sacramento, Fresno, 
Stravinsky, Tony Bennett and: Isaac , Spokan e. Seattle-Tacoma, San Dk 
; Stern: Col prexy Goddard Lieber- ; e g 0> :pp r t] an d. Yamikb: Bakersfield, 
son will, continue as show’s host. p hoe nix, Honolulu and others, 
director; ' ■ 

Bill Hallahan Is. the “Playback” | 
producer. 


possibilities, American firms tying ill. 


The first university-operated tv 
station to buy National Thlefilm 
Associates’ “The Play of The 
Week” is WILL-TV, Champaign, 


up with native entrepreneur 
launching tv stations. !• 

In Mexico, Cagan stated, there 
are 60 applications for new tv j sta¬ 
tions now pending. Fifteen 1 of 
these applications, he forecast, [will 
result- in stations in the next two 
years. The 15 new stations,; he 


Educational outlet, run by U. of 
Illinois, is in a two-station market. 

University w ill.utilize the series as 
part of the curriculum for students. 

Understood the educational outlet 
paid a price close to the commeiv 
rial tag for that market. 

NTA currently is negotiating In June; ’59. he was named north- 
v.ent on, most likely could use :out- wi{ h U. of Michigan, w hich oper-j eastern division manager . Before 
side help, either in financing or at . es a tv channel, in Lansing, to i coming to ITC. Andrews was.- spot 
programming. The situation! in Pick up the series. I sales manager for,Ziv. 

Mexico is duplicated to some ex- 


ITC Ups Andrews 


.William Andrews has been 
named general sales manager of 
syndication .at Independent Teler 
vision Corp., filling the spot va¬ 
cated by Alvin E„ Unger, Latter re¬ 
signed to join the Hank Saperstein 
Organizatibri... . 

Andrews joined: ITC in July, 
1958, as .western division manager. 


tent in other Latino markets. 

American exporters, he yau- j! 
tioned, must realize that they pim¬ 
ply can’t be on the taking end alone 
—selling shows and being out of 
the market. In some wav pr other, 
a share of profits should be rein¬ 
vested in the particular market. 


1st 7 Arts Group 
AD Post- 50 Pix 



THE THIRD MAN • had a flavor not completely satisfy- 

(Listen for the Sound of a Witch) : ing;. 

W «, h Re Y“ ie ,’ S « aannc ] Series, distributed by National 

Pleshette, Warren Parker, Eugene . Telefiliii Associates, was a copfo- 
Theodore Marcuse, Joe duction venture with the British 


Fancy 33.3 For 


on 


pix to tv. 


Form Tape Firm 


Chicago,. Oct. 4 . 
Four members of ABC-Chicago’a 
engineering Staff, with an ag¬ 
gregate 43 years of service be- 
j tween them, have spun off- .to 
j form their, own video tape record- 
, ]..ing' company, Vicoa. Foursoma 

All About Eve,” the preem pic ’ has taken over, the old Ridga 
of “Picture of The Week” on i Theatre on the nortliside for a 
WNTA-TV, Newark-N T ;Y. : indie, 90-square:fbot stiidi and. has a. 
achieved a cumulative rating for'custom built video tape cruiser 
the seven showings of 33.3, uipped with two Anipex VTRs 

The Arbitrori rating for .the slot. and a Marconi four-camera chain. 


oyer the course of the week, start¬ 
ing Sept; 19. out rated the pro¬ 
gramming of the three indies and 
WABC-TV from 11 q.’riock on. 
“Eve” showings began at 10:35 arid 
ran hrough to 1 a.m. In. its first 
nightput, on Sept, 19. ilie 20th-Fox 
Acamedy Award winner pulled an 
8.4 average Arbitron—just a shade 
behind WCBS-TV highly rated 
“Late Show.” which drew a 9. 

“Picture of The Week.” which 
will showcase the post-’48’s from 
20th-Fox, is completely sold out. 


Borden, 

di Santis. Ralph Moody, others 
Exec Producer: Mort Abrahams 
Producer: Felix Jackson 
Director: Arthur Hiller 
Writer: Hager W’Ude 
Distributor: National Telefilm As¬ 
sociates 


Broadcasting. Corp. Skein has been 
bought nationally for spot place¬ 
ments by Budweiser. Only, market, 
excepted in the deal was N.Y. ; 
w hieh Rheingold picked up. 

Opener was filmed in England/ 
under the coproduction plan which 
called for some lcnsing in England, 
as well as i Hollywood. 

Michael Rennie, playing the lead 
. . . . .role originally created by Graham 

...... v it i ^ ere s a new P rjva te eye senes . Greene, was effective. . He had the 

Most recent pix in the bundle, Without a jazz theme. Like that. necessary daring and laconic bear-^ 
“Third Man” feature of' years, ago,; ing; for the. character... Supporting 
[cast w-as well chosen. Suzanne 
• c ' Pleshette. as fhe girl from Ohio 
1C i was pretty and mystifying; Theo¬ 
dore^ Marcuse, hiding a good guy 


Seven Arts Assori;ted kick-off 
package of 40 features are all post- | 30 Mjns., Thurs., 10:30 p.ra, 
*50 Warner Bros. p.'x. Ill the pack- i RHEINGOLD 
age, there’s a good sprinkling of WNBCVTV, N.Y. (flim) 

Warner Bros, product labelled in j < Foote Cone & Bolding ) 
*55 . and thereafter. P 


those released in ’55 and there¬ 
after, include: “As Long as You’re 

Near Me.” Maria Schell: “Blood this series has themed music 
Alley,” John "Wayne. Laureen ' sociated with zither. The change is 
Bacall. Anita Eckbcrg: “Dam ;,Bus- 1 a we i C ome one. 
ters.” Richard Todd: “Land of the' 


Pharoahs:” Jack Hawkins, Joan 
Collins; “Ring of Fear,” Clyde preem 


touches remindful of 
. of yore. The climax 
‘though was a real letdown, it just 


Beatty. Pat O'Brien; “.Searchers,” suspensful 
John Wa\r.e; “Sincerely Yoprs,” [ myst 
Liberace. ’ i; ; 

Others of more recent vintage,_ 

previously reported, include "Star -.seemed too simple to explain away 
is Born,” Judy Garland;,. “Rebel 1 all the preceding grim events. If 
Without A Cause.” James Dean:. most of television is chewing gum 
anu “Prince and the Show Girl,” j for the eyeballs, as hold by. the late 
Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier. 1 Frank Lloyd Wright, this opener 


But is it a good show? In the ririterior, was menacing prior to the 
there w-'ere some fine,; nenpuoment. Others also' did .well. 


Until the climax. Hagai* Wilde’s 
script delivered ; : s o m e telling 
mysterio punches. Arthur Hiller’s 
direction was taut. 

Story concerned itself with 
Rennie being sent on a mission to 
Portugal to buy :a, castle. He didri’t 
know that a group of international 
(Continued on page 54) 



Frank Brill has been given his 
v. stripes in th MCA TV film 
syndication division. Brill, an 
account exec in the N. YJ office 
sine© *55, was. named manager of 
the home, office in July . Robert 
Rieh, v ; p. and general sales man¬ 
ager of Seven Arts Associated, off 
to Sfin Francisco and Los Angeles 
for sales confabs. AI Hirshfield, 
noted N. Y. Tini.es legit cartoonist, 
has been engaged by National 
Telefilm Associaies’ ad. topper Her¬ 
mit Kahn to do the art layout for 
all “Play of the. Week” ads .. 
"Coast Guard Cutters Around the 
Continent,” documentary, is 
available free to., tv stations, U S. 
Coast Guard is distributing, the 
film;.. WPIX, N. Y., via vidtape 
will carry the Notre Dame foot¬ 
ball games this season. 


This is the second group of 
four to leave a local network 
shop to set up ah independent, 
mobile (ape facility. A few* months 
earlier group of' former NBC;, 
directors, and engineers formed 
Tele Tape Productions Inc. These 
are the only tw;o mobile: tape op¬ 
erations in Chicago. Apart from 
the stations that sideline in. video 
tape recording, Vicoa and Grapbi 
Pictures are - the only indepen¬ 
dents with studio tape facilities. 

Princpals in. the Vicoa opera¬ 
tion are Bill Cassie, prexy. and 
Bob Popke; veepee, with 14 and 
12 years . experience,! respeclively, 
at the Chi ABC plant* Others are 
Jim Ovens, who had done main¬ 
tenance on the seven VTRs in 
ABC’s Tape Central, and Dick 
Puryear, who' was am ember Of 
Cassie’s former remote crew. 
Foursome, sold stock to finance ' 
the venture. 


Lindemann to CNP 

Carl. Lindemann is quitting NBC- 
TV to shift to California National 
Productions as yicepresident over 
programs.. Lindemann has been 
NBC. veep of. program sales since 
April and before 'that ‘ was the 
striper . charge of the tv net¬ 
work’s daytime programming. 

In moving over 10 the NBC tele¬ 
film, subsidiary, Lindemann is fill¬ 
ing a, vacancy niade several months 
ago by the departure of Frank 
Cleaver. It’s understood Liride- 
mahn w ill work chiefly out of New 
York., Cleaver worked from. Holly- 



edne&day, October S v I960 


PfctikTf 


TV-FILMS 27 


SO WHO NEEDS A NETWORK? 


Station-Made Tape Entries Dwindle 
As They Learn Facts of Syndie Life 


Washington, Oct, 4. •< 

Federal Communications Com¬ 
mission has lined up 13 of the big¬ 
gest guns in. the vidpix industry 
to lead off the Los Angeles hear¬ 
ings on the film phase of television 
network operations. 

.. The hearings, extension of 
FCC’s network inquiry, are slated 
to get underway Oct. 10 at the Fed¬ 
eral Courthouse in L.A, A spokes¬ 
man said the witness list would be 
expanded later so that no; estimate i 
could be made on the length of the 
hearings. 

The inquiry will focus on the 
role of the vidpix producer in the 
network program selection process 
generally and the- specific prob¬ 
lems lie faces in dealing with the 
networks. The question of alleged 
Web discrimination against the 
Indie producers is expected to be 
fully explored. 

The initial, witness list disclosed 
by FCC included the following 
vidpix brass: William T. Orr, V.p. 
and executive producer of Warner 
Brothers tv division; William Doz¬ 
ier* vp. iii charge of Screen Gems 
West Coast operations;, Peter G.. 
Levathes, prez of 20th Century- 
Fox Televisi James A. Schulke, 
v.p. of Paramount Television Pro¬ 
ductions; George Shupert; vp. in 
charge of MGM-TV; Frank Cooper, 
prez. of Frank Cooper Associates; 
Taft Schreiber, prez of Revue, Pro-, 
ductions; Dick Powell, president 
of Four Star Films;: Ozzie Nelson; 
prexy of Stage 5 Productions; Don; 
W. Sharpe, prez. of Don W. Sharpe 
Enterprises; Don. Feddersori, Of 
Don FeddersOn Productions; Desi | 
Arnaz, head of Desilu; Loretta 
Young. Tofeto Enterprises. 

FCC Chief Hearing Examiner 
James D. Cunningham will preside 
over the hearings. Ashbrobk P. 
Bryant and James F. Tierney of 
the Network Study staff will han¬ 
dle tlie interrogation. 

Bryant and Tierney have already 
been to Hollywood laying the 
groundwork for the probe. It was 
to have gotten underway early this 
year, but the giant FCC program¬ 
ming hearings last winter prompt¬ 
ed by the quiz-payola scandals 
sidetracked the inquiry. 


Studio Films Sues Reed 
On ‘Rocky Jones’ Profits 

Studio Films has. filed stilt lh 
N. Y. Supreme Court charging 
Roland Read Productions With 
failure to give an accounting under 
an 'agreement of profit sharing on 
the tele -series, “Rocky Jones, 
Space Ranger." 

Suit claims that, under a 1953 
agreement, Studio "Films was given 
a . 10% share of all profits in the 
show, with a rendering of quarterly 
statements, called for. 

New York Supreme Court Jus¬ 
tice Louis;. J:. Capoizoli dismissed 
the. suit, but has granted plaintiffs 
the right to file: an amended com¬ 
plaint. 


Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Herts- Lion International has 
completed a deal With ARC Films 
on two properties, “Famous Ghost 
Stories," starring. Vincent Price; 
aimed at network airing, arid “The 
Inquisition/’ a -five; minute series 
designed for syndication. 

Herts-Liort production firm said 
the two shows would be ready for 
sale by the first of the .year/One 
of the features of the projected 
“Ghost’- show is thatTt Will employ 
visible ghosts via special effects. 
“The Inquisition,"” to be produced 
and directed by Herts, will star 
Paul Frees playing an interviewer 
who questions, infamous people in 
history.: The completed pilots 
showed interviews With Nero, 
Adolf Hitler' arid Rancho. Villa. 
Herts-Lion is slated to make 200 
episodes. 

AARONOFF NAMED MCA 
AD-PUB DIRECTOR 

Ed. Aaronoff has been promoted 
to. the post of director of adver¬ 
tising, promotion and publicity for 
MCA; He replaces Frank Me? 
Mahon, who his resigned. 

Aaronoff had been publicity. di¬ 
rector for MCA-TV for five years. 
Previously, he was publicity exec 
With Universal-International pic¬ 
tures and Warner Bros, in N. Y, 
His motion picture background 
served , him in good stead when 
MCA-TV acquired the Paramount 
library; for tv distribution. I 


In 30 Markets; 
Prudential’s Buy 

Chicago, Oct. 5. 

Sport-Lite’s “Big Ten Football 
Highlights" lias been placed in 30 
midwest markets, With Prudential 
Insurance picking up the tab as 
co-sponsor in. eight of them. Pru¬ 
dential. has purchased .Chicago 
(WGN-TV.), Champaign. Quincy, 
Rockford, . and Springfield in: Illi¬ 
nois; and Evansville, Ft. Wayne/ 
And Indianapolis in Indiana. It’s 
the sponsor's third ride with the 
series. 

Syndie has found -this year that 
it is getting unusual play from 
such blue-chippers as > banks and 
utilities, Where, in the past ciggie 
and beer companies, had been the 
lakers. Harris Trust is co-sponsor¬ 
ing iii Chi, Union Bank and Trust, 
in St. Louis,, and First National 
Bank in Madison, Wis; Utilities are 
picking up the tab in Iowa and 
Minnesota. 

... Show requires rapid editing and 
handling to boil down complete 
films of all Big Ten games to high¬ 
lights, and Sport-Lite figures it set 
some sort of production record 
[last week when it belted out the 
half, hour episode in 12 hours. 

ABC Films Pacts R.L 


ABC Films and R. I, Films Ltd., 
London, have, pacted for distribu¬ 
tion of the. syndication firm’s tele¬ 
films by the London distributor 
throughout Europe. 

R. I. Films subsid of Robin In¬ 
ternational, will dub and distribute 
ABC packages in Germany, Frapce, 
Spain and Italy; Among series; to 
be offered are Bing Crosby spe¬ 
cials, “People s Choice," “26 Men,” 
“Sheena, Queen,, of the * Jungle." 
“Meet McGraw,” “Three Musket¬ 
eers" and others.; 


By MURRAY HOROWITZ 
. Traditional limitations the 
range of product fed. to the syndie 
market have been blown sky-high.! 
There’s now available to the syndie 
market most any program category 
other than on-the-spot news, “actu¬ 
alities." . 

Prestige drama? There’s “The 
Play of The Week" two-hour show¬ 
case- Pub-affairs? “Medicine ’60” 
of Screen Gems or the Civil War 
series Of Westinghouse or others 
are Available: Talk shows?. How 
about David Susskind’s "Open 
End" or the “Oscar Levant Show?" 
Big.show biz personalities perform-, 
ing? “Playboy’s ; Penthouse” has 
Sammy /Davis Jr., Joe E, Lewis, 
Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and 
others to offer. 

■ In short,, syndie made-for-tv pro¬ 
gramming has taken on dimensions.; 
Market-by-market shows no longer 
are confined to. the hailf-hours; 
they have broken out of the strict 
action-adventure groove. 

The^ offbeat path taken in the 
syndic? market comes at a time 
when the networks have their 
schedules glutted with action ad¬ 
venture programs. Combo of caters 
and crime shows this season, , ac¬ 
count for over 40% of the night¬ 
time schedules of the three, net¬ 
works. 

The distinction that divided net-, 
J work and syndie fare is growing 
; narrower and narrower. Syndie biz 
f also is replete with crime and vac¬ 
ation adventure shows. But any sta- 
; tipn wanting other type of syndie. 
i programming fare now has a 
; choice. Networks boasted 

! about such dramatic . vehicles 
j “Playhouse 90/’ “Studio One," et 
; al. They’ve disappeared on the 
1 webs: But syndication has CBS 
[Films “Robert Herridge Theatre" 

• and NTA’s “The Flay of. The 
■Week/':/’.'" 

More and more the, [question can 
be raised: Who needs a network? 
Of course the webs still have a 
great deal of advantages as pro¬ 
gram suppliers. Talent on tap is 
miich wider for the networks. But 
What are the webs doing with that 
talent; commanded. ... by greater 
monies: Is “Aquanauts’’ on CBS-TV 
any .better, than its half-hour 
counterpart “Sea Hunt/’ both pcpr 
duced by Ivan Tors, in association 
with Ziv-UA? Example after ex¬ 
ample could be cited. In the morn- 
; ing hours, the webs are increasing 
their stripping of successful .riight- 
tinie series a la “I Love Lucy" 
Does a station need a web for that? 
Stations had gone in for daytime 
stripping of successful off-network 
and syndie half-hour product way 
before the webs copped their style. 

Only program area currently 
where the webs can’t be touched 
by syndie product is that of situa¬ 
tion comedy. Syndie houses have 
yet to be able to turn out a hot 
first-run situation comedy click— 
although there are plenty of rerun 
comedies around for local pro¬ 
gramming. 

-' What has wrought the change 
(Continued on page 54) 


■———-— : -—- : - 1 —-W Number of vidtape shows coming 

r j* j € A f off the station bellline for syndl- 

Canaid Camera cation has dwindled markedly sine* 

London, Oct. 4. last season. The only station feed* 

Exhibs are adopting a “well, in g the vidtape pool with any size- 

hoW ’ about it?" stance in the able allotment of shows Is WNTA- 

U.K. on learning that BBC-TV Tv - Newark-N.Y., o&o of distribu- 

plans to screen soon^—probably t° rs National Telefilm Associates, 

before the year’s end—the . The KTTV, Los Angeles, “Di¬ 
feature fiim version of “I Am vorce Court" is about the only 

A Camera/’ Not towards the other show with a large market cir- 

tv web, but towards the Bri- culation. From then on the list is 

tish Board of Film Censors. small, indeed. 

BBFC gave the pic, which What has discouraged most sta- 
is one of a batch being shared tions from getting into the syndi* 
between BBC-TV and the com- biz with local shows, vidtaped or 
mercial web Associated-Redif- otherwise, is the specialized needs 
fusion Ltd., an “X” certificate of running a syndie organization, 
when it Went out to cinemas Station execs usually are too busy 

a few years back, such a label to take on the added syndie load, 

barring,it from the eyes of Fred Thrower, topper of N.Y/s 

picturegoers. under 16. But WPIX, is negotiating a deal for 

there isn’t any equivalent cen- some distrib to take on distribution 

, sorship on video, so the film of his telementaries. “The Secret 

can be screened to all ages of Life of Adolf Hitler,” and others, 

viewer, regardless. Westinghouse Broadcasting re- 

i ' i ■■■ cently made a deal with Trans-Lux 

1 m Television for the latter to take on 

l/if An lc aIhmia I n distribution of its Civil War series. 

I Ixlisn flClUniS 1 (I Most of vidtaped court shows 

emanating from stations in previ- 
V7* 1 • ft ous years have died. Other than 

VlflYtlV VaIa L\L) “Divorce Court" and the few other 

1 Jvl) fjjf station program suppliers In the 

A syndie biz. 

H 0 « The .exception if WNTA is note- 

Vn wAft MAohlMA worthy in that the indie is owned 
rjrl ira, l ed 111 I C by ai syndie distributor, intent on 
* making product for the syndie mar- 

Phoenix Oct 4 ket * as ' yel1 as programming its own 
Herman Rush; Who 'ha, been station. NTA’s success isi underlined 
headquartering here the past few ^ t/ circulation of Play of Tho 

j nionths. left for Hollywood with jnte^ws" fn^ 22 m^e? • 

new vidfilin and feature plans. He “HnJii'nRii 

ha* hppn in PhnPniv a« tnnnar nf Dav ? d Susskind S Open End in 13 


has been in Phoenix as topper of 
i Herman Rush Associates, which 
i has been engaged in real estate 
‘activities in and around Phoenix. 

I Rush’s firm, in association with 
[Heritage Productions* also is cur- 


markets; and “Bishop Sheen" in 
over 50 markets. 

Aside from WNTA, Others active, 
to greater or lesser extents, ar*, 
WGN-TV, Chicago, with its “Great 
Music" stanza; KHJ-TV, Los An- 


rently ; packagihg a series of 365 geIes with Qscar Leiant; and 
five-minute^ ty shows,, titled “Ma- Kc o P> also L.A.. with a sizeable 
gic Moments in Sports, featuring syn die staff distribbing several of 
Leo Durocher. Series utilizes the it5 shows. And, of course, KTTV, 
library of Pathe News. ^ with “Divorce" court, its Paul 

New tv series,, developed in as- Coates shows, and specials. 

speiatiqn with Larry White, is ___ 

titled ‘‘If You Knew Tomorrow,” 

and deals with the. extra sensory ^HJV* WI < 

perceptions of an ex-newspaper- |f|l2||||| IVflYf 
man. The pilot already has been lllIHlIll ilvAl 
completed, by Four Star Films. 

Projected feature deals with mod- 7* TT1 P ■ 

ern-day prejudices against Indians /1U_| III P f|f|P|7 

in the southwest 

Rush from here on in says he _... TT », . .. . 

plans to devote full time to the Ziv-UA s next first-run syndi* 

entertainment end of biz. entr y Js ‘Mwmi Undercover ” th* 


C&C’s Legal Victory l^pct of PacF’ 

in award of over 944.000 in VI I vwB 


An award of over $44,000 in 
favor of C&C Films against Tri¬ 
angle Publications Ihc. Was renr 
dered by the American Arbitra¬ 
tion Assn...' 

Arbitration proceedings resulted 
from a lengthy. skirmish between 
the companies concerning the de¬ 
livery of RKO features by C&C to. 
Triangle stations. Triangle . had 
withheld certain payments from 
C&C on a claim of a technical 
breach by C&C of th* delivery re¬ 
quirements of the contract. 

FEHR DOUBLES AT WB 

Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Rudi Fehr, longtime head of 
Warner Bros.’ feature fiim editing 
department, will double in brass 
and take oyer tv editing as welL 

Assignment is part of company’s 
consolidation program of the two 
meda. i 


plans to devote full time to the Ziv-UA’s next first-run syndi* 
entertainment end of biz. entr y « “Miami Undercover ” th* 

•. . ' ' property developed by United Art- 

lirroc tw* <r 1 • » S, ts Televisi0 " beIor * UA ac 4 uire ‘ I 

WCBS-TV s Exclusive zw - T „ . 

„ . - _ , , The Lee Bowman starrer, la 

SrrPtfHlllitr mr VKlhlUr Which former middleweight boxing 
Jtl eruuig Itll f IMUOg champ Rocky Graiiano is featured. 

Can Cnliiarf becomes the sixth Ziv-UA first 

JUU 111 UCg a JUUJCU run entry In ’60, Others on the Ziv- 
WCBS-TV, N. Y>, held a private UA roster for the year were sec¬ 
screening of “Exclusive!” for a ond year of “Lock-Up,” “Case of 
young French rnsm whose father Is the Dangerous Robin,” “Home Run 
portrayed in the second episode of Derby," third year of “Sea Hunt’* 
the skein* f amd “Thombstone Territory.” Lat- 5 

Frenchman is Edmond Rene ter was an off-network property, 
Fonck. 23, of Paris, whb happened but new episodes were released for 
to be in N. Y. as a guest of Charles its syndie run. 

Silver, prez of N. Y. Board of Edu- “Miami Undercover” Is produced 
cation. A friend told Fonck of the by Howard W. Koch and Aubrey 
Tuesday (27) episode, dramatizing Schenck, Hollywood feature pro- 
the story of his late father, Rene- ducers for whom “Miami” marks * 
Fonck, the famous French aviator tv bow, though Koch has been ac- 
of . World War I who disappeared tive as a telefilm director, 
suddenly in *44 and was revealed - 


In 107 Markets 


New markets added to Indepen¬ 
dent Television Corp.’ “Best' of 
The Post” tally Increases the total 
to over 10T. 

Collins Co. (RCA Distributor) of 
. Kentucky picked up the new series 
for a three-market regibnal: Louis¬ 
ville, Evansville and Lexington. 
Also in Kentucky, WPSD, Padusah, 
will : be presenting, the series with 
KentuclQr Utilities sponsoring. 

California-Oregon Power, Which 
bought the skein for Medford- 
Klamath Falls, also will se spon¬ 
soring it for Eugene-Roseburg mar¬ 
ket. Union. National Bank of Ar¬ 
kansas has picked lip the series for 
Little Rock. 


to have become a Trappist monk. . CT A| , 

Station topper Frank Shake- lST-UJrTV FEATURE 

speare, hearing of the young man’s 
desire to see the film, set up a RATCQ ll|CH ON WRTY 
screening. “The Monk of Chimay.” AfUEJ fUUfl VII IfTIA 
like . the other 12 . episodes in the How does a new feature, not yet 
ABC Film series, is based on the released theatrically, fare on tv, ac- 
files of an Overseas Press Club corf!inff t o the ratine’ 
member. Arrangements are being ^ " ^ 

made to have a print of the epi- The Eleventh Commandment, 
sode sent to Fon^k in Paris/ dealing with the Chinese Reds and 

b -——— starring Robert Dix, ^id very well, 

Mnrp Iff ^nnifl’ KbTaI slotted from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Friday 
miire Iw pquaa Oaies . (23) on WPIX . the Die drew a Niel- 


hu rress tiuo rordinff to the rating 

member. Arrangements are being ^ " ^ 

made to have a print of the epi- The Eleventh Commandment, 
sode sent to FonOk in Paris/ dealing with the Chinese Reds and 

b -——— starring Robert Dix, ^id very well, 

Mnrp ‘Iff ^flnail’ Slotted from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Friday 

miire Iw pquaw oaies . (23) on WPIXf the pic drew a Niel- 
_ Seven, additional stations have sen.of 9.7, tqpped only by WABC- 
bought MCA-TV’s first-run-off-net- TV’s 20.7 in the seven station m&r- 
work series, “M Squad.” Involved ket. WCBS-TV equalled the WPIX 
in the deal are 117 episodes. rating, with other stations trailing. 

; New deals include KTTV, Los Pic, made by Robert Raisbeck id 
Angeles; KPLR, St. Louis; WMAL, Formosa, couldn’t get a satisfactory 
Washington; WALA, Mobile; theatrical release. Producer then 
KOOL, Phoenix; KTSM, EL Paso; made a deal with the Daily New* 
and KSYO, Wichita Falls. indie. 




KABIO-TELEYISION 


How toRead a Press Release, 

Or Who’s WhdinSSC&B Shifts 
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts 


By BILL GREELEY 

Sullivan, Stuaffer, Colwell, & 
Bayles, a kid sister to the [Ted 
Bates agency in its hard sell tech¬ 
niques, has undergone a major 
shift in top management. The hews 
release announcing the changes is 
steaming with the foggy, foggy 
dew* that is often laid down to ; 
disguise management power plays. J 

Quote: “Heagan Bayles. chair- j 
man of the board of Sullivan,! 
Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles. [an-, 
nounced today a realignment of 
responsibilities of three of its jin a- ; 
jor executives to provide greater ; 
concentration on client service, j 
Raymond F. Sullivan is chairman 
of the executive committee. Brown 
Boltc vice chairman of the board 
of directors, and Alfred J, Seaman, j 
president. These changes. Mr. Bay-! 
les stated, are being made as a re- ! 
suit Of SSC&B’s growth. . .” \\ 

Announcement has a sort of! to-! 
the-point ring, but ignored is|;lhej 
rather noteworthy item that Kolte - 
was president and Seaman [was* 
vice chairman of the board (which , 
Eolte now isi and also chairman of j 
the executive committee 'Which; 
Raymond Sullivan now is). In other j 
words, the announcement shiould j 
be read backwards, because Sea¬ 
man. the last named, actually! be¬ 
comes the agency's chief execiftive 
officer. Eolte steps upstairs, [and 
Sullivan, from all appearances, 
stands still. 

Seaman's promotion is interest- . 
ing. because a year ago he [was 
second in command at Compton j 
agency 'exec veep and creative di- ! 
rector) and it could be that Comp¬ 
ton prexy Bart Cummings’ youth : 
and good health dismayed him. In j 
the move to SSC&B, Seaman[ be- j 
came a major stockholder along! 
with Ba\les, Sullivan and Bolte,! 
and. while other promises that i 
attended the switch are con- j 
jcctural, he's now prez. j 

Seaman has a rep as a fireball ! 
salesman and shrewed administra -1 
tor. but so does Bolte, who was. 
and is. responsible for a lot of J 
SSC&B business, including Vicks J 
cold tablets, Bulova’s radio and; 
stereophonic subsid, Lipton , tea 
and instant tea and Seagram 
brands, including Calvert Reserve. 

That statement, about “growth” 
In the news release is on the level. 
SSC&B's business has increased 
more than 60'r in the last two 
years to an impressive total of 
$65,000,000. Agency is primarily a 
tele shop 'probably more than' 
70 r <). and, like Bates. SSC&B's 
approach to tv selling is to drive 
a stake into the viewer's mind with 
slambang blurbs. Also like Bates, 
SSC&B has a tight roster of clients, 
With only 14. 

Agency also has strong repre¬ 
sentation on the tv programming 
aide with Phil Cohen, a veteran 
with the shop, and Harry Omerley, 
late of CBS-TV programming, at 
the helm. 

Adsville: It sounds as though 
BBDO's house organ is talking 
about a client when it calls ijeno 
F. Paulucci "fiery, dynamic, tire¬ 
less.”' It is. He’s prexy of Chun 
King foods ... A Madison Ave. 
wiseman says the trouble [with 
most agency management is [that 
poor execs are prone to hire [men. 
in their own image . . . Flack Ad¬ 
vertising, Syracuse, gives up one 
of the most symbolic nameplates 
in the business to become a i con- 
forming Conklin, Labs & Bebee 
. . . Kudner copywriter Charlie 
Doughtie has just published! his 
second kids’ book, "High Henry” 
(Dodd, Mead & Co.). It’s about a 
cowboy with legs so long he ;can’t 
ride a horse. 

Kudner Changes 

C. M. Rohrabaugh, board chair¬ 
man of Kudner. relinquishes his 
title of chief exec officer to 
Charles R. Hook, agency president. 
Rohrabaugh, who hopes to retire 
at year’s end, continues currently 
as board chairman. 

JWT Changes 

George C. Reeves, Chicago of¬ 
fice manager, has been elected 
exec veepee of J. Walter Thomp- 
aon. Wallace Elton and Dan. Sey¬ 
mour have been named to the ex- 
tcutive committee (they’re j both 
jeepe and directors) and William 
D. Laurie Jr., Detroit office man¬ 


ager, has been named to the. board 
of directors. I 

As previously reported, agency. | 
is currently seeking an operational; 
radio and tv chieftain to take over 
for upped Seymour. 

Coke’s 7 Up 

Besides the new; line of fruit 
drinks, Fanta, introed in Europe 
and last week announced as going 
American via McCann-Erickson 
subsid McCahn-Marsehalk Coca 
Cola will soon market a 7 Up imi¬ 
tation with McCann-Erickson ex¬ 
pected to land the business. Should 
.provide sizeable new broadcast 
billings. 

Changes: Hubert M. Tibbetts 
joins Lennen Newell as a senior 
veepee. He was with Best Foods, 

Champ C. Humphrey arid Wil- 
Ham L, Spencer named exec vee.-.j 
pees at Gardner Advertising, St. * 
Louis. i 

R. S. Buckbinder joins Zakin Co. 
as senior veepee. He w as exec veerJ 
pee and a board members of th ; 
Frederick Clinton Advertising < 
Agency. 

Paul E. Yer'geris, along with his] 
duties as business manager, has : 
been named ad director of House ‘ 
Beautiful mag! 

New Biz: Liana, processed foods ; 
subsid of United Fruit, to BBDO. j 

London Agencies j 

With wine sales on the iip in 1 
the^ U.K.—increase since 1951 is 
50 r r, says the Wine & Spirit Ass n. 
—J. Walter Thompson Co. Ltd., 
announces that the Association's 
Christmas advertising will be three 
times greater this year than last. ! 

. Coal Utilization Council. I 
agented by Mather & C.ro'wflier, to 
spend around S280.000 on a use- 
more-coal campaign imed at. do¬ 
mestic consumers . . Colman. 

Prentis & Varley is using Ulster ; 
Television for an eight-w eeks Army 
recruiting drive on ; behalf of the 
Central Office of information. 


'ARIETY 


Temperance Sell? 

Latest Madison Ave. trade 
gag making the founds has 
Schweppes’ Corridr. Whitehead 
having recurrent riightriiares, 
theme of which are that he’s, 
witched the quinine-water ac¬ 
count from Ogilvy, Benson &. 
Mather to Ted Bates and the 
traditional Bates, "hard-sell” . 
copy approach reads 

“Attention. all malaria . suf¬ 
ferers!” 


San Diego, a "good music” outlet 
, ! John S. Hughes has been 
named assistant sales manager for 
radio, Avery-Kiiodel. lie’s; been 
five years on the rep’s New York 
sales staff . . . A-K has a new study 
Of the Albuquerque market avail¬ 
able to agencies . . . Bob Schneider 
has joined Petry from. CBS TV 
Spot Sales as tv: research director 
. . • Petry w ill .xep WDAF-TV-AM, 
Kansas City.. 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


With the Reps 


Edward Petry & Co.., as in the 
past, is preparing to go. to the 
Broadcast Promotion ,Assn. con-1 
vention in New 1 Orleans with some- | 
thing more than free booze lor the ■ 
station men. | 

Petry’s tele sales chief. Robert 1 
Hutton, has sent a questionnaire to 
the station list as regards, promo¬ 
tion, research and merchandising 
and has already scheduled a con¬ 
vention meeting in the Petry suite 
for a skull session. 

Stations have been requested to 
bring samples of their most success-^ 
ful jobs of the past year in audi-1 
ence promotion, merchandising and ' 
sales promotion. Questioriaire asks j 
for specific info on what the sta-; 
tion men consider their rnost im¬ 
portant, effective, or creative “saler j 
through-promotion-’ of !60; most. 
outstanding aqd promo; most out¬ 
standing national, promb; and the 
same on merchandising. It also 
asks the station men to rank the 
various subjects in order of in¬ 
terest. 

Del Wood Expands 

Broadcasting barter agency Dei 
Wood Associates has taken on an 
ad account for full creative and 
placement service. Exec veepee 
Charles J. Weigert and veepee Sid¬ 
ney Barbet will service Real Kill 
Products Division of Cook Chemi¬ 
cal, Kansas City, largest maker of 
home insecticides in the country. 
Campaign will cover newspapers, 
magazines and broadcast. Appoint¬ 
ment is effective Nov. 1. 

Briefs: A Radio Advertising 
Bureau survey show’s Wednesday 
morning is the hest time to con¬ 
tact agency time buyers. Monday 
and Friday are the worst days . 
Ann Jacknowitz of Y&R’s hiedia 
department was winner of the 
l Pulse $500 prize for suggestions in 
the use of Pulse Reports . . . Bar¬ 
bara Kumble has been named ra¬ 
dio-tv time buyer for Maxwell 
Sackheim-Frauklin Bruck . . . New 
blurbery. Pendulum Productions, 
has been formed by Scudder Boyd 
and Gene Searchinger . . . . Adam 
Young Inc. takes on station KSDO, 


25 Years Ago This Week j 

i From Variety. Sept. 25. 1935 ) i 

i — 

j Paul Whiteman's Sip.000-a-week. 
t for. a 52-week noncaricellable con-. 
'tract for Woodbury Soap over 
NBC's Blue Network (WJZ) lade 
1 news. 

i Mentalist Joseph Dunniriger’s 
new series over NBG V 
! Italo-EthiOpian relations, ; 

: fleeted in radio stations selling ini- 
• ported products; all had cancella¬ 
tion clauses, when and if .in case 
-of war. Products involved were 
[ pastas, [olive nil. home fuvnitutre, 
j coffee arid nostrums. j 

1 CBS’, com iljtion of over 100 top 
! U. S. advertisers included: Gen- 
jeral Motors. $11,5.74.394; R. J. 
Revnolds Tobacco. $8,105,851: Lig¬ 
gett- & Myers. $6:980,580; Stand¬ 
ard Brands. $6,202,021; Procter & 
Gamble. $5,862,418; American To r 
i bacco,. $5,789,737; Lever Bros, $5,- 
■479.118; Chrvsler. S4.7o4.276; Gen¬ 
eral Foods. S4.700,167;. Ford, $4,- 
. 584,822 as the top Id. Borden 'No: 

; 44•,• the last on the list of 44 sp.on- 
[sors. with over S.l,000.000 budgets 
was listed at SI.010.930, 

, NBC recorded a. new. high for 
’August, tirrie [sales.Avith a gross of 
S2.Q21.366—-71 r c oyer last. year.. 

Myron. Selznick bought out the 
late Frank' Joyce's interest in the 
agency for S250.000, then the high¬ 
est ..cash price ever, paid for a half 
. interest in a talent percentary. 

Industrial cuffo' shows spon¬ 
sored by Standard Oil of New 
Jersey^ General Motors, Shell Dis¬ 
tillers and the Atlantic &. Pacific 
[grocery chain. : They'were the 
j direct result Of radio; but these tie- 
■ ups were regarded as a b.o! menace, 
i by all .show biz interests. 

| "Selling politics via-radio on: a 
national scale like toothpaste, 
chewing gum, or breakfast foods 1 ’ 
was a broadcastirig first. The Re¬ 
publicans were ; planning a giant 
spectacular oyer CBS titled “Liber- 
! ty At the • Crossroads;'.’. 

The piiricipality of Monaco was 
in the hews even then—biz at the . 
j casinos had been very much off. 
j Rad • o concerned over a : . threat- 
; ened “creative strike” by Holiy- 
! wood songwriters, in protest to 
: some proposed legislation. Noth- 
; ing came of it. 

j Crazy Water Crystals grid Alka- 
. Seltzer, both American prbprietory 
[ drugs, invading the British market 
. via Radio Luxeiribourg and other 
j commercial .radio stations ori the 
Continent, arguririg a hillbilly, mu¬ 
sic ; invasion of Great Britain. . 

Because Eddie dan tor was film¬ 
ing “Shoot the Chutes” for Samuel 
Goldwyn, he. started his Pebeco 
series a week earlier on the Coast, 
for seven weeks, arid then .resurn- 
irig in N. Y. with Gus Arnheim's 
[band, [Parkyakarkas and Janies 
Wallington. 

Lifesavers debut of radio scenery 
‘‘for showmanship realism” raised 
the point whether this- “nuisance” 
value was worth all the bother. 

Jessica Dragonnette and William 
Daly resumed Atwater Kent Con¬ 
certs over WABC. Other new 
premieres were Oliver Wakefield, 
with Leo Reisman Orchestra, Sally. 
Singer,. Phil Duey, and the. Eaton 
BOys, for Philip Morris; Phil Duey, 
Jane Williams, The . Men. About 
Town, Aldo. Ricci, aridi Kelvin 
Keech for Lifesavers; Sigmund 
. Roinburg, Deems Tayldr, Helen 
Marshall, Morton Bo we, George 
Britton, Rise Stevens, for Swift, - 

Whether a publicity stunt or not, 
WHB, Kansas City, got national 
newspaper attention when it put 
Elaine Barrie on the . air to broad- 
, (Continued on page 54) 


TV-Radio Production Centres 


IN NEW YORK CITY 

Vet actor Donald Buka undertakes his first, directorial effort Sunday 
<9) on “CBS. Television Workshop,” megging Lloyd ClayV ‘ ! Another- 
Valley” . . Harvey Hauptman, former director of news pubaffairs 
for WpTC, New Brunswick (N. J.), joins WCBS RAdio as assistant to. 
Joseph Dembo, director of special features. Which means more [edi¬ 
torials and documentaries for the CBS : Radio flag . . .George Bassman 
inked as composer-conductor on Friday’s i7) “Eleanor Roosevelt: Dia¬ 
mond Jubilee Plus One” on NBC-TV , - . Singer Jerry Vale planes to 
Toronto Oct. 21 for a guestint on CBCrTV’s “Juliette” show . 
George Schaefer back froiri England over the \yeekend. having. com¬ 
pleted dubbing and editing: on “Macbeth” for “Hallmark Hall of Fame ” 

Marc Mersoii, casting director for WNTA-TV’s .“The Play of The 
Week,” will turn producer for a number of plays this , season. M.erson 
is set to produce two plays. “My Heart’s, in the Highlands ’ and “Once 
Around, the Block.” both William Saroyan vehicles-. - Author Janies 

MiCherier and Quentin Reynolds are among those iiried up this week 
for WNTA-TV’s “Mike Wallace Interview” show . . CBS-TV director 

of special programs Jerry Leider * Coastbound for Danny .Kaye and 
"Gershwin Years” specials . . Gene Tierney in N. Y; for press duties 
| on upcoming “General Electric Theatre” stint ; . :‘The Individual in 
! Show Business” .was title of Sam Levinson talk at New School for So- 
!cial Research .... Lauren Bacall. Helen Hayes and T.allulah Bankhead 
! “IVe Got a. Secret” via CBS-TV tonight (5) . . . Act r Jim Campbell 
| cutting spots for Eastern Airlines and a couple of . bits this week dn 
CBS Radio soaper, "Right to Happiness”.,. . Pat Summerall subs for 
| Phil Rlzzuio for 12 weeks on CBS Radio’s “It’s- Sports' .Time”. 1 . Fred . 

!Robbins talks to Kirk Douglas,. Barbara Rush, Robert Preston, Shirley 
! MacLaine and Dore Schary on this .week's syndie show; “Assignment 
[Hollywood.” theri flies to Paris for iriterviews with “Fanny” cast . * 
i Jo Stafford here for rehearsals of the “Garry Moore; Show,” Oct. 11, 
[and "Bell Telephone Hour” on Oct. 28 . Dallas Townsend, arichdr 
' man for CBS "Worid News Roundup.” returns to aliria riiater Columbia 
U. to teach radio news writing at the Graduate School of Journalism- 

. Sidney Pditier narrated 60-secpnd blurb for foster home-finding 
film produced by Federation df Protestant Welfare Agencies. 

NBC director Van Fox : to join web producer Ed Pietce in Detroit 
where they will teairi to do Greater Detroit . Fund stanza, to be carried 
Oct. 18 by all four of the aUto city- tV statloris at once - . NBC. veepee 

Syd Eiges and press department topper Ellis Moore to Washirigton to 
set facilities ior press corps covering the next Nixon-Kennedy tv stanza. 
on Friday i.7) . Clark Tyler, who quit as assistant niagazine editoir. 
in the ABC press department in order to write lyrics , for ABC Radio 
musical spot, was replaced by Zeldon (Zeket Rose. ; -. Tom O’MaHey, 
onetime talerit buyer for the Jack Paar stanza arid later for Arthur 
Godfrey, lias become prodtietiori factotum for Alan Punt dri “Candid 
Camera”. .] Ted Hudes,. the. prdducer-pressagent, ; back, after four* 
inonth biz tour of Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Brussels . . . Dick 
• Stone and Don Huber ndw WABC Radio salesman. 


IN HOLLYWOOD 

Three .of Warners’ westerns will be. canopied .under one' title. 
“Cheyenne” for rotation ori Monday nights. “Sugarf and“Broned” 
will alternate with “Cheyenne,” with the stars of the Shows retaining' 
their respective, roles . . . Phil: Rapp hopped to London to pact Peter 
Sellers for an NBC-TV special. He would proboblv produce it in Lon¬ 
don Lennen & Newell's Nick Keeseley got; a rundown arid loqks.ee 
at the agency's shows and wreath'M his bronzed phiz, in a happy smile.. 
Not. a weakie among them, sez Nick, and added; “the season looks 
awful good to me. Those gloom.guys shoiiid get lost".. General.Mo¬ 
tors may dispense with one-rriiriute interruptions on its] upcoming 
Danny Kaye spec and lump the big message in a four-minute slot. 
Soinething like Revlon, did on last season’svBelafqrite special.'Director 
Norman Jewison, CBS-TV’s speeman, believes the drunk -scene on the 
upcoming .Jackie Gleason special is.the funniest ever taped;. . . Jack 
Douglas tried out his new’ "CameraCade” series iri a Tom Diiggan spot 
on KCOP last week: Says Douglas; “no more syndication deals for me. 
1 figured out it \yas costing me 42;8 v ’c and [riot 35^ for syndicating g 
series.’’ He’s in this one by himself,-“-no more partners”.. Desi Arnax 
will take a turn at directing one of his properUes. "Guestward Ho,” 
to “ge 1 ! the feel” of the series. Fred De Cordova, who directed the first 
three; was replaced by Claudio Guzman. Like friany another comedy 
show it had its early production p.airis .They're saying around the 
tv studios that J. Walter Thompson's Billy Wilgusi has ail itchy finger 
for the panic .biitton after seeing .the rough cuts! He brought them run-* 
ning frorn N:y. ori two of the. JWT/"shows . Dick. Boone will go c.ojn- 
pletely slapstick on his : Oct. .1 “Have Gun t . will Travel.” He’ll umpire 
a gag baseball game The'L. A. City Council: would like to present 

an award to Ralplt Edwards, if he'il hold still , long enough; for raising 
$18,000,000 ori radio arid tv for charitable causes; 

IN CHICAGO 

Jim Strong has switched from WBBM-TV press info! to the station’f 
news staff; Jim Stevenson; \vhp[joined several weeks ago, replaces him 
as Virgil Mitchell’s asst. . . . Arthur C. Neilsen Sr., board chairriiah 
of the rating company, addressed. Chi Broadcast Ad Club next Tuesday 
(11) . . With the last of the WMAQ script shows deleted, namely 

NBC’s “Farm and Home Hour,” station has dismissed its three-man 
writer's unit. . . Frayri Utley, ex-WMAQ-WNBQ, agreed to do a weekly 
news report series ori educational station WTTW in cciilaboratiori with 
Daily News Wire editor. Baker Marsh WBBM-TV assigned Carter 
Davidson to tail Sen. John Kennedy and Frank Reynolds to Vice, Prez 
Richard Nixon during the Presidential caimpaigris . Russ Bensley 
shifting from the local staff to CBS News, New York • .' Sperry & 
Hutchinsoh delaying the : folirTstation telecast of its documentary on 
Chicago to make some changes [ . . WGN Radio tarrie up with a higjily 
favorable image In a [qualitative research, study it had ordered from 
Market Fricts Inc. . . Ronald S. Klein, ek-Cinefonics;; joined Fred Niles 
Studios as asst, production manager . . : Stanley LeVine, formerly; of 
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, joined WBBM Radio sales staff . .;. Tom 
gan, still on the bad end of a contempt conviction dating back five 
years to when he was on the. Chi airwaves, undoubtedly -will have to 
post an appeal bond when he comes in next week for his annual Drury 
Lane date .. .[. Ronald Blair, midwest manager of CBS-TV, sales, off 
on a two week vacation in the east . . .. WGN ballcaster Jack Quinlan 
tapped for the World Series chore on NBC .-•.[[ Len O'Connpr cited by 
Rotary Club for his WMAQ-WNBQ commentary on local prison con*: 
ditions. 

IN BOSTON 

Steve Allen in town Saturday Cl) for [Sane Nuclear Policy rally. 
Videotaped half hour “Decisions” program on nuclear test ban at WBZ* 
TV studios for future[telecasting . . WBZ-TVJ “Big prother” and 

“Beahtown” shows to feature excerpts from plays put on by Boston 
Children’s Theatre this season George Anderson ankled Randolph 
Associates ad agency, for WBZ-TV sales as account exec . .'. Jim^Britt 
commentatirig' WHDH-TV’S “Fun For All Ages—tandlepin Bowling- 
title match . WGBH-FM’s coverage of UN, With Tom Conley deHV* 
(Continued on page 50) 




29 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 PfimOTr TEIJEVISIOTT REVIEWS 


tub FLINTSTONES 
With Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, 
Be* Bendaret. Mel . Blanc, others 
Producers - Directors:; Joe Barbara, 
Bill Hanna 

Writers: Barbera, Mike Maltese, 
Dan Gordon 
30 Mins., Fri„ 8:30 p.itn. 

MILES LABS, R. J. REYNOLDS 
ABC-TY (film) 

( Wade, Wm.' Esty) 

Out of the Hanna-Baibera car- 
. toon shop, which has. turned. out 
such tv winners as ••Huckleberry 
Hound” and -Quick Draw Mc- 
Gt;aw,” comes the first animated 
series for “adult” tv with a regular, 
cast, of characters and running 
story line. 

On paper r and perhaps ; on . the 
drawing board as W'eli, “The Flint- 
stones” looked like shoo-in for 
ABC. particularly in view of the 
H-B track record for satire and 
sophistication iri their, cartoon fare. 
But a shoo-in it’s :hot—it Will draw 
sizeable’ audiences for a start be¬ 
cause of its novelty value and be¬ 
cause there’s a reasonable quota of 
laughs ' the show, but on the 
basis of the first, episode it doesn’t 
seem to have the qualities that 
make for staying power. 

“Flintstones” is billed as a satire 
bn suburban living, and it has the 
trimmings. Set in the . cave-man 
: .era, its characters nonetheless live 
•like .modern suburbanites with all 
the latest conveniences, except that 
the - settings and props, are made 
out of prehistoric materials. The 
Idea is good—It sharpens the eye 
for the' more absurd aspects’ of 
“modern conveniences,” and it en- 
ables .the ; viewer.'to look at modern 
life from a fresh viewpoint. 

Unfortunately, though, Harina 3c 
Barbera failed to take advantage of 
this; There .Were some fine. sight 
gags* to be sure, but no satire, at 
all; nofliing to. point up anything; 
sillv in modern life. . ' ...i 

. But that’s a minor matter. /The 
main trouble with “The Flint- 
stones” is the Flintstones; the title 
characters. The key to success in 
/ situation comedy arid any; 
cartoon series, for. that matter—is 
that the leading characters must 
be. likable. The Flintstones aren’t: 
Fred Flintstone ^voice by Alan. 
Reed) is /. boastful bore* 

With nary a good quality to be 
seen. His wife (Jean Vander Pyl) is 
altogether a colorless character. 
The other regulars are their ;next- 
door-peighbors. voices . by Mel 
. Blanc and Bea Benadaret. But he’s 
' portrayed as; a stupid dolt of whom 
F.lintstone is .always taking advan¬ 
tage., gnd she ? s. rather dull. 

As a consequence, there isn’t 
much for the viewer here in .terms 
of regular tune-in except tiie occa¬ 
sional •novelty of cartoon comedy, 
but one-dimensional comedy in, the, 
script sense at that. Fred. Flint- 
stone isn’t going to garner the kind 
of popularity that. H-B\ . Hiick 
Hound or Yogi Bear have occa¬ 
sioned, since he's not a particularly 
likable kind Of guy. Nor. is Barney 
Rubble, tb ;neighbor, though he’s 
got a better chance., 

Opening stofylire was. a.routine 
sort of affair, with the men feign¬ 
ing injiiries to. get out of going to; 
the opera so they, could sneak off 
to bowl instead, then getting back 
home ahead: '-of" jiW;V\\|ye5. The 
stanza had its funny moments, and ; 
sbnie of ...the animated, props were 
amusing, but the entire script was 
pretty rtidiinentary, and as for the 
satire, it just ivasn’t in evidence. 

“Flintstones*’ is not only ’isap; 
pointing, in itself, but because it’s 
a pioneer effort that could have 
opened the door to more animated 
coniedy and perhaps more satire 
W ith it (a; cartoon is! so impersonal 
that it can use satire . Where . ordi¬ 
nary. . comedy would . hesitate). 
Someday, perhaps ah. adult cartoon 
series will make its way onto the. 
networks, but . ‘ Flintstones,’’. based 
Oh the preetn offering, doesn’t 
qualify. Chan. 

THE RIFLEMAN 

With Chuck Connors, Johnny Craw¬ 
ford* Harold J. Stone, Harvey 
Johnson, Marc Lawrence, Joe 
Benson, . Harlan Warde, Jack 
Kruschen 

Producers: Arthur Gardner, Jules 
Levy, Arnold Laven. 

Director: Laveii 
Writer: Calvin j. Clements 
30 Mins.,Tues., 8 p.m. 

PROCTER & GAMBLE 
ABC-TV (film) 

Opening shot of ■‘The Rifle- 
ihan’s” third season hit the bulls- 
eye. Chuck Connors starrer, featur¬ 
ing young Johnny Crawford, con¬ 
tinued to evidence th ose top produc¬ 
tion values that have• kept the ser¬ 
ies in the high ratings there past 
two seasons. * 

Calvin j. Clements’, .good yarn 


HONG KONG 

With Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, 
Jack Kruschen,: Harold Fong, 
France Nuyen,: Burt Brlncker- 
hoff, Frank Maxwell; Noel, Dray¬ 
ton; Robert Burton, Leonard 
Strong, others ' 

Executive Producer: William 
Self 

Producer; Herbert Hlrschman 
Director: Ida Lupino 
Writer: Robert Buckner 
60 Mins., Wed., 7:30 p.m. 

KAISER industries 
ABC-TV. (Film) 

(Young & Rubicam): 
Reports, even the .mild-ones, of 
production - tremble, on ABC-TVs 
“Hong Kong,” were grossly 
aggerated. As it turned out* the 
network’s new Wednesday iriight of¬ 
fering indicated, by . its .first; per¬ 
formance last week (28), that it 
should be among, the better hour- 
long .adventure programs of .the 
season,. If there is. trouble for the 
New 20th Fox telefilm, series, seen 
at 7:30 p.m.. Whew the kids; still 
have some control of the tv dials*, 
it'll more probably be because of 
the time period : than the produc¬ 
tion. < 

In the tradition of, good class B 
potboiling, which is sometimes 
plenty good,“Hong Kong” had all 
the. necessary raw elements for 
commercial success. Those; raw 
elements—scenery,. humor, speed 
and action Were skillfully niahiul¬ 
ulated by executive producer.. Wit 
liam Self ahd producer Herbert 
Hirschniau. 

Amid a. welter of plot compiica^ 
tipns. most of them farfetched but. 
proferred lightheartedly : by crea¬ 
tor-writer Robert Buckner*- star 
Rod Taylpr effectively carried , this 
primarily backlot travelog through 
nightclubs, lush ■-apartments Chi¬ 
nese farms.and into a facsimile of 
Red Chi How this; sat with the. 
kiddies is hard to judge, but it. 
must have gone ver . big With 
armchair adventurers old enough 
to dream of more than ;being a 4 
fireman or a baseball player. 

Taylor was manfully supported, 
by LIPyd Bochner (as a British 
police inspector, who evidently will 
be a funning character . The.other 
big regular. Jack Kruschen, enact¬ 
ing fv’s ubiquitous nitery opera¬ 
tor, did little more than a lialkon: 
during the premiere:. One more 
regular, Harold Fong, served, 
quite humorously as- houseboy 
turned spy. 

Guest performers Burt Brinckef- 
hoff, as addled swabbie, and 
the luscipiis France. Nuyeri, as ari 
Oriental tlmtrsh; . rounded .out the 
nifty cast of leads. As for the 
plot. It was like this: sailor Biinck- 
erhoff chased.a runaway pig (Miss 
Nuyen’s pet) ight past some Red 
Chinese border guards; who mhde 
him. a prisoner and, simultaneous¬ 
ly the cause of an international in? , 
ciderit; Before long; Fong,; on his 
independent * spy. mission behind 
the Bamboo Curtain, .hero re¬ 
ported Taylor, the sailor and the 
girl all ended; up .in the. same stolen 
Chinese jeep and made a success-; 
fill effort to break through to the’ 
barbed. Wire, back to Hong Kong 
and freedom. 

Essentially, foolish, the- plot by 
Buckner,, whose Writing cleverly 
suspended the .threshhold ' of dis-.: 
belief,. v 

One. problem- might, be antici¬ 
pated |h production, and thit is 
the possibility that 20th will run 
oiit of authentic Hong- Kong foot¬ 
age, Crew went over ; there to shoot 
backgrounds for the first few 
stanzas, but If the program has to 
depend .in . the future entirely on 
the Hollywood mock-ups nf the 
real, thing, then scenes,, such as the 
one with Tayior. Brinckefhoff and 
Miss Nuyen racing through town 
in a white sports , car, cannot again, 
be as effectively duplicated. 

' v ., ./ '• Art. 

had Connors assisting three bad¬ 
dies (Harold j. Stone. Haivey 
Johnson; Marc Lawrence) rob a 
bank in order to free son Mark 
(Crawford), being held hostage. 
Hero played the; baddies, game only 
to find put .that “they went that- 
away” and left the youngster to 
die after, he was- accidentally In¬ 
jured, 

Finding Mark in critical condi¬ 
tion,. and after making sure he 
would recover* the usually amiable ; 
Connors sought revenge. After . a 
chase across a hellhot desert, Law¬ 
rence was dead, Johnson wounded, 
.Stone, pleadingfor. mercy. 

Arnold Laven’s taut direction ex¬ 
tracted good; performances, while 
Howard Schwartz’ lensirig captured 
the eloseup action : realistically. 
Sam Beetley’s shipping kept the 
story-telling brisk. Kafa. 


EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY 
With Charles Kuralt, Ernest 

Lelser, Winston Burdette,. Frank 
Kearns 

Exec Producer: Leslie Midglejr 
Producer: Lelser. 

Director: At Westin 
30 Mins.. FrL, 10:30 p.m. 
FIRESTONE 
CBS-TV, from N. Y. 

. iCampbel l-Eiaald ) 

Firestone’s sponsorship of “Eye- 
Avitness.lo History” in Weekly 
prime time (as opposed to. the spe¬ 
cials only policy of last year) on 
CBS-TVV is a precedeht-setter, and 
hopefully one which will pay. off in 
upgraded, hews coverage by tele¬ 
vision: idea of “Eyewitness” is; a 
half-hour treatment in-depth of the 
top news, story of the week, and 
CBS has set up a special, producing 
unit Within CBS News.to handle it. 

As to a judgment of the effec¬ 
tiveness of the coverage “Eyewit- 
riess” «wiil provide, the. opening 
show was not a fair indicator, in 
that (1 i it treated ihe Congo crisis, 
a subject far too complex and 
sprawling to condense into, a half- 
hour, and <2' the unit, has been 
working on this particular premiere 
show .upwards, of : two months; 
while, in Ithe future presumably it 
will have'' a week or two at best in 
which to .prepare.. 

. Actually, the. Congb story should 
.iiaye been the. subject of orie or 
two. CBS News specials as. it de¬ 
veloped, oyer the months. For in 
attempting to summarize a story 
that has been; developing over so 
long a period, “Eyewitness” failed 
to do itself or the story much 
justice. There were two standout 
elements Ho the show. One was 
some of .the newsfilm footage, 
showing just hpw chaotic condi¬ 
tions there really are. The other 
was the introduction of CBS cor¬ 
respondent Charles Kurait as the 
program’s host. 

Kuralt’s a comer.. Young, good- 
looking, . full of poise and com¬ 
mand, deep-voiced yet relaxed and 
not: over-dramatic. Kuralt imparted 
a sense' of authority and reliability 
to his task. Kuralt hosted the 
opener from the United Nations, 
but also appeared in the Congo 
iocalled footage. Whether, he’ll be 
able to double up this way in the 
future is problematical, but it was 
an added advantage on the Opener. 

Film was excellent, particularly 
the segments showing the undis¬ 
ciplined Congplese army pn the. 
rampage., sonie w ild and seeming¬ 
ly impromptu press conferences by 
Lumumba, and Col. Mobutu, and a 
passionate session of the Congolese 
parliament. But . Kuralt’s overall 
effort at .tracing the twists and 
turns of. the Congo upheaval since 
independence ahd the subsequent 
international crisis it has created 
didn’t come off for lack of time to 
distill the complex story: Show 
did.succeed, however; in vividly in¬ 
dicating the extent, of the Congo’s, 
chaos. Chan. 


PERRY MASON 

With Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, 

William Hopper, Ray Collins, 

others 

Producer: Seeleg Lester 
Director: Charles Haas 
Writer: Jackson Gillis 
60 Mins.: Sat„ 7:30 p.in. 
PARTICIPATING 
CBS-TV (film) 

“Perry; Maison” continues as. a 
decent courtroom whodunit. When 
the stanza returned Saturday (1), 
Raymond Burr; the titlist, was still 
defending the innocent by means 
of Jackspn; GiiHs ? competent script. 

• Players; w^ere mostly okay, al¬ 
though. William Talman (the D.A> 
who, never won) was mlssed. Until 
he returns (CBS has decided tb 
let him pick up where he left off, 
despite the : trouble he had with 
the law last seasbn), there might 
be a gap. Kenneth Tobey played 
the prosecutor last weekend, but. 
he. had. trouble mouthing some of 
his. lines. 

The Gillis script had the cops, 
as usual, picking up the WTOng 
party, just so Mason could: show 
his stuff.: There was a cute twist 
ending; something uncommon for 
this Staurday' night CBS program: 
Of course, CBS might need lots of 
twists,. : in this tithe slot, because 
ABC-T-V this year Is moving into 
the 7:30 sweepstakes With an hour 
action stanza of Its own. And, if 
‘Roaring 20s” ,isv moderately com¬ 
petent* the ABC show, will be keen 
competition.- Art. 


Additional TV Reviews 
Pages 31, 33 r 35, 37; 39, 42 


THE TOM EWELL SHOW 
With Marilyn . Ersklne, Mabel Al¬ 
bertson, Cindy Robbins, Sherry 
Alberoni, Eileen Chesis, Ray¬ 
mond Bailey, Ray Kellogg, Monte 
Margetts, others 
Producer: Hy Averback 
Assoc. Producer: Bill Harmon 
Director: Averback 
Writers: Madelyn Martin. Bob Car- 
. roll* Jr. 

30 Mins.; Tiies., 9 p.m. 

QUAKER OATS, PROCTER & 
GAMBLE 
CBS-TV (film) 

(J. Walter Thompson; 

Leo Burnett r c „ 

New “Tom Ewell Show” looks 
like a sure cpmedic winiier. Initial 
half-hour delivered some genuine 
belly-laughs, a few chuckles, and 
some smiles. Who could ask for 
anything more in a. situation com¬ 
edy series, designed as a light con-, 
fection for the, entire family? J 
A. “Tom Ewell” click, as in¬ 
dicated, would give CBS-TV a run 
of “happy” shows hard to beat On ! 
Tuesday nights.. There’s “Father; 
Knows Best,” (reruns), “Dobbie 
Gillis.” “Red Skelton” and “Garry j 
Moore.” in the imposing “lealve 'em 
laughing lineup. " I 

What made the “Tom Ewell! 
Show shine? First, there was ! 
Ewell, himself. He looked like a 
likeable man, just a little over¬ 
whelmed by life, caught up in the 
farce of ljving.. Through it all, he 
grappled to maintain his dignity, 
being crazily inventive doing so. 
His underplaying set him apart, 
lending a unique character to the 
series. 

With Ewell In the lead, the situa¬ 
tion in the series seemed perfect ) 
for his talents. He played the role 
of suburban poppa surrounded by 
females..a wife; mother-in-law, and 
three daughters. All lent their 
able talents to overwhelm him. 
Marilyn Erskine. as the wife, was 
pretty and a bit feather brained; 
Mabel Albertson as the mother-in- 
law handled her comedy lines ably; 
and the kids, ranging from a teen¬ 
ager to a tot, were fetching. The 
children were portrayed by Cindy 
Robbins. Sherry Alberoni, and 
Eileen Chesis.... 

Producer fly' Averback doubled 
proficiently as director for the 
opener. 

Script by team of Madelyn Mar¬ 
tin -and Bob Carroll. Jr., Was ex¬ 
cellent; Unobtrusively, the tele- 
play set Up each situation in the 
plot and the laughs rolled. The 
madcap adventure had Ewell wind 
up as a mistaken bank heister—a 
situation which Would stretch any¬ 
one's imagination. That it all came 
off in good fun is a tribute to the 
scripters. 

Perhaps, the mistaken bank rob¬ 
bery wasn’t so way out at that. 
Anyone grappling with the family 
budget today, as Ewell was in the. 
preein, might, imagine himself , in 
Ewell’s madcap bank scene. 

Horo. 


I THE BELL TELEPHONE HOUR 
With Howard Keel, Sally Ann 
Howes, Melissa Hayden, Andre 
Eglevsky, Benny Goodman, Van 
Cliburn, Donald Voorhees and 
the Bell. Telephone oreh, others 
Exec. Producer: Barry Wood 
Writer: Gordon (Cotler 
60 Mins.: alt. Fri’s,. Sept. 30, 9 p.m. 
THE BELL SYSTEM 
NBC-TV from H’wood 
(N. W. Ayer) 

NBC’s hour musical, for the 
phone company (packaged -by 
Henry Jaffe Enterprises) returned 
Friday (30 > With a colorcast titled, 
“Holiday in Music,” which was 
probably more colorful in sound 
than in sight. 

• In a. presentation that was unpre¬ 
tentious and practically pure music 
all the way, veteran jazzman Benny 
Goodman and young classical pian- 
isL Van Cliburn were the featured 
ana standout performers. Good¬ 
man’s new assemblage; a combo of 
jazz men and boys, ripped off the 
swinger’s traditionals in an excit¬ 
ing, melodic set Van Cliburn was 
equally effective on the longhair end 
of ; things with a brace of classical 
standards. 

Terps Melissa Hayden and Andre 
Eglevsky did a ballet turn which 
was primarily distinguished via a 
brilliant orchestration by Donald 
Vorhees and the Bell Telephone 
Orchestra. Appropriate voicings 
were contributed by show regulars 
Sally Ann Howes and Howard Keel. 

Nobody expects this hour of 
“good music” to knock over the 
likes of “77 Sunset Strip,” but it’s a 
pleasant changeup fbr a coterie of 
a. few million who need a break 
from the hoof and the gummed 
Shoe. Bill. 


THE WITNESS 

With Telly Savalas, Anita Dangler, 
Don Fellows, Leonardo Cimino, 
Verne Collett. William Griffis, 
Herbert K. Lippman, Charles 
Haydon, William F. X. Geoghan 
Jr., Benedict Ginsberg, Richard 
Steel, others 

Producer: Murray Susskind 
Director: William A. Graham 
Writer: Irve Tunick 
60 Mins., Thurs., 7:30 p.m. 

R. J. REYNOLDS. HELENE CUR¬ 
TIS, ESQUIRE. SCHICK 
CBS-TV, from N. Y. (tape) 

(Wm. Esty: McC-E; Mogul. 

Williams & Saylor, B&B\ 

“The Witness” is the first new 
television show to- hit the screen* 
with distinctiveness and excite¬ 
ment since the original two-part 
“Untouchables” exploded on ABC- 
TV a year and a half ago. Like that 
“Untouchables” segment, “Wit¬ 
ness” has its faults, but it crackle* 
and it sustains interest as it sweep* 
along. CBS and Talent Associate* 
have a winner. 

But “Witness” won’t show its full 
potential in its Thursday at 7:30 
timeslot. It’s a little too early for 
the adult tiade—and this' show is 
j all adult—and runs into that little 
[problem of who controls the dial 
at that hour. Moreover, in mood, 
content and pace, *it’s far better 
suited to a later hour. It should do 
well where it is because it has the 
goods, but It could do far better la 
another slot. 

That’s for the future. For the 
present, “Witness” Is a simulated 
legislative hearing, dealing with 
villains of the past, and in those 
cases where it’s legally possible, 
the present. Opener was such a 
show, with the witness being 
Charles (Lucky) Luciano, and had 
the hearing delving Into his pur¬ 
ported control of the underworld 
as head of the Mafia. Future seg¬ 
ments will deal with Huey Long, 
Arnold Rothstein, Jimmy Walker 
and Shoeless Joe Jackson, for 
starters. 

First, for the faults, which wero 
minor in comparison to the plusses. 
One was a tendency to be overly 
noisy in the “hearing room,” with 
the crowd bursting out with “ohs” 
and “ahs” r.d babble at every “dis¬ 
closure.” whether sensational or 
mundane. Second was the fact that 
the “committee” didn’t seem to 
operate like the typical one, with 
the counsel relegated to a minor 
position and the members doing 
most of the questioning. Thirdly, 
the entire undisciplined aspect of 
the procedure, though obviously 
designed to make for excitement, 
nevertheless tended to distract 
from rather than heighten the 
realism. 

But the excitement, and the real¬ 
istic touches were there nonethe¬ 
less. They were implicit in Irve 
Tunick’s painstaking script (Tunick 
also created the format and serves 
as associate producer). They were 
augmented by William A. Graham’s 
precise and masterful direction. 
And they were made most evident 
by a runaway portrayal by Telly 
Savalos as Luciano. 

Tavalos was so good and seemel 
so real, that he gave the impression 
of ad-libbing, of actually being 
Luciano, in turn' sneering, wise- 
guyish, then deadly serious, then 
quietly amused, and at all times 
looking quite in command of him¬ 
self and confident in his safety ahd 
power. It was a humdinger of a 
performance, helped considerably 
by the realism of Tunick’s dialog 
and asides. 

Herbert K- Lippman made an 
excellent defense attorney for Lu¬ 
ciano. a smooth-operator type but 
one who could also get hot under 
the collar. Richard Steel was fina 
as the committee chairman, and 
Benedict Gimbel. was irritatingly 
uprighteous (adding to the realism) 
while Charles Haydon was sweetly 
sarcastic and William F. X. Geo¬ 
ghan Jr. as the counsel just plain 
outraged. The contrasts, accentu¬ 
ated by Graham’s direction, just 
made things that much more inter¬ 
esting. Anita Dangler, Don Fellow* 
and Leonardo Cimino were good a* 
witnesses, particularly the latter. 

Murray Susskind and Jacqueline 
Babbin alternate as producers, with 
Susskind (brother to David* pro¬ 
ducing the opener with meticulou* 
attention to detaiL Chan. 



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CANDID CAMERA 
With Arthur Godfrey, Dorothy;] 

Collins, Allen Funt, guests 
Rxeo Producer: Bob Banner . 
producer-director: Julio , DiBene- 
detto 

Writer: Bill Jacobson 
Musical director: Irwin Kostal 
$0 Mins., Sun., 10 p.m. 

LEVER BROS., BRISTOL-MYERS 
CBS-TV, from N. L (film, tape) 

(J. Walter Thompson, .Young & 
Rjibicam ) 

After being in and out of focus 
for several years, “Candid Cam¬ 
era” came into sharp view last 
season as a segment of Garry 
Moore’s CBS-TV show. The 48a 
Madison Ave. execs quickly found 
out that Alien. Funt’s “Camera” bit 
had renewed, vitality and rated a 
slotting of its own. 

; : Iri its new solo effort, ‘‘Camera” 
has been hypoe.l by a .big-name 
emcee, Arthur Godfrey, who came 
in after a hassle with Eddie Albert 
who had previously been set as 
show’s host. In addition to God-; 
frey’smarquee lure, a . permanent, 
spot has- been given to Dorothy 
Collins- and. originator Flint;. As 
though this weren’t,.'enough,, show 
will have guest stars every, week 
to participate , in the “Camera” 
capers. 

Howeyef, it’s the basic principle 
of. the show on which the. series 
will ride or fall. Catching civilians 
in offbeat . situations has nervous 
values .and a lot depends on. the 
spat in which ..they’re placed and 
the taste with which it is: handled. 
On preem. show eycylhing was in 
good order with plenty of laug ! '- 
provoking bits to make the new 
“Camera” series look like a winner 
and a solid programming lead-in 
to. the. already e-* ablished “What's 
My Line;” 

After a slow start with some 
trqductory patter by Godfrey bn 
how the ; show Work-. the half-hour 
started moiling pleasantly with 
Godfrey and Funt posi as ice¬ 
cream; vendors, Some laughs were 
there but the situation had a repe¬ 
titious quality. . FolJo>vup. : segment 
.focused the earner., h the facial 
'expressions of bowlers. This was 
a photographic; gemy In’ the closer. 
Miss Collins was set . in a car sans 
motor" and .pushed into a gas sta¬ 
tion. The expression on the kissers 
of the various garage inecliamcs 
when they lofted the hoed and the 
conversation, that ensued., brought 
the show to a high howl, MiSs Col¬ 
lins, tooi helped ti ' ' . along 

splendidly in her 
role; 

. . Godfrey apparently is . yirig 
his new* tv role and ifs a safe bet 
to assume that viewers will. too:. 

.Grqs. 


MV THREE SONS 
With Fred MicMurray, William 
Friwley; Tim Corisldine,. Don 
Grainy, . Stanley. . Livingston, 
Patricia Barry, Debbie Megowah, 
others 

Producer-director: Peter Tewks- 
. bury 

Writer; George: Tibbies 
30 Mins., thurs., 9 p.m* 
CHEVROLET 
ABC-TV (film) 

( Campbell-Ewald). 

. ‘My Three Sons.’’ the new Fred 
MacMUrray-Bili Fraw'ley ? comedy 
out of Don Fedderson’s packaging 
Outfit, shapes; tip as an amiable. 
Ibis rely family comedy about a 
widower whose' relationships with 
the opposite sex appear to. run 
parallel to those of. his three sons. 

Were the show the Iorie ; comedy 
in its time slot, no doubt it could 
build easily to a secure spot. - Un¬ 
fortunately; all three network, en¬ 
tries in the time slot are situation 
comedies; with. the strongly en¬ 
trenched “Bachelor, Father” on 
NBC haying somcivhat of a similar 
theme, that of a bachelor who's 
ais.o' ; ; head: of a. household... In 
“Father,” there’s a.. Japanese 
housekeeper instead of Frawley and 
a teenage . giii .instead of. three 
boys, J)ut : the plot seems to have 
somewhat/siniiiar li “Angel,” 
the, third comedy (oh CBS'. is re¬ 
ported to . be •../ lewhat different, 
and proems this Week. . 

Peter Tewksbury, ’ of tri .erst¬ 
while “Father Knows Best” Unit, 
prpduces-directs the skein for Fed- 
derson, and! George Tibbies wrote 
a pleasant, though hardly yock- 
fiiled opening stanza. In it, Mac- 
Murray got trapped by. a. wily and 
predatory female. Patricia Barry, 
at about the same time he told, his 
youngest son. Stanley Livingston, 
not to brush the. .little girl who 
-was after.him. In the denouement, 
Hie youngster Was able to politely 
escape thb clutches of . his little 
ferin fatale, but MacMurray 
hadn’t been able to talk his way 
out. which apparently means some 
return visits from Miss Barry. 

, MacMurfay w excellent iri his 
quiet comedy style, and Frawley 
Was. perfectly cast as his wry 
father-in-law Who acted as chief 
cook and bottle-washer.: Tewks¬ 
bury got a very good perforin ance 
out of yourig Livingston, jand did 
equally well by little Debbie. 
Meg wan -as’ his vis-a-vis. Miss 
j Barry was* charming, and Tim Con- 
' sidine and Don Grady as the 
other boys, though with iitllc to do 
in the opener,, looked as if they fit 
in right. . 

Call. “Sons” an okay entry in the 
comedy sweepstakes but an iffy one 
in t h e com pet it i ve situat ion. 

Ch 


DOBIE GILLIS 

RED SKELTON SHOW With .; Dwayne Hickman; Frank 

Producer:, Cecil Parker. Fayleri; Florida i’rebus,, Bob 

Director: Seymour Ferns! Denver, Sheila James, William 

Writers: Sherwood Schwartz. Dave;; Schallerts,. Kathe Green 

O’Brien, A1 Schwartz, Martinj A.! Prodiicer-direc tor; Rod Amateau 


Ragaway. 

30 Mins., Tues., 9:30 p.m. 
JOHNSON'S WAX. PET MILK 
CBS-TV, from N.Y. 

( Foot c.; Cone & i>f’t 'vnq: Gardner v 
For the most part- the only sound , 


Writer: Max Shal man. 

30 Mins., Tues.. 8:30 p.m. 

PHILIP MORRIS, PILLSBURY 
CBS-TV (film) 

' .L i ' T i J-vr/ v ' * ; • 

With thunder to the ,left arid 


coming . from Red Skelion's kick- j thunder to the right;. “Dobie Gillis” 
off show for the se son: was audi-; found himself, this, season hemmed 
ence laughter. It s a distinct i in on all sides by every' kninvn 
tribute to. themoinic’s sharp .panto-! form of violence. But CBS elected 
mimic style : played before, an in- ; to fight,it off With a solid lineup of 
ternational .gathering of U;N, dele-1 comedy and the results should be 
ga : es in N.Y. 1 interesting and significant. Shall 

The half-hour was all mime ex- ‘ this be a comedy year or mil the 
cept for a Vocal breakt hrough mid- I gatlmg ^gunners continue to rule 
W'riy in whichrthe comedian turned j Nielsen roost? 
folk balladeer and rendered!. :?T>'obie”.In-the-personable image 
■‘Foggy Foggy Dew.” Decision to j of Dwayne Hickriian caught the 
devote the opening show tri panto-.[brass ring last; season andcould do 
miirie was aVvise one in vieW ; of the j it again w’lth a pair, of real.:pros:at' 
special audience that had gathered ] the tiller, Max Shulinan: delivered 
to see him. Tbere were no:', lingo /the ■ delirious -dialog arid; Rod 
problems here arid his; work had ! Amateau;. saw that it came off like 
^universal appeal. The titles pf each /at a malt stand, The. main helpers, 
pantomimic' segment were an-; Bob Denver, the j beatnik, .-Sheila 
nounced .in English and Fro rich arid ; James, all hep and a. yard Wide, and: 
then Skelton took- over. No trans- i Kathe Creel ; a towering blonde, 
iations or explanations were neces- ’ .performed with the proper, spirit 
.sary once he started to work, It all in Ihel idiorii of high school cats, 
was. fashioned in a way. that could ; .Stoi'y line had Hickman making 
. bri understood ririd appreciated by . a pi a y for Miss GreeV but was re- 
aB* I jccted because of tiie differential 

The vignettes ; were Varied .arid , in tiieir height. With the .help ot; 
sharp .encompassing moods than, Miss. James lie wdri a jazz composi- 
ran froin .the poignant to, the slap- ’, tjon- contest, slightly larcenous, but 
stick. “An Old Mari Playing Golf,” j : was paid-off and . what else counted 
“A Chef Mixes Salad,” “A. Man ; With these jiazz.omaniacs? Hickman 
And -His'Wife* - Climbih'g'i-TKe' 'Eifdl i was; typically, the c^'ew cut hiotiva- 
Tower” and “Art Old Man \yatches .; tor arid can. sing a lot better than 
A Parade.” were memorable bits some of. his. set currently making 


that tickled the funnybone. 

Skelton came to N.Y. for the 
U.N; special but the rest of the 
season’s shows will come froin L.A. 
viap tape. He’ll halve, his quartet 
of writers working and guest stars 
to help him throughout bill his 
solo stint will be. remembered as 
an artistic achievment. "Gras. : 


records. Shulman may have over¬ 
played, the line, “just a darn min¬ 
ute,” arid the kids got their biggest 
lauglis Avith . facial grimaces. 

“Dobie” is to be taken seriously 
as a rating contender despite its 
popping veins of humor; It vvill 
take, from “Father Knows Best” 
and give to Tom EwelL tie Im. 


ASTAIRE TIME 

With Fred Astaire, Barrie Chase,: 

Coont Basie & orchr Joe W1I- 

liams, Hermes Pan Dancers, The 
: Earle. Tirins, David. Rose orch. 
Producer: Fred Astaire 
Director: Greg Garrison 
Choreographer • Assoc. Producer: 

Hermes Pan 
60 Mins-; Wed., 10 p.m. 

CHRYSLER 
NBC-TV (tape, color) 

iLeo Burnett) 

First network musicaPvariety 
special of the new season was. the 
Fred Astaire show and-the dancing 
master, supported by an able 
troupe, made it a memiorable event. 
Telecast in color,on NBQ-TV Wed-1 
nesday (28) night at 10 p.m.,. the 
hour was a sheer delight. 

Astaire, was in fine form, tap¬ 
ping, dancing, and singing his way 
through multiple . scenes. His 
seemed the perfect, sophisticated 
grace that never ages. The chore¬ 
ography by. Hermes. Pan was. fresh 
arid inventive. 

As. his. partner, Barrie Chase was 
Winning, graceful and a stepper 
of no small talents! Count Basie & 
his band were on hand for a num¬ 
ber of turns,. setting th stage 
jumping: with delightful jazz, nui - 
bens. Count Basie tickling those 
keys \vas an. act in itself. Rounding 
out . the outing in way-iip-there 
style were vocalist Joe Williams, 
The Hermes Pan Dancers. David 
Rose Orch., $nd the Earle Twins. 

. Astaire’s pact with Chrysler ex¬ 
pired with Wednesday’s oulirig, 
the third he did for the automaker. 
Any advertiser or network would 
have.to look far and wide to dup¬ 
licate: the great entertainment 
Value that Astaire delivered. It 
woilld be a pity if “Astaire Time” 
was his tv finale, ' Astaire's situation 
yiz-a-viz tv is said to.be complicated 
by iriotion picture plans and other 
Astaire projects.) 

Standout numbers: were. Cole 
Porter’s “Miss Otis Regrets/’ with 
Astaire, doing the lyrics in recita¬ 
tive style; “We Have to Dance,” a 
comedy turn by the. male Henries 
Pan dancers; and “The Blues” num¬ 
ber, backed up by. vocalist Joe 
Williams and Count Basie & Band. 

. Staging w-as sparce. imaginative 
and effective, viewed from a black- 
and-white screen. 

Show opened with, a “Romeo and 
Juliet Overture,” bringing out most 
of the principals! followed by a 
jazz number. There, were dance 
solos by Astaire and Miss Chase, 
Astaire doing. one on “Sweet 
Georgia Brown,” and Miss Chase, 
in an off-beat selection^ danced en¬ 
gagingly to a Sibelius score. “Valse 
Triestes.” Astaire wound up the 
show', with a/reprise- of past song 
hits, closing an hour w hich seemed, 
to go by .much top quickly.. 


WAGON TRAIN 

With Ward Bond, Robert Horton, 

Mickey Rooney, Frank McGrath, 

. Terry Wflson, others 
Producer: Howard Christie 
| Director: Herschel Daugherty 
Writer: Jean Hotloway 
4>0 Minis., Wed., 7:39 p.ni. 

F O R D, N A T10 NAL BISCUIT, 

R. j; REYNOLDS 
NBC-TV (film) 

i.JWT, . McCann-Erickson, 

Wjii. E^tif) 

NBC'S “Wagon Train” preemed 
last .week showing the production, 
star and script momeritum that’s 
kept it rolling into a fourth 
semester. 

Mickey Rooney did the. guest j 
shot, portraying a greenhorn Phil¬ 
adelphia' editor with the Horace 
Greeley yen. For better than half 
of the hour, script , was episodic i 
with volatile : Rooney badgered by' 
storekeepers,, redskins, everi his 
string of horses. — a situation 
comedy in pioneer garb. Windup, 
however, got melodramatic, as his 
pregnant wife, W’hom . he married 
at trek’s outset! plunged over an 
embankment. She was rescued in 
interesting fashion, via ropes arid 
airi In^i^ stylo bow r stretcher. 

Show had its hokey moments. 
Some of the: situation, stuff, was 
strained, and telegraphic,, and an 
Indian chief /who talked like a. 
Rhodes Scholar between , ughs was 
a startler: (“Surely he ? s worth more 
than two. strings, of beads’’!., But 
/’Wagon” generally laintairied a 
feel of genuiness in the settings 
and; extraractivities along, the way! 

Ward Bond arid Robert Horton 
Were, the : usual strong leads as 
train boss and scout, and support 
Was •, all-around excellent. ABC’s 
new hour’ “Hong Kong” may drag 
some, riud from this Revuc-NBC 
number-one rater hu ; “Wagon” 
should survive so long as the west 
is. an item. Bill. 


OUTLAWS 

With Barton MacLane, Jock Gay- 

nor, Don Collier, Robert Culp, 
.! Steve Forrest, Wari-en Oatos, 

; . Garry Walberg, others 

producer: Joseph Dackow 

Director: Joseph Leytes 

Writer: Carey Wilber 

60 Mins., Thurs., 7:30 P4n. ^ 

PARTICIPATING 

NBC-TV (film) 

NBC-TV has a fair to good 
chance of capturing, the early part 
of Thursday evenings with “Out¬ 
laws,” a new 60-riiinule series made 
in the network’s: own shop. It’s a 
western and not a bad one at that, 
and it’s got a. gimmick that with a 
little less hoke should become a 
substantial hook upon which to 
hang the format. 

Frank Telefprd, of. tile NBC pro¬ 
gram development staff, dreamed 
up a scheme for making protago¬ 
nists out jof outlaws. The first pro¬ 
gram,:“Thirty a Month,” on Thurs¬ 
day (29), featured Steve Forrest 
atfd Robert Culp as novice train 
robbers who., met a sad end— 
naturally. When the $41000 he’d 
been saving for lO-years ; as a $30- 
a-irionth trail boss. Was stolen from 
a bank and he couldn’t buy his own 
spread, Forrest took - to crime and 
brought along his oid cowpoke twid¬ 
dles Gulp, Warren Oates and Garry 
Walberg. They muffed their only 
job and got knocked off or caught, 
in realistic fashion, one after »the 
other, yet not without capturing 
their only reward for the night,, 
which was audience sympathy. 

Unfortunately, Joseph Leytes, 
who did the first script, overwrote. 
There was neither the need nor the 
justification for Forrest to go as 
heavyharidedly daft as he did. Nor 
\vas there a need for the funeral 
oratiop No, Z crook Culp delivered 
:over his trio of late friends. It was 
as.if Leytes wasn’t sure that view¬ 
ers would get the point that crime 
doesn’t pay, or for that matter, that 
they’d be sympathetic to Forrest if 
first he didn’t go bats. NBC intends 
making human critters put of bad- 
men,. and that’s okay, but w ithout 
apologies and so long as they get 
tlfeir comeuppance in the end. 

Barton MacLane. Jock Gaynor 
and Don Collier were the three 
ugly-handsome regular leads, who 
quietly, cleaned up the mess. 

The “Outlaws” has room for 
steady improvement, provided NBC 
gets, rid of the excess corn and ! 
stops preaching, otherwise the 
show is going to look selfconsrious. 

Art. 


GUESTWArD HO! 

(The Hootons Buy a Ranch) 

With. Joanne Dru. J. Carrol Naish, 
Mark Miller, Flip Mark, Earle 
: Hodgins, Tony Monlenaro, Jr., 
Janice Carroll, ofhers 
Exec Producer: Cy Howard 
Producer-director: Jerry Thorpe 
Writer: Ronald Alexander 
30 Mins.; Thurs., 7:30 p.m, 
RALSTON. SEVEN UP 
ABC-TV, (film) 

(J. Walter Thompson , Guild, Bas- 
comb, & Bonfigli i 

? Preem episode, of “Guestw r ard 
Ho!” was a rnild affair. For the 
most part the laughs in the show’ 
didn’t sustain the half-hour. 

. ABC-TV slptted this Desilu out¬ 
ing Thursdays at .7:30 p.m., as a, 
lead-in. for* , three other comedy 
half-hours. Web needs .more com¬ 
edic strength in the “Guestward 
Ho!” episodes for greater lead-in 
pull, judging from the opener. ! 

Show; by no means, should be 
written off. initialer had some 
laughs, some funny- situations an^ 
some, appealing people. It also was 
slick in the Hollywood fashion of 
making much, out of artifacts. 

Where it did fall off was in a 
pace, in haminering at the same 
situation after the laughs had been 
milked; 

Funniest character in the show 
was J. Carrol Naish, portraying a 
“live” cigar store Indian. Show 
sagged-without that Indian wheel. 

jorinrie Dru . was properly be- 
\yiljdered trying to run a New Mexi¬ 
can dude ranch. Mark Miller, as 
her “let’s get back to the earth” 
husband,, was ^appealing.. Flip 
Mark, as I their, young: son, had some 
flip lines way beyond his years 
W'hich he delivered okay. Support¬ 
ing-cast was competent. 

Whole situation revolved around 
the adventures of a sophisticated. 
New York couple trying to run 
a dude, ranch.- Opener had them 
move out to their stake in the 
fresh air and begin housekeeping. 

Concept for the seres is based 
upon the book penned by Patrick 
Dennis and Barbara Hoolen. The 
concept in the preem evidenced 
more possibilities, than Ronald 
Alexander’s script delivered. 

tior 


CLOSE-UP ■ 

With John Daly, Walter Peters, 

Graham Grove, others 
Producer: Peters 
Writer: Grove 
Director: Marshal Diskin 
60 Mina.. Tues. (27), 9 p m. 

BELL & HOWELL 
ABC-TV (film, tape) 

( McCann-Erickson i 

“Cast the First Stone,” dona 
Tuesday (27). in a prime evening 
hour, about bigotry in the north, 
was to have been ABC-TV’s maiden 
voyage into bigtime public affairs. 
The subject w-as important and 
could have been provocative, had 
ABC not dealt in the obvious. It’s 
not that observations about bias 
against Jews in* Detroit. Negroes 
in Chicago, Indians in Nebraska 
and South Dakota. Puerto Ricans 
in Ne\v York and so on don’t merit 
repetition on television, especially 
since television has tl\p potential 
force to make these ilems of de¬ 
spair as they are, but “Cast tha 
First Stone” was a w'eak, if com¬ 
plete, recitation of their existence 
in the U. S. an adequate probe of 
their causes or the possible cures. 
Worse, it was not exciting, and 
while the subject matter was con¬ 
troversial, the handling was not. 

Perhaps ABC-TV did not have as 
rmich money as NBC-TV or CBS- 
TV, despite the sponsorship aid 
from Bell & Howell, but money 
alone doesn’t buy imagination. This 
was the element most lacking in 
the ABC-TV offering. The inter¬ 
viewers for ABC-TV’ did not ask 
pertinent questions, as a rule, dur¬ 
ing the 60-minute program, and 
John Daly’s wrapup remarks Were 
orotund and occasionally, but not 
sufficiently, incisive. 

The one bright touch was the 
choice of spokesmen for the va¬ 
rious minority groups being pres¬ 
sured or ignored in the north wh 
w T ere invariably men of high cali¬ 
ber. They alone proved how abso¬ 
lutely complete “integration” of 
the minorities could be, if only 
they had the chance. This was a 
happy note. 

Maybe nothing more than time 
is needed by Daly’s department 
fhe heads news and public affairs 
for ABC) to improve its style. After 
all. ABC is a latecomer to the 
field of public affairs. But in de¬ 
veloping that ability, the w r eb 
should pay careful attention, which 
was not evident with “Cast the 
First Stone,” to organization ‘of 
material, editing and the under¬ 
lying issues. It might only reqtir# 
a further infusion of the same dar¬ 
ing that is allegedly Bell & How¬ 
ell’s. ° ArL 


MICHAEL SHAYNE 
With Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, 
Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rud- 
ley, Gary Clarke, others 
Producer: Joseph Hoffman 
Directors: Robert Florey, Paul Ste¬ 
wart 

Writers: William Link, Richard 
Levinson 

60 Mins.. Frl„ 10 p.m. 
OLDSMOBILE, DU PONT, PITTS¬ 
BURGH PLATE GLASS 
NBC-TV (film) 

(D. P. Brother. BBDO) 

* Both “Dan Raven/’ which opens 
at 7:30, and “Michael Sh.ayne” w'hich 
opens at 10, were alike in their 
first-n i g h t w e a k n e s s e s: no 
suspense, because the next move 
was either unwarranted or easily 
anticipated; no distinctive acting, 
and no excitement. Thus, NBC, 
which always seeks balance, 
■it on Fridays. 

Shayne. the tough private eye 
concocted in a previous decade by 
writer Brett Halliday, has become 
in this new : telefilm series a pretty 
boy, who shoots from the hip and 
whose hair is bouffant. Richard 
Denning is a good actor, yet he's 
out of place a:-: Ibis Miami-based 
sleuth, who in his misadventure 
Friday (30) tripped over several 
loose plot ends. They never were 
properly tied together. For in¬ 
stance. Don De Fore, the guest star, 
had nothing to do that was import¬ 
ant to the plot, save to accept bill¬ 
ing as a bigtime gangster. 

Regular supporting characters, in 
“Shavne” were as bland last week 
as their lead. Support included 
Jerry Paris, as a young reporter, 
who acted more like a second 
private detective; Patricia Dona¬ 
hue, the window dressing in 
Shayne’s lavish office; Gary Clarke 
as an uncombed adolescent, and 
Herbert Rudlev as a captain of 
police with pear-shaped tones. 
Script, actors and concept were out 
of an IBM machine, which, in tv 
isn’t always bad. since some pro¬ 
ducers own newer models Mian the 
one used in producing “Shayne.” 

Art. 


32 


JsSsueTy 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 



MANY FIRSTS 
MAKE A 
TREND? 


Since July 27, the Nielsen 50-Market TV Reports have been issued for 
ten consecutive weeks. Two of the ten weeks were political convention 
weeks. The remaining eight times ABC-TV took first place.* In both 
ratings and share of audience. This is more than a trend—it’s an 
established fact that where viewers have a choice of three networks 
they choose ABC-TV first. And to keep it that way, we are now offering 
the season’s most exciting line-up of new shows, both entertainment 
and public service. Controversial shows like the Bell & Howell series 
of specials. Important shows like the Churchill Memoirs. Fast-paced 
shows like Hong Kong, The Roaring 20’s, SurfSide 6, The Islanders. 
Top sports coverage like NCAA and American League Football, Fight 
of the Week. All of which makes ABC-TV the network to watch...as 
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"Source; Nielsen 50-Market Report covering 10-week period. July 27—Sept. 4,1960. Mon.-Sun. 8-10:30 P.M. 

ABC TELEVISION 



TELEVISION REVIEWS 


Wednepday, Qctober 5, 1^60 , UfoUETY 




HOORAY FOR LOVE 
(General Electric Theatre) 

With Art Carney, Tony Randall, 

Janis Paige, Jane Powell, Alice 

Ghostley, Kenneth Nelson 
Producer: David Susskind 
Director: Burt; Shevelove 
Writers: Larry Gelbart,.. Woody 

Alien 

60 Mins., Sun. (2),.9 p.m. 

GENERAL ELECTRIC 
CBS-TV, from N.Y. (tape) 

(BBDO > 

General Electric this year is 
widening the scope of its Sunday 
night “General Electric Theatre” 
to include i entertainment and pub- 
affairs specials overlapping its 
time period, and this . Art Carney 
stanza, out of the Talent. Associates^ 
stable, was the. first. GE couldn’t 
have done much better—though 
“Hooray for Love” was far from a 
memorable show, it was a clever; 
pleasant chapge-of-pace for GE: 

The revue form is as tough for 
tv as it is for Broadway, and scrjpt- 
ers Larry Gelbart and Woody 
Alien perhaps were even more re¬ 
stricted by limiting themselves to 
the theme of love. But while they 
failed to come Up with anything 
in the why of a standout sketch, 
t h ey nonetheless managed , to 
create a plateau of pleasant 
material and emerged With some 
good ideas on the use of iiiusi 

In fact, the . musical segments 
tended to outweigh the sketch 
material. The Janis ' Paige-Jane 
Powell “Talk to Him” number was 
? a; Well-done almost-straight show- 
tune type; Tony Randall’s takeoff 
on Alice Ghostley^s “Blase,” with 
Miss Ghostley as a prop,: was a 
beaut; the musicaF finale, where 
the participants began to run out 
of “love” titles, was good; arid the 
vocal, accompaniment to the credits 
was a comic inspiration. 

As to the Sketches, best of them 
was the Tennessee Williairis takeoff; 
on “The Fugitive Kind,” with 
Randali and Miss Ghostley having 
fun with expressions of southern 
longing and passion. Opening 
sketch, actually a series of vignet- 
ter done as a sort of roundelay, 
was good; with the entire cast each 
assuming a certain character and 
then switching off in pairs for 
purposes of contrasting situations. 
The Carney takeoff on “Wild. 
Straw r berries”'didn't, come off very 
well, and . Carney’s beatnik bit 
with Miss Paise had some good 
moments but didn’t pan out at the 
end. A semi- blackout musical, num¬ 
ber. had : Miss Powell singing 
straight in is ; beach : scene as passer* 
bys stepped all over her.. 

Cast was uniformly excellent,. 
Including hewcorher Kenneth. Nel¬ 
son, who’s got a good comedy touch 
and an okay singing Voice. Surprise 
of the session was Alice Ghostley, 
who’s tv work heretofore has been 
restricted primarily to her nitery, 
routines. She’s a fine comedienne 
with any piece of material, and in 
fact came off better here than 
when she sticks to her Own stuff. 
Carney and Randall were their 
usual standout selves; Misses 
Paige arid Poweil Were topflight 
both in the vocal and comedy de-. 
partments. Burt Shevelove directed 
with skill and a light hand. 

Chan.: 


WYATT EARP 
With Hugh O’Brian, Trevor Bur¬ 
dette, Anthony Caruso, Rayford 
Reed, Steve Rowland; Britt Lo¬ 
mond, William Phipps 
Producer: Roy Rowland 
Director: Paul Landres 
Writer: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan 
SO Min*, Tubs.; 8:30 p.m. 
GENERAL MILLS, PROCTER Jc 
GAMBLE 
ABC-TV (film) 

(D-FS, Comvton ) 
i>gend dies hard. No better 
proof of this exists than the seem¬ 
ingly indestructible life of that 
militant /marshal of Tombstone; 
“Wyatt Earp.” . Hugh O'Brian re¬ 
sumed his role as . the “stalwart 
one” after a summer of strawhat 
circuiting (“Two For the Seesaw”) 
and “hoofing” down Broadway to 
promote his pa; at New York’s 
Freedomland. 

This sixth season was unwrapped 
with a yarn that had. O'Brian chas¬ 
ing three delinquents of the plain, 
who at their old man’s bidding; 
Were rounding up cattle and silver 
(not their -own) from just across 
the border in Mexico. The legal 
Spanish owner in turn rounded up 
the three strays and judged them 
at his hacienda hoosegow until he 
could get a cease and desist order 
signed by their Pa who was, for all 
his crusty, blustery manner, a man 
of his word. Complications set in, 
of course, but they were quickly 


WALTER WINCHELL SHOW 

With Vice-President Nixon 
Producer: Thomas Velotta 
Director:. Marshal Diskin 
30 Mins.: Sunday, 10:30 p.m, 
HAZEL BISHOP / 

ABC-TV from N. Y,_ (live and tape) 
(Spector) 

' Walter Winchell is back with his 
formula newscastirig so. long iden¬ 
tified with the staccato, tele¬ 
graphese-brand of* newscasting of 
his longtime radio and, later, iele- 
riewscasts. He has been Off AM 
for a year, and off video for three 
years- following a hassle with ABC, 
but has been represented bn tv 
via his. “Walter Winchell File”, 
series and as the narrator of the 
toprated “Untouchables. His re¬ 
turn ass a videonewscaster is to the 
same network with which he has 
been most identified both iri radio 
and tv. 

Winchell prpbably will hit a 
faster stride when the program 
shortens to 15 minutes on Sunday, 
Nov, 13, at 11 p.m., as against the 
inaugural 10:30-11 p.m. slotting for 
his preem; This iegmerit included 
a taped split-screen interview with 
vice-president Nixon who chum- 
iriily addressed him as “Walter” 
while: the latter respectively ad¬ 
dressed the sundry newspaper-orig¬ 
inated questions to' “li^. Vice-Presi¬ 
dent.” 

; This Q. & A. segment differed 
little from the now familiar press 
barrages which. both candidates 
have experienced and will continue, 
to face. Senator John F: Kennedy 
is pencilledriri for next week or the 
week after. Different, however, 
was the fact that Winchell gave, his 
sources for . newspaper-originated, 
questions, ranging from New York 
to Anchorage, . Alaska, from 
Miami to Philly to Chi to Los An-; 
geles. Hazard of the; tape falling 
behind actuality, because of the. 
jet speed of daily changing politi¬ 
cal emotions and nuances, was 
pointed, up by the summit meeting 
question which already had been 
answered by the. President in a 
Iate-Sunday press announcement 
so as to make Nixon’s opinion on 
any summit encore somewhat aca¬ 
demic. ; 

There: was plenty of political sub¬ 
stance to this newscast but the topi¬ 
cal staccato signoffs (“New York¬ 
ers talking about”) were the 
iridiginous WW brand of chatter. 
Winchell is wise, of course, in tee¬ 
ing off the palaver with .in-depth 
.treatment of a major political is¬ 
sue, considering the times: and 
where formerly his Broadwaya and 
Hollywood shoW biz . chatter was ; 
linked dominantly with; his style 
he now must battle a power¬ 
house team . of political analysts 
and Washington pundits. 

Winchell has retained the trade- 
marked telegraph key clicking; the 
actual time-clocks to coincide with 
the global datelines; etc., but is 
more decorous in mien and manner. 
Still withhat on, he has eschewed 
the ; shirtsleeves and open-collar 
which gave him a unique workaday 
flair. Perhaps the seriousness of. 
the times and the news prompted 
the neo-formality, or perhaps it 
was In v deference to the sober at¬ 
tire of h:% distinguished guests 
from Washington and elsewhere. 
He also did more: reading, head- 
dawn, from script; but reverted to 
the teleprompter style of faring 
the. lens later in the proceedings. 

Vice-President Nixon distin¬ 
guished himself by not Echoing 
President Eisenhower’s opinions, 
expressing individual . viewpoints, 
which is a plus for him in light of 
conttaung criticism that the Veep 
has been top much- of a reaffirma¬ 
tion of. Ike’s principles. Winchell 
forced a more positive Viewpoint 
in a couple of questions. 

The Hazel Bishop commercials 
were generous and prominent but 
just skirted being too obtrusive. 

_ ' Abel. 


righted by the fast thinking-draw¬ 
ing. O’Brian. 

The workmanlike script had a 
minimum of gunplay, that in itself 
was; refreshing, arid a maximum of 
charcter development, no easy 
doing for a busy half-hour. Hugh 
O’Brian gave: his traditibnally re-? 
served interpretation. The support- ; 
ing cast was fine to a man* with 
a special nod to Trevor Burdette 
for a very siorng portrayal of a 
cantankerous cattle baron. His 
flooring of twp recalcitrant ranch 
hands with a double backhand 
swat was epic; Paul Landres di¬ 
rection kept , the proceedings mov¬ 
ing in true, western style. The 
photography had depth and the 
editing was well paced. 

As the sixth season rcflls in, this 
series might yet out-legend “Wyatt 
Earp.” Hart. 


THE ISLANDERS 
With William Reynolds, James 
Philbrook, Diane Brewster, 
Daria Massey, Gordon Jones, 
Sebastian Cabot, Theodore Mar¬ 
cuse, others 

Producer - Director: Richard L. 
Bare 

Writer:. Bare 
60 Mins., Sun.. 9:30 r.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

ABC-TV has a thing going with 
the South Pacific arid points east. 
First it w as “Adventures iri. Para¬ 
dise” and “Hawaiian Eye,” and, 
this season, the crop includes 
“Hong Kong,”" which premiered 
last Wednesday (28), and “Island¬ 
ers,” which sailed from the remote 
island for the first time,. Sunday 
( 2 ). 

Of the., lot, “Islanders” and 
“Adventures in Paradise” most re¬ 
semble each other, only the Island¬ 
ers fly a. Grumman goose instead 
of navigate a surface vessel. Like 
“Adventures,” this newer series 
has some haridsoriie,dark-haired i 
leads, a pretty girl and a fillip— 
none trusts the other. Point of 
mutual distrust among the running 
regulars might lead to humor (which 
was generally absent the first time) 
and enough additional complica¬ 
tions to keep the new hour travel¬ 
ling smoothly on the course of the 
9:30-10:30 latitude-longitude. 

“islanders” had nothing fresh to 
say, but this ; Metro telefilm skein 
faithfully followed the action-ad¬ 
venture pattern. William Reynolds 
and James Philbrook were rivals, 
who : got weaseled into a contra¬ 
puntal partnership by. larcenous 
Diane Brewster. They started a 
one-plane inter-island service, and. 
by the windup the chick cut her¬ 
self in, for a hunk of the business, 
Indicating that she’ll be around to 
give them' palpitations and heart¬ 
aches as a steady diet. 

It was Miss Brewster, a pretty 
fernme a mite on the precious side, 
who first cheated Reynolds and 
Philbrook and then involved them 
in a smuggling racket, from which 
they extricated., themselves after 
some familiar acts of derring-do,. 
Gordon Jones was the noisy bar¬ 
tender; who also seems ; to have a' 
part that’ll : crop up again and 
again; froih among the ; palms Daria 
Massey w r as a luscious belly-wig¬ 
gling Javanese. With good luck, 

: she’ll also be back. 

Stanza is not perfect by any 
means, but it has a good time slot 
and its; producer - writer - director ; 
(Richard L. Bare) had a firm grasp 
of video's action-adventure staple. 

Art. ■ 


DANTE 

With Howard Duff, Alan Mowbray, 

Tom D’Andrea, Mori Mills, 

others 

Producer: Mike Meshekoff 
Director: Riebard Kinon 
Writer: Harold Jack Bloom 
36 Mins.. Moh„ S:3f pjn. 

SINGER, ALBERTO CULVER 
NBC-TV (film) 

( Young & Rnbicam. Comnton) 

Howard Duff and Alan Mowbray 
deliver fast lines better than most 
tv. action-adventure heroes, if the 
first program in ; the new “Dante” 
half-hour series Is a prope&indica- 
tion. Dick Powell; boss of Four 
Star Productions, which makes 
“Dante” for NBC-TV, first played 
the flippant nitery owner. In the 
Powell-fronted episodes that ap¬ 
peared onthe old “Four Star. Play¬ 
house,” the lead actor, provided. a 
Worn look, the kind suggesting a 
long tussle with the law and man- 
land; Drift is not worn looking, 
with his dark hair and erect car¬ 
riage,: but he Is a good actor and 
almost compensates for the lacking 
built-in look of cynicsm that was 
Powell’s, with some vibrant growls 
and technical skill. 

As a xon-man turned maitre d* 
hotel, Mowbray has shed some of 
his gentleman’s gentleman quality.. 
Tom D’Andrea was a. fair sample 
of the. bartender who will be a reg¬ 
ular in the Dante establishment. 
And Joanna Barries was a slick 
little lady as Dante’s lover girl. 

Lacking iri the first “Dante,” 
Monday (3) was a. script, arid un¬ 
less the Writers come up with some 
decent writing support for the 
competent stars, “DanUf* won’t be 
tugging any big Nielsen whistles 
this season. Initialer was a listless 
affair about a blackmailing; dental 
assistant, who; got her facts, from 
doped-up patients. Fortunately, the 
quality of the quips helped pick 
up some of the slack. 'They were 
more incisive that the. tv detective 
par, arid, they were delivered with 
more elan. 

Sets alsri need Improvement. All 
of them looked either phony or 
cheap. y* Art. 


SURFSIDE 6 

With Troy Donahue, Van Williams, 

Lee Patterson, Diane McBaln, 

Margarita Sierra, Don Barry, 

Mousie Garner, others 
Producer: Jerry Davis 
Director: Irving J. Moore 
Writers:, Anne Howard Bailey, 

M. L. Schumann. 

60. Mins., Mon., 8:3Q p.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

Warner Bros, has. again applied 
its tv forhvula—this time to a slug¬ 
gish affair called “Surfside 6,” of? 
fered Monday nights by ABC-TV. 

.’'Surfside 6” makes an exceUent 
laboratory in which to determine 
viewing habits of the American 
public. If this hourlong rehash of 
>, 77 Sunset Strip,” “Hawiian E 3 T e” 
and “Bourbon St. Beat” fails, as its 
unoriginality recommends, then 
the viewing public will have exer¬ 
cised its rusty prerogatives of 
selectivity and abstinence. If it suc¬ 
ceeds, as well it might, then the 
homescreen audience will have 
again demonstrated its tenacious 
desire to he soporiphirized. 

First “Surfside 6” on Monday 
(3) could pass for anyone of the 
successful (as Nielsens go) Warner 
stanzas on ABC-TV/ The Warner 
formula calls for three male pri¬ 
vate eves, at least one gaL some 
flip talk and a villain. In fairness 
to the producer, the plots some¬ 
times vary, and some achieve 
cleverly intricate proportions. But 
there Weren’t enough clever plots 
to blanket three stanzas, so there 
probably won’t be enough to cover 
the 1960 situation either. 

Exec 'producer William Orr has 
cast boyscouts -as the lead trio in 
a mechanical romp around the 
Miami Beach shoreline. (Only the 
locale has changed.) Lee Patterson 
is evidently the leader or 'maybe 
it was just bis week to do the 
heavy work. Weak in the chin, his 
main contribution to the formula 
was a more intense motnotone than 
is usual for tv detectives. Sidekick 
Troy Donahue, society boy turned 
private eye, was pretty. Van Wil¬ 
liams was muscular, but he. looked 
more natural than either of his 
pals; Diane McBain, who did noth¬ 
ing., in the first stanza, and 
Margarita Sierra, who sang one 
Spanish medley in fashionable sup¬ 
per club style, were the other team 
members. 

Anne Howard Bailey and M. L. 
Schumann boiled some “Essence 
de Warner Freres” and the light 
mist served as the story line. Run¬ 
ning out of whodunit qualities 
rather too rapidly, a great deal of 
time was devoted to developing the 
character of ah unimportant sec¬ 
ondary player, Ray Danton. Danton 
was supposed to be an ex-con who 
turned honest. Danton finally got 
the rich girl. Frank DeKova was 
more meaningful as his dummy 
sidekick. 

If the American public enjoys 
the familiar, or exorcises the ex¬ 
citing, or requires the blanched 
back-drop called Miami Beach and 
the machinations of pseudo-society, 
plus three boys and two girls, then 
“Surfside 6” will make another 
sizeable splash for Warner Bros, 
and ABC-TV. Art. 


DU PONT SHOW WITH JUNE 

ALLYSON 

Witk Mark Daason, JuAmi Pratt, 

Carpi Bo —e n, others 
Prodoeer: Peter Kortrier 
Director: Paal Heirdd 
Writer: A. J; Carothers 
36 M|ns.; Tkars., 19Jf pjos. 

DU PONT 

CBS-TV, from H'woo* 

(BBDO) 

Starting its second season on 
CBS-TV, the “Du Pont Show with 
June Ally son” made an effective 
getaway with “The Lie,” scripted 
by A. J. : Carothers. It was a sharp¬ 
ly written, slickly produced yarn 
which managed to build up con¬ 
siderable dramatic tension before 
the somewhat abrupt climax and 
fadeout. Miss AUyson, regular hos¬ 
tess and occasional star of the ser¬ 
ies, was a persuasive, performer 
throughout. 

On the preem as the young wife 
of an airplane tycoon, she was 
thrust Into a threatening predica¬ 
ment when a young hobo insinu¬ 
ated himself ;lnto her hotisehold 
and began to compromise her with 
a. tissue of lies. As the handsome, 
unscrupulous beachcomber, Mark 
Damon carried off the required 
blend of charm arid knavery n'eatly. 
Others In the cast played well in 
minor roles. 

Series will use a variety of 
writers and directors throughout 
this season. The production chores 
for the kickoff stanza were out¬ 
standing. Herm. 


BOB HOPE SHOW 
With Joan Crawford, Patti Pare, 
Bobby Darin, Hollywood Deb 
Stars. David Rose Orch. 
Producer: Jack Hope 
Director: Jack Shea 
Writers: John Rapp, Lester White, 
Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, 
Charles Lee, Gig Henry 
60 Mins., Mon., 8:30 p.m. 

BUICK 

NBC-TV from H’wood 

( MeCann-Erickson ) 

The Bob Hope Show had a rough 
time getting on the right footing 
with gremlins on the sound track 
for the first five minutes. Hope 
was comeding but*the voices were 
those of several characters who 
slipped in from CBS* “To Tell the 
Truth.’” Until technicians correct¬ 
ed the difficulty, Hope contributed 
some inadvertant pantomime. Even 
after correction, Hope’s voice 
sounded highly mechanical until 
the final adjustment was made. 

While the first flush of Hope’s 
free-wheeling dialog was lost to 
the world, it didn’t detract from 
the overall quality of the show. 
As the program developed, Hope 
was in fine form with excellent 
assistance in the comedy and voeal 
departments from Patti Page and 
Bobby Darin, with the finale de¬ 
voted to the parade of the Ilolly- 
W'ood Deb Stars with Joan Craw¬ 
ford and Hope pitching in for this 
effort. 

Hope and his writers w'ere In 
good shape for the season’s pre¬ 
miere. He hit repeatedly with a 
skit, aided by Miss- Page, in which 
he was a passenger oh a space 
flight to the Milky Way landing 37 
years in the future. The lines and 
situation were good, and Miss Page 
showed surprising strength in tlie 
rendition of comedy lines and sit- 
uations. Another sketch w'itii 
Darin in on the act made for a 
funny bit in a Chinese setting. 

Both. Miss Page and Darin, not 
only show r ed up extremely well as 
singers, but also in the comedy 
end.line reading sectors. Both are 
performers, of awareness and cre¬ 
ated excitement. Hope, of -course, 
remains one of the most fluid arid 
adaptable entertainers in this 
sphere. There is hardly a situation 
known to which he cannot adapt 
himself. 

The show added up In all depart¬ 
ments from writing to production. 
It w'as strong enough even to over¬ 
come the bad start and to add tip 
tb one of the season’s brighter 
premieres. Jose. 


THE CHEVY SHOW 
With Roy Rogers, Dale Evans. Wal¬ 
ter Brennan, Molly Bee, Three 
Sky Kings, others 
Exec Prodocer: Henry. Jaffe 
Producer-director: Alan Handley 
Writers: Milt Rosen, Phillip Sha¬ 
ken, John L. Greene 
CHEVROLET 
66 Mins.: Sul, » pjn. 

NBC-TV (color) 

( Campbell-Eioald ) 

Real life team of Roy Rogers 
and Dale Evans opened the new 
season for “The Chevy Show'” 
Dinah Shore and her guests will 
be on band for the remainder of 
the season, as per usual. 

Theme of the show was “County 
Fair, U.S.A.,” and a good portion 
was telecast on location from tho 
Los Angeles County Fair, at Po¬ 
mona. The hour had the flavor of 
apple pie, a bit crusty, a hit satis¬ 
fying, and very familiar. Where it 
fell down mainly was In pace. 

Location shooting helped to cap¬ 
ture some of the. county fair ex¬ 
citement. An added attraction was 
the ski jumping—a special feature 
of the fair that was a plus value. 

Walter Brennan, one of the 
guestars. heljped the emu fly in n 
funny skit with Molly Bee. Three 
Sky Kings, country and western 
trio, did three songs. Molly Bee 
also sang a number of tunes. 

The big job though fell to Roy 
Rogers and Dale Evans. In their 
familiar style, they handled stich 
tunes, as “Dan Patch," “My Love 
for You,” and “160 Acres.” One of 
the best numbers, excellently sup¬ 
ported by the County Fair Dancers, 
was “The Farmer and the Cow'man” 
from “Oklahoma!” 

A new song “This Is America’s 
Way of Life,” sung by the Rogers, 
had lyrics of marvelous intentions, 
but a dull tune. 

There was one excellent com¬ 
mercial showcasing the new Chevy 
cars where sutos, shot from above, 
went through square dance paces. 

Horo. 


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Wednesday, October 5, I960 


TELEVISION REVIEWS 


MEN IN WHITE 

(Du Pont Show of the Month) 

With Lee j. Cobb, Richard Base- 
..hart, Dina Merrill,. Lois Smith, 
others. 

Producer: David Sussklnd 
Director: Don. Richardson 
Adaptation: Jacqueline Babbln, 
Audrey Gellen ' 

90 .Mins., Fri., 8:30 p.m. 

DU PONT 
CBS-TV (tape) 

(BBDCH 

If Du Pont is going to continue, 
to mean better things for better 
television through David Susskind, 
the producer had better, dredge, up 
worthier literature for adaptation 
than , thie Sidney Kingsley medical 
melodrama which launched the; 
ne\\\ season for “Show of the 
Month” last {Friday .(30 ). 

A complete soap opera in one 
.sitting. .it was ; a look behind, the 
surgical mask into the personal 
yearnings and conflicts of the men 
who nobly serve humanity at .the 
operating table. Richard Baseha.rt 
played the hero.; a talented doctor 
With, a flair for adversity and a 
genius for making \everything hap-, 
peri ; at once. His fiancee (Dina 
Merrill) would rather have had a 
mediocre medico; than a lousy lov¬ 
er, but his mentor (Lee J. Cobb) 
wanted it the other way around. 
/Meanwhile nurs Lois ■Smith got. 
pregnant by him, while the recep¬ 
tion desk, called out an emergency 
a. minute; festooning the story with 
..such romantic elements as duode¬ 
nal ulcers, diabetes, fractured fibu¬ 
las, hysterectomies and even abor¬ 
tion:. At least it was an aduljt soap- 
er. if there is such a thing, and 
that is perhaps the best that can 
be skid lot it. 

No .less spapish than the Jac¬ 
queline • Babbinr Audrey Gallen 
script were the performances and 
Don Richardson’s direction; all of 
yi hich attained to the best, tradition 
of . “Young Dr. Malone.” [A good 
c-asf was really down for this one: 
Basehart played it With brink-pf- 
dqoiii intensity and wasn’t iri the 
least convincing as a doctor With 
a potentially great future. Cobb 
was astonishingly monochrome, 
lafching through it With an air of 
weariness and an affected grimace 
that presumably stood for singular¬ 
ity of purpose and integrity. Miss 
Merrill, whose , character always 
managed to be in the wrong place 
at the. opportune time, vras never 
sympathetic and made it hard to 
imagine., how-, she and. Basehart 
ever got entangled in the first place; 
Miss Smith’s smalt role was geared 
strictly to wring the heart. 

None of the other doctors seemed 
very competent at their profession, 
nd they were depicted, as a 
•retched breed. ‘‘Men In White” 
must have,, given the AMA the 
shudders, Les. 

DANNY THOMAS SHOW 
With Marjorie Lord. Rusty Hamer, 
Angela Cartwright, Sid Melton; 
Parley Baer 

Prod ucer-Director: Sheldon Leon- 

. ard 

Writers:; Ray Slngefi Dick Cheviliat 
30 Mins.; Monu 9 p.m. 

GENERAL FOODS 
CBS-TV (film) 

(Benton St Bowles) 

The family comedy formula has 
se rved Danny Thomas well for the 
past six season. . It’s pat and. 
harmless and is able to develop, 
the trite and corny' into a pleasant 
and. not too taxing half-hour;' 

Much of the show’s sustaining 
credit goes to Thomas. As Danny 
Williams, a night dub entertainer, 
he’s able to milk a line and a rou¬ 
tine situation for top. comedie 
effect. His delivery, and “takes” 
vershadow {he material he’s given 
to work with. His supporting play¬ 
ers. Marjorie Lord; as' his wife, 
and Sid Melton, and his .agent, 
help give the series a pto look;. 

Preem show for the seventh sea¬ 
son. was pegged on a comedy, of 
errors and misunderstanding as are 
most shows in-this genre. Thomas* 
young daughter decided to help 
pul the hard-working mailman and 
fouled tip the. delivery service. 
Thomas thought bis wife was the 
'mail thief, after she confessed that 
she had something to tell him that 
would cause him to leave her, and 
he tried to cover up for her when 
the postal inspector came around; 
Of course, the Federal agent 
straightened everything out and 
the wife, disclosed that the thing 
she hesitated to tell her husband 
was that she had found a grey hair 
in her head. Fortunately, the situa¬ 
tion played better than it reads. 

Script by Ray Singer and Dick 
Chevillat fit, everyone's i:aeds and 
poducer-director Sheldon Leonard 
put it together in slick film fashion. 

Gros. 


GARRY MOORE SHOW 
With Durward Kirby, Carol Bur-, 
nett, Marion Lorne, Alan King, 
Eydie Gornie. Lucille Ball, others 
Exec Producer: Bob Banner. 
Producer: Joe Hamilton 
. Director: Dave Geisel 
Writers: Vincent. ,■ Bogert; N e 11 
Fimon, Coleman Jacoby 
60 Mins., Tues., * pjm. *'■ - 
POLAROID; PLYMOUTH, JOHN¬ 
SON’S WAX 
CBS-TV, from N Y. 

(DD&B; Nh&rB; Ayer) 

Chalk it lip to riistiness, the post r 
summer blues, or whatever, but 
Garry Moore’s opener: for the new. 
season was a. generally unreward¬ 
ing affair. Unusual for. a. Moore 
outing, , its gaiety. was noticeably 
forced, and the; cast went through 
the paces as if vWthout the Muse. 
Probably, the show coiiid have used 
additional rehearsal. 

If this were a brand new network 
entry; these . shortcomings of the 
• initiaier rnightbode danger, but 
!. Moore’s variety^ stanza has : ' some 
f substantial, mileage under its belt,, 
land based the record there’s 
every assurance it will snap back 
to smooth: diverting normalcy; 
Moore is the sho\v’s greatest asset, 
being genuinely; ; genial and 
intelligent emcee with whom, it’s a 
pleasure to spend an hour of a.mid¬ 
week evening. . . " 

His regular, cast of Carpi Burnett, 
Marion Lome and Durward Kirby 
all delivered with vigor but with¬ 
out the. sharpness that: comes with 
being inspired. Blame- it mostly on 
the . script. Moore’s battery of 
writers failed to provide ..the. 
charge. Most of the skits, blackouts 
and. bits of business were straight 
out of the stock library, and the 
climactic sketch^a spoof of the 
| Hollywood mystery mellers of the 
i ‘Thirties, with/Miss Burnett carry¬ 
ing the load-r-was more eminent 
i for its. lavishness , than for its 
| humor:: Even guest comic, . Alan 
I King,- was. only lukewarm this: ex- 
| posiire with his own monolog on 
! summer vacations and beach clubs. 

Other giiestar Eydie Gorme gave 
the outing a few heated moments, 
with her artful warbling of "Blow 
Gabriel Blow” and "Who’s 4 . Sorry 
Now.” Although she did little -more, 
than, laugh, Lucille Ball was one of 
the brighter spots, in her brief ap¬ 
pearance, at least her laughter 
seemed spontaneous^ She was 'there 
to accompany cutting-room-floor 
; ciips from her. upcoming picture 
with Boh Hope, “Facts, of Life;” to 
launch the Mbore Shoe's new 
“Somebody Goofed” feature. While 
it was a patent plug for the film, 
it was amusing footage and worth 
including. 

The unveiling of the new; Ply- 
mouths and Valiants were made a 
bigger event than Moore’s return. 

Les.; . 


ORIGP MATEUR HOUR 
With ck, others 

Prod» . .ewis Graham 
Dirtf Lloyd Marx, J. Robert 

Blu 

30 Mins.: 5 p.m. 

J. b: WILLIAMS CO. 

CBS-TV (tape) 

(Parkson) 

For a show that can’t seem to 
find a permahent roost, Ted Mack’s 
“Original Amateur Hour” contin¬ 
ues to turn up as a. sponsor-sup¬ 
ported television, entiy with .para¬ 
doxical regularity. 

The program, in the latest of 
its network-time period moves, is 
now back on CBSTV; in the 5- 
5:30 p.m. Sunday slot. That’s a 
half-hour earlier 1 than the pro- 
: gram’s prior Sabbath outing on the 
network in the 19.58-59 season; The 
show, which has also had bight- 
time:; spotting: on NBC-TV, and 
ABC-TV in the last couple of years, 
was . most recently, carried over the 
latter network as its Monday 10:30- 
11 p.m. entry. 

All this movement, however, 
hasn’t affected the basic 7 format 
of the show. The . season opener 
last Sunday (2) was a routine tyro 
talent affair. Participating in the 
Session were parlor performers of 
all ages. Some; naturally, better 
than others: There was a dance 
group, a ventriloquist; arock’n’roll 
upit, a tap danceC, a barbershop 
chorus, an accordian player and a 
siitger. 

: Despite the abundance of profes¬ 
sional talent ’on tv, this type of 
program apparently has appeal, 
particularly for those who like, to 
be in on what might be a find. 
And, the viewers who really care 
can cast postal card votes for the 
performers. It’s present time slot 
seems , like a good one for the 
show. Jess. 


WESTERNER 

(Jeff) 

With Brian-Keith, Diana Millay, 

Geoffrey Toonc. others 
Produceivdirector: Sam Peckinpah 
Writer: Robert Heverly 
30 Mins.; Fri,, 8:30 p.m. 

BEECH NUT LIFE SAVERS, WAR¬ 
NER LAMBERT 
NBC-TV .film) 

(Younp & Rubicani, Ted. Bates) 

First episode of..“ Westerner” 
knocked a lot of oater styles but 
of the electronic coral. The theme 
as suggested, dealt with a seeming¬ 
ly sadistic white slaver, and in the 
end; the suffering girl Chose the 
heavy rather than the virtuous 
hero. 

It was a shocker not without. in- 
terest, blit it’s taste was tawdry. 
Does a heavy have to slap a girl 
around for the viewer to get the 
idea that he's; a baddie? Then, there 
were titilating lines, by the girl, 
j indicated to be a prostie, “May- 

• be yon want to. know how I got 
| started?” 

Theatrical westerns ...have gone 
adult to beat/the tv competition. 
Has producer; Sam Peckinpah, a 
successful ty western, gone shock 
happy to win success in a crowded 
tv field?” The preem episode posed 
the question. 

The 30 niirtutes swept by quickly,' 
fed by peephole^interest and violent 
displays, but also by obvious talent, 
both, before and behind the cam¬ 
eras. -TiS a pity such talents have 
, to find expression in such a sordid 
■| story, because eight-thirty Friday 
i bights isn’t exactly the. slot for the 
I “Late Show.” . . 

[ The script by Robert Heverly 
j indicated much more than was ac¬ 
tually said—almost like some thea¬ 
trical ’feature play footsie with the 
| Motion Picture Assn, of Anleric’s 
(Production Code. 

; There was a blond young thing, 
[played by Diana Millay, who. was 
j ordered to ply the customers With 
j dripk in a saloon operated by the 

• heavy, that’s how it opened. When. 
. she refused the heavy, portrayed, by 
j Geoffrey . Toone, slapped . . her 
.around; Into this black situation, 
came the hero,. Brian Keith, who 
knew the girl back when. He first 
beat up the heayj'’s henchmen 
than the heavy, •. himself,. a former 
British Commonwealth fighter, all 
to no avail.: Miss Millay, apparent¬ 
ly a masochist; chose the saloon 
over the paradise ranch offered 
by Keith. He wanted to marry her 
yet, 

In outline forni the story ran 
along. confessional magazine lines, 
but it was told with a lot of taut 
scripting, skill , by writer Heverly 
and polished, inventive directorial 
talents by producer Peckinpah. 

Keith; . the running star, regis¬ 
tered as. a . strong; he-man person¬ 
ality., Toone, as the heavy, played 
it wellThe girl, Miss Millay, had 
a much tougher time of it. The 
. part seemed to call for a wide emo¬ 
tional range; for despite her maso¬ 
chism, she had the impulse to flee 
her surroundings. However, she 
playpd it in a blunted, deadening 
key, as if life had already been 
beaten out of her and she had made 
her adjustment to that fact. A 
greater display of emotional range 
might have lifted the episode Out 
of. its sickening atmosphere. 

lloro. 

THE SHARI LEWIS SHOW 
With Ronald Radd, Jack Wanier 
Exec. Producer: El Roger Muir 
Producer: Bob Scheerer 
Dlreetor: Bobi. Hultcreu ; 

Writers; : Saul Turteltaub, Lan 

0*Kuu 

39 Mias,; Sat., 10 ijd. 

NATIONAL BISCUIT 
NBC-tV (color) 

(Kenyon 4 Eckhardt) 

Shaii Lewis,, as pert and engag¬ 
ing as ever, is back on tv. In a 
show designed for the kiddies, she 
add her puppets go through their 
acts , in Winning, imaginative style. 

. In this spriest she’s assisted by 
Ronald Radd, playing her next 
door neighbor, , and a large cos¬ 
tumed dog, essayed by. Jack War- 

• her ■ ' ‘ 

What was. best ih the preem half- 
hour on NBC-TV Saturday mofn- 
hag at 10 a.in. Was Shari Lewis 
singing tunes, going through her 
magic act—-and talking to her pup¬ 
pets. It was evident that talented 
Miss/Lewis q£ the now defunct 
“Hi Mom!” show; and other tv out- 
ihgs has a bag of tricks as foil is 
ever. 

Radd and the Warner dog lent 
their talents capably. Going frbm 
puppeteering to real “live” situa¬ 
tions seemed a . bit jolting, but the 
minds of ehildren are much mors 
l agile. Horo. 


ALFRED HITCHCOCK 
PRESENTS 

(Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Cat) 
With AUdrey Meadows, Lei ' Tre- 
mayne, Stephen Chase, Sally 
Hughes, Howard Caine, Madie 
Norman, Bernie Hamilton, Harry 
Cheshire; Lillian Culver, Ted 
. Jordan 

Producer:: Joan Harrison 
Director: Hitchcock 
Writer: Halsted Welles 
30 Mins.; TUes., 8:30 p.m. 

FORD 

NBC-TV (film) 

(JWT) 

Un-hitched at last from both its 
; snug Sunday timespot. and CBS, 
"Alfred- Hitchcock Presents,” to 
one’s surprise,, hasn’t changed a 
j whit in iis transfer to Tuesday 
/and NBC. Just as it was a popular 
favorite on the Sabbath, so it fig¬ 
ures to hold Its own in the new 
i surroundings. To get matters off 
{ to. a proper start on the occasion 
j of its fifth anniversary, the boss 

• man himself directed this particu- 
] lar halLhonf/fidbit, a mild Hitch- 
. cock-and-bull session; titled. “Mrs. 

[ Bi^by, arid tile Coionel’s Coat.” 

| . “Mrs. Bixby” Was Audrey Mead¬ 
ows, a Gotham dentist’s wife fond 
I of paying occasional visits to 

• “Aiiht Maude in. Baltimore.*' Aunt. 

! Maude was actually “The. Colonel,” 

a - wealthy codger for whom she 
I so Willingly played; paramour un- 

• til a rich widow neighbor of the 
] Colonel’s, appeared to catch his 

; eye. Enter the “Coat,” a wild Lab- . 
; rador mink, his gift to her at the 
[final parting. Unable to bring it 
•• home as a “token of Aunt Maude’s 
; affection,” she instead pawned it, 

! explained to her husband that she 
{found a pawnticket in the cab. He 
| insisted on picking it up, did so, 

] promptly presented Miss Meadows 
[with the surprise windfall—a 
j small, •; rather limp fur neckpiece. 

| Adding injury to insult, she spot¬ 
ted . her Labrador mink walking 
: out of her husband’s office, around 
I her husband’s attractive young as¬ 
sistant. 

It was one of the less diabolical, 
less grizzly entries of this series. 
Perhaps It’s,.a direct result of the 
.[lighter one* but it came off more 
| amusingly and less predictably 
; than this show’s /average outing. 

[ Miss Meadows was cozy and capa¬ 
ble in the. pivotal part, and re¬ 
ceived agreeable assistance from 
Les Tremayne, Stephen Chase and 
Sally. Hughes. Hitchcock shelved 
i his familiar bizarre reining touches 
j for this one in favor of a more ap- 

• propriate sane and sensible ap- 

. proach. Tube. 


; BAT MASTERSON 
(Debt of Honor) 

With Gene Barry, Edgar Buchanan, 
Paul Langton, Don Haggerty, flat 
. . Baylor, Page Slattery, Jack 
Lester 

Producers: Frank Pittman, Andy 
White 

Director: Norman Foster 
Writer: Barhey Slater 
SEALTEST. HILLS BROS. 
NBC-TV {film) 

. ... (N. W. Ayer) 

The “You Gotta Have a Gim : 
mick” philosophy not only applies 
to strippers, it’s also' appropriate 
for tv westerns. One of the more 
successful of the oater trademark 
wrinkles is the. natty attire, bowler 
hat and cane, which identify the 
title character of the “Bat Master- 
so'n” series. The weekly offering, 
with Gene Barry as the prairie 
dandy, returned to NBC-TV for the 
start of its. third season last Thurs¬ 
day night (29). 

Barry is the show’s key . asset; He 
projects a forceful and likeable 
character in his portrayal of a typi¬ 
cal, except for the clothes and cane, 
western, hero. The opening show, a 
routine sagebrush entry, was 
sparked by the performances of 
Barry and: Edgar Buchanan as a 
prospector, who found a chest of 
stolen gold and instead of turning 
it over to. the authorities claimed 
he made a strike, 

Barry became innocently in¬ 
volved in the situation because ne 
had grubstaked the prospector. The 
culprits, who stole the gold origi- 
, nally, got after Buchanan and i 
marshal, also aware that the gold 
was stolen shipment, nabbed 
Barry because of bis connection 
with Buchanan^ Barry, however, 
escaped from the marshal and got 
the real outlaws just before they 
were about to do away with Bucha¬ 
nan. All this transpired in a half- 
hour with commercial interrup¬ 
tions. 

Barry, Incidentally, retained his 
sagebrush standing during the sum¬ 
mer by coeUrring for eight weeks 
in “Destry Rides Again” at the 
Riviera Hotel, Les Vegas. Jest. 


THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 
With Ronnie Howard, Don KsoUa 

Frances Bavier, others 
Producer: Aaron Ruben 
Director: Sheldon Leonard 
Writers: Jack Elinson, Charles 

Stewart 

30 Mins., Mon., 9:30 p.m. 

GENERAL FOODS 
CBS-TV (film) 

(Benton Sc Bowles) 

From the looks of the original 
pilot of “The Andy Griffith Show 1 ,” 
as aired on the “Danhy Thomas 
Show” last spring, the Sheldon 
Leonard-Thomas package couldn't 
miss. But the opener this year 
provoked some mild reservations. 

Only mild ones, depending on. 
the future course the situation 
comedy takes. And considering 
that Thomas' 9 p.m. leadin, plus 
the character of the production 
staff. Griffith shouldn’t have any 
trouble in holding his own and - 
then some. 

But the opening stanza, as. pro¬ 
duced by. Aaron Ruben, scripted 
by Jack Elinson and Charles Stew¬ 
art and directed by Leonard, was 
more sentiment than comedy, and 
got dangerously close to the maud¬ 
lin, That’s been a tendency occa¬ 
sionally on the Thomas show itself, 
but not too often. Let’s hope the 
Griffith sampler is just an occa¬ 
sional venture into sentimentality, 
not a steady diet. 

From a script standpoint, it 
served to introduce Frances Bavier 
into the story. Griffith played a 
smalltown sheriff, a widower with 
a young soii. Miss.Bavier, playing 
Griffith’s aunt, came to take care 
of the boy when the housekeeper 
got married, and the sustance of 
the script was the youngster’s re¬ 
volt against the change and tha 
final clinch at the end when he ac¬ 
cepted her. As an opening vehicle, 
it tended toward the treacly, 
though not without its spot of gen- 
uiness. 

Main reason for the elements that 
come off was .the casting. Young 
Ronny Howard’s about the most 
appealing youngster to come down 
the pike in many a moon, and was 
more than competent in the act¬ 
ing department as well, possessed 
of a comedy touch that kept pace 
with the oldsters. Griffith was 
warm, natural and homey, vesting 
the father-son relationship with 
gentleness and dignity. Miss Bav¬ 
ier complemented the two very 
well. In the regular suporting cast 
is Elinor Donahue, out of the 
“Father Knows Best” show, 'who 
wasn’t seen on the opener, and 
Don Knotts, from the Steve Allen 
company, who played an over- 
zealous deputy sheriff and had a 
few good moments in the opener. a 

Leonard, who is exec producer as 
well as partner in the ventures, di¬ 
rected the opener in okay fashion, 
managing to restrain the stickiness 
of the script in some spots, but 
only to have it trickle over in oth¬ 
ers. Stewart and Elinson are o!d 
hands at this sort of thing, though, 
and •should be able to get things 
under control. Ruben, for whom 
this show is quite a change of pace 
from his “Sgt. Bilko” chores, sim- 
iliarly should be able to steer the 
show toward higher comedic lines 
in the future. It’s just that for 
openers, they all overdid the mol¬ 
asses to the detriment of the com¬ 
edy, Chan. 

HENNESY 

With Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton, 

Roscoe Kants, Henry Knlky, 

Arte Johnson 

Producers: Don McGuke, Cooper 
Director: McGuire 
Writers: McGuire, others 
39 Mins.; Mon., 19 pjn. 

GENERAL FOODS, LORILLARD 
CBS-TV, from H’wood 
(Young 4 Rubicon ; Lennen 4 
Mitchell) 

In its second season, “Hennesy” 
continues to register as n light¬ 
weight situation comedy show. 
With Jackie Cooper as the star, 
this series is given a tremendous 
lift by his appealing personality. 
Beyond that, however, it depends 
on a hit-or-miss quality in the 
scripting. 

This fall’s kickoff stanza (3) 
missed. A handful of good gags 
were scattered throughout a thin 
script involving an attempt by 
Cooper, as the naval medico, to 
persuade Henry Kulky, his sub- ’ 
ordinate, to try for a higher rank. 
Life in the Navy was never like 
this and the. total unreality Of fhe 
yarn was. its chief defect. 

Besides Cooper, Kulky contrib¬ 
uted a good performance as a lov¬ 
able oaf/ while veteran actor 
| Roscoe Karns, delivered com¬ 
petently as the comic commanding 
officer. Abby Dalton, as.the feint 
i romantic interest for Cooper, ahd 
Arte Johnson, as-a seaman, wOrt 
l also okay. ' Herm. 









Wednesday, OctoberS, 1960 _ _ 'TKjj VISION' HE VIEWS _ 57 


RAWHIDE 

With Eric Fleming:, Clint Eastwood, 
Sheb Wooley, Paul Brinnegar, 
James Murdock, Steve Raines, 
Rocky Shahari, Julie London, 
Bobby . Troup, Frank. Maxwell, 
John Pickard, Stanley Clements 
Producer: Charles Marquis Warren 
Director: Ted Post 
Writers: Budd Bankson, Steve 
Raines 

6b Mins.; Fri., 7:30 p.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
CBS-TV (film) 

CBS, continuing its bid for a . 
major slice of the early Friday: 
flight audience with a second sea¬ 
son of “Rawhide,” has a property 
that; to some extent, has been 
found wanting in the past. The cat¬ 
tle country saga is a. series loaded 
with incident, short on character-: 
ization and lacking the compact-. 
■ness .that could streak the. sliow : 
along with an exciting pace. 

The opening stanza had drovers 
Gil Favor and Rowdy Yates; again 
essayed by Erie Fleming arid Clint 
Eastwood, running into a situation 
that has become frequent in West- ! 
erns. A group of Confederates 
holed up in the hills, hadn’t heard j 
that the war was over, and con- \ 
tinued perpetrating their preda- >■ 
tory habits on . a comparatively • 
peaceful countryside. At any rate, ! 
it was a change from Indians and 
tustlers. albeit, a slim one. ! 

As a side issue, singer\iulte Lon¬ 
don Was invading this hostile ter¬ 
ritory with her manager accom¬ 
panist, Bobby Troup, to seek Out 
her. father,, whose homestead had 
been burned bv the rebels, and 
W'ho was. held prisoner by them. 
It was. a good tiling that the Fed¬ 
eral troops, who came to clean up | 
this situation, bumped into the i 
drovers. Otherwise: the Union might ‘ 
have suffered yet another Ft. • 
Sumter, I 

There wy little ill this show that 
couldn’t have been delineated in a 
Iialf-hour and* to much better ef- j. 
fjects. The padding was obvious, ! 
and the show w as bogged, down in j 
unnececcary detail and dialog. The J 
regulars Sheb Wooley. PaulBrin-i 
neger, James Murdock,, Steve - 
Raines and Rocky Shohan were | 
again'evident as iiai d-working cow- i 
hands; while the- temporary hired : 
help for tlijs .session included 
Frank Maxw ell as the rebel corn- > 
mander.. Stanley Clements as his j 
aide* and tlie Union cavalry .• w-as i 
led by John Pickard, Budd Bank- i 
son and Steve Raines w-ere respon¬ 
sible for this script. Jose'. 


Mc- 


CBS TELEVISION WORKSHOP 
With lUa Hagen, Ben Piazza, Elaine 
Zeller, ’Bernard Grant, Effie Af r 
ion, Martha Greenhouse. Bere¬ 
nice Sachs, Fay Sappirigton, 
Anne Pitomiak, others 
Producer-director:. Albert 
Cleery 

Writer:. John Glennon 
90 Mins.; Sun (2),12 noon 
CBS-TV, from N. Y. (tape) I 

Albert McC leery. w;ho fathered 
“CBS.Television Workshop,” likes 
to make his viewers think. Some- - 
times, and Sunday (2* was, one’ oh, 
those times, he leads them alto-, 
gether too arrogantly down a blind 
alley. He chose the w ork of an- • 
other new writer. Job Glennon, 
as the season’s first “Workshop.” ■ 
Ninety-minutes was tob nnich for ' 
“The Dirtiest Word in the Eng-1. 
lish Language,”; and had it not 
been for the vigorous acting; of7 
Uta Hagen, 'even 60-minutes, would! 
have been too much. j 

Miss Hagen has more bounce to • 
the ; ounce than. 100 White-wall 
tires, and ■ she was. a pleasure to ! 
watch ..soaring uninhibitedly, al¬ 
though' her role didn’t deserve all 
that effort. She played Ruth A.ni- 
pas, w'ho. as CBS put. it, was “an 
uninihibited life-loving married 
woman w ho bcii iended iBen, Piaz¬ 
za), a lonely young man who lived 
next. door;” Piazza and the . other 
actors w-ere admirable, top. 

The author had but one moral 
to give—live, a free life,, without 
suspicions.. wi thoutrestraint— but. 
In search of more to say and he led 
the viewer down a series of enig 1 - 
matic alleys:' Was Mrs. Ariipas lusr 
ty or lascivious? Glennon wished 
to impart the feeling she w ? as live¬ 
ly and free, but, in the. self-cort- 
scioris anxiety to impart that he 
also understood the murkier side 
of human nature, he indicated that 
the dear woman wanted to get her 
paws on the boy more than she 
wanted to teach -him the meaning 
of freedom. Unfortunately, there 
was. rib room, in the characteriza¬ 
tion to maintain the story dir the 
level of the fairy tale and w r Me 
McCleery’s company might have 
nudged at some great truths, it cer¬ 
tainly didn't move a one of them 
into the spotlight; 

Glenrion’s slight piece had noth- 


THE TWILIGHT ZONE 
(‘King Nine .Will Not. Return*) 
With Bob. Cuirimings*/ Paul Lam¬ 
bert, Gene Lyons, Jena McMi- 

hon; . Rod Serling, host-narrator 
Executive Producer;. Serling 
Producer: Buck Houghton 
Director: Buzz Kulik 
Writer: Serling 
30 Mins.; Fri.; 10 p.m. 

GENERAL FOODS; COLGATE- 

PALMOLIVE 

(Y & R; McCann-Erickson j. 

Created by Rod Serling; “The 
Twilight Zone” had a Weak vehicle 
to! start its second season Friday 
(30) on CBS-TV. The half-hour 
film series concerns, itself with the 
“fifth dimensional world’ —the im¬ 
agination. When one is dealing with 
things pictured only; in the mind* 
the story has to be skillfully: pieced 
together or viewers will be. disin¬ 
clined to accept it. Such was “King 
Nine Will Not. Return” which:Ser¬ 
ling himself wrote. 

Apparently inspired by the dis¬ 
covery of a; missing World War II 
bornbet' last summer in the North 
African desert, “King Nine” Was ai 
psychological study of an Air Force 
captain who suffered frorn a guilt, 
complex . for 17 years: . Follow r mg 
S.erling’s brief introductory narra¬ 
tive, the viewer was confronted 
with the captain, who. paced about 
a disabled bomber gainst a stagey 
desert setting. 

Only the captai was there; the 
other crew members were missing. 
He hunted frantically for his mates. 
He shouted., screamed, panted and 
nothing but an - occasional 
mirage. It was ah acting tour de 
force for Bob Cummings; but; 
neither his superlative one-man 
performance nor the script was 
equal' to holding audience atten¬ 
tion for some .20. minutes when at 
last it was revealed the captain 
was.a patient in a mental Ward. His 
desert search, existed only ’ his 
mind. 

The officer,. whom fate spared 
from making the last flight, ex¬ 
plained his dream to a psychiatrist 
at the finale. Answer to his prob¬ 
lem, it was cryptically pointed out, 
was to be found in the “twilight 
zone.” Sole dramatic impact ini 
“King Nine” (the plane’s name) 
was provided by Cummings’ fine 
portrayal. The quick windup, after 
the. moody: suspenseful/beginning, 
w as a letdown. It gave. the impres¬ 
sion that Serling had. suddenly tun 
out of ideas. Gene Lyon Was seen 
briefly as the psychiatrist as; were 
Paul Lambert as a.doctor and Jena 
McMahon in the role: of a nurse. 
Buzz Kulik’s direction was coihpeV 
tent. Gilb. \ 


JACK ;MITCHELL SHOW 
With Jack Mitchell- Harold Mack 
Director;. Don Jenni 
30 Mins.; Tues;, 6:30 
CONOCO OIL COMPANY 
KCMO-TV, Kansas City 

The pigski season, each year 
brings a rash of sports programs 
to tlie schedules, and this one is a 
repeater from last season. It Is 
built around Jack Mitchell, the 
personable coach of the U. of Kan- 
sas Jayhawks. \vith Harold Mack, 
KCMO-TV sports director;- ' eriy-; 
Cee. 

Mainly,, the show' brings to . the 
metropolitan area a focus on foot¬ 
ball at the Kansas college, which 
actually is 40 miles away; at Law> 
rence. Format generally-is ; to shrift 
highlights of the . previous Saturr 
day’s game, on which Mitchell doe 
the commentary; There are also a 
few' brief interviews by Mack with 
some of the K. U. players; and if 
possible some of the film from last 
year’s Version of the coming Sat¬ 
urday’s ganie. 

In this . case*, the next game was 
to be K. U. vs. Syracuse (Syracuse' 
won 14-7), one of' the season’s high¬ 
lights, and. this led. td a' long-dis¬ 
tance. conference call between 
Mitchell,. Mack arid Ben Schwartz- 
Walder, the Syracuse, coach. The 
show amounts to a good wrap-up 
oif tootball for the K. U. fan spe¬ 
cifically; .and has widespread in¬ 
terest for football fans. in : general 
Mitchell does well before the cam¬ 
eras, although possibly being a bit 
under wraps, agd Mack handles the 
show, with forthrightedness: and 
geniality. Quin*. 


ing further to say by the two- 
thirds mark, except that the dirti¬ 
est word in the English language 
was “Quiet’.' There are dirtier. 
Words, arid, if Glennon hadn't been 
so intent bn forcing a: slight point, 
he'd have chosen one of them. 

Art 


PETER GUNN 
With Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, 
Herschel Bernardi, Rhys Wil¬ 
liams, Ted DeCorsia, Forrest 
Lew: . Alfred HobSpn, Hal Sniitfa, 
.. Ollie. O’Toole, Mario. Cimino, 
Charles Tanrien 
.Producer: Blake. Edwards 
Director.: Alan Crosland Jr. 
Writers: Lewis. Reed, Tony Barrett 
30 Mins.; Mon.; i0;30 p.m. 
BRISTOL-MYERS, R. J. REY¬ 
NOLDS 
ABC-TV (filrii) 

( DCS&S; Esty v 

In. . its first season on the air, 
“Peter Gu was a smash. In its 
second on NBC, it started to slip 
downhill.. One : reaSon ; was that 
“Gunn” has been triumph of 
style substance, and style 
wears quickly;. Another was. the 
everrpowefful Danny Thomas Mon- 
day-at-9 competition; 

With “Gunn” moving this, ye.ar. 
to ABC-TV, same night but at 
10:30, if should pick up consider¬ 
able rating 1 steam, agai For one 
thing,..the competition is negligible. 
For another; the style and mood of 
“Gunn!’ sits far better, in a late- 
night spot tH in early evening,, 
and the show’s, a logical choice for 
the 10:30 slotting. 

. Opener, had both the style ,and 
the substance; what with good 
and complicated, script by Lewis 
Reed arid Toby Barrett, a double- 
murder .with some illogical twists 
that made tor a. tough solution. 
Script was way above the custom¬ 
ary “Gunn” level, while the pro¬ 
duction maintained the - same high 
standard producer-creator Blake 
Edwards has set since the begin¬ 
ning. Particularly in : existence in 
this, opening segment was a great 
deal of care in casting; so that each 
minor chafacter in a. large cast was 
distinctive arid excellent. 

: Alan Crosland. Jr.; one of Ed¬ 
wards’ regulars. on “Gunn” and 
last season’s “Mr. Lucky,’’: directed 
with meticulous attention to de¬ 
tail, particularly in the all-night 
shooting and in fine, handling of 
the cast. Regulars. Craig'Stevens, 
Lola Albrigh! and Ilerschel Ber- 
riardi Were all. at the top of their 
form, and supporting stints, by Ted 
DeCorsia as, ih heavy,/ Forrest 
Lewis , as a victim,. Rhys Williams 
as a hobo, and Ollie O’Tpoie .as a 
grocer, among, others. W'ere excel¬ 
lent. 

“Gunn’s”', off to a good Start on 
its third season. Chan, 


ADVENTURES IN PARADISE 
(Open for Diving) 

With Gardner McKay, James Hol¬ 
den, Jackson Baker, George To- 
blas, Sondi Sodsai, Lani Kai, 

. Julie Newmaf,' others 
Exec. Producer: William Self 
Producers: Richard Goldstone, Bill 
Frong. 

Director: Felix Feist 
Writer; Ben. Masselink 
60 Mins.: Mon., 9:30 p.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
/ABC-TV (film) '. 

. . This elemeritarj' hour ivliich took 
off on its preern i-year ago like a 
lead balloon and Which had to be 
lofted by adding a lot of hard cash 
and ;pfoduction gimmickry. Is back 
floaUng lp\v and may be punctured 
for good by Andy Griffith, which 
preemed opposite on CBS.! 

Only by a gigantic effort could 
Griffith - have presented a duller 
spread than VParaidise” star Gard¬ 
ner McKay and the old bunch - 
der the palms and in the briney. 

Opener . had a villainous , chick, 
pbrtfayed by blonde Julie Newmar, 
exploiting the .. lovable POlynese; 
shell divers after conning Captain 
Adam Troy (McKay) into trans¬ 
porting Jier arid her cohorts to the. 
island via his schooner. She paid 
the natives a good price for their, 
shells, then got them to booze and 
gamble away the loot.-on her own 
'"Wheels- and; tables. Natives were 
supplied with deep-diving tanks, 
Which they weren't framed to use, 
and tor a half-hour viewers had to 
sit around and wait out the in¬ 
evitable bends. 

If McKay actually learned: any¬ 
thing in the troubleshooting fhesp 
.tutoring course adminfstered a 
year ago; he apparently forgot It 
over the summer.. He appeared to 
be. In deep pain, with, eyerj' line. 
Talents of the regular supporting, 
cast and MisS Newmar were out¬ 
standing by contrast. As for the 
natives, at 20th-Fox, you can’t tell 
the Islanders, from tli Indians 
Without the feathers. 

‘‘Paradise’* is strictly juve stuff. 

Bill. 


LEAVE IT TO BEAVER 
With Jerry Mathers; Tony Dow, 
Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Bill¬ 
ingsley, Ken Osmond, others 
Producers; Joe Connelly, Bob 
Moslier ’ 

Director: Norman. Abbott 
Writers: Connelly, Mosher* Bob 
Ross 

30 Mins., Sat.. 8:30. p.m. 

RALSTON PURINA 
ABC-TV (film) 

■(Guild, Bascom & Bonfgli) 
Some day, ,,ABC-TV or some 
other network's going to find a ; 
better timeslot than this, current 
Saturday at. 8:30 period for “Leave 
It to Beaver,” and the show’s going 
to zoom up to the top of the rating 
charts. After three seasons of a 
somewhat shaky, existence, “Bea- 
ver” starts a fourth not very likely 
to enhance its rating stature, but 
nonetheless undiminished in ite 
standing as one of television’s.most 
genuinely agreeable weekly shows. 

The Joe Connelly-Bob. Mosher, 
creation has never been a yock 
show in the sense of generating 
big and sustained laughs, but it has 
consistently poured forth Warmth, 
wit and wisdom without conde¬ 
scension or pretense. Its reflections 
on the caprices of boyhood, as re¬ 
flected in Jerry Mather’s Beaver, 
have always been genuirie and lov¬ 
able, Opening stanza of this season 
was neither a “Beaver” high nor 
10W. but somewhere in the middle 
with less laughs than customary 
but with the. same sharp point of 
view' and;Wisdom. 

Storyline had young Mathers re¬ 
fusing to eat brussel sprouts be¬ 
cause “I just don't like them,” His 
mother (Barbara Billingsley) de¬ 
cided to punish him by making him 
stay home w-hile the rest of the 
family \yent to a football game, and 
then relented on condition he eat 
tliem. the next time they were 
served. .Unfortunately, that hap¬ 
pened the night of the game at the 
restaurant; when Beaver lived up 
to: his promise. arid found he liked 
them after all. Aftefwrards, he 
apologized for “being a kid,” and 
his parents apologized as well tor 
pushing the matter a little too bard. 
./. That’s all there was to the story 
line, but ii ; was so genuinely han¬ 
dled, in. the. writing, the direction 
by Norman Abbott and the acting 
of the cast that it came off with 
warmth and meaning. Young 
Mathefs was ideal as Beaver, D6w r 
Was^n excellent older brother, and 
Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Bill¬ 
ingsley played the parents niatter- 
of-factly and simply-. Addition to 
the preerii’s cast was Ken Osmond, 
Who did a brilliant, job of creating 
one of the; sneakiest and most dis¬ 
agreeable youngsters ever seen on 
television. Chari. 


ALtoA PRESENTS 
(Anniversary of; a Murder) 

With John Newland, host; Harry 
Townes, Randy Siuart, Amzie 
Strickland; Alexander Lockwood, 
James Maloney 
Producer: Collier Young 
Director: John : Newland 
Writer: Young 
30 Mins.; Tues.. 10 p.m. 
ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA 
ABC-TV (film) 

(Fuller, Smith A Ross), 

The pniy “supranormal phen¬ 
omena” (that’s the term used by 
ABC-TV to describe the incidents 
dramatized in. this.series) about the 
“Alcoa. Presents” season-starter 
Sept. 27 was that the program it¬ 
self got on ihe air. The story, more 
in the Super Suds league than the 
supernatural/was untonvincirig and 
.dull In its coriscience-W'ill-get-you- 
if-the-law; doesn’t moralizing. 

' For a series touted, as conveying 
a mystic .premise, the “Alcoa” 
opener was no more than a below- 
par “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adul¬ 
tery” sermon. A man and. w'oman, 
Who were cheating on their spouses, 
killed: a boy in an unobserved hit- 
and-run accident. They decided to 
keep their guilt a-secret, but after 
a year, in which they were in no 
way been connected with the fatali¬ 
ty, the. male member of the duo 
heard the dying cries of the boy in 
a dictaphone replay of a. business 
letter. 

This lead to hiso calling in his! 
paramour, w'ho heard the same 
cries arid, as a result, panicked and 
confessed to the police. The guy, 
In a. similar state of frenzy, got 
into his car, retraced the route 
taken the night of the accident, 
and crashed; into a tree to avoid 
hitting another boy, 

There was nothing in the acting 
to compensate, for the ineffectual 
plot. John Newland, the show’s host 
and director, set. the scene in a 
tone suited to an occult mood. 

Jess- 


Person to person 

With Charles ColUngwood, guests 
Producer: Perry Lafferty 
Directors: Bob Dailey, Dan Smith 
30. Mins.; Thurs., 10 p.m.' 
PARTICIPATING 
CBS-TV (tape) 

“Person to Person” started off 
its eighth .year on CBS-TV with a 
new 7 timeslot, a new 7 producer and 
a Presidential candidate as guest 
iast . Thursday (29;. It was a good 
show’, one of the better “P to P” 
entries, but the show’s future isn’t 
particularly promising, sandwiched 
as it is between “The Untouch¬ 
ables” and Groucho Marx on the 
rival networks. 

Producer Perry Lafferty isn’t 
.sparing the horses in his quest 
for names to make “P to P” some 
sort of . rating contender. Opening 
guest was Sen. John F. Kennedy; 
upcoming segments include visits 
with - Kim Novak. Kirk Douglas, 
Jayne Mansfield. Diana Dors, Spike 
Jones; Esther Williams and a flock 
of other Hollywood names. But 
eight years tor the same format, 
is a long time, and “P to P” has 
some tough sledding ahead of it. 

Nevertheless host Charles Col- 
lingwood’s full half-hour interview 
W'ith the Kennedy family stands 
as one of the best in that eight 
year span. It was quiet, intelligent 
and warm, both when focusing on 
the candidate or separately upon 
Mrs. Kennedy, or in its family por¬ 
trait with their three-year-old 
daughter. 

Kennedy himself, has never ap¬ 
peared warmer, more articulate 
and more philosophically sound 
than in this appearance. He spoke 
with strength and conviction about 
his political beliefs, about his idea 
of! the qualifications tor political 
leadership, of the important quali¬ 
ties in a president, about the re¬ 
wards of public life. CollingW'ood 
deserves a major credit, too. tor 
one of his soundest Interview's. 
Mrs. Kennedy came off as an ar¬ 
ticulate and sensitive person as 
she .discussed the advantages and 
disadvantages a young housewife 
might encounter in the White 
House. 

. For a show 7 that's given more 
than a share of the limelight to the 
trivial and the showy, this “P to 
P” edition was one of its more 
satisfying efforts. Chau , 


THESE EAGER HANDS 
(The Story of the 4-H Clubs) 

With Harold Joiner 

Executive Producer: Patricia Noot 

LaHatte 

Coproducers: Doris Lockerman, 

Bill Young 

Director: Gy Waldron 
Writer: Doris Lockerman 
30 Mins.: Fri. (23): 9 p.m. 
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITU¬ 
TION 

WSB-TV (tape) 

Members of 4-H Clubs are ver¬ 
satile kids. They can make artificial 
rain, they can cook a meal in a can 
arid they can wrestle a calf three 
times their weight. 

. These were just three of the 
things they demonstrated on. this 
program featuring the work of 4-H 
Club boys and girls throughout the 
state of Georgia. 

Harold Joiner, farm editor of 
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
and himself a former 4-H member, 
narrated the show. Only recently 
Joiner was named National 4-H 
Alumni winner and is very close 
to his subject. While a 4-H member; 
Joiner spent six months on a Ger-j 
man farm as an exchange student 
and .in this program worked in se¬ 
quences showing foreign exchange 
students now in Georgia living 
with Georgia farm families. 

Although 4-H stands for Head, 
Heart, Hands and Health, this par¬ 
ticular program dealt chiefly with 
the work of the hands so it was 
tagged “These Eager Hands.” 

Joiner, whose job as farm editor 
requires considerable contact w 7 ith 
4-H kids, brought real enthusiasm 
to this show and pointed out that 
4-H youngsters will tackle any 
project, regardless of Hr with 
zeal and enthusiasm. 

Shown on the program, as, part 
of the comprehensive picture of 
4-H work, were an egg factory, an 
on-the-spot tobacco auction and a 
quail bunt. 

This program is one of a series 
presented by Atlanta Newspapers, 
Inc., who also own and operate 
WSB-TV, AM&FM. 

Noteworthy was the photography 
of Bill Young, a Journal-Constitu¬ 
tion staff lensman, the w'riting of 
Doris Lockerman, plus background 
music by Jerry Vandebenter, WSB- 
TV staffer. Luc c. 




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What happens when New York boils over with hews? 
Instinctively* New Yorkers turn to Channel 2. 

lake the week before last, one of the most eventful in 
the city’s history. The three most-viewed news shows 
that week were all on Channel 2—Prescott Robinson, 
Douglas Edwards and Seven O’Clock Report. 

More N T ew Yorkers watched Prescott Robinson on The 
Late News than any other news program. 

More New Yorkers watched Douglas Edwards than any 
other early-evening news. (In fact, Douglas Edwards 
and Seven Q’Clock Report each drew a larger audience 
than the 11 pm news on the second station.) 

More New Yorkers watched Ron Cochran on The One 
O’Clock News than any other daytime news...watched 
Richard Bate’s Eight O’Clock News- than any other 
morning news...watched Richard Bate on Saturday’s 
Late News and Walter Cronkite on the Sunday News 
Special than any other weekend news. 

All of which underscores again that, for news as Well 
as entertainment, New York’s favorite station is,.. 

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CBC-TV, Near SRO, in Best Season Yet; ca)d.'.TBt Nii”J Italy Postpones Start of 2d 

Wayne & Shuster, Thafore’ SjWrCS Sct j Slow development, of color tele-I TV lllltll F 

* * . nioinn TT C In JnUvinO Ifo 


WGN in Major 
Staff Reshulfle 


Ottawa, Oct 4. ♦- 1 —:-:-—— 

With Campbell Soup and Carna- . _| y * * . 

tion Miik back after a year's hiatus. GranadaJ V Into unada 

Canadian Broadcasting Gorp. s : " 

video web is sold out except for Ottawa, Oct. 4 . 

two alternating 30-minutes istints. Radio station CJSS and televl- 
Bill Cooke, network sales chief, sion station CJSS-TV at Cornwall,, 
aaid sponsors had all signed 52- Ont., 60 miles southeast of Ottawa, 
week pacts have been acquired by E. L. Bush- 

CBS-TV. in its Canadian^. S. nell Broaden:sting Ltd. oVOttaw. 

..:ii sw .„niintP ,np. Canadian Marconi Ltd. of Montreal 
program mx - and Granada TV Network of Eng. 

«*'» * r hl ?„ y ‘'f r nri ff in ’ ' land. Stations were owned b* Com- 

and of local ongm. wan Broadcasting Ltd., headed by 

Latter include five 60-minute § B . siienkman. No price _w*« re- 
and one 90-minute specials by V ealed. 

Wayne & Shuster, emanating from CJSS was formerly owned by 
Toronto. The longer will be the Cornwall’s daily newspaper; the 
“Mother Goose” pantomime on Standard-Freeholder; The Shenk- 
Sunday. Dec. 26. from 7:30-9 p m., man group bought the AM’er, then: 
sponsored by Canadian Kodajc Ltd. built CJSS-TV Which is beamed 
and General Foods Ltd. (Baker), towards the Montreal market area 
w ith Union Carbide Canada Ltd. • 0 n Channel 8. Bushnell and 
(Stanfield Johnson & Hill). Other Granada are linked with the new 
five Wayne & Shuster specials, tv station to be built in Ottawa 
commencing Oct. 25. are sponsored J next year. Canadian Marconi has 
by Polaroid Corp. (MacLaren), j the license for Montreal's new 
plus General Foods and Unio'n Car-j English-language tv station, 
bide. j: J ' - - —• 

Gisele MacKenzie also returns; II7/tIT • |KJ| • 
to Toronto for a 60-minute speciaL ff |i|Y ||| ]fl QfA|p 
to be broadcast on Oct. 16* at 8- HAJ11 U1 iTlUJUl 
9 p.m. under sponsorship of Timex ' __ 

of Canada Ltd. (Grant) and Cana- fl I fTi 

dian Gas Assn. iMcKim). A 90- ^|Q|T KpC|||||f |A 

minute special of Tyrone Guthrie’s UMUI llWllUll lit 

“H.M.S. Pinafore.” scheduled for 

Oct. 10 from 9:30-11 p.m.. is the n.,oai Cag °’ 4 ' i 

„„.v one avaiiaMe for sponsorship. 

Amei ican-originated specials se- f ec t e d a major realignment of his 
cured by CBC and Canadian spon- management echelon in the larg- 
sors include five 60-mins. programs e st mass shift at a station level 
in the “Hallmark Hall of Fame ’ seen here in years-. The-.changes, 
series sponsored by William E.! j n the main, represent promotions 
Coutts (Foote. Cone & Belding'; | and are occasioned By the com- 
“Danny Kaye Special.” General j panv’s recent acquisition of KDAL- 
Motors of Canada (MacLaren'; | AM-TV. Duluth. Since Quaal will 
“Bob Hope Show,” General Motors he deviding his time between the 
Products < MacLaren); “Thread of two markets, it’s necessary for him 
Life,” Trans-Canada Telephone to delegate more responsibility in 
System (McKim»; “Red Skelton : the smooth-running Chi operation. 
Show.” Timex of Canada'; Ltd. : Dan Calibrar . who has been 
(Grant). Bing Crosby, “Omnibus,” . Quaal's assistant* is assuming addi- 
“Astaire Time.” etc. j tional duties of manager of press 

CBC-originated half-hour, series,! and community relations for the 
included for 52 weeks, are ‘(Front WGN stations. Jim Hanlon, long- 
Page Challenge,” sponsored for time public relations director for 
fourth year by Lever Brothers the stations, has shifted ta the post 
(MacLaren); “Don Messer’s Ju- of manager of promotional and 
bilee,” Massey-Ferguson (Need- . merchandising services, a job which 
lia:n. Louis & Brorby) and : Pills-; embraces sales promotion, advertis- 
bury of Canada (Burnett'; [“Jack iing. research and .client services. | 
Kane Show.” Ford Motor Co. of! Charles Wilson, wdio had been -j 
Canada (J. Walter Thompsori' and the ad-sales promo chief, now be-! 
H. F. Ritchie 'MacLarem; |“First ; comes head of a new. department. 
Person.” dramas. Coigate-Palmo-j sales development. Jack Brick- 
live (Spitzer, Mills & Bates) and house officially becomes manager 
B. Houde & Grothe (Vickers .& of sports and Dr; = Mark Munn man- 
Bensom; “Live a Borrowed [Life.” ager of research for both stations. 
Sterling Drugs iDancer-Fitzgerald-. With news as the new frontier 
Sample) and Colgate-Palmolive for the Tribune-owned stations, 
(Spitzer, Mills & Bates); “Fancy Bruce Dennis has been switched 
Eree,” Thomas Supply & Equip- from program manager for WGN 
ment (MacLaren); “Red River Radio to manager of news for both 
Jamboree.” Andrew Jergens (Vick- the AM and tv outlets. Dennis has 
ers & Benson-; “NHL Hockey,” a news background with the Chicago 
Imperial Oil iMacLarem; “Jiilietle ‘ Tribune and administrative train- 
show.” Ford Motor Co., Of Canada mg with the redio station. Tom 
(Vickers & Benson) and Imperial \ Foy, who was formerly new r s direc- 
Tobacco (McKim*; “World of . tor. becomes director of anew de- 
Music.” General Foods (Baker);; partment. ne\vs features; and re- 
and “General Motors Presents,” an’Ports to Dennis, 
hour-long drama series, first time 1 Dan Pecaro, Dennis’ former as- 
secured bv the CBC in seven sea- ’ sistant. steps up to the vacated post' 
sons (MacLarem. ! of WGN Radio program manager. 

American weekly shows.:; with . ----— 

gS: KTLA Hangs Suspension 

iHeen^Eobm 3 Hood “SLifISd On Newsman Michaels 

Singer Sewing Machine (both; spon- ri <n .• i* • > 

sors by Young & Rubicam); ‘‘Chevv I* OF u€DS2tlOD2ulQll£ 

Show, - General Motors of Canada Hollywood Oct 4 

(Continued on page 521 KTLA has suspended its top lo- 


Ottawa, Oct. 4. 

Slow development of color tele¬ 
vision ini the U. S. Is delaying its 
introduction in Canada, according 
to the Board of Broadcast Gover¬ 
nors. 

Because it believes Canada is 
not ready for tint tv. BBG an¬ 
nounced in Ottawa It will; only 
recommend licenses for black-and- 
white video for the present. 


NBC’s 6 Specials 


Yarns in’61-’62 


A package of six 90-minute vid- 
tape specials, will be made by 
NBC-TV next season from adapta¬ 
tions of stories price, produced for 
motion pictures by David O. Selz- 
nick, it was reported- Wed will do 
therii under the umbrella title, 
“Melodrama.” 

. Properties are “Notorious.” “Re¬ 
becca.” “The Spiral Staircase,” 
“Spellbound,’’ “Portrait of Jenny” 
arid “The Paradine Case.” They 
were among the rights to eight! 
prograiris bought from Selznick 
last year by. the network. 

NBC is said to be seeking some¬ 
one to adapt, “Rebecca,” whidh 
probably would be the first stanza 
in the. (‘Melodrama” package;. An 
effort will undoubtedly be made 
to get one ,or two advertisers to 
bankroll th six 90-minute spe¬ 
cials. 


New ‘Price’ Feature 

“Price Is Right,** the NBC-TV 
and Goodspn - Todrnan daily strip 
plus nighttime quit show, preems 
a new home audience-participation 
feature tonight (51.. 

The feature; “Sweepstakes;” In¬ 
volves guessing the price of a 
single luxury item exposed for 
four weeks on the show, with clos¬ 
est guesser of five postcard draw¬ 
ings invited on the show as a con¬ 
testant: ’‘Sweepstakes” replaces the 
“Home Showcase,” which was a 
mailer offering various merchan¬ 
dise and prizes for pricing, of mer¬ 
chandise by viewers. 


On Newsman Michaels 
For ‘Sensationalizing’ 

Hollywood, Oct. 4. 
KTLA has suspended its top lo¬ 
cal newsman, Pat Michaels, pend- 
, -- ing a station investigation over his 

rkAVTiT a 1 Vi/ Uh telecasts of recent months as to 

LnCVV S Ij /9-nr. objectivity and fairness: 

V,IV T J ° / L In a letter to Michaels, KTLA 

_ _ _ __ . _ v.p. Jim Schrilke informed him of 

ly jtll, A M Du** the suspension and stated that “we 

111111 AIK Mill DllV have not objected to the subject 

ilVIlVUi l/uj of your stories or the facts con- 

rw'f a tained in such newscasts, but an 
t r, ^o^olk, O 9 L 4. analysis of your move recent news 
Chevrolet DeMers Assn., in an program indicates that tha manner 
unprecedented buy, purchased 0 £ presentation has tended toward 
1312 consccul.ve hours on yi-AVY se „ sal i 0 naUsm rather than being 
Hadm to herald the 1961 Chevrolet objective. It would seem that your 
“Of of cars. Station serves Nor- ma nrier of presentation has relied 
folk, Portsmouth and Newport m0 re than innuendo and inference 
.^ v , sare . a ‘ . rather than objectivity.” " 

Saturation campaign, set for Fri- Michaels covers local news on 
day |7>, starts at 7:30 a.m. High- KTLA’s newscasts, sharing the 
lighting the event will be tvyo car- screen with Clete Roberts on inters 
avans of ’61 ChevroTets. carr\ing national and national news arid 
all WAVY Radio and WAVY-TV Tom Harmon on sports on the. sta- 
personalities, plus two ; “Miss lion's two nightly news strips. 
WAVY’s” and other attractive girls. He’s also done news specials for 
Caravans will visit seven Chevrolet the station, among them a highly 
dealers in the Tidewater arjea and!controversial one on alleged anti¬ 
conduct remote broadcasters direct' Seihitism in the resort town of 
from dealers’ showroom. J Elsinore, Calif., near .Los Angeles. 


CBS Radio Affils 
Okay PCP Changes; 
Unyeil ‘NetAlert’ 

CBS. Affiliates Assri. of. the an¬ 
nual convent ion in N, Y. last week 
was marked by “unanimous . ap¬ 
proval” of the web’s Program Con¬ 
solidation plan revisions and in¬ 
troduction of a “revolutionary new 
signaling system.” that. is. essen¬ 
tially si lilar to NBC's 1956 “hot 
line.”. 

PCP. as it shaped after technical 
adjustments and linor . affii pro¬ 
posals. calls for axing of the soap 
operas arid dramatic shows for em¬ 
phasis on news special events cov¬ 
erage arid: features.. Among a 
choice of Sunday; night dramatic 
shows, affiliates, 'chose^ to keep 
“Gun Smoke” and. “Johnny Dol¬ 
lar.” [ 

there was : reportedly a minor 
rumble frorii some stations with 
depth . news, operations as regards 
the 7 r ^-minute hourly news feed j 
from: the.; rietwrirk, which would 
halve or. more the time for local 
coverage, but apparently dif¬ 
ferences were iron, ouri 
The new signaling system, called 
CBS Net Alert, provides dif¬ 
ferent aiert signals that go. out 
over progriam. channels without 
disturbing reception. CBS Radio 
prexy Arthur Hull Hayes told affils 
the system makes it possible to i 
send bulletiri alerts in case of 
major' riewsbreaks or national 
emergency.: System., also might ] 
(and this could^be a refinement on 
the NBC system) eventually riiake 
for automation; of certain phases 
of station operation, such as. trig¬ 
gering tape machines for pickup. 

NBC’s “hot line” makes way for 
news , alert ori tw;0 minutes notice 
any time of the day or night. 

$1,000,000 Piracy Suit 
On ‘GE College Bold’ 

A $1.00Q,Q00 damage suit: against 
CBS-TV, alleging piracy of a liter¬ 
ary property,. was filed by Henry 
Fox in N.Y. Supreme Court. 
Property in dispute is the “GE 
College Bowl" quizzer. 

Fox in his suit complained that 
in ’58 he originated a tv arid radio 
idea, titled “Working My °Way 
Through College/* He alleged that 
this idea was pirated arid used, in 
the “College Bowl Quiz” show. He 
asked for an accounting and an 
injunction against the web, 

Among others parried , in the suit 
were Sponsor General Electric, 
Maxon Inc., Moses Reed and 
Cleary Productions, . as w r ell as 
Allen Ludderi, producer-host. 


NBC-TV has taken $110,000; that 
it would ordinarily have spent on 
a closed-circuit color preview; of 
the new season’s programming, and 
instead Has put it into art ambitious j 
. magazine advertising spread. NBC J 
• is promoting its stanzas via several 
pages in Readers’ Digest, TV Guide 
arid Look. 

CBS-TV has joined NBC In with¬ 
drawing from closed^circuit pre¬ 
viewing for the press. Forriier net¬ 
work did it just once—last year, 
when some critics looking in de¬ 
cided they had seen enough in. the 
offered bits and pieces to make a 
value judgment on the entire CBS 
season. The web got roastod. 

NBC had been doing the T>rer 
views for yeans, giving, as a rule, 
lots of comedy by Milton- Berle 
(“his annual comeback”) and small 
appetizers of the new programs on 
the schedule: ABC-TV is the re¬ 
maining ’ network to do closed-'; 
circuit preview's, having completed : 
one on a nationwide hookup two 
weeks ago. 

When checked last week ori why 
l it hadn't repealed the preview pat¬ 
tern. a CBS exec said. “We felt it 
was an injustice to take all our 
shows arid show part of them, be¬ 
cause nobody got any idea of what 
they really were about.” Instead. 
CBS this year has -been showing 
new programs one at a time on. 
different days to its. affiliated sta¬ 
tions via closed-circuit. ‘.‘We’ve 
made no fuss about it, and we 
haven’t encouraged the press to 
attend. It hough sometimes news¬ 
papermen Have been invited since 
it’s up to the stations ^themselves,”. 
said the web. / 

Cincinnati Reds Drop- 
Bryson as Telecaster; 
Waite Hoyt Still on AM 

Cincinnati. Oct. .4; 

George Bryson has been dropped, 
by the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
[after five years as tejeeaster of 
; Reds games. Frank McCormick, ex- 
bigleaguer w'ho teamed with him 
the past two seasons, has also been, 
resigned, Bryson w r as a baseball 
announcer in Fresno for 11 years 
before coming to Cincy. 

. Gabe Paul, general manager of 
the Reds, said selection of Bryson's 
successor is still up in the air. 

Waite Hoyt; former pitching 
great, has just wound his 19th 
consecutive season as radio -ant 
nquncer of R.eds games for Burger 
Beer, with time remaining in his 
current pact. He previously did a 
simulcast for radio arid video. 

Telecast of Reds games by. WLW- 
TV inaugurated night tinting this 
year with Hudepohl Beer, Sohio 
and Palmolive-Colgate as cospon¬ 
sors. 

Under contract to the ball club, 
but responsible also to sponsors 
and agencies, Bryson said he was 
told in parting that his popularity 
with .fans fell short, although he 
was “one of the best commercial 
announcers and my baseball de¬ 
scriptions were excellent.” 

Extra - chores by Bryson here, 
running his annual income in ex¬ 
cess of $30,000, included an eve¬ 
ning sports wrapup on WLW for 
. Ford Dealers and Cincy Royals 
basketball on WKRC with Tom 
Kennedy, 


4- . Rome, Oct. 4. 

The inaugnraition of the second 
Italian television network, orig¬ 
inally slated for early I960; has 
been postponed. New target dato 
is fall of 1961, about one year from 
now, '' 

Announcement w'Ss. made this 
weefk by Italian Minister for Tele¬ 
communications, Lprerizo Spallino, 
at the pperiing of Milan’s Radio 
and TV Fair. News Sharply disap¬ 
pointed the local appliance sector, 
with video, setbuilders counting oh 
the previously promised imminent 
start of the second Italo channel 
to spurt set sales during the win¬ 
ter months. Most if not all Italo . 
sets sold; during the past year 
have already sported the .newS that 
they are prepared for reception of 
2nd (UHF) net program.: 

Minister Spallino revealed that 
w'hen the second net becomes op¬ 
erative, it will at first reach onlj r 
the major Italian centers such as 
Milan, Roriie, TUri , ; and; Naples, 
While by the Pnd of 1962. 32 fraris- 
mitters and 11 repeaters will air: 
low reception; of second channel in 
two thirds of. Italian, territory. 
Minister figured current total of 
(.registered) tv. sets .Italy at 
2 , 200 . 000 . .. 

Wire-diffusion system, which 
pipes music* into homes or public 
places via rented wires Ta la Mil- , 
zak),; will on the other hand be 
expanded by RAI-TV to embrace 
several.; other major centers, here 
in addition, to Rome, Milam Naples, 
and Turin, which are. already 
served. At the sarne. time, th 
Minister added, the. current experi¬ 
ments with stereophonic program 
will be extended, thanks to the 
wire-diffusion link, . \vhich allows 
for a second aliral outlet to pair 
with existing radio reception, thu 
achieving, two-dimensional effect.. 

RAI-TV currently- reaches .3.6'* 
of the Italian population, the Minis¬ 
ter said, thanks to 28 transriiitters 
and 358 repeat er stations. Pin ns. 
call for the construction,. of. 201 
j more repeaters sp that a total of 
j 98% . of ■ the Italo populationveah 
i be reached. 


Hove for WABC 


ABG said last week that it hais 
no . iritcrition of selling WABC 
Radi Its flagship station in N.Y^ 
despite the action by Stanley 
| Hubbard, wner of radio outlets 
| in Albuquerque and;.St. Paul, who 
filed. some months ago with the 
FCC for transfer: of WABC owner¬ 
ship to himl 

FCC. according to the rules, w-ill 
have a. hearin" on Hubbard’s filing 
when the ABC license vis Up for 
renewal next month. 

Hubbard’s move, according to 
ABC, resulted from a situation that 
i began 19 years ago, W'heri WABC 
i was called WJZ arid w-as part of 
I the Bhie Network, w-hicli became. 

| ABC. FCC had. in 1941, : put KOB, 

> Albuqueroue. on the • same fre- 
; quency (770 kilocycles) as clear- 
J channel WABC- Later. Hubbard 
^bought KOB : and; actording to 
. WABC, sought to lessen the 
; WABC power so that KOB could 
[up its strength. 

; An ABC spokesman called Hub- 
* bard’s move a “nuisance” measure. 

’ He must, by the FCC system, show r 
j during the hearing that he could 
I operate WABC better ; than its' 
I present ABC oivners. . 

Jack Wyatt’s ‘Controyersy’ 

f /Dallas,. Oct. 4>. 

j Jack -Wyatt. Who. created tiie 
( highly Successful, locally produced 
^‘Confession” series a few seasons 
ago, will produce and moderate a 
new one, “Controversy.”: on Sun¬ 
day nights on WFAA-TV. 

Devoted to a discussion in depth 
of important issues of local, na¬ 
tional and International signifi¬ 
cance, the program will present its 
premiere offering, entitled “Relig¬ 
ion in Politics.” 

Participants on the preem . ili 
include Dr, E. S. Janies, editor of 
the Baptist Standard; Dr. Richard 
Pow r ers, Southern Methodist U. 
professor of history; Reuben Gins¬ 
berg, who is on the board of the 
Ameridari . Jewish Cplrimittee, arid 
Dr Robert Morris, president of the 
U. of Dallas. 



The answer is simple—never! 

At least, in.33 years, no Storer Station has been able to manage it* 

Public preference changes too fast and so do each community’s needs. That is 
why every Storer Station is locally oriented to the particular community it serves. 

Only by knowing community problems from day to day have we beep 
able to help solve them. Only through constant check on listener and viewer 
preferences have we been able to build loyal, responsive audiences 
—responsive, that is, to your selling messages. 

Keeping the public informed and entertained, and working for a better 
community is a day-to-day, often an hbur-to-hour, even minute-to-minute job. 

We’ve never found a way to format community service. It’s too big... 
too fluid. . .too much of a responsibility to be frozen—even for one day. 

Of course, increased sales is your big interest^ And we’re with you 
in this—all the way. Callus. We’ll be happy to prove it 


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46 


TV-FILMS f^RlEfft Wednesday, October 5, 1966 


/3£jffF-ARB SYNDICATION CHART 

Variety'* weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating 
Bureau highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media 
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable, 
ten different markets are covered. Over .the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minirnun of 247 markets. The re- 

In the syndicated program listings of the top. ten shows, rating data such as the suits of that tabulation wilt be found weekly in Variety. Coupled totth the rating per- 
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting com- formance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Vakiety-ARB charts are 
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U.S., 


LOS ANGELES 


STATIONS: KNXT, KTLA. KHJ, KCOP, KRCA, KABO. KTTV. SURVEY t)AXES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 
RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. 


1. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30). 

2. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00)- 

3. Have Gun. Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). 

4. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00). 

5. Welk’s Dancing Party (Sat. 6:00-7:00) 

6. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9-00). 

7. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30). 

8. The Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30) 

9. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30) 

10. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00)'.. 


TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS AY. 

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA- DISTRBB. RTG. 

1. Manhunt (Mon. 7:00) .!.,. ... . .. .....KRCA,....Screen Gems 11.7 

2. Death Valley Days (Thurs. 7:00) -KRCA.... .U.S, Borax 10.7 
2. Silents Please (Thurs. 10:30)....... .KABC.. . . .Frebmantle 10.7. 

2. Hiram Holliday (Sun. 6:00).... i.... KABC.....CNP 10 7 

3. The Vikings (Sun. 6:301..; ....KABC..... UAA 10.4 

4. Lock-Up (Sat, 7:00), ..... .... ,..... .KABC. ..-. .Ziv-UA 9.3 

5. Rescue 8 (Tues. 7:00) ...KRCA.... .Screen Gems 8.0 

5. Huckleberry Hound (Tues. 7:00).. .v. .KTTV ....Screen Gems 8.0 

5. Highway Patrol (Tues. 11:30), ....... KTTV .... Ziv-UA 8.0 

5. Coronado 9 (Fri. 7:00).... ... ?___4ICRCA.... .MCA. .8.0 


AV. TOP COMPETITION 

SH. PROGRAM STA. 

34:5 Seven League Boots..., .KCOP 
32.3 7 O’clock Report .. 4... KNXT 

31.8 To Tell The Truth.. :..:KNXT 

33.2 Meet The Press? ...... .KRCA 

33.8 20th Century ........KNXT 

37.7 Silent Service .,. .KCOP 

27:3 Huckleberry Hound .....KTTV 

27.3 Rescue 8 .KRCA 

46.2 Jack Paar Show .KRCA 

25,5 7 O’Clock; Report........ KNXT 


CHICAGO 


STATIONS? WGN, WBBM, WNBQ, WBKB. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, i960. 


1. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00).... WNBQ 46.3 

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).......... WBBM 39.3 

3. What’s My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00)_WBBM 28.0 

4., Alfred Hitchcock (Sun. 8:30-9:00).... WBBM 25 3 

5. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).......WNBQ 24.4 

6. The Untouchables (Thurs, 8:30-9:30). .WBKB 24.3 

7. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:301...WBBM 22.9 

8. Father Knows Best (Mon, 7:30-8:00).. WBBM 22.0 

8. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00) WBKB 22.0 

8. Silents Please (Thurs. 7:30-8:00).... WBKB 22.0 


1. Sea Hunt (Sun. 9:30) ,WNBQ.... Ziv-UA . 20.0 33.0 What’s Mv Line : WBBM 28!(> 

2. Mike Hammer (Thurs. 9:30)4 .... 4. .WGN_...MCA 13.3 26.8 Silents Please .WBKB 22.0 

3. Death Valley Days (Tues. 9:30);..WGN-..U.S. Borax 10.4 26,2 Diagnosis Unknow ?.... .WBBM 12.0 

4. Quick Draw McGraw iThurs. 6:00). . WGN..Screen Gems iO.O. 31.8 6 O'clock Report 4WBBM 1L6 

5. Bugs Bunny (Thurs. 6:30) v. ... WGN. .. ...UAA 8.7 33.'9 Plainsman ,. .. .....WNBQ 7:7 

6. Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:00) .WGN .....Kellogg 8.0 30.3 6 O’Clock Report. WBBM 90 

6. Man From Interpol; (Sat: 9:30).. WNBQ. ITC 8-0 19.7 Traekdown . ......... WBBM 21.7 

7. Johnny Midnight (Sat: 9:30 V......... WGN . ( . .MCA 7.3 18.0 Traekdown WBBM 217 

7. This Man Dawson (Fri. 9:00)......... . WGN :. .<. , Ziv-UA 7.3 16 3 Black Saddle. 4. . WBKB 17.3 


CINCINNATI 


STATIONS: WLWT, WCPO, WKRC. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, i960, 


1. Esther Williams <Mon. 10:00-11:00). WLWT 34.6 1. Huckleberry Hound (Wed. 6:30). 4 . .WCPO.... Screen Gems 19.0 39.3 News; Weather .-.WLWT 7:7 

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)- WLWT 32.4 2, U.S. Marshal. (Thurs. 10:30 >. WCPO . . . NTA 16.7 43.9 Lock-Up .WLWT 8.0 

3. The Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30). WCPO 29.9 3. Deadline (Tues. 10:30*.. ......... . . WCPO.... Flamirigo 16.4 69.2 Not For Hire..WLWT TO O 

4. The Real McCoys (Thurs? 8:30-9:00).. WCPO 29.6 3. This Man Dawson ?(Sat; 10:30) .... .WKRC. ,4. Ziv-UA 16.4 54.0 Silent Service . WCPO 8.0 

5. The Price Is Right (Wed? 8:30-9:00). . WLWT 29.3 4. Seven League Boots (Wed. 7:00) ?-WLWT,... Screen Gems 15.0 49.5 Spectacular ...... . .. .WKRC 9.3 

6. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30) .WKRC 28.7 4. Quick Draw McGraw <Tues: 6:30).. . .WCPO_Screen Gems 15.0 48:9 News; Weather? . WLWT 8 0 

7. The Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30)-...WCPO 24.7 5. Tombstone Territory (Wed. 10:00'..WCPO. .,Ziv-UA 14.4 30.2 This? Is Your Life.. WLWT 15.3' 

8. Happy (Wed. 9:00-9:30)4.WLWT 24.0 6. Three Stooges. (Mon.-Fri, 6:00) 4.WCPO.. . . Screen Gems 13,0 59.6 Ladies Theatre _ __ VVKRC 4.3 

8. Leave It To Beaver (Sat. 18:30-9:30).. .W'CPO 24.0 7. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 6:3Q) ..... WCPO_.Kellogg 11.3 50.0 I News; Weather ... ,... WLWT 94 

8. The Rebel (Sun. 9:00-9:30).W r CPO 24.0 7- Border Patrol (Wed. 10:30). WCPO_CBS 11.3 28.5! U.S. Steel Hour .WKRC 180 


INDIANAPOLIS 


STATIONS: WFBM. WISH, WLWI, WTTW SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).WISH 330 1. Highway Patrol (Sat. 10:30).. WFBM4.. Ziv-UA 16.4 42.7 Border Patrol . 4. . WISH 16.0 

2. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00). WFBM; 30.1 2, Border Patrol (Sat. 10:30)....., 4. WISH!-CBS 16.0- 41.7 Highway Patrol ...4.4WFBM 16.4 

3. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 19:30-10:00). . WISH 28.7 3, Tombstone Territory (Thurs. 7:30). , WFBM.Ziv-UA 13.7 47.1 Invisible Mian i.. .__WISH 8.7 

4. The Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30). WLWI 28.2' 4. Death Valley Days (Sat. .7:00 > WISH..U.S. Borax 12.4 44.8 Four Just Men .WFBM 7:3 

5. What’s My Line (Sun. 10:30-11:00) .. .WISH 28.0 5. This Man Dawson (Thurs. 10:30). . . . WFBM.. .. Ziv-UA 11.7 32.2 To Tell The Truth..... .WISH 15 7 

6. The ReaL McCoys (Thurs? 8:30-9:00).. WLWI 27.3 6. Rescue 8 (Fri. 7:00) . WLWT.Screen Gems 11.3 40.8 News; Weather 4... .WFBM 8.7 

7. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30). WTSH 26.5 6. Lone Ranger (Sun. 5:30)........ .. .WLWI.,,, ITC 11.3 47.9 Face The Nation .WISH 7 Q 

8. Have Gun, WiU Travel (Sat. 9:30-10).. WTSH 24.7 7. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00) .............. WLWI?... :Ziv-UA 10.7 31.1 Marry A Millionaire ,,, . WISH: 10.0 

9. Welk’s Dancing Party (Sat. 9:00-10)WLWT 23.2 8. Marry a Millionaire (Thurs. 9:00) . . . WISH.. . . . NTA 10.0 29.1 Sea Hunt ....... 4 \VLWT 10.7 

9. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00).WLWI 23.2 I 9. Huckleberry Hound (Mon. 6:30)..... WLWI.Screen Gems 9.0 26.0 News; Weather ...WISH 8.7 


DALLAS—FT. WORTH 


STAf jpNS: KRLb, WBAP. WFAA. KFJZ. SURVEY DATES: AU©UST 4-10; IttO. 


I. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00)... WBAP 
Z. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30)..... KRLD 

3. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30^7:30).... WBAP 

4. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. |8:30-9:00)... KRLD 

5. The Untouchables (Thurs. 8:30-9:30». WFAA 

6. Have Gun* Will Travel (Sat. 830-9). KRLD 

T. Hawaiian Eye (Wed. 9:00 19:00)--- WFAA 

8. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00)...... WFAA 

». Colt .45 (Tues. 8:30-9:004.....WFAA 

10. Lawman (Sun. 7:30-8:00),... .WFAA 


34.3 i. Death Valley Days (Sat. 0:30) ...... KRLD ., . . .U S, Borax 26 3 

337 2. Tombstone Territory (Tues. 9:30)... .WFAA... . Ziv-UA 19.0 

*_ 3 * Manhunt (Thurs. 9:30),... .., WFAA.Screen Gems 15.5 

28° 4. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:004. 4KFJZ... .. Screen Gems 15?3 

27.1 5. Amos & Andy (Mon.-Fri. :30> KFJZ..... CBS 10.0 

23.9 

253 

24.7 6 . Coronado 9 (Tues. : 9:30) .... WBAP.... MCA 9.0 

22 7 Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:00).. . . KFJZ.. . . . Screen Gems 8-7 
■ 8 . Ten 4 (Wed 10:30) . 4 . WFAA.... Ziv-UA 8.4 

22.4 9 . Susie (Mon.-Fri. 5:00).? ... ..... >...KFJZ..... ITC 81 

22.0 10. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. : 6:00) WFAA.... Kellogg 8,0 


71.8 Man From InterpolWRAP 

52.8 Diagnosis Unknown .... KRLD 

36.6 To Tell The Truth ...... .KRLD 

37.9 News; Weather ....4.4.WBAP 
44.1 Capt. Gallant .;.? ...,.. .WFAA 

Rockv & His Friends ; WFAA 

My Friend Flicka. . ,4.. WFAA 
Teenage Downbeat ... .W’BAP 
Rin Tin Tin 4 ; . . ?.WFAA 

19.6 Diagnosis Unknow . ?KRLD 

28.6 News; Weather ......;. . WBAP 

37.5 Jack Paar . . . . . . ... .WBAP 

20.4 Family Theatre ........ . WBAP 

26.7 News; Weather ......... WBAP 


5.4 

15:3 

18.0 

11.7 

2:0 

2 7 

4.7 

6A 

8.7 
15 3 
12-4 

7.7 

4.8 
13,9 


CHARLOTTE, N.C. STATIONS: VVBTV, WSOG. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 9:30-10).WBTV 38.7 1. Sea Hunt (Thurs:?9;00), .. ...;__: WSOC... Ziv-UA 24.4* 53.8 Zane Grey Theatre .... .WBTV -21.0 

2. Wyatt Earp (Tues. 8:30-9:00)..WSOC 36.7 2. Mike Hammer (Sat. 10:30) 44.......WBTV_ .■ MCA 24.0 72.7 Big Show ...4... WSOC 9.0 

3. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00).. . WSOC 35/7 3. Manhunt (Thurs.. 8:00)..... 4 .WBTV.. . . .Screen Gems 2L0 56.2 Bat Masterson .v.WSOC 16:4 

4. The Millionaire (Wed. 9:00-9:30).WBTV 33.3 4. Death Valley Day* (Fri. 7:00)...WBTV.. ...US? Borax 18.4 77.6 Lock-Up .? .^.,..W$OC 5.3 

5. Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00).WSOC 33.0 5. Not For Hire (Fri. 10:30)________ WSOC.... .CNP 17.0 57.2 Person T6 Person .... .WBTV 12.7 

6. Chevy Mystery Show (Sun. 9:00-10).. WSOC 32.3 6. Silent Service (Wed.. 7:00)........... WSOC;.. ? CNP 14.7 38.6 Feature Film4 ....: .WBTV 14.7 

7. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)....WSOC 30.5 7. Coronado 9 (Thurs. 7:00)_ WSOC.... MCA 14.0 58.3 Arthur Smith:..._.. WBTV 190 

8. Father Knows Best (Mom 8:30-9:00).. WBTV 29.3 7. Tombstone Territory (Mon. 7:09).WSOC... - .Ziv-UA 14.9 52.4 Vikings . 4.4 ........ . WBTV 12.7 

9. Tightrope (Tues. 9:00-9:39).WBTV 29.9 8. This Man Dawson IFri. 8:39).. WSOC_Ziv-UA 13.7 34.9 All Star RodCb 4 ......-WBTV 25.7 

10. U.S. Steel Hour (Wed. 19:90-11:09)... WBTV 28.9 9. Whirlybirds (Tues. 7:99). . WSOC._CBS 13.9 512 (Frontier Dr. ,?...... .WBTV 12:4 


BIRMINGHAM 


STATIONS; VVBRO, WAW. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30). ..WBRC 37.4 1. Lock-Up (Sat. 9:30)...: .. ...WBRC,.. ..Ziv-UA 30.7 754 1 Man From Interpol ;WAPI 9.9 

2. Loretta Young (Sun. 9:00-9:30).WAPI 32.8 2. Shotgun Slade (Fri. 9:30),..WBRC.... MCA 29:8 67.1 Moments of Fear .WAPI 14.8 

3. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9). .WBRC 31.8 3. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30).... WAPI..., .Screen Gems 22.7 .63,1 Lone Ranger .WBRC 1313 

4. Arthur Murray Party (Tues. 8:30-9).. WAPI 31.0 I 4. Johnny Midnight (Thurs. 7:00). WAPI...,.MCA 20.7 58.3 Betty Hutton ........ :WBRC 14.3 

5. Twilight Zone (Fri. 9:00-9:30),..WBRC 30.8 5. Manhunt (Wed? 9:30)4 . ..;. ...WAPI .Screen Gems 20.6 519 U.S. StCel Hour . WBRC 19,0 

6. 77 Sunset Strip (Sun. 7:00-8:00)-WAPI 29.5 6. This Man Dawson (Tues. 7:004 ... . . . WAPI.... .Ziv-UA 20.2 55.3 Flight . , 4 ........WBRC 15.8 

7. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).WBRC 29.4 7. Traekdown (Thurs. 8:30)..WBRC.... CBS 17,7 38.0 Ernie Ford ....WAPI 289 

8. Ernie Ford (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)..WAPI 28.9 8. Col. Flack (Thurs; 9:00) .?...:..WBRC..?,.CBS 16,5 38.7 You Bet Your Life WAPI 26,1 

8. This Is Your Life (Wed. 9:00-9:30),. WAPI 28,9 8. Woody Woodpecker (Tues? 6:30)...... WAPI.... Kellogg ; 16.5 56.5 Sheriff of Cochise .WBRC 12.8 

9. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 8:00-8:30).. .WAPI 28.6 9. U.S. Marshal (Wed. 7:30). .V.... WBRC., 4 .NTA | 16.3 36.3 Price Is Right WAPI 28-6 

(Continued on page 50) ! I 








































































Wednesday, October 5, I960 


PSttlUfY 



To the 


"CELEBRITY 
TALENT 
SCOUTS”.. 

A Long, Low Bow 



Lucille Ball 
Tony Bennett 
Shelley Berman 
Teresa Brewer 
Roy Campanella 
Hoagy Carmichael 
Johnny Carson 
Carol Channing 
Hans Ccnried 


Jeanne Crain 
Arlene Dahl 
Vic Damone 
Laraine Day 
Paulette Goddard 
Tab Hunter 
George Jessel 
Julius La Rosa 
Gypsy Rose Lee 


Liberace 
Myrna Loy 
Guy Lombardo 
Audrey Meadows 
Jan Murray 
Tom Poston 
Jane Russell 
Ann Sheridan 
Phil Silvers 


and SAM LEVENSON 


for making this show an 

OUTSTANDING RATING SUCCESS OF THE 1960 SUMMER SEASON 

ARB National Average Share 35.6 
NIELSEN National Average Share 33s9 


IMPA 


PRODUCTIONS LTD. 

660 HAUeON AVENCT, NEW TOBX SI, K. T. 


IRVING MANSFIELD and PETER ARNELL 



TV-FILMS 


48 


PSrs&tt 


Wednesday, Oclojber 5, I960; 


tflmffi-KM FEATURE CHART 

Variety’s weekly feature chart, based on ratings famished by American Research .feature period and share of audience, since these factors reflect the. effectiveness 
Bureau, covers one market:, Each week the 10 top rated features for the one market of the feature and audience composition, i.e., a late show at 11:15 p.m ,-would hardly 
will be listed. j: have any children viewers,, but. its share of audience may reflect dominance in that 

Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in time period. In the cities where stations seil their feature programming on a multi 
determining the effectiveness of a feature show in a specific market have been stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week a' total rating for the 
included in this Variety chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding total number of showings for the week is given, the total rating not taking into account 
features as their stars, release year, original production company and the present the duplicated homes factor: Barring unscheduled switches in: titles the listed features 
distributor included wherever possible along with the title. Attention should be paid for the particularly rated theatrical filmed' show are "os' accurate as cpuid.be 
to such faezors as the time and day, the high and low ratings for the measured ascertained. 


CHICAGO 


STATIONS* \VBBMj WNBQ, WBKB, WSN. $URVEY DATES: WAY S;?, I960. 





AVERAGE 


AVERAGE 


STATION 

RTG 

TOP TEN FEATURE FILMS 

RUN 

TIME SLOT 

RATING 

HIGH 

LOW 

SHARE 

TOP COMPETITION 

AV. 

1. “NORTHWEST PASSAGE”— 

Spence Tracy. Robert 

Young, Walter Brennan; 

MGM; 1939 MGM-TV 

1st Run 

Best of CBS 

Sat. May 7 
10:00-12:15 a.m. 
WBBM-TV 

31.8 

32 8 

29.7 

64:8 

Lock-Up > . . . : . .. . . 

Inside Argonne... 

........WBKB 

9.3 

9.2 

2. “TILL WE MEET AGAIN”— 

Ray Milland, 

Barbara Britton; 

Paramount: 1944; MCA :! 

1st Run 

Late Show 

Tues. May 3 
10:15-12:00 p.tn. 
WBBM-TV 

17.1 

19.2 

T4.0 

49.7 

Jack Paar Show....... 

.......WNBQ 

,. .13.0 

3. “ROAD TO ZANZIBAR’?— 

Bob Hope. Bing 

Crosbv. Dorothy Lair.our; 

Paramount; 1941; MCA 

1st Run 

Late Show. 

Sun: May 8 
10:15-12:00 p.fn. 
WBBM-TV 

140 

13,7: 

12.2 

43:9 

Movie .... 

. . . . .. . WNBQ 

...10:7 

4. “TILL TIIE CLOUDS ROLL BY”— 

Robert Walker, 

Judy Garland: 

MGM; 1946; MGM-TV 

Repeat 

Late Show 

Wed. May 4 
10:15-12:45 a.m. 
WBBM-TV 

11,5 

169 

47 

40.3 

Jack Paar Show,..... 
Polka Playhouse. 

j. 

.......WNBQ ,....; 

...185 

2,9 

5. “FOREIGN INTRIGUE’’— 

Robert Mitchum: 

United Aitists; 1956; UAA 

1st Run 

Movie 5 

Sun. May 8 
10:15-12:00 ph 
WNBQ-TV 

10.7 

12.2 

9.3 

35.1 

Late Show—“Road tjo 
Zanzibar” (1st Run). 

WBBM ..... 

. .14.0 

6. “COLORADO TERRITORY”— 

Joel McCrea. 

Virginia Mavor 

United Artists; 1949; UAA 

Repeat 

Late Show 

Mon. May 9 
10:15-12:15 ,a,m. 
WBBM-TV 

10.4 

12,2 

8.7 

35,0 

Jack Paar Show......... 


.10.9 

7. “THE PINK HORSE”—! 

Robet Montgomery: 

Columbia: 1947; Screen Gem 

1st Ru 

Movietime USA 

Fii. Mav 6 
10:00-12:00 p.'itt.. 
WBKB-TV 

10.0 

12.8 

5.8 

232 

Standard News..... 

Royal Wedding........ 

Jack Paar Show..... 

Late Show—“Double 
Indemnity” (Repeat)'. 

....... WBBM 

.......WBBM 

.. .....WNBQ i. 

.37:2 
; . 23.4 
. 11S 

9 5 

8. LAS VEGAS STORY”— 

Vincent Price. Jane 

Russell. Victor Mature: 

RKO: 1952; C&C Films ; 

Repeat 

Movietime USA 

,98 

118 

70 

22.9 

Standard News... 

Jack Paar Show,;,.,, 
Late Show—^‘Colorado 
Territory” (Repeats.. 

..WBBM ..... 

.......WNBQ ...... 

.372 

..153 

9 9 

t. “ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET 
FRANKENSTEIN”— 

Lou Costello. 

Bud Abbott. 

Universal: 1948; Screen Oems 

Repeat 

Channel 5 Playhouse 

Sat. May 7 

1:15-2:30 p.m. 
WNBQ-TV 

9.3 

93 

9.3 

44.5 

Popeye 

Feature Film .No. .1— 
“Wings of the. Navy” 
(Repeat): ... 

WBBiyi 

.... WG^T 

7.2 

4.3 

10. “FORCE OF EVIL”— 

John Garfield. Thomas 

Gomez. Marie Windsor; 

20th Century Fox: 1949; NT A 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Sat. May. 7 

5:00-6:00 p.m. 
WBBM-TV 

9,2 

12.8 

7.8 

37 4 

Top Pro Golf .......... 

Roy Rogers............. 

...WBKB ...... 

.WNBQ 

..68 

7.0 

SEATTLE-TACOMA 


STATIONS: kOMO, KINS 

, KIRO. KTNT, KTVW. SURVEY 

DATES: MAY: 3-9. 

I960v 


1. “BLOOD ON THE SUN”— 

1st Run 

Big 7- 

9.2 

9.3 

87 

36.7 

Play of Week._____...... . 

.KING 

72 

James Cagnev, 


Sat May 7 








Svlvia Sidney; 


10:30-12:00 p.m, 








United Aitists; 1945; Jayark 


KIRO-TV 








Features 










2. “AFRICAN QUEEN”— ; 

Repeat 

Foremost Movie 

9:0 

10 0 

7.3 

287 

World Today..... . 

.KING .... 

...,10.0 

Humphrey Bogart. 


Fri. May . 6 





Gand Jury ...... .. 

. KING 

8.7 

Katherine Hepbur ; 


10:30-12:00 p.m. 





All Star Movies 



United Artists; 1952; UAA 


KOMO-TV 





“Task Force” (Repeat)... . .. 

, . KTNT 

87 








Jack Paar Show 

..KING 

8.0 

3. TASK FORCE”— 

Repeat 

All Star Movi 

7.8 

87 

8.7 

21.5 

Mike Hammer ............... 

.KING ,.v. 

...157 

Gary Cooper. Walter 


Fri. May 6 





World Today.— 11^. 

. . KING 

8.7 

Brennan. Jane Wyatt: 


10:00-11:45 p.m. 





Foremost Movie— . 



Warner Bros.: 1949: UAA 


KTNT-TV 





“African. Queen” (Repeats , 

..KOMO 

9.3 

4. “GILDA”— 

1st Ru 

Major Studio Previ 

5.3 

87 

47 

26.7 

Big 7 Movi 

..KIRO 

92 

R'ta Havworth, 


Sat. Mav 7 








Glenn Ford: 


10:30-12:30 a.m. 








United Artists; 1942: UAA 


KOMO-TV 








5. “CHINA SEAS”— 

Repeat 

Roval Theatr 

5.4 

67 

.47' 

55.1 

Saturday Matinee— 



Clark Gable. Wallace 


Sat. May 7 





“Red River” (Repeat)...... 

. :komo 

37 

Beerv, Jean Harlow: 


4:00-5:30 p.m. 





Quizdown .. 

.:komo 

2.0 

MGM; 1935: MGM-TV 


KING-TV 








6. “STRAWBERRY BLONDE”— 

Repeat 

Foremost Theatre. 

5.3 

7.3 

2.0 

29.8 

Baseball 

..KTNT 

.... 10.0 

Rita Haywonh; 


Tues. May 3- 





Grand Jury............... 

..KING 

4:7-- 

United Artists; 1941 


10:30-12:15 a.m. 





Jack Paar Show ............ 

. KING 

5.5 



KOMO-TV 








7. “BATAAN — 

Repeat 

Armchair Theatre 

5.2 

6.0 

47 

464 

Three Stooges .. .; ....... 

.. KOMO 

27 

Robert Taylor. George 







Face the Nation..:... . 

.. KIRO 

4.7 

Murphy. Thomas Mitchell; 


3:30-5:30 p.m. 





Adv.. Tomorrow . . .. ........... 

. 1 KOMO 

3.3 

MGM; 1942; MGM-TV 


KINGrTV 





GE College Bowl... Vv.V. .1 

. . KIRO 

3.3 

8. “BLUE GARDENIA”- 

1st Run 

Masterpiece Theatre 

4.5? 

4.7 

4.0 

15.5 

Foremost Movies— 



Richard Conte. Ann 


Fri. May 6 





“African Queen” (Repeat). 

. . KOMO 

8.8 

Sothern. Ra\mono Burr; 


11:00-12:00 p.m. 








Warner Bros.; 1953 


KIRO-TV 








9. “CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT”— 

Repeat 

Masterpiece Theatre. 

41 

4.7 

27 

22.9 

World Today........;....., 

KING 

77 

Bob Hope. 







Grand Jury................. 

. . KING 

6.3 

Dorothy Lamour; 


10:30-12:00 p.m. 





Jack Paar Show....... 

V; KING 

. . . . v 6.0 

Paramount; 1941: MCA, 


KIRO-TV 








10. “STRANGE DEATH OF ADOLF 

1st Run 

All Star Movie 

41 

8.0 

3.3 

22.3 

World Today . .. 

.KING ... 

.;.. .13 .3 

HITLER”— 


Thurs. May 5 





Grand Jury_.,______;....: 

..KING 

7.3 

Ludwig Donath. 


10:30-12:00 p.m. 





Jack Paar.Show’......... ?.:. 

KING 

9.7 

George Dolenz; 


KTNT-TV 








Universal; 1943; Screen Gems 





















































ITedactday, October l t 1960 


URriett 


49 









TV-FILMS 


-Oitalnr 4, KM? 


zmm-m syndication chart 


Variety’s weekly tabulation based on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study 
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market; This week 
ten different markets ate covered. 

In the syndicated program listings'of the fop ten shows, rating data such-as the 
ai'erage share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day 6f telecasting com¬ 
petitive programming in; the particular slot, etc., is furnished,. Reason for: detailing an - 


exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating 
strength of particular seriesVarious ^branches of the industry, ranging from media 
buyers to local stations and/or advertisers 4o syndicators will find the charts valuable. 

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum: of 247 markets. The re¬ 
sults of that tabulation will be found weekly in; Variety* Coupled with the rating per¬ 
formance. of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Vaeiety-ARB charts are 
designed to reflect the rating tastes of: virtually every tv market in the U.S . 


ATLANTA 


{Continued from page 46) 


STATIONS: WSB, WAGA, WLWA. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10,; I960. 


TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 
RK. PROGRAM—DAY-4TIME STA. 

1. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00) :. WSB 

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-3:30* .WSB 

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10-00-10:30' AVAGA 

4. Price Is Right (Wed. ;8:30-9:00*.... W’SB 

5. Have Gun. Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10' WAG A 

6. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30*.. WSB 

6. I’ve Got A Secret. (Wed. 9:30-10 GOi WAGA 

7. Real McCoys iThurs. 8:30-9:00;... WLWA 

8. Untouchables (Thurs. 9.30-10:30|. .. 1VLWA 
8. Wyatt Earp iTues. 8:30-9:00)..!— WLWA 


RTG RK. PROGRAlll^-DA Y—TIME 

35.3 i. Quick Draw McGraw' (Tues: 6:00).. 
34.9 2. Whirlybirds (Wed. 7:00'. 

33 0 3. Meet McGraw (Sat. 10:30>.., . . . 

4. Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00).. 
! 5. Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 5:00) ........’.... 


. Death Valley. Days (Mon: 7:00>. : .. 
. Our Gang (Wed. G:00> 

. Johnny Midnight (Fri. 8:30)...... 

Sea Hunt (Fri: 7:00> 

Coronado 9 (Sat. 9:00’..... 


TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS 


STA. 

DISTRIB. r 

RTG. 

WSB... . 

. . Screen Gems 

19.0 

W’SB.. .. 

..CBS 

18;+ 

■WAGA. . 

..ABC 

18.3 

WSB... 

... Screen Gems 

15.0 

WSB .... 

.. UAA 

14,8 

AVSB.... 

. .'t:-:S. Bor 

14.7 

WSB. 

.. MOM 

14.7 

WSB.... 

. .MCA 

14.0 

AVSB . .. 

.. Ziv-UA 

12.7 

■WAGA. 

. . MCA 

12:0 


AV; I TOP COMPETITION AV. 

SH. PROGRAM STA. RTG. 


.64.7 Early Show ... . 

58.6 Big Movie ,... . .... 

54.5 Play Of Week....... 

52.3 Early Show —. . ; . ; 

50.9 UX Hilites > 

American Bandstand. 
Early Show 
55.7; Divorce Court 

58.6 ;.Early Show . . . . . ..V 
33.1 All Star Rodeo*....'. 
47;8. Home Run. Derby. 

25.4 I Deputy ... ? .. 


/..WAGA 80 
.. . WAGA 9.0 

: WSB 13.3 

...WAGA .ii:6 
...WLWA 100 
WLWA 9:4 
WAGA 83 
.. .WAGA 8 0 

. , .WAGA 5.0 

..: WAGA 17,7. 

.. WAGA 7.3 

.. . WSB 19 3 


COLUMBUS, O. 


STATIONS: 'NtfLWC, WTVW, V/BNS. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30). 

2. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00.'. 

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30) 

4. I’ve Got A Secret iWed. 9:30-10:00* 

5. The Untouchables (Tliurs. *9r30-10:30! 

6. Real McCoys (Thurs. !8:30-9:00*.. 

7. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00* 

8. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:301. 

9. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10)*. 

10. The Millionaire (Wed. 9:00-9:30* 


1, Mike Damnier * Sat. 10:30) 

.. AVBNS 

MCA 

21.0 

6.L21 Grand Jury 

AVLAVC 

73 

2. Not For Hire (Fri. 10:30) ... 

. .AVTVAV. . 

.. CNP 

18.7 

49.6 j ML/BB 

.AVLAVC 

12.0 

3. Death Valley Days (Sun. 9:30)....... 

.. AVBNS 

. U.S. Borax 

16.0 

30.6 } Chevy . Mystery . 

.AVLAVC 

21.3 

4. U.S. Marshal (Thurs. 10:30),. 

AVTVW.. 

. . NT A 

11.7 

36,2 ! To Tell The Truth . 

AVBNS 

10.3 

4. Shotgun Slade (Tues. 8:00*: —.... 

. : AVBNS 

MCA 

11.7 

39.8 i Laramie .. :. 

AVLAVC 

9.1 

5. Cisco Kid (Sun. 6:30* . 

WTVW... 

.. Ziv-UA 

11.3 

46.5 ! Search For Adventure. 

AVBNS 

9/7 

6. Three Stooges 'Sat. 9:00* . .-.V.- 

.. WLAA’C 

.-. Screen Genis 

9 3 

45.8 j Comedy Hall 

. AVBNS 

li:6 

7. San Francisco Beat < AVed. 7:00.) 

AVTVAV-.. 

, CBS 

8.7 

42.0 Looking. AVith Long. 

AVBNS 

7:7 

71 Quick Draw McGraw (Tues. 6:30). . 

WTVW 

. Screen Gems 

87 

50.0; News: Sports 

AVLAVC 

4.0 





1 Huntley-Brinkie.v- 

AVLAVC 

6.0 

8. Lock-Up. (Tues. 10:30* 

W’LAVC 

Ziv-UA 

80 

23,1 - Diagnosis Unkhow 

AVBNS 

20.T 


ALBANY-SCHENECTADY—TROY 


STATIONS: WRGB, WTEN, WASL SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00' WRGB 

2. The Untouchables '«Thurs. 9:30-10:30' AVAST 

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30* WTEN 

4. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30 WRGB 

5. Peter Gunn (Mon. 9:00-9:30* WRGB 

5. 77 Sunset Strip «Fri. 9:00-10:00* WAST 

6. The Price Is Right (\Ved. 8:30-9:00) WRGB 

6. Happy 'Wed. 9:00-9:110*. WRGB 

7. Wagon Train iWed. 7:30-8:30* - WRGB 

8. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10) WTEN 


AVRGB 

39:4 II 

1. Coronado 9 (Sat. 10:30';. 

WTEN 

MCA 

'20.4 

51.8 Mike Hammer 

../.WRGB 

12:0 

AVAST 

33 3 ! 

2. U.S. Marshal <Eri. 

7:00* 

AVRGB. 

NTA 

16,4 

49.7V News; Weather 

AVRGB 

12,4 

WTEN 

32.0 

3. Rescue 8 < Tues. 10 

:30» ... 

., AVRGB 

v>:*een Gems 

16.0 

34 8. Diagnosis Unkn'ow 

WTEN 

20.7 

AVRGB 

29.3 • 

4. Not For Hire *Sim. 

10:30' 

. ..AVRGB. 

CNP 

15.3 

35.1 AVhat's My Line .,., 

; . : ;WTEN 

19.3 

AVRGB 

23.0 I 

5. Highway Patrol *Fr 

i. 10:30* ... 

AVAST 

ZI’.-UA. 

14.4 

32,0 Project 20 

/.AVRGB 

20,6 

WAST 

28.0 

6. Johnny Midnight (Tiiuis. .10:30 ..... 

.. AVRGB 

MCA 

14.0 

28.0 To Tell The Truth... 

.. ’. .WTEN 

22 0 

AVRGB 

26.7 | 

7. Whirlybirds > Sun. 

6:00* ' 

AVAST. . 

CBS. 

13.3 

57.1 Meet The Press : 

AVRGB 

9.0 

WRGB 

26.7 | 

8. Mike Hammer ‘Sat. 

:■ 10:30* 

AVRGB. . 

MCA 

12.0 

30.5 Coronado 9 

AVTEN 

20.4 

AVRGB 

26.6 I 

9. Huckleberry Hound 

. 'Thurs. 6:00) 

, AVRGB 

■Screen Gems 

•11.7 

24,0 Early Show 

AVTEN 

.8.4 

WTEN 

26.0 1 

10. Death Valley Days * 

Thurs. 7:00'...., 

. AVRGB 

u:s.. Borax 

10.7 

49,5' News: Weather. 

AVTEN 

6.8 


Radio Reviews 


FLAIR 

W ith Dick Van Dyke, Buddy W r eed. 

guests 

Producers: Clark. Andrews. Warren 

Summerville 

Writer: Norm Liebman j 

53 Mins.. Mon-Fri., 1 p.m/ I 

PARTICIPATING 
ABC’ Radio, from N\ Y. 

With “Flair,” ABC Radio joins 
the web trend to featurgttes and 
assorted quickies examplified by 
NBC's “Monitor” and CBS' “Di-. 
inension.” But if ABC was the last 
to move, it may be the first in 
sound via ambitious production' 
and fresh talent. 

The daily 55 minutes is taped 
a day in advance so that affiliates 
can program in a solid, strip or 
scattershot the bits through an af¬ 
ternoon's local programming. > 
Among the names guesting or tap¬ 
ing occasional briefs (usually about 
a minute and a half in length) are 
Jonathan Winters. Betty Walker, 
Peggy Cass. Jean Carroll, Audrey 
Meadows, -Eileen Fordj, Arlene 
Francis. Boris Karloff. Theodore 
BikeL Bonnie Prudden. Hans Con¬ 
ned. Robert Sturdevant. H. Allen 
Sn:i:l:, Martha Rountree and' 
other'., including ABC'sj, overseas 
■i.i v. -.n. m. 

Bn: “Flair s’* sustaining appeal 
should come from host Dick Van 
Dvke and special Buddy Weed scor¬ 
ing. l.i> t!i of which add;! a lot of 
pa!:t*aii!e >phM!cation nd hip- 
r.e-- to tiie spread. : 

Van D;>ke. star of the Broadway 
lii*. “B.ve B>e Birdie.” has a style , 
and : project ion that makes most of; 
tile local da?, time deejay jabberniks ‘ 
sound out ol the stone age. Except, 
tor his own quick essays—which 
in themselves have a modicum of 
tlrooi via the blessing of (prepared¬ 
ness -his disk Vand personality in¬ 
tros are brief and witty.;! Samples: ’ 
“Here’s some movie music—and if 
you lisL,: closely, \ou lean hear 
the popeor *” “Here's; Tommy 


Sands . . . father-in-law” {which 
turns out to be Frank Sinatra*. 

Buddy Weed, who plays a bright 
commercial jazz piano on the side, 
has scored more than 60 original 
jingle intros for “Flair’S” regular 
personalities, with lyrics by Clark 
Tyler, and also the show’s basic 
themes. Both music and ljTics are 
lively and are given full orchestra¬ 
tions and voicings (latter by the 
Noteworthies). Variety of jingles 
should save the show. from , the 
deadly sound of institutional 
promo themes jingled all day and 
all night by the more extroverted 
giant juke and .news outlets. 

If ‘-Flair” keeps the pace, it’s 
bound to provide affiliates with 
solid augmentation to local, pro¬ 
gramming. And it should be wel¬ 
come listening to the neglected 
gals of the daytime aud who are 
too rock ’n roll and too young to 
dig the soaps, r Bill. 

CRIME IN PHILADELPHIA 
Moderator: George Lord 
Producer: Lord 
25 Mins., Thurs., 9:05 p-rii. 
SNELLENBURGS MEN’S STORE 
WCAU, Philadelphia 

In a 25-minute ad lib session, 
Police Commissioner Albert Brown, 
District Attorney Victor Blanc and 
Fred Frohbose, special agent. iii 
charge of Philly’s FBI office, ex¬ 
amined the overall picture of crime 
on the local level. They all stated 
there was no syndicated crime 
here. 

After a brief intro by* George 
Lord, the solons were off to an 
orderly discussion; v/ith none of 
the participants trying to beat the 
other to the draw’ About their, 
only- misdemeanor was that they 
didn’t identify .themselves by the 
usually overworked first name 
routine, which caused some con¬ 
fusion as to who was saying, what. 
There was a commendable lack of 


.attempt to lighten.up proceedings. 
The facts and figures were enough. 
Contrary to most oilier sections. 

I crime is! on the. decrease here 
i~.8 r c ’ except in the areas of juve- 
.•nile delinquency and criminal 
homicide 'lialf of which is domes- 
. tic*. The D.Vs office also boasts 
an 81,2''7 conviction rate. 

Commissioner rown claimed 
that the state of crime is! also a 
, reflection of public, apathy, citing 
i the-page ope. story of . a cab driver 
held up at knife point while \vil- 
■•nesses sal unmoved on the porches, j 
; Blanc commented that four of his ! 
! best trial men also Were leaving; 
; because the pay was too low. Froli-1 
’ bose explained that t iie FBI builds i 
an '"elite corps” with * special in¬ 
ducements. and benefits! j 

Commercial tie-in averred that 
the. audience '-forthis type prograi "j 
would be interested in the superior I 
fashions of their men’s store. | 
Snellenburgs is skedded to 0 bank- 
roll a series of similar broadcasts. 

Gagh. | 

TV Code Lauds WPIX For 
Delaying Cocktail Blurb 

Washington. Oct. 4. 

,E. K. ; Hartenbower.'chairman, of 
the Television Code Review Board, 
has lauded WPIX. New York, for 
. holding up a cocktaif mix coinmeiv 
ciai. Hartenbower offered to re¬ 
view the. blurb at the Board’s quar¬ 
terly leetiiig in Washington this 
week: 

The taped commercial,' showing 
the.actual mixing-of /a whiskey sour 
with the prepared non-alcoholic 
mix, had been slated for airing 
Sept: 25. But the station ajgreed to 
the Code office request for delay 
pending a review by the Board. 
Fred Thrower, v.p. and general 
manager of WPIX, said the station 
had “certain reservations” about 
the Code office’s position. “How¬ 
ever,” he added,. “\ve believe, in 
selfregulatio*]. for our industry and 
since we signed up as a Code mem- 
. : ber. station. We intend to fulfill our, 
responsibilities.”,: 


Piloting of Don Me'ssipr Hi»;|sIaiidefs*-fof a ip-minute Stint On the 
53 stations of the Trans-Canada web of the 'Canadian Broadcasting 
Corp. by Canada Packers is termed by CBC as the. largest single radio 
purchase since . the- 1952 advent of -television in Canada. Cockficld. 
Brown & Co, was the agency. No sum Was announced. Show Will run 
39 weeks, with option, on Moh.. Wed:, and Fri, at 12:15 p.m. 

Show preemed Monday I3i: Mess *'s first airer was 21 vears ago on 
AM f.r m New Brunswick, -Last year; CBC gave the show a television 
slot and it climbed 'fast .to-top .ratings. This season live - Messer stanza 
will be on both tv and AM for CBC, 

Quality Radio Group, which will hold its sales ahd sales promo ses¬ 
sions at the Waldorf, N. Y.. Oct, 11-12, will be addressed by Richard 
Jones, veep-g.m. of J. Walter Thompson media dept.; Thomas B, Adams, 
proxy ol Campbcll-Ewal.d, Dclroit; add Hal Simoson, time- buyer for 
William Est.y Co. Latter will participate oh panel, titled, “The Promo-, 
ion of a. Quality Station.” Other panels will be on quali tation: 
sear h aiid sales. 

American W omen in' Radio & TeleviSPn fias named five persons to . 
the board of trustees of th ..group's newiy-fornied Educational Foil 
.dation, ^ 

Appointees are: Kenneth Bartlett. v\p. of Syracuse U.:, Robert D. 
Swezcy. special assistant to the secretary. U, S. Departmeht of Labor; 
Alice K. Leopold, assistant to the Secretary of Labor and director qf 
the .department's woman’s bureau: Dorotliy Bullitt, .president of King 
Broadcasting. Seattle^ and Doris Corwith, formerly supervisor ^of; pub¬ 
lic affairs shows for NBC; Miss. C-onvith also was e’.ecled vice chairman 
of the board. Chairman is Nena. Badenoch, radib-tv consultant of Chi¬ 
cago. 

W.PIX, N. Y. \vent educational Monday (3). during davtime/hours 
running approximately from 9:50 a,m. to 3 pirn: Monday, TlVufsdav, and 
Friday: On Tuesdays and Wednesdays', the N. Y. Board of Regents 
gram mi ng schedule runs another ..'half-hour for snecial' in-ser\*. : ce 
ir ograms tor teachers in-science and language arts,,Third season Tor, 
the educali.onai tv. schedule’ finds a greater .stress oh “ehrichment” 
courses, material for high schools which Could; not be duplicated in! the 
classrooms. “Enrichment” ; bloc includes “Through the Ey of th : 
Artist.” “Ne\v Frontiers in Science,’’ “Mathmatics Club of The Air,” 
“American. Anthblogy” and “Transiti ” 

. New* standards governing make-up of monochrome video tape lead¬ 
ers have begii endorsed for operational use of the TV Advisory Coi 
mittee on Video Tape Usage of .the National Assn, of Broadcasters. 

The standards, draw n :iip, by the Society of Motion Picture and .Tele¬ 
vision Engineers, specify the audio and video information to be con¬ 
tained on the leaders (which precede and follow the regular program, 
tape; and specify minimum lengths of leaders, to be used. 

Connecticut State Police Commissioner Leo Mulcahy so digs the 
safety slogan of .WDRC Radio, Hartford, that , he’s asked the station 
for slogan bumper stickers for the state’s 400 cars. Slogan; “Kids Love 
Life—Drive Lovingly,” was ..part 1 , of a. two^week .bacdc-to-school safety 
campaign in which the station aired the;voices of 35 kids, state troop¬ 
ers, town police, aides and doctors! from hospital emergency Wards 
, and parents, Keebler Biscuit Co. is supplying the stickers. 








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Gov. Collins NAB Choice 

! Continued front page 21 

NAB committee searching for a napping charges. Richard Cardi- 
prexy but the principal objection*! nal Cushing of Boston supported 
; .. c ,'k w | Furcolo. Collins refused, saying: 

to him was the fear of bad public j ;. The great ahd good God of aU 

reaction if NAB pulled pne of the ; 0 f U s, regardless of faith, grants 
top men of the State departmentto every child to be born: first, 
out of the Government during 1 t ,1( \ ri Sh.t to be wanted, and sec- 
.... .. . c jOndly, the right to be loved: 

critical times m the world by of-1 Hildv - S mother denied, both of 
fering him more money to lobby , the ^ rights to h Qr ... It was the; 
for an industry. j Ellises in truth and in fact who 

A "hot’* rumor that Presidential: have been the persons through 
ptess secretary James C. Hagerty ] whom God has assured to Hildy 
was the other contender, proved to ‘ these first two rights as one of 
be a dud. It wasn't Hagerty. high : His children;*' 

sources insisted ; During his term as governor, 

Collins has been in thp forefront j Collins has been doubly honored, 
in the South. a> Florida's liberal f He was chosen chairman of both 
governor. battling for moderation [the Southern Governors Confer- 
at a time of severe te sions be- ence (1957-58) and the National 
tween the. rae s. He spearheaded Governors Conference (1958 : 59.).. 
an informal organization of mor He was one of nine governors who 
moderate Southern governors i travelled to the Soviet Union in 
October-. 1957. to arrange a com- 1959. spending 30 days studying 
promise between Gov. Orval Faubus the Soviet equivalents of state 
of Arkansas and federal lauthorities governments. They toured five 
on the Little Rock school crisis. Soviet republics, going as far as 
He tried for the next two years to- the Red China border. They had 
work some form of harmony be- a conference with Nikita Khriisii- 
tween the President and Southern chev. 

governors on the mllamed school Tallahassee—the. “old South" of 
desegregation issue, but was out- Florida—was his birthplace on 
maneuvered each time.; He drew March 10.1909, the son of a gro- 
extensive rriticism from Florida cer y store owner and grandson of 
and other Southern states for his ! d circuit riding Methodist minister 
efforts to compromise the difticult V /ho came from Texas to Florida 
situation. around 1870. His present hpme. 

Collins at one point jcried out: “The Grove." is on a woodedihill 
“If the South wraps itself in a across the street, from the gover-. 
Confederate blanket and consumes nor's mansion In Tallahassee. It 
itself in racial furor, it will bury was built by his wife^s g.reat- 
itself politically for decades to grandfather. 

come ” He took the one-year law course 

He was also involved in the ‘ at Cumberland .University iTenn.> 
widely publicized Ellis case of and went home to practice law in 
1957. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. TaLlahassee. In 1934, -he won the 
Ellis, who are Jews, went to Flor- first of a series of elections..going 
irfa in an effort to keep custody to the state legislature. He later 
of their five-vear-old daughter, was a state senator, interrupted by 
Ilildy. u’hom they adopted from an wartime service as a Navy officer, 
unwed Catholic mother ten days He was first elected governor of 
after her birth Massachusetts’ Su- Florida in 1954. 
preme Court had ordered the During the Democratic National 
child returned to the mother for Convention in Los Angeles in, 
placement in a Catholic orphan- Jutv. he was permanent chairman; 
a ^ e - and faced one of his most difficult 

Massachusetts Gov. Foster Fur- tasks. He was supposed to keep 
colo asked Collins to return the the hall orderly at all times. He 
Ellis’ to Massachusetts to face kid- tried, but who's perfect? 




Wednesday, October $,1960 


Gone to the Dpgs 

Mobile, Oct: 4 . 

Ross Smitherman, for 30 
years . radio and tv an¬ 
nouncer. entertainer and 
spprtscaster, has filially fore- 
saken the. field. He's just re¬ 
signed from Station WALA-TV 
Mobile, Ala., to become public 
relations director for the West¬ 
ern: Greyhound.. Racing .Assn, 
at Tucson and Phoenix. Ariz. 

He .did a daily, except Sat¬ 
urday offering of his dog race 
’ selections at the Perisacola 
(Fla.». track, .which was. heard 
on. the. local station and ha3 
gone to the dogs literally. 

Bill Munday 

Continued, from paije. 
date and the network, one of the 
oldest in existence, nibers • 

some . 40. stations with, programs 
■■originating: ver WRFC, Athens, ; 
Ga:, home of, the university. 

Munday was one of the pioneer 
voices heard bn this web until his 
fadeout. but no\v he v s back on the 
skein doing the color on the foot¬ 
ball broadcasts, with Ed Thilenius, 
handling the play-by-play. j 

Mundav’s voice strikes a nostal-1 
gic note in the. minds;and hearts ! 
of thousands of-listeners each Sat- ‘ 
urday. especially with pldtjme foot¬ 
ball fans and'followers of the. Red 
and Black of Georgia. 

Saturdays_f.l) he. was at Athens 
ass'sling Thilenius as the Georgia 
Bulldogs, played the U. of South 
Carolina. 

. Next week he will be in Los 
Angeles, giving listeners the color 
picture as Georgia 'his alina mater) 
meets UCLA; 

It will bring back sad memories 
to Muriday. because 30. years ago 
he.was in California and j broadcast 
over NBC the game between USC 
and Notre Dame, both, undefeated, 
for the national .championship. The 
Irish won, 27 to 0. 

.. “I didn’t know it then but I 
and the thousands, bf others gath¬ 
ered for the game were watching 
the last Knute Rockne-coached 
team in action: He was: killed in 
an airplane crash in Kansas the 
next Spring,” 


FGQ Crackdown Triangle sFM 


SS5 Continued from pagi 4S 

stantially out of line with the Coda 
standard. 

FCC would be hard-pressed to 
back up its* disapproval of a sta- 
tiori's. spot policies with actual piinr 
itive action, and therefore relies on 
tli “lifted eyebrow’" technique Im¬ 
plicit in the 309-B letters, Since no 
spot standards are spelled out in 
FCC’s regulations, any. action.FCC. 
took against a license would hardly 
stand lip to the due process test 
in court! 

However, if a case could be 
made that programming promises 
are not being lived up to, FCC 
would be on firnier ground: |ii event 
it. sought a showdown w ith a. way¬ 
ward licensee. 


CQC-TV 

S 55 SS Continued, fcom pages 44 

'MacLaren';. Red, Skelton, S. C. 
Johnson 'Needham, Louis & Bror- 
byi and Pet Milk; of Canada, (Vick¬ 
ers & Benson); “My. Three Sons." 
Campbell Soups. (BBDO, Toronto) 
and Carnation (Baker); “Klondike," 
Harold F. Ritchie (McConnell-East- 
manhi and Ford Motor Co., of 
Canada (Vickers & Benson); “Perry 
Mason," Sterling Drugs (Dancer- 
F i t.z g e r a 1 d.-S a m p 1 e), Gillette 
tllaxom, Noxzema of Canada 
(Young & Rubicam), Kimberly- 
Clark Corp. of Canada 'Spitzer, 
Mills & Bates'. Perry Corho, Ten¬ 
nessee. Ernie Ford and Ed Sullivan; 

British American . Oil and Dow 
Brewer, r will back Big Four Foot¬ 
ball to season’s end (late Nov.) on 
the CBC eastern web, with BA C* 1 
taking half the Western football 
alrers, the other half still avail- 
able,' currently, handled by CSC 
itself. GM and Gillette w-ill handle 
tlie World Series iii Cahada via 
NBC to CBC. O'Keefe Brewery, 
backs the Breeders’ - Stakes: hors 
race Oct. 10. 


New .-Orleans^Biir Reed upped 
to news director at WWL-TV here, 
succeeding Nick Gearhart, who re¬ 
signed; 


Service Bows 

Philadelphia, Oct. 4. 

Triangle! Stations fnagiirated 
new FM service Saturday (1). 
Service is skedded tb start with 
WFIL-FM, Philadelphi WNBF- 
FM, Bihghamtpn, and WNHC-FM, 
New Haven. 

WFBG-FM, Altoona, picks up the . 
service Oct. 17. and KRFM» the 
Triangle FM station in Fresno, 
joins, the network Oct, 31. Nine- 
state area will cover an estimated 
-15,172,000 persons; and Pulse stu- 
> dies ih May . 1960 showed 23% of 
j all FM homes in Delaware Valley 
listened t.o. WFIL-FM. 

. . Along with new program .techni¬ 
ques developed, the Triangle sta¬ 
tions will also utilize the'modem 
FM broadcasting engineering; ad¬ 
vances, Surveys of FM audiences; 
in the top 50 markets were care¬ 
fully evaluated to determine audi¬ 
ence preferences. A primary ob¬ 
jective of Triangle’s FM program 
concept. to Create , musical patterns 
f with Selections that .gain attention 
J rather. thah simply serve as back-: 

I ground for other activities. r 

Estabrook & Valdes Buy 
WKST-TV, Youngstown 

Akron, Oct: 4; . 

WGUE Radio, Inc., Akron, owned 
j by Ted Eastabrbok and John. T. 

| Valdes,, has purchased WKST-TV, 

] Youngstown, O., and WKST-AM,' 
|in nearby New Castle, Pa., from 
' Samuel W. Townsend, for. a; re- 
! ported total of $1,400,000; subject 
; to okay of the - Federal; Communi-? 

! Catiprts Commissions. . 

I Under terms of the . sale, Esta- 
’ brook and Valdes bought 81:2% of 
. WKST for $975,000, and hold an 
option, of the remaining 18:8%. foe 
$225,000. Tire d?al also includes 
paying $200,000 . . for consulting 
services over a nuriiber of years to 
ToAvnsend. who was manager of 
\VJ\V. Akron, ip the late 1920$ and 
1930s, before going to New Castle; 


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Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


Hassle Holds Up 
New CanadaWeb z 


J'SkIeTy 


BABIO-TBLniSHN 


Battle of Drop-Ins 

Continued from pact 24 


Ottawa, Oct. 4..-, 

Projected new television web in 
Canada may be : temporarily 
snagged on a three-way split over 
proposed regulations governing its 
operation. A second 7 hearing was’ 
held In Ottawa by the Board ol[ 
Broadcast Governors at which 
BBG, * the television stations plan¬ 
ing to compose the new web and 
• private, company hoping to oper¬ 
ate it scuttled . agreement on the 
rules. 

The video stations want it to be 
a co-operative or mutual operation. 
Spence Caldwell,' Toronto motion 
picture distributor, who wants to 
operate the web as a commercial 
project; wants no new rules at all, 
believing existing tv regulations are 
okay. BBG straddles this, with the 
conviction that no such venture 
could succeed unless the stations 
own a minority t49Cc) share in the 
network. 

First BBG hearing earlier in Sep¬ 
tember ended with a similar deaa- 
lock, so this second huddle was 
called. Next riipye is expected to 
be an announcement by the board 
of the new regulations that will 
govern operation of the second tv 
network; 

Brit. Com’! TV’s Take 
Swells in 2d Qoarter 

London, Oct; 4. 

Advertising expenditure on com¬ 
mercial tv in the U. K. upswung 
$1,120,000 in the second quarter of. 
the year, from $51 ; 520;000 in the 
first three months. Figur is 
$12,600,000 over that for the sec¬ 
ond quarter of 1959. 

According ... to Media Records 
Ltd., budgets increased for tobacco 
and cigarettes, automobiles and 
motorcycles and toilet prepara¬ 
tions. 


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arid adjacent-channel mileage, sep- 
arations—the keystone of the pres-: 
ent nationwide television . alloca¬ 
tions system^—unless and .until 
there is available a substitute 
l which has the demonstrated ability 
to perform at least as well: : ’’ 

If the Commission decides to go 
ahead with plan anyway, I 

AMST urged a single, overall pro- | 
ceeding designating the specific j 
markets to receive the drop-ins. 
The number Of short-spaced as-1 
^igrimerits could be sharply limited j 
by this means to only "the most 
important population centers hav¬ 
ing ohly the very greatest need, 
for an extra VHF station.” "Unless J 
there is such sharp limitation,” 
AMST continued, "there would be 
a snowballing .erosion of mileage, 
separations and a wave of inter¬ 
ference to . existing servic es 
throughout the country.” 

In supporting the Commission's 
plan, ABC stressed the effects of 
the shortage of competitive chan-, 
riels.. "Television today,” it said, 
“is: like, a commodity market in 
Which the supply of commodities 
is so small, that any purchase of 
I significant size produces a corner. 

No amount of regulations could 
make such a market perform as 
it should.” 

Along self-interest lines, ABC 
pointed out that as the third net¬ 
work, its programs .niffer more, 
from the lack of facilities in major! 
markets. This “built-in” penalty 
involving clearance difficulties, the 
web said, is used by its competi¬ 
tors to persuade advertisers and 
agencies of the .disadvantages of 
using ABC. It added: 

“This in turn means less pro-, 
gramming on ABC throughout, the 
country, which means less rev¬ 
enues with which to develop new 
arid; improved programs, both com¬ 
mercial and sustaining. Thus, the 
ultimate loser is the public, which 

is denied programs which would 

otherwise be available.” 

Among modifications proposed; 
by ABC was the recommendation 
that the hew!, principal city serv¬ 
ice requirement outlined by FCC 
be applied in a flexible fashion, 
giving regard to desirability of 
the new outlets using transmitter 
sites in antenna, farms- and pos¬ 
sible need for positioning stations 
so.as to serve more than , one prin¬ 
cipal community. 

ABC also urged tfiat the reduc¬ 
tion of adjacent channel separa¬ 
tion be limited toareas receiving 
the drop-iris instead of across-the- 
board as; proposed by FCC. 

■ As a means of speeding up the 
assignments; ABC further suggest¬ 
ed that a policy of conditional 
grants be adopted, allowing issu¬ 
ance of permits pending compara¬ 
tive hearings on the newly as¬ 
signed channels. 

ABC listed major markets in 
which, lit said, the only feasible 


solution appears to be addition of 
a VHF channel. They are: Grand 
Rapids. - Kalamazoo, Louisville, 
Syracuse - Johnstown - Altoona, 
Rochester (New York), Birming¬ 
ham, Raleigh-DurhAm, Charlotte, 
Providence, Jacksonville, Wheel- 
ing-Steubenville, Baton Rouge, 
Knoxville, and Dayton. 

NBC expressed agreement that 
in “exceptional circumstances” 
limited exception* to present co¬ 
channel standards should be made 
to permit drop-ins for major cities. 
But, it said, the Commission 
'should designate those markets 
[which fit the bill rather than set 
up “some general set of conditions 
which will govjrn future applica¬ 
tions for short-spaced assign¬ 
ments.” , Greatest danger inherent 
in the interim plan, NBC opined, 
is that it may lay open the entire 
allocations system to pressures for 
further modifications which would 
erode the basic principles under¬ 
lying. FCC interference policies. 

- NBC proposed that, no city of 
less than 400,000 population re¬ 
ceive drop-ins and suggested: these 
markets for consideration:. Hart¬ 
ford-New Haven-Stew Britain-Bris- 
tol, Providence, Louisville, Dayton, 
Birmingham. Rochester (N.Y.), 
j Syracuse, Grand Rapids-Kalama- 
• zoo, Toledo, Jacksonville, and AL 
toona-Johnstown. 

CBS also called for single, over¬ 
all rulemaking in designating the 
drop-in riiarkets, rather than case- 
by-case consideration. Further¬ 
more, CBS said, FCC should 
clarify its criteria to give some 
. definition of “important” tv mar- 
rket. The web proposed a broaden- 
I ing. of the interim plan to permit 
j reallocation of existing stations at 
[substandard separations where 
! moves Would result in better serv¬ 
ice, as well as specifying present¬ 
ly authorized VHF stations to oc¬ 
cupy drop-in VHF channels where 
appropriate. 

CBS submitted a list of 12 mar¬ 
kets for assignment of an extra 
channel—Providence, Louisville, 
Dayton, Rochester (N.Y.), Birm¬ 
ingham, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, 
Jacksonville, Syracuse, Altoona- 
Jbhnstown, . Knoxville, Charlotte 
[ and Raleigh-Durham. 


Bloom Joins 

Norton Bloom has joined Irving 
Gitlin’s staff as production super¬ 
visor of creative projects for NBC 
News. Bloom, a onetime director 
and Gitlin colleague at CBS, will 
coordinate the production of “NBC 
White Paper” and “Victory,” two 
of Gitlin’s new pubaffairs skeins. 

In time, he’ll work on other Git¬ 
lin projects as well. The last two 
years, Bloom has written, produced 
and directed a series of. educa¬ 
tional films for Massachusetts In¬ 
stitute of Technology and he’s just 
completed directing one of CBS* 
“The Twentieth Century” series. 




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gamblers had the same idea. Not 
knowing the enemy formed the 
basic for the suspense for him and 
the viewer. Horo. 

THE JIM BACKUS SHOW 
With Backus. Nita Talbot. Bobs 
Watson. Bill Cord. Patrick Waltz. 
Wiliiam Kirschner, Robert B. 
W'illiams. Frank Christi, Janies 
Callahan, William McLean 
Producers: Ray Singer. Dick. Che- 
villat 

Director: Johnny Florea 
Writer: John L. Greene 
Distributed by: California) National 
Productions 
SO Mins., Wed.. 7 p.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
WABC-TV, N.Y. 

W r ith the firstrun syndication 
market poor as it is, ‘‘The Jim 
Backus Show’" doesn’t stand much 
of a chance in the syndie sweep- 
stakes. Apart from the fact that 
comedy shows have had a tough 
time in the firstrun syndie market, 
the Backus stanza is oqe of the 
poorest comedy series in the past 
several years. 

The idea isn’t bad. Backus plays 
the head of a rundown news serv¬ 
ice, with Nita Talbot as 
his girl Friday and Bobs Wat- 


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, son as his officeboy. Complica- 
; tions arise w;hen Backus has to 
come up with major stories to beat, 
the bill-collectors, or when he 
creates pseudonyms to cover the 
minuteness of his staff. 

But the humor stops there—in 
[fact doesn’t, even reach it. First 
segment dealt with a mad bomber, 
with the obvious windup their cap¬ 
ture of the guy and a frantic search 
for a bomb „ he’d planted in the 
office. First of all, there wasn’t 
much that was funny in the story. 
Second, the playing Wasn’t funny 
either. Third, the scrambling 
which apparently was supposed to 
pass for slapstick, didn’t. 

The main trouble with this one, 
however, was that scripter John L. 
Greene and director Johnny Florea 
(who’s okay on action, but appa¬ 
rently not on comedy», virtually hit 
the audience over the head with a 
hammer. The attempts at humor 
were crude and obvious; the script 
employed every cliche in the 
book. And none of it was funny. 

Chari. 


WCBS, WOR Best 
Prospects in N.Y. 
For Feature Buys 

For large feature bundles In the 
N.Y. market, top prospects are 
WCBS-TV and WOR-TV. A pos¬ 
sible longshot is WABC-TV, 

Other station needs are more 1 
confined to small pix bundles and 
reruns. WNTA-TV at this point 
seems well supplied with Its re¬ 
cent take-over of the new 20th-Fox 
post-48s from parent NT A. 
WNEW-TV has confined its pix 
purchased to reruns off other sta¬ 
tions. WPIX hasn’t many feature 
slots, with its main emphasis on 
half-hour vidpix. WNBC-tV with 
“Jack Paar S[how” holding strong 
In late night hours hasn’t a great 
need for a large number of pix. 

WCBS-TV has a multi-million 
dollar investment in features and 
has many feature slots. It has paid 
top dollar for its pix and continues 
to he on the prowl for new product. 
Over 60% of WOR-TV’s schedule 
is devoted to feature films, with 
the first-run big ones being slotted 
in its “Million Dollar Movie.” 

Stone Heads AM Code 

Washington, Oct. 4: ; 
Charles M. Stone has been named 
to supervise administrations of 
the Radio Code of National Assn, 
of Broadcasters. Stone, a 26-year 
veteran of broadcasting, will have 
among his duties the task of setting 
up a monitoring program to insure 
compliance with the Code. 

For many years with WMBR in 
Jacksonville. Stone became a 
partner, in the ad agency of Mason, 
Dow & Stone in 1959. He’s a mem¬ 
ber of the Broadcast Pioneers of 
America and past prexy of . the 
Jacksonville Advertising Club. : 


Thiety 


Herridge Hits Road 

Producer Robert Herridge is out 
tub-thumping for his vidtape an¬ 
thology “The Robert Herridge 
Theatre.”, 

[ Recently he left, for Louisville 
for a three-day round of newspaper 
[interviews, tv conferences, etc. Iiis 
series starts Sunday <9* on WHAS-. 
TV, at 9 p.m.’, with Citizens Fidel¬ 
ity Bank'picking up the tab. 

Yesterday (Tues.j he took 6ff for 
Los . Angeles to. be on hand for the 
preem of the show on KCOP, Los! 
Angeles. Other cities where the, 
program..Will be debut shortly are i 
Seattle, -'Toledo,. Denver, Minne-1 
apblis,. and Salt Lake. City,, 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


WBBM-m Extra 
Debate’Mileage 

Chicago. Oct. 4. 

WBBM-TV; the CBS Q&o. 
notched a scoop over its electronic 
competition here purely, by the 
accident of its hosting last week's 
leeoff Nixon-Kennedy debate. 

Station, expanding its 10 o’clock 
Standard Oil news to over 30 
minutes, cut. several times to the 
debate Studio for interviews with 
vip’s arid newsmen milling about. 
It was heads-upmanship that elicit¬ 
ed envy, rather than anger, from 
other Chi. channels, since appar¬ 
ently there was nothing, in the 
ground rules of the poolcast to 
prevent the station front so be¬ 
hooving itself. 

One Opposition news topper, re¬ 
fusing to read any “chicanery” 
into the maneuver, admitted he 
probably would have done like¬ 
wise under the circumstances. 

For post-debate reactions, sta¬ 
tion reporters snared GOP biggies 
Charles . Percy and Len Hall. 
Mayor Richard Daley, • arid several 
top reporters.. 

Exploiting its good fortune, sta¬ 
tion later in the week offered a 
30-minute pre-election special com¬ 
prised mainly of footage from the 
earlier vidtaping. 

FCC Proposes 2d Educ’I 
TV Station for Milw. 

Washington, Oct. 4. 

Milwaukee would get a second 
educational, television channel un¬ 
der a new Federal Communications 
Comiriission rulemaking proposal. 

The rulemaking, launched at re¬ 
quest of ^he Milwaukee Board of 
Vocational and Adult Education, 
would add UHF Channel 37 to the 
Milwaukee channel assignments. 

: This would necessitate switching of 
the Channel 51 assignment in near¬ 
by Beaver Dam to Channel .52. 

The Milwaukee educational group 
originally suggested reservation of 
one of the two UHF channels pres¬ 
ently assigned to the city. But the 
Commission said since construc¬ 
tion permits art outstanding on 
both outlets, the simplest , course 
would be to add a third assignment. 
Milwaukee’s first educational sta¬ 
tion, WMVS-TVV operates on Chan¬ 
nel 10. 


25 Years Ago 

—■fa Continued from page 28 —fa 

cast; a “heart appeal” to John Bar- 
ryniore in an effort to effect a 
reconciliation. 

Atlantic Refining ballyhoolng 
that its sponsored Dunkel System 
of picking football winners was 
80.6^ correct. 

•' Burris it Allen’s radio commit¬ 
ment with Jack Renard’s Orchestra,: 
i Ted Husing spieling, and Milton 
, Watson’s tenoring, couldn’t be de- 
i ferred, hence they were forced to 
decline a Royal Command perform¬ 
ance in London Oet. 28! 

Beaucoup gaspline and oil com¬ 
panies bankrolling regional grld- 
' casts. 

Ken Robinson’s radio dramatiza¬ 
tions of stories from Good House¬ 
keeping. Pictorial Review and Cos- 
: mopolitah for broadcasting over 
the Hearst-owned station. 

With Detroit’s QKLW, WXYX 
and WJR switching networks. Mti-.; 
■trial, NBC arid CBS, each tried to 
outdo each other with “salutes” to 
their respective Motor City outlets. 

i Rockwell-G’Keefe (forerunner of 
I G AO, Was representing Bob Cros- 
: by on his NBC-WJZ Roger & Gal- 
let debut; The Agency’s clients oil 
; radio included Connie Boswell, 

I B ing Crosby, Morton Downey^ Ruth 
j Ettirig, Mitzi Green, Mills Bros., 
j Harry Richmari, Robert L. Ripley, 
Louis Armstrong, Glen Gray & 
Casa Lqma Orchestra, Jimmy Dor¬ 
sey, Claude Hopkins. Ray Noble, 
B. A. Rolfe, Victor Yoring & Or¬ 
chestra. 

. The Ben (Rose) Berriles. married 
in 1915 and separated in 1931, were 
divorced in Chicago In 1935. 

De Wolf Hopper died at 77. 
Among his six wives. Ella Furry, 
reported as ‘‘now known in. films 
as Hedda Hopper,” survived. 


For ‘Play m Chi 

Chicago, Oct. 4. 

WGN-TV has made a deal with 
National Telefilm Associate* for 
an extra run of “Play of the Week” 
and Will give the series two ex¬ 
posures per week, the firstrun on 
Sunday evenings at 7 and the Ter 
run Friday nights at 10:30, in what 
is normally a feature film berth. 
Station will be the first In this 
market to repeat a show in prime 
local tiirie on. a regular basis. 

The indie had purchased the 
first skein of 39 ’’Plays” last spring 
arid, played off nine of thein be¬ 
fore hiatusing for)the summer. It’s 
the femainirig 30 that will be dual¬ 
ly exposed. 

Syndicationer will resume on 
Oct, 23 i tandem with WGN-TV’* 
own blue-ribbon entry, “Great Mu¬ 
sic from Chicago.” as a Sunday- 
night cultural package. WNTA-TV* 
New York, which originates “Play 
of the Week, has purchased the 
Chi station’s “Great Music” arid 
will show it. thrice weekly; 


R6y P. Rodgers has. been named 
general rnanager. of KEEZ-FM, San 
Antoni , according to Charles Bal- 
throc€, owner! Rodgers was for¬ 
merly sales manager of the. station. 


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in syndication? The dimension* 
of the change today would be 
small, in terms of dollars. The far 
larger, gross dollars in! the syndie, 
biz still flows to action-adventure 
product. The dimensions are mote 
in terms of availabilities, in range 
of product, in what it offers for the 
future. An indie station could, go 
into biz today and offer a program¬ 
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prestige than a network outlet. 
Witness the Image of WNTA-TV; 
in the seven station Newaifc-NY. 
market I 

Tape has had a great deal' to do 
with syridle’s broadened horizons. 
■It’s-'the technique which ha# made 
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which draws top name personalities 
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The hue and cry! raised in. Wash¬ 
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The: change, as it proved out, 
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game, with chocolate chip cookies 
as the big laugh. Another com¬ 
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ment and, believe it or riot, an¬ 
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ends. 

It seems to me Hugh Downs is 
a bit embarrassed at the number 
of commercials. Maybe he’s just 
happy because the show is doing, 
so well, and conceals'his happiness 
under a suave exterior. The con¬ 
testants are usually pleasant peo¬ 
ple, -Who have very little to say, 
except, “14 arid 4, please.” Or, 
“I’ll try 7 arid 21.” The prizes 
may be good-^-arid if they’re not,, 
the winner can take $100, instead. 
And the home watchers seem to 
like '.‘Concentration.’’ Or maybe 
they like Hugh Downs. Ot maybe 
they just haven’t any other re¬ 
sources arid have, nothing else to 
do, except to watch daytime tele¬ 
vision. 


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Arbitron Score for Week 


; Continued from page 24 j 


21,6. GBS’ “Circle Theatre’* hit |; 
20.9 and 18.4, and the ABC fights j. 
got 12[4 and 9.9 In all, cases, ratings ! . 
fell ..of! at 10:30 p.m. . 

T h u r : s day —• At 7:30, ABC’s j 
“Guestwaid 116” and NBC : s “Out-1 
laws” split, 13.4. to 15.4. First half 
of CBS’“Witness’’ got 7.8. Second.; 
half of “Outlaws” won at . 8. p.rri;.. 
with a 21.5 to ABC> Donna Reed 1 
,, hi ark of 19,6; CBS improved to 11.2 
with last half of ‘'.Witness.” At 9, ; 
“My Three Sons” on ARC-TV hit ' 
23.7 to NBC's 16.9 With “Bachelor., 
Father”; and CBS's “Zane Grey = 
Theatre” rating of i2. At 9:30-! 
10:30 a repeat of ABC's “Untouch- ■ 
ables” topped all comers.; 

Friday — 1 CBS. w'tii “Rawhide.'’-, 
pulled way with 20.3 and 2l.8; - ! 
NBC’s new “Dan Raven” had 9,9, 
and ABC's “Matlv’s Funnies” "had 
a 10,8. At 8. “Rawhide!’ did it again 
with 21.8i ;“Raveri ’ managed 10.5. 
At 8:30, ABC's new animated 

iluatipn comedy series. “Flint- • 
etoneS” hit 15.6 vs. “Du Pont Show;, 
Of the Month’s” 15.4 on CBS. ’ 
“Westerner” got a 13.5 Oil NBC. 
At 9, “Sunset Strip”, ran away with ; 
the field, with a 24-7 to du Pont’s 
18 and NBC's “Telephone Hour” 
score' of 14. At 9:30, it was “Sun-' 
set.” 25. du Pont 22.2 .and “Tele¬ 
phone” 9.8. ABC took it with the 
“Detectives” at 10 and NBC with., 
the second half: of “Michael 
Shayhe” at i0;30. “Detectives” had 
18.6 to, "Shayne’s” 11,2; then ; 
VShayne” hit 19.6 to. 12.5 for. 
ABC-s “Black Saddle” and 10.6 
for CBS’ “Eyewitness to History:” 

Saturday —.“Perry. Mason” won 4 
feir CBS at 7:30 and again at 8 ; 
with ratings of 30.5 and 24.8. NBC's " 
..rival, “Bonanza,” reached 22.8 and J. 
21.8. “Checkmate.” at 8:30, . won j 
with a. 23.9 ; for CBS against a 19.5 • 
for NBC’s “Tall Man,” then took.,. 


second; place at 9 with a -19.8- to 
NBC’s “Deputy” score of 21:1 
“Haive Gun, Will; Travel” and. 
“Gurismpke” won. handily at . 9; 30 
and. 10, respectively, for CBS. 

Sunday—Big hour for new prod¬ 
uct was 9-10:30, At 9, Art Carney’s 
“Hooray for. Love” special lost to 
“Chevy Show” < (Rov Rogers and 
Dale Evans) on NBC r TV bv a nose, 
22!3 to 22.1, In the next half-houf 
Chevy pulled...away with a 25.2 to 
Carney’s 19. At If) p.ni.; Loretta 
Young, on NBC, won with a 22.6 
(she lost on. the Arbitron 7-city 
report) "to. CBS' “Candid Camera” 
preem, which had. 19.8. 

Monday—Except for the. Incur-, 
sions of NBC-TV’s Bob Hope spe¬ 
cial' and the 9:30 GBS-TV. victory 
with Andy Griffith’s new situation- 
ei\. the evening belonged to- ABC- 
TV.. “Chevenrie”. took both its 
half-hour?, at .7:30 arid 8. with a 
22 followed , by a 27J9; CBS had 
I4!2 for “To Tell the Truth,” at 
7:30, and 17,4 for “Pete & Gladys” 
at 8: and NBC's hourlong “River- 
boat” hit 13 and 15.5: Hope clob¬ 
bered everybody between 8:30 and 
9:30; hitting marks of 33,7 and 3L9. 
Nearest competition was the 8:30 
seg of ABC’s “Surfside 6.”:with 
15.9! Same “Surfside!’ hit 19.1 at 
9, as “Danny Thomas ; Show” fell, 
to 14:2. unusual for the CBS stand¬ 
ard. At 9:30, ABCs “Adventures 
in Paradise.” hit 21.3. but CBS 
“The Griffith Show” reached 26.6, 
while NBC’s “Darife” preemed to 
a meagre 13,5. “Paradise” dropped 
to 21.2 at 10 p.m.. but topped 
“Hennessey’s” 18.1 on CBS, and! 
Barbara Stanwyck’s 14:7. When 
“Peter. Gunn*’ preemed on ABC-TV 
at 10:30, he still showed power, 
pulling y 22 vs. the CBS “President 
tial Countdown’?” 115: Milton 
fierie ran last with .9.6 in NBC’s 
“Jackpot Bowling.” 


debate *ite< word here had a alight- 
ly different version. 

Rumors filtering out of the GOP 
teepees held that the Republican 
party strategists .preferred Wash¬ 
ington for the affair because Ken-; 
nedy .has had two rousing recep¬ 
tions on recent visits to Cleveland, 
arid ..the GOP felt Washington 
j would, provide at least riiore neii- 
j trial ground for Nixon’s appearance, 
j . Whatever the real reasons .for 
i the city switch—and . the reasons 
[were certainly not. entirely clear— 
[ the NBC task force casing .this 
[scene left: the impression behind 
■ that they had been something less 
j than frank—im fact downright de- 
1 vious—in their dealings, with the 
i natives, both at their local tv out?- 
[ let and at the local newspapers. 

‘tittle Debates* 

Continued from page 24 55^5 

dated Press; Don Pugnetti, riianag- 
ing .editor, Tri-City Herald in East¬ 
ern Washington: arid KING news 
director Charles Herring,. 

WOOD^TV’s Sponsor 

WOOD-AM-TV, Grand Rapids, 
Mich,, will swing with the political 
debates, busting out all over the 
spectrum; and airwaves when the 
stations present gubernatorial 
hopefuls Paul Bagwell (Rep.) and 
John. Swainspn (Dem) in a half- 
hour squareroff Oct. 10, 9 p.m. 

This wilL.be one of the first to 
be bankrolled with Eckrick Meats 
picking up the fab. Battle Is being 
moderated by WOOD heWsmari BUI 
Gill. 

Houston—Art. Magee,: play-by- 
play sportscaster for KTRH, will 
leave the station in November to 
: join CBS Radio. 


Tribidatkms of a Critic 


Leo Mishkin (One Himself) Appraises 
Pros & Cons of the Calling 


...Trials and tribulations of the 
newspaper critic, particularly in 
the film and tv fields, are suc¬ 
cinctly summed up in September 
issue of Quill, journalism trade 
riiag, by Led Mishkin, :film critic 
of: the N, Y. Morning Telegraph. 
Despite junkets to faraway places, j 
free tickets, liquid luncheons with 
glamorous personalities at the 
town’s plushier emporiums, the 
critic’s lot ain’t an easy one, says 
Mishkin, though he allows as how 
he’d rather be a critic than cover¬ 
ing police headquarters on the lob¬ 
ster trick pr-pulling Out extraneous 
commas on the copy desk. 

First off, he points out, critic 
(the “responsible” critic) is caught 
on the. horns of a dilemma, with 
his loyalties belonging “naturally 
enough” to his readers but also 
getting a big trig .from his advertis¬ 
ing department. He also notes the 
“curious concept” of the film in¬ 
dustry which seems to assume that 
newspaper critics are part of the 
indristry and should be “unswerv-1 
in gly loyal” to it. While good re¬ 
views are exploited by the film 
cornpanies, bad criticisms are met j 
with such comments. “If that guy 
hates movies so much, why does he | 
insist on remaining a movie 
critic?” or “Remember, if it 
weren’t for the motion picture in¬ 
dustry, he wouldn’t have that job 
in. the first place!” j 

Mishkin says that while many 
producers Will offer free advice on 
how a film critic should do his job 


(know the industry, offer construc¬ 
tive criticism, etc.), he’s never yet 
heard one mention anything about 
the critic’s obligation to be a good 
writer. 

Television critic’s life Is even 
more difficult, according to Mish¬ 
kin, since most of the time he has 
little chance to guide viewers in 
program selection and, in fact, sees 
shows at same time the public 
does. He explains the public’s fas¬ 
cination with tv criticism as being 
something like that of sports re¬ 
porting, when a fan, who has 
watched a baseball game or heavy¬ 
weight fight the night before, will 
read every word about it in the 
following morning’s newspaper. He 
also declares that competitive tv- 
newspaper drive for ad dollar has 
had some effect on tv criticism, 
with latter frequently relegated to 
back pages, if, in actual fact, it can 
be called criticism since most of 
the “critics” write nothing but 
gossip.” 

Citing all the space which the 
newspapers' gave the quiz show 
scandals, he wonders how much 
space they’ll give to the upcoming 
tv show, “CBS Views The Press.” 

Ted Eastabrook, New York tele¬ 
vision. producer, and John T. 
Valdes, former CBS tv production 
supervisor, have purchased stock 
in WKST, Iric., New Castle, Pa., 
radio and tv station, announced 
S. W. Townsend, president, who 
said he would continue as a direc¬ 
tor and a consultant for the station. 


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j NBC Special Projects 

j Continued from, page Z5 . 

■selling- “Project 20’’ to sponsors as 
I it is this season, the unit , has in 
[the .last, couple of years managed 
j nicely to support itself. 

It is presumed that.this Situation 
has helped Hyatt’s crew dome by 
all the addition projects for a year 
hence. There will be six bio- 
J graphical “World of . . .” programs;' 
j five or six (“no niore than that; it’s 
too hard doing more”) new “Proj? 
ect 20” stanzas; six pne-hour pro¬ 
grams called “Quest,” which are 
to be about; famous persons who 
work toward bettering internatiori-" 
al relations; 13 new “Wisdom” in¬ 
terviews and 13: each of a series 
on music and on biographical, 
sketches of “top entertainment” 
personalities. 

To indicate how NBC has corhe 
;to think of its special projects rinit, 
Hyatt reports to the head of the 
program department, riot to the 
head of news. Former controls en¬ 
tertainment, latter' public affairs. 


CleveBsrns 

.SSS Continued from page 23 sss ; 

WRC-Tv; and NBC o&o, would 
have the telecast. 

The official NBC version had it 
that WRG was chosen because the 
net; '‘could draw, more frilly, apd 
swiftly” .on a pool of NBC person^ 
nel there. 

The word; frbm wheels at KYW 
here, the NBC affiliate, had it that 
no site could be found which [would 
combine: good: technical / facilities 
and room for the 300 reporters ex¬ 
pected tb coyer the event, plus 
typewriter and Western Union far 
cllities for them to file stories after 
the /telecast, set for 7:30 to 
8:30 p.m! [ 

Although. Ted Rogers, Nixon’s 
tv-radio Adviser, and Leonard 
Reinsch, ditto for Kennedy, had 
approved Cleveland as the original 


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TV-Radio Production Centres 


; Continued from page 28 ; 


erir «4 commentaries, nabbing kudos . . . Harvey Slder* joins WNAC- 
TV news staff as night editor from Parsons, Friedmann & Central ad 
agency . N. E. Chapter AWRT in fall confab at Schine Inn (30-2), 
Chicopee. Mass., with WWLP's Kitty Broman hostess and conference 
chairman and hosts: James Shea, proxy. Milton Bradley Co.; Bill Put¬ 
nam. proxy WWLP; Robert Howard, general manager, Schine Inn: Mr; 
and Mrs. Jacob L. Barowsky, Lestoil: and John H. Breck Co. Stockton 
Helffrich. director New [York Code Office NAB, guest speecher 
“Boro'’ ’Frank Airuch' iceh‘l>!ating first birthday on WIIDH-TV . 
Wanda Winslow, wife o£ WMTW-TV engineer Don Winslow, joins sta¬ 
tion a> switchboard op and receptionist . , Tom McGuiggiiV WHDII- 
TV film dep't.. wed Annri B. Cushing . . Harvey If. Olson, director of 
news and special events at WHNB-TV. speeching for West Hartford 
Business and Professional Women’s Club . . . Stan Lipp to program 
director of WJAR . . WHDH-TY’s Jess Cain narrated dealer’s pre¬ 
view of 1961 Fords lor N- E. Ford dealers . . .Sally Proud to WMTW- 
TV traffic dept . Football tv promos included Phyl Doherty, WNAC- 
TV press oHiccr. with thie 1960 edition of ‘‘Professional Football Hand¬ 
book" and Joe Costanza, WIIDH-TV press rep. with footballs . . Donn 

E. Wintrier, new ad and sales promo mgr. for WBZ-TV, from WFIL, 
Philadelphia, has come aboard succeeding William B.. Colvin, who 
ankled to join TV Bureau of Advertising. New York . . . WIICT, Hart¬ 
ford, inlroing a new program sked that more than triples its local, live 
programming. Two feature films are shown, twice each night on “Mil¬ 
lion Dollar Movie." and there is 12 hours of live production from its, 
studios each week . . Frank Howard. Edward Petry Co., elected prexy 
N. F,. Assn, of Radio and TV Reps; William A. Creed,. Foster and 
Creed. Tne.. veep; John King, Peters. Griffin & Woodward, sec-treas.; 
Bruce Patterson. Blair TV, and Bob Reardon, Weed & Co., board, of 
directors. 

I.\ LO\DOX 

Associated Television’s skein starring Max Bygraves and; .filmed in 
Italy. "Roamin’ Holidav." starts a weekly run Nov. 24. Bygraves tops 
the bill of the web’s Palladium Show this Sunday i9> . . . First of The 
British pix to be aired bv BBC-TV under its siiare-arbatch deal with 
Associated-Rediffusion Ltd., is "The Sea Shall Not Have Them." set 
for Oct. 15 . . Martin Muncaster is now newscasting for. BBC-TV. 

having left Southern Television Ltd. . . Cast of BBC’s Light Program 

romp “The Navy Lark." which returns Nov. 2, does a special lp-miin- 
ute edition before the Queen Mother Nov. 5. when she attends the 21st 
anniversary at Royal Festival Hall of the Women’s Royal Naval Serv¬ 
ice . . Magicman Chan Canasta brings a new BBC-TV series out of 

the hat. starting Oct. 14. 

I:Y PITTSBURGH ... 

Bob Prince, senior broadcaster of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will han¬ 
dle the tv side of the World Series along with Mel Allen ... , Sterling 
Yates has a new jazz sh w on KDKA every Saturday night at 9. 
Charles Mortimer, executive producer, and Leon Newman, producer, 
in town to line up the show for the ABC World Series spectacular.,. 
WTAE supplied most of the background film . . Both KDKA and 
VAMP will carrv the World Series . . WIIC will have the ty version 

. . KDKA-TV was offered the series without getting paid but decided 

to turn it down KDKA has it on the same basis but feel they 

should carry it because i they carried every game the Pirates played 
this vear . . Anthony Ji Cram joined WAMO as account executive... 
Davey Tyson back to WE DO after stint at WTAE . Singer-emcee 
Steve Gaynor on "Luncheon at Ones” on WIIC for week . . . Jim Seiler 
of ARB in town to speak before Pitt Radio and Television Club 
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said by Adolf Hitler: “The great 
strength of the totalitarian state Is. 
that it will force those who fear it 
to imitate it." 

The danger, said Murrow, “lies 
not in Khrushchev’s propaganda, 
or in the fact that the State Dept, 
improperly sought to bring pres¬ 
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but rather that the networks did 
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Murrow was careful to point out 
that his statements were not 
necessarily reflective of CBS 
thinking, but “merely the oprtion. 
of one reporter who has seen free¬ 
dom of communication and the 
free traffic of ideas nibbled a Way 
in several countries.” 


voices of Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier, Leslie Caron doing comedy 
commercials with him on a seg of KDKA’s Program PM. He .taped 
them on the set of “Fanny” during -his recent European visit . . . The 
best, conversation In tv circles are the unconfirmed reports of how each 
station (KDKA-TV and WIIO tried to prevent the other from getting 
coverage on the victorious homecoming of the Pirates; None stood.up 
except, both did everything they could to g^t the best coverage and .both 
claim victory.. 

IN MILWAUKEE 

WTM.T on Oct. 3 expanded 7:30 a.m. newscast. With James Schlosser 
miking the 10 minutes daily broadcasts. Mondays through. Fridays and 
I Gordon Thomas, host of “Top ’o the Morning" show on Saturdays . . 
j.Gretchen Coinik again televising news and ideas for homemakers on 
i WISN-T.V Tuesdays and Thursdays , . .“An Open Book” Milwaukee 
Public Library's literary, program back on WMYS-TV, Milwaukee Vo¬ 
cational School & Adult Educational station . . Another Public Li- 
: brary shcnv. “Teens Talk Books." with panel moderated by Thomas 
j Rosandich. athletic, coach, back from 1960 Olympics, kicked off Sept. 
; 24 (on WITI-TV . Jim Mortell, recent addition to WISN. annoiinc- 
; ing staff building an audience fast . . . Wisconsin School of the Air, 
[originated by U. of Wisconsin and broadcast by Wisconsin State radio 
.[stations, emanating from WHA, Madison, began 30th year of classroom 
listening broadcasting . . . WlTi-TV broadcasting 10 live CBS National 
League Football games, including the championship game . . . Ralph 
and Rosa : Evans back at WOKY from Curacao. Netherlands Antilles. 
.He's director, of engineering for Bartell Broadcasters, and was there 
: a month prior to opening of tiew.'ty station, TeleCuracao. Station joins 
! other Bartell Caribbean station: opened in 1959, Telellaiti. 

}IN CINCINNATI 

! Five-day itch of “Queen For A Day” in 2,500-se.a.t Taft Theatre was 
to turnaways and. “smoothest opening” in the show’s history, emcee 
Jack Bailey told. WCPO-TV technical crew on ABC feed . Leri 
Goorlan. WKRC-TY’s early bird Jack Paar. rubed downtown streets 
giving away CBS eyepatches . .-. Columbia Records latched on to the 
new Ruth Lyons tune. “All Because It's Christmas” Big stuff for 

small fry. is membership in safety club of WLW helicopter cop Lt. 
Arthur Mehring. Cincy Symphony Qrchestra music director Max 
Rudolf chief speaker: at opening of U. Cincinnati station WGTUC-FM 
; Bob Braun’s platter dance bandstand show Inked; for fourth year 
in tea room of McAlpin’s department store Saturdays 2 to 5 p.m. 

! through Robert .Acomb agency. 

{IN PHILADELPHIA 

Marie Torre to address: the Television and Radio Club of Philadel¬ 
phia. at luncheon meeting at the Barclay (13) . . . Mike Ellis, producer 
for the Bucks County. Playhouse, will be the featured guest on the 
’’Once Oyer Lightly,” series which debuts on WCAU-TV <8) . . . WlP 
staffers forming a basketball team, "WIP 6lers,” skedded: to play 
high school faculty teams. .Schools ill sell tickets for the benefit 
game and use money for any Worthy project . . , WCAU-TV launches 
‘The House We Live In" <9> with astronomer Harold Shapley as first 
guest ... Frank Hall, special events director at WRCV, WRCV-TV 
appointed chairman of the radio and tv committee of the “Emergencies 
Don’t Wait Week" program of local Retail Druggists Ass’n , . . “Youth 
Speaks Out," session providing teenagers an opportunity to explore 
problems in. human, relations, kicked off WCAU-TV Sunday (2>. Pro¬ 
ducer is Margaret Mary Kearney, station’s educational- director. 

; IN SAN FRANCISCO 

j Bill Guyman sighed by KFRC .for a pair of daily sport shows .. 

| New salesmen added to Gordon.Broadcasting’s recently acquired. KQBY ; 
I'ex-KOBY); Dwight Case, ex-sales manager, KRAK, Sacramento-Stock- ! 
ton; William Hoftyzer, exrKFRC.- Frisco: Sam Posner, ex-general man-., 
ager. KBAY-FM. Frisco . . . George Lemopt handling new KNBC in- 1 
terview show . . ; Rolfe Peterson, ex-Salt Lake City deejay, entered 
into eariy-morning . deejay sweepstakes by ABC’s KGO-AM—part of 
new pattern being initiated by new radio boss Elmer Wayne . . , KRIX’s 
Marion Rowe working out interesting children’s book promotion for . 
her morning “Adventure School”—it’s a cross-tease deal with News- 
Cail Bulletin . . : New, local, live kiddie show scheduled to bow shortly.: 
on KTVU . . . KGO-AM’s Henry Schacht off on month-lorijf tour of , 
Orient . ; KTVU ? s Don Sherwood setting aside a show called “SheT- 


SeeMex-D.S.TV 
Link Next Year 

Mexico City, Oct. 4, 

Mexican teleyislon will be linked;. 
With U.S. facilities, next year; 
cording to a Teleyicentro spokes¬ 
man. 

Studies so far ■ undertaken show 
the' link-up .feasible, the source 
said. Engineers feel that installa¬ 
tion of three to four more re¬ 
transmitters.. Will turn the trick. 

While the Televicenfro .spokes¬ 
man talked of “advantages” of 
Mexican viewers in that t’nej' will 
be able to see top American shows, 
there is dissenting opinion on this- 
niatter.' 

Emilio Azcarraga arid otfier top 
tv executives, while working for 
the American link, see this as only 
valuable iri bringing special tele¬ 
casts to Mexican audiences, such 
as the World Seres; meetings' of 
top international politicos and 
other special remote events, plus, 
possibly an Occasional spectacular. 

But for. the rank and file Mexi¬ 
can television audience feeding of 
English language shows of th®. 
calibre of the Bob Hope, Ed Sul¬ 
livan. Dean Marti • etc., programs 
would be wgsted effort, according 
to opinion of program chiefs 
here. Mexicans with a command of 
English, outside of the frontier 
area where they are already en¬ 
joying American shows,. are in tho 
minority and would not get the 
subleties of. American humor arid 
dramatic shows, they say. 

Another contingent here says 
that its . bad enough, that channels 
are flooded with American dubbed 
shows. Influx of live transmissions 
would put. squeeze On time avail¬ 
able for Mexican programming. 

But - while controversy rages, 
engineers are pushing through re¬ 
transmitter installations. The top 
brass can then argue out the matr 
ter of what is or is riot to be tele¬ 
cast. 


Denver—Veteran radio and tele¬ 
vision official Frank Bishop, has 
been, named station hianager of 
KHOW, Denver ? s ABC affiliate. 
Bishop, who formerly was asso¬ 
ciated with KFEL radio and KFEL- 
TV here for many years, replaces 
Robert Hix, who recently resigned. 


wood Meets His Critics.” who are Oakland Tribune’s Bill Fiset, News- 


Call's Guy Wright, TV Guide’s A1 Tbmlinson . . . ETV KQED began f 
a $100,000 instructional tv. service, with 11 different programs —' l 
heavily laced with languages—beariied into Frisco area classrooms 

IN DETROIT 

Willard S; (Bill) Smith has been named director of promotion for 
WJBK-TV. with Donn Shelton remai ing as audience promotion man¬ 
ager,. . . CKLW will hold a "Percy Faith Day” today (5) with the com-, 
poser, conductor and musician appearing in person throughout thft 
dav on disc jockey shows as the station plays his music front 7 a:m. 
to‘midnight . WWJ-TV and WWJ-radio will cover, the National 
Auto Show, in Detroit in depth with the climax coming Oct. 17 with- 
a simulcast of President Eisenhower’s address to the industry dinner 
, . U. of Michigan football coach Bumpi Elliott and sportScaster Bill 
Fleming will present film highlights of Big 10 games each Sunday on 
WJBK-TV . . Gene Osborn’s sports report Is a new WWJ-TV entry» 
sponsored by the National Assn, of Insurance Agents . . .“Jeff’s Col¬ 
lie" Is a new WXYZ-TV entry in the 6:30 p.m. Thursday Slot. 


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MUSIC 


SHOWTUNES YEN EARLY DISKS 


Hollywood, Qct. 4. 

Gain of $1,508,000 was realized 
In net earnings for first seven 
months of I960 over similar period 
last year by American Society of 
Composers, Authors & Publishers, 
it was disclosed at membership 
meeting here last week. Total in-, 
come\yos$19,668,982. 

Disbursements to nve;mbers 

mounted to $16,137,359, af.ier.pay- 
7vient of expenses amounting to 
$3,531,623. Prexv Stanley Adai , 
•here from -N. Y.. with Herman 
Firikelstein, general counsel, and 
George Hoffman,. comptroller, to 
attend, last week’s, meeting, re¬ 
ported that" costs of operation of 
organization are now approximate^ 
ly 185c. 

Agenda included discussions on 
logging procedures and .the rating 
system. Next, meeting is slated for 
sometime in: - February. . L: .Wolfe 
Gilbert, Ned Washington and jim¬ 
my McHugh; sat in as. Coast board 
members. 

Gilbert took the floor to last but 
at Broadcast Music Inc. for alleged 
••raiding” of ASCAP membership. 
Gilbert said that lor a long time it 
Was taboo to speak of the ASCAP 
songwriters’ suit against BMI with¬ 
in' the Society, since the . suit was a 
private matter/ However, he said, 
*;i believe that situation lias 
changed completely. I think we 
must all agree and conbluide that 
when BMI begins,lo raid our memr 
bership to the point -.where repu¬ 
table writers, : specifically these 
gifted men of the background ccm> 
posers fraternity, succumb to ex¬ 
travagant guarantees and longterm 
contracts offered by BMI. it’s time 
we rebel and protect this reat 
Structure of ASCAP.” 

Gilbert disclosed t that ASCAP 
general- counsel .Herman Finkel- 
steiri engaged ih an unscheduled 
debate oh the Coast last week with 
' BMI eXecs who attended a meeting 
of the California Copyright Con-, 
ference. The main speaker of the 
evening was attorney. Abraham 
Marcus on the subject. “The.. New 
Amended Consent Decree of 
ASCAP.” 

Col’s Percy Faith Sees 
’Music Getting Better’ But 
Big Beat Is Here to Stay 

By JOHN G. HOUSER 

Hollywood, Oct. ,4. . 

Percy Faith, whose Columbia 
single disking of “Theme, From a 
Summer Place” i? one .of the. year’s 
biggest sellers* believes music : is- 
“getting better and better but that 
. rock ,’n’ roll is not only here to 
stay but is the essential element 
heeded to bring youngsters into 
msic- appreciation:” 

Faith , spoke of rock ’n’- roll as 
“elementary music, like the. A.B,C’s 
of grammar. First one must learn 
the simple melodies and the beat; 
as one progressesr fle goes .upward; 
to better music, and that’s, what 
the teenager of today is doing. Bui 
-. there will always bie teenagers and 
so there’ll always be .rock ’ii’ roll.”. 

In present day markets; the top¬ 
selling. composer .feels that, hit 
singles can be a regular certainty 
if they are made with “a deep 
association in mind for the specific 
age group. In “Summer Place.” the 
vusic arid; the scene from which it 
was taken had complete identifica¬ 
tion for millions of teenagers and 
they relived the scene ,when they 
played the. disk.” 

Faitli repeatedly , pointed, out that 
rock ’n’ roll tunes “frequently are 
the fine music of Bach, Mozart, 
Schumann and others to which, a 
beat has been added. How better 
to introduce good music?” he 
asked. 

Record companies enjoy an ad¬ 
vantage: no other field of entertain¬ 
ment offers, Faith said, “a record 
is a permanent article in the home, 
and hot even radio or tv offer this. 

I have always tried to appeal to 
what I term •■the thinking listener” 
who buys his records because of 
(Continued on page 63) 


Trade Secrets 

Whodunit scripter -Henry Kane 
is writing a book on “How. To Write 
{ a Song!’ for Macmillan with, .the 
! collaboration of 10 top sohgsmiths. 
j Among those who will-give prac- : 
ifical first-hand advice will . be. 
'Hoagy, .Carmichael-. Johnny Mer- 
jeer; Noel Coward, Duke Ellington, 
j Carmen Lombardo arid. Sam Cos- 
•low. 


Victors Pop 



The Frank Music decision to re¬ 
strict, performance on Meredith 
Willson’s score for “The Unsuit¬ 
able Molly Brown” until , three 
weeks after the musical’s Broad¬ 
way opening isn’t establishing 
showtime exploitation pattern in 
the industry. In fact,, the other 
show music firms canvassed figure 
that Frank arid the musical, itself, 
have “everything .to lose and.noth¬ 
ing to gai .” 

; The showscore film execs believe 
that they should go for as much 
exposure as possible and that show 
songs should be recorded whether 
fife musical, is a hit or hot, “It’s 
the only way the .public will have 
j a chance to hear, good songs,” says. 

• Buddy Robbins who’s how running 
J.ule Styne’s Stratford .Music firm 
which has the Incoming “Do Re 
Mi” score by Styne, Betty Comden 

.. o ..^__ and Adolph Green. “The record 

the-plop--albummarket7RCA 7 Victor j firms, should have a responsibility 
: has signed George Avakian to be- to the show writers whose catalog 
come manager of the pop album stuff they use regularly in. albums,” 
department’s artists’ repertoire : adds Robbins, "and should record 
operation. Avakian, a 20-yehr. vet- , their new material for the singles 
: eran in the : disk business who . market: The $750 or$l,000 cost to 
^switched to . Victor from the top record a single isn’t too much of 
; a&r slot at Warner Bros. Records: vestment in this respect;” 

is now working under Steve Shoies; f Tommy Valando, who is currerit- 
; Victor’s overall a&r chief and Rob- ly. riding with the sebre -for “Fib- 
t eit L. Yorke, Victor y.p. in charge -rello” arid the soon-due “Tender- 
' of the commercial records’ creation loi . says the publishers should 
; department. get the/ songs . out . whenever the 

j Before joining Warner Bros'., in . producers will let them. “One of . 
1958, Avakian produced disks for . the best ways for a new publisher. 
Columbia for, 18 years and whs re-. : to get into the: show score field,” 


sponsible for recording numerous. 
pop ; and jazz artists .for the first 
; time. He was responsible for sev¬ 
eral jazz antholgies. under the Col- 
. umbia label, notable the “stori ’’ 
• Of Louis Armstrong and Bessi 
Smith. 

Avakian’s move to Victor spot¬ 
lights a new accent on pop pac.k- 
.aging i Yorke’s department. Up 
to now, pop albums, were being 
produced, by. the various a&r pro¬ 
ducers at Victor whereas how* Ava¬ 
kian will be given the creative 
reins in this field. 

At; h is WB spot, Avakian was re¬ 
sponsible for recording “The But- 
tondown Mind of Bob Newharty 


(Continued on page 62). 


Agency Up For 


VALANDO TO PUBLISH 


The continuation of the royalty 
collection agency launched early 
. ih 1959 by the. American Guild of 
bestselling comedy package, and | Authors, & Composers, will be the 
produced WB’s first, twesingle hits ' rnain point, on the agenda of the 
with .Tab, Hunter on “Jealous AGAC’s. annual-meeting in : New 
Heart” and “Apple Blossom Time.” York Oct, 13 at the Hotel Edison: 

—---■■■.. . .' .. Originally, the collection agency 

was proposed for a trial two-year 
run, after, which time there would 
be a decision on whether or not to 
APP D’lVAV CPU CfAD? continue the operation. AGAG 
Wr-D VV AI u&V otuAbiprexy Burton. Lane, v.p. Jack Law- 
Tommy Valando .has acquired : £ e, ,l C ^ an ^ general counsel John 
another . off - Broadway musical, s u chulman will present the issue to 
score: It’s.“The Shoemaker & The j the me ^ bership * 

Peddler” by; Frank. Fields <music'll. AGAC execs have been holding; 
and Armand. Auiieino (lyrics and ' informal discussions with grbups. 
book). The musical. .. which is i °f ..25 to 30 songwriters, recently 
about the Sacco &. Vanzetti case, I about the collection agency, which 
opens:. at the 74th St. Theatre : was set up to strengthen the song- 
Oct. 14, writers’ bargaining position with 

The score will go into Valando’s. respect. to getting an accurate 
Sunbeam Music firmBMI). Other count from the publishers: It’s ex- 
off-Broadway musical that went peeled that the. AGAC. council will 
into Sunbeam this season was urge, that the membership vote to 
"Greenwich Village U; S. A.” The conti the, collection agency. 
Broadway score in Sunbeam this Most of the top AGAC writers 
season is the incoming “Tender- are now -using the collection agen- 
loin” by Jerry Bock (mtisici and cy: Some publishers have tried to 
Sheldon Harnick (lyricsl Valando i block AG AC's auditors from check- 
also has- set the score for “A Fairi-'ing. their books, but under the 
Ily Affair.” musical due next sea-.. basic.contract, any Writer cah audit 
sort by Bill Goldman (book and the books of a publisher with, re- 
lyrics), and Jack Kander fmusfr-k ; spect to his royalties. ' Some re- : 

"•--j calcitrant publishers received nb- 

... tices from songwritevs who Wanted . 

Lljbertv 6-fflOS Pfoht Mheir copyrights back. When this 

^ l u-mua. l i um happened, the publishers agreed 

Down on Sinde SIM e ;“ r : ooperate " ith the 


Hollyivood, Oot. 4. 

Liberty Records, net . dow 
yfor six months ended June.30, 1960 
;with a $100:000 profit as compared 
tp $147,000 for corresponding peri¬ 
od-in. 19.59,'Decline was attributed 
to slack in single biz following ' as national sales manager for MGM 
thP iwvnis Records. He replaces Charles 

the pajpla scandal. ! Basin who moved over to the Eyer- 

Alvm S. Bennett, label prexy, l est.label’s sales department.' 
reported earnings for the full fis- Prior to joining MGM thV 
cal year \vill exceed those of last ( Schachere was divisional manager 
year’s $448,676. i of the Magnavox Co. 


Schachere Sales Chief 
For MGM in Hasin Shift 

Leon Schachere has taken over 


Harry Fox & i: T. Abeles Blow Whisde 
For N. J. Police Raid on Disk Pirates 


ASCAFs FaH Meet 

V, American Society of Composers, 
Authors & Publishers has set its 
eastern fall membership meeting 
for Oct. 27 at the Waldorf-Astoria, 
N. ,Y. The Society held its meeting 
on the Coast last week. 

Members who wish to piopose 
aii amendment to the Society’s by- 
law^ at the meeting will have to 
file the amendment with the board 
by Oct. 19. | 



Forgery Ring 



Los Angeles. Oct, 4. 

A national disk counterfeiting 
ring, headquartering here, was 
cracked wide. open. Sunday <2) with 
the arrest of seven individuals who 
were caught with several thousand 
copies of alburns by Shelley Ber¬ 
man on a forged Verve label and 
“Precision . Percussion” albums on 
a forged Command label. The raid 
Was made by district attorney Wil¬ 
liam McKesson as result of a long 
probe instituted by the American 
Record Manufacturers & Distribu¬ 
tors Assn., via attorney Sigmund H. 
Steinberg, of the Philadelphia firm 
of Blanc, Steinberg, Balder .& 
Stelhbropk, which reps ARMADA. 

Ainohg those arrested was Brad 
Atwood, head .of Atwood Indus¬ 
tries, which was changed with man¬ 
ufacturing the counterfeit disks. (A 
raid Instigated in New Jersey last 
week by the office of Hairy Fox, 
music publishers- agent arid trustee,-, 
against Best Seller and Star Times. 
Records,: did not involve counter¬ 
feiting hit disks, but the use of 
tunes without a license). (See sepa¬ 
rate story)., 

ARMADA’s legal staff was led to 
California as a result of a recent 
New Jersey raid on the Bonus 
Platta^a-Pak company in Bergen 
County where a quantity of coun¬ 
terfeit Cameo Records disks were 
discovered.. Platta-a-Pak. however, 
only dealt ih the claimed counter¬ 
feit merchandise whereas Atwood 
Industries manufactured it. 

Arrested with Atwood was Peter 
Korelick, head of the pressing 
plant, William Thompson, Gene 
Allison, Charles Richards, Larry F. 
Lee and Carl John Marks, all asso¬ 
ciated with Atwood in the alleged 
counterfeiting operation. 

APOLLO, SUE JOIN 
FTC PAYOLA ORDER 

Washington, Oct. 4. 

Federal Trade Commission last 
week approved consent orders for¬ 
bidding: two New York disk firms 
from giving payola to disk jockeys, 
j The firms are Sue Records and 
;Apollo Records. Both were ac¬ 
cused in earlier FTC complaints 
of inducing broadcast personnel 
to; plug their records. The consent 
Orders involve , no technical admis¬ 
sion of guilt. 

CLGAin Exec Board 
Vote; Preps Pic Pact 

Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

Members of the Composers • & 
Lyricists Guild of American have' 
begun: casting their mail votes in 
the election for org’s exec board 
for the next three years. Voting 
winds OcL 8 with winners being 
disclosed at CLGA’s annual meet¬ 
ing sometime in November. 

. Also to be presented to the mem¬ 
bership at that time will be 
CLGA’s final draft of a negotiable 
contract between the org and the 
major film producers; Both sides 
are currently in the negotiating 
stages on a pact that .will mark the 
first time GLGA has had a working 
1 agreement with the major studios. 


’ In a direct crackdown on the disk 
pirates, Harry Fox, music publish¬ 
ers’ agent and trustee, through his 
attorney, Julian T. Abeles, and 
with the cooperation of New Jer¬ 
sey law enforcement officials, 
dealt a knockout blow via a polic* 
raid to a segment of the bootleg 
trade. Fox said it was the initial, 
step on an allout drive to clean up 
the racketeering fraternity. 

Fox discovered that an outfit^ 
; known as. . Best Seller Record Co.,, 
in association with Joe Bonomo 
Associates, both of New York City, 
were promoting and selling 
through chain stores and super¬ 
markets a line of 45 rpm disks with 
the following pitch: “Best Seller 
—Today’s Six Top Hits—Six Best 
Sellers—Six Full Length Songs— 
A Six-Sided Smash—Only 59e” 
They also peddled an LP labeled 
“Star Time Records—Top 16 Hits 
of the Week—As Picked and 
Played by Your Favorite Station.” 
j Fox ascertained that the press- 
, ing plant of this operation was in 
River Edge, N. J., and that it was 
turning out thousands of cut-price 
disks. Among the chains receiving 
the platters were F. W. Woolworth 
& Co., M. H. Fishman Co., Neisner 
Bros. Inc. and W. W. Mac Co. 

Among the songs appearing re¬ 
cently on Best Seller releases were 
“Never on Sunday/’ “My Heart Has 
a Mind of Its Own.”-“Kiddio” 
“Yogi;” “The Twist,” “Cathy’s 
Clown,” “Paper Roses.” “Good 
Timin’ ” and others. The Star 
Time label carried similar hit 
titles. Fox observed that the artists 
on both labels were coined names. 

No Recording Licenses 

No licenses had been issued by 
Fox on behalf of the publishers to 
either the Best Seller or Star 
Time labels. Hoivover, a rep of s 
Star Time label in N. Y.. located at 
a different address than Best Seller 
Records, requested a license and at 
a V4 cents rate to cut an album of 
16 tunes, 

Abeles made the results of Fox’# 
investigation >available to Guy Ca- 

(Continued on page 63) 

Dick Clark Sez Payola 
Hearings Had No Effect 
On Career; Ratings High 

Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 

Here for a conference with 
; sponsors; ABC-TV’s “American 
j Bandstand” Dick Clark said that 
I “unfavorable publicity stemming 
|from the Congressional payola 
I hearings- last spring has had littlo 
i effect on my career.” Clark, who 
was cleared by House investigators 
at Washington, pointed out that a 
recent audience rating survey in¬ 
dicates that his “American Band- 
; stand” program popularity “is just 
ia shade higher than it was last 
j year.” 

| He said there’s a possible eve- 
jning variety program in^the cards 
i to replace the Saturday night on* 
j eliminated by ABC-TV. “We’H 
• also be doing another New Year’s 
eve special and in January we'll 
start filming a motion picture 
called ‘The Young Doctors.’ ” 

This month “American Band¬ 
stand” starts its ninth tv year.. 


RCA’s Onera Push 

RCA Victor, which has dropped 
its prices on its multiple-LP 
operas, is launching a major opera 
promotion this month. Drive will 
focus on three complete recordings 
of “Don Giovanni,” “II Trovatore** 
and “Turandot.” 


Benny Batons in Cleve. 

Cleveland, Oct. 4. 

Jack. Beriny is making a new 
round of. personal appearances this 
year in behalf of raising money 
for symphony orchs. He’s now 
Skedded to do a pension fund ben¬ 
efit with the Cleveland Orchestra 
Nov. 4. 

Benny is down for a similar 
[benefit for the Indianapolis Sym¬ 
phony Nov. 1* 





m 


MUSIC! 


P&me/tt 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


Jocks, 


and Disks 


.By. HERM SCHOENFELD- 


The Brothers Four (Columbia': 
“TflE GREEN' LEAVES iOF SUM¬ 
MER" ' Feist*\ from “The Alamo’* 
pi:; score, yets ariolherji excellent 
workover due’ for vvi)de spins. 
-BEAUTIFUL BROWNS EYES’ 
(American • is a pleasant entry 
with a simple l>ric ideal! 

Sarah Vaughan • Memirvi.- “OUT 
OF THIS WORLD'* (Moms*/ is a 
swinging version of a jfine oldie 
solid for all programming situa¬ 
tions. “CLOSE TO YOU” * Or¬ 
ton*- L a pielly hall; side accent- 
lug this song-In*'.s’ wide-ranging 
pipes. j! 

Marty Robbins Columbia “THE 
ALAMO” •Feist" pic title song, is 
an interesting historical' saga well 
delivered hv this fine singer. “A 
TIME AND PLAjCE FOR 


over and could put this performer 
back into the hit lists, “LET'S 
FORGET- IT NOW”' (Central Park 
South*! i$ a more routine ballad. 

Luekv Mi Hinder (Warwick?: 
“BIG FAT MAMA*' (Advanced*!, a 
yesteryear rhythm click, returns 
in a vigorous rocking slick by 
vocalist Frankie Tucker that could 
repeat. ‘ ‘SLIDE MR: TROM¬ 
BONE" .(Advanced*! is another 
catchy side with Anisteen Align 
vocalling. 

Billy Wiliams (Coral •: “BEGIN 
THE.BEGUINE (Harms’*) gets one 
of Billy Williams' typical knock¬ 
down interpretations that’ll, give 
this oldie a new round of plays. 
“FOR YOU" (Witmark*) is a bal¬ 
lad standard belted to the hilt. 

Bet E. Martin (Epic»: “OUR 



Album Reviews 


Best Bets 


LAWRENCE WELK 

PreSHHA His Newest Dot Single 
“LAST DATE" 

lv ’rank Scott, a l the Piano 

“RCinember: Lolita’’) 

Dot ..No, 16145 ' 


j vckii: wilsox. ,...... .alone at last 

(Brunswick) . . ,|.. .. Am i Tfie Mari 

Jackw Wilson’s “Alone at Last(Pearl*), a rewrite■ of the, 
Tchaikowsku "Tonight] We Loiv” classical theme., shapes up. as a 
lush bat lad delivered with a hefty commercial impact. “Am I the 
Mav” i Pearl- is an kay rocker in a conventional wove.. 

* * 

JEFF BARRY__ J . .THE FACE FROM OUTER SPACE 

(RCA Vidor) . . .. ...... . Lonely Lips 

Jeff Barry’s “The Face From Outer Space" <E. B . Marks*) 
is a ( lever novelty rhythm entry in a way-out arran e merit that'll 
draw p’erty of spins.-. “Lonely Lips ” (Marlr'-n is a good ballad- 
grooved for the teenagers by this singer. 


ANITA BRY \NT . . LOVE LOOK AWAY 

(Carlton) . . . .One Of The Lucky Ones 

Airta Britain's "Love Look Away" {Williamson* >„ from, the 
Flower Drum Sony" score, gives this songstress the. type of. stand¬ 
out material v'hich she can belt with her warm, open-voiced style. 

“ One ot the Lucky Ones" (Joy*) is another excellent ballad also 
rating ctns-> attention^ 

JOHNNY PRESTON ]i. .. I P IN THE AIR 

(Mercury) . . . . w. Charming Billy 

Johnny Preston’s "U\p in the Am” (Big Bopper* > is a fast-paced' 
rocker with a good lyric projected to the hilt by this .performer . 

“Charming Billy" i.-Big Bopper. 1 * is an okay adaptation of ah 
old folk tune. 

WYNONIE HARRIS BLOODSHOT EYES 

(Roulette) ...Sweet Lucy Brown 

Wx/non' Harris’ "Bloodshot Eyes’- (Lois' is a ioe-t.appin. 
rhythm number which this savvy blues singer delivers with 
powerful wallop. "Sweet Lucy Brown" (Sandra 1 - V is.ih 
Idiom 

JAMIE COE__THE STORY OF JESSE JAMES 

(ABC-Paramount)' ....... . . .......... Say You. 

Jamie Coe’s "The Story of Jesse James" (Trinity 1 - ) is- nifty 
historical saga, even if not entirely accurate, which Should make a 
den:. "Say You” {Trinity *) is a pleasing bnUad side. 


DEBORAH STL ART... NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU 

(Capitol) . . . ... Angel Smile 

Deborah Smart's "No One Ever Tells You" (W’piss 8c- Barry*) 
a line blues ballad with a standard quality, viakcs a highly prom¬ 
ising getaway side for this young songstress. “Angel Smile” 
(Wiuneton- >, a rhythm entry, belted vigorously for stroh 
impact. 

* 

RICHARD WOLFE, u_NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU 

(Kapp) .j. . . . .Girl In High School Band 

Richard \Vi>l;e Orch’s “No Arms Can Ever Hold You” (Gill) 
is a swiv r ig entry done with a big dance band and choral .en-. 
sanble. in fresh-sounding arrangement. "The Girl in the High 
School Band” i Ashland*) is a neat teeh-ang’ed side vrith good 
potential. 


EVERYTHING” iMarizpnati is a 
fine ballad with strong chances. 

Vince Taylor <PaletteU “I’LL 
BE YOUR HERO" (Zodiact) is a 
nifty rocking import from England 
with excellent chances /here since 
the Idiom is exactly the same on 
both sides of the Atlantic. “JET 
BLACK MACHINE" 'Zodiact) is 
another. strong entry in a similar 
groove. I 

Floyd Tilman < Liberty!; “IT 
JUST TEARS ME UP*’ (Western 
Hills _; > is a smartly wrjitten coun¬ 
try tune delivered very effectively 
for solid pop impact. “THE SONG 
OF MUSIC” ■ Pear •; /fine Latin- 

styled item. j 

Dick Jacobs :Corsil>: “MID¬ 
NIGHT LACE" (Dayjwinf), pic. 
tune, gets another standout orch 
and choral arrangement due for 
lotsa spins., “Spartacus Love 
Theme" (Northern*! also a pic 
score extract, shapes up as. a com¬ 
pelling instrumental. 

Johnnie Ray (Cadence): “IN 
THE HEART OF A FOpL” (Cedar- 
Wood : ), a big, heart-rending ro¬ 
mantic ballad, gets a strong work- 


LANGUAGE OF LOVE” (Chap-. 
pell*>, from the “Irma La Douce” 
score, is a neat ballad nicely fiai- 
vored for the pop market bv this 
songstress. “I CAN’T FIND MY 
KEYS" (Arch*' is a fair rhythm 
idea. 

Paul Clayton (Monument*: “SO 
LONG" i Ludlow* i is a bouncing 
folk-styled n mber. infectiously 
handled by this savvy singer and 
chorus. Could be big, “LAST 
CIGARETTE” iCombine -a Is mbre 
pleasing, material. 

Louis Jordan (Warwick): “FIFTY 
CENTS” (J. Fisher & Bros.** gets 
a nifty calypso-type vocal by this 
vet singer. “BILLS" (Selma) is 
fair material for this performer. 

Kerry . Adams (Chancellor!: 
“HIDEAWAY”’ (Debmar-Geneva*). 
an okay teenage ballad, is handled 
in typical callow style by this 
singer who could hit with the 
juves. “TELEPHONE NUMBERS" 
(Debmar-Geneva’*) is a cute idea; 

The Rivieras (Coed!;. “GREAT 
BIG EYES" (Winneton) is a nifty 
rocking entry belted with com¬ 
mercial potency by this combo. 


“MY FRIEND" (Paxton*) is a good 
religioso rendition, 

Ronnie Love (DoU: “CHILLS 
AND FEVER" (Hermest). is a 
cacthy rhythm number with a lyric 
which could make a dent via this 
strong rocking slice- ... “No USE 
PLEDGING MY* LOVE" (Hermes-) 
is routine. 

. Stacy Henry (Flippin’ 1 : “JliVlMY* 
PLAY A HORN” (Village)) is a 
. bright wprkover of a dumber based 
bri the “Th? Blue Tail Fly” melody. 
Good' for jukes.. “MAGIC WAS 
THE NIGHT” .(Hometown*) is 
fair ballad side. 

AI Hendrix (Lagree); “YOUNG 
AND WILD” (Tohnstone-Monteij) 
is a solid entry belted, very effec¬ 
tively in the approved- rockabilly 
groove. by this Singer. “I NEED 
YOU" (Johnstbrie-rMonteit) changes 
pace with a nice ballad sound. 

Miller Sisters CMiRer): “THE 
PONY' DANCE” (KCelt) skips along 
at a rocking pace that will do okay 
as a jukC item: “GIVE ME SOME 
OLD FASHION LOyE" (Keel: 
has a rocking harmony flavor th. 
the gals push nicely- 

*ASCAP. tBMI. 

Decca’s Hat id Ring 
As Part of ‘Alvin For 
President’ Campaign 

London. $ept. 27. 
Decca . diskery in the U.K. has 

• entered the American:Presidential 
election campaign; having decided 

j in a declaration just issued “upon 
!a violent departure from our ;past 
tradition of non-participation 
' political affairs/* 

Its manifesto begins: “Just as a 
r. proud mother. must at times ad- 

i. mire the rebelliousness of a 
] spirited.child, so must we in Bri¬ 
tain respect ; arid admire - the inde- 

• pendence of the United States of 
j Arnerica. Indeed, we should like 
! our Ariierican. cousins to feel that. 

had they seen, fit to remain mem-, 
hers of our great. British family of 
nations a little longer., we. sliould. 
in this!' day :of. Commonwealth 
rather than Empire, be considering 
already the. possibility of granting 
. -them-^-albng with other of our. de¬ 
serving colonies—soihe appropriate 
measure of self-government.” 

: It’s all part of the ..campaign for 

j. the Liberty Records Chipmunks 
1 disk,'.‘‘Alvin f&r-’President." re¬ 
leased here last week, on the Lon¬ 
don label. 


Elvis Presley: “G.I. Blues" (RCA 
Victor): The soundtrack from Elvis 
Presley's first pic sirice he exited 
the Army early this year has been 
fashioned into .a sock commercial 
package. A varied score including 
onlv. one previous rock ’n* roll hit, 
“Blue Suede Shoes," giyes Presley 
a chance, to display his talent for 
belting arid balladeering. Standout, 
entries for the pop market are 
tunes like ‘Tonight Is So Right 
For Love," “Shoppin* Around,” 
“Doin’ The Best I Can" and a 
solid ra r.chirig entry, “Didja’ 
Ever." Several sorigsrnitiis for this 
original score rate, but don’t get; 
billing on the jacket. 

. Paul. Anka: “Anka At The Copa” 
(ABC-Paramount). One of the 
pherionis pf the rock *n* roll school 
who. along with Bobby Daris, grad- 
I uated irito the ranks : of nitery per¬ 
formers, Paul Arika is an all-, 
‘•around talent who makes up. . in 
! vigor what he lacks in finesse. In 
/.this set cut, during a reprint per-. 
Iforuiance at New York's Copaca- 
bana, Anlia delivers with the right 
|magic for teenagers. His book in- 
(eludes standards like “My Heart 
Sings." a rewrite for juves of. “One 
j For My Baby," "Swanee" and 
j ’’Heiro, Young Lovers," plus, a 
] group of his own hit numbers like 
j “Diana.” “Put Your Head On My 
Should.er," “Lonely Boy”, arid “Y’ou 
Are: My Destiny.” 
j George Jessel: # ‘Mr. Toastmaster 
j General” (Palette);. Griorge JrisseTs 
irniqu skill as a post-prandial 
[speaker has been caught with, full 
flavor in this "soundtrack” set 
; taken from testimonial diririers. for 
| various personalities at-which Jesr 
sel was the verbal “piece tie. re- 
sistance/': Ariiidst toasts to such 
names as Dean Martin, Jack Ben- 
:nv, Somerset-Maugham,-The Queen 
of England and one Friars dinner 
at which lie was the honor guest 
on his 60th birthday, Jessel. covers 
a gamut of anecdotage. witty "ob¬ 
servations, mimicry dialebtics and 
serious tribute to Jewish tra- 
. dition.. This a piece of prime shoty 
biz meoirabilia: 

“Percussive Jazz*' (Audio Fidel¬ 
ity This is a striking package 
aimed at the stereophiles who Want 
“sound” value, for their money. 
This LP Is frankly billed as “doc¬ 
tored for super-stereo” arid spot-, 
lights a big, swinging band with a 

■ big accent pn the percussive sec¬ 
tion. Some of the instrumental 

I effects are controved for maximurii 
! pyrotep.hnical impact. ,.Turies : -in-. 

, ciude “The Man With. The Golden 
! Ann.” “The Mari’ Who Got Away,” 
•“Theme.' From Dragnet,” “Witch-:: 

■ craft,/’ “Peter. Gunn.'.’ ‘.‘Tenderly,” 

, “Ma.mbo. Ijin/’ and others. 

Gerry Mulligan:. “The Concert 
Jazz Bandr i Verve)., This, kickoff 
.albuny by Gerry Mulligan’s new big 
• band shapes up as potent’ entry in 
the contemporary jazz idiprii. While' 
related to his; small. combo. ap- 
; pfriach; the-big band has given j 
Mulligan a chance to. display more 
flexibility, in sound and ideas, while, 
permitting wide scope to. soloists 
: like Zoot Sirns, Gene Quill, Bob 
Brookmeyer and others on num¬ 
bers such as “Swerit and Slow.”. 
“You Took Advantage of ATe/’ 
“Out of This World,!’: “My Funny. 
Valeriti.ne” and “Broadway."/ 

Dinah Shore. -. Andre .. Previn: 

_ “Dinah Sings—-Andre Plays” (Capi¬ 
tol'. Once again, Dinah Shore, 
dishes up a. highly piriaising stanza' 
of standards. This time,’ her vocal? 
gets an ideal accompaniment, in 
the deft, pianisties of Andre: Previn. 
It’s a smooth, relaxed session in¬ 
cluding evergreens such as “The 
i. Man I Love;” “April In Paris,” 


Longplay Shorts 


1 Tliri .second volume of “60 Years of Music. America Loves Best’’ is 
f highlighting RCA Victors October Red Seal release. Like the’ first 
volume,, .which was a longtime bestseller, the new package will contain : 
two LPs and will .sell at a $4.98 price . Victor a l S o bows-two new 
longhair artisls^this month With, sets by pianist Malcolm Frager, w.in : 
/ner of several international competitions, and English guitarist .Julian 
Beam. 

In addition to: the soundtrack: set on the Columbia label, the Dimitri 
Tiomkin-Paul Francis Webster score for “The Alamo” Will get . album 
i:workovers by Camden, Kapp, Epic , - l T2 Great Themes .From The 
Soaring SixtiriS” is/the first of a series of pic-tv theme. WOrkovers pit 
the 20th-:Fox schedule Phonic Records kicked off with a “Progres¬ 
sive Bongo Instructions” LP. It’s the first in a series of musical in¬ 
struction packages planned by diskery’s topper Jack Burger . . . Chan¬ 
cellor Records veeprie Peter Giradi to prep a soundtrack album of the 
UI pic “Cbllege Confidential” . Roulette Records is on a jazz push. 
For its Octoher program, diskery is giving a ciiffo LP for every two 
[purchased in its Birdland Series* 


“I’ve Got You Under My Skin/* 
“Melancholy Baby,” “It Had To 
Be You” and Til Be Seeing You,” 
among others. 

Brook Beiitori: “Songs I Love To 
Sing” (Mercury). One of the top 
names in the single disk biz. Brook 
Benton is also a weighty package 
artist because of his solid vocal 
talent. Benton has a widp range 
and a savvy sense of timing and 
phrasing with a distinctive attack. 
He registers on standards like “It’s 
Been A Long. Long Time.” “Lover 
Come Back To Mg,” “September 
Song.” “They Can’t Take That 
Away From Me.” and others: 

“Conway Twitty’s Greatest Hits” 
(MOM). , Conway Twitty’s delivery 
is airned for. the teenagers arid 
this LP should make a special dent 
in that market. It’s a de ltixe pack¬ 
aging job : \vith a double-fold of 
text and photos, plus a cuffo offer 
of a 45 rpm disk. Included are a 
group of such Twitty hits as “Dan¬ 
ny Boy.” “Lonely. Blue Boy. “It’s 
Only Make Believe,’'’ “Is A Blue 
Bird Blue” and “Mona. Lisa,” 
among; others... 

“Bud & Travis In Concert/- (Lib¬ 
erty): This doubie-LP showcases 
the nifty folksinging. teani of Bud 
Dashiell and . Travis Edmonson.: a 
duo who are in the same groove .as 
The Kingston. Trio.. The team has 
bright Aocalr. sound, a fine, reper¬ 
toire and an effective line of Chat¬ 
ter, although some of the latter 
could have been judiciously cut for 
this disk version. Standout; tunes 
are “They Call The Wind Maria,” 
“Delia’s Gone,” “MalagUena Sal- 
eros.” “Raspberries” arid “Every¬ 
body Loves Saturday Night/.’’ 

Billy Vaiighn Grrih: “Great Gold-- 
en Hits” iDot). This is a jumping 
riiusieal toast to the heyday of the 
swing era when maestroes like 
Glerin Miller. Charlie Barnett; 
Tommy Dofsriy, Behny Goodman, 
et al, were the giants of the band 
biz: In this offering, Bil.V Vaughn’s 
orch blends his... creamy , smooth 
style with that of the original band 
on numbers like “Little Brow 
Ju-g.;” “Opus One;” - “Cherokee,” 
“Dancing In The Dark" and. “No, 
Name Jivri.” ’ 

Duane Ed^y: “1,000,000 Worth 
of Twang’’ (Jamie). Duane Eddy’s 
guitar. work is an acquired taste 
that the.teenagers have acquired. 
This, “album history ,of Duane 
Eddy” as the LP claims hits a hot 
musical note wit h such nevefgreens 
as VMooviri’ and Grooviri , > " “Rebel 
Rouser,” “The Quiet Three’’ and 
“Because They’re ; Y'pUng.*’ It's 
fast and noisy and aimed to keep- 
the. kids happy. 

Sal Salvador Oreh: “The Beat 
For This Generation’/ -(Decca). Gui¬ 
tarist Sal Salvador, who is launch¬ 
ing his own band for/live dates, 
again displays a fresh, swinging 
quality in this iristrumental LP.. 
This studio band is. characterizrid 
by a firm beat arid an iri.terestirig. 
blend pf; brass and reed sections in 
a sound that, spans the traditional 
arid the, modern in jazz.. Nuriibrirs 
in this set include oldies like!‘.'That 
Old Feeling.” “Secret Love,” “The 
Continental”, and. several original 

compositions. Herni. 

FOUR LADS EXIT COL 
TO CUT OWN MASTERS 

After close to Id-year hitch with 
Columbia Records,; the Four Lads 
are exiting the label, to . produce 
their own. masters. Mike Stewart, 
who manages the group, is current¬ 
ly lining up a disk company to 
lease the masters and to handle dis- 
tribution. 

The Lads* disks will be produced 
by indie artists & repertoire pror 
ducers.. Y'ocal Combo caitie into the 
Cpl fold in 1950 to record for the 
subsid Okah label. “They later 
switched to the Col banner and 
were recorded,, by Mitch Miller. 

Don Ovens Hahgs Out 
Personal Mgt. Shingle 

Don Oven?, formerly national 
promotion manager, of United 
Artists Records and assistant na- 
tiorial promotiori manager, of Capi¬ 
tol Records for nine years, has 
formed his .owa personal manage¬ 
ment firm. 

Ovens:is ppenirig his stable with 
mnging comedienne Kaye Bailard; 
The Cumberlanid Three, Roulette 
diskers, and Paul Wallace, who’» 
currently appeairing i “Gypsy.” 














Wednesday, October S, I960 


Inside Stuff—Music 

Meredith Willson’s and Ffaiik. Music’s move to restrict public per-, 
formance 6f their “Unsinkable Molly- Brown'’ score until three weeks 
after the. Broadway premiere is a flashback to the yesteryear, practice 
when Chappell, Harms, Schirmer.. find other legit score publishers 
jealously guarded their show tunes from public performance,. even 
by bands. Any vocal rendition was ofttiihes fraught'With copyright 
prosecution, . .unless specially okayed, and it was a common practice 
by the ' society” bands of the 1920s to bootieg scratch-orchestrations 
of the potential hit tunes, taken.down at the very night of the preem,: 
so that when the haut monde of that era would later come into the. 
Club Richman. and .kindred spots they would be greeted by George 
Owen's'band ad libbing “Wh and kindred ditties. .This, too, .brooked 
copyright violation, so jealous were .legit producers, composers and 
publishers of npt undermining the “fresh” appeal of the melodies .so 
that the Broadway playhouse customer would not be wearied of the 
score through overplaying. 

Before find after, hovve.v this attitude was diluted. Before, /there 
was the. instance of a very nervous musical^ titled “Little ; Jesse James,” 
admittedly owning its eventual longevity to its hit tune, “I Love You” 

• trie one.by the late Harry Archer and Harlan Thompson; not. the sub¬ 
sequent C.ole Porter, song from “Mexican Hayridfe”),! being widely 
plugged and thus helping .the show's b.o. . 

./In later years the.title song of “Wish 'You'Were-’Here”'-was-'largely' 
credited for •getting that musical over 1 the b.o. - hurhp •. But. .more. in¬ 
tense about the widest penetration and Plugs, of their title-tunes have' 
been the motion picture'producers who 'have, miade no bones about 
tbe : fact that songs like “Three Coins, in . the Fountain!” “Love Is a 
iMany-Splendofed Thing” et al. were being utilized frankly as box-' 
office hypos. Ill. fact, the motion picture-owned music, publishers look 
upon these tie-ins. as a. prime .business operation. ... 

The Europeans are still jealous about the.premature release of •/pro¬ 
duction” scores but; in ; .this jet,age;with .anybody and everybody from 
friendly .. pilots and . stewardesses ..to regular .globetrotters, bringing 
ver .LPs of original cast perform ,. r so even that has been consid¬ 
erably diluted. 

Spotlighting its strength in .the jazz field, where, it licenses the w;6rks. 
ojf most of the top. writers ih the /field. Broadcast Music Inc. is. piiblish- 
irig a series of useful and attractive brochures devoted tO BMI jazz 
cdinposefs/.Each booklet includes a 1,500-work biographical essay writ-, 
ten-'by 1 a jazz expert supplemented by. a : listing of compositions arid ,re- : 
c/ordings .together with analytical notes and. critical / comments culled 1 
from, a variety of .sources. First series, of brochures. feature, the \vorks 
of Manny Albany.Gil Evans; John Lewis?, the. late Charlie Parker, John¬ 
ny Richards and George Russell., Forthcoming brochures will .be devoted 
fo Julian and Nat. Adderly. Bob Brookmeyer.; Daye Brubeck, Ornette 
Coleman, Miles Davis, Don Elliott, Bil Holman ; , Slilt Jackson! J. J. 
Johnson, Billy'May, Charles Mingus,. Thelonious.Monk, Sy; Oliver,!^ Son¬ 
ny Rollins Ernie. Wilki and. others. ._ 

An Unprecedented tribute tp a pop albumwill. take : place .Oct. 16 in 
Phila.delphi when. the ’Cohtemporaiy /Music Guild of that, city will 
stage a - concert featuring It) numbers from the RCA Victor album,. 
“Lady Lonely.’’ Toni. Harper. AVho cut the LP numbers, lias been ‘ 

Vi ted- by . Jimmy DePriest . :/C'MG director, to attend the concert and- 
\ocai the humbers .as she did for the waxing, 

' The/'/Lady” album is revolutionary in the sense, that the entire cata¬ 
log Of songs is originals composed, by students of Hal. Levy’s.. Lyric. 
Writing-Class at UCLA. Meanwhile,' Lev. is putting together new ma-■ 
terial for another album w ith a : major label for introduction of/a new 
singer. Miss. Harper’.is .eurxen'tly. •'Xydriung on a nitery; act with Nick 
Castie and plans .to break-in. her turn in/the .east iollowing .the October 
concert; 

The Di iitri ; Tiomkin!:Faul. Francis Webster score for John, Wayne's 
upcoming “Alanio*’ is 'getting, a big pitch from file; record -companies. 
The tune, “The Green Leaves of Slimmer.” has been cut by the Broth- 
rs. Four <Columbian Klebenoff jMercury). ..Medallion Strings <Kapp), 
Terry. Gilkynson (Kapp). HarrySimeone <20th-Fpx). Hugo Montenegro 
t2Qtb-FoxV; Nelson Riddle (CapitoI>, and Nick Peroto /United Artists), 
Bud & TraviS, Liberty. /The Ballad of the; Alamo” hasbeeh etched by 
/Marty Robbins i.CdlumbiaU Gilkyrison/'kapp), Harry Simeone <20th- 
Fox), Hugo Montenegro <20th T Fox' and Bud & Travis (.Liberty). Other 
tunes due for disk coverage are “Tennessee Babe” and “Here's To The 
•■Ladies:’’ " .. '* , v ' ./' ......... 

jThe. score is published ; by Feist, of the. Big Three combi 

The .rec.eht release.of the RCA Victor LP,: “Tell Laura I Love, Her” 
by Ray Peterson,, marks the 35th time tliari an E: B: Marks trine has, 
served as the title' of / record albui . These, have /varied from ppp 
tunes! ,such . “Laura.” to semi-concert works-like “New York. New 
•York” composed '-and corducted.by. Harry Geller!als.o,/on Victor! Of: 
the 35 Marks-titled LPs, ,14 are named after, works by. Ernesto, Ljecupna. 
Lecuona tunes used as album titles.include “Malaguena,” “The Breeze , 
and I.” “Jungle Drums,” “Andalucia Suite’’ “Maria La 0” and "bahr! 

Afro-Cubarias.” 

The four-bar phrase from the legit musical, click... “Bye Bye Birdie. > 
has been, extended into a full length, song for disk treatment: Writers 
Lee Adams and Charlie ;Strouse added a full chorus and a recitation 
to the “I Love You Conrad” theme.and. iCs/already been: cut. by Kitty, 
Ford .for, the’' : Top..Rahk'4abel:'-The;re's--aI'sd ari answer song called “I 
Love. You Cathy,” which was cut . by Eddie DeMari* for Coiumbi 

. "Lunarella” (Little Moon)- copped first prize in the first New' York 
Naples. Song Festival which wound up Sept. 18 at Brooklyn’s Acaci-. 
fmy of Music: Tune Was sung by Arclioi Fierro who also wrote the 
music and lyrics. Second prize .went to “Ny : Vasillp A, Pizzechillo” 
(The Way To Kiss ,ih Naples) and “Duie Suon ” ATwo Dreams) came 
in third. 


PfisuEfr 


music 



AFM’s ‘New Band Contest" Strikes 
Sour (Grapes) Note in ‘Ringer Charge 


ALEXANDER KING 


just . released on United : Artists; 

. Records '‘Love and' Hisses" a coni/ 
edy .album by Alexander. Kimr and 
ably assisted by Margie King; on 
-.vocals, ■••• 

; C! : rd—UAL No: 


/ Gershwin Song Book !! 

'! .t»+4 » ♦ ♦♦*+ ». » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ♦• 

The “George & Ira Gershwin 
i Song Book” (Simon it . Schuster; 
$10) is aii attractive kirtgsized ari- 
j thology of their catalog, in spiiral- 
] binding for easy piano-playing, 
with an introduction and footnotes 
j on most of the songs by the sur- 
f yiving !- lyricist-brother. Chappell’s 

■ music editor, Dr. Albert Sii-jnay, 

I Who .also did/the arrangements for 

the. S&S. song 1 books of Cole 
. Pbrter, Rodgers & Hart, RodgersfSt 
J Hamrnerstein and Jerome Kern, 
/did these, piano arrangemenis. : 
j The . extra: verses, choruses and 

• patter, as originally.; written and 
! performed in the legit and filmusi- 
! .cal's,:-, are. reprised, Milton Glaser 

did the illusti-ations and Alfred 
; Simon's appendix is a complete 
' bibliography of songs, sources, pro- 
1 ductipn ' titles, producers! princi¬ 
pals, number. of performances 
legitV, dates, of premieres; title- 
j by-title breakdown. About the only 
'[ thing lacking is a discography and; 

| that would require another king- 
:j.size yoliihie,considering the miilti- 
; pie waxing/bf the Gershwin works. 

] The appendix is a chronological 
sequence which points up 1938 
. ‘ the year. George - died), as the 
finale of his actual creative career 
j—their “Dawn of a New Day.” 
written, as. a theme for the N. Y. 

• World’s- Fair, and the four num- 
, bers for “The: Goldwyn Follies” 

! jscrbenplay. by Ben Hecht). ‘/Love 
; Is Here To Stay” actually was the 

last tune Gershwin composed. 
Posthumously,. . 1946, Ira 

Gershwin, scripted! “The Shocking 
Miss Pilgrim” for. 20th-Fox’, utiliz¬ 
ing old George Gershwin melodies! 
out . of the trunk;, out of the 10 
titles, perhaps “Fpr You;. For Me, 
j For Evermpre” may become, a 
{..standard in some' future period; 

! WSrmedmVer 'melodies-' somou 
i never make it. It was tried with a 
! Vincent Woumans trunkfuL also, to 
i .sorso results, and there is talk of • 

■ resurrecting, some Jerome. Kern 
melodies simiiarly. 

I The marginalia, by . Ira. Gersiiwin 
I on most of the songs in this volume 
are fascinating reading/ They’re, 
professional notes, succinct, hon¬ 
est, modest! , realistic, As in Ira’s 
last year's “Lyrics On Several Oc¬ 
casions” (Knopf); a bobk that de¬ 
served wider sales and Which got 
wide /acclaim, the inside stuff on 
songs,! song writing and song stvl- 
[ ists has common-denominator 
j appeal, . Abel. 


Bill Darnel, Sy Stewart 


Ex-Chi Legiter Now A 
Jazzery to lure Teens 

Chicago, Oct. 4. 

A second-story .showcase fit .the 
near nprthside . itery helt w as 
launched last, week on -its third 
theatrical venture—this tim as /a 

•Spot is how called: ‘‘Birdhouse” 
and is. pitching tq the iindeiVliquo^ 
age crowd by offering vended soft 
..drinks,!- sandwiches and other 
goodies. It posts . a $1.50 w/bek-. 
night eoyer. upped tb S2 per head 
Fridays and Saturdays, initial at-, 
.traction is! the Jazztet.with Art 


j Farmer and Beriny. Golsbn. 

Room’s, operator is Albert Grpss- 
[man, Newport folk fest impresario, 
/and ex-boniface of /the Gate of 
| Horn folknik nitery here. The site; 
j.origin.ally housed the defunct Play- 
wrights Theatre.:., For a -spell last 
it became the Way Off Broad¬ 
way cabaret-theatre, 

CRITIC TURNS PERFORMER 

Peoria, Oct. 4. 

First .string music and drama ' 
critic .'for : the local Journal Star, 
Jerry Klein, wilt riibve to the other' 
side.; of the footlights on Feb. 26 
as Plano soloist , with the Peoria . 
Symphoiiv 

He will play a Vivaldi concerto, i 


/ Bill. Darnel and Sy Stewart 
have gone Into the .intisic pub¬ 
lishing and . ianagement business, 
The publishing firms will be know n 
as Stew-Dar Music (BMI) and 
Helenka Music AASCAP). The 
firms have signed Art Kaplan and 
Brooks Arthur tqi exclusive 
writers .pact. i j 

In. the .managerial 1 setii (Sie\y- 
Dar Management^ [are Brooks 
Arthur, who/s also a . singer;. ahd 
thrush Judy.Scoti/iBoth have been 
sighed to /Capitol'Hecords by Andy . 
Wiswell, Cap’s artists & ■.repertoire 
staffer in the east; They were put 
into the groove last* week. 


Now It’s Singatlions 

Mexico City, Oct, 4. 

The first continuous singing 
record in Mexico has been' es¬ 
tablished by Alfredo Reyes, 

: billed! as “El Coyote,” who 

performed for 30 hours before 
iCEAZ,. Tijuana, microphones. 

• Accompanying the singer i 
his 36-hour performance, 
called off by attending doctors 
when his Voice cracked to a 
hoarse, creak, was announcer 
jArnoldo Lbpez Salcido. Lat¬ 
ter felt pretty chipper, could 
(have gone on, but vocal chords 
[of $inger wdje not up to fur¬ 
ther abuse. Reyes had hoped 
he could hit the 48-hbur mark. 
Singer interpreted 338 songs, 
and his. marathon raised $11,- 
760, with this equally distrib¬ 
uted between .the Tijuana Red 
Cross and the Tijuana Ranch 
School which boards 250 un¬ 
derprivileged kids. 

/Radio Luxembourg Hits 
With ’60 Disk Festival; 
Peter Kraus’Teen Prize’ 

Radio Luxembourg and the in¬ 
ternational record companies had 
a giant hit on their hands with the 
German Record Festival 1960, sec¬ 
ond time Radio Lux has'sponsored 
this event. About 4.000’ people 
jammed into Wiesbaden’s Rhein 
Main Halle to see the top Euro- 
rpean pop singers perform and to 
watch the awarding of prizes. 

About half The. audience, ob¬ 
servers noted, consisted Of Ameri- 
can servicemen stationed near 
Wiesbaden, while high German 
. government brass attended the 

■ popular event, and record -firms 
had a field day decorating the hall, 
with’- pictures of their performers 
arid publicity for new platters. 

With prizes awarded on the basis 
of the critics, reaction of the pub¬ 
lic arid of the high-ranking guests, 
Radio Lux Peter Kraus' “Karina 
. Lou” was the winner of the teen¬ 
ager prize. The critics” prize for 
the best lyric W ent to Fred Bertel- 
riiarin for “Man. Man, Hollywood 
Man.”. Freddy. Quinn picked off 
the golden Lion for “Irgendwann 
gibts. eiri Wiedersehn” 'Soriietime 
Til See .YOU Again) and the silver 
lion went to Rene Carol for his 
“Kein land kann Schooner sein” 
(No Land Can be More Beautiful). 

,; Ein sterri! fiel in der Nacht” <A 
Star Fell in. the Night > was. cited 
as the best music. “Einen Ririg mit 
zwei blutroteri steinon” 'A Ring 
With Two Bipod-Red Stones) won 
the bronze piakette, and “Rosalie 
must nicht. weinen” ‘Rosalie .Alust 
not Cry) took, the golden plaque. 

Star of the event w-as Caterina 
Valente who sang seven numbers, 
With Fredy Bertelmann. the Per- 
. .... Werner Mueller. Lolita, Ca¬ 
rina Korten., Ralph Rendix, Will 
. Brarides, Silvio Francesco, Chris 
Howland, Marget Eskens! Rainer 
Bertram. Dannv Mann. Melita 
Berg and Camillo also performing. 

Paris, Oct. 4. 

Probably no song in French pop 
music history lias had-the check¬ 
ered career of “Mustapha” which, 
for. a long.tim , was way up on the. 
.Gallic hit parade and all over the 
;four French networks until one 
;day a protest, was lodged agairist 
’its use by a Veterans organization 
j claiming that “Mustapha”. was the 
• favorite marching song of . the FLN 
■.(■Front' National Populaire). the 

■ Algerian rebels. That stopped that 
since. French radio arid tv is gov- 
/ernment property. 

j But bad went to worse when it 
/was discovered that “Muitapha’s” 
hottest selling disk,.. thatl of Al- 
.ladin rit ; Ses Joyeux L'ampistes 
’ (Alladin and His Joyous- Lamp¬ 
lighters) had on its cover what 
■' seemed like an ordinaxy reproduc- 
; tion of part Of an Arabic newspa¬ 
per. In turn it Was discovered.by 
another, irate Frenchman to be the 
•front page of the Algerian gov- 
erriment-in-exile's paper, published 
! in Tunis, . and cont allied scathing 
denunciations of the De Gaulle 
^government. 


♦ The 4, best new band contest of 
I960,” which the American Federa¬ 
tion of Musicians is sponsoring a* 
« W'ay to stimulate interest in llv« 
music, has hit a sour, or “sour 
grape” note in the Newr York area. 
A group of bandleaders, who lost 
in the metropolitan area competi¬ 
tion, have banded together in a 
charge that two of the three Win¬ 
ning New? York crews had em¬ 
ployed “ringers” during the con¬ 
test audition. 

Spokesman for the Bandleaders 
Assn., as the losing group calls 
Itself,-said that the Bernie Mann 
*.orch, one of the winning combos, 
should have been disqualified on 
two counts. Firstly. Mann has 
had several records distributed 
nationally which takes him out 
of the “new band” category. Sec¬ 
ondly, and more importantly, Mann 
used at least three sidemen during 
the audition who were recognized 
topflight instrumentalists and not 
regular members of his band. 

Another winning band, Johnny 
Butler’s, was likewise charged 
with using musicians who would 
have been unable to tour, as the 
national winner would be required , 
to do, because*, they had. regular 
recording sessions in the N.Y. area. 
Butler’s band, plays at the Tuxedo 
Ballroom in N.Y. and is able to 
/use these sidemen during tho 
evening. The third N.Y. winner, 

: Leo Ball’s orch, was spot free of 
any “ringer” accusa'ions. All three 
NlY. bands, were eliminated last 
week in the eastern area competi¬ 
tion in Springfield. Mass. 

The “best band” competition, 
now in its second year, is now as¬ 
suming considerable importance 
for the unknown maestros. Where 
only about a dozen entries were 
received in the N. Y. area last 
year, this year’s contest drew 20 
bands, 18 of which showed at the 
Roseland City ballroom for the 
playoff. Jazz critics Geo>ge Hoefer 
and Bill Coss, and bandleaders Ed 
j (Continued on page 63) 

GRUELING PACE TELLS, 
BERNSTEIN CALLS SUBS 

N._Y. Philharmonic paraded four 
i conductors in its opening concerts 
(2&!, 30, 1, 2) at Carnegie Hall 
last weekend. It's hero of the 
podium, Leonard Bernstein, con¬ 
ducted and commented on the 
Thursday niglit “preview” season, 
in addition to keyboarding the solo 
part of Beethoven’s first piano con¬ 
certo. He played and conducted the 
Friday matinee and did the first 
half of the Saturday night concert, 
before the killing pace of recent 
weeks, in which the Philharmonic 
toured from Hawaii lo Berlin, 
caught up with him. He just had to 
rest and the second half of the 
Saturday night concert, the Schu¬ 
mann fourth symphony, was con¬ 
ducted by one of Bernstein’s young 
assistants, Gregory Millar. 

Sunday afternoon concert-time, 
Bernstein- still w r as indisposed, and 
three assistant conductors, all 
,Bernstein appointees, divided the 
matinee chores. Eiyakum Shapiro 
led the Leonore Overture No. 3,‘ 
Millar the Schumann again, and 
Russell Stanger Debussy’s “After¬ 
noon of a Faun” and Stravinsky’* 

: “Firebird Suite.” The pinch- 
batoneers directed without any re- 
! hearsal. 

British Disk Exports 
Off 6 % in First Half 

} London. Oct. 4. 

Exports, and particularly to the 
U., S., arc currently causing con¬ 
cern to disk manufacturers rather 
j than the volume of domestic sales, 
which is big'.’ Latest figures com¬ 
piled by the Board of Trade show 
j an exports upswing in July, total¬ 
ing $775,600 as against $677,600 in 
July, 1959, but over the first seven 
; months of the year the drop has 
: been 6 f £. 

t Total manufacturers’ sales in 
; July were 7Cc up on the same 
'month in ’59, at $2,606,600. The 
January-July aggregate was 11 r b 
up, at. nearly $20,750,000. Produc¬ 
tion of records this July fell, to 
4,006,000, due to vacations, though 

• this showed a 200 000 increase over 
: the July, ’59, output. Production 

of both 45 rpm and 33 rpm platters 
1 was 15% more than last vear, 

I while that of 7&’s was 59down. 



60 


MUSIC 




Wednesday, October S, I960 



RECORD T.I.R.S, 


(Tune Index of Performance & Sales) 


This weekly tabulation is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, dtionally, as reported by key outlets in major cities, arid music 
programming by the major independent radio stations • 


flit* Last Na. Wkf. 


wv-. 

Wk. 

On Chart 


1 

1 

8 

MY HEART HAS MIND OF ITS OWN 
Connie Francis . ...... •• • • • MGM 

2 

3 

5 

MR. CUSTER: 

Lorry Verne 

Era 

3 

6 

8 

CHAIN GANG 

Sam Cooke 

Victor 

4 

9 

6 

A MILLION TO ONE 

Jimmy Charles........... 

. Promo 

5 

2 

1 1 

THE TWIST 

Chubby Checker-- 

.Parkway 

6 

18 

4 

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 

Drifters...v,> Atlantic 

7 

5 

12 

IT’S NOW OR NEVER 

Elvis Presley 

Victor 

6 

4 

12 

WALK, DON'T RUN 
Ventures ....----- i.. 

. .Dolton 

9 

10 

II 

THEME FROM THE APARTMENT 
Ferrante/Teieher UA 

10 

12 

5 

SO SAD 

Everly Bros. 

WB 

n 

7 

II 

VOLARE 

Bobby Rydell ........... 

. .Cameo 

12 

8 

9 

KIDDIO 

Brook Benton 

Mercury 

13 

16 

8 

DEVIL OR ANGEL 

Bobby Vee... .. 

. Liberty 

14 

22 

8 

THE SAME ONE 

Brook Benton 

Mercury 

15 

II 

8 

PINEAPPLE PRINCESS 
Annette 

Vista 

16 

17 

9 

YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME 
Neil Sedaka...-........ Victor 

17 

15 

9 

YOGI 

Ivy 3.. 

... Shell 

18 

13 

9 

NEVER ON SUNDAY 

Don Costa ... 

UA 

19 

14 

11 

DREAMIN* 

Johnny Burnette........... 

. Liberty 

20 

29 

4 

L|T'S THINK ABOUT LIVING 

Bob Luman WB 

21 

20 

5 

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK 
Fats Domi 

Imperial. 

22 

24 

6 

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD 
Dee Clark . 

.Vee Jay 

23 

40 

4 

YES SIR THAT'S MY BABY 
Reeky Nelson... . 

imperial 

24 

39 

10 

TA TA 

Clyde McPhatter......... 

Mercury 

25 

19 

17 

MISSION BELL 

Donnie Brooks.. 

.. ►. Era 

26 

27 

12 

IN MY CORNER OF THE WORLD 
Anita Bryant Carlton 

27 

21 

6 

MOVE TWO MOUNTAINS 
Marv Johnson... 

.... UA 

28 

33 

5 

I'M NOT AFRAID 

Ricky Nelson 

Imperial 

29 

51 

3 

1 WANT TO BE WANTED 
Brenda Lee .. 


30 

23 

5 

i Walk the line 

Jgye P. Morgan .......... 

.. MGM 

31 

26 

8 

ANY MORE 

Teresa Brewer ... 

.. Coral 

32 

31 

15 

FINGER POPPIN* TIME 
Hank Ballard 

King 

31 

28 

9 

HONEST 1 DO 



Innocents ............ •... Indigo 


this 


. Wk*. 


Wk. 

Wk. 




34 

32 

9 

HOT ROD LINCOLN 
Johnny Bond ........ . 

. Republic 

35 

25 

14 

ITSY BITSY BIKINI 

Brian Hyland 

Kepp 

36 

34 

5 

LUCILLE 

Everly Bros. 

WB 

37 

36 

6'- 

NICE *N' EASY 

Frank Sinatra 

,.. Capitol 

38 

44 

3 

DON'T BE CRUEL 

Bill Black ....;......... 


39 

47 

6 

DIAMONDS & PEARLS 
Paradohs .... 

Milestone 

40 

60 

3 

A FOOL IN LOVE 

Ike & Tina Turner . 


41 

30 

10 

OVER THE RAINBOW 
Dimerisi 

Mohawk 

42 

45 

6 

RUN; SAMSON. RUN 

Neil Sedaka 

Victor 

43 

59 

3 

SHIMMY LIKE RATE 
Olympics 

Arvee 

44 

52 

6 

MALAGUENA 

Connie Francis ........ 

.. ..... MGM 

45 

38 

9 

HELLO YOUNG LOVERS 
. Paul Anka 

.. ABC^Par 

46 

43 

11 

WRECK OF JOHN B. 
Jimmie Rodgers ........ 

.. . Roulette 

47 

35 

18 

ONLY THE LONELY 

Roy Orbison 

Monument 

48 

42 

8 

LET'S HAVE A PARTY 
Wanda Jackson ........ 

. . . Capitol 

49 

37 

8 

1 LOVE YOU THE SAME OLD WAY 

50 

46 

5 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Joe Jones ......... 

. . * . RiC 

51 

48 

II 

OVER THE RAINBOW 
Baysiders 

Everest 

52 

63 

14 

BIG BOY PETE 

Olympics 

Arvee 

53 

50 

5 

MY LOVE FOR YOU 
Johnny Mathis 

Columbi 

54 


1 

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
Bobby Dari 


55 

69 

5 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 
Chiffons 

Big Deal 

56 

68 

2 

TWISTING. U.S.A. 

Danny & Junf 

.... s Swan 

57 


1 

SHOPPIN' FOR CLOTHES 

Coasters Atco 

58 

74 

5 

SHORTNIN' BREAD 

Paul Chapli .......... 

. . . Harper 

59 

54 

18 

I'M SORRY 

Brenda Lee ........... 

.... Decca 

60 

41 

12 

HOT ROD LINCOLN 
Charlie Ryan .......... 

... .4 Star 

61 

56 

3 

blue angel; 

Roy Orbison 

Monument 

62 

75 

2 

SOMEBODY TO LOVE 
Bobby Darin ..... 

... . . Atco 

63 

61 

10 

IT ONLY HAPPENED YESTERDAY 
Jack Scott Top. Rank 

64 

67 

2 

TOGETHERNESS 

Frankie Avalon ........ 

Chancellor 

65 

97 

5 

IF 1 CAN'T HAVE YOU 
Etta & Harvey. . 

..... Chess 

66 

■‘T 

1 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Frankie Ford 

Imperial 


This 


No. Wkt. 


Wk. 

Wk. 

On Chaif 

LABEL 

67 

73 

7 

THE LOVING TOUCH 





Mark Dinning 

MGM 

68 

66 

19 

PLEASE HELP ME, I'M FALUN' 




Hank Lockli 

Victor 

69 

55 

3 

COME BACK 





Jimmy Clanton .......... 

.... Ace 

70 

77 

3 

IS YOU OR IS YOU AIN'T 





Buster Brown 

Fir© 

71 

62 

17 

IMAGE OF A GIRL 





Safaris 

Eldo 

72 

78 

4 

BRONTOSAURUS STOMP 





Piltdown Men ... . ..... 

. Capitol 

73 

64 

4 

AND NOW 





Della Reese *..... v ...... 

...Victor- 

74 

72 

5 

KOOKIE LITTLE PARADISE 





Jo Ami Campbell... i .■*.. 

ABC Par 

75 5 

86 

2 

>SUMMER'S GONE 





Paul Anka. ....... ..r.... 

ABC Par 

76 

92 

4 

WAIT 





Jinimy Clanton 

Ace 

77 

49 

6 

ROCKING GOOSE 





Johnny & Hurricanes..... 

. . Big Top : 

78 

58 

5 

MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK 




Guy Mitchell . . v..... . 

Columbi 

79 

83 

6 

SINCE 1 MET YOU BABY 





Bobby Vee .... *■; .. . .i. 

• Liberty 

80 

85 

2 

NORTH TO ALASKA 





Johnny Horton v.. 

Columbi 

B1 

82 

6 

SERGEANT PRESTON YUKON 




Ray Stevens 

NRC 

82 

84 

15 

WALKIN' TO NEW ORLEANS 




Fats Domino .. ....... * ... . 

. Imperial 

83 

93 

2 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 





Shirelles 

Sceptor 

54 

76 

6 

KOOKIE LITTLE PARADISE 





Tree Swingers ...... 

. Guyden 

85 

89 

2 

JUST A LITTLE 





Brenda Lee »•••• 

., Decca 

86 

65 

3 

FIVE BROTHERS 





Marty Robbins 

Columbi 

87 

53 

12 

A WOMAN, A FRIEND, A LOVER 




Jackie Wilson 

Brunswick 

88 

57 

3 

BEACHCOMBER 





Bobby Darin .. .. ...... >,. 

... i Atco 

89 

79 

3 

MY DEAREST DARLING 





Etta James ............. 

.. . Arg© 

90 

99 

7 

WE GO TOGETHER 





Jan & Dean .:.......... . 

. .. .Dor 

91 


1 

BLUE VELVET 





Paragons .. 

Musicraft 

92 

— 

l 

STAY 





Maurice Williams 

Herald 

93 

— 

1 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 





Billy Vaughn 

Dot 

94 


j 

TEMPTATION 





Rogers Williams ./. • . .. . . 

... Kapp 

95 

— 

1 

LOVE WALKED IN 





Dinah Washington . .. . .. , 

, Mercury 

96 

—■ 

1 

ALABAM 





Cowboy Capas ......... 

. Starday 

97 

90 

3 

GIRL WITH STORY IN HER EYES 




Safaris .... 

Eldo 

*8 

96 

10 

GEE BUT PM LONESOME 





Ran Holden 

Donna 

99 

87 

2 

GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO 




Dorsey Burnette .. ... .... 

>.... Era 

TOO 

88 

6 

BLUE VELVET 





Statues 

Liborty 























































Wednesday, October 5, i960 





THE RECORD INDUSTRY FOR ITS RESPONSE 
TO AN OUTSTANDING MUSIC SCORE 

DMITRI TIOMKIM 


FROM THE SPECTACULAR FILM PRODUCTION 


A BATJAC Him Production Produced and Directed by JOHN WAYNE Released through UNITED ARTISTS 


kOiUjA- 


Lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER • Music by DIMITRI TIOMKIN 


FRANKIE AVALON ..........Chancellor-EP THE EASY RIDERS .Kapp 

BUD and TRAVIS.. .Liberty MARTY ROBBINS ........Columbia 

HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE..20th Fox 


FRANKIE AVALON .. Chancellor-EP MEDALLION STRINGS.Medallion 

BROTHERS FOUR v . ... ... Columbia MANTOVANI ..London 

BUD and TRAVIS.. . . ..Liberty HUGO MONTENEGRO ..20th Fox 

CLEBANOFF STRINGS ... .. ......Mercury NICK PERITO. .United Artists 

THE EASY RIDERS_ _...Kapp NELSON RIDDLE .Capitol 

HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE.........20th Fox 




FRANKIE AVALON ....... ... Chancellor-EP KNIGHTSBRIDGE STRINGS.Top Rank 



(OH LISA!) 

FRAN.\IE AVALON . .......Chancellor-EP 

Original film sound track album “the alamo” .... . ............. Columbia 

MUSIC FROM THE FILM “THE ALAMO” TEX BENEKE and ORCHESTRA..CAMDEN 

REMEMBER THE ALAMO ... TERRY GILKYSON and THE EASY R|DERS... ... KAPP 

ARTISTS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY 

Score and Songs from “THE ALAMO" published by LEO FEIST, INC. 



























50th Anni of Handy’s First Blues 


This year may be considered the 
50th anniversary of W. C. Itandy's 
first svtsiii" blue notes 7 on; paper. 
Various times, from 1907 through 
1S10 have been mentioned; s the 
year in which Handy wrote his first 
blues tune and the one he loved 
the best. “The Memphis Blues.” 

In his earlier years as.;a com¬ 
poser and publisher, Handy iwho 
died last March 1 owed his;success 
more to white performers jthan to 
those of his own race; and, for a 
man whose son;:* have been: among 
the nio.-t played in Americain musi¬ 
cal history, the Handy numbers 
got off to a slow start. As; a con¬ 
spicuous example. “St. Louis 
Blues” was a sleeper for years 
alter its 1914 publication.;.. 

Another outstanding fact is that 
important phases, of earlier blues 
history occurred at approximately 
five-year intervals following the 
advent of “Memphis Blues.” In 
1914 came the greatest, of dll blues 
numbers, from the popularity 
standpoint; “St. Louis Blues” is 
said to share with “Stardust” the 
distinction of being the most rec¬ 
orded song of the 20th century. In 
1919, the still living Edward Laska 
and the recenllv dead Albert Von 
Tilzer pioneered, with their “Alco¬ 
holic Blues,” in giving blues treat¬ 
ment to a conventional pop song 
framework. And in 1924 came the 
first symphonic development of 
typical blues material —;j George 
Gershwin’s “Rhapsody ini Blue,” 
plaved publicly for the first time 
by Paul Whiteman in that memo¬ 
rable Feb. 12 concert jin New 
York's Aeolian Hall. 

In view of the later vast popu¬ 
larity of Handy’s tunes on platters, 
it should be interesting to! go back 
into phonograph history and review 
the slow steps by which they 
achieved prominence. [; 
Memphis Blues 

“Memphis Blues” \vas somewhere 
between four and seven years old 
when it made its first appearance 
in a record list. Both Victor and 
Columbia came through with one- 
step versions in October. 1914—the 
first time the name of W. ;C. Handy 
had appeared as a songwriter in 
any record catalog. The Columbia 
version bore the subtitle; “Mister. 
Crump/’ and was played by a 
house band headed by {the com¬ 
pany’s musical director, Charles A. 
Prince. The Victor platter was by 
the Victor Military Band; “Mister 
Crump” * referred to the well 

REALLY BIG!! 
THEME FROM 
THE APARTMENT 

Ferrante and Teicher 
with Chorus and Qrch. 
United Artists 231 

Leroy Andersen's 
SERENATA 
Sarah Vaughan 
Roulette #R 4285 

MILLS MUSIC. INC* 


• known fact that the song’s original j 
; words derided the efforts Of Ed I 

Crump, who became mayor of. 
Memphis, to do away with “easy / 
riding” and “barrel- housing.” j 
Later, Handy became a Crump! 
supporter and “The Memphis . 
Blues” was changed into a Crump 
, campaign song. 

The first vocal “Memphis Blues” 
was marketed by Victor in 1915, 
sung by Morton Harvey, a baritone 
j who had recently left the A1 G. 
Field minstrels for vaude and rec- 
{ ord work. 

’ 1914 also was the year In which, 

Handy composed and published 
“St. Louis Blues.” It had a slow . 
takeoff. Columbia was far (ahead 
of the other companies ip] issuing 
! a record, but it didn’t cqrrje out. 

• until March. 1916, coupled! with ■; 
another Handy composition,; “The 

.1 Hesitating Blues”—not the sarnie 
thing as the better knpwri “Hesita- 
. lion Blues,” written by Billy 

• Smythe. 

i In 1917 

In 1917 Victor issued another 
Handy classic. “Beale . Street 
; Blues,” played bv a pioneer small 
combo; Earl Fuller’s Famous Jazz ; 
Band. The clarinet squawks were 
the work of a gent still going 
strong after .more, than two score 
years—one destined to become. 

1 known as “The High Hatted Tra- 
. gedian of Jazz,” Ted Lewis. 

| Negro Singers 

r Likewise in the 1919-20 period 
came, the first recognition by the 
record companies that many Ne¬ 
groes had exceptional skill as blues 
j singers. The General Phonograph 
! Co., with Fred Hager and Justin 
j Ring in charge of a&r activities, 

! and Ralph Peer as recording man- 
| ager, was the first to begin record- 
ling separate Negro supplements, 
j The trickle of Negro.blues shout-/ 

} ers and dance orchestras soon be- 
! came a flood. The way was open for 
i Noble Sissle, who had previously 
i sung popi songs for Pathe, accom- 
5 panied by Lt. Jim Europe’s 369th. 

• Infantry (Hell Fighters) Band, to 
qualifiy as a blues epecialist. His 
“Crazy Blues’’' for Edison and 
Emerson rivaled the. Smith gal’s 
Okeh. Then, again thanks largely 
to Okeh, came a long list—Shelton 
Brooks, Butterbeans & Susie. Clara 

. Smith, Bessie Smith, Lena Wilson, 
Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams, 
Lavinia Turner, Ma. Rainey, The 
Black Swan Record Co. was found¬ 
ed, with the announced, intention 
of making records by nothing but 
Negro artists, and it flourished sev¬ 
eral years. However, some of its 
performers were ofays under dls- 
; guised names. Before the end of 
; 1921 all the companies except Vic- 
1 tor, Brunswick and Paramount had 
, issued at least a smattering; of rec- 
[ ords by Negro blues singers. 

By 1924, “race” records had. 

! joined hillbillies as new props, for. 
i a platter business. Then came the 
! Whiteman concert with Gershwin’s . 

. “Rhapsody” giving its first-time 
; hearers an unforgettable sensation. 

1 of something new and good. From 
’that time and throughout the 
j 1920s, ’30s arid ’46s, up to the pres r 
I ent day, the output of Negro ma- 
I terial has continued unabated, with 
1 Handy’s leading all the rest. It has 
been during the past 30 years that 
“St. Louis Blues” has won its. 
“most recorded” laurels, As long as 
AmfWcan music is studied, it will 
remain as a memorial to the genius j 
i of W. C, Handy. 


U&RIETt .... 


Ward’s ‘Stereo Fete’ 

To Cover 125 Cities 

Fred Waring is marking his 43d 
year in show business by touring 
with, his-Pennsylvanians in a pro- 
I duction called “Stereo Festival.” 
! The tour, which began in, Hart- 
; ford. Con .. Monday (3) will cover 
; 125 cities. 

j Waring will conduct the drch as 
well as emcee the show. 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


Showtunes Yen Early Disks 


i Continaed from pagoi .57 ; 


he says, “Is to be able to show a oL “Mr. Wonderful” several years 
producer how much he can do to' a ^°r The song made : the ‘.‘Hit • Pa- 

. ... . • ' raiTp" nnlv .tvvn lcoolro of tor- 


The tour, wnich began m liart- recordings to held the Bxnlolta- only two weeks after its 

ford. Con ., Monday (3) \vill cover r ^drdmgs ,tq help tha-exploit* opening and from then ori audi- 
125 cities. tion or tne snow. erices were: singing the song with 

Waring will conduct the drch as Valando cites Bobby Darin’s cur- the orch during the overture. Val ? 
well as emcee the show. rent Atco disking of “Artificial ando is sure that the song’s succe/i 

■ ' " Flowers” from “Tenderloin” as.on .*£Ringing peo- 

MAXANA'5'ETERNITY'SCORE •*»**»!» of disk's prOmotionol.rol- Max Dre ^„ s> Chappell : topper. 
Maxana. Music will publish the ues. The musical is still in its out- has promoted show scores by 
score to the . Allied Artists pic, of-town tryout stage, but the Darin Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Por- 
“From Hell To Eternity.” Steve dislc j s getting top air play and ter. and other musical heavyweights 
Lawrence, Eydie gorme and their . .jJ* • * co not anti taen- ^ «e01«W as much pre-opening 
manager. Ken Greengrass, are tne aeejays art constantly men exposureas possible and Drevfus 
affiliated with the Maxana opera- tioning it* musical production 1 S ets an important example for the 
tion.. origination. ‘ This Is bound to re- younger showtime publishers to 

Soundtrack from the pic, which fleet on the boxoffice sale, says follow, 
stars Vic Damone. David Janssen Valando. 

and Jeffrey; Hunter, will be re- Valando also mentioned the ex-1 \ w" 

leased by United Telefilm Records, perience he had with the title song *hp InonmiL 


MAXANA'S 'ETERNITY- SCORE 


JULIAN “Cannonball” ADDERLY 

QUINTET 

Sept. 28 - Oct. 10—ZEBRA LOUNGE, Los Angeles 
Oct. 11 - Oct. 23—CONCERT TOUR (EAST) 

Oct. 24 - Oct. 29—PEPS, Fhila. 

Oct. 31 - Nov. 7—CLOISTERS, Chicago 
Nov. 9 - Nov. 14—JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, E. St. Louis. III. 
RIVERSIDE RECORDS 
BOOKED EXCLUSIVELY BY 

ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION' 

JOE GLASER, Pres. 

745 Filth Ave. 202 N. Wabash Ave. 407 Lincoln Rd. 1519 Sunset Blvd 
Chicago, 111. Miami Beach, Fla. H'wood 46, Calif. 

CEntral 6-9451 JEfferson 8-0383 OLympIa 2-9940 / 


RETAIL ALBUM BEST SEILERS 

(A National Survey of Key Outlet$) 


This Last No. wks. 
wk. wk. on chart 


KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

String Along (T 1407) 

BOB NEWHART (WB) 

Hutton Down Mind (W 1379) 

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) 

Nice ’n’ Easy (W 1417) 

SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia) 

Original Cast (KOL 5450) 

BRENDA LEE (Decca) 

Brenda Lee (DL 4039) / 

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526) _ . 

PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par) 

Pan! Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323) 

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-15018) 

CAN-CAN (Capitol) 

Soundtrack (LOG 1032) _ 

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia) 

Young at Heart (CL 1489) 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239) 

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

Sold Out (T-1352) _ , 

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

Elvis Is Back (LPM 2231) _ 

TERRY SNYDER (Command) 

Persuasive Percussion (RS 800-50) 

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) 

Soundtrack (LOC 10321 __ 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Theme-.from a Summer Place (DLP 3278) 
SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

Inside Shelley Berman (MGY 15003) 

TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (Capitol) 

Sing a Spiritual With Me (TAP 1434) 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

Rejoice Dear Hearts (LPM 2083) 

MITCH~MILLER (Columbia) 

Sentimental Sing with Mitch (CL 1457) 
PLATTERS (Mercury)- 
Encores of Golden Hits (MG 20472) 
BEN-HUR (MGM) 

Sound track (1 E l) _ . 

BOBBY DARIN (Atco) 

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122) 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Look for a Star (DLP 3322) 

BILL DANA (Signature) 

My Name Jose Jiminez (SM 1013) 

CONNIE FRANCIS (MGM) 

Sings Spanish & Latin Favorites (E 3853) 
GEORGE SHEARING (Capitol) 

White Satin (T 1334) 

WOODY WOODBURY (Stereoddities) 
Laughing Room (MW 2) 


LOS ADMIRADORES (Command) 
Bongos (R* 809) 


HENRY MANCINI (Victor) 
Mr. Lucky (LPM 2198) 


ELLA FITZGERALD (Verve) 
Ella in Berlin (MGV 4041) 


CONNIE FRANCIS (MGM) 
Italian Favorites (E 3791) 


HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) 

Beiafoiite at Carnegie Hall (LOG 6000) . 
JONATHAN WINTERS iVerve) 
Wonderful Wor’d of Winters 


EVERLY BROTHERS (Cadence) 
It’s. Everly Time ( W. 1381) 


RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) 
Genius of Ray Charles (1312) 


RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) 

. In Person (8039J . _ . 

BELLS ARE RINGING (Capitol) 
Soundtrack (W 1435) 


MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia) 

More Gunfighter Ballads (CL 1481) 

DORIS DAY (Columbia) 

Show Time (CL 1470). 


Sidney Kornheiser, general pro- 
* fessional manager of E. H. Morris; 
5 which has the. incoming “Wildcat” 
score, says that'if the producers, 
publishers and Writers have faith 
in their work; they should go for as 
much as they can get. “If you’ve 
’ got something to sell people aw 11 
want to buy it.” he adds. He also 
: mentioned that although “Bye By 
j Birdie,” is a current Bfoadway 
i click, the recording . companies. 
I haven't come storming In to record 
j tunes from the show. However, by 
trying. ..to get as many perform- 
I ances as possible, Morris lined up 
; Betty. Johnson to do “Piit. On A 
: Happy Face” on the Jack Paar 
I NBC-TV show' the night of the 
j “Birdie” opening arid Jack Haskell 
; to do “A Lot Of Lovin’. Tp Do” 
j soori after. “Those shots on Paar,” 
said Kornheiser “as well as anoth- 
I er plug on Perry Coirio’s show soon 
/after the openirig waS: important i 
: building “Birdie’s” b.o, take.” 

Most of the. publishers agree that 
the musical production -seldom 
shows the way for a /recording 
company to do a song. “Mort bal¬ 
lads in, shows,” says Bobbins, “are 
stage ; waits but take on new. im¬ 
portance when properly handled 
as a single entity in a disk produc¬ 
tion.” In this area, Kornheiser 
mentioned ‘‘Kids” from “Bye Bye 
Birdie” which is dohe as a “joke” 
in the show. The , Kirby Stone 
record on Columbia,” . he says, 
“showed the way for a live show¬ 
casing of the tune on many tv 
shows, spurred the sales of the 
original cast -album Col, and 
helped boxoffice sale.” 

J Stan Stanley, general profession- 
• al manager of ! Chappell, which, so 
far this year, has the scores for 
“Irma La Douce” and “Camelot* 
sums it up this way: “Get the 
most, the best rfnd at much as 
possible.” 


NOTICE OF SALE 

A.B.C. MUSIC CORP. 
BOGAT music corp. 
BOURNE, INC. 

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Aat BWMiaRl 
ft trr order of the Appelat* OIvI.iIm «f. tht 
: 8upr«nt« Cdurt, First iudltlal Dspartnent, all 
at th« Issued and outstandini shares af stock, 
sf A.B.C. Musis .Corporation, Boiat ftluilt 
Corporation and Bourno, Ini., will ke aald 
In separate Pareels. er ai a ualt, at public 
auetion In the Surroflate’e Ceurt. New Ytrk 
County. Room 510, Hall of Records, Cham¬ 
bers and Lafayette Streets, New'York, N. Y„ 
on -October 14, 1960 at 2*30 a’el l» ttie 
afternqon. 

A' copy of tha Terms of. Saia, thor with 
financial statements and other Infsrmatren 
concerning the Companies may bo procured 
freni the undersigned Executors at tha ad¬ 
dress, indicated below. 

The. Court hat fixed, aa aiiregat* upsaf 
price for. all of'tha Pareela at $2,100,000.,.. ' 

Dated: New York. . 

August 15, I960. 

MARY ELIZABETH KCEOICK 
MARY M. BOURNE 
JOSEPH TRACHTMAN 
a/o HON. JOSEPH A. COX 
Surrogate's Court 
Hall of Becordr 
II Cbembors Stroak 
Kew Tork T. H. T. 




BOB CROSBY 

AND THI BOBCATS: 

TImmib froM 

"Tha Dark Af Tha Top 
Of The Stairs" 

b/w "Night Trai 

..... 




















Wednesday, October 5, i960. 



New York I 

Miriam Bienstock, Atlantic Rec- i 
ords veep, back at her. desk after a j 
mOnth-long tour of Europe, . Ray > 
Hartley, pianist at the Savoy Room: 1 
of the Savoy Hilton Hotel* guests, : 
on Joe Franklin’s ABC-TV show to- ! 
day (Wed.) featuring excerpts from ,. 
hi^ RCA Victor album ... . Alia lit* 
Records renewed its contract for 
another three years, with Qallo. 
Africa Ltd. .distribute t.h line ; 
throughout: .the...African continent. 

-Toni Carroll, AIGAI thrush, is 
ai the Hilton Hotel, Sun' Antonio 
until Oct. 23 and then moves to the 
Tidelarids, Houston for a session , 
that will run from Oct: 31 through | 
Nov.- 13 . . Billy Eckstine . and j 

Charlie Barnet’s orc-h Start a four- ! 
Aveeker at. Basin Street East to-, 
jnorr.o w (Tli urs.i;• Pianist • 
Roberta Stevens starts a nightly; 
stint at :Cheers Steak House - Oct. ’ 
10 , . Aretha Frank 1 in* new., 

Columbia disker pacted by John 
Hammond, bows at the Village ( 
Vanguard Oct. 11 . * Mai Brave- 

roan will, handle publicity for 
Roulette Records, celebration, of 
Count Basie's. 25th anni as a band- : 
leader : .. Gene Krupa goes into ; 
the. New Hollywood Supper Club, i 
Rock Island* III., for two weeks be- ! 
ginning Oct. 18. 

Cannonball Adderly opens at 
Fep’s. Philly.for a week starting: 
Oct. 24 . Ramsey Lewis Trio in¬ 
to Birdliirid. Oct. 19 . Epic 
Records and Vincent Youmans Jr, 
in a joint promotion of the, 62d 
anni of the birth of composer 
Vincent Youmans with. Joe Har- 
nell's VI Want To Be Happy” LP 
which .is a collection of some of 
•Youmans’ catalog clicks 
Johnny Brantley joined Everest 
Records promotion staff . . . Singer 
Rinat Yarpi*. set for the new Israeli 
revue -at the- Cafe Sail bra starting 
Oct. 15 . . Mildred Fields , ap¬ 
pointed director of publicity for 
the Monte Kay management office 
. : Joe Koisky, Roiilelte’s exec 

veepee national promotion 

tour .v. 

JOHNNY MATHIS 
JIMMY McHUGH 

“Where Are You?” 

“Don’t Blame Me"" 
“Can’t Get Out Of This Mood” 
“I’m In the Mood For Lovd” 
“On The Sunny Side 
Of The Street” 

“A Lovely Way To Spend An 
Evening? 

“I Just Found Out About Love” 


Chicago 

Mutual radio web's '“Bandstand^ . 
U.S.A ” starting regular stanzas 
from the Hotel Sutherland. Dizzy - 
Gillespie, is first: pickup Saturday 
(gl . ..Johnny McCormick Quintet 
with chrip Bobbi Boyle moves; from 
Las Vegas to the Park Lane Hotel, 
Denver, Oct- 1(> for two;frames ./.• , 
Jack Teagarden set for: file Shera-. 
ton-Jefferson, St, Louis, Oct. 31 . .A 
Larry .Ward combo to repeat at 
Tarphoffs, Lansing,. Mich;, Nov. 28 
for five -stanzas .. Belles, of. 
Rhythm down for- the Gaiicho 
Room, Van Orman -.H-otel,... Fty'., 
Wayne,. 'Nov. 1.4. . ;.. .. Jack Rod- j 
riguez to the- Colu mbia " Club. 1 
Indianapolis: Nov. 21 for ' ;■ 




British Disk Bestsellers 

London, Sept. 27. 
Apache ........ .Shadows 

..(Columbia) 

Mess Of Blues ......Presley 

(RCA) 

They’re Young .......... .Eddy 

(London) 

Only the.Lonely ... ..Orbi 
.(London) 

Laura I Love Her ... .Valance 
(Columbia) . 

How About That!: Faith: 

; (Parlaphone) 

Nine Times Out of 10 Richard 
(Columbia) 

Don’t Teased ., Richard 

Columbia) 

Long As He Needs Me<; Bassey 
'■(■Columbia): 

Somebody’s Fool ..... Francis 
• (MGM) 


MUSIC 


Tony Martin Leaves Victor for Dot; 
Larry Elgart to MGM; Other Signings 


. '. ■ - —-— 1 --- ’t Hollywood, Oct. 4. 

| t,. n n . | _ Tony Martin, with seven years 

I Jimmy Fiersall Bingles on pact still to go, secured his re- 
Wifii Out* P A lease from RCA Victor and signed 

witn ^iriKes uui r.A. s a five . year deal with Dot Records . 


Cleveland, Oct. 4. 


’First session, an album, will bt 


Jiipmy Piersall, baseball star e t c hed upen completion of his cur- 
who recently^ turned disk-recording rent headline stint ct Dcsert Inn 
singer and. stage comedian, is par- y g d m g0 in1 relcase ln 
laying his extra-curricular activities lat | November ■ 
into a steady new^careei-in thea- Th Lp nl ‘ b coroprisc(1 of his 

>f.tH^ w .S rwt.nd biggest song hits including. ' Begiii 

‘be Beguine." .“There's No Tenor- 


, - , I- j „ „__me Deguine, inert s ino lomor- 

team has. been drawing capacity _ „ r A Td , “Q ( > n1pm . 

crowds of teenagers to local nabe ’ Vplem 


’ the ; 'Go’lumbia • Club. ! FflY AkfilfiS "ho heads All-Star Theatrical MGM: Larry Elgart others 

is Nov 21 for ' ; rWAf MMCICt® Agency, is handling his personal Larry Elgart s rncli has been 

V - v V - . - •'•■ ' === continued Uom page 57 .==• appearances and disk; promotion. addedl to ^T 1 J" 1 ? *{** 

o' r Piersairs act is tied tic willi rc- etched for RCA Victor a*id \w*s also 

San . Francisco ... lissi, , Ber County prosecutor. vh £ Lof h f s filmed autobiography, u . nder Columbia banner for a 
bs .opening include Turk Calissi, v\ho has been active re- “Fear Strikes Out,” a 1956 release time with Ins brother, Lcs, also a 
'Earthquake. -McGoon's ! Gently in. .the war against, the j n which Anthony Perkins por- bandleader. Hell cut albums and 
utile Noire: with Dottie pirates, assigned assistant prose- traVed the temperamental ball- singles for MGM. 


Noble Watts. 


Room, Van Orman Hotel,. Ft.- ■■ — !' ■ — houses with his matinee shows. . 

Wayne, Nov. 14 . . . .. Jack Rod-, _ ^ . - .’ . Syd Friedman, Cleveland booker 

riguez to the Columbia • Club. 1 FfllY AhfilfiS "bo heads All-Star Theatrical MGM: Larry Llgart others 

Indianapolis; Nov. 21 for ' ; rWAf Agency, is handling his personal Larry Elgart s orcli has been 

. ■,—:—:—^ ^ =±z. appearances and disk promotion. added to MGM s stable. Llgart has 

c . C - • c.m,n»,d l. S :n. p... 57 „v act is tied up uilli re- e ‘chcd for RCA Vidor and also 

! San . Francisco .. lis% ,Bcr County- prosecutor.- vtaj,.* ju fflmed Hatoblography. under the Columbia banner for a 

! New clubs opening include Tiirfc 1 '.Calissi, who has been active re- “Fear Strikes Out,” a 1956 release time Wlt h bis brother, Lcs, also a 
..Murphy’s ..'Earthquake. -McGoon's 1 6cntly in .the war against, the j n which Anthony Perkins por- bandleader. He'll cut albums and 
. and the Boule Noire, .with Dottie pirates, assigned assistant prose- (rayed the temperamental ball- singles ^for^ MGM. 

: Dodgion and Bennie . Barth Trio, cutpr Charles'Sucany and some de-i piaygj.; During his stage act the Also joining MGM were the Four 
; Joe Picciriinl is scheduled to make ! tectiyes ; to sift, the facts. Last outfielder tells amiising anecdotes Coins, Ronnie Savoy apd Ann Cole, 
another try with Murphy's former Thursday. (29). Sucany led a force about his ..salty disputes with base- MGM s Cub label sub.*-id also got 
1 spot. Easy Street •— Faith Wiii- of detectives ai med with a search ball managers and umpires whom into -the act signing Ricky Scott, and - 
throp's supposed to sing: there warrant and a truck in a raid . he heckled to distraction. Noble Watt s. 

'Art Norkiis took his band froi the bootleg pressing plant. At the j 1 — : - -— 

Saheila’s Capri Rbom to Forbidden request of the prosecutor,. John S.i Atlantic: Diahann Caroll 

City, add Joe Marcellino switched : Clark, of the Abeles office a j Al||nr-/l||tprf fn Tllf Diahann Carroll has moved over 

; his drch from Forbidden City to; foxier assistant U. S. attorney, ;. " ’to the Atlantic label. For the past 

lthe; Capri Room Jimmy Rush- : a n 4 Arthur Boucher, of the Fox |\:^L« G- M3nKJniy ear s be has been recording for 

i irtg, backed by Joe Darensbourg’s:; offi ce, accompanied the officials:. | 1/10,10 ^V 1 / ,louIOVU the United Artists label. Singer is 

! band; replaces Earle Hirtes’ group !. Sucany ordered his .men. to load i Madison Records, indie firm run on her way to Europe for the film- 
at the . Hangover Friday (7) ; the truck.with all the bootleg disks by Larry Utlal, has signed Lou Ad- ing of “Paris Blues’ 'in which she 

Lambert - Hendicks Ross . in the plant; the masters arid the ier and Mickey Alpert to a produc- appears with Paul Newman; Joanne 
; booked to follow Duke Ellington’s ; stampers as vvell as any other eyi-: ring deal. With- the signing, Madi- Woodward and Sidney Poitier. 

; orch at Neve Ella Fitzgerald dence of piracy found on .the prem-., son is simultaneously opening, a • ■ 

settles into the Fairmont’s Vene- rises: . Thb business records of the Coast office which will be run by ABC-Par* Kai Winding 

.tian Room for. ix weeks, starting outfit were also seized arid all.the : Adler.arid A.lpert. Kai winding hi* siviiohM tmm 

•Oct. ;13;, With her. will.be pianist. material removed i'rpm the plant j. Some of the recentAdler-Alpert Columbia Records to the ABC-Par- 
Paul Smith, Herbie Ellis on guitar, was impounded. A spokesman for' produced disks are Jan & Dean’s amount label The iazz tromobnlst 
Gus Johnson von drums rind Wil- the disk company admitted that “We Go Together” and Dante & 1 had been with Col for the past five 
fred Middlcbrooks on bass. , the records were being riianufac-, the. Evergreens’ “Alley Oop” and years He begins a nneniehiee 
:/ : 4UM0 four’-wSih hT or?h tomo*™w 

Philadelphia s - SkS - ~ r -^- lThurs - ) wer Pennsyl. 

.‘l. . . . , were, fictitious. __ : ___ vania. I^nrfh r^rnlina. Mi»l«f nn l 


"Time Machine.” 


Philadelphia ;j 

Red Nichols current at the Red | 


■-current-at trie Red; It’s expected that following fur- r 
-L’enny.H^rnjan^ orcli ther investigatipn the; matter Will 


start a run at the Warwick Hotel 
/. Illinois Jaqquet into Ihev Balti¬ 


more 'Tavern, Oct: 6 


be presented to the grand jury for y 
ri' indictmenL. Abeles, as cour>cl ‘ _ 


Local for Fox; .has also been conferrin 


Band Contest 

; Continued from page 59 ; 


years. He begins a one-nighter 
tour with his orch tomorrow 
(Thurs.) that will cover Pennsyl¬ 
vania. North Carolina,- Mississippi, 
Louisiana, Texas and Arizona. 


MONTENEGRO AS INDIE 

Hugo Montenegro is going into 


singer Jimmy Holmes, iormerly with Federal: authorities concern- Sauter and Maynard Ferguson J.i n ^le disk production. Maestro had 


|vith the Ink Spots, slated, to cut i ne the boot leg. problei Abeles were the judges.. 

Al Martino'(JTonpn iric- sa ^.that riuitlmr drastic measures ;. The spokesman for the Band- 
own night chib in Wildwood np\t U7lrfer . .^ xlst,Tl & Federal law are- in. leaders Assh. said the contest, was 
g 2S? m tm the disk piratM, ’ ah : excellent idea, but It should h< 


been musical director for 20th-Fox 
Records. 


scaspn - v . New;South jorsey .club. ’ ■ 

the Smart Spot, to concentrate on - ■ ■ .. ~ 

record names with. Al Alberts, crir- _ _ , lg 

rent, to be followed by Neil Sedaka PfiffiV rBlIh 

and Brook Benton , Maynard • I 1 *P IIH 

Ferguson , orcih : current Pep's Continued from page .57 

Musical Bar. - bri ./ .-back big . ... : > , , . 

. band sound; here* with Quincy ' vhat he likes on a repeat basis and 
Jones and. his 18-piece orch set to '.$ n i°y s ''4:-oyer, and .oyer again. 
follow (10) at. Pep’s . . Carrie: 1 -‘.-Wh the great rush of talent to 


rder existing federal law are- in. leaders Assh. said the contest was 
or for the disk pirates, an excellent idea, but It should be 

■ ■ : . • •* i kept on. tlie highest ethical level 

if it is to do the AFM any good. 

EaiiBt :.Last year’s national winner was 

rtfFyjr rdlin the, Clauile^: Gordon band from the 

criiiinwa from u,.. V, - Coast. This year's winner is due 

■ j to get. $20,000 in new instruments, 

bat he likes oh a repeat basis and- a - national tour and a -recording 

ijoys it . over arid .oyer again.” contract, arpong other prizes. 

With the great rush of talent to j a spokesman for Local 802, N.Y. 


P fOFTHE 
f WEEK 


Adams, vocalist, new in' the Capri i (h^' Cri 35 ^ in the past few years, \ y-j n g 0 f the AFM, stated that the I 
'Anna -aikI^i.^44:- '.slii Faith'claims the . old cliques have 1 cr.na«-v- wac. nnincti. 1 


.• Glaser’s office and has signed a 
■ similar, terii.v with King Records 
. . . Lou Chaiken’s orc-h resin 



Anna Miiria Alberg.hetti into F ai th'claims . ‘the . old cliques have : .b and i ea ders’ squawk was unjusti- 

Paiumbo’s. .Oct. (15^23) . Lynn been broken up arid much of the fied and academic. The rules clear- 

Hope, combo . ..leader,, pacted a new talent is getting, a chance. We ]y laid down the fact that no sub- 

; three-year Contract with Joe no ' v &a V e oew arranging jwid. °r- 1 stitutions were to be permitted 

Glaser’s office and has signed £ '■che.str'ation - techniques ^ and many^^ for any barid winning the national 
similar, terii.v with King .Reeords'’' w( £^ contest. Most of the competing 

. . . Lou Chaiken’s orch: resui “Because of radio s arid tele- bands, which . Only use seven or 
the dinner music in the Bellevue’s vision^ deep-seated convictions in e jgbt men regularlv, increased the 
Stratford Room, V Teddy; Ran-^, regard to music rithat; programs of number of Sidemen. to the maxi- 
• dazzo works, the ; Erie Social Club. ' L®Phard.: Bernstein and ‘The Firer n lum i4-nien allowable. Whether 
■Oct: 7-9 . : Pete Seeger at Town st(i ^ e H°ur.' . are passe» they, have not these augmented crews 

-Hail, pc-t; 22 ,. Danny Kent, local: c °ntimied to pour forth more and- w b U ld be able to have toured as a 
88er .to be. Dakota Staton’s accpm- mediocre music. Actually, unit would only have been’tested 

pqnist on tour of Australia : The rhusic is. better than ever but you any 6 f the N*Y. crews had won 

.Tau Gamnrk Delta". Sororitv pre- tan : 9 n ly .8^-bits and pieces of - it. Die national contest. 

:'senting, ..a benefit at the Academy Ullless * :ou bu >’ a : accord. ’ --—-:- 

! of Music.. Oct. 24. with- Count Basie ! Faith was recently -signed to a 

| Stan Kenton, Joe Williams ri ld ’ .-new seven-year pact by Columbia, FRESHMEN IN SUIT 

! Ann Richards . . Sam'Cooke plavs a'nd stated he ypuld probably pro- Los Angeles, Oct. 4. 

Sciolia’s, Nov. 21-26 v .. ( .duce about; three four, albums Action for declaratory relief 

■ ’’ ' •■ -•_per year; and average about three fabfch also asks for an accounting 

.. . , . !_'• n , or four EP’s which would be in- 0 f assets has been filed against the 

Glicken s Delphi Post . Irunientais .from hit Broadway- Four Freshmen* singing combo, by 

Chicago. Oct. 4. - plays;. “The single, is'on. the. ; wane,” Donald M. Barbhur. identified as 

■■■ Earl Glicken has becii named he, slated,' “and. that, although the one of the .quartet since Its forma- , 

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Some 70 coniposer.s,. conductors, and riiusie teachers have .bee 
helping, to homogenize the ingathered -tribes. oT Israel by getting . 
Them all to sing the same songs. 

Several times a-week leading personalities of Israel’s -music life 
. Visit, remote dutposts: inhabited by iminigfants. .-They.,have, been 
teaching them, the Hebrew .songs that integrated'Israelis sing in 
the older- communities. They have; also,picked lip Jewish folk songs, 
of yaripus oriental communities and spread them, among the rest 
-. Qt the population. About 93 chpral .-groups and 10 orchestras— 
accordion, string,: recorder, and percussion ensembles^-have been 
organized; lii immigrant’s villages by the teachers and conductors. 

The project designed to demolish'cultural barriers arid to assist " 
In the social integration of immigrant. groups.frpi scores of coun¬ 
tries was initiated in. 1950 by the Mi istry of Education. & Culture. 
The brganizer was Issachai* Miron originally, an official of the 
Ministry of Education; and no\v . .director of the v Comnrittee lor- 
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Penny Singleton Hits AGVAs Berg 
With $1,200,000 Countersuit in LA. 


Los Angeles. iCet. 4. 

Penny Singleton yesterday (Mon.) 
filed a cross-complaint in L. A. 
Superior Court against Harold Ti 
Berg, national counsel of the 
American Guild of Variety Artists, 
demanding a total of $1,2|D0,0G0 on 
four causes of action. Aj sum of 
$400,OGO each was asked ! for gen¬ 
eral, special and exemplary dam¬ 
ages. 

Simultaneously, Miss Singleton, 
past prexy and member of the na¬ 
tional board of AGVA. filed a 66-. 
page answer to Berg’s first amend¬ 
ed complaint, in which he 1 demand¬ 
ed a total of $2,600,000 from ac¬ 
tress on 16 counts. 

Specifically. Miss Singleton a- 
cused Berg of making false state¬ 
ments about her on four, different 
occasions before AGVA. First time, 
complaint stated, was in Washing¬ 
ton. D. C.. in June, 1959, before 
the annual convention pf AGVA 
national board, when he assertedly 
accused her of lying: second was 
In New York in October* 1959, at 
national [board meeting. : allegedly 
imputing her a “tack of [integrity” 
as a member and officer pf AGVA. 

Third time was before the na-‘ 
tional board in. New York in Feb¬ 
ruary. 1959. when Berg, accord¬ 
ing to complaint, assented Miss 
Singleton was “guilty of conduct 
in violation of her obligations as 
a member and officer of AGVA”; 
fourth, in Las Vegas, in June, I960, 
in which Berg charged-her with 
“intentionally taking action to’ 
harm AGVA with selfish objec¬ 
tives.” 

In his suit, Berg charged that 
Miss Singleton had accused him of 
fraud in acquisition by I AGVA of 
property at South Fallsburgh, 
(Continued on page 69) 


; New Mpls. Firm Formed 
To Step Up Live Shows; 
Bow With Shelley Berman 

Minneapolis, Oct. 4; 

Local businessmen’* group End 
j Dave Colwell, a WCCO-TV 
‘ searcher, have organized a com- 
ipany to bring live attractions to. 
1 Minneapolis and. art starting out 
i with Shelley Berman whom 
.they’ve inked for:an Oct. 21 ap- 
j pearance in th local 9,.000-seat 
, 1 Auditorium. 

The group’s spokesman states 
I it’s felt “Minneapolis doesn’t get 
'its share of good auditorium and 
theatre attractions.” City now has 
no theatre to house legit shows 
land the AiT.S.-Theatre Guild’s 
five subscription attractions now 
play their Twin Cities’ engage¬ 
ments exclusively in St. Paul. New 
1 group, however, hopes to be able 
i to get the local RKO . Orpheum 
and State to interrupt their film 
«policies to house stage shows oc¬ 
casionally. . . 

Berman has played a Minne- 
! apolis one-nighter once- before, 

I selling out the 4,800-seat U; of 

Minnesota Northrop. Auditorium.; 

This city evidently goes in a big 
way for the Berman-Mort Sahl- 
. Bob Newhart type, of comedy, 
•s* Sahl Is back here this week play- 
i ing a Northrop Auditorium one- 
; night er for a fiat $4,000 fee from 
! the university and scaled at $3.50 
' top. This engagement quickly fol¬ 
lows a local fortnight engagement 
1 at Freddie’s supper club where 
. he broke all records previously 
' held by Newhart. . 




JAYNl MANSFIELD SAYS- 

A Girl Must Be Exposed Under 
Best Condition* 

. Albuquerqu , Oct. , 4. 

Jayne. Mansfield, says . she must 
refuse to work .television because, 
well,, a girl can get over-exposed 
in that medium. Indeed, she adds, 
she turned .down a series; Name 
not given. 

What’s she do instead?. She was 
here;, for one thing,, to ride in a 
pafade having to do- with the open¬ 
ing of .' the Ne\v Mexico State Fair. 
AlsP made an appearance at the 
Br wn Pipe & Supply Co., which 
presumably presented no threat 'of ; 
that dreaded over-exposure. ... | 

Miss Mansfield prefers theatrical ! 
films over tv also because a girl i 
can look beautiful on the big-; 
screen, whereas, she emerges small j 
"and distorted, on the video tube. 

Two main, factors ini advancing] 
her career. , said the actress, were 
Playboy and Life mags. Playboy 
specializes in pinup art work. 


Wednesday, October 5,1960 


SOMETHIN'SMITH 
and THE REDHEADS 

Currently 

RADISS0N HOTEL 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 


EPIC RECORDS — M C A. 
Business Mgt.t DON SEAT 


BEVERLY HILLS 


Minneapolis, Oct. 4, 

The fact that it took, place dur¬ 
ing the. period of the. Democratic 
national. convention is principally 
blamed by the association; in 
charge of the Aquatennial, annual 
local summer, mardi. gras, for this 
yea r’s festival in cur ring a $15,777 
deficit.. 

The Aquatehnial’s percentage 
share of the i2-day “AqUai Follies;” 
A1 Sheehan's - annual big..... water 
show., was approximately $14,000, 
compared. witli : $24,500 In .1959. 

A new event, “Music on Parade.” 
a concert at the baseball stadium, 
went S9.700' in. the red. Profits 
i from the regular two parades were 
j down about $7,000. The I960 day 
! and night parades income was $28,- 
1371, compared with 1959’s $34,875, 
4 “You must remember that the 
Democratic convention was on 
during, the Aquatennial’s: opening 
days and many people stayed at 
home tp watch it on television.” 
; Mark Spinner, association . .presi- 
1 dent; pointed out, 

I O. D, Gay, treasurer, says the 
• deficit‘.will be made up by taking 
[money from the $40,000 In a rain 
fund. He also called attention to 
the fact that a National. Festival 
Managers association survey shows 
that attendance at festival-spon¬ 
sored, events .charging admission 
was down in 1960 while attendance 
was up for free {events. 


- ■ ■ - ’ ■ . -——-— . ■. The. Copacabana, N.Y., will mark 

ni mi /i | . its 20th anniversary next. Monday 

rnilly tops Intensify ( 1 Q>, making it the oldest of the 

n . i. • ni . largeseaters in New York, and 

Unve Oil Ulflie Snows! probably the cafe which has/had 

• /i the most profound effect on talent 

Rolf a VrmnAnPC I In and cafe operations throughout the 
IM1IU uli ippci Up country.: The spot has done as 
Philadelphia, Oct. 4; ; riiuch; to develop acts as well, as 

Police harassment of midtown managerial talent, and -has been 
and outlying cafes playing “girlie” the bellwether of the nitery busi- 
shows, stepped up in recent weeks, ness throughout the country, 
reached out to include the Tfoc Jules Podell, now the spot’s 
Theatre, the. town’s only burlesque operator, has beeh with the cafe 
house <30>. Arrested at the Troc sinte its opening, initially, Monte 
were owner Aaron Kohn arid three p r0S er’s name was affixed to the; 
strippers, Ricki Covette, Gloria ^pt as the operator, arid Jack En- 
Ayala, and -Paula Hart in the first tratter, riovv president of the. Sand* 
raid on the hurley showshop in jj 0 j e | Las Vegas, waSitsmanager. 
several decades. The owner and T b da v: Podell is in charge exclu- 
the tliree girls were discharged at s ively,. with help from his execu- 
hearing the following morning. tive assistant, Sid Robinson. 

Three midtown spots have been 

last^two^veeks^and^veral ^outly* iirn * ^'hen^afe business was. still 
££ S^n ^diVa dangerous venture, .’World,War- 

most hStarices ma^istratel havE 11 had already started m Europe, 

but several dancers. bartenders ^ s - ,*"7 v «»t onmo 

'SS 

The police clampdoW cornea in was 

additioJi to the State Biqiior Con, gotng was mainly confined to the 
trot Board's detail of 30 agents “FPW. echelons of society, 
brought here from the . western .. At that time, innovations were 
part of the state. The agents, are tried on the cafe scene. The Copa . 
assigned to crack down on fra- installed a Small line comprising 
ternizalion. it is popularly petite girls who looked like they 

known, “mixing.” might have been the kid s.ister_of 

A number . of spots, headed by l somebody, you kpow. It strived for 
the Celebrity.. Room, which [ a sense of identification with the 
dropped the Buster Burnell chorus j cafe viewer by getting names, as 
line, have cut girls completely, j well-as acts that already had made. 
“It’s like living bn'the- edge of a impress oil the public, or, were suf-: 


Having played them all in 76 years 
Thank you 


(-X Wj 

\ ] * Jimmy Durante 


For the greatest two weeks Frank Pal limbo's 
has known since 1884 

Sincerely 


volcano.”, declared ope licensee. I 
“We. don’t even dare to let girl f. 
performers talk to their lifelorigt 
friends.”' .. [ 

Baltimore is now capitalizing on ‘ 
this city’s scarcity of flesh. The I 
Oasis, well, known peel parlor in 
Maryland, has begun to run ads in 
the nitery sections, of the local- 
dailies. 

Columbus Gets Tollies’ 

1 After Burlesque Ban 

1 Colombus, O., Oct. 4. 

. After the local City Council 
passed ari ordinance to ban. Any 
burlesque theaters within one mile 
of a church or school,. LeRoy Grif- ! 
{fith who had planned to open the. 
neighborhood film house, the Par¬ 
sons, as a burlesque house in Qc- 
i tober, said he .would still, open, but' 
'.would change the- nature of his. 
'attractions. The Parsons was leased 
iby the F> W. Rowlands Circuit to 
: Griffith who said that instead of 
: being called, the Parsons Burlesque, . 
the theatre will be called Parsons 
j Follies. 

I The ordinance declares that bur¬ 
lesque is “prejudicial to the.public = 
!good, detrimental to the public , 
i morals, and a nuisance.” It defines 
[burlesque as: “A plotless musical 
. entertai nment consisting of a series 
•of unrelated episodes and dances, , 
ail with the purpose of depicting 
or suggesting sexual ’ subjects or 
objects.” This city has (been with¬ 
out a burlesque house since the old 
Gayety in the downtown area was 
torn down and replaced with a- 
parkfrig lot. 

Grant’s Nippon Trip 

Earl Grant has cancelled a 
South American tour and will go 
on a Japanese junket instead. 
Reason ascribed for the nixing of 
tbe Latino trip Is that it Would be 
difficult to transport his electric 
organ into the various countries; 
.where he was scheduled to play. 

Grant will start his Japanese, 
tour Dec. 1 in a Tokyo cafe for 
two weeks. He then plays Osaka 
starting Dec. 15. 


(Continued on page 69> 


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Wednesday, OcIoImt 5, 1960 


PfiftiETY 


VAUDEVILLE 


65 



The American Guild of Variety* 
Artists and ..the. Artists Representa¬ 
tives Assn.. meeting today 

(Wed.) to discuss'revision of Rule 
Bf51; the agreementbetween both 
Organizations; which has been in ef¬ 
fect for five years; Meeting is be^- 


Joe E. Lewis’ Triple 
Play at L.V. Flamingo 


N.Y.C. Tat Lien Reveals 
$2,964,000 Gross For 
Freedomland’s Season 

An overall gross of $2,964,000 is. 
indicated for the first; full season's 
operation of Freedomland. Bronx, 
N/Y.,. which went from full weeks 
to a weekend policy two weeks ago; 
The gross, was revealed by the ao- 
v tion. taken by the City of New York 

___^_ „ ,. Indications that El Rancho,; when it.obtained a lien against the 

ing held at this time so that AGVA Vegas,, Las Vegas, may be out of .property : on Wednesday . (28) for 
will have a preliminary report., to..■■'action for a considerable, tim $146,200 in amusement taxes.owed 
give to ils national board meeting seen by the fact that Joe E. Lewis. , to the city. The City gets 5^c. and 
which meets stairting Oct. 10. Cur- a. reguar alt El Rancho, .has signed | returns are due quarterly, 
tent deal expires Dec.'31. for*, three dates at the: rival ] .Park spokesman declared that 

One preliminary meeting has. al- Flamingo, Lewis goes in Dec, 22 ' with the executive reshuffling that 
ready been held at which demands for Jour .weeks and has. two more I the venture underwent during the 
on both sides .were informally pro- 'four-weekers : starting April 1.3 and season; tany things had been left, 
sented. It's likely that there: Will I.Oct. 26. ’ up in the air. The tax. ret urn had 

be more demands from each gi'oup | It’s considered doubtful that been filed,, but the money wasn't 
turd more meetings before any new Lewis would ink a deal with any sent in immediately. The $148,200 
contract, is formulated, other hotel on the Las Vegas strip.; was hand delivered to the City On 

Among the items that AGVA. isif there was a possibility of El j Friday ijdt, . ■- 

seeking is the local filing of en- Ranch reopening V Lewis and .El • The park’’maintains that attend- 
gagement. forms setting, down just Rancho operator Beldon Katleman : ancle for the, first year was satisfac- 
who may file/CQntracts "and.' •’'vho'"'i 1 ^ e ‘-b-^ 1 friends for many years. > tory,. but construction costs, ex- 
.may file booking reports where a;- 
corresponded!' agent is utilized. On j 


In Acts; Now Booking Cafe Comics 


Borge, Mathis Click 

In Seattle Stands 

Seattle, Oct. 4. 

Two attractions at the Orpheum, 
sponsored by Northwest Releasing, 
hit pay dirt last week with Victor 
Borge and Johnny Mathis each 
playing two nights at this 2,600- 
seater. 

Borge's capacity biz landed $25,- 
000 at $5-50 top. For Mathis the 
two nights racked up .$16,000 at 
$4.50 top. 


the filing of claims AGVA seeks a. : 
longer period in; which agents" may ] 
process, a claim against a pci'-' 
former. However, tlie union is seek¬ 
ing to stipulate that; after that 
period expires; no action may be. 
brought beyond the cutoff date. 
This would include court action; 

AR A is Opposing this step seek¬ 
ing to lengthen the present .six- 
month period in which- an. agent 
can file against a peiToriner. : In. 


ceeded the budget.. When it became 
[ apparent that the Zeckendorf Hotel 
i interests fa Webb & Knapp sub- 
• sidiaryi had to step in and take a 
;firm hold On the, operation, the 
i executive realignment'caused the 
city amusement tax item to be 
overlooked; according fb the oper¬ 
ators; 

The Park is operated by the 
.International Recreation Corp.. of 
..which Ted Meyner. is president, j 
Webb & Knapp, which owms the 
, land on which. Freedomland was ! 
built, and which has a.’4(Kr stake 


RKO Resumes 



ARA SET TO BALLOT 
FORBD.l 


addition they seek the right to flirt | suit contesting last, year's elec 

ther redress via court and or arbi- ' tion of Joe Adams and other of-.; in the operation, is now supervising 
tratioji, ... . 'fleers of the. American-Guild o'f" •the..pperjftio.n ; closely. Plan's 

Union is also seeking jo have ar- Variety Artists was dismissed last are currently in . the wind to 
iContinued on page 67) week by Justice Henry Epstein; of i amalgamate Freedomland - i th 

- ; - " ■ >— ~ -——- the N.Y. Supreme Court; ' Jurist . three Zeckendorf-operated hotels, 

ruled, that there was no evidence,I so that the. Park’s toss could be¬ 
lt o support the conclusion of fraud; come a tax write-off. 
in'the election. The court also paid f Freedomland: recently laid off 
tribute tp Honest. : Ballot Assn., / many of its employees,' which the 
... ... . which conducted the election for : Park said was necessary because of 

Artists Representatives Assn, is AGVA. Am appeal from, this deci-. the. shift to weekend operations. It 
slated to hold, its election meet-. ’ is being filed. ; : .aIso let out some of the 'upper 

/The suit brought by union mem->chelon executives, of which Pub- 
at which : time. the Board of Go\- ^ ictor i^Monie contended:iHeist Ed Weiner was included. That 
einois \vin be .nom.matgd.^ The h ^ t fi'e election of Adams ovef j Phase . of operations, is currently 
Board. will. then vote :for the slate ■-■-■■ - -i'-’-— ~ , , . - , 


Into nomination comprises Harry . lf . c;„ oo t c n 
“i-u-vi ■ vjph in ■ \i 4 tiv\-flr Ti tilts* Since then,.Adams -as well s■ 

w?’’llie entire slate: endorse* by the 
: 1 es , administration, beaded by national 

’w.c C Ren 5 K,ie?,nt i .administrative secretly.: Jackie 

V°c Kos "o. Max ’RoUt Joserb ® ri " hl ' " as *®W rclur:lcd t0 . >e .on. a concert tour of 31 West 

Singer. Eddie Smith .and deotge ■ 1?e ‘ . iC^ast ^cbTleges., trek to continue. 

Wetfel all of whom will represent The .suit, which lias been m proc-.^through the first.. Week of. Novem- 
fuil members, of whom .10- are to ess ..for about a year culrpinated in tber. 
be ejected. a four-day trial. Bulk of the-.evi- 

Representing associate members., dence presented by La Moritp 
..■are ifeck Green, Peter Tairkih, Lee j corl ^ a . 1 ^ e “ m a summation -of the 

Salohion and Norman Weiss. with' e l lection as. prepared by a pair of 
two to be elected. court-appointed .attorneys, Eugene 

*■—- Rosenzweig and Bernard Horigan. 

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BOSTON'S 

NEW 
HOTEL 



licist George Bennett. 

Bud &. Travis Tour 

Holly wood. Oct. 4. 
Budd & Travis, folk singing duo. 


Tabbed ‘'Folk Music ’6Ch’’ camp- 
hops include stopovers from 
San. Diego, to British Columbia, 
Van Tonkins is promoting junket. 


RKO circuit is again resuming 
vaude. This time, the .chain is book¬ 
ing Jim Helzer’s “Japanese Spec¬ 
tacular” for two weeks and should 
returns warrant, it’s. Jikely that the 
show’ will get a total of more than 
10 weeks.. Deal was set this week 
by ' Sol Schwartz, RKO Theatres 
prexy, through agent Miles Ingalls. 

The Japanese import will open 
Oct. 27 at the Palace Theatre, Col¬ 
umbus, for one week and thence to 
the : Albee, Cincinnati/Nov. 3. It*s 
likely that they will play San Fran¬ 
cisco and other cities following 
the^e houses. At the same time, 
Hetzer is negotiating with Leo 
Cohen, booker for the Locw Thea¬ 
tres, for a series of dates. Deal is 
also on for a stand at the Fox, 
Brookly 

The Hetzer show*-which was pro¬ 
duced in Japan, was imported in 
June, playing its first date in Win¬ 
nipeg, and will wind up its outdoor 
season this week at the Forest Fes¬ 
tival, Elkins, W.Va. It has also 
played several, cafe dates as well. 

Generally, Japanese themes have 
been doing very well on the show 
biz circuits. “Holiday in Japan” is 
doing top business at the Latin 
Quarter. N.Y.; after a long run at 
the New Frontier, Las Vegas. “The 
World of Suzie Wong” has also 
been doing well on the road fol¬ 
lowing its Broadway run. 


The talent rosters in the posh 
hotel rooms throughout the coun¬ 
try are undergoing a more radical 
change than it was originally antic¬ 
ipated. The Waldorf-Astoria. N.Y., 
for example, lias signed Shelley 
Berman; the Palmer House, Chi- 
: cago, has pacted Joey Bishop and 
j Joe E. Lewis and has George 
: Gobel incumbent; the Camelia 
Room of the Drake, also Chi¬ 
cago, currently .has Myron C’o- 
: hen as its solo p’erformer. The 
j Fairmont Hotel. San Francisco, has 
• been using jazz names throughout 
! the year. 

j At tlie beginning of the year, 
the trend was visible from the 
switch from femme imports to the 
domestic product. Now, it is evi¬ 
dent that the inns are going even 
more far afield with a stress on a 
wider range of entertainers. 

The reasons for the moves are va¬ 
ried. The hotels now are seeking 
to utilize the talents that have been 
developed in other spheres. They 
are also seeking to entice spenders 
from wider orbits. Many of tlie 
headliners now inked to the hotels 
have been staples in niteries and in- 
;timeries. Frequently, inns will go 
to the concert hall for an attraction, 
such as Roberto Iglesias, who will 
! play the Plaza, N;Y., this season. 
. However, it is becoming increas¬ 
ingly evident that the hotels ar 
moving on into new spheres. 

| The lineups in the N Y. hotels 
’ indicate the wider range of head¬ 
liners. The Waldorf Astoria, for 
j example, following the current run 
of Rosemary Clooney, will havo 
tContinued on page 69) 


AGVA ORDERS DAILEY 
TO PAY 2G FOR NO-SHOW 

Los Angeles, Oct. 4. 

American Guild of Variety Ar¬ 
tists ordered Dan Dailey to pay 
the Slate Bros. $2,000 for failure 
to play their local nitery last Aug¬ 
ust. Guild told Dailey to either 
“play-or-pay,” so he forked up the 
coin. 

Dailey's impromptu cancellation 
of his Slate date reportedly was 
because he was unprepared. En¬ 
gagement, to have started Aug. 4 
and extended for two weeks, also 
was to have been a strictly a 
“favor type” deal. Later reports 
arising from his pullout, however, 
indicated he had nixed the break- 
in because of an upcoming stand 
at the Sahara in Las Vegas. 


inal . and .- duplicate ballots, ; and 
graphed the number of requests for 
duplicates and from which, areas 
they . came, froi 

Aaron . Benenson . represented 
AGVA and Henry M. Katz repre¬ 
sented La Monte, 


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Hawaii Tourist Bureau 
Ups Promotional Budget 

Honolulu, Oct. 4. 

Hawaii. Visitors Bureau. Is ask¬ 
ing for $21681.000 for tourism pro¬ 
motion in 196i-1962, a figure that’s 
more than $1,000,000 ahead of this 
year’s budget. 

Among the promotional “tools” 
in the offing Is a monthly .maga¬ 
zine that would utilize the same 
format and vivid colors of Ari¬ 
zona Highways , magazine. Also 
planned Is a Pacific Music, Dance 
and Film Festival. 



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Radio; City MuJc Hull manager 
Sydney M. Goldman and his wife, 
singer Tessa Sraallpagev off for a 
four-weeker in Europe Robert 
Clary now doubling from “La Plume 
de iha Tante” to the Carnelot in the 
new bill which started Monday (4) 
with Fay De Wilt featured . . 
Jackie Mason signed for the Jah. 
12 bill at the Copacab^na on bill 
topped by Connie Francis . . Pat 

Suzuki pacled for the Flamingo, 
I.a.s Vegas. April 13 . Andrews 
Sisters set for the alk of the 
Town. London, Dec. 5 .. . . Larry 
Adler goes into Copa City. Miami 
Beach,- Jan. 12 . . Village Gale 
g.ving a Sunday matinee concert 
Oct. 23 with Sir Lon de Leon, Earl 
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Don Cornell: and McClevertys 
’ are now at the Living Room . . 

1 j Dorothy Loudon signed a three- 
t year deal with the Flamingo. Las 
J Vegas . . Earl Grant pacted for 
|! two stands there . Tinker Bell 
! to the Willis Show Club, Detroit, 

1 Oct. 10 for four weeks . . . -Latin 
. ( Quarter installed a portable ice 
jnnk eight feet square, which it 
[[will- use in subsequent ; shows as 
| well. Harrison & Kossi will be the 
j first, tank.headliner there . “The 
:_Liuiest Circus” reorganizing for 
|'a Broadway return. It’s a-dance 
' | pantomime choreographed by Nelle 
'•’Fisher which will tour Europe as 
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!! Chicago 

► Palmer House Empire Room set 
• Joey Bishop for April 1 . . Thrush 
' Sandy Stewart inked for the Bob 
‘ Newhart bill at Mister Kelly’s 
: starting Dec. 12. Guy Marks has a 
' Kelly’s date Feb. 13 for three:. /. 
Anita Bryant booked for Angelo’s, 
March 3-11, with Jack -E. Leonard 
to open March. 17. Miss Bryant 
’ also works Eddys’.' Kansas City, 
Feb. 17 . . . Don Rickies into Basin 
Street East, N.Y., tomorrow 
. iThufs. 1 for a month . . ; Ford & 
Hines dow n for the Huddle Embers, 
■Indianapolis. Feb. 20 for a fort- 
■ night . , Helen Forrest to the 

i Town. & Country, Winnipeg. Feb. 


20 . . . Kay Martin and her Body¬ 
guards into Iroquois Garden, 
Louisville, Oct. 31 . . . Actress-cafe 
performer, Mary Beth Hughes 
signed with Mutual Entertain¬ 
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Hollywood 


BIG MAGIC IS BACK! 

“CHRISTOPHER'S WONDERS” 

MAI OMAN PLAYHOUSE, 416 W. 42nd St.. N. Y. C. 





"Milbourne Christopher, who started porfor ing hit 'Wonders' last 
night at the Maidman Playhouse, is so. slick e magician that It seems too 
bad his talents can't be; used at the UN. Watch him saw a lady in thirds> 
read the audience's minds, levitate a woman and make her vanish. He has 
• hundred tricks, and you can't discover how ho does one. Christopher 
Is an attractive American with a smooth manner and unruffled voice, 
which Indicate ho has been plying his art for a long time. Such full 
scale magic shows areirare those days." 

Francas HOrndge, New York Post. 

"Mllbourna Christopher wears tails, caps, top hat, good tooth, a slinky 
smile and an enormous piece of decorative hardware on his chaist as a 
badge of his creepy calling. Ho speaks softly, disdaining the vocal corn 
oftan associated with his Ilk, moves gracefully. He made birds come but. 
of an ampty net and a rabbit out of a flaming skillet. He showed Us how 
to beet the slot machine in Las Vegas so you could win not so much 
money but Diana Paoli holding a live bird . ... The music-was good, too, 
Tha show Is only hero a short time: Batter go." 

: Frank Aston, New York World-Telegram & Sun. 

"Hero is a magician in tha classic sonsa, sawing girls In not two, but 
throe pieces, producing doves from thin air, raading minds, engaging in 
ropa tricks, shooting rifle bullets through girls and producing living rasa 
buds from arid plants. Christopher, himself, sleek -and wall turned out In 
his tells and decorations, has a self-assured and attractive manner. . . . 
Tha act Is well-timed and brightly mounted, and. everybody seemed to be 
haying a good time. People like to bo fooled, and ha dots it vary well." 

John McClain, New York Journal-American. 

"Mllbourna Christopher unloads a slick bag of tricks In hit masterful 
Illusion show 'Christopher's Wonders'." 

prank Farrell, New York World-Telegram & Sun. 

"Thera Is probably-not a child In town who won't bo enchanted by 
'Christopher's Wonders'. Christopher Is an amiable- man and a daft one 
. . . a session with poltergeists, a mental-telepathy card game and a bit 
of prophesy erg genuinely clover and amusing." 

Arthur Gelb, New York Times. 

"Tho young In heart who still enioy being deluded by o deft presti¬ 
digitator will find In Christopher one with plenty of tricks up his sldeve 
and an olagant way of creating hts Illusions." 

Alsn Branlgan, Newark Evening News. 

"That tho hand Is quicker than thooyo was once more amiably, proved 
last Menday night by Mllbourna Christopher* who Ailed the stage of tho 
Maidman Playhouse with legerdemain, sorcery and wiiardry in a one-man 
•how fwlth curvy assistants) called 'Christopher's Wonders' ... Ha throws 
away tricks tho way soma good comics throw away |okes. Ho works fast 
and Is oftan Into tho next one before you've recovered from the first. 
Ho tin play both sldes of a card game without seeing either hand, ©no 
of his most amusing encounters Is with on-stage poltergeists." 

Lit Silver, New York Dally News. 

MILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER 

Direction: THK WILLIAM MORRIS. AGENCY 
Public Relations: ARTHUR CANTOR 



. The Ken Murray show co-star- 
. ring Marie Wilson plays the Sham¬ 
rock,. Houston, for two weeks.start¬ 
ing Get. 6 . .' Singer-comedienne 

Dorothy Loudon signed to a three 
year pact by the Riverside, Reno i 
. . . The Swebanes join the Dick ’ 
Shawn show at the Cocoanut Grove 
for three weeks starting Oct. 12! 
. . . Jane Morgan plays a.two-week i 
engagement at the Bev Hills Club ■ 
in Cincinnati, beginning Oct; 7 .. 1 

Buddy Greco, opens at the Cloister i 
Oct. 12; 

Texas State Fair Marks 
75th Anni With Major 
Lineup of Shows, Names 

Dallas, Oct. 4. 

State Fair of Texas observes its ; 
“‘Diamond Jubilee.” Oct, 8-23. stud¬ 
ded with show biz names. Aim is 
to break the 1959 all-time attend¬ 
ance record of 2.801,305. Country’s 
largest state fair, /situated in a 
200-acre permanent sliowplace just 
. two miles from midtowri Dallas, 
now has investment of over 
$35^000.000. i 

Top lure is “Flower Dru i Song,”[ 
touring N: Y. production, set for : 
23 performances at State' Fair Mu- 1 
sic Hall, a 4;l20-seater. It’s scaled . 
at $1.65-$4;95: The 20th edition, pf ! 
“Ice Capades” is : due for 25 show- 1 
i.ngs- in the 5.000-seat Ice .Arena. I 

Gratis shows in the Cotton Bowl : 
again are..numerous. Cuffp entice- j 
merits include baritone Nelson 
• Eddy and songstress Gale Sher- 1 
[wood on. Oct TO.. A music festival,' 
..honoring composer .Richard Rod-1 
[gel's; comes on Oct. 11. Circus clown j 
[Emmett Kelly has his night. Oct. 
j 14, backed by aerial acts arid a! 

| fireworks display. 'Jimmie Rodgers, j 
[singer, and comics Horner .& Jethro 
[give .a gratis shovv, plus a pyro¬ 
technic display. Oct. 18! Also free ! 
is the College Jazz Festival in the 
! new .7,000-seat Livestock Coliseui : 
on Oct. T9. 

‘Interim, shows include Arthur 
Godfrey and his palomino, Goldie, 
at the Horse Show, Oct. 7-9, and ; 
Rex Allen, at . the same exhibit 1 
Oct; 14-16. Ventriloquist Jimmy ’ 
Nelson will do six shows daily at j 
the Chevrolet exhibit in the Auto 
Building. ; 

KLIF, local! airer. is sponsoring 
the .“Biggest Show of Stars for ’60” 
in the Cotton - Bowl Oct. 13. head- 
j lining wax stars Fabian. Brenda 
| Lee,- Bill Black's Combo and 
! others.. 

- 

Schnoz Stands ’Em Up 
In Sock Windsor Date 

Detroit, Oct. 4. 

In -his .first appearance at the 
Elmwood Casino. Jimmy Dura rite 
scored a, triumph. The opening 
night (28) crowd was. the largest 
SRO audience, in this swank spot’s 
history with about 100 standees 
joining the 750-sitters. Durante 
also received the loudest and long¬ 
est ovation ever heard in this spot. 

The Elmwood Casino, the top 
nitery in the Detroit area, is lo¬ 
cated In Windsor, Ont., across the 
Detroit River from the motor Capi¬ 
tol. Durante was supported by 
Sonny King and Eddi Jackson. 
They remain two weeks. 


Jane Powell Toplines 
KC. Coronation Ball 

Kansas City, Oct, 4. 

Annual American Royal Corona¬ 
tion Ball to be held Oct. 8 in the 
Municipal Auditorium will have 
Jane Powell, to head a two-hour 
show. Cast also will include Pa¬ 
tricia Klekovic & Kenneth John¬ 
son, dance -team; and Kansas City 
U. choir and orch Under direction 
of Roland Fiore. Richard Berger, 
production director of tha outdoor 
Starlight Theatre, will put the 
show, together. 

Ball this year is being held a 
week, ahead of the opening of the 
American Royal Livestock and 
Horse! Show in order to give the 
queen. crowned at the ball, some 
headway in Stirring up interest and 
promoting the fall event Horse 
show is to have the Ben Hur horses 
as a! special attraction during its 
Oct. 15-22 run in the American 
Royal building, along with the 
mounted patrol from Culver Mili¬ 
tary Academy. 


Bennett-Dorsey Head 
Tex. ‘CavOILcade’ Bill 

Port Arthur, Tex., Oct. 4. 
Singer Tony Bennett and the 
Jimmy Dorsey orch conducted by 
Lee Castle will head , the talent 
roster for this year’s ,f CavOIL- 
cade. The eighth “CavOILcade,” 
Port Arthur’s annual community 
festival, is scheduled for Oct. 13-16 
under the general chairmanship of | 
Byron Hildebrand. j 

Two different shows will be pre- : 
sented on Oct. 14 and the other • 
Oct. 15. Headliners for the Oct.; 14 ; 
show will be Molly Bee, the Crew 
Cuts arid the Dorsey orch under 
direction of Castle. Bennett will 
star on the Oct. 15 show, appear¬ 
ing with the Ralph- Sharon Trio.! 
and the Dorsey orch; The orch will; 
•also play for a third event, a dance. - 
which will be held on the Pleasure 
Pier following the Oct. 15 variety 
show. 

Donald O’Connor, Miller 
Take Over Riverside Hotel 


Reno, Oct. 4. 

Donald O’Connor is the latest 
performer to invest in Nevada ho¬ 
tels. joining other entertainers in¬ 
cluding Frank Sinatra, Dean Mar 
tin and other entertainers who pur¬ 
chased the Cal-Neva Lodge at near¬ 
by Lake Tahoe. O’Connor in as¬ 
sociation with Bill . Miller have 
completed negotiations for the 
takeover of the Riverside Hotel 
here! for $5,009,000. 

Both plan to take active roles in 
the management pf the -inn, which 
for many years has been a prime- 
talent buyer; Transfer will take 
place In. Noveriiber. 

The present owners include Hob- 
eft J. Franks of Beverly Hills. Har¬ 
old Minley. of Reno, arid Samuel 
Levy of Douglas, Ariz. 


DENVER GIVES TOLLIES' 
BIG 167G IN 5 DAYS 

Denver, Oct. 4. 

Shipstads & Jorihson’s Vice Fol¬ 
lies” scored a heavy $167,000. In its 
five day engagement at the 7,000- 
seat: City Coliseum here during 
which time it gave five perform¬ 
ances, Sept. 28-Oct. 2. 

Last year, “Ice Follies” played 
the city during a. 16-inch snow- 
I storm. This year 80^degree tem- 
!.peratures prevailed. 

f --— !■ - ' ; . ~ 

Dick Hurran, of ‘8:05’ 

To Scout Talent in U.S. 

Glasgow, Oct. 4, 
Dick. Hurran, who produces the 
' annual “Five-Past Eight” revues 
: for; Howard & Wyndham, is en 
route to the U. S. for his annual 
o.o. U. S', talent; He will scout for 
t a lent usable in the 1961 Howard 
& Wyndharn stage 1 shows. 

Acts, required are rnainly. special¬ 
ity; The Howard & Wyndham firm 
favors acrobatic and dance acts for 
•the Glasgow season at the Alhani-- 
• bra Theatre, running each year 
May to October. Hurran planes 
back here Oct. 25 for last night of 
| the current “Five-Past Eight.” star- 
j ring Jinirny. Logan, Jack Radcliffe 
;and. Eve Boswell. 


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P^reeSy 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


Drake Hotel, Chi 

Chicago*. SepL 30. 
Diana Trask, Jirnjny\ Blade Orch 
«J>; $2 cover. 


Diana Trask makes an auspicious 
bow at the C'amcUila House a 
haven in Chi for the European 
chanteuse and for occasional Amer¬ 
ican thrushes endowed with good 
pipes, a figure and a chic wardrobe. 
By such standards Miss Trask, an 
Australian beauty barely out of her 
teens, is quite a show. She looks 
like class in a tight.ji shimmering 
gown. 

In the other department, she 
checks out with an elegant voice 
which she uses with! taste. Her 
sense is tainted only by an affinity 
for the hip school, which seems 
not to be her natural flavor and 
which, besides, st imps! her style as 
derivative and immature. It’s re¬ 
flected also in her choice of num¬ 
bers. with the* majority of them 
in oft-chirped iazzoplijle category., 
vitiating any distinctive vocal im¬ 
pression she might [have made. 
’’Funny Valentine.” ‘Lady Is a 
Tramp v and “Gypsy in My Soul” 
may still be big favorites and a 
“safe” repertoire, but 1 they invite 
the inevitable compyrisons with 
more familiar renditions, and 
usually the new versions are not 
appreciably better. 

Nevertheless, she has managed 
somehow to bridge thri. poles from 
the jazz-oriented Cloister (site of 
her only previous Chibago appear¬ 
ance) to the tony Camellia House. 
Clearly it’s her unmistakeable na¬ 
tive talent, her instinct for the ex¬ 
quisite. and her apoarent grooming 
that turns the trick. 

Jimmy Blade orch cut a good 
show and. as it has for the past 
eight years, made the; dance sets 
appetizing. Joanne Wheatley is 
next up, Oct. 21. Les. 


eyeshadow' on the girls and the 
forelock coming down in a V shape 
to the. bridge of the. nose, might 
have been proper in the early part' 
of the recital when they essayed 
mixtures of modern and jungle 
numbers. However, it ceased to be 
germane during the latter part of 
the offering when rnambq and 
Latin motifs predominated. 

The principal dancer is Nelida 
Lobato, who. has a Ayell-developed 
architecture and whose costuming 
and routining is designed for ex¬ 
citement. Miss Lobato is a vigorous 
dancer. She shows a mixture of 
Latinistics with ballet plus some 
well-thought out modern licks. 
Some of their work has a ritualistic 
facade. But the choreography in; 
all seems to be designed to show 
the body beautiful in some pro- 
vovative expression. Her partner 
is some of these ventures is. Carlos 
Macri. who is a capable dancer pn 
his own. 

There are other members of the 
troupe who also contribute to the 
entertainment. Ambar La Fox of¬ 
fers several songs, that register' 
well. De Bio provides some excit-1 
ing bongo rhythms,, and Eber 
Lobato. who. did the production, 
also contributes an okay terp 
sequence. 

The. Ralph Font band showbacks 
well, and the Canay Rhumba group 
provides floorfilling incentive. 

Jose. 


Siardnst, Las Vegas I *nd mimickry. He’s been playing 
Las Yegas, Sept. 26, both spots (separate but rion-cora- 
. Anna Maria Alberghetti, Paul , Peting managements), for four 
Whitem , Max & She fie. Jack 1 months and will finish his lyiallor- 
Bimche Dancers (12) ; Eddie ■ can season at still another cafe 


O’Neal Orch. (23 ; • $4 minim uni. 


. Anna Maria Alberghetti head¬ 
lines a special two"-week show 
which, fills, the' gap between the 

closing of the “Lido de Paris”, . - . . .... 

second .edition and the opening'September evenings. The mam sear 


before decamping for. Madrid and 
other points. ... 

The cafe of the F§nix is air-con¬ 
ditioned, a considerable point dur¬ 
ing the July and August heat but 
less significant in the cool of the 


of- the third With her are Paul : son on the island runs through 
Whiteman, fronting the Stardust j October, 

orch. Max & Sherie and. the Jack ! Although Palma is hardly a tal- 
Bunehe Dancers (12). It adds up ! ent showcase, .nor one which is 
to a pleasant 75' minutes 0 f song,! scouted by. important agents, Ben- 
dance, music, and comedy j nett has definite possibilities for 

Miss Alberghetti is fresh, vivaci- ex P° rt and could readily adjust to 
ous,: and a looker. Her operatic ‘ the United States’ intime boites: 
voice boldly explores such numbers! He’s. gt)t the beat and. a pleasant, 
as “Les Filles Decadix.” “In The ;full-bodjed; voice: The tourists like 
Still Of The Night,” “World On ! both voite and dansapation. which 
A String;” ‘ How s Your Ro- is British-Ameiican in genre. 


rrianee?” “Arrivederci Roma;” 
"Non Dimenticar,” and “tin Bel 
Di.” She alsodicks as a specialty 
ter per, getting strong support from 
Jim Huntley and Marc Arden; 
Whiteman adds nostalgia to the 


Land. 


Palmer House, Chi. 

Chicago, Sept. 29. 
George Gob el, Ben Arden Orch 
(lit; $2.50 cover. 


Zsinbra. Madrid 

Madrid. Sept. 20. . 

New Yorkers will recall La Zam¬ 
bia next to the Copacabana on 
East 60th St. The Madrid Zambra 
is a small, ivell-run room where 
one goes for drinks, although food 
Is served in the earlier hours. The 
talent is strictry in j; the native 
Spanish idiom, with; the usual 
range from Andalusian gypsy to 
Catalan. 

Talent works in large teams, up 
to 2Q singers, dancers' and guitar¬ 
ists. A “set” may run 1-40 miuutes. 
shorter or longer. The performers 
form a minstrel line on; three sides, 
fronting on a‘nd above the- audi¬ 
ence. Interestingly, service defers 
to the turns. 

The overall level ofl talent dur¬ 
ing several shifts of .talent viewed 
by this member of th New York 
staff of Variety - was extremely, 
high with several “ole” (hurray) * 
outbursts fully warranted. It is not 
the custom to give the names as 
the individuals perform, and in¬ 
deed there are literally dozens of 
them, so remembrance w*ould be 
a task. However, the extremely 
polite and English-speaking mana¬ 
ger will identify any artist upon 
inquiry. 

Flamenco artists are. as is well 
known, creatures of the mood and 
chemistry of the given moment 
and their performances vary no¬ 
tably in verve, though all are 
marked by the zest and fire typical 
of Spanish native entertainers. 
Zambra could readily [ pick among 
its assorted bands a i dozen sure¬ 
fire show T -stoDpers for America. 
The appreciative viewer is rather 
overwhelmed not alone by talent, 
but by the copious amounts of it. 
This conspicuous “over-supply” 
does not make for a well-compen¬ 
sated orofession. 

Zambra is a spot to which visit¬ 
ing American and British show' 
folk, as well as tourists, repair in 
force although the patronage is 
is preponderantly Madrileno. Com¬ 
pletely characteristic,; this Is an 
axciting show-place. Land. 


Judging from future . bookings; 
and the fact that Empire -Room 
booker Merriel Abbott will be 
going after bigger names . than 
usual since the Chez Paree’s de¬ 
mise. the one-act format promises 
to become the rule at this poshery 
w r hich once prided itself on produc¬ 
tions. Gobel seems not the least 
hampered by the absence of warm¬ 
up acts or. the lack of fanfare, and 
if his performance is any indica¬ 
tion of how the new; policy will 
fare, there’s no cause for Concern. 

A perennial in .-this room. Gobel 
comes on substantially presold and 
does a charming, casuaLseeming 
50 minutes of rambling monolog 
topped by a couple of songs, half 
seriously sung, in his characteristic 
folksy idiom. Most of. the yarns, 
reminiscences and soft-pedal tool; 
ishness that are the prime sub¬ 
stance of his standup comedy are 
now. and the material ; that isn’t, 
satisfies the nostalgia for the old 
Gobel. That the. balance is good is 
reflected in the steady chuckling 
his material receives: 

Gobel seems to have returned 
to his old characterization of the 
little fellow slightly bewildered by 
the world, who faces up bravely to 
commonplace experience. It: is his 
most satisfying guise and the, one 
that best justifies his unique style.. 
He’s abetted on ; this program only 
by the Ben Arden orch, which 
gives him the usual comedie trials 
when he asks for accompaniment. 
Arden’s boys (and violinist Sylvia) 
also make with tasteful dinner 
music and dance sets. 

Ken Murray... and Marie Wilson 
are next on tap, Oct. 27. Les. 


Neve, San Francisco 

San Francisco, Sept, 29. 

. Duke Ellington Orch (14 h John 
festivities by batoning the orch. for • Mosher Quartet; $2.50. admission. 
“his most requested '.number,”' 


which is “When Day Is Done,” then 
guides, a nine-piece arrangement 
of “You’re Driving Me Crazy” as 
it w ; as done 35 years ago. Topper 
is his trademark; “Rhapsody In 
Blue,” with a remarkable. 88 solo 
by Bruce Stieg. 

Max Sc Sherie, guy and gal 


... Formerly FaCk s II. this club 
has been taken Over by Mike Du¬ 
pont who owns .Outside-at-the-In; 
side in Palo Alto, was refurbished 
and christened Sari Francisco 
Neve (exotic handle means “the 
first crystallization of snow' in. the 
Alps,” it says here). Ellington. 


knockabout team, get yocks wltli I wh6se original . engagement at 
their eyebrow^raising crashes to fFack’s w ; as' terminated, last silm- 
the floor arid against each other 1 nter is ba< * lo fin ish out the con-. 
The Jack Bunche Dancers six ltract and has gotten the club off 

present an | to a solid s tart,. 

The Ellington band, fresh from 


International, N. Y. 

Gfetchen Wyler, Foster & Dean, 
Lucio & Rosita, Mike Durso -Band; 
Charles Palmieri Orch; $5, $0 
minimum. 


boys arid girls, 
effective, slice of “The West Side 
Story” ballet. Show’ ends Oct. 9. 

Duke. 


triumphal appearance, at the 
Monterey Jaiz Festival, is a sure 
erowd-pleaser as , the Duke runs 
^... . through the gamut of show busi- 

Eddys% K. ! ness ..tricks learned down through 

Kansas City. Sept. 30: Uh years. His performance is 
Kaye Martin Sc. Her Bodyguards class all' the way and ends with a- 
K Billy Willi ins Orch (6>; $1.50- showstopper every .time, 

$2 cover. On the night caught, Ellington 

.. / -was in fine form with a sure, witty 

Kay Martin, 8c Her Bodyguards■ ’ manner. As ..emcee and with the 
are new comers to the Eddy Res- orchestra. running the gamut of 
taurarit. the lounge turn coming in ' EHingtonia from .“Mood Indigo” to 
from the Rerio-Vegas axis, where * "Satin'Drill !’ Ray Nance/whois 
they are well established. In 50 featured consistently both as a 
rhinutes; the foursome presents a singer, arid as a violin arid trumpet 
wealth of music and verse, some of soloist;, provides bright moments 
it very effective, and - sorne of it with his dancing that scores heav- 
mild. . : = with the crow'd and plays beaii- 

Makirig lip; the. troupe are Kave ^uUj’ ^r- the hipper fans. .The 
Martin at the mike.,Jess Hotchkiss i cU,b is wel1 n,n an ^ attrac ' 

on string bass. Bill Elliott on ac- • tiVC 2 nd looks like a winner, 
cord ion arid: Tony. Bellson on^ _ Lionel-^ Hamptcn; comes in 


drums They play it frankly sug- Qct 16 
gestive at times with much env 1 
phasis. on Miss Martin’s , buxom 
qualities. In skin-tight toreadors, 
she sings in deeh-throated fashion. 


Bafe. 


Hand Box, L.A. 

Los. Angeles. Sept. 28. 
generally glamorizes”^ Billy Gray. Lenny Kent , Sonny 

ings. while her: guards wham out 1 Sa,ld - Ke ^ ty Lester. Del. Fin Thurs- 
tlie music. t day. Bob Bailey Trio; 3-drink min- 

One or two numbers are done al-' 
most straight, but, most are orig-1 f . 

inals Or parodies. One of the bet, l Billy Gray reverts to his former 
ter is. “Serenade of the Bells ; ” variety.format for -this’-latest out- 
ejever and risque with Miss Mar-; i rt g . his hangout after long ex- 
tm rec;ti!>S the story... A spiritual,:! ci ; rsib| ; s inio such )n , m „ r f a i revue 


Riverside, Reno . 

Renp. Sept. 29. 

Kitty Kallen, The Gaylords (2); 
Starlets, Eddie Fitzpatrick Orch 
(12); $3 minimum. 


f ha lean Nffadrld, N. Y. 

Labaro Aro^nti'.c Ballet, uith 
Nehda Lob am. Fber Lpb n to. Am¬ 
bar La Fox. Ca“’oT Pal oh 

Font & Canay Orchs; : i $5-$6 mini- 
viums. 

Chateau Madrid has* an nnusual 
show with the importation; of the 
Lobato Argen’ine Ballet., ri group 
from the pampas country, which 
has been touring in the U.S. The 
group comprises a set of expert 
dancers, well disciplined and 
equipped with a lot of ideas. 

The ballet corps is comprised 
of three mixed couples, all of 
whom work with flash precision 
and give the added jplusses that 
results In plaudits. Their makeup 
la questionable ../The heavy 


Petiie Kitty Kallen's style is 
heavy with emotion and wins over 
most audiences from the start. Her 
opening tunes include a special 
designed as a vehicle for shaking 
hands with stageside sitters. j 

One of her best numbers is 
“Look to the Rainbow” which she 
sang in the New York production ■ 
of “Finian’s Rainbow.”-Her tempo j 
shifts from the bouncy novelties to 
the soft ballads where she is more 
.successful. 

Pianist Jack Paris ably backs up 
the songs with the Eddie Fitz^ 
Patrick orch playing special ar¬ 
rangements. A clever duet in is by. 
Miss Kallen and Paris. 

On a different line. The Gay¬ 
lords belt put their familiar “From 
the Wine Came the Grapes” and 
other Italian-type standbys. The 
biggest laughs are won when the 
boys work over country music with, 
guitar; bass and coonski . arid, 
straw hats. Elvis Presley,. Gov; 
Faubus and Queen for a Day take 
a few knocks in the banter, all, in 
good taste. 

The Olympic Room’s Starlets do 
two fine numbers during the houry 
long show'- 

Show closes Oct. 13. Finch.- 


‘Up Above My Head,” is rhythmic 
arid powerfully done for fine re¬ 
sponse from audience. 

The routine gives a few moments 
for specialties from each of the 
three body guards, and they make 
these moments outstanding. Bell- 
son on .druiris getting a rousing re¬ 
sponse, and Elliott on hi3 especial¬ 
ly-rigged electronic accordian reg¬ 
istering some unusually fine musi¬ 
cal sequences. 

This unit makes, up in energy 
and. what it inight lack in floor 
finesse.; Four hpJd. here through 
Oct. 13, Quin. 

Fen lx, Palma 

Palma,: Spain, Sept. 23. 

Dickie Bennett,. Phil Phillips; 
Trio: no covet.. 


New'est of. the posh hotels on the 
pleasure- island of M a 11 or b a, 
Spairi;s. answer, to Italy’s Capri, the 
Feriix is actually pursuing a fairly 
modest policy as to talent. This 
consists primarily of a British sing¬ 
er, Dickie Bennett,, and his three? 
man jazz combo, two from outside, 
one man. Spanish; 

But the Fenix gets a lot of mile- 


offerings as “Ben-Hurowitz” and 
”My Fairfax Lady!” Opener last 
week lasted a mere near three 
hours and one-half before a house 
packed to the gunwales. Gray and 
his comics didn’t want anything 
or anybody overlooked. Subsequent 
shows, will be slightly less long, 
you have his: word for it. 

Headliner Lenny Kent, a 
comic who admits he’s In politics, 
on for 47 minutes for his ; first 
patter, with Sonny Sand another 
laugh-dispenser who believes in 
less lengthy but marketable stays. 
Kent, a fast-talker who knows ;his 
way through every. Jewish gag in 
the book, is a past master at 
double-entendre but sometimes 
forge - s to put in hfs stops: The 
crowd, however, rates. Jilin the 
highest and he should be a plenty 
strong draw to. keep the cash reg¬ 
isters ringing merrily for his in- 
, definite stand on,, however, an 
intermittent basis. 

Sand, who’s to be a permanent 
for aw'hile. is worth dropping by 
to hear; though, if it’s comedy 
you’re hankering, for. Gray, of 
course, is on pff-and-on constantly 
and he dishes up his. customary; 


excellent voice and delivery by any j br ^ nd of humor ^ h | b paj s 
standard. Though British, he tends! Pa \ r °[ “Wr* with lusty pipes 
to phrase like, and seem like, an round out the bill. Del Fi Thurs? 
American, no doubt because of Hawaiian with a nice set 


having spent some five years en¬ 
tertaining the G.I . talent centres 
in Germany and elsewhere, 
Bennett's versatility is sug¬ 
gested. as are the talent economics 
of Palma, by the fact that after 
doing his stint at the Fenix, 10 to 
2, he proceeds 150 yards down the 
strip and uo a hill to a night 
club called Tito’s;, where he offers 
a single turn, consisting of songs 


of pipes, makes a. pleasant opening 
attraction. Sepia Ketty Lester, 
belts over Her wares, including 
both : standards and special mate¬ 
rial, and gets probably the biggest 
yowl of the evening with: her: clos¬ 
ing number, *‘I Want a: Fellow,”, 
in which she sandwiches in Yiddish 
lyrics. 

Proceedings are ably backed by 
the Bob Bailey Trio. Whit 


. The International is; trying a new 
policy for the time being, having 
dispensed with the line for this 
show. Although this: thins out the 
proceedings somewhat, it has the 
tendency of putting the burd,en of 
eritertainrnent isquareiy those 
whom it should! go. to—the actj 
themselves and the net result is 
fairly satisfactory. 

The major Obligation is borne by 
Gretchen Wyler, w-ho; spends her 
time between legit arid cafes. She 
is a performer with polish. and 
'authority. Her riiateriai is carefully 
selected arid done -With class. Miss 
Wyler gives a well-rounded account 
of herself with a full-length por¬ 
trait . of each 'number,-Her rendi¬ 
tions encompass, choreography and; 
a feeling of creating a setting fori 
each tune. Thus, with her catalog 
comprised mainly of the ever¬ 
greens, she gives- the Impression of 
taking them off the musical stage 
with some concessions for nitery 
consumption; The end result is one 
of topnotch entertainment. 

Her .workover of “Oncie in Love 
With Amy,”. for example, is in-, 
spired by Ray Rolger’s origihal, 
and her “Whatever Lola Wants” . 
has the overtones of the original 
stage version It’s this w r ay with 
iriost of her tunes w'hich includes 
a few of the old novelties andibits 
such “Occasional Man” and. 
“Torero” with- .pthers : that ! 

.gratiate her with the.. customers. 
Sartorially, the gold lame r overalls 
gives her a yersatije costume and 
provokes Ogling;; 

Tpriy Foster, with a new partner, 
is floundering yet for the right ma¬ 
terial arid the proper approach. 
Taken individually,; Foster is 
competent straight, man, a good 
[Singer and knows how to let a line. 

I and situation bounce off him. Dead 
is .essentially a furiny lad, but the 
combination.as yet is not jelling. It 
is : ri combination of material plus 
the approach, which seems to juver 
ile for Broadway. Tlie falsetto of 
Dean, and some of the puerile situ¬ 
ations created aren't too becoming. 

Bfit there are irioments which indi¬ 
cate that they-have much tp offer. 
Thus a revamping is called for! 

Lucio & Rosita are a Latin dance 
pair, ; in w hich the mple shows a. , 
lot of skill in ballet with a Latino 
beat, and polishes off some bongo 
pounding when his partner Is solo¬ 
ing: The girl hasn’t reached the 
lad’s, attainments with only one 
number, a medley of ; Various Latin 
beats* irig off to good advadr 
tage. ; .... Jose. 


(reseendovHollywood 

Hollywood, Oet. l. 
LduUi Armstrong. All-Stars, . Dor-, 
oihy Loudon: $2.50 cover, two- 
drink minimum. 


,. Current package of Louis Arm¬ 
strong’s All-Stars arid singer-come^ 
dienne Dorothy Loudon is a whopr 
per of a. show that’ll keep , riiaitre 
d'Angelp dOuble-timihg throughout 
this. engagement. Satchrao is the 
big draw: But once salooners cop 
an earful of Miss Loudon’s talent, 
she’il figure prominently; in bring¬ 
ing ^em back,. 

-v Armstrong’s turn to relatively' 
the same as last lipped here; 
months back., He’s, ably backed by 
a quintet- of top jazz men that have 
their, solo momerits, as well as 
blasting in unison. With Billy 
Kyle on piano. Barney Bigard on. 
clarinet., T. Young. on trombone, 
Mort Herbert on ba;ss and Danny 
Barcelona on drums, Satch rasps 
out “Hight Society.” “Mack the 
Knife” arid “Old Man River.” Good 
assist is lent... by rotund singer : 
Velma Middleton, whp also shows 
that her torinage doesn't hamper!, 
her feather-like footwork: while 
warblng. A "rousing ! ‘Saint’s, Go 
Marching Iri” is a good wind that 
brings on heavy mittirig. 

. . Miss Loudon is a particular treat 
to the crow-d, inasmuch as she’s 
never plajed this .town. She puts 
plenty of., teeth jnio an act that 
allows her tp roam about the 
stage;, or just stbol-it-out while 
belting. 

.: She‘s a flamboyant personality 
thit’s. reminiscent of Martha Raye, 
a gal who cut herself a pretty, big 
niche in the singing-comery field. 
After a funnny intro by Milton 
Berle, Miss Loudon keeps , the pack 
laughing-it-up with special lyrics - 
on familiar songs. Particularly 
gopd was “Mobile.” 

Bob Newhart opens Oct..'ll.. 

Kafa. 




49 


Wednesday, October $, I960 


PfimETY 


NIGHT ODI HEV1EWS 


Upstalrv at Downstair*, 

N.Y. 

Julius Monk's presentation of 
*‘Dressed to the Nines ” with Ceil 
Cabot, 1 Gordon Connell, Bill Hin- 
vant, Gerry Mathews, Bat Ri tftf; 
Mary Louise Wilson; William Roy, 
Carl Norman at the pianos; staged 
hd. choreographed by Frank Wag : 
ner; musical land vocal arrange-, 
vients, William. Roy; cdstumes by 
Niloj $5: minimum weekdays, $6 
weekends;:. 


The/ musical revue form,; which 
has been tripping up so mariy pro¬ 
ducers on and off-Broadway for 
many seasons, is apparently easy 
game, for Julius Monk; From 
“Four Below,” When he was ru ¬ 
ing the cellar saloon on 6 th Ave. 
and 50th St., to “Dressed to the 
Nines” at his current brownstone 
base on West; 56th St., Monk, has 
topped himself each season with a 
bright and brisk . revue fest that 
could surely stand up to Broadway 
standards. 

' POblenv With most, revues, in the 
past has been material. Here Monk 
has the situation well in hand. Un¬ 
der his. tutelage, a flock Of , new 
Writers are continually being 
brought to the fore and have come 
up with, witty songs and sketches 
that have a point of view,.are .topi¬ 
cal, satirical, and not too special. 
The material, mainly by Michael 
Brown. Linda Ashton, Ernest 
Chambers. Dee Caruso:, Bill Lev¬ 
ine. . Michael McWhinney, - Jack 
Holmes. Bart Howard.; Rod Warren 
. and .Ray . Jessel, takes prankish, 
pokes at Lincoln ..Center, tlie Roxy, 
the'New Yorker mag,.-Freedom- 
land.. Kabuki Theatre, political 
. commercials. Con Edison- psychia-. 
try; European travel and : . Lady 
Chatterlev, ./. >. 

Monk .has. also been, fortunate 
in his selection of- players. Ceil: 
Cabot, Gordon Connell, Gerry 
Mathews; Bill Hinant and Mary 
Louise Wilson have been with his 
charades before and newcomer Tat 
Ruhl helps round out the cast. The 
troupe is. energetic and appealing 
socking across . the. songs, and 
sketches with Surefire saVvy. The 
boys, and girls ..get their: shots 
alone as well as iii. tandem and. 
they never miss. It's a perfect 
blending of material, ' performer; 
and production. . 

The. Upstairs at the Downstairs’ 
stage has- been enlarged for. this 
show and the troupe manages. to 
move: fast and happily through the 
22 separate items. Frank Wagner 
has staged it in high, gear moving; 
from one segment to another with-. 

letup except:, for an iritermls- 
. ion so the hoijse can peddle; some 
booze.:. William Roy arid. Carl Nor- 
man supply - the slick keyboard 
backing, and Nilo’s costuming is 
snappy while still allowing for the 
show’s faisl-changing requirements. 

“Dressed to the; Nines” is. an¬ 
other winner for Monk and a good 
•disk bet for Bob Bialek's Offbeat 
label which will put it into the 
groove 'as it. has. several of the 
previous frolics, .. Gros: 


Lloyd Wright tb design a bouse for 
her. 

/Landesman, albeit a producer of 
Palace shows for many' mooris, 
makes his debut as an actor in this 
one. He bandies himself like a 
pro, slinking around With snide 
comments about fashioris arid, ban¬ 
tering, With Carey in a “cultural 
commentary” about the foibles of 
our time. . 

Miss Menard. and Miss Henrick, 
models on the. local sartorial scene, 
are also making, their debuts in 
the theatre and, like - Landesman,: 
do a. polished* job of it, : 

Current show, runs through Oct. 
8 . Due in Oct. 9: Brother Theodore 
and his iriacabre riiUsings.. - Bob.. : 


Horizon Room, Pitt 

Pittsburgh; Sept. 28. 
Jane Fronian with Fred Stainer, 
[Frankie. Capri, The. Markays, Gus 
I Dolfi’sOrch; no cover or minimum. 

I " ' - 7 ^* 

In her preem performance here, 

; Jane Ffoiriari certainly \vas in rare 
! form as she went through .40 
minutes Of her singing turn; The: 
. warmth and control, the- pacing 
■and.chpice of songs arid her excel¬ 
lent handling of the crowd shows 
. her a winner. all the Way; 
j Her; medley of .15;songs she has ; 
. either introduced, or was associat- 
; . ed. with brings, strong applause on 
• the.first bars of each number. She 
j tops the medley with her trader 
'marked .“With a Song In My 
Heart.” Fred Stanier; her. pianist 
and conductor, has the Gus Dolfi 
Qrch ilQj in perfect harmony with 
/Miss Froman. 

i Frankie Capri, a fair .eomiic,. on 
this show restricts himself to a few 
musical numbers on the accordion 
and marimba- This adds little , to 
his act: .However.; in the first spot; 

! The Markays is a young, and tab 
/ erited dance. team. Their lifts, spins 
arid excellent routines augur well 
/for their future/ Show, ekits Opt. 
8 with Phyllis Diller and Bob 
Carter due in Oct. 10. Lit . 


rrvslal PaIaep, St. Louis 

St. Louis. Sept. 29. 

7 ew. Directions/* original revue 
starring. Del .Close and .. Isabel 
Robins with. Jay LandesmanGor¬ 
don Carey, Nancy Hentick. Ann 
Menard: Jimmy Williams Trio; $2 
and $2.50. admission. 


The Crystal Palace* cabaret- 
theatre, "which makes a habit Of 
presenting homegroWn, original 
musical revues, is atrit again with 
a frothy rnelange of songs and 
sketches called “New Directions;” 
starring two folks from the night 
club circuit, Del Close and Isobcl 
; Robins. They’re supported by im¬ 
pressive local talent, fashion mod¬ 
els Ann Menard .and Naricy Heri- 
riick; Jay Landesman, Crystal; Pal-; 
ace proprietor and. show producer, 
and Gordon Carey, who: wrote the 
current show. . 

Billed as "awry look at our:fash¬ 
ionable world,” - “New : Directions” 
pokes fun at a raft of thirigs-^-the 
machine age, modern architecture 
and boy-girl inyblverrients. 

Close, who shone,, here as a su- 
. per-beatnik. type in a previous pron- 
duction, “The Nervous Set,” has 
gone full cycle now to a Brooks 
Bros, gent, arid he’s hilarious 
throughout—especially in his dia¬ 
tribe oh ‘‘resistentialism,-* a new. 
philosophy hinging on the theory 
that objects hate people: 

: • Miss Robins, songstress-comedi- 
enrie who is at home in intimate, 
bistros, is just, right; for the Pal-. 
See hi-jinks and ;has a time with a 
varied range of songs, from belters 
to caressive ballads./Among the 
show-stoppers are a cynical lament 
for summer arid an original about 
• gal who commissioned Frank 


rioister. H'avoocI 

Hollywood Sept- 23: 

Sarah Vaughan ,.. Troian Boyer,. 
Gcri Qali u's Orcli <7); $2.50 

cover, drink minimum; 

Sarah Vaughan’s back at the 
‘Cloister and by the looks of the 
big crowd at her: opener (22» the 
; sepia songstress .. should draw 
•; ropes-up biz . throughout her 
.< limited engagement. 

1 Miss. Vaughan is a sipger who 

• belts both pop and ballads with 
1 the sureness of a heavyweight 

tangling with, a flyweight. But on 
. this night she really didn’t pack 

• her big punch//until. “April In 
Paris.” Fibril here / on ' she 
staggered the sippers with an up- 

rbeat .“Cherokee,” sensuous 
j-.‘Misty”., rid for ringsider Jimmy 
; McHugh, art understanding “Don’t 
/Blame Me.” 

i The Roulette recording artist 
gets a good workout from ace 
; fingering by 88 Cr; Roland Hanner, 
Percy Brice on ski and bassist 
Richard Davis. 

L Silver-haired hypnotist Traian 
Boyer holds , over with; a spellbind^ 
ing turn that entrances the spend¬ 
ers. Particularly amusing at show 
j caught was Boyer’s: ability to make 

■ .a slumberer react as if he were 

■ Liberace^ right dow ; n to the. sriiiiing 

key. ; 

! Geri. Galian’s .house crew keeps 
j the floor packed with a. lively, 
i tempo. Buddy Greco opens Oct. 12. 

" Raja. 


rolonial HoleU Atlanta 

Atlanta. Sept. 28. 
Roy Hamilton, Ralph Mayes 
Orch < 6 V; $4 minimum. . 


Roy Hamilton gave customers of 
Bayou Lounge their money's worth 
( at last week’s opener even though: 
I it was obvious that more rehearsal 
I time was. needed. But Graham 
Forbes, Hamilton's piano accompa¬ 
nist over period of five vears.pro- 
vided the. know-how that kept the 
rough spots between the house 
barid and singer’s warbling from 
spoiling . perfprrriance. A . too-loud 
mike -didn't help matters. In a 
place as sriiall as Bayou* Hamilton 
.would do well to /work without 
mechanical assistance; He's got 
plenty of voic 

Hamilton Works ^about 35 min¬ 
utes and riiixes up his program be¬ 
tween the standards, pop tunes arid 
;novelty.. numbers: He opens with 
“Sing Ybu Sinners,*’ follows with' 
“Here I Stay” and then does a soft 
“Ebb Tide,’” plus others. 

. . He closes with “Ol’ Man River.” 
comes, back to; encor e with 
“Straighten Up arid Fly Right” and 
has to beg off.. 

, Show is in for three weeks* 

" Luce. 


More Talent Set for Chi 
IBEW Christmas Show 

Chicago, Oct. 4. 

Songstress Jaye P. Morgan arid 
comics Ford & Hines have been 
set. fori the. annual Christinas show 
offered the membership of IBEW 
Local :i 031 in its. westside audi¬ 
torium: GUy Lombardo, orch was 
annouriced previously by uriion 
topper Frank Darling. 

Layout unveils Dec. 4 for a 
seven-day run. 


Gopa 20th Anni 

G;ontinued from page 64 

ficibritiy strong tb warrant show¬ 
casing here*. For example, Perry 
Comb played his first N.Y./riitery 
date at the Copa following his exit 
from Ted Weeriis’ band. Jimmy 
Durante': had been.in eclipse fori a 
number of years, before he was re¬ 
stored to his bjgtime giorjr with a 
click, at the Copacabana. Joe E. 
Lewis started to score big before 
he got to the Copa, blit his first 
date at this spot really put the 
biglime stamp on him.. He’s been 
playirig the Copa annually since, 
arid is currently on his 20 th annual 
stand at the Podell hospice* 

. The billing “Direct from New 
York’s Copacabana” became, a der 
sirable identification /throughout 
the country, 

; Distiriguished Alumni 

It made : headliners out bf un¬ 
knowns. Johnnie .Ray becahne. an 
overnight sensation after clicking 
at the Copa: Bobby. Darin, Paul 
Anka and - Johnny Mathis proved 
their lure Tor. adult audiences here, 
A comedian couldn't "arrive” 
less he. clicked at the Copa, and 
singers assured t-heir future pres¬ 
tige by doing Well in this cafe; 

: A roster of, names who made 
good here and who. felt it neces¬ 
sary .to work at the. Copa reads like, 
a who’s who ih show business/In¬ 
cluded are Frank Sinatra, Tony 
Marti ,• Peggy Lee, Helen Traubel, 
Martin & . Lewis, Andy, Williairis, 
Tennessee. Erinie. Ford ithird billing 
to Peggy Lee and Larry Storch), 
Car men Miranda, Harry Belafonte, 
Raye & Naldi, : Phil Silvers,'Peter 
Lind Hayes & Mary Healy. Lisa 
Kirk, Beit Wheeler ipartriered 
with PaulDouglas for orie show¬ 
ing), Willie & Eugene Howard, Ted 
Lewis,.-Sophie Tucker, Don/Loper 
•who... also cbstUmed the show) 
when he dariced with , partner Max¬ 
ine Barrett, Nelson/Eddy/ Roberta 
Sherwood, / Red Buttons, Eartha 
Kitt, Pearl Bailey, Sam Levenson, 
Ritz Bros:, Xavier Cugat, Ken 
Murray, Frankie Vaughan, Vic 
Dambrie,. Jane Froman, Jack 
Carter, . 

A l u m n i also include Lena 
Hor McGuire Sisters,. Pearl 
Bailey, /Ella Fitzgerald, Mbit Sal^l. 
Morton Downey, Jjerry LesterMan: 
Murray. The list would ;encompass; 
virtually * anybody who. has mad.e 
good in the entertainment arts. * 

Graduates froiri the/line include 
Martha Stewart, iLucille Bremer, 
June Allyson, Olga San iJuan, 
Janice Rule and Julie Wilson. 

. Despite . this dazzling talent 
roster, Podell takes the view that 
the entertainment is only one part 
of the Copa’s sUcCess. Podell was 
brought Up as a restaurateur, hav¬ 
ing: at; one time conducted Ralph’s 
in. the’financial sector, and has in¬ 
sisted that brie bf the first rules is 
to serve gobd food. At times it’s 
difficult to' say whether the Copa 
is a. restaurant, with entertainment 
or a night club that ineidentaliy 
has good food/ Podell/ despite the 
herculean talent costs, insists it’s 
the: former. 

As far as tariffs, are concerned, 
Podell seems not to be interested 
in breaking records. He. has had 
some dazzling grossers such as 
Sinatra, Mathis, Louis Prima & 
Keeley Smith, Darin, Jimriiy Du¬ 
rante, Anka. However, it’s his con¬ 
tention, that the record is: not in¬ 
dicative of anything save the fact 
that he did better than usual. He 
points out that duririg the Sinatra 
run, when customers/were lined up 
in the street and would have been 
content to hang from the posts 
just to get in, that he could have 
hiked minjmums, imposed a cover 
charge and practically doubled his 
gross; as they do in Miami ;Beach; 
“i have to stay in. business 52 
weeks a year and hot one, he says/ 

Podell has done some unusual 
things—for example, shelling out 
$250,000 in & huge renovation of 
which the major practical effect 
was to eliminate four posts and 
provide additional seating space 
for a maximum of 16. With the 
Burma Road ^the far balcony) and 
all, the Copa capiciiy is about 550. 



Olympia, Pari* 

Paris, Sept. 24. 

Gilbert Becaud, Famille Hemanr 
dez Q5), Cinco Latinos, Million 
Dollar Ballet (13), Larry Griswold> 
Palermo & Philipps , Jean-Marie 
ProsUef, Robert Olivieri, Suzanne 
Gabriello; James Renaud; $1.50 
top. 

Following, the Alhambra and 
Bobinb,/ the Olympia now goes 
back to a vaude format after a 
summer revue. Sudden public re¬ 
sponse seems to herald a reani¬ 
mation of the house scerte here 
after seeming to be on ils way out 
the last two seasons. Present sav- 
vily packaged show’ and headline 
draw of singer Gilbert Becaud can 
only help this two-a-day renais¬ 
sance* 

In his first show in two years, 
Becaud displays a sureness in 
presentation without the oversell¬ 
ing that at times marred his pre¬ 
vious stints.. Personable, dynamic. 
With a cracked but distinctive 
voice he belts out a weil-selected 
songalong cleffed by himself with 
good ditties by various intelligent 
wordsmiths. 

A lament .is soon followed by a 
zesty hymn to love, jazz, a New 
Orleans jazz burial - and sundry 
items ior a. well/ rounded stint. 
He is one of the leading in-person 
and disk draws here and is now 
. ready Tor. a stateside hop. 

| Cjncos Latinos have a four-man 
chorus with Hispano instruments 
■; surrounding a blonde looker with 
/ a rich voice. They have good har¬ 
mony, sorigs and rhythm to over¬ 
come the lingo barrier and loom 
a fine bet for U.S. booking. Jairies 
Renaud is a suave magico with 
familiar turns but smoothly done. 

. Famille Hernandez are an Al¬ 
gerian theatrical group who scored 
in leg.it and easily take to the 
house boards with little sketches 
and dances revolving about r a 
rowdy* theatrical interp of street 
life in Algiers. 

^Million Doilar Ballet <15) come 
on well costumed witlf* George 
Reich’s choreography giving their 
three numbers a brisk production 
gloss and spirited pacing. Girls 
are lookers and men second them 
well to . give a good envelope to 
the show, Sally Neal adds a sen¬ 
suous appeal t 6 this group. 

^Palermo & Philipps are a nifty 
pair of jugglers who keep hats, 
clubs and balls flying with dash 
to make this a classy entry in this 
field. Larry Griswold adds a bit 
of oldtime hokuiri in a fallaboUt 
riiounting to a diving board to go 
into eyecatching trampoline flip 
flops. He is in for. ydeks and mitts. 

Suzanne Gabriello, jean-Marie 
Proslier and Robert Olivieri give 
depth to the emceeing in playing 
pilot, steward and stewardess on 
a supposed trip around the world. 

Mosk. 


Alhambra, Paris 

Paris, Sept. 23. 

Raymond Devos, Hermanas Beni¬ 
tez? (51, Eddy Seifert & Co. (3), 
Johnn Hally day, Alcettys '2>, 
Gatos (3), Amis Pierrot <2), 
MiChel Magne Orch (18). 


Alhambra goes back to vaude 
after a summer of films with a 
iqw-price : formula of a $1 top and 
a savvy show in for biz at the 
three-week sessiori of this 2 , 000 - 
seater whose full monicker is the 
Alhambra-Maurice Chevalier. 

Raymond Devos is a patter com¬ 
ic who has created a definite per¬ 
sonality which underlines his 
stories. He also displays long show 
biz experience via takeoffs on 
jugglers, acrobatics, musicians etc, 
which adequately show he can do 
all these things arid also use them 
coiriically* ; His stories skirt the 
pathetic but his interpretation and 
point always give therii a comic 
ring which makes him a unique 
entry and a possible foreign bet 
if he could, adapt lingually. 

Hermanas Benitez (5) are a group 
of Latino singers poured into red 
dresses. But this is an okay sight 
and sound entry. Eddy Seifert. Si 
Co... (3) do some perfectly coor¬ 
dinated contortion movements to 
make this/an eyecatching filler. 

Johiiriy Hallyday seems ana¬ 
chronistic in an imitation rock ’n’ 
roll number with all the pelvic 
gyrations* voanirig, etc* Rock ’n’ 
roll never vaught on here and it 
all seems too late in; spite of 0 


young claque that tried to whoop 
it up to him. Hallyday’s voice can 
hardly be heard and it is just a 
gimmick without any future here. 
Amis Pierrot (2) are a song duo 
of two young men who do offbeat 
tales of youthful joys and sorrows. 
They seem more for small Left 
Bank boites than a big house where 
their simplicity does not carry and 
their ditties lack uunch and 
weight. 

Alcettys *2) have a man spin¬ 
ning plates on long poles which he 
can elongate by sections to make 
this an unusual juggling turn. 
Gatos <3) are a smart acrobatic 
number with skillful pacing and 
the ability to clown as well as do 
straight baancing for a fine act. 

Michel Magne Orch (18) does 
good medley work leavened by 
some horseplay which/is not car¬ 
ried far enough but does evoke 
laughs. Show is well balanced 
and another example of vaude’s 
vitality here in spite of death 
notices every year to the contrary. 

Mosk. 


Posh Hotels 

S Continued from page C5 

Frankie Laine, Kim Sisters, Ber¬ 
man, Lena Horne, Gordon & Sheila 
MacRae, and possibly Eddie Fisher 
arid Jane Powell. Dick Haymes Si 
Fran Jeffries are booked for Dec. 
12. A late closing, June 24, has 
been set. 

The Persian Room of the Plaza 
following the current Jacqueline 
Francois, has booked Gogi Grant, 
Jane Froman, Iglesias-, Connie 
Towers, Diahann Carroll, Eartha 
Kitt, and probably Jane Morgan to 
close the room. 

The St. Regis will have Joanne 
Gilbert following incumbent Fer¬ 
nanda Montel, Gloria De Haven, 
Budd & Travis, Diana Trask, Marti 
Stevens, Felicia Sanders, Dorothy 
Loudon and Dorothy Shay. 

It’s noted that the accent on 
male comics, as is being tried else¬ 
where, is not in evidence in New 
York with the exception of Ber¬ 
man at the Waldorf. Since it 
seems to be working well in the 
provinces, it could conceivably be 
tried in New York next season. 


Penny Sues 

S Continued from page 64 — 

N. Y. t to be used as a home for the 
aged. 

Miss Singleton's answer also re¬ 
ferred to a long pending Federal 
Court suit against her by Jackie 
Bright, National Administrator of 
AGVA. He charges defamation of 
character and is seeking, damages 
totalling $ 2 , 200,000 on 12 counts 
of action. 

In her lengthy answer to Befg’s 
suit for $2,600,000, Miss Singleton 
asked the court to find in her favor 
against Berg. Reviewing entire 
case, she accused Berg and Bright 
of “conspiracy,” and in order to 
“further their domination alid con¬ 
trol of AGVA have taken steps to 
dominate and control its individual 
members, particularly those who 
express any criticism of their ad¬ 
ministration.” 

She also accused Berg and 
Bright of “irregularities” in the 
election for > prexy in the fall of 
1959/ in which she lost to Joey 
Adams, whom they supported. Ad¬ 
ditionally, Miss Singleton alleged 
that Berg and Bright had refused 
to give her correct information on 
certain matters while she was act¬ 
ing prexy and later as prexy, and 
to take steps to have corrected cer¬ 
tain improper and illegal actions. 


Mont’l Gets Gaslight 

Montreal, Oct. 4. 

Emulating boites already esfab* 
lished in the U. S.. partners Jim 
Stevens and Frank Moss last week 
preemed their version of a Gas¬ 
light Club. It is situated in mid¬ 
town Montreal on the former site 
of Chez Ernest which Stevens has 
been operating for .the past few 
years. 

The Gaslight will limit member¬ 
ship to 400 with a $50 life-mem¬ 
bership fee. The club features .a 
dining room on the main floor, a 
lounge on the second and a “for- 
men-ohly” third floor with a barber 
shop, steam baths, etc. music for 
this 127-seater will be confined to 


70 


LEGfirafATB 


PftRIEff 


Wednesday, October 5, I960 


Shows on Broadway 


i is in the properly lively key and 
the Rolf Gerard scenery aiid cos¬ 
tumes are original and striking. 
All this doesn’t mean that “Irma-’ 
is faultless. Perhaps, as some peo¬ 
ple who saw the show in London 
insist, it lacks the charm of the 
French original. Some may re- 


Irma la 

David Merrick (in association with Don¬ 
ald Aiberr, ll. M. Tennent. Ltd., by ar¬ 
rangement with Henry Hall) presentation 
of musical comedy in tw!b ads. (20 num¬ 
bers). with music by Marguerite Monnoti 
original book and lyrics by Alexandre 
Bieefort. English book and; lyrics by Julian 
Afore. David Ileneker and. Monty Norman. 

Staged bv Peter Brook: choreography, 

Oiiim White: settings and! costumes. Rolf j .■* , 

Deiard: lighting. Joe Davis: orchestra- gard its locale and characters. as. 
tmns. Andre Popp; ad f ' unpalatable and its story as down¬ 
turns. Robert C.m/.Ici; dance music. John . iv K . 

Knnder; \hcal arr;:ng**mehts. Bert. Waller , right incredible. 

and Stanie\ Lebowsky: musical director. , Perfectionists mav quibble at 
Struilcv l.ebov/sk>. Mars 1 ' EUiubeln Seal, , . . ■* ; •• . 

Keith ’ Mitchell; features Cine Revill, ! the Slow Spots, notably lp the 
George S. Irving. Stuari Damon. Zac* t somewhat padded Second half.. It. 

bc^nie^siniUt'^oiVcmed" 29. W 'uo. n a't the | may be fairly claimed that there’s 
"■- mouth liieaue. n.y.;; sktiff top ($10 ( undue similarity in some of the 
songs, and that the. liappy ending 


opening’ 

Pi oprietor Clive Revill 

lima La Douce Elizabeth Seal 

Client Eddie Gasper 

Joj-Les-Ycux-Sales -. Zack Matalon 

It'iberto-les-Dianis Eric Lavie 

Persoil-le-Noir Osborne Saiith 

Frxngipane .j. Stuart Damon 

Polvtele-Mou .;! Fred Gw.vnne 

Polit e In,peel or Ceorge S. Irving 

BaBroom ('»wner ‘ c^e de^SS j tion CHI all * those. COiintS, but it 


(like that in the woebegone “Fare- 
well, Farewell Eugene,” Which 
preemed two nights previously;, it 
occurs at. Christmas) is a - 
charine letdown. 

There may be basis for objec- 


ruton counsel. \i iiico FroVhiich j doesn’t really matter.. For “Irma 1 

I- her se O,unso1 . L ' E!iiJtt T GoSid ! is a novel. stimulating, enjoyable 

Honest Man Joe Rocco | French creation for Broadway, 

.. ” an ^ Another, hit for David Hbrrick. 


Court Gendarme -j. Byron Mitchell I 

■Warders Elliott C.ould, George del 

Monte. Rico Frpehhch 
Priest Elliott Gould 

Tax Inspector Rudy Tronto 

Musical iium'ifi s "Valse Milieu." '‘Sons 
of France." "Th? Biidge of Caulaincourt.’ 
'•()ur Language of Love.'" "She's Got the 
.I.e Grisbi is le Root 


ot :e Evil in Man.” "Wreck of a Mec," 
“That’s a Crime.” “From a Prison Cell.'* 
“h ma la Douce.” "There Is Only One 
Pan-, f-»r Tint.” "The Freedom of the 
Seas.” S’orm allot. 

(.luld. ' 


Ho be. 


Farewell, Farewell 
Eugene 


Ronald Rawson presentation of comedy 
in three acts (four scenes', by John Vari 
, with Rodney Acklarid. Staged by. Ronald-' 
Oiristmas ’ Winston; setting and costumes. Robert 

iFletcher. Stars Margaret Rutherfords 

_ | Mildred Dunnock; features Leixeen Me- 

„ i j tGrath, Herbert Voland. John Call. Louise 

Maybe what Broadway needs IS . Larabee, Stringer Davis. Nina Clair, 
more French musicals. David Mer-{■ Martha orrick. opened sept, 27, * 60 . at 
« "I T Plumo YTa Tante” I the Helen Hayes Theatre,. N\ Y,;:.S7.50 

nek with La Plume de Aid lanie , Friday „ nd S:lturdnv $6.90 

nearing the two-year mark at the ; weeknights (S8.05 opening). 

Rovale Theatre just next door, Gertrude Pons..., -Mildred Dunnock 
brought “Irma La lW to tte 

Plymouth last Thursday night (29) • Flossie Reardon ........ ... Nina Clair. 

as another rousing Parisian tuner. Peonie Povis Leiieen Ma^Grath 

It should be around for a long run. . 

then be good for a, tour. Its al-i viss Harmon.. Martha Orfiok 

ready been acquired by Billy j Mr. Davies..:. stringer : Davis 

"Wilder and Mirisch l'6r the .screen. I '—;—— 

“Irma La Douce” is the spec-! If there’s" any market for plays, 
tacular Paris hit that! was adapted like “Farewell, Farewell Eugene.” 
for London, where it’s been run- , it must be the amateur field-^club 
ning • more than two years. Al- groups and the like—but hot 
though shows localed in brothels 1 regional or college theatres, stock, 
lia\ e long been a cliche, this is • and certainly not Broadway, Even 
an infectiously distinctive musical, ■ before television brought modern 
quite unlike anything Broadw’ay drama into the living robin, senti- 
lia-. seen in memory j The story is ' mental little comedies like this 
fantastic, the characters are color- j were passe, 
ful and bizarre, the tunes are lilt-! “Farewell. Farewell Eugene” 
ing and haunting, and the three ’ tried out by. Ronald Rawson a 
leading players are talented, per-*couple of seasons ago at the straw- 
sonable additions to iBroadway. | hat he operated at the time, the 
Elizabeth Seal, a plxyish hoyden ! John Drew Theatre at East Hamp- 
who sprang to attention as the ( ton, L.I. It was done in London last 
goofy Gladys in the London pro- j year, getting generally disparaging 
duction of "Pajama Game” and ‘ reviews but surviving for an eight- 
then went on to stardom, .is an en- month run. Now Rawson has 
chanting sprite in tfie title part, • brought it to Broadway with- 
the only feminine character in the j Margaret Rutherford, who co- 
show. As the profitably busy Paris- ■ starred in . the West End edition, 
ian streetwalker who falls in love 'repeating her comedy-lead role, 
with an impoverished young law Presumably because of her 
student and thereby, becomes the numerous film appearances, the 
focus of a freakish romantic tri-j veteran British comedienne re¬ 
angle, she dances, sings, cavorts j ceived an. unusually cordial open- 
about the stage, playing raucous: ing-curtain hand from the. first- 
comedy and tender emotional nightets. And until the tepid play 
scenes. Having, played the part in .finally wore out the enthusiasm of 
London, she avoids an impression • the : audience, she drew* hilarious 
of staleness. but makes it seem laughter and applause oh practic- 
designed solely for. her. ally every line or bit of c.ldwning, 

Keith Mitchell, lialso drafted Miss Rutherford mtigs for alt 
from the West End edition as co- • she’s worth, grinning, grimacing,- 


plications being miraculously re¬ 
solved on'Christmas. Eve, as a pass¬ 
ing group Sirijgs carols and the 
snow begins to fail outside. the 
window; Except for workmanlike 
construction, there’s little in the 
script to commend. 

Ronald Winston has staged the 
play to keep the periormahee ad¬ 
mirably audible,, and; there’s an 
suitably* rococo combination liv¬ 
ing room-bedroom and kitchen 
corner setting by Robert Fletcher. 
Blit it’s a futile evening. Ho be. 

...... (Closed last .Saturday night (1) 

after seven perform, hces.) 

HY PAINE REBUTS 
BALLET RUSSE HEAD 

Hy Faine, exec, sec of the Amerir 
can. Guild of Musical Artists, in a 
letter to; the editor of Variety 
takes exception to the recent story : 
quoting. Sergei Denham on the.rea- 
sons for. cancelling, the forepart of 
this season’s tour by the Ballet 
Russe de Monte Carlo. Faine 
charges the story is “replete w: 
error.” 

To quote F^ine: 

; “VVhat has been an issue all 
along has been, Denham’s demand 
for conditions and concessions 
front the artists which AGMA be¬ 
lieves are unfair and; which would 
give Ballet Russe an unfair 
noniic advantage as against com¬ 
parable touring, professional dance 
companies- This has continued tci 
be the fact to tliis very day and, 
although negotiations are still' in 
progress, Denham continues to in¬ 
sist upon terms .which are unfair to 
the performers and to .competing 
companies. 

“ AGMA doubts very much 
whether the concellation in fact 
took place at. the time it was. an-, 
nounced and rather believes that 
it w^as already decided to cancel 
the tour prior! to the public an¬ 
nouncement. 

“It is not true that AGMA’s main 
demand was for a 24-hour complete 
rest, This demand was dropped be¬ 
fore peiiham announced his ; can¬ 
cellation and what.'was an issue at 
that time- was a $5.00 difference, 
in performance weeks salaries, be¬ 
tween what Denham had offered 
and what AGMA was willing to Ac¬ 
cept; 

“AGMA will, continue .to nego¬ 
tiate: in its effort to achieve for its 
members a reasonable and living 
standard of compensation conipar-. 
able to what it has' already -ob¬ 
tained With many other dance com¬ 
panies and hot to favor Denham 
over such, other comparable pro¬ 
fessional ballet .companies. The! 
continued; refusal of Dehhhrh to 
agree to these reasonable proposals 
places the responsibility* for keep¬ 
ing dancers unemployed bn Den¬ 
ham and not upon. AGMA.” \ 


Camdot 

.Toronto, Oct.. 2, 

Lerner-Loewe-Hari preaehtation of mu-' 
sical comedy In .two acts (24 scenes), 
with book and lyrics by Alah Jay .Lerheiv 
music by Frederick. Loewe,. based , oii the 
T, H. W'hile hovel. "The Once-end Fu¬ 
ture King/’ Staged by Moss Hart:, dances 
and musical, numbers staged by Hanya. 
Holm: scenery, Oliver Sihith: costumes,: 
Adrian and Tony.i Duquettjo; lighting, Fed- 
er;.. orchestrations. R obert Russell Ben- - , 
neti: dance . music anaugenients. Trude 
Rittmari:. musical director. Franz Alleis. 
Stars ; Richard Burton, JujUe ‘ Andrews; 
feait.ures Roddy McDowalt; Robert .C’odl.e; 
Robert Goulet, M’El Dowd. Opened Oct. 1,- 
">Q; at f he. O’Keefe Cent ie. for. (he-Per¬ 
forming^. Arts,,-Toronto; 36.50 '■ topi'. . ■ 

Sir Dinadati John Ctillum 

Lady Anne . ........ .Christ ina Gillespie 

Pages Peter de Vise, 

"Lclahti Mayforth 
Sir Lionel Briice . yarhe.il. 

Merlyn David Hurst 

Arthur __________... tit-hard Burton 

Guenever ,..... ........ . .. Julie.- Andrews' 

Lancelot - Robert . Goulet 

Dap.. .Michael Clarke-Laurence 

Pelii '..:___... .Robert Coote 

Clari lit-Haid Gain 

Lady: ., i _;.. . i.eesa Tfoy 

Sir Sagramore ........ James Gannon 

Herald ' .;. ..........John Starkweather 


Court- Phy^ici 
Sir Roderick-..: 
Sir Meliagrante 
Phoebe; 

Maidens 


Larr.v Mitchell 

.... .. Donald! Maloof 
.. . Michael Kermbyan 

ttdnSln lavnoe 


ir 6zanna : . 

. ir Ironside 
Sir Brandilcs 
Wife - -• 

Sir Gareth 
Sir Agravai 
Sir Pawaine 
Sir Gaheris ... 
Lady Agatha ... 
Lady Mary. 

Lady Gather* 
Chamberlain . -. 
Sir Constantine 
Mordred 


.Benita James 

Mai ncll. Briice. 
r. Sue Bern', Leesa Troy' 
....... . John Starkweather 

.'•...-,.’.Warren Hays 
Paul Richards' 
........-..: . Joan. August 

.... - Paul Huddleston. 

..; ..... ... .Jack Dabdoub 

... 1..... Frank Boitley. 

... Larry : Mitchell 
...... Adriana Keathley 

.. . . . Katia GeleZnoai-a 
. . . .. .-. .. . . Beti Seay 

Michael Clarke-Laurence 
..., Peter- Deign. 
Roddy McDowall 


Morgan LeFev .....M'El : Dowd 
French Messenger , ..... W’arren Hays 

Tom - . .. Frederick Eldon-Clafk 

Singers: Joan August, Mary Sue BeiT.v, 
Marpell. -Bruce. Judy . Hastings. . Bemta. 
Janies. Marjorie Smith, Shelia Swenson. 
Leesa Troy. Dorothy White.. Frank .Bbuleyi 
John. Cullum. Jack Dabdoub. James Gan-, 
non.. Murrav Goldkind.- r Warren ITavs, 
Paul uddleston. Michael Kermavan, Don¬ 
ald Maloof. Larry Mitchell. Paiil Richards, 
John Taliaferro. .Bruce Yarneir., . 

. Dancers: Virginia Allen. Judi Allinson.- 
Laurie Archer. Carlene Carroll. Joan Cod- 
dirigton. Katia Geleznova. Adriana Keath-: 
ley-. Dawn. Mitchell; ClaudiaScliroeder, 
Beti Seay, Jerry Bowers... Peter , I»eign. 
Randy - Doney,. Richard Englund, Richard. 
Cain, Gene GeBauer, James Kirby. .Rich¬ 
ard Huch. Joe Nelson, John Starkweather, 
Jimrivy Tarbutton. 

Musical numbers: *T Wonder. What Ihe 
King is Doing. Tonight ?” ‘The Simole 
Joys of Maidenhood." "Camelot,”"Fol-. 
low Me." .‘T’est Moi."-'"The I.usty Month 
of May;" "Then You May Take Me t6 .the 
FairJ.’ "How. to Handle a Woman/*, ’.'flie 
Jousts/' "The Guests." "Face to Face." 
"If- Ever. I W’ould l.eave You." “Fie-on 
.Goodness." '’What Do. Simple Folk Do ?." 
"The Persuasion/* 'VI. .Loved You Once 
in Silence.” “Guepeverc.” 


star, repeats his luridly fanciful 
role Of the law student who be¬ 
comes the cute Parisian prostie’s 


gaw’king, sprawling, hopping on one 
foot or the other and running-about 
the stage in a succession of pre- 


lover. presently masquerades as posterous costumes. like a.squatty, 
her rich, aging client), but then be- ; exhuberant Great . Dane imperson- 
cornes jealous of his alter-ego, pre- i ating Marie Dressier.! As an irre- 
tpnds to have killed him and is i pressibly cheerful widow* and for- 
sentenced to Devil’s Islahd for ■ mer small-time opera trouper*, she 
murder. It’s also a juicy part and ; provides the only lively element of. 
he’s outstanding in it. ; the evening. 

Clive Revill. a third importee ; Costar Mildred Dunnock, stuck; 
from the London production* is a j with the inflexible role of her 
genuine find as a sort of combina- ! d|omineering, w prudish spinster plder 
tion master of ceremonies, com- j sister, handles the straight assigri- 
mentator. brothel keeper, general | ment with the expert severity .of a 
fixer ahd actor of assorted comedy j Bud Abbott. Top-featured Leueeri 
hits. He’s a deliciously sardonic j MacGrath is skillfully, anxious as a 
droll, with a gnom;elike appear-1 no-longer—young cousin sniitten 
ance suggesting something of. a' with an ineligible man: 
blend of Danny Kaye and John j ’ As the good-hearted, roiigh-dia- 
Puleo (the obsteperous runt of the ; miond sw’ain, Herbert Voland gives 
Harmonica Rascals), plus an adroit, ! what looks and sounds disconcert- 
versatile talent. The other per-I ingly like a Sam Levene character- 
formers are not veadilv ideii- , ization, and the others present' give 
tifiabTe. but are generally effec-: competent performances in stereo- 
tive wilhin the limits; of the minor 'type parts. If all this sounds as of 
pari<. | J “Farewell, Farewell Eugetie” were 

The song-; are refreshingly un-;.a collection of cliches, let: it go at 
orthodox and pleasantly memora- i that: 

hie. Marguerite Monnot supplied j This is one of those plays in 
ttie tunes, with book; and lyrics by; which the title character never ap- 
Alexandre BrefTort, |;adapted into i pears. .He’s the sponging, ungrate- 
English bv Julian More. David ; ful younger brother of the two old 
Heneker ar:ct Monty Norman. Vir- j ladies and: at the final curtain they 
tually sure lo be ipop hits are (sensibly give up their lorig- 
“Valse Milieu.” “The Bridge of! cherished plan, to go to South 
Caulaincourt,” “Our I, Language of j Africa to live with him. 

Love” (a smash if there ever was! The play includes such incidents 
onei and “There Is Only One Paris j as a foundling on the doorstep, 
for That.” j j subsequently taken from the sad-' 

British director Peter Brook has j dened sisters, the cousin being 
st.iged the show with a masterful! humiliated by mistaking a proposi- 
touch, Onna White’s;, choreography i tion for * proposal, and all coin-: 


Touring Shows 

Wet. 2-161 

Advlso and Consent (tryout)—Shubert. 
New, Haven (10-15).. 

American Shakespeare . Festival Co.- 
Colonial, Boston (3-8);.'Ford's, Balto (10-15)* 

Andersonvilte Trial— American, Roa¬ 
noke,' Va. X3-4); MemoVia;i Aud,. Spartan¬ 
burg, S.C. (5); City,. Aud., Asheville. N.C.. 
(6); . Oven* Aud., Charlotte, N.C. (7-8); 
Municipal. Savannah .110); Royal. Colum¬ 
bus, Ga. (11); City Aud.i Pensacola, Fla* 
(12>; City Aud., Jackson, Miss. (J); Ellis 
Aud.. Memphis (14-15). 

Best Man (2d Co.)-—Alcazar, S-F. (3-15). 

Camelot (tryout)—O’Keefe. Toronto 
( 3 -is);.: ■ 

Destry ides Again — Philharmonic 
Aud.* L.A. (3-15). , 

Duel of Angels—Natonal, Wash.: (3-15). 

Face of e-Hero (tryout)—Wilbur, Philly 
(4-15). 

Fiorelto (2d Co.)—^Shubert. Chi (3-15). 

Five. Finger Exercise—Walnut, Philly 
(3-15). 

- Flower rum Song —Aud., Denver. (3-4);: 
State Fair Music Hall, DaUas (7-16). 

49th Cousin (tryout)—PJayhbu.se. Wil¬ 
mington (5-6); Locust, Philly (10-15). .' 

Invitatibn . to . a Dance (tryout^Cass, 
Det. (3-8); Colonial, Boston (10-15). 

Laughs and Other Events (tryout)—Mc- 
cartfer, Prinbeton (3); ,Jr, High School, 
Mamaroneck • <4, moves to ;N.Y.), 

Laurette (tryout)—Forrest. Philly. (3-15). 

Marcel Marceau Compagnie de Mime— 
Biackstone. Chi (3-15). . 

Maiority of One— Erlahger, Chi : (3-15). 

. Music Man (2d Co.)—ICR NT,; Des Moines. 
(3-8); American* St.. L. (10-15). . 

My Fair‘Lady (2d Co,)—Her Majesty’s 
Montreal (3-15). 

On.ce Uppn a Mattress ( )— Geary, 

S:F. (3-15): 

Period; of Adiusfmenf . (tryout)—Play-: 
house, IVilmington (12-15). 

Pleasure of His . Company-^Orpheum, 
Springfield, Ill. (3); Loews, Evansville. 
Ind. (4);. Tennessee* Nashville (5); Coffee 
Aud., Florence, Ala. (6); High School. 
Huntsville. Ala, (7):- Lanier . High School, 
Montgomery (8); . Municipal Aud.,' .Lafa¬ 
yette, La. (10); Mu icipal Aud., N.O. (11- 
14); City- Aud., Beaninont (15). 

’ Raisin in the Suin—Ford’s. )i 

Nixon, Pitt. (10t15). \ 

Show Boat —Curran,' S.F. (3-15). 

. Tenderloin C.iyout)—Shubert. Boston 
(3-8. moves to ,'N.Y.). . 

Unsinkable- Molly Brown (tryout)—Shu¬ 
bert, Philly (3-13>. . 

World of Suzie. V/dno-T-Harlrnan, Col- 
(3-8); Shubert. Cincy (1015). 


Obviously the present stage- vefr 
sion of “Camelot” is not the one. 
that Broadway, is going to see in 
fi ished form. Any musicaT that 
runs to. nearly four hours—as 
“Camelot” did on opening night— 
wdien the curtain came down at 
12:2p a.m., is in for sharp editing. 

This latest Lcrner-Loew*e opus, 
staged !by Moss Hart, is still in its 
thiee-week Toronto tryout and is 
manifestly hot ready for New York 
until the story of kingly! vindication 
can be told in some two-and-a-haif 
hours. Tightening . will 1 improve 
itlie piot motivation also. 

-‘Camelot” is in two acts and; 2p 
scenes and the entire epneeptiori 
is so colorful in production values 
and .costuming that heart-breaks 
are inevitable in the necessary ciit- 
tirig: 

When Alan Jay Lerner. w’ho 
did the book and lyrics, and Fred¬ 
erick Loewe who wrote the music, 
put their discarded material—as 
adjudged by Moss Hart—i the. fu¬ 
ture" file, it Should . be marked 
“don’t forgetl” The librettist has 
some memorable dialog, although 
betimes some of it sounds a pit 
too topical, and cphteinpbraneous. 

Lerner & Loewe have caught, the 
Middle Ages touch In “Cameiot.” 
Backgrounded by the birth -of chL^ 
vairy in ancient Britain, this mythi-. 
cal musical tale carries the; nies-: 
sage of the beginning of law* and 
order in British history, 

. While Richard. Burton and Julie 
Andrews are starred as king: 
Arthur and Queen Guenevere, it 
is Robert Goulet—as I>a.ncelot— 
who stands out as the masculine al¬ 
beit priggish stalwart, of the.knights 
of the round,table,. Nothing much 
happens in the lengthy expositipn 
of the setting, of the story-theme 
(based on “The Once and Future 
King” by T. H. Whitel till Goulet 
makes his appearance from France* 
Lured by King Arthur’s :plea for 
“civilization,” he is dubbed an En¬ 
glish knight, and bursts forth..with 
a bouncy , baritone in his singing of. 
“C’est Moi.” "In its healthy brag-; 
gadocip, this song will be one of 
the score’s several hit potential-, 
ities* 

Resented by the other knights 
because His modest Claims are jus¬ 
tified—via the .offstage jousts, 
where. he ; defeats all contestants— 
Goulet has the made-to-order role, 
of the underdog to whom go . the 
sympathies of the audience/ He 
i lias the looks and the speaking nd 


singing voice of the ideal Lancelot* 
(For Canadians he has Special signU 
ficance. for, although:. U'S.-born, he ; 
has. long been a. local and national .; 
disk jockey: favorite who seemingly 
is now destined to. scale th® 
heights). 

As a: boyish King Arthur, Welsh- 
born. Richard Burton is essaying, 
his fitst musical-romance role. 
Miss Andrews as Queen .Guenevere 
^fondly-..called “Jennie” by an af¬ 
fectionate King Arthurr—is sweet 
and regal, as ideal for the role as 
she. was the Eliza Dbolittle of “My 
Fair Lady” wliich she created,. 

In comedy style, Burton registers . 
With “I Wonder What the Kirig is 
Doing Tonight;”’ and “How* to Han¬ 
dle a Woman”; Miss Andrews is 
outstanding in /“The Simple Joys 
of Maidenhood,” “Lusty Month of 
Alay” and “I Loved You Once in 
Silence”; , arid, the pair are bouncily 
exhuberant in their duet of “What. 
Do Simple Folk Do:?.;’ 

Goulet is excellent, as vis-a-vis 
With the reluctant queen in his. “If 
Ever. I -Would Leave. You”/befpr 
taking his court leave ori a “quest” 
that removes liim on the big reriun- 
ciation. scene. The lusty "Came¬ 
lot’' is reprised. 

Breathtaking in color, arid , cos- 
tiunirig .are ..the tenting fields, out-. 
sj de t he j ousting arena, the thrpne 
room in the Great Hall, the En¬ 
glish .countryside fair,/ arid the 
scenes in the forest which hav 
ail the'comedie glitter of .a. “Mid¬ 
summer Night’s , Dream.” Oliver 
Smith’s: production is. eyefilling 
arid Tony Duquette’s costumes 
jifom the late Adrian’s designs) 
Will have the femriies gaga/ 

Equally. colorful is the'choreog¬ 
raphy by Hanva Holiri and the 
dance aprairigemerits by Trude Ritt- 
man. IVIoss Hai’t has directed it all 
with tech ique : and assurarice. 
Only comedy notes are struck, by. 
Roddy McDowall . as Mordi ed. An 
intrusive role; perhaps not needed; 
M’el Dowd as the lusty Morgan Le* 
|..F.ey; and Robert Coote as a brave 
but monocoled. “sillyrass” ty of 
Englishman of fainiliar ! concept. 
David Hurst is an effective Meri.Vri, 

. Unsightly are the 10 ri>ikes front- 
.ing the stage, with the O’Keefe 
■Ceptreis .acoustics favoring, the 
■ principles, or the choral groups in 
kneeling .jjpsitibns;; The new thea¬ 
tre seats 3,200 which does present 
j ari ; acoustic, and . projection prob¬ 
lem. , 

Burton sings arid speaks suavely 
and is-effective iri his masculine 
foie;! as does also Goulet* whose 
voice and demeanor make for a too 
sympathetic lover of, the queen. 
Their robustness, ail but over¬ 
whelm Miss Andrews’ soft melodi¬ 
ous.Voice. Which probably will hav 
no trouble, to project when th 
show,hits the: Majestic, New* York. 

With . magnificent ; settings and 
| costumes, plus breezy dancing,/ 
/"Camelot”—w’ i th cutting.' but 
| plenty’^rshbuld pi:ove. successful 
Broadw l fodder. 

. ph .cast; vgaiety; inusic and color 
alone: it will have a lengthy New 
York run. McStay. 


A Raisin In Ihp Sun 

. Bostori, Sept; 27;. 

‘..Philip Rose & David J. Cogan presenta¬ 
tion of : three act (fiVe scenes) drama by 
Lorraine Hansberry* Staged . by. Llo.vd 
Richards;- setting and lighting. Ralph Al- 
swang; costumes* Virginia Volland: Start 
Claudia McNeil; features, Diana Sands* 
Frances Foster. Bobby. D. Hobks. Lonne 
Elder 3d, Howland Chamberlain. Edward 
Hal),. Tyrone Cooper. Robert Jackson.' El- 
wood Smith. Opened Sept, 12.. *60, at the 
Wilbur Theatre. Boston;.$5.50 top. 

Ruth Younger Frances Foster 

Travis Younger , .:.-. .Tyrone Cooper 
Walter Lee Younger..'^,.,. El wood Smith 

Beneatha Younger :*.... .Diana Sands : 

Lena Younger ... IClaudia McNeU 

Joseph .Asagai. , ... . . - *..Ed .HaU 

Geo,- Murchison .Bobby Dean Hooks 
~ Lonne Elder III 

..Howland Chamberlain 
...: .Douglas Turner, 
Robert Jackson 


Bobo . 

Karl Linder 
Moving Men 


| This touring version, of “A Raisin 
j in the Bun” has tire Tire , and vigor- 
I of. the New York production. Three 
.! members of the original Broadway^ 
i cast. Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands 
i and Loririe Elder 3d, are on hand, 

1 arid Lloyd Richards repeated his 
initial staging* Ehyood Smith 
operied arid played nine perform¬ 
ances, but has -since been replaced 
by Douglas Turrier, who under- 
studied Sidney Poitiep. 

; Producers Philip Rose and David 
J. Cogan are giving road audiences, 
a New York-quaiity show/, arid the 
presentatiori/ ‘ ;... h'erfe : on. Theatre 
Guild-AmeTican Theatre Society 
subscription; Miss McNeil fills the 
stage with authority in; the rolri of 
the matriarchiai mother, and the 
excellent cast makes the most of 
the drairiatic story’ of American 
Negro family in search of a new 
hotne. 

Miss Sands is outstanding is a 
(Continued on page 73). 







71 


Wednesday, October 5, I960 


Picture Sale Boosts 'Gyps/ Profit 


Investment 


By JESSE GROSS 


The sale df the “Gypsy” .film Cl I aiiic Miiiiv ^nocnn 
rights to Warner Bros., , for a re- uU LuUIo ITIUlljr uCnoUll 
ported $650,000 against 10% of the II-J CCQ 071 

picture s gross, pushes the profit luMf ODO/l 1 AltOflOailCe 

on the Broadway musical to around •• gt rouis Oct 4 

150% thus far an its $420,000 in- The Municipal ' o peI i season, 
v fstment The, M«™VS'* B d«'d^SepClb,wa*:'the 

Etarrer had netted $382,071 at the cessfut jn ce 1955 The n shows 
Broadway Tlieatie N;X. as of, di . ew , . total . attendance „ f 658.271, 
last July ?, wnen it laid off,for fiye , gaIn of / i 0 ,066 ' bver the 1959 

weeks prior to moving Aug. 15. to i fi ^ e 

Its present berth at the Imperial. f .. M e Ct Me. in Sti Louis," the sei- 
. The production’s 40% share, less ; so n- opened broke an .. 11 -night at- 
10% commissions, of the guaran-1 tendance record, set by “Desert 
teed .$650,000 picture, revenue, rep- ■ Song” in 1946, drawing 111,839, or 
resents an additional $234,000'. 3 211 over the old mark. The show- 
profit. That amount and the.$3.82,- ; also, set the record of. 77,441, for 
071 netted as of July 9 total $61.6,- rthe liighest one-we.ek attendance Of 
OTl. On top of that.: it s figured the.; the Forest Park open-air season. 
David. Merrick-Leland Hayward 1 .The Opera is expected to at least 
presentation has earned a moder- break even for the season, when, 
ate operating profit, since moving fin ^. tabulations are complete. The 
to the Imperial. last time the 'municipal operation 

The July 9, financial condition, of had to use guarantors’ money “as. 


UARIEfr 


Whlf«V:SW)? 

.. Moss Hart, directing ‘ “Came- 
lot ” gets full attention from a: 
crowd of people everytime he 
calls for “Bob” or “Dick.” In 
the first instance, he has in¬ 
stant response from actors 
Robert Goulet and Robert 
Coote; from arranger Robert 
Russell Bennett, and stage 
manager Bob Downing; 

To the other name, likely 
responders are star Richard. 
Burton, dancers Richards Eng- 
ludn, Gain and Kuch, and 
Richard Maney, press repre¬ 
sentative of the production^ 


Try Audiesce-Respouse Gimmick 
For Legit Shows a la Radio-TV; 
Playgoer-Knows-Best the Theory 


BTA Invades Portland 
For 4-Show Subscription 


Portland, Oct. 4. 


► Legit following the example of 
radio and television in trying to use 
audience-response surveys in the 
construction and doctoring of 
shows. The theory that the public 
is the best judge of what it wants, 
frequently advanced as an answer 


Stem Fiddles An 


By ROBERT J. LANDRY 

Failure of television sponsor 


The Broadway Theatre Alliance to unfavorable professional criti- 
of New York has invaded the town cism, was given attempted practical 
and chartered a local non-profit application recently at theatres in 
group as the Broadway Theatre Connecticut, off-Broadway and 
League of Portland. It will bring London. • 

touring legit shows from New York The productions involved in this 
for presentation on subscription, form of audience-knows-best ex- 
“The Pleasure of His Company,” ploration included the recent 
“Once Upon a Mattress,” “The An- strawhat tryout of "Captains and 
dersonyille. Trial”, and “Fiorello” Kings” at the Westport <Conn.) 

| are scheduled for local engage- Country Playhouse, “A Country, 
inents. Season subcriptions range. Scandal,” current at the off-Broad- 
froiri $8 to $14. BTL sh ws will "’ay Greenwich Mews Theatre and 
play at the 3;4P0-seat Paramount “The Princess,” which closed 
Theatre- Saturday (1) at the Strand Thea- 


1 ne j my ». niiaiiciai luiiuiuuii ul iiau io use guarainuis iuuiit-y was. f ailure 01 television. sponsor • . u T mirlnn 

the show was covered 10 weeks: 30 years ago, when th e . theatre was funds to materialize in a. down- outfit Is bucking three » wectnnrt sndipnrpk: wpfp r-m- 

after that date in a Sept. 19 report completely refurbished. The guar- beat stock market period, ditched established local, promoters, the . bv Millard Research Associ- 

by the accountants. The audit re- antors \vere paid back the. follow- the hopes Of the new Carnegie Northwest Releasing E \ llS0n * ates headed bv Dr William Mil- 


veals the musical dropped .$13.3094 • ing season, 
the w'eek endirig June 4, when only y : r-i 

four perform a nc.es we re pi ay e d be-' «« j 

cause.of the theatre shutdown, ex- ( |g|||«y 

tending through the following; JU p| Y 
stanza. An operating loss W-.as. regr. * 

istered on each ..of the succeeding « 

four weeks. Tiie accounting, which n 

covers the. period from. May 23- j\ 

July. discloses that the. produc* f 
tion earned an operating profit On ; “Jolly's 
only the first of the frames coy- nibe-bcrfoi 


‘Jolly’s Progress’ 


Jolly’s Progress,” which had 


Hall Corp. to have its own “gala” 
opening. The best that could be 
arranged was for Isaac Stern, 
president . of the save-Carnegie 
movement; to appear as solo star 
on the N.Y. Philharmonic’s own 
pre-sCason al Pehsion Fund con¬ 
cert last Tuesday (27). 

I The . bccasion was . sentimental, 

1 though not without its failure of 
; sentiment in that there was not a 


nine-performance Broadway run.; word spoken of a ceremonial or 


White and Celebrity Attractions. 

‘Okla.’Revival In 
London in Spring 

London, Oct. 4. 

“Oklahoma.” which had a 1,543- 


ates, headed by Dr. William Mil¬ 
lard. The technique employed 
consisted of getting an immediate 
reaction while the play was in pro¬ 
gress by using a system called 
Televac, supplemented that -with 
data compiled from questionnaires. 
For the Televac process, members 
of the audience were given a small 
box with switches covering four 
degrees of interest (very much, 
fairly much, a little and not at all). 

These switches, in use through- 


er * d - .... .. . .. ..■ last season,, represented a loss of , commemorative nature. The audi- performance London run starting i out . tlie performance, feed the re- 

;T.b e overall operating Joss ■ for $i08.684 oh a$120,000investment.:‘ence. hourever, needed no cue to in 1947. is to be revived in the actions into a machine, which adds 

the period, was- $21,352: Added, to An audit covering the show’s pro-. 1 stand in a widespread tribute to West End next spring Jerome up the responses, converts them to 

expenses 1 duction costs; out-of-town tryout j Stern when he came on after in- Whyte planed to the States to dis- Percentages and records then in 
$ Th fi al.otment of the .profit , and . Ke *, Y oik , discloses the }termissiom This-saluted Stem the cuss the project with composer eraph form The questionnaires 
'backer* Were repaid, $1O;0OO of, fiscal miracle^worker though hbt Richard Rodgers, who colloborated ''ere distributed at intermission 

their investment, with the produc-! omitting Stern the virtuoso. on the musical with the late libret- and after the final cuitam. In ad-- 

iftSw’rwL.i?tion:retaining a $1,316 balance for j The Philharmonic itself is now tisMjTieist Oscar Hammerstein 2d. dition, next-day telephone mter- 


m wPPr-r RSS ' WPS ^ future distribution:. only a statutory tenant staying on “Oklahoma” was the first of the | 

00 m weex on uioaaway, was as The Lonnie Cbleman. dramatiza- i a t Carnegie until new quarters hiany Rodgers-Hammerstein hits to 1 
■Roblrt F Qiv Mciman’*-' tibn hi ? °"’h novel, ‘/Adam’s | open’. The new quarters seem reach London and was also the! 

husband 1 maH) M :> Va y-” cost $85,414 to produce. An- n ke i y to be embarrassingly late in show that started the “invasion” of 

^Se Ro^bihs Jh^ musical’s popped hyrfhe ;eompletion, hothifig at Lincoln 9»e West End by big-scale Ameri- 

Jerome RpopiMs, ine musicals Theatre Guild : Arthur LoeW pres-; Center having m'eri rpmntplv nn can tuners. 

•tage-choreogi-apher. (5 v 5 \ 9 ' 103 -i entation on a five-Weeic tryout time yet: Whyte says that a new genera- 

1 v 1 'shared tour, and $7,102 . more went for.! Certaiiilv the ioh alreadv com has grown up since “Okla- 

eQuallv bv the backers, and man-. ^enainiy tne jod aireaay com- . ~ ..™ 74 , 


•tage-choreogi-apher. (5%\ $19,103. 

D i s t r. i b u t e d profit., (shared 
equally by .the backers: and man¬ 
agement), $210,000.;. 

Unincorporated business tax, 
$15,000. 

Sinking fund. $35,000. 

Balance available, $45,657, 


Paris Gels 4 Openings; 

2 Musical Revival Hits, 


prelimiriayy Ne'V York expenses; 
Thus, it cost a total of $97,612 to 
open the play at the. Lorigaqre I 
■Theatre,. N.- Y, i 

The’ operating loss; on Broadw ay 
;was $13,485 and closing expenses, 
added $2,952, bringing the total 
outlay to $114,049. Miscellahebus 
income of $5,000 and the sale of 
props and costumes for $365 re- 


(Continued on page 72) 

TALK SUMMER OPERA 
FOR BASEBALL STADIUM 


‘'Oklahoma’’ was the first of the I ‘Continued on page 721 
many Rodgers-Hammerstein hits to j 

reach London and was also the! ni , n 1 

show that started the “invasion” of (jH $ rJig flWfllPr DERCu 
the West End by big-scale Ameri- __ - .'j:. n - 

C y&s that a new genera- Had 152G SlUmnOT GrOSS, 
homa” w*as first produced “We Made Only $1,000 Profit 

figure that the time is ripe to give , Chicago. Oct. 4. 

them a chance of seeing what they The Edgewater Beach Playhouse, 
niissed ” he explains. It is probable in its fourth year as the only sum- 
that the musical will be cast with mer theatre in the Chicago city 
British players, despite it being so limits, grossed $152,000 in its 10- 


deterininedly American. 


week season, around 25% under 


uiuidy iu iviKiireiiciiieu us MiiinpanAlic Onf A , We started the first production the summer of 1959. Last year, in 

income of $5,000 and the sale of j nnneapoiis, yci. % with American performers because | ll weeks, the gross was $188,000. 

props and costumes for $365 re- .Outdoor summer opera for oper T of an after-war shortage of British ( According to business manager 
diiccd that to $108,684. The drama, etta) is being planned here at the talent, but gradually they were re- i Robert Kamlot, the theatre billeted 
■ which costarred Eartha ■ jKitt and J 0 ? 31 baseb ! a * 1 s J- ad,am for the en- placed by Britons. We’ve proved i at the Edgewater Beach Hotel 
1 Wendell Corev. was financed at la rgemejjf of wmch from its pres- that there’s no shortage of English • made a profit of $1,000 for its poor- 
$100,000 plus 20% overcall; .fnt^25,oqo to 40,000 seating capae- talent,” the R&II production aide ( est season since 1957. Held to 


2 Straight Play Flops 


Paris, Oct. 4. ] 0f the original $100,000 capita'll-. 

The legit openings’. go On at a zation, $11:500 represented bouds 
rapid rate, with four' mor last furnished by the management for 
Week including two 'jie\y. straight a .5- ! i% stake in the venture, in 


Wendell Corey. w:as financed at 
$100,000 plus 20% oyercall. 


0f the original $100,000 c/api£ali- P oil ^ s out. 


I blame were the political conven- 


*• U1 Uie -UllKlliai iBIUU.UUO capuail- _±. r , i .. • uiamc otic lire HVIHH.OI 

,t a Nation, $11:500 represented bonds §5 Sn nnh f °w th / x SUan After its We<;t End run K’s-fions, particularly the GOP con- 

last furnished bv the management for .*? a ..P.op,O0O city., bonds over three ; hoped to tour “Oklahoma” around : clave held here in mid-season, and 

iglit a 5 : - 4 %. stake in the venture, in ? e 25f*" -j... ■ . ’ . ... the big provincial cities. , t the new Chicago Melody Top 

ys arid reprised of two operettas, additiori to'the regular 50% pro- nririeipallv for the rnfmose rif ; ^ strawhat in Hillside which be- 

> Critics Out of Step ^ : Stockbridge Next Year J3TJS.tr 

Sang” (“Blood Line”) is a stpdgily WSA TaoI TltvAnlAv C ! 1 group .conditional upon the sta- qtnckhridPP Ma« net 4 nrofitable beina “Two For the See- 

moun.ted^ acted and \vritten melD- Willi fCSl l/ir€Ct0rjdium^^ enlargement and |;ale of ?uf- ^ ob Q, ose a nd his wife, Joan saw, with Dane Clark and Anne 

Edinburgh, Scotland. Sept. 27. | tickets. effective next White, will be co-producers at the Jackson, despite the fact that the 

Soron h °''f infn^ivir -’^itic? gre out of step^ with the ! s ^ lso b ^iev ed ^certain that Berkshire Playhouse here again William Gibson play ran 16 weeks 

S, c d ai I!i Paying public, according to Robert i f ^V?”vi next summer. The 450-seater, on the main stem nere in the 1958- 

elutches. ^a d _ Te '? c " s . a P d la Vj^; Ponsoby, artistic director of .the ^ set ^ T 1 franchise w ill . be. forth- w hich William Miles had operated ■ 59 season. Other profitable entries 

0 agWg g * llttle Edinburgh FestiyahJThey are too; b0 ^ n ^.. t . . . for 23 years, was run by the man-! were “Goodbye Again,” with Tony 


Critics Out of Step 
I With Fest Director 


SM h^e. leaB ^eai!. a a t Groses Will Again Run 

-SSSS ^ - Stockbridge Next Year 

Stockbridge, Mass., Oct. 4. 


far ahead, of public opinion,” he !... ad dition to ^summer ^°pe r a, | agepient 


which William Miles had operated i 59 season. Other profitable entries 
for 23 years, was run by the man-! were “Goodbye Again,” with Tony 


Williamstown 1 Randall, and “Not In the Book,” 


, . —.—- -. -- — . ,..;n u - j A agemeni oi uie wnuamsiown i Kanaan, ana -nol .... - ,. 

Joseph Breitba.ch‘s ‘La ; JUbi- said, “They lead the public by a I be ; ?0 d (Mass.) Slimmer Theatre in 1959. i w ith Hans Conreid. 

laive” ( ‘‘The.50th•■■■Birthday;.’) also m n e 0 f r op e instead of a piece, of l . ammen ^ IP It w-as leased by the Groses this “Make a Million,” with Sam 
came in for a thumbs .down aisle- string. Eau . ls cooperaf- year, 'with' Miles serving as execu- Levene. lost $700 and Tallulah 

*itter acceptance at the Theatre -The vast majority of thepublic : l. 1 !?, e ir P< ?' S t m ■ ■ e " ba ® e "’-. tive consultant for the operation. .'Bankhead in “Craig’s Wife” was alt 


Hebertot,: A tale.: 6f big depart ar 'SSsSl compand tor ba ^.“d,’fo6tball.ventures.and the 
lent store policies and the.expose, the critics” the Festival official h eanis v. lriste3 i*v f ^^ being called. Min- 
: of shady deals by 4 shrewd c'ova- con(inued;.'‘‘There ‘ a failure of S°!‘ S ‘ " uI be kn0 ' vn AS .Minne- 
tor boy and. liis buttip c ki mother, communication between critics and i 

the play-Jacks depth ana humor,, the,public.” t ^— 

and appears in fpr an early demise. ponsoby claimed that critics tooY/i* j;i- I F ^ /» - i V ;j 
The musical revivals are “Coquin quickly forget that the. ordinary j.l/lEllllS LvIlQOa .LOUDCll 
de.Frintemps” (’■Spring .Favorite”) man. arid womap, lack^^ the sufficient :p nr . n i p • i 


It w-as leased by the Groses this “Make a Million,” with Sam 
year, \yith Miles serving as execu-j Levene. lost $700 and Tallulah 
tive consultant for the operation. ; Bankhead in “Craig’s Wife” was alt 
Miles withdrew from his long j $8,000 debit entry. 

tenure as Playhouse producer to go | --- 

into industrial, show' production • tt f ni . iqci Prncrram 
with the Wilding firm. However, -H4>pe IOF 1901 x^rOgrain 


at the ABC and “La Chaste Su- professional background to absorb Mr We 

aanne x at the Gaite-Lynque. Co- =. intellectual criticism of plays or 
quin” has been fashioned by old theatrical presentations; Tire di- Q . . 

hands. Marc ; Cab, Jean Valmyj rector’s statements followed ad- n „f p A ea ¥”f.“ e . a 
Magenta and Bonifay, and “Su- verse riotjees on -the festival pres- 

♦anno” W .Toan nilKort AntTiVinv - A' Hient AllS last 


For West^^End Survivalfe^^ 


he’s no longer with that outfit on 
$ full-time basis arid, there’s some 
speculation as to w-hether he’ll 
participate more actively in the 


At L’ville Amphitheatre 

Louisville. Oct. 4. 
Plans are in the works to keep 


the Playhouse 


by Jean Gilbert, Anthony entation of Bernard Kops’ play 
Mars and Maurice Devallieres, : *‘THa »» I Kins, 


awi iJiiii LfutTiTtu year. Besides serving in an ad- 

London, Oct. 4. visory capacity this summer. Miles 
Speaking at a conference on. Lo- directed one play at the local 
cal Authorities and the Eptertain- smallseater. 

ment Ai/ts last week, Hugh Jen- Grose, who also staged one play 


v f I the. Iroquois Amphitheatre, 3,500- 
nexi. ■ , 1 prinf lidhtoa llnr. 


seat local alfresco spot, lighted dur¬ 
ing the ‘ 1961 summer season. 
George Gans, Louisville Park The¬ 
atrical Assn, prez, and Mayor Bruce 
Hoblitzell, met recently to discuss 


The Dreanri of Peter. Mann.” 


♦o? 9 ^ re >° W; a -Sfl!S "d 'ID ' ’ iiV continued existence: of‘'the fldur-ierli 'plays- ‘and directed" ’others."' 

tales,, the former about a zany Basil Rathbone Tours ishing West End theatre is chiefly ' --^ .__ 

couple, and the latter , about a AnefrnUa in ‘Marriiifrp’ due to the London County Council’s 

chaste., creature among decadent Australia III IViaiTiag;® repeated denial of applications to 

types. They may appeal to musical Melbourne, Sept. 27. , •. convert The sites to more profit- 

tastes here, but are passe for any “The Marriage - Go - Round” able uses. 

export chances. opened on Australian : tour here ; Elsew’here throughout Britain, 


mtui fuvo. jMi ncciv, uugn VllOStJ, WUU J11SU U11C Uiav -._ 

kins; assistant general secretary df this summer,. w r as the regular de- PQ sslbIe policies for selection of 
British Actors’ Equity,, said the signer: Miss White starred in sev- sb 2,Y s " ... . , . 


Wm. McCauley at D’Keefe 


The association promised to re¬ 
open the Amphitheatre next year 
after, the Mayor noted that only 
one show was presented there this 
summer. The Amphitheatre pre¬ 
sented operettas and musicals over 


McCauley has been la period of 20 years, with one ex- 


ypes. They may appeal to musical Melbourne, Sept. 27. convert the sites to more profit- ‘«vvuu.uj ui w «wiv summer. The Amphitheatre pre- 

astes here, but are passe for any “The Marriage - Go - Round” able uses. Toronto, Oet. 4. sented operettas and musicals over 

ixport chances. opened on Australian tour here ElseW'here throughout Britain, William McCauley has been a period of 20 years, with one ex- 

-—— ; ■ Sept. 7 under the management of however, local authorities haVe named Resident music director of ceptlori, when no shows were 

u t . f _ ... Garaet H. Carroll. Basil Rathbone failed to resist commercial Dres- the O’Keefe Center, w r hich opened staged. The spot has also been 

Hebrew Actors Benefit is . starred, in. the Leslie Stevens sure, so the provincial. theatre is last Saturday < 1)-with the break-in used for local choral society con- 

“Goldfaden’s Children” and comedy, and a model, Honni disappearing outside of the large performance of the Broadway^ certs, etc. 

'Heitzl's Dream” will be presented ' FTeger. is making her acting debut' towns,, he said. Jenkins declared hound musical comedy, “Camelot.” There have been suggestions that 

_I as' th(> ItU’A'rlikh. cirnn. IKat .if IaaiiI miilinvifidc Hnn'f main. -MpCihIdw hoc lrriHon C(<nrM tho AirmKifhpatrip nrCSPllt 1 1&2X 


in the Hebrew Actors Union berie- 


as the, Swedish siren.. 


that if local authorities don’t main-1 McCauley, 43, has written scores the Amphitheatre present a jazx 


Hajrtney Arthur staged the play, tain theatre, sites; the wide basis of for Canadian documentary films, program, possibly a three-day pro-. 


fit show qn , Saturday <8), at. the j an d the cast includes Ruth Gqwer, the- living stage in Britain will He.has a doctorate from the East- motion, if the talent budget could 
Anderson Yiddish Theatre. .[arid.Lloyd: Cunnington. disappear. man School of Music, Rochester, [be brought in line. 


LEGITIMATE 


Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


Shows Abroad 


It All Depends 

Because of a conflict in 
openings, last week’s . preem of 

Horses In Midstream j want, him tor her husband. The. Gypsy 

London, Sept. 23. latter part played by Anna Mas- raveted bv'ttm N Y Tihi'es ' (IMPERIAL THEATRE. NT.) 

. David Kali, in association with Thane sey, and Ralph Richardson enacts _ -Mv u or ,u frihi.na Although Julienne Marie, in the 
SS£,, 'I"*"®* tmo role 8 pt ••Gypsy,” takes off 

d tX P fhesigerI»castasanex- ,.!>-># report by 

Franco.se Kosay, Mairoinv Keen. Opened dlD i omat w ho hovers aroiind for no Lewis Funke,' Green- panara Lnurcn, tne.re * snn lmin, 

Sepi. 22. no. at the Vaudeville Theatre, aipiomatwno noyers arouna lor no . vilianp IT C A ” anH its m the show s strip segment that 

London: $2 80 top j discernible reason. Hazel Terry wich Village, U. b. A. and its f , th flctlia i Gvdsv Rose 

Anne Marie . L Francois* Rosay plays the housekeeper, who SUbse- .lOcale meet Only - occasionally. r ppV fnrmpr ulaturo tdD liur- j 

ca, MaSLS Snentty turns out t<L.h,ve been b ; . 

t,,,„ ••••"<*..affimi. the amorous girl's mother. jj m^or ISnV-i 

_i[_ ’ The play is given the most.pro- have a revue, that, picks its i nl y ; n . fln htherwkp snrk show 

a n innfTpn ivp i : and no in tie ss fessional attention by director topic and sticks to it with = T . otherwise sqekshovv. 
An , and ? oin “°> s Glen Byam Shaw and. his cast, but plenty of generalizations to Miss Mane may not make the | 

comedy-drama, Worses In Mid- . e v e niiig- is-frittered a\Vayi 'Giel'r •, Please the uptowners and grade in burlesque, b.Mt she ll do 
stream” is an inadequate vehicle gud is particularly amusing as the . enough .‘in.’: references, to de- [for legit. .She has a. pleasant voice 

for artists of the calibre of Fran- phoney Levantine. Richardson rolls light .any Villager,” and gives a warm, attractive per-. 

m,i, u r ,j.,v unH Mticnim Keen Tt his tongue with reiish arourid.some '• • formance as the youthful Gypsy 

cm.t R,,a\ and A a coim Keen. it tu {d diatog and ; somewhat out! . !- ! - s - % - -and. her,one solo number, the : jen-. 

is a taiky, predictable play, with ot character, plays one scbne ; with- iWnPli Rmn*owc der ‘‘Little., LainV’ is handled 

insufficient stamina for content- out his trousers. 1/dIltC lYCYlCnb nicely. The:title role in the musi- 

porarv competition 1 : Ftemyng wanders in and out .in L - - ■ '• •• ■ • -. 'cal,.-hpu'ever,-.is not the.lce.y'assign-..• 

And-ew Rosenthal has set his an apparent state of . resigned, be-} .;. . , . ment. That s where Ethel Merman; 

two-acter on the fIsland of Elba wilderment.Thesiger flutters amus- llallPlS Afrieams co " lcs . . .. . 

and si’nificantlv ’the most attrac- in 8l- v and Miss Massey flutters (From Guinea) The star is in top form in the, 

t»v» feature ot‘ ilie Production «s prettily, while Miss Terry, gives- a;-. —:—•" production, now in its 65 ; th week 

the bright set design by Hutchin-'-Jfut .chilly performance as: the \ ° n frustrated-, 

son Scott The authors characters > housekeeper, Paul Curran, and sta R ed by Kami‘mother, she s. still.doing a wpvv job j 

n KfJanH a ii thp talk Robin Hawdon plav smallish :parts Francois. Ganeau. with U:. s. .scenic su: j in a role that is demanding dl*ar 

nevex came to iite^ana ail tne taiK tl . H pemsionand lishtine by nainh A^swang. : maticallv as well as vocally Also 

appears to be without much pur- competently. Opened at Alvin. N.Y.. Sept. 26. rso; $ 6.90 ‘“ar i ya il 3 . «s vveu as vocaiiy. Aisoi 

J' Tho Miav vrau- and oloddin® Theatregoers who are satisfied top Friday and Saiurdsy nights. $5,75 holding up impressively - is Jule 

ivom ih SDSni^eTaiStft? to'.>vi(ch champ performers -baK ««kui $ hts. IStyhe’s fine score, Stephen Sqnd-. 

fhihDarablv Ia««ard tling against odds will find parts : • ., . i heim’s incisive lyrics and Arthur 1 

® P l * '**’.*. of the evening rewarding. But any-1 A year ago this tipupe from the Laurents’ intelligent bpok. 

,M*f «<"»*• y eerl .? n ' one. seeking meaning in Miss'Bag- jbew-Republique c(e Gurnee seemed j mj , t ! 

elderly -couple who have been liv-; no|d . s , a wil , be baffled. Feliic j? 0 ^ v-tat and sockful. probably ca ^ t "L la ce m |™ts beSite Mill' 

ing In sin since they met at a Pans’. -.- f , ln - llIf jj rl ff a -r nn , because the originals were more : ^ i; i 

Pharnuwy 31 ycar^before. SheMd a 1 P^essional af.« be 

walked out on her husband, who mock : Golhi , atle and a dimly 11 ;<>£ touring ]Europe and South A n '5f;!ro,b oriS" a ^ “JaenueUne MaS 1 
Suusequently gave,; her a dtvorce. gadcn maze are ostentatiously right ‘^ rreneh colonial influences still; The°roU P of Jtine’Js "a"^ grown ’ 
vhile he left his wife and daughter ; n AtmnchhoiV. Rich , show; as does the Parisian business.-, .i . ~ ^ u T -a ZL- 

but could never get a divorce. The m a,ra0! ' ph ° 1 '- .. .. K,C, '\ . : representation of Gerard Savaret.; gwl. onamated by Lanc_Bradhtu:y. ( 

homestead is disrupted by the ar-; ^"* . ,. This seasori> revised and is now ^eing placed by Mpile Let-1 

rival of the old man’s young grand- — s - ia . -recru-ited -ent'ertainiingnt is. fresher:, ^ vt ’ A '’ 11 . 0 teams ;-)'. ltd clrfi. t i arie t 

daughter, who presently she falls | StfiTVI FlflfllGS but. Dot better. Showman - wise 01, f.v °^’ rendiUon of If Mom- . 

for the married but separated man ’ there may be 1960-61 season ma ^ as Married. ! 

next door. i's ==5 Continued from page 71 advantage in the enormoiis tipsurge j Jack Klugman continues to giv 

Miss Rosav is. of cours . a dis-' nleted r niI1 , lv remains iintouched) ■ ot ^^st in the new African if. convincing portrayal of the duti- V 
tinguished actress!,' but in this in- Si? 2 i^T K ST fr^i £ to states over whose trends ;ful agent^^and- performances by th 

stance her speech b frc,uenX.y un-' ^ ^ -'«* ^ j 


Dance Reviews 


IJallels Afrifains 

(From Guinea:) 


Gyp»y .. 

~ (IMPERIAL THEATRE, NY.) 

Although Julienne Marie, in the 
title role of “Gypsy,” takes off 
more clothgs than her predecessor, : 
Sandra Church, there’s still little, 
in. the show’s strip segment that 
reflects the actual Gypsy Rose i 
Lee’s former: stature as ..a top bur- [ 
lesque peeler. This more-Merrick-1 
•: than-Minsky epidermis: display 
about, the 'only major shorteom- 
ing in; an otherwise sock: show. | 
;. Miss Marie may not make the j 
grade in burlesque, but .she’ll' doj. 
for legit. She has a. pleasant voice 
and gives a warm, attractive per-, 
formance as the youthful Gypsy 

I and her one sold number, the ten- . 
der “Little . Lamb.” is handled 
nicely. The :title role in the rnusi- 
cal. however, Is not the tiey assign^ 
ment. That-a where Ethel Merman; 
comes in. 

The star is in top form in the 
production, now in its ; 65th week 


casionally descends to smalltimt 
viude. 

The five comic, standbys, Norman 
Kelley. (Kd Ko), Herbert Bdattio 
(PoolvBah) Jaimes Pease ( Mikado) 
William. Metcalf (Pish-Tush) and 
Ruth Kdbart (daughter-in-law-, 
elect) play - with verve and carry; 
the spoof with sound professional¬ 
ism. Frank iPoretta and Barbara 
Meister are firm-vdiced and appeal¬ 
ing lovers: (That hat In the second 
act is still bothering her; as. last 
season). . 

It makes good entertainment, 
bargain at $3.50. Land . 


representation, of Gerard Sayaiet,!^ 1 * n ^ ea . D >' 

This season^ revised and . ls ***■■)*<& MfftejAR-J- 

recruiled entertaininent is fresher . “ 'S teams j.''. lt ^ ^* arle I 

but not better. Showman-wise uor «? okay rendition of Mf Mom- 
th.r. Wav h. toftn-fii me >Vas Married, 


rtanoeWap^b blreaPenX.gun,- m^.Rr. 

in elUgible.-Malcolm Keen conveys t h dugllt .Andrews' C«we*(e: .Ibd Vork-Tflvl ■ -■ ; ■■ 

little enthusiasm for his role. ! tTi. tan tn fhd nuhlir not his wife ; r- - Jear ^= o t . ••*>.©»:•. lor-k-City | • 

There i, a teltink rontribiition by !nnW tSe faefs eaike out ^f.^GO) " 

John Arnatt as the neighbor, and ; seasons back,, when dempUtion^^showin^ bosomf ih iiii^le-dahc« f ^RLANCER. CHICAGO) . 

West**End! 1 ‘makerifa'”l?vefy i^pi^]Rer^ publicity advisors Over : 55a perforni^rtces on 

“ t ‘v" worti! ; thcerf^ll Sdn h ^ oklfashi^dr expS , SS of | 

v'ScW Mild ifeia a?the do-: f ^J ^ i 1 ! 011 out of-.the., anti-censorship sen- ; Gdrfrude ; Berg : arid Cedric -Hard<| 

and Mavii Walter as the !?°^ ed doon ^ e(i - K-fi 'il'jtimentforfeiting a certain honest \ wicke..in thi bizarre crucible of 1 

hmTs mother lend suitable simnort VS? cam ^ via an ©nab-lin^^ bdl_ ih F g 0 od will , fbr the company which ! middleaged love, in the Easimxecls-1 
In ro’orless narts! ' M^ro Albany, wherebj the state empov\- t j, e iiffnecked. Commissioner had; West variation.. The LeoYiard 

^ " eredthc city to condemn and buy, created . As a comment dn the.. Spigelgass comedy has docked at 

and operate. ^ '•j.’.wliole tempest in- a’.Clipped bras'-’thekErlanger. in Chicago.for,a run -1 

f'lllk |„ast »Voko The auditorium Is now white J siere, both as to the licensing mor-j and audience, reaction (plus the : 

London Sept 29 uith gold trim. There are also ne\y j alist and the leering publicists, the ' critical vote i indicates -the' stay, 

H. m. Tennent lw.-’a Irene Mayor s«i*- white curtains. The seats have.been |girls are again bare-as God made will be considerable. 

Hick prewataiion of ]a thrje-act comeiiv-, sprayed ebony-black and new, red ; them.. ;j It’s clear by. now that whild the 

Bva"n*Shaw.‘“tlecorf Felix: ii-htmg! ? plush cushions installed. The effect j. As before there, is much ze.. . if show may. have a special .ethnic i 

j»‘ D;»vj s . stars’.i«hn Gieisiud. Ralph j s cheering both in tone and in te repetitiousness.'in the hoof -1 appeal, that is ..decidedly a plus^ 

symbolism of an aveFted distaster j ing. ; A number of comic toiichcs.j factor and not a demerit m .terms. 
a>r?\. pjmi Curran, pp-neci Sept. 23 . '6o. to the. metropolis. It’s reported,! provide. sonic change of. pace, plus : of the boxdffice, • Tlie humor v arid 
tMj> lne ’ phoen ‘ x Thp jf tie ' London: 5294 too. that allis neat and new back-[a cornball pantomii draina, of; seh.se. of bringing, together the. 

r.!,^ . . j;. Anna Massey . stage. The one sobering thought isaccusation. and tragic demise !".traditional. Jewish and .Japanese, 

Bar.»n Santa ( fijr . h ... Ernest ihesiRer ; the $360,000 yearly profit Carnegie :for two loyer$..Last.‘year’s first act cultures transcend either 'group; 

" p“nee F^dinand ... G^gud i now needs to takecare of.its bondsy hnale, the .fire-eatihg rit.u.ah re- and. there’s ,nd nationaUty excluf.; 

Muth.'w Paul Curran' \ -cn^rtHari- ftf>nncinn. fnr conti ’mains; and still impactful. 1 -sivity on the warmth- generated 

Mis Webster ... 

R-tb.-r 

El ward Port 


Baron sentryciar J|... Ernest ihesiRer ;. t h e $360,000 yearly profit Carnegie j for two lovers. Last year’s first act cultures transcend either -’group; ' 

Si* Sand ...i . . K .° John'Gielgud * now needs to take cafe of. its bonds, j-finale, the .fire-eatihg ritual re- and- .'th-ere-s" .nd n'alidh.allty excluf.; 

K"w”b,trc "•••' if"Ai C '¥"rrc ' A secoridarv occasion, for, seriti-i n ^ r ns - *g d still impactful. jstyity on the waniitii^_ gensnited 

Mi. w.b.trc ■„.h!b”H»«S : mental obsciVaWe was Leonard ,.,^ v backdlpps. center on . the .from the .pnnpipal roles. Hard- 

Edward- Port Ra ‘ p , h R,c £’ ,rd ‘ 5 °:i i Rm n=;tpin\ iticlusion of Rov Har-i V lll ^ e and Jungle- motifs. The . wicke and Miss Berg play them to 

cnautieir , Kobert Tunstaii mtem ^ ™ Company of -40-pdd is .attractive and ; | perfection /arid make an otherwise 

t- tt i t, TZ * ~ ^ y S ^ ^hard-working Tquite a few'\vere in saccharine plav very affecting. 

It Enid Bagnos., new entry present from of -! bandages from stage briiscf and 'l Miss. Berg, is typecast.' but her' 

f..e La>.t Joke j. suitives it will dtana, \ here h is g-. lu r , ^ n burns) and thd het impfession is standard chafacterization is a de- 1 

be beiause of tlie marquee value dence. as ■m-eviousls at Colorado pI( , asura bi e .' ; p -jS, 1S i light in this context except when | 


me Last joko, i survives u win axana, wnere ns is gyiuus-iu-Lfai- •u,' <rT i i .r ' f »: rf : V’v- <: • •.~ 7” . 

be because of the marquee value dence, as . previously at Colorado ' V ^ pa H'i-A : - / tmp;resston is 

rtf nno r»f fho dibitincriiichcwrl .Qnrinfic artrl Athpf flainnlnpl; ' That P . *. : • LgHO: I.) . 


she is made to! fire across. Yid- J 
djshisms as. though' they :: were pne-.! 
liners. For Hafdwicke. on; the | 


of one o the most distinguished Springs and other campuses. That V ■■■ K a * she . is made to fire across; Yid- 

ea.ts m the Ucs> End. Tine. Ten- ; the composer syork hasgained in ||rtll»h-'«®val Ballet disliisms as. thdugh"they:'were -'one-! 

nvnt manawmenu lias wheeled in j general respect was evident. He . , " ,^?divEi * liners.' - For. Hafdwwke; on: -the 

some very big pilots to try and I received applause that was rooted, 01b ^ hand, the role of . the Japa- | 

disguise the appalling paucity of m conviction, not manners; r y : ne se mercantile tvcoori is a tour- 

the material in:. Miss BaglmWs Bernstein opened will, one of ^ r cg'W'th^a; BMmfS^eS.rcf ' ' 

confused and tufling plaj, Even 0 wri- pandahgos and finished.- the"rtetabhvsical""lories"of. Mai^ot ‘ ' EIe ^ fen other -char-sict^- 

P seems . tIl e first section vyith siiperbly go- p^ntevii P It is 'her vehicle S ° t -voLVed,.but : '-“Majority” is basically 

unlikely to makeithis a virile con-.j sarneT playing of. RaveL Stern’s w *iiic'h*^ s h e creates and sustains the a two'.;, person, show. All the sup- 
tender m tne b.o; stakes, [task was Beethoven’s Concerto; .in- Ui^^^ &f e porting parts are stock ami me;: 

Mi-s Bagnold proved with ' The • D.. A gymnastic .tpiicli was the innocent i native' 'beYond' humin and the play flounders 

Chalk Garden” that she has a feel-; breaking of a violin, string‘in the- 'hreanness-" ’ . ^ whenever bfoth principals leave the 

ing for words andi a spirited imagi- first movement. Stern grabbing the The srenprv aidn cfarc' in fha s V 3 Se-° Of the featured cast, only 

nation. But hereij it is purely the concertmaster’s instrument and second act vvh'th thw nii^hirva cn a . Mae Questel remains from the 

actors who occasionally bluff th . hardly losing a measured It is- a tax-j’th e ' sfo'pm^’b’rokeh masts arid ^s < 5 hih , ’.priginal." Broadway ’.-roster as the 
audience into believing that the ing work, though surefire for the 1 wrec k Alt in P all^ B .thS2^is n "in?: of caricatur0 foil to .Miss Berg, and 

playwright « dialog, which is an symphony circuit; and ' Stern was - '* jiftistTv ' ' though"'' Michael Somes sheT<J applauded, for; both her 

uneasy mixture of bmnk verse and his own hero on all counts! has a--reliS?elv sWtlc ?blfe’- as Thb scenes - Jo - vc ? Flynn .portrays; the 

SE b«\ ,U a d JoClfou a ortired The P^ ! Di«mrii; ^ecU^ ada ^ ate fe^ k » 

anhorisms Manv of the Dhrases heav Y ''' ith diplomats, but nph^' the Tirr6nio" -of .Alexander .Grant,. g fhr» 'Triiieh^Krivdsh^'bJii.nr?^^ 
wliicli come ovkr the footlighls Ibe^^C-omWiinist blue.f* as win> P ™™**^ numwus.outbursts be c6nvlnanf! j* k r ,- sing j^ un g 

pleasingly in the voices of John kno ' du J la man in the U.S. foreign service, 

(iielgud. Ralp-I Richardson. Anna .. tealnm. eifl'wS wLd U'^niP T'inidad has an amiising; 


jealous girl Who, having jilted,; re¬ 
fuses, to be jilted. 

It . is a- redundancy to report that 


moment or two as the refractory 


Chelgud, Ralph. Richardson, Anna realous pirTwhn hTvinaGififfi Arsenio Trinidad has an amusing 1 

Massey and others are. when Clicko In Befli ha ' m =» J llted, re - moment or two as the refractory 

anaiv 2 ed. devoid pf apparent logic. Berlin. Sept,27. ' It^i. rfeduhdaricv to reDort that h P u ».•>?>'• an< * the other players: 

The plot, such ias it is. hinges cm The N . y. philharmonic Orehes- thi Royal Ballet these full " :,n4 °"' .***“» "f«*’ 

t.\e attempt to recovet a portrait t ra un der Leonard Bernstein wais evening, ballets second to none in * 

stolen 20 years earlier by a man an artistic highlight of the Berlin the world- including the Bolshoi. Th© Mikado , 

w no lias now beepme a rich art col- Cultural FestiyaL Two charter though , at $9.35 it is permissible . . (N. Y. icity Center) 

L‘ctor. it is Perhaps less confusing planes brought Leonard .Bernstein to remark that the total time of Gilbert A Sullivan looms as part 
!?. dlS r- v l characters than the and 125 to Berlin, the .visit, made the intermissions at the Metropbli- of the repertory hereafter for the 
Pi* t. t-xieigud platys a slightly rnad possible by Ford Motor guarantee tan Opera House last Wednesday Y. City Opera, stretching the 
Ilmnaman prince who has had a 0 f 600,000 D-Marks (about $125,- (21) matched, tli performance term perhaps but qualifying as. 
stioRe and bv a process of higher 000». Orchestra gave .two concerts, time. LancL opera comique and perennial fav-; 

mathematics has decided that there (22, 23) in the concert' half of ■';••• . ; orite of the public. This year’s. 

is an alter life, and so developed a Sender Freies Berlin, local radio Francis Letton, associate diCec.tpr “Mikado” is substantially the cast- 
aesire-to-die coniplex. station, .with proceeds going to of the American Academy of Dra-. mixture as before. There are many 

Robert Ftemyng portrays his Hilfswerk Berlin, a local welfare matic Arts, will conduct the first merits whatever the buffs may say 
younger brother ivho is so preoccu- institution. In addition, Bernstein four in a series of free public leC- about the staging and costuming, 
pied with preventing the threat- & Co. gave a public forenoon eon- tures on the practical and theore- which reflect the economy forced 
ened suicide that he has no time cert designated for American TV tical aspects of acting Friday even- upon this house; or. about Dorothy 
for the advances of a girl who utilization. Hoehn. iiigs, beginning Oct. 7. Raedler’s stage-business;, which oc- 


Audience*Res|ionse 

Continued from . page .7.1 s^ S ^ S. 
views: of some of those surveyed 
at the theatre were also made. 

The survey, for “Captains,” which; 
starred. Zachary ! Scott, was first 
employed at |a dressrehearsal and 
then at an actual paid performance.. 
The research is aimed at picking 
out weak spots, thus providing; the 
author \vith a guide for rewrite, if 
he’s in agreement \vith the results. 
It’s also supposed to give the pro-: 
dueer an indication of the show's 
merits and Iri this case the results 
reportedly reinforced the . decision 
by .producers Philip Langner and 5 
Joel Sciienker to present the play 
on Broadway this season. 

In past years, productions at tht. 
Playhouse have been.surveyed by 
Millard, but. the results were gen* 
erally sb negative; that interest in. 
the productions Avas dispelied. Th 
Televac system .has previously beeri: 
used to test audience. reaction, to 
radio and . television- shows, 

- ..Langner is on the. producti 
staff of the Theatre. Guild; whiclV i 
involved with Millard in; a long- 
ran gc hi 0 t.i vationa l research project 
to deteirmine the makeup of . thea¬ 
tregoers. This survey was begii 
in ,1958 and is expected,to continue 
a few more years; 

.. For ‘•Country Scandal.” audience 
questionnaires wer'e ;d.istribiited at 
three different intervals for analv- 
sis by the Communications' '& 
Media Research . Services of the 
Center for Research of Peckskill, 
N.Y.. The first ..was' an in-depth 
study of a preview audience,, th 
second took place, during: an PFbn- 
ing. week performance and th. 
third at ...the 100th performance of., 
the Lois Bianchi-A.mnon Kabatch- 
nik preseiitalipn of the. Alex Szogyl 
adaptalioii. of Chekov's comedy,,, 
which opened .May; St.: 

Resuits of the surveys prompted 
the shaw..':mahageme.nt'’’-to-.-'Cfxperi- 
ment with changes in. situation* 
where dissatisfaction had been reg¬ 
istered. Kabatchnik plans, using. 
the. questionnaire process, for his. 
next two productions, Alfred Mur¬ 
der's “Behind the Wall,” scheduled 
to open Oct. 31; at the ; Jan 'Hu* 
..-Auditorium, and Kenneth, Jupp' 
•The Buskers/f for. which an open¬ 
ing. has not. yet'been scheduled. . 

. ••.Princess” a ballet-revue by Jp 
Anna, and Mario Braggiotti op-ened 
Aug. 23 at the Strand to: ciTtic'al. 
pans and producer Ted Krieelarid 
admitted the - public lor one week 
without, charge . to ' test their re-;, 
action,to tlie offering. Question¬ 
naires Were issued, during that 
period and, of the approximately 
10.000 people \yho attended, during 
the admissiPn-ffee week, 4,404 re- 
spionded tb the survey. The first 
act was cut .10 minutes and other 
changes; were made as a result of 
the coni ments registered by both 
the audience and the -professionat 
critics:... .!. 

... Various.kinds of techniques for 
measuring and recording, audience 
response for the purpose of plan¬ 
ning. or tloctoring shp.ws. have been 
used in radio for nearly 20 years,, 
and * television more recently. 
In general, they haye represented 
a! desire bn tlie. part, of executives, 
sponsors and other business peo-: 
pie to find a tangible basis for en¬ 
tertainment production, in prefer¬ 
ence to the elusive; unpredictable 
lement .of...creative: inspirati and 
•talent;-. 

Rich’d Solowicz Biz Mgr. 
For MV’kee Legit Group 

. Milwaukee. Oct. 4. 

Richard J. Solowicz has been 
named business manager nf th» 
West Side Community Theatre 
■here. He will aisb:asslst managing 
dii*bctot%-Alan Ftirlan.. 

The season is to'include a con¬ 
cert series, a. fine arts exhibition, 
a -showcase series for iiew play- 
w;rights,. a theatre workshop and 
children's.theatre classes; all to be 
conducted in; thb 300-seat Sunset 
Theatre. 





LEGITIMATE 


71 


Wednesday October 5, 1960 


Pfoa&fi 


Road Okay, But Some Soft Spots; 



; Business. was. sturdy last week 
fcr many of the entries on the ex^ 
panning road roster. There, were, 
however, some shows which failed 
to work up much steam. 

Two additions to the tryout list, 
“Laurette” and “Unsinkable Molly 
Brown,’;’ both got off to strong 
starts iii New. Haven and Phila¬ 
delphia, respectively. - “Destry. 
Rides Again” registered a snappy 
take in. .the-opening frain of its 
Civic Light Opera Assm engage¬ 
ment in Los Angeles and the. 
. American ■. Shakespeare. Festival 
Theatre Co. did. nicely in the geta¬ 
way stanza of itsYour in Boston. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Parenthetic designations -for out- 
: tf-totni" shows- are. 'the..same as for' 
Broadway, except that hyphenated 
T with show classification indicates 
tryout, and. RS indicates'road show . 
Also, prices on. touring; shows in¬ 
clude 10 r r Federal Tax and local 
tax, if. any, but as pn Broadway 
grosses are net : i.e., exclusive of 
taxes. Engagements are for single 
Tek; Unless otherwise rioted. 

BOSTON 

American Shakespeare Festival 
Co.. Colonial <Rep)..list wk ‘S4.9;T- 
$5.50; 1.550; $44,0,0.01; (Bert Lahr). 

‘•Midsummer Night s : Dream” 
opened the Festival Co; tour here. 
Sept. 26 to five favorable notices 
(Doyle, American; Dtirgin, Globe; 
Hughes; Herald; Maddocks, Moni¬ 
tor; Maloney, Traveler) and one 
so-so notice 'Norton, . Record). 
“Dream” will be the troupe's, sole 
.entry during, its local two-week 
stand, but .will, alternate With 
“Winter’s Tale” on future engage- 
Trients. 

Oyer $34,600 with Theatre. 
Guild-American .Thcatr Society 
subscription. 

Raisin the Sun, Wilbur (D-RSV 
(3d ; vk» i$4.95-$5;50; ' 1 ; 241; $33,- 
699) (Claudia McNeil V,. Previous 
week. 834,000 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. 

Almost $3.5.000. 

Tenderlion, Shubert (MC-T) 
(2d wk) i$6.25-$7;50; 1.717; $65,000) 
(Maurice Evans).. Previous week, 
$51,100 foir seven performances 
With TG-ATS subscription. 

Nearly, $6.0,200 with . TG-ATS 
subscription. 


able review (Callaghan, Free Press) 
and .two yes-no (Mossman, News; 
Taylor Times). 

Nearly $20,200 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. 


LOS ANGELES 
Destry Rides Agai , Philharmon¬ 
ic Aud. (MC-RS) < 1st wk) ($5.75- 
$6.50; 2.670; $79,800> (John Raitt, 
Anne Jeffreys)/ Opened Civic 
Light Opera Assn, engagement 
here Sept. 26,. with Raitt and Miss 
Jeffreys, taking over the roles 
played from July 25-Sept. 17. ai 
the Riviera Hotel; La Vegas, by 
Gene. Barry and. Monique Va.ri 
Vooren. . 

Almost $70,000 with CLOA 
scription. 


(Brian Donlevy). Began bus-and- 
truck tour last Wednesday (28). 

Almost $14,000 for fourperform- 
ances With Broadway' Theatre 
League subscription: Center, Nor¬ 
folk; Va., Wednesday-Friday (28- 
30), three, $9,000; Memorial, 
Greensboro,: N. C., Saturday (1), 
one, $5,000. 

. Pleasure of His Company (C-RS) 
(Joan Bennett, Donald Cobk). Pre¬ 
vious week, $19,500, six perform¬ 
ance split. 

Nearly $21,800 for se.veh, per¬ 
formances: Capitol, Wheeling,; W. 
Va., Monday (26), one $2,2Q0; Ohio, 
Mansfield, O., Tuesday-Wedflbsday 
(27-28); two BTL r $8,500;' Morris 
‘ Municipal Auditorium, South Bend, 
Thursday (29), ohe BTL, $3,300; 
f*abst, Milwaukee,Friday-Saturday. 
(30-1), three, $7,800. 


MADISON, WlS. 

Music Man, Orpheum (MC-RS). 
Previous week, $86,3.00 with TG- 
ATS subscription. Auditorium, St, 
Paul. 

Nearly $76,700; 


MONTREAL 

■My Fair Lady, Her Majesty’s 
(MC-RS) (1st wk) .($7.32; 1.704; 
$65,000) (Diane Todd. Michael 
Evans). Previous week $97,200, 
Bushneil Auditoriumi Hartford. 
Almost $40,000. 


NEW HAVEN 

Laurette/ Shubert 'D-TY ($4.80: 
1,650; $44,000) (Judy Holliday): 

Opened here Sept. 26 to tw o pans 
(Johnson,.JournaLCourier; Leeney, 
Register), 

:.--.Over $38,500.: 


Shows Out of Town 

Continued from page 70 

Rafsinln I he Sun 

college type teenager intent on ex¬ 
pressionism. and a modern outlook. 
| Elwood Smith, subsequently’ re- 
: placed by Douglas Turner, gave a 
( fine emotional portrayal of the in- 
! tense who, in the final mo- 
j ments of the play regains his man- 
I hood and pride. 

!. Frances Foster is appealing as 
i the daughter-iri-law, Ed Hall is 
good as the lofty Nigerian stude; 
and George Murchison is. right as 
the. rich-boy wooer. Howland 
Chamberland as. \ the hypocrite 
frpm the while neighborhood asso¬ 
ciation, turns in a fine , cameo. 

Gu 


CHICAGO 

Duel of Angels, Blackstone (D- 
RSi (3d W’k), (S5.50-$5.95; 1,447; 
$45 000) (Vivien Leigh'. Previous 
week; S33,300 with TG-ATS • Sub¬ 
scription. 

Almost. $35,600 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Fioreilo, Shubert (MC-RS) (4th 
wkY ($5:95rS6.60;, 2.100; $71,1151. 
Previous week, $59,700 with TG- 
ATS subscription - and parties 

Over $60;800 with parties. 

Majority of One, Erlanger(C-RS) 
(1st wk) ($5.50-$6; 1,380; $45,000) 
(Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hard-; 
wicke). Previous week, $24,500;! 
Shubert/Detroit. 

Opened' here Sept. 26 to "unani¬ 
mous approval (Cassidy, Tribune; 
Dettmer, American; Harris, Daily 
News; Keen, Sun-Times). 

Almost $35,500 with TG-ATS 
subscription,... 


PHILADELPHIA 

Face of aHe.ro, Walnut (D-TY (3d 
WkV ($4.80-$5;4O; 1,340: $35,000) 
(Jack Lemmon). Previous week. 
$22,800. 

Over $20,000. 

Unsinkable Molly Brown, Shu¬ 
bert (MC-T) (1st, wk.) >$6-$7.50: 
1,905; $69,000), 

Opened pre-Brpadway 'tryout 
tour here Sept 26 to three um 
• favorable reviews iGaghan, Ne\vs; ; 
Murdock, Inquirer; Schier, Bulle¬ 
tin). 

Nearly $63A00 With TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Wall, Forrest (D-TY (2d Wk) 
($4.80-$5.40; 1,760; $42,000) (George 
C. Scott; Yvonne Mitchell), Previ- 
I bus. .Wbek, $36*700 with TGrATS 
subscription. 

Almost $40,400 with- TG-ATS 
subscription. 

PITTSBURGH 

World of Suzie Wong, Nixon (D- 
RS) (2d wit) ($5.90;,1:760; ■$48,000). 
•Previous week, $26,200 with two- 
feds. . 

Nearly $27,200 with twofers. 


CINCINNATI 

. Taste of Honey, Shubert (D-T) 
(2d Wk) ($5.10; 2,100; $30,000) 
(Jpan Plowright, . Angela Lans- 
bury). Previous, Week, :$7.000 for 
four performances with. TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Over $9,000, for five .perform-! 
ahees ' • Mojiday-Thursday (26-29) 
with. TG-ATS subscription. Halted 
local stand, two days earlier than 
scheduled to move to N. Y. 


DENVER 

Flower Dram Song, Municipal 
Aud; (MC-RS ($6.60; 2,200), Pre¬ 
vious week; $64,549. Curran, San 
Francisco. 

Nearly $63,600 for seven per-! 
formauces with.. TG-ATS subscrip -1 
tion. 

DETROIT 

. Invitation . to. a March, Cass 
(C-T) (1st wk) ($4.85-$5.40; 1,482; 
$38,006) (Shelley Winters). Pre¬ 
vious week, $23,500 for five per¬ 
formances with TG-ATS subscrip¬ 
tion, Hartman, Columbus. 

Opened hero Sept, to one favor- 


SAN FRANCISCO 

Best Man, Alcazar < CD-RS) (3d 
Wk) <$4.95-$5.40; 1,147; ,$37:000) 
(Leon. Ames, William Gargari/Gene 
Raymond). Previous week, $20,000. 

About $17,200. 

Once tJpon Mattress, Geary 
(MC-RS) (1st Wk) ($5:95-$6,50; 
1,550;. $55*000). (Dody Goodman, 
Buster Keaton).^ Previous week, 
$40,600, Erlanger,- Chicago. 

Opened here, last Wednesday 
(28) to three endorsements (Hodel, 
News-Call Bulletin; Einstein, Ex- 
aminer; Estes, Chronicle), ’ 

Around $17,000 for: five perform¬ 
ances. 

. Show Boat, Currah (MD-RS) (1st 
Wk) ($5.75-$6.50; 1,758; $60,000) 
'(Joe E. Brown, Julie Wilson, Eddie 
Foy Jr.). Previous, week, $78,000* 
Philharmonic Auditorium, Los An¬ 
geles;.; 

Opened here Sept. 26 to two 
quidified endorsements / (Einstein; 
Examiner; Estes, Chronicle) and 
one -tepid review (Hodel, News-Call 
Bulletin). 

About $56,000 with Civic Light 
Optra . Assn, subscription. 

TORONTO 

Laughs and Other Events, Royal 
Alexandra (Qne-nrian-T) ($4-$4:50; 
1,52.5;. $34,000) (Stanley Holloway). 
Previous webk, $6,100 for two per¬ 
formances, .Glebe Collegiate Audi¬ 
torium, Ottawa. 

Over $13,900 for seven perform¬ 
ances.. 


SPLIT WEEKS 

Trial <DRS) 


Scheduled B’way Preems 

Backet, St. James.(10-5-60). 

Nichols A May, Golden (10-8-60). 
Laughs A Events, Barrymore-’U0-10-60). 
Wall, Rose (10-11^60>. 

Tendertoin, 46th Stl (10-17-60). 

Face of a Hero, O’NeiU 00-20-60).. 
49fh /Cousin, Ambassador (10^25^60). 
Invitation March, .Music n-ix 00-26-60). 
Lauretta,. Beck (10-27-C01. 

Rape of Belt, ANTA (ll-2r60). 

Unsinkable Molly, Wint. Gard. (11-3^0). 
Period of. Adjustment, Hayes 01-10-60): 
. Camelot, Majestic.. »\vk. ll-l'tOO). 

Under Vum Yum Tree,. Miller’s 01-16(60). 
Advise and Consent, -Cort 01-17-60). 

All Way Home.- Belasco (U-30-60). 

Little Moon, Longacre 02-1-60). 

Critic's. Choice, Barrymore 02-14-60). 
Wildcat, Alvin 02-15-60) 

Do (Ra Mi. St. James (12-26-60). 

HerjO, A NT A (1-5-61). 

Off-Briadway Shows 

(Figures denote; opening dates ) 


Country Scandal, Mews (5:5-60). 

Dance of Death; Key (9-13-60). 

Deep Are. Roots, St; Mark’s 00-3410). 
Don Jvan in Hell, Jari: Hus (10^3-60). 
Fantasticks, Sullivan St. (5-3 60). 
Greenwich Village, 1 Sher. Sq. (9-28-60). 
Here Come Clowns, Actor's- (9-19^0). 
Idiot, Gate (9-25-60). 

ICrapp's •& . Zoo, provincetown (1-14-60). 
La Ronde, Marquee (5-9-60). • 

Leave It to Jane,: Sheridan Sq. <5-25 59). 
Mary .'Sunshine, Orpbeum (il-18-59). 
Sign of. Jonah, Players (9-8-60). 

• Theatre Chance^ Living (Rep) (6-22 60) 
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-20-55). 

SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Yalmouth, York (10-6-60) 

Kittiwake Island, Martinique (10-12-60). 
Drums' Under,' Cherry- Lane (10-13-60). 
Shoemakier, Peddler, E. 74 (10-14-60).. 
.Darwin's Theories;. Mad.. Ave. (10-18-60). 
Man . A Superman, Gate (10-30-60). 
Behind Wall, Jan Hus (10-31-60). 

Hedita Gabler, 4th St. (wk. 10-31-60). 
Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix (11-1-60). 

. Mousetrap, Maidman (11-5-60).. 

Tree , in Brooklyn, Barbizon (11-28-60). 

. Emmanuel, Gate (12-4-60). 

Montserrat, Gate (1-8-61). 

Electra, Gate (2-12-61). 

Merchant of Venice, Gate (3:19-61). 

She. Stoops To Conquer, Gate (4-23-61). 
Closed 

Delightful .Season, Gramecy (9-28-60); 
■- closed last Sunday (2) after . seven 
performances. 


LONDON SHOWS 

(Figures denote opening dates) 
Amorous Prawn, SaviUe (12-9-59). 

Art. of Living, Criterion (8-18-60). 

Brides of March, St, Martin's (7-13-60). 
Candida, Wyndham's (6-13-60). 
Carotokor, Duchess (4-27-60). 

Flngs Ain't, Garrick (2-1160). 

Flower Dram Song, Palace (3-24-60). 
Gazebo, Savoy *3-29-60). 

Horses Midstream, Vaude. (9-22-60). 
Irma Lo Douca, Lyric (7-17-58). 

Last Joke, Phoenix (9-2B-60). 

MalorJty of One, Phoenix (3-9-60). . 
.Man. for All Seasons, Globe <7-1-60). 
MoM Happy Folia, Coliseum (4-2140). 
Mousetrap, Ambassadors (11-25-52) . 

Mr. Johnson, Lyric Opera (9-29-60). 

My Fair Lady, Dtuit Lane <4-30-58). 
Naked Island, Arts (9-29-60). 

Ollvtr,. New (6-30-60). 

Ortca Upon MaHress, Adelphi (9-20-60). 
Fassapa to India, Comedy (4-20-60). 

. Flecas of Elght, ApoDo (9-23 59L 
Repertory, Old Vic (9-3-59). 

Rosa Marla* Victoria Pal. (8-22-60). 
Ross, Haymarket (5-12-60). . 

; Slmplo Spyman, Whitehall (3-19-58). 

1 Sparrars Sing, Th’tre Royal E. (8-2440) 
Suzie Wong, Rrlnce Wales (U-17-59). 
Stars In Ryes, Palladium (6-3-60). 

. Tiger A Horse, Queen's (8-24-60). 

Visit, Royalty (6-2340). 

Waiting In Wings, Duke York’s (9-740). 
Watch It, Bailor, Aldwych (2-24-60). 
West Side Story, Majesty’s 12-12 58). 

SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Mr. Burko, Mermaid (104-60L 
And Another Thing, Fortune (10440). 
Playboy W. World* Piccadilly (10-1240). 
Platonov, Royal Court (10-1340). 

. CLOSED 

Happy Haven, Royal Court (9-1440). 
Life of Galileo, Mermaid (6-1640). 
Printers* Btrand 0-2340). 


Bway M Again; Irma* 33^G in (; 
Take Me $45,009, ( Mirack’ $28 JO, 


*11 ■ > AAA II i (PA IAA 


Broadway was slugged again 
last. week. Receipts, which had 
dropped substantially the previous 
stanza, took another drastic de¬ 
cline: Regarded as having con¬ 
tributed to the continued b.o. slow¬ 
down were the Monday night (26) 
television "debate” of the Presi¬ 
dential. candidates and the Jewish 
observance of Yom Kippur from 
sundown Friday (30) to sundown of 
the following day. 

The Only capacity entry was 
“Sound of Music.” “Farewell, 1 Eu¬ 
gene,” one of last week’s two open¬ 
ings, folded Saturday night (1) 
after seven performances. It was 
the second casualty of the hew sea¬ 
son. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Keys: C (Comedy ), D (D rama), 
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue), 
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi¬ 
cal-Drama), O (Opera), OP (Op¬ 
eretta), Rep (Repertory), DR 
(Dramatic Redding). 

Other parenthetic designations] 
refer, respeclively, to weeks played, 
nuiiibet: of performances through | 
last Saturday, top prices (where 
two prices are given, the higher is 
for Friday:Saturday nights and the 
lower for weeknights), number of 
seats, capacity gross and. stars. 
Price includes 10 To Federal and 
5 To City tax , but grosses are net; 
i.e., exclusive of taxes. 

Best Man, Morosco (CD) T26th 
wk; 200 f) ($6.90-$7.50; 999; $41,- 
000) (Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy, 
Frank Love joy). Previous week, 
$36,900. 

Over $32,400. 

Bye Bye Birdie, Beck (MC) (24th 
wk; 184 p) ($8.06; 1,280; $57,518). 
Previous week, $56,500. 

Over $56,000. 

Fioreilo, Broadhurst (MC) (44th 
\vk: 348 p) ($8.35-$9.40; 1,214; $58,- 
194)/ Previous week, $58,400. 

Nearly $56,900. 

Gypsy. Imperial (MC) (65th wk; 
511 p) h$ 8.60-$9.40; 1,427; $64,500) 
iEthel Merman). Previous week. 
$51,900. 

Over $43,500. 

Hostage, Cort (CD) <2d wk; 15 p) 
($6.90-$7,50; 1.155; $40.000>. Pre¬ 
vious week, $24,400 for seven per¬ 
formances. 

. Nearly $19,900. 

Irma La Douce, Plymouth (MC) 
(1st wk; 4 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,250) 
(Elizabeth Seal, Keith Mitchell). 

Opened last Thursday (29) to six 
endorsements (Aston, World-Tele¬ 
gram; Chapman, News; Coleman, 
Mirror; McClai Journal-Ameri- 
cah; .Taubman, Tii ; Watts, Post) 
and one yes-no review (Kerr, Her¬ 
ald Tribune). 

Over $33,500 for four perform¬ 
ances and two previews. 

La plume de Ma Tante, Royale 
(R) (94th wk; 747 P> ($8.05; 1,050; 
$44,500) (Robert Dhery). Previous 
week, $35,200. 

Over $30,200. 

Miracle Worker, Playhouse (D) 
(49th wk; 388 p) i$6:90-$7.50; 994; 
$36,500) (Anne Bancroft. Patty 
Duke). Previous w’eek, $32,800. 

Nearly $28;300. 

Music Man, Majestic (MC) (145th 
wk; 1,152 p) ($8.05; 1,626; $71,000). 
Previous week, $43,300. 

Around $34,400. 

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC). 
(237 wk; 1,887 p) ($8.05; 1,551; $69,- 
500) (Michael Allinson, Pamela 
Charles), Previous week, $52,000. 

Almost $48,000. 

Sound of Music, Lunt Fontanne 
(MD) (43d wk; 340 p) ($9.60; 1,407; 
$75,000) JMary Martin). Previous 
week; $75,900. 

Over $75,900: 

Take Me Along, Shubert (MC) 
(46th wk; 360 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,453; 
$64,000). (Jackie Gleason, Walter 
Pidgeon, Eileen Herlie). Previous 
week, $52,600. 

Over $45,000. 

Tenth Man, Booth (D) (47tb wk; 
367 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 807; $32,000). 
Previous week, $19,400. 

Over $17,700. 

Thurher Carnival, ANTA (R) (4th 
wk; 32 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,185; $49,- 
.178) (Paul Ford, Peggy Cass). Pre¬ 
vious Week, $24,700 with twofers. 

Nearly $20,400 with twofers. 

Tgjs la tka Attic, Hudson (D) 


(31st wk; 240 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,065; 
$39,600) (Jason Robards Jr., Mau¬ 
reen Stapleton, Irene Worth). Pre¬ 
vious week, $21,800. 

Over $17,900. 

West Side Story, Winter Garden 
(MD) (22d wk; 169 p) ($8.05; 1,404: 
$64,200). Previous week, $35,200 
with twofers. 

Nearly $30,900, with twofers. 

World of Carl Sandburg, Miller’s 

(DR) i3d wk; 21 p> <$5.75-$7.50; 940; 
$33,536) (Bette Davis, Leif Erick¬ 
son). Previous week, $14,100.' 

Almost $9,400. 

Miscellaneous 

H.M.S. Pinafore, Phoenix (OP) 
(4th wk; 31 p) ($4.95-$5.50; 1,150; 
$35,000). Previous week, $24,000. 

Nearly $20,600. 

Closed Last Week 

Farewell, Farewell, Eugene. 

Hayes <C) (ls,t wk; 7 p) -f$6.96- 
$7.50; 1,139; $43,529) (Margaret 

Rutherford, Mildred Diinnock). 

Closed last Saturday U) at an 
estimated $50,000-$60.000 loss on 
its $80,000 investment after 
opening Sept. 27 to one favor¬ 
able review (McClain, Jour- 
nal-American) and six pans (Aston, 
World-Telegram; Chapman, News; 
Coleman, Mirror; Kerr, Herald Tri¬ 
bune; Taubman, Times; Watts, 
Post). 

Over $9,600 for seven perform¬ 
ances. 

Five Finger Exercise, Music Box 
(D) <43d wk; 337 p> ($6.90-$7.50; 
1,107; $40,107) (Jessica Tandy, Ro¬ 
land Culver). Previous week, $15,- 
1 100 with twofers. Exited last Sa¬ 
turday (1) to tour, having earned 
an estimated $27,000 profit on its 
$90,000 investment. 

Almost $14,500 with twofers. 

Opening This Week 

Taste of Honey. Lyceum (D) 
($6.90; 995; $32,000) (Joan Plow- 
right, Angela Lansbury). 

David Merrick, by arrangement 
with Donald Albery and Oscar Low- 
enstein. Ltd., presentation of a play 
by Shelagh Delaney. Opened last 
night (Tues.). 

Becket, St. 'James (D) ($6.90- 
$7.50; 1,615; $59,114 (Laurence 

Olivier, Anthony Quinn). 

David Merrick presentation of 
Peter Glfenville’s production of a 
Lucienriew'Hill’s translation of a 
play by Jean Anouiih. Opens to¬ 
night (Wed.). 

Evening With Mike Nichols and 
Elaine May,. Golden (R) ($6.90- 
$7.50; 773; $30,439'. 

Alexander IT. Cohen’s Nine 
O’clock Theatre presentation of 
two-character revue. Opens next 
Saturday night (8). 

Other Broadway Theatres 

Alvin, Ambassador, Atkinson, 
Barrymore. Belasco, Biltmore, 
Broadway. 46th St., 54th St., Long- 
acre, O’Neill, Rose. 


Program of Negro Music 
Honors Actor Aldridge 

The Ira Aldridge Society, com¬ 
memorating American-born Negro 
actor Ira Frederick Aldridge, will 
present a program of music by 
: Negro composers- next Sunday 
afternoon (9) at Town Hall, N.Y. 
Aldridge, who as a Shakespearean 
tragedian, toured Europe and 
played white roles, died in Poland 
in 1867. 

Compositions by the actor’s 
daughter, Montague Ring (Amanda 
Aldridge) will be among the pro¬ 
gram’s offerings. Scheduled to ap¬ 
pear in the Town Hall presenta¬ 
tion are mezzo-contralto Beatrice 
Krebs, soprano Charlotte Wesley 
Holloman, the Marion Cumbo 
String Quartet and pianists Alan 
Booth and Oswald Russell. 

The program is under the artis¬ 
tic supervision of Margaret Bonds. 


Seymour Krawitz, pressagent for 
"La Plume de Ma Tante” and the 
i upcoming off-Broadway produc¬ 
tions of “Double Entry,” “A Piece 
of Noon” and ’The Tiger Rag,” has 
picked up two more accounts. He’j 
succeeded Abner Klipstein as p.a. 
for the Broadway presentation of 
“Best Man” and he’s also handling 
the American Theatre Wing and Its 
1960-61 “Tony Awards Dinner.” 



LEGITIMATE 


CASTING NEWS 


Folloxving are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad- 
way, and touring shows, as well as ballet,, films, industrial and teW 
vision shows. All information has been obtained directly by the 
Variety Casting Dcpartynent by telephone calls,, and has been re? 
checked as of noon yesterday (Tues.), 

The available roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬ 
tions to the list wilt, be made only when information is secured, from 
responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads 
provided by the m nagements of the shows involved rather than to 
run a wild goose marathon. This information is published Without 
charge. 

In addition to the available parts listed, the tabulation includes pro¬ 
ductions announced for later this season, but, for which, the manage¬ 
ments, as yet, aren’tl holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designg : 
’ tions are as follows: (C.» Comedy, (D) Drama, CMC) Musical Comedy, 
(MDy Musical Drama, XR) Revue, (Rep) Repertory, (DR) Dr mafic 
Reading. 


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BROADWAY 

“A Clean Kill” (b>. Producer. 
Clifford Havman (230 W. 54th SL, 
N. Y.--JU 2-4095'. Accepting photos 
and resumes, through agents only, 
of British performers, e /6 above 
address. Available parts: three 
character men; two character 
women; woman, 27. 

“AH The Best People" (C>. Pro¬ 
ducers. Joel Spector; & Buff Cobb 
(147 W. 57th St., N.Y.; PL 7-2691 >. 
Available parts: naive femme. 21; 
male. 30-35; middleaged femme, 
executive male. 50-60; callous male, 
30-35. Mail photos and resumes, 
c o above address. 

“A Season in Hell? (D>. Produc¬ 
er, Daniel Hineck (32 W. 72d St., 
N. Y.; TR 7-9792). Part available 
for dynamic boy. 17-19. Mail pho¬ 
tos and resumes, e/o producer, 
above address. Readings will be 
by appointment only. 

“Assignment In Judea” (D'. Pro¬ 
ducer, F.ddie Dowling (c'o Lambs 
Club. 128 W. 44th St.. N. Y.; JU 
2-1515*; associate producer, Eric 
W. Gates. Available parts: woman, 
30’s: girl. 17-18. attractive; man, 
40-50; man 25-30. All are fea¬ 
tured roles. Apply though agents 
only, c o above address. 

“Carnival” (formerly “Carrot 
Top”) iMC*. Producer David 
Merrick <246 W/i 44th St., 
N. Y.: LO 3-7520); Available 
parts: title role, girl singer-dancer, 
18-22; male lead, 25-38; men, 30-30, 
handsome, jaunty, singer-dancer; 
man. 40-50, character comedian, 
sing and dance: girl, ;20-30, attrac¬ 
tive commedienne, must sing; 
puppeteers to perform full act; 
illusionist; three-man acrobatic 
team, also act; jugglers, must 
handle Indian clubs and spin 
plates. Mail photos iand resumes, 
c o Michael Shurtleff, above ad¬ 
dress. 1 

c o above address. 

“Come Spring” (CL Producers, 
Charles Bowden & i H. Ridgeley 
Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St., N. Y:; 
CO 5-2630). Available parts: two 
boys. 12-13. one Negro and one 
white; white girl, 16; W'hite girl, 
23; two character men, 40’s, one 
Negro and one white; Negro 
character woman, 70’s, grand¬ 
mother. Mail photos and re¬ 
sumes. c/o above address. 

“Donnybrook” (MCI. Producer, 
Fred Hebert <130 W. 57th St., N.Y.;. 
JU 6-1962Parts available for 
several male and femme character 
singers. All roles are Irish. Mail 
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬ 
dress. ji 

Drama (untitled, formerly “Gen¬ 
eral Seegar”). Producers Shirley 
Ayers, Charles Bowden Sc H. Ridge- 


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ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St., 
N. Y.; CO 5-2630;. Available parts: 
male lead. 45-55; woman, 50; girl, 
30, and 10 reporters. Mail photos 
and resumes, above address, 
and off-beat types; 

“Gypsy” (MC). Producer, David 
Merrick (246 W. 44th St., N.Y.;j 
LO 3-7520). Part available for boy ! 
singer-dancer, 7-11, under 54 inches 
tall; girl to sing, dance and play , 
trumpet. Accepting photos, and} 
resumes, co Michael Shurtleff,! 
above address. j 

“Hero” (MC). Producer, Robert, ‘ 
Robert Whitehead <165 W. 46th St.,! 
N. Y.; PL 7-5100'. Auditions for j 
Equity singers next Monday (10). 1 
at the ANT A Theatre (245 W. 52d i 
St., N. Y.; open singers next Tues¬ 
day < 11 ), at the Majestic Theatre 
<245 W, 44th St.. N. Y.); men at 
10 a.m. and girls at 2 p.m. for both 
calls. 

“La Plume de Ma Tante” (MC). 
Producer,, David Merrick (246 W. 
44th St., N.Y.; LO 3-7520). Part 
available for dancer-comedienne, 
must d 6 point work. Send photos 
and resumes,, c/o Michael Shurt¬ 
leff. above address. 

J “Love A La Carte” (MCL Pro- 
| ducers.f Arthur Klein, in associa¬ 
tion With Conrad Thibault (St 
James ‘Theatre Bldg., 246 W. 44th 
St., N Y:; LO 5-6376), Available 
parts: girl, 22 ; leading man, .30; 
second leading man, 30; character 
comedienne, 30. Accepting photos 
arid resumes, above address. 

“Nine Millionth Star” (D). Pro¬ 
ducers, Michael Charnee & Geof¬ 
frey F. Rudaw (340 E. 66 th St.,*’ 
N. Y.; RE 4-1478L Available parts: 
two meri, 35-40, lanky southerners; 
three men, 25-35. husky, two wom¬ 
en, 20-30, attravtive; girl, 14; boy, 
15; bov. 16. Mail photos and 
resumes, c/o above address. 

“Once There Was A Russian” 
(C). Producers. Leonard Key, 
Morton Segal Sc Kenneth Schwartz, 
in association with Mel. Howard 
'120 E. 56th St., N. Y.; PL 2-4190). 
Accepting photos and resumes of 
character men and women by mail 
only, c'o above address. 

“Queen and the Rebels” CD)'. 
Producers, Marilyn.Shapiro, Michel 
Bouche, Mark Shoenberg . (65 
C.P.W., N.Y.;, TR 3-1480). Avail¬ 
able parts: European general, 50- 
6 . 0 ; his swinish aide, man; 20 ’s, op- 
portrinist, foppish manner. Mail 
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬ 
dress. 

“Rhinoceros” (D). Producer, Leo 
Kerz (140 E. 79th St., N.Y.;, BU 8 - 
2664). Available parts:, sexy, buicom 
young woman 25. Accepting pho¬ 
tos and resumes, c/o above ad¬ 
dress. 

“Shifting Heart” (D), Producers, 
Charles Bowden Sc H. Ridgeley 
Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St., CO 
15-2630). Available parts: leading 
man, 55; woman, 50; girl, 32; boy, 

1 21, all Italian types; leading man, 
j 35; two. character men, 40; char¬ 
acter woman, 40, all Australian 
characters. Accepting photos and 
resumes, above address. 

“Sound of Musto” (MD). Produc¬ 
ers, Richard Rodgers Sc Oscar 
Hammerstein 2d (48$ Madison 
Ave., N. Y.); casting director, Eddie 
Blum, Auditions for possible future 
replacements for girls, 7-16, and 


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boys, 11-14 all with trained voices, 
characters. Mail photos mid 
resumes to abbve address. 

“The Count of Ten” (MC). Pro¬ 
ducer, Bsuby Berkeley ; (c/o Bob- 
row, Handnian 8c Katz, 666 5th 
Ave.. N. Y.; JU 6-1144). Available 
parts: man, 25, tall, good-looking; 
woman, .22-28, sophisticated, at: 
tractive; intense man, 30; femme 
blues singer, 26; suave man. 38; 
likable character man 40-55; 
flashy man, 45; gold-digging 
femnte, 35; operatic woman, 50; 
Irish man, .48; portly, humorous 
man, 48; gossipy wpirian, 38; 
character nian, 60; small char¬ 
acter man, absent-minded, intense; 
sports writers; character .man, 
drunk; two patrolmen; bartender; 
stage doormari; /messenger boy; 
city policerrien; bum; cab driver; 
fight fans; pedestrians; thugs. M:iil. 
photos and resumes to Busby 
Berkel c 'o above address. 

“Thracian Horses” (D). Pro¬ 
ducers. Chandler /Warren &. Wil¬ 
liam . S: Bipal cl25”. Riverside Drive. 
N.Y.; TR 3-8671). Available part: 
man,. 30’s, viril. Mail photos and 
resumes.c/o above address. 

”13 Daughters” (MC). Producer, 
Jack Hi Silverman (152 W. 42d St., 
N. Y,; OX 5-3783). Available parts: 
girls, 17-30, Hawaiian types; men. 
of various ages; iriainly 20 s-30 : s, 
..•Hawaiian and : English . types.. No 
casting until leads are set, but now 
accepting photos and resumes 
• through agerits only, /o'. Carl Saw¬ 
yer, above address. 

“Toys in the Attic? (DL Pro¬ 
ducer. Kermit Bloomgarden (1545 
Broadway, .N.Y/' JU 2-1690': Part 
available for Negro man, 40’s, dis¬ 
tinguished. classic quality. Call 
Lilian Stein, above number, for ap¬ 
pointment.- 

“Whole Darn Shooting Match” 

(C»: Pi oducer, Anthonv Pare! la 
(230 W. 54th St., N. Y.; Cl 6-8538). 
Available parts: man, 26, hand¬ 
some, enthusiastic. Ivy Leaguer; 
girl, 21 ,. striking brunette, quick, 
alert; man, 30, zany collegiate 
type; small man. 38. slight, dissi¬ 
pated; man, 40.: short, stout, ladies 
man; mail, 28, pompous, petty; 
girl, 25. sharp features, shrewish; 
man, 66 . New England philosopher 
type;. man, 60, brawny; gruff; man, 
50. tall, thin, distinguished; boy, 
19. obnoxious, smark aleck; man, 
46, paunchy balding, genial; sev¬ 
eral women, 40-60* Woman’s club ! 
types/ Mail photos and resumes, ] 
c/o. above address, preferably 
through agents. 

off-broadway 

“A Song of Sixpence? (C). Pro¬ 
ducer, Arthur Hadley (c/o Lambs 
Club, 130 W> 44th St., N. Y.; 
JU 2-1515); Available parts: lead¬ 
ing man, 45; man, 50, Falstaffian, 
must sirig; clergyman^ 50; ingenue, 
character woman, 45. Mail photos 
and resumes, c/o. John McCabe, 
above address. Orily applicants 
with strong Shakespearian back¬ 
ground will be. considered. 

“Captain Jinks of the Horse 
Marines” (C)/ Producer, Scotti 
D’Arcy (112 W, 72d St., N.Y ; EN 
2-4800K Available parts; plump, 
bubbly character woman; slender, 
sweet, character man,, Italian ac¬ 
cent; elderly -matron type; three 
very bad ballerinas; several bits 
and extras. Mail photos and resu¬ 
mes, c/o above adlress. Script 
available at Samuel French Inc. 
(25 W. 45th SU N. Y.). 

“Christopher Columbus” .(MC). 
Producer, Federated Productions 
(157 W. 57th St., N. Y). Parts 
available for several male and one 
femme character actors with mu¬ 
sical and dance backgrounds. Mail 
photos and resumes, c/o above ad¬ 
dress. 

“Kittlwake Island? (MC). Pro¬ 
ducer, Joseph Beruh (c/o Sheridan 
Square Theatre, . Seventh ' Ave. & 
Fourth St., N Y.; CH 2-9609). Audi¬ 
tions for male and femme singers 
and dancers every Thursday at 6 
p.m;, above address; 

“Leave It To Jane” (MC). Pro- j 
ducers, Joseph Berhu & Peter 
Katz fc/o Sheridan Square Thea¬ 
tre, Seventh Ave. Sc Fourth St., 


Wednesday, October 3, I960 


•N.Y.-; CH 2-9609). Auditions for 
male and femme singers as replace¬ 
ments, every Thursday at 6 p.m., 
above address. Part available for 
men, 6 feet, 1 inch tall or over, 190 
pounds or more, non-singing rple. 
Call above number for appoint, 
ment. 

“My Heart’s In the Highlands” 

(D'. Producer, Equity Library! 
Theatre (226 W. 47th St.. N Y ; PL 

7- 1710 '. All parts available. Audi- , 

tions today (Wed.), 10; a m.-j 

3:30 p.m.. at ELT Rehearsal 

Hall (133 Second Ave . N.Y.).,. All 
applicants must bring Equity mem¬ 
bership cards. Script available 1 at 
the Drama Bookshelf 114 E. 38lh 

; St;, N.Y.). ■ 

‘‘Shadow-Boxer” (D). Producers, 
Kenneth J. Stein & Daniel R;. 
Cohen ic o Lewis Rosen Agency, 
14 E. 58th. St ., N; Y ; TR 9-3658). 
Available part?: tWo Negro riien, 
late 20 ’s, one a light-heavyweight 
boxer; woirian, 40’s, domineei'irig; 
i man. 40’s; lan. 60, fight, manager. 

I Mail photos and resumes, /o above 
' address. Contact will be made foF 
. appointment. 

I . “Squaring The Circle” (C). Pro- 
’ ducers, Cecil. Reddick. Dick: Men- 
j delsohn Sc Harvey L. Bilker. < c/o 
. Reddick, 3435 Giles PI., N.Y.), 

• director, Reddick. Available parts: 
j ingenue, cute, babyish; ingenue, 

warm, feminine; three : men, 20 *s. 
one over six feet, tall, athletic; one 
character man; a few male and 
. femme walk-ons. Mail photos and 
; resumes, c/o above address. 

Theatre 1961. Producer Richard 
I Barr ic/q Cricket Theatre, 162 Seer 

• ond Aye., N.Y., OR 4-3960). Accepts 
ling photos and resume's of male and 

j femme singers for future projects 
by mail only, c o above address. 

STOCK 

Charles Playhouse. Producers, 
Frank Sugrue Sc R. J;. Calvin (76 
Warrenton, St. f Boston, Mass.; DE 

8- 9393'. Several parts available 
i for. scheduled, productions of. “A 
! Streetcar Named. Desire.” “Wait- 
! ing for Godot,” and “Waltz of the 

Toreadores.” Mail photos and re¬ 
sumes, / above address. 

FT. WORTH 

Casa Manana Theatre. Producer, 
Michael Pollock (c/o Casa Manana 
Theatre; Fort Worth'. : Several 
parts, available for scheduled pres¬ 
entations of “Mister Roberts.” 
“Two for the Seasaw”. and “The 
Women.” Mail photos aiid resumes, 
c/o above address. 

OUT OF TOWN 

“Medium Rare” (R). Producer, 
Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N. Y.; 
SU 7-1914). Mail photos and 
resumes of character comedians 
and comics, c/o above address. 

TOURING 

“Fiorello” (MC). Producers, 
Knill Sc Tahse (1860 Broadway, 
N. Y.; JU 2-7650). Part available 
for riiiddleaged character man, 
must: sing. Mail photos and 
resumes, Room 1108, above ad¬ 
dress. 

“Music Mali” (MC). Producer, 
Kermit Bloomgarden (1545 Broad¬ 
way. N.Y.; JU 2-1690). Parts avail¬ 
able for two womeri, character sin¬ 
gers. Call Lilian Stein, above; 
nuiriber, for appointment. . 

’‘Sound of Music” (MD). Pro¬ 
ducers, Rogers Sc Hammerstein, 
Lelarid Hayward Sc Richard Halli- 
day (488 Madison : Ave., N.Y.). All 
p-arts available. Mail photos arid 
resumes, c/o Edward Blum, above 
address. Script, published by 
Random House, available at hook- 
stories. . 

“World of Suzie Wong” (D). Pro¬ 
ducer, DaVld Merrick (246 W. 44th 
St ,N. Y.); casting director, Michael 
Shurtleff. Accepting photos and 
resumes of oriental actors and 
actresses under 30 c/o casting di¬ 
rector at above address. 

SHOWS IN REHEARSAL 

BROADWAY 

“Advise and Consent” (D), Pro¬ 
ducers, Robert Fryer & Lawrence 


Carr (234 W. 44th St^ N.Y.; LA 
4-2844). 

“Do Re Mi’* (MC). Producer, 
David Merrick (246 W. 44th Stl, 
N.Y.; LO 3-7520). 1 

. “Hero” (iVIC). Producer, Robert 
Whitehead (165 W. 46th St., N.Y.; 
PL 7-5100) . 

“Little Moon of Alban’* (D). 
Producer, Mild red Freed Alberg 
(c/o Milberg Productions, 200 W. 
57th St„ N.Y... JU 2-815i), 

“Love and Libel” (D). Producer, 
Theatre Guild & Don Herbert (27 
W> 53d St,/N.Y,: CO 5-6170). 

/ “Period of Adjustment”-(C). Pro¬ 
ducer, Cheryl Crawford (49 W. 45th 
St.. NlY.; JU 2-3466). 

! “Rape of the Belt” (CV Produc¬ 
ers. Harriet Parsons. William Dean, 
Paul Vroom & Charles Hollei ith 
(c/o Vroom, Lunt-Fontanrie The¬ 
atre, .205 \Vi 46th. St., N. Y.; JU 
6-5555). 

“Taffy” (D). Producers, George 
Hamlin & Malcolm Wells (1501 
Broadway, N: Y.; PL 7-6960. 

“Under the Yum Yum Tree” (C). 
Producer. Frerferick Brisson . (745 
Fifth Ave.. N.Y.: PL .L1290)./ , ^ 
/“Wildcat” (MC). P r 6 d u c e r s, 
Michael Kidd & N; Richard Nash 
(1501 Broadway, N.Y.; CH 4-6852). 
pFF-BROADWAY 

“Darwin’s , Theories” (R); . Pro^ 
diicer. Win. Productioris. Ltd. (420 
W, 46th St ; N.Y : CO 5-6468). 

“Drums Under the Window’’-(D). 
Producer, Torquay Co. (c o Cherry 
Lane Theatre. 38. Commerce St., 
N. Y.: CH 2-3951). 

“Kittiwake Island” (Mp. Pro¬ 
ducer, Joseph BhrhU. (c o Sheridan 
.Square Playhouse; Seventh. Ave. Sc 
Fourth St.. N% Y.; GH 2-9609); 

“She Stoops to Conqqer” . CC). 
Producer; Phoeriix Theatre (189 
Second Ave.. N:Y ; 0R 4-716Q). 

“Shoemaker and the Peddler” 
(MD). Producer, JUllis Productions' 
(c/o East 74th Street Theatre, 334 
E. 74th St., N. Y.; LE 5-5557). 


Television 


“Lamp Unto My Feet” (religi¬ 
ous-dramatic. /series). Producer, 
CBS (524 W, 57th St./ N. Y- JU 
6-6000); casting director, Paula, 
Hindliri. Accepting photos, and re¬ 
sumes of general male and fernalo. 
dramatic talent/ c/ o above address. 
No duplicates, 


Films 


“Bermuda Adventure” (trave¬ 
logue). Producer, Creative Mart 
(507 Fifth Ave., N. Y.; OX 7-5895). 
Parts available for an attractive 
boy and girl, mid-20’s. Mail photoi 
and resumes, c/o above address. 

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (CL 
Producer, Martin JUrow (c/o Para? 
mount Pictures, 1501 Broadway, 
N Y.; BR 9:8700); Parts available 
for male and femme extras. Photos: 
and resumes being accepted at 
Central Casting (Room 1110, at 
200 W. 57th St., N r Y.; CO 5-0756). 
All applicants, must bring SAG 
membership cards. 

“Mad Dog Coll” (D>; Producer, 
Ed Schriber (c/o Columbia Pic¬ 
tures, 711 Fifth Ave., N. Y.; 
PL 1-4400). Parts available for male, 
and femme extras, Photoi and 
resumes being Accepted at Central 
Casting (Room 1110, at 200 W. 57th 
St., N.Y.; CO 5-0756). All appli¬ 
cants must bring SAG membership 
cards. 

“Stairway Home” (tralevogue). 
Producer, Creative Mart Film 
(507 Fifth Ave., N. Y.; OX 7-5895)/ 
Parts available for attractive boy 
arid girl, mid-20’s. Mail photos and 
resumes, c/o above address. 


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The erroneous description of “Time of the Cuckoo” printed oh the 
menu of the Gideon-Putnam Hotel, Saratoga, N, Y:, for the local. Spa 
Summer. Theatre, was Ahe result of a printer’s snafu. Frances Pole, 
pressagent for the strawhat operation, had sent descriptive copy oh 
the play to the hotel, but the menu printer mislaid the text and then 
misquoted one of the pre-season, schedule cards, prepared by Spa 
manager John .Huntihgton. 

The. menu description, relayed by Broadway producer Herman Levin 
and reported, in a recent Issue of Variety, read as follows,.“Glamorous 
and gifted June Havoc in the current, hit musical about June and heir 
sister Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Time of the Cuckoo;’ ” The pre-season sched¬ 
ule card, from which that information was . taken, stated, “June Havoc,, 
glamorous and; gifted, " ‘Time, of the Cuckoo’ by Arthur Laurents, 
author of 'West. Side. Story- and ‘Gypsy,’ the current hit musical about 
June and her sister, Gypsy Rose Lee.” 

The mislaid copy sent to. the hotel for use oh the menu read, “Jhne 
Havoc i .the romantic comedy-.byArthur LaUrents, J Time of the 
Cuckoo.’ ” 


American Guild of .Musical. Artists has warned its dancer member¬ 
ship-not to appear with io.cal semipro ballets without checking status 
of the group: No special , okay, needed if its . merely . demonstration 
dancing for enrolled students, since r many AGMA dancers 'make living 
as teachers. In America there are possibly 20 regional companies of 
some artistic pretentions,, typically linked to a school but presenting' 
ballet performances professionally in downtown theatres from time, to 
time, and increasingly recognized as competition by the professional 
touring: ballets, which have complained to.AGMA. 



N.J. Congressman Frank Thompson Cites 2 Years- 
Inaction by White House-Appointed Trustees 


. Washington,-Oct. 4i 

Rep.. Frank Thompson has ac-; 
cused officials of the National Cul¬ 
tural Center of dragging their feet 
in getting the Washington project 
underway. At least part of the 
trouble, the New Jersey Democrat 
.declared' in an insert in the. Con¬ 
gressional; Record, can be laid at 
the door at the White House: 

. Thompson quoted, a statement by : 
Harvard Prof. Arthur M. Schlesin- 
ger ...Jr,,, that, the center’s board of 
triistees is. cpniprised of “Presiden¬ 
tial chums , and other , hacks:”. The 
actual .. selection of the board, 
Thompson Said, w left in the 
hands of . Robert Hampton, White 
House patronage head. 

(Citing the board’s recent deci- 
ion to hire a' New York firm to 
conduct interviews; on. what should 
go into .the, center, Thompson-as¬ 
serted, “It seems little short of 
amazing that two. years after Con¬ 
gress adopted the National Cultural 
Center Act, and only three years 
.before It is due to expire, officials 
of the National Cultural Center 
have reached, the. point where they 
feel'they must know what is to go 
into the center arid ;w-haf purposes, 
it Is to serve:.’-. 


Marquis de Cuevas’s Health 


Honolulu Theatre Had 
$967 Net on 93G Gross 

Honolulu, Get, 4. 
The. Honbluiu Community Thea¬ 
tre, as a result of production and 
management economies, ended .its 
1959-60 season with $967 profit, on 
$93,000 gross. It’s the first profit¬ 
able season Since 1955-56. 

The. gross for 1958-59 was a 
whopping $120,000, but thete was 
| $12,0Q0 loss* “Flower Drum Song,” 
Paris Get 4 . ! which .earned, $8,000 as the biggest 

International Ballet , 

De Cuevas will be disbanded fter:; son’s profit • 
its season, in Paris, which begins at v ■ • •'■. . 

the Theatre Champs-Elysees Oct.! 

25, due to. the poor health of. the, IowR State V. Theatre 


But on Elaborate Note 


M’WKEE MILLER OPENS 
OCT. 18 WITH‘SEESAW’ 

Milwaukee. Oct. 4. 

: “TWo ’for the. SeesaiW,” William 
Gibson’s Broadway success, with 
Pat. Carroll and Ray Boyle, will, 
open the Fred Miller Theatre's 
1960-1961 season. Oct. 18 for a 
three-week run. Boyie is manage 
ing: director of the stock group. ,. 

.Walter;. Abel has, been pencilled 
in as the star of “Death of a. Sales-, 
man,” by .Arthur Miller,, sched¬ 
uled for Nov: 8-27. J6hft ; Kerr will 
both act in and direct William 
Inge’s “Bus Stop,” due Nov. 29- 
Dec. 18. ”.. 

’‘Song of Norway” is set, for a 
four-week run Dec. 20.-Jari. . 15. 
“Othello,” to be directed by Boyle, 
who also Will act in' the Shake¬ 
speare tragedy, is-slated for Jan. 
17-29. 


“The Good Soup,” which had a 
three-week. Broadway - rim last sea¬ 
son, /repaid its backers 90% of 
/heir $125,000 investment. An au¬ 
dit covering the show's production 
costs, out-of-town tryout and 
Broadway stand, reveals a loss of 
$10,492, a repayment of $112,500 
to the backers and a. $2,008 bal¬ 
ance. for future distribution. 

The David. Merrick: production 
of. Garson Kanin’s adaptation of 
Felicieri Marceau’s Paris hit . “La 
Bonne Soupe,” cost $93,484 to 
produce. An,, operating profit of 
$34,173 on a Rye-week tuneup tour 
reduced the cost Of opening the 
show oh. r Broadway to $59,311, 

The presentation earned an op¬ 
erating profit of $8,170 on its 
three-week run at the. Plymouth 
Theatre, N.. Y., which cut the total, 
outlay to $51,141. Closing expenses 
of $4,350 hiked that amount- to 
$55,492,. and income of $45,000, 
representng the production’s 40% 
share; less 10% commissions, from 
the sale of the film rights, to. 20th- 
Fox for. $i25’,d00, reduced tlie loss 
to $10,492. 

The production, staged by 
Kariin, .costarred Ruth .Gordon, 
Sam Leverie; Ernest Tru^x, Diane 
Cilento, Mildred Natwuck and. 
Jules Munshin. 


Marquis! It will bow out; With 
version of ‘‘The Sleeping Beauty” 
which will have cost $120;000 to 
lourit; 


Offers 6-Play Season 

Iowa City. Oct. 4. 

A schedule of six plays will be 


Latter Tchaikovsky, ballet was; presented this season by the .Uni- 


riginally done in.. 1890 in Russia 
to Petitpa’s choreography., reprised 
in 1920 in Paris by Diaghilev and in 
1950 by the Sadler’s; Wells .Ballet 
to Frederic Ashton’s choreography. 
Present version, a full evening, was 
lounted by Bronislava Mijinska 
and.. Larrain costuming , with 80 
.dancers, among them RoSella High¬ 
tower, Nina Vyroubova. Serge Golo- 
virie,. .Nicholas Pplajenko, There 
will also be a 70 piece' orchestra 
for this final dance season for the 
Marquis who will be there opening: 
night his health permitting. 


Youngstown/ Oct. 4. 

The /Broadway Theatre League, 
will bring touring productions of 
“Fiorello.” “Once Upon A Mat¬ 
tress,’’ “Pleasure of His Company,” 
and. “Ahdersonyille Trial” here this 
season. Each show will play two 
mid-week evening performances, at- 
the Palace Theatre. 

The .League, a subsidiary of. the 
Broadway Theatre Alliance, was 
formed last spring as a. non-profit 
Venture by the B’nai B’rith Women, 
and the Negro Busi ' & Profes¬ 

sional Women. 


versity Theatre of the State Univ. 
of. Iowa; Also, ;s.ix studio theatre 
productions will ;be.offered./includ- 
ing an original play, robably by a 
graduate playwriting student in 
college’s school, of fine arts. All 
shows in both series are produced 
and acted by stydent& 

“Separate" Tables,” the twin 
drama by Terence Rattigan, opens 
the season in the University Thea^ 
tre with performances Oct. 27-29 
and Nov: 2-5. Other presentations 
in the series will be Strindberg’s 
“A Dream Play,” Dee.: 1-3 and 7-10; 
Congreve’s “Love, for Love,” Jan. 
12-14 and 18-21; Sandy Wilson’s 
“The Boy Friend,” Feb. 23-25 and. 
March. 1-4; Brecht’s “Mother Cour¬ 
age,” April 20-22 and 26-29, And 
Shakespeare's “Troilus and Vres- 
sida” May. 18-20 arid 24-27. .. 

Studio Theatre productions . will 
be Chekhov’s: “Three Sisters,” Nov. 
17-19; Pantomimes, Dec. 13-15; 
Schiller’s ‘‘Don Carlos,” Jan. 19-21; 
Williams’ “Cahiino Real,” March: 
16-18; an original; April 6^8; and 
Euripides “Hecuba,” May 11-13. 
H. Clay Harshbarger is chairman 
of the Department of Speech and 
Dramatic Art, With A. S, Gillette, 
director," John Terfloth, business 
manager, and Harvey Jean Peterr 
son, assistant 


Now; Now; Boys 

Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 27. 

Romanian-born French , play¬ 
wright Eugene Ionesco, tour¬ 
ing Brazil on the invitation of 
the. Cultural Division of the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
was asked his. opinion of th* 
noted French author Jean- 
Paul Sartre, who also, is tour¬ 
ing Brazil, but not as an of¬ 
ficial- guest. He replied, "Don’t 
know him.” 

/Sartre retaliated, by calling. 
Ionesco a “mystifier.” 


lays, Directors, Casts 
Set for Stratford, Out, 
For 1961 Fest Season 

Toronto, Oct. 4. 

“Coriolanus.” presented in Na¬ 
poleonic costumes, will be one of 
the three revivals of the Stratford 
Ontario) Shakespearean Festival 
next year. Other revivals will be 
'.‘Love's Labour’s Lost,” in 1912 
costumes, and “Henry VIII,” will 
be the title character as painted by 
Holbeiii. 

■Michael Langham, Festival artis¬ 
tic director; planed last weekend to 
England. He will stage “A Mid¬ 
summer Night’s Dream” for the 
Old Vic, with Douglas Campbell as 
Bottom, and “Much Ado. About. 
Nothing,” With Christopher Plum¬ 
mer as Benedick* for the Shakes¬ 
peare. Memorial Theatre, at Strat- 
ford-bn-Avori. 

Besides his “Midsummer” stint, 
Campbell' will play the name-role 
in , the local “Henry VIII:” Most 
of the. other major parts-in next 
summer’s, three Shakespearean 
plays, have been cast, but the role 
of the mother : in “Coriolanusi” is 
still open. 

Louis Applebaum has resigned 
as musical director to take an as¬ 
signment with the .. Canadian 
Broadcasting Corp, His conductor 
duties next summer, will be shared 
by Gleiin Gould, pianist; Leonard 
Rq^s, cellist, and! Oscar Shumsky, 
violinist. Ezra Schabas, of the 
Univ. of .Toronto ..faculty, is music 
manager. 

The acting company will . be 
headed by London star Paul Sco¬ 
field, and will include John 
Colicos, Kate Reid, Max Helpmann, 
Douglas Rai , Bruno Gerussi, Jack 
GrelejV. Leo Ciceri and Scofield's 
wife; Joy Parker. 

Langham will direct “Corio¬ 
lanus” and “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” 
George McCowar will stage “Hen¬ 
ry VIIL” 


Huntington Lease Expires on Spa; 
State Wants Open Bids for Barn 


PHILLY (AND SUBURB) 
TO GET CABARET-LEGIT 

Philadelphia, Oct. 4. 

Theatre Main Line, first cabaret 
presentation of serious drama in 
this area, opened last night <Mon.) 
at the Tally-Ho Motor Inn, near 
suburban Paoli. The same pro¬ 
gram is scheduled for a midtown 
debut riext Friday (7) at the Little 
Rathskeller. 

Four one-act plays will be given 
Monday-through-Thursday at the 
suburban cafe and. Friday and Sat¬ 
urday nights in central Philly. Two 
of the offerings are from the four- 
in-one bill presented last summer 
at the Jazz Gallery, a New York 
riitery. 

The plays Are N. F. Simpson’s 
“Always or More” and three scenes 
from Lonny Chapman’s “The Buf¬ 
falo Skinner.” Also to be staged 
are Edward Albee’s “The Sandbox” 
and H. B. Lutz’ “The Chip.” Lutz 
heads the local group introducing 
cabaret-drama. The Rathskeller 
plans to remodel its big room into 
a theatrerin-the-rouhd and. will 
provide a special entrance to sepa¬ 
rate legit patrons from, the straight 
.girl sho\v ; trade in the other part 
of the bistro. 


Poll Reveals Off-B’way 
Patrons Mostly 35-49, 


The 


Saratoga, N. Y., Oct. 4. 
expiration last month of 


John Huntington’s five-year leas* 
on the State-owned Summer Thea- 
|tre has cued local speculation as 
to whether or not he’ll be operating 
the 587-seater again next summer. 
He’s been at the spot the last 14 
seasons. 

Huntington stated in a letter to 
Dr. David E. Liston, director of the" 
Saratoga Springs Reservation, on 
which the theatre is located, that 
he wants to renew his lease, but 
without competing with other bid¬ 
ders, Liston had indicated, that 
others have shown interest in tak¬ 
ing over the theatre and that it 
will be operated by “another pro¬ 
ducer” If a satisfactory agreement 
is not reached with Huntington. 

The expired lease does not in¬ 
clude a renewal clause. State Con¬ 
servation Commissioner Harold G." 
Wilm wjll make the final decision 
on a new lease, since the reserva¬ 
tion, supervised by an 11-meraber 
commission, is a division of the 
Conservation Dept. It’s understood 
that among those interested in 
running the theatre is the Schin* 
group, which assumed operation 
last April of the nearby State- 
owned Gideon-Putnam Hotel. 

In a program message during the 
final week of the recently-ended 
season, Huntington reported, “Most 
of my productions this summer 
have cost me upwards of $8,000 
and, to. date, rot one of them has 
shown profit” After confirming 
that his lease on the theatre would 
M l/ M l r VI f* J be ,put up * 01 * open bidding,” he 

rl«I«* rwl6« L0llC26 uFflOS i assert od, “a considerable raise in 

performances of “A Country! .Huntington s program message 
Scandal,” now in its fifth month at,.j.f^sserted that although he was 

the Greenwich Mews Theatre, N.Y* v ^ lve ^ enter P nse I 1 ® 

The response , to . questionnaires i S - m lSht have to do so “unless public- 
sued at the theatre disclosed that and ch’ic-spirited citizens 

the majbrity. of those attending the | wll J offer me fipanc’al guarantees 
play were U) male, (2) college greater support. ‘ Hunting- 

graduates. <3) In the 35-49 agel ton ca R e o the losing 1960 season 
bracket, (4) in the S6.500-$I0,000 | “unprecedented, in the lieht of the 
salary category, or - above, arid f 5). i steady but modest profits of 13 
Manhattan residents. . earlier years.” 

‘ Under his lease, Huntington paid 

Szogvi^s^tirig preserited'm^S j^ed^ch^sea^n. He ako mefj 
surveys^\^re^ taken. ^t^'perfoTim l 

ance during . the show’s opening ^ 0 f t £ weekW 

week last May and again during^ nvpn 


the first week of August, , by the 
Communications and Media Re¬ 
search Services of the Center for 
Research of Peekskill, N. Y. 

. The number of. respondents to 
; the Questionnaire distributed in 
' May was 176. A plurality <33%) 
reported that they attend the 
theatre three-to-six times a year, 
20% said they go twice a. month 
and another 20% go once a month. 
The i^emaining 21 c b were. split 
between more than once a week, 
once a week arid one-to-three times 
a year. 

Of 109 respondents to the ques r . 
tirinnaire issued in August, after 
the show had been running a few 
iriionths, 33% claimed they attend 
j the. theatre one a month, 27% 
-tWice a month and 20% three-to- 


take over $6,000. His overall payr 
ment last year for the use of the 
theatre was $5,505. 

It’s understood that when Hunt¬ 
ington first took over the theatre 
in 1947. the season rental was 
around $500. 


Gwen Frangcon^Davies 
In ‘Journey* in Toronto 

Toronto, Oct. 4. 

Gwen Frangcoii - Davies, who 
played the ..mother in West End 
production of Eugene O’NeiH’s 
“Long Day’s Journey Into Night;” 
is repeating it. currently at .the 
Crest. Theatre, Toronto. . 

The production was permitted 
by Carlotta O’Neill, the play¬ 
wright’s widow,- on condition that, 
the British actress: portray the part. 


Unto These Hiils’ Hits 
1,429,000 Audience Total; 


Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 4. 
As' the pace setter of America’* 
outdoor historical dramas, “Unto 
These Hills” is nearing the 1,500,- 
000 mark in paid attendance. The 
Cherokee Indiana drama closed its 
^ ; 11th season Sept. 4 with a paid at- 

six nines; a year. The remaining tendance of H6.436. TI,is boosted 
20% aeam snlit between more than ! ___ L a._ 


20%c again split between more than ! its total attendarice since 1950 to a 
' veek an ^ one *, whisper less than 1,420,000, a rec- 
° ord unequalled by any similar pro- 

dnetion in the country, although 
there, are outdoor dramas much 
older than “Unto These Hills.” 
Although attendance was down 
The choice of 40% un-i 6,954 from 1959, it far exceeded 
the combined paid attendance of 
the state’s two other outdoor 
dramas. The average attendance 
for, each show this year was 1909 
persons, slightly higher than in 
1959, 

Rain, threatening weather and 
road construction in the area were 
listed by drama officials as having 
an adverse effect on attendance. 
Of 64 scheduled performances, 
three were rained out completely 


to-three times a year. 

In May, the audience also rated 
a list of 11 Brbaidway and off- 
Broadway plays in categories rang¬ 
ing from “poor” to “one of my 
favorites.’ 

der the latter designation was 
“Threepenny Opera,” the current 
lohgrun off-Broadway presentation. 

Those who had never seen some 
of the plays listed were also asked 
to identify therii. Of the respond¬ 
ents, 79% had not seen “Career” 
73% nam^d “Marriage-Go-Round, 
63% mentioned “Waiting for. 
Godot,” 62% cited “Little Mary 
Sunshine” and 56% indicated, “A 
Majority of One.” 


The other shows listed, “Our j an ^ there was tain either prior to 
Toivn,” “The Visit,” ‘The Three ^ ” 

Sisters,” “Long Day’s Journey ^In¬ 
to Night,” “Two for the Seesaw” 
arid “Threepenny” were all seen : t _ . - , A 

by more than 50% of the respond-! ^hen it showed to 104,000 persons, 
ents to the quest! ’ iThe second-low was in 19a8 when 


or. during 40 other play dates. 

This year’s attendance at “Unto 
These Hills” was the third smallest 
since the drama opened in 1950, 


“The Heretic,” a new play by 
Whitney Stine, Is being presented 
this month Saturdays and Sundays 
only by Originals Only at the Mil^ 
Playhouse, Santa Monica. 


The second-low’ was in 1958 when 
paid attendance was 113,748. The 
high was the secorid season with 
151,774. 

The first of the nation’s dramas 
to hit the million mark, “Unto 
These Hills” has averaged 129,000 
attendance-during its- 11-year run. 



76 


LITEltATI 


PStelETY 


Wednesday, October 5, I960 



% More Mergers i of a Prima Donna," He stresses 

Two major mergers in the pub- the "truth" of the singer s family 
lishing world last Week: Harcourt, relations (although the mothers 
Bra-e and World Book Co.. Tarry- book purportedly treats her. sub. 
town N. Y.; and Random House ject sympathetically, despite the. 
and L W Singer iCo . Syracuse, lamilv schism'. Jelnnek is an ex-. 
“ ‘ ‘ ecutive with Sesac Inc., the mm 

]N ' * A . *. .i f , sic licensing organization. 

Harcourt. publisher of geneial ziff _ Davis also has ‘The World 
books and school and college texts of Musk . al Comedy" by Stanley 
and World Books, school texts and Green due. 

educational publishers, will be. __ 

known as Harcourt. Brace & World, j Recalling Vanltv Fair 

«i,h r Harcour;t stockhoJdm| ^M -Vanity, 

owning 61 / o*. the mer ed ron Fah ... (Vikin g. $10 , a cavalcade of 
corn, nd World shareholders 33 r. {he ig20s an - d I930s point up the 
This latter company l-v^not to be uneertaint i es 0 f contemporaneous 
confused with World;Pub. oi Cleve- be „ es ]ettres whic h. if not .for-/ 
latid and New yprk.^ Combined t uitous^ly attuned to circumstances. 

, gross of Hie eX * become victims of the. grim adding 

pected to reach $30,000,000 next mac hines. For all the posh Conde 
year, with a profit margin of ^- ast auspices, the depression 
$3,000,000. ;. proved the undoing of. This slick i 

Random House, which recently magazine which Frank Cr wnin -1 
acquired Alfred A. Rnopf Inc. and shield edited so hrilliaiitly if may-; 
Beginner Books life., has added haps pretentiously. j 

the text book firm of Singer Vanitv Fair Was for the. sophis-' 
(founded in 1924». with Singer’s ticated 'globetrotter and, as such, 
entire capital stock being ex- perhaps was just a bit ahead of its 
changed for Random House cony- time More durable, unfortunately 
mon. Net sales for RH are expected f or the medium, is the galaxy of 
to reach S22.000.00di next year. portraiture, poetry and prose- that; 

Singer will continue to operate constituted ..the lofty environs of 
as a separate corporation with this monthly. Cleveland Amory 
headquarters remaining in Syra- and Frederic Bradlee, whose uncle 
CU se i was (Towninshield,.have done an. 

Random House also begins dis- ewellent^lltin* l®* 
tributldn of an expanded line of ltul b »°, k fn-Tlfe 

Vintage Books, beginning in Janu- b, if 

arv SI. Modern Library paper- skilfully edited excerpts. The qual- 
ity of these selections only tends 
to accentuate the tragedy of the 


Book Stocks 

(As of Oct. 4. 1960, closings) 


23* i 
45'i 
19*$ 
9.U 
34 


Allyn & Bacon (OC) 

American Book (AS) 

Book, of Month (NY) 

Conde Nast (NY) 

Crowell Collier (NY) 

Grolier (OC) .(bid) 31H 

Harc’t, Brace (OC). (bid) 27 
Hearst (OC) 12 > i 

Holt, R&W (NY) 42 1 2 

Macfadden (AS) 9*4 

Macmillan (OC) 43 . 

McCall (NY) 29«i 

McGrawAiill (NY) 84 

PrenticerHall (AS) . . . 31* i 

Ran’m House (OC)!. (bid) 31 
H W. Sams (M) (bid) 40 

Time; Inc. (OC) (bid) 63) a. 
Western Pub, (M) (bid) 60 
World Pub (M) . (bid) 13 


OC—Over-the-Cbunter 
N.Y.—N.Y. Stock Exchange 
AS—American Stock Ex. 
M—Midwest 


SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK 


By Frank Scully « 


hfH 




wood, rolling mills.. Altogether he 
seems to be definitely-with it. 

... His “Therefore Be. Bold” is one 
of those: serious novels that tiirhs 
out to: be Xu Scul.; 


backs, reprints front the Modern 
Librarv hardcover Series, will be . *. . 

absorbed into the!, Vintage line dem .'.f * , " cdl *'” “£‘ 


originated by Knopf six years.ago. 
Firm says the move’ is a direct re¬ 
sult of the Knopf-Randoni House 
merger. ! 


so vitally a. part of the Anierican 
scene. Abel. 


Write Story. jGet Job’ 
Thomas J. Gibbons, former Po- 


Outfittin? L. A. Press Club 

Substantial aid in refurbishing 
new home of Los Angeles Press 
Club was offered bv Eddy Feld- 
dircclor of LqS 


llee Commuaioner of Philadelphia. rShThg" ifcrt 

haa been named lo an executive president 0 £ Shaw Society ot. 

^t 1 at t ^^^itt^ Pan - California: G-ub, hm^gedrfm: 

A veteran with 31 years on. the cas ^ Maying Pur^iase a nd _ | 
force, eight of thernias commission- modehn„ of °l d : ^ Drunkard" 
er. Gibbons resigned Julv 22. The headquarters for The Drunkai J 
move came less than two weeks years la^; i - 

after the appearance of an article decorating. Furniture. > allied, at , 
in the Saturdav Evening Post <a S50.000 retail, will be installed.urn; 
Curtis publication ► under his by- der direction of. 3 pro decorators, 
line, entitled “Watch Out For tlie Marge Nowell, John Keal and lyen- 

Bully With a Badge,” neth Kent. .. 

Written in collaboration with lo- Dave Bongard. IletTiX drama 
eal newsreporter and freelancer critic and chairman of the decorat- 
Anne Selby, the i article drew mg committee, reports that ,patio 
squawks from both local and na- furniture, donated by Brown-Jor- ; 
tional law enforcing organizations, dan, was received in time for the 
Gibbons submitted ihis resignation Henry Cabot - Lodge luncheon last 
to the citv for “personal reasons.” ! week! Grace Katz, coast ed of 

-L ! Haire Publications, has .negotiated - 

Arthur S. Kan^ Retiring ' donation. of accessories from L. A.. 
Arthur S. *Kany. |7d. who began Mart, 

a 35-> ear newspaper career in j “~ 

Davion at the age of 41. is letir- Gold Strikes Jackpot 

lug. having served jin recent years 1 Herbert Gold, who seems to be 
theatre and amusement colum- stepping up as Dial’s No-. 1 novelist, 
nist-for the Dayton Journal-Herald, has returned to Cleveland arid 

morning paper. j further of adventures of Dan Ber- 

He is the dean of. Dayton news- man. first introduced in -The 
papermen. Heart of the Artichoke.” He ap'- 

-i- pears again ' “Therefor Be. 

Another Caljlas Book j Bold,” 

On the heels of Mrs. Evangelina • Gold also has “Love and Like” 
Callus' “Mv Daughter, Maria Cal-' set for Broadway production this, 
las.” written by the mother of fall and a picture based on his. 

the diva, Ziff-Davis.is bringing out - novel “The Man Who \Vas Not 
George Jellinek’s “Callas: Portrait: With It” coming out of the Holly- 





... a gay, sad, funny, 
and intensely civilized 
portrait. Handsomely 
and hilariously illustrated.’- > 

—CLIFTON FADIMAN V 

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An Intimate Memoir of the incompar¬ 
able wit, caricaturist and dandy. Sir 
Max Beerbohm. By tlie author of 
Duvecn anl fThe Worcester Account. 
Fully illustrated. 

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CHATTER 

. The German Peace Prize, annu¬ 
ally awarded by the German pub¬ 
lishers’ and book dealers’ associ¬ 
ation. i citing British writer and 
publisher Victor Gollancz .heard 
President Heinrich Luebke of >Vest 
Germany describe :Gbllahcz as in 
the Farnkfuit, preseritationi cere¬ 
monies. ‘‘bur former enemy who 
became our. best friend, the Briton 
who didn't demand our submission 
but wooed our. confidence, the Jew 
who didn't consider us all riiurder- 
ers but .members of an all-over 
brotherhooj of mankind.” 

Catherine Q’bea, ex-.Grolier and 
ex-Harper, succeeds Mrs, Sharon. 
B'bnigan. who resigned . last June., 
.as editor of Dutton’s children’s 
: books line. 

Peter Lind .Hayes did the intro¬ 
duction for “The Catholic Digest 
I of Wit and: Humor,” edited by Paid 
! Bussard and the editors of the 
j Catholic Digest, which Haw thorn is 
: publishing., 

Charles McIIarry .is continuing 
his column i the iN-Y; Daily New s, 
^following the death of Broadway 
1 columnist. Danton Walker; and 
! Douglas Wbtt,. w ho had a sort, of 
summer replacement column, 
bearing dow:n more pn the musicr 
legit reviewing;: Understood Watt, 
as. first aide to diama critic John 
Chapman, will ultimately segue 
.. into the legit spot. Bob Sylvester 
! .afsp continue$ his periodic column. 
Ed-.- Sullivan and Hedda Hopper. 
: continue' as the veteran regulars, i 

A Meibbiirne magistrate ruled. 
Sept. 21 , that“Carlotta McBride,” 

: by L.S. novelist Charles Orson Gra- 
hai was "obscene:’’ 

Tied ip with..Seventeeh’s. fashion 
promotion, in S. F. retail- stores, 
Stan Delapiane devoted entire 
‘■Postcard” column, to that mag's, 
teenage research. .Average, girl, 
according to this report. i[as. an 
weekly, income of $9.53. and spends 
$300. per year, on clothes. 

Dick M.athis.pn. Newswcek's 
southwest, bureau chief,, has. signed 
with Bobbs; .Merrill for third book.. 
“The -Old. Mistresses.” His second 
tome. "Faith, Cults and Sects of 
America!” cahie off the presses this 
w eek, . \vhile- reprint of “Eternal 
Search” is due in' Ballantine. paper-, 
backs next spring. 

Twenty foreign correspondents 
and photogs from Tokyo,! Hong 
Kong and Manila will be guests 
aboard the' S S. Hope eh route to 
bjakarta to -witness opening cere- ; 
monies of peopie-to-pcople medical 
project. 

Martin Litton, Sunset travel ed, 
en route to Manila. 

Marge Block, 43, wife of Paul 
Block Jr., publisher of the Toledo 
Blade, and an active newspaper¬ 
woman since 1938; died Sept. 30. 
She was director of features and 
woineh.’s news for Tlie Blade* 

Entertai ment - nitery columnist 
Eddie Sherman Switching from tlie 
Honolulu Advertiser to the Hono¬ 
lulu Star-Bulletin, swapping with 
Shideler Harpe, SrB feature, .writ¬ 
er, who moves over to. the Adver¬ 
tiser, to take over SheTman’' 
“Backstage” cubicle. 

James Rest on, Washington cor¬ 
respondent and . columnist for the 
N.Y,. Times, will be one of four 
speakers in. the 1960-61 Schenec¬ 
tady F r e e d o m Forum series. 
Moishe Sharlet, Israel’s first foreign 
minister,, and Sir Leslie Munro, 
\vho served as president of the 
12 th United Natrons General As¬ 
sembly, are slated among the oth- 
ers. 


Lake Tahoe,. Oct. 4. 

For all the boulevards of ballyhoo, the Madison Avenues, of repeti¬ 
tion. word-of-mouth still remains the best way to bring! them In. . ; ; 

We have a daughter.. Nonny, named after Aiiori,. the greatest poet 
who ever lived* She is fast becoming the champ water skiier of Lake 
Tajhoe. Mir; and Mrs: Neal Olson, owners of the Kori Tiki, had taken 
her to see the Jack Benny show at: the Harrah’s across an. Unmarked 
border between Nevada and California, . . 4 

She phoned us we would si lply have td get up and sed that show), 
it w'as that funny. But it was c.losingCin two days., sind. we were 450 
miles away. 

: But You Have Spe^d Laws? 

1 realize that 450 miles- jet would not take much longer than 
Paul Revere took for his ride or General Sherman for his. But w 
have no jet service between Desert Springs and Lake Tahoe. 

We decided tb try it by car anyw ay. Maybe we could drive ; it in 
two days and catch the last 'show at midnight. Fortunately. Calforni , 
even in its back country,, has such beautiful roads that 450 rniles cart . 
be covered, in . a day and still leave plenty of time ;to see Lake Tahoe 
before dark sets in. . 

Part of the trip went past Lake Crowley and I remembered doinji 
a script revolving ardimd that name 20. years ago* Los AiigeJes tiaa 
. swiped the water from Owens Valley and piped into San Ferhando 
Valley, 3.00 miles, away. This turned the lush Owens Valley into a 
desert and sent the Owens ranchers sd boiling mad that they began 
i bombing the aqueduct* Their lakes had been iso drained , that they 
j knew even the steamboat! Betsy, Baker would never whistle her way to 
a landing again. 

i It took Father John Crowley. FpFdham grad, no great , success as! 
an administrator of . the Fresno diocese., to heal, the wounds between 
the city slickers and the ranchers. He got back some of the. Water for 
|;Oxyens Valley. . Shortly afterw ard .he was killed in an accident. Th 
! ranchers raised rent to his Tnembry and named Lake Crow- 

lev after him. •- 

I thought a lot about liim as we speeded north on 395. : The only 
hard part of the trip! was a short-cut. called Hfghwaj' 19. the. old Pony 
Express route. Though only :2i3 miies long, the . road climbed at l^ast 
to 9.000 feet, all tw ists and (Urns. It; w as dirt, road most of the way. 
We began it; meeting a car. up turned and police sirens ordering 'Us off.. 
the road. Some wanted to. chicken but and go north to Carson City, 
and then south to Tahoe, but all pioneers did. not die with the Pony 
Express, so I ordered the dame drivers to take to the hills. !: 

That we arrived safely and all in one piece I lay to the. fact that the 
Scully Circus uses only women drivers. .All gags to the contrary, they 
are the best. 

Arriving among the glamorous Tahoboes, bordering a huge lake 
1,300 feet .deep and 6.000 feet above sea Je.vel, I learned that, our 16- 
year-old daughter was in San Francisco with most of the Olsons and 
that the father of the tribe was flying in that direction in 20 minutgs. 
He ordered us to take, oyer his house on the lake and said that dinner 
would be set up for iis atythe- Kbn-:Tiki< and-breakfast :at; the Pancake 
House that he owned riea.rby. Then he was off to the Golden Gate in 
a cloud of dust. 

Apprised of our desertion Jack Benny asked. “Can you come to the 
first show?. Can. you come to dinner? Be my guests. How;. are 

you?! Oh. four Well, be my guests anyway.”,. 

All this is recorded because I have ho doubt some w ire-tapper has. 
already rushed it Off to a legislative committee as proof that Variety 
is; involved, in'-payola.. i. 

Jack Benny Picking Up Tabs? 

ThO fact that Jack Benny was. picking up tlie. check; So. at vari' 
with his public character, might be just a headUne : these. i>gislativ 
headline-huhters. were looking for. So if they do come out. with, th« 
news later; remember you read it here'first. 

Over the telephone Benny acclaimed that the food at Harr ah’s was 
excellent. (An obvious attempted bribe.) 

And it was too. Our waiter who seemed to know we. were on ihs 
house urged us to ;pick a good w-ine. 

“Lancers?” asked .thy lady Alice, 

The waiter’s eyes .glistened* Her lebody who knew S wi 

from red ink* v 

It’s, no news by now that Benny packed the place for three -weeks 
and though the capacity was .700 the management often managed; to 
squeeze in 800 for the late show. There was a long queue waiting for 
the last show of his run, . . 

This endurance gives Benny sonie of the essential qualities of a 
Classic:! In music that's something you like a little the first time, and 
like it better the more often you...have, heard it, uptil.^ou, knovy every 
note and like it most of all. . 

Benrtv has these qualities. “My God!, how; can they afford me. I don't 
get any' more than George Burns. Frank Sinatra .or Benny Goodman, 
but .1 take mine home. with, me; .My friends thought I would get luirt 
here; knowing what a gambling place it. is. But the only way I can get 
hurt is if an earthquake^overtlirhed-'-a'" slot; machine on niy foot.. But. 
Tin Insured for that.” 

He! figured he could lose. S300 fbr thC three weeks, he w as there, 
and that-worked out at $14! >.. day. ..This, he confessed, inciuded hi 
room, and for that , he got rofessional'rate and .paid only $8 a : day* 
That left him $6 a day for gambling. He had already ..lost $4 that day 
which gave him $2 moi*e to lose after! the Sho\\\ -I don’t care; It : s like 
a Turkish bath. Yoii sweat it out in either case.” 

Hi!.roulette he puts two chips on red and t\yo on black. After tw v a 
hours he quits, because tli double-C) has conie up and hb has lost a 
bet. But meanwhile the house, has supplied him with eight drinks and 
12 cigars! “I may become an alcoholic, but neVei* a gambler.’’ 

ilis doctor thought he; ought to lay off summers. With his ', radio, 
concerts; benefits: why, the doctor \Varite,d tO'kno\\U would he take pit 
* Harrah^s for three weeks? Surely it couldn’t be for the money. . 

“He. may be a .-brilliant &u.rgeo.n.”’-'ciiniinented-. v 4aQki ; “but .take off 
his rubber, gloves aiid he’s an id!i 

And so he goes .and behind him cphies Benny Goodman dressed i 
a Glenn-plaid suit, looking for all the world.like a young and success-, 
lul actor* but in a rut* It s a beautiful rut. .but think. how much morp 
successful the clarinet king of sw-ing Would be if; like Jack Benny, 
Phil Baker. Ben Ber ie. VVill Rogers. Fi‘ed ; Alien, B-ill Fields,! Jimmy 
Savo, Joe Frisco, Fred MacMurrav and .Oscar Levant he used his mu*; 
si cal Instrument as they used, their fiddles', rQpes.pianoSi xylophones, 
accordions, cigarbqxcs and other rops as insurance if they should 
run out of funny talks. . ! 

Twenty years ago, when he first began to master gab. Benny /was" 
booked as emcee at the Roxy and drew dow v n $40,000 a week. His top 
gross was, $92,000 in Detroit;that year. 

His drawing pbwer is far greater than that today. Of course thp 
value of the buck has been cut in half but the day: Benny and Woods 
split their violin and piano act arid Berinv branched out; as a mono- 
legist, America saw a wunderkind who was destined to star on stage, 
screen, radio, concert, ty and niteries., 

He still thinks George Burns is the funniest, man he ever knew. 
“He’s, so .creative. He can. start on me* pick oiit drte. flaw r arid build a 
routine that will run for 20 minutes. He leaves me laughing till .1 ache.’- 

The night. I caught the Beethoven of timing. Benny had one disap¬ 
pointment, though. “My grandson was in the audience. It was the first 
time he had ever seen riie perform.; 

| “And I forgot to Introduce him.” 


-Wednesday, October 5, 1960 


PStRiETY 


CHATTER 


77 


Mrs. Suzanne Cardozo; new. Paris 
rep: for the Rogers & Cowan 
flackery. 

Blanche Theborn denying a 
column ual report that she covets 
road role in “Sound of Music.” 

William S. Raley in Philharmonic 
president's box at opening conceit 
in refurbished Carnegie. Hall’ 

Trinidad’s “King of The Llmbp,” 
otherwise Mike , Quashie,. hits" 
KaUfman Hall on Bast Side Oct. 16. 
Voodoo dance stuff; . 

Agent Benny Kiiehuk, secretary 
of the . Artists Representatives 
Assn;; at Queens General Hospital 
suffering from; ulcers. 

Icelandic Singers,' numbering 
39, arrived in States for tour of 
concerts set up by Columbia. They 
toured last 14 years ago. 

Latest . .Yank talent set. to play 
Soviet is Byron Janis. who’ll give 
10 piano recitals beginning;, this, 
month in Moscow... Set by Sol 
HnrokV 

Society of American . Magicians 
will" present an illusion revue one 
igh't, March 17 (St.;. Pat’s Day) 
next at Academy of Music in 
Brooklyn. 

Roger L. Stevens, legit producer, 
receives; art honorary degree of 
Poet or of Humane. Letters from 
Tulanie. U; in New Orleans tomor^ 
.roiv. (.Thurs. 

Linda . M.. LeRoy. daughter of 
Mervyn LeRoy and j^Irs. Doris 
Wanner LeRoy Vidor, will wed 
Morton Lloyd Janklow* New York, 
attorney, . ;Nov. .27 in BevIIiils. 

Formal announcement of Gene-. 

■ .vieve’s : marriage to 1 ,tv .. producer 
Ted Mills reVeais. that Auger is. the 
family,, surname—her father, Ed¬ 
uard Auger, sent out the formals; 

.. Norman . J. Seaman’s Interval 
Concert;for Sunday matinee <8.) at. 
Town Hall will be the Indian, 
mezzo-soprano Hpte Casella, sing¬ 
ing folk music of. Navajo;/Hopi; 
Chippewa tribes. 

Mai Wolff will again produce 
arid direct the “Night ‘of .Stars” 
benefit show, .which the United. 
Jewish Appeal will present-for its. 
27th annual outing at Madison 
Square Garden Nov.’21;. 

Felix Gerstman is impresario as¬ 
sociate of Brooklyn.. -Academy of 
Music ' presenting- Mantovani 
(Nov. 25 >, Anna; Russell (Nov, 26) 
Ximenez-.Vargas. Ballet Espanol 
(Dec. 3) arid Jose Greco ( Jan. 7-8). 

Restaurateur Toots Shor being 
given, an evening- at the - Lambs 
Club. Oct..22; It’ll probably be the 
last- soiree engineered by en'erf. 
tainment chairman Mickey Alpert 
because Of the press of his duties 
as ebstern rep .for :the Tropicana 
Hotel fi Las Vegas. . " 

Phyllis Curtin who got such nice 
notices on. her; debut in “Trriviata” 
Sept. 20 with the Vienna Opera, 
and was booked .for .a repeat ■' 
“Cosi Fan Tutte/’ is another Amer¬ 
ican. soprano who has sung all 
around. but never at the Met in 
her own Manhattan; ; 

A portrait' of; th late Danton 
. Walker, syndicated Daily News 
columnist, was unveiled last week 
In the Barberry Roorii by Mrs.. Jo¬ 
seph . Medill Patterson; widow of 
the Newish founder. She was intro¬ 
duced by columnist Bob. Sylvester 
. Who, in turn, was introduced by 
Walker’s assistant;/'Connie'- Solo- 
•yanis. . 

... Frank Lamping, who, now resides 
in London, and his wife are 
town fqr a fortnight'of shoW’going 
and ..socializing. Lamping operated 
the English-language radio conces¬ 
sion in Portugese East Africa (out 
of Johannesburg) for many years 
arid is still party to various inter- 
national broadcasting investments. 
Camping’s are at /t he Berkshire, 

The London Daily Telegraph, & 
Morning Post’s television editor, 
Leonard .Marsland Gander, whose 
byliners, on British video appear in 
the.N; Y. Times; slated to gander 
American tv; Dean of London’s tv 
critics and .past president of the 
London Press. Club, Will especially 
ye the election campaign on tele¬ 
vision; commercial stations etc. 
He’s due irt bet; 15. 


by the censors of 6ao Paulo State 
on grounds of being “dirty.” . 

French director- Marcel (“Black 
Prpheus”) Camus in front Europe 
to discuss simultaneous release iri 
Paris arid io, of his recent picture, 
‘‘Os Bandeirantes” ./(The. pio r -- 
neers)* which he shot entirely in 
Brazil. 

II Teatro Stabile Della Gitta. de 
Torino, Italy, playing at the Teatro 
do Rio: de Janeiro, as .part of its 
tour in Latin America under au¬ 
spices of the Italian, government. 

■ Jeah Paul Sartre and Simorie de 
Bouvoir; touring the cpuntiy. 


By Ernie. Pereira 

;(Tel: 774156), 


. (HYde Park 4561/2/3) 
Anthony L. Haynes, managing 
director of National Screen/Serv¬ 
ice;' has . quit. 

: .. Richard. ..Attenborough’s 500 
Club reopened Monday < 3) with 
new decorations. : 

In town for Metro huddles are 
Joe Levi , Rod Silverstein, Wil¬ 
liam Melnicker and Charles Pati. 

Julia Lockwood, adtress-diaugh- 
ter of Margaret Lockwood, hos¬ 
pitalized for a tonsils operation. 

Anthony Newley bought up the 
remaining. two years of bis War¬ 
wick Films seven-year contract to 
make. more, serious pix/ 

Michael Curtiz, Fred Clark,: 
Oliver A. Unger- Maurice Cheval¬ 
ier, Robert Schuler and Jean Car¬ 


ter lensing here , next year with 
Shirley MacLaine for Par. 

Coricert pianist Etsuko Tazakl, 
19, will leave for U. S; study under 
sponsorship of restauranteur Vin¬ 
cent Sard!.. 

’ Film! biz, vet Arthur L. Mayer 
arid wife iri Japan for three weeks [ 
before trekking to southeast Asia I 


Hollywood 


Hal Wallis due in this week from 
Japan. 

Mort Sahl left for 10 days iu 
Russia. 

Howard Hawks off to Kenya for 
“Hatari!” 

Nick Lucas out afler major 


on mainly vacation Orieritour. surgerv. 

Tom Ball may sign all-girl West- Jack M. Goetz recouping from 
ern Angels and distaff magician heart attack. 


Hiroko Yamazaki"to open at Star¬ 
dust, Las Vegas in December for 
10 weeks with options. 


Nikita Magaloff,. concert pianist, ; . - . • . , 

here, for a recital before leaving for ] Eo .B in 
Japan. 

.. Rudolf Serkin,. American pianist, 
dud im next: month for a.concert 
date under auspices of ANTA 
(American; National Theatre & 

Academy); 


George Glass, and Walter Seltzer 
hosted a press party (29). for Gary j 
Cooper, Deborah Kerr and Michael 
Anderson to launch their new. pic, 
“The Naked Edge.” 

Agent Lillian Aza flew. to. New [ 


Philip Walker, a. Yank camera- York Saturday. (1) to help set up.; 
man doing a travelog for Swissair,! arrangements for Stanley Hollo- 


became first, man to. lens, scenes 
J of Portuguese Macao’s sacrosanct 
garnblihg casinos inside the Cen¬ 
tral Hotel there. 

Jack Whitehead, vet lensnfan 
who worked with Alfred Hitchcock 
on “The. 39 Steps,” shot a film here 
for, Fred A.. Niles Productions 
which shows activities of Liorts 
Clubs throughout the world.. 


way’s one-man show at the Barry¬ 
more. Theatre Monday U0).' 


By Glen Dixon. 

(HU 97772) 

William Warfield did ok .at the 
Auditorium.. 

. Patti Leeds current at the .Gon- 
stellation Room. 

Benny Goodman in at the Arena ] 
for a one-riighter. 

By Robert F. Hawkins I /* ew local drama season debuts 
(Siampa Estefa; Tel. 675906) jwith “Mr. Roberts. 

Winnipeg Symphony season tees 
Suzanne Cardozo. town for ff 0ct 13 with Maureen Forester. 

.European directoivi Ford & nines just completed a 

0f smash engagement at: the; 300-seat 

. Abbe Lane and Xavier .Cugat R ancbo ' 

skied in From Madrid to_mull VAri-t ’‘Psycho/’ which drew jorig lines 
th the downtown Metropolitan for 
A ^ i to f ? c? -Vi ifive weeks, has moved to theAir- 

apa i tment ‘ port,, suburban ozorier. for a sixth, 

i. ^ er -J 1 ? 1 * 16 Temporarily George LaFleche. singing broth- 

French capital. er 0 f Gisele MacKerizie. signed for 

, Irving Rapper, GeoffiNey T Ior h e 1 a local afternoon , music spot on. 

f ? r ^f 0S t? h , apd ^ Is v , Bre . tn * CBC-TV,’ to be rried on the 
ren” Molly) .which starts shooting ^ork: 


•-^1-1 3 - ± •; ! “Ben-Hui‘,” now in its seventh 

I ChnstmnM^s . off to Paris -eek at the flOO^eat GaieY, doing 

1 after : lo^l huddles Reie with pi,or. j t .^, ice the in opening weeks as 
, ducer ,:Maleho ^Malenptti; ane nt i t ious hardt ickeler “South 

i their upcoipging Sophia Loren star- P a ci fih" which ran 27 weeks. Both 


rer, 1‘Madame Saris-Gene.” 


shown in 35m. 


Melbourne 

By Raymond Stanley 

(XA182i) 

Union Rep heTe to preem Gore 
Vidal’s “Visit to a Srnall Planet,” 
directed by tv producer Will 
Stirling. 

Googie Withers opening Comedy 
here Nov. 26 for W’illiamsons in 
Clifford Odets’ “Winter Journey” 
(“The Country Girl”). 

Garnet H. .Carroll’s presentation 
of “West Side Story” has its Aussie 
prierniere at the Princess Oct. 29 
with American principals. 

Tivoli Theatre taken oyer for 20 
weeks by Tibor Rudas who’s pre¬ 
senting “Ziegfeld Follies.” Will do 
“Snow itfhite” at Christmas. 

Replacing second “My Fair 
Lady.” company, at Her Majesty’s 
here is Borovansky Ballet. First 
programirie, uflder direction of 
Peggy Van- Praagh, is Aussie pre¬ 
miere of “Les Rendezvous” and 
new production Of “Coppelia” with 
decor by Kenneth Rowell. 


Frankfurt 


Doris Day on p.a. tour for her 
“Midnight Lace.” 

Gene Block to Hawaii for Co¬ 
lumbia Records. 

Pamela Mason bought 18-unit 
apartment for $250,000. 

Cliff Lewis new’ ad-pub director 
of Ambassador Hotel. 

Mark Larkin back with Mary 
Piekford in public relations. 

Rhonda Fleming back from Ma¬ 
drid appearance in “Revolt of the 
Slaves.” 

Melvina Pumplirey joined Todon 
Productions as assistant to prexy 
Tony Owens. 

Doris Day and David Niven 
copped Motion Picture Costumers* 
annual “Fig Leaf” awards. 

Bob Hope will emcee Bevhilton 
supper party following benefit 
preem of “Spartacus” Oct. 12. 

John Wayne bedded with bad 
case of bronchitis which caused 
him to cancel “Alamo” bally tour. 

William Goetz to London to su¬ 
pervise finale of first vidpic spe^, 
Jeff Chandler starrer based on 
King David. 


Chicago; 


(DElaivare 7-4984) 

Jack Pitman, Chi Variety staff¬ 
er, off to Europe fpr three-week 
respite. 

Robert Q. Lewis, signed to do 
“Tender Trap” Oct. 25 at Drury 


. .< T u^ ab 4 0 * a ^ ret ;; tled r / Enzo Stuarti, who starred in ; 

i The Revolt of the Claves in (“p a j arr j a Gariie” at the Rainbow 1 
deference to future, Que.en of Bel : s(a Summer Thca „. c tWs j uIy , 

! giurn who has seme^name. Rhonda has just completed a return two- 
! Fleming m from_ Spat for inte- . a , the ^wers, . Current 

j nors on. pic which Paolo Moffa is i S Vicki Benet 
directing. : 

; Rock Hudson. Gina Lpllbbrigida, 

Bobby Darin, Sandra, Dee.. Walter 
‘ Slezak, director Robert Mulligan; 
and entire staff of “Gome Septem- 
t ber” due in for ; iiiteriors. of Uvt 
'.release after location work on : 

Italian Riviera. 

Richard Fleischer iri from. CPast 


By Hazel Guild 

(24 Rheinstrasse; 725751) 

French director Alain Resnais in La ne U for “two weeks 
Munich filming his historical pic, Duncan Renaldo, tele’s “Cisco 
“The Last Year in Manenbad. ; Kid,” in for a merchant fete in 
The German Red Cross sponsor-| suburban ’ LaGrange tomorrow 
irig the premiere of Metro’s “Ben-! ) 

Hut/’ opening Oct. 14 in Munich’s | Stanlev Kramer expected here 
Royal Filmpalace, with tickets set r Qct. 13-15 to help plug his “In- 
at a $5 top. jherit the Wind” HA); wrhich opens 

German concert, agent Haris ' at the Roosevelt early in Noventi- 
Schlote from Frankfurt banned by her. \ 

East German authorities from pre-{ RCA-Victor disk exploiteer Stan 
senting the Benjami Britten : Pat hosted a bash for the labors 
opera, “Albert Herring,” in East j Della Reese at the Holiday House, 
Gerriiariy. /Milwaukee, prior to chirper’s bovr 

. Color television, due in Germany there. 

in three or lour years, was pre-! Women’s Advertising Club tak- 
miered this month in the Karls- i ing the Oct. 19 performance of 
ruhe City Theatre, showing an op-J “Majority of One” for benefit of 
eratiori being performed in the = Rs scholarship and community 
City Hospital. : service funds. 

Much criticism here that the ‘ . Oscar Getz, head of Barton Dis- 

Commie-riwi East German televi- ] tilling (and a Lambs Club, N.Y., 


gas 

By Forrest Duke 

(DUdle«/ 4-4 i 41) 

. Raymorid Massey in to see the 
Ray Bolger Flamingo star. 

^ ^^ Ron Silvernlari, Daily Variety 

to discuss his “Barabbas” project staffer, arid bride Nedra honey-] 
With producer Dirio DeLaurentiis. . mooning at the Sands. 

. Latter has just gunned a .ne\v pic, J A1 Burnett of. London’s Pigalle 
i “Crimen” in' Monte Carlo: It stars Clul> in town trying to ink- Betty; 
Silvana. Mangano, Vittorio Gass- Grable, the Sahara star.. I 

1 riiarin aind Alberto Sordi. Ray Anthony engaged to song-J 

in-arid-out-of-Rome: Carlo Pont! stress Diane Hall, One of his beau- j 
to Zurich; Elsa Martirielli in from • tequs “Bookends” at the Sahara 
[ Paris; Jayne. Mansfield and Mickey .lourige. ; . 

Hargitay here from States;. Cary ,. Although Barry*- Ashton resigned 
Grant at Grand: Susaiiria. Canales his choreo chbres at the Flamingo, 
.-from. Madrid; Maurizio. Arena and 4 he. stayed when, a new deal was 
..Reriato Salvator! to. Paris:. Jean offered.. 

Negulesco, in ‘ from. .Sicilian o b.; Flamingo prexy Morris Lans- 
Gbiinne . Calvet; Madia Tiller to burgh, looking after his. Miami 
| Vienna; Richard Basehart to Coast. Beach hotel .interests .while veep 

Jerry Gordon riiinds the store. 

Lyle. Thayer, entertainment chief 1 
at. The Mint ,had planned .to rer 
turn to L.AVivhen his contract .ends 
this winter,' blit.' is listening to 
other offers now “because I’d like 
to stay in Vegas.” 


Rio de Janeiro 

By Octavio Bofim 

Brazilian film, arid stage actress 
Tonia Carrero to Buenos Alies for 
two weeks in - legit role. . 

Paul Anka iri town for tv and 
nifery dates. : He follows a. week, of 
mild success ot French ^ingef 
George Ulmer. . : . . 

Claude Nollier. 'from the “Coi -: 
edie Francaise,” and Henri Du- 
blier in to act in. Paul Claudel’s 
“Jeanne D’Arc au. Bucher.’’ 

..Brazilian .playwright Nelsbn 
Rodrigues’ stage piav; “Boca de 
Ouro” (Mouth of Gold), banned 


By Gene Moskowitz 

(66 Ate. Breteiiil;. SUF. 5920) 

Chatelet brings back its peren-. 

; riial operetta, “White Horse Inn,” 
i for the season this month. 

Clapde Dauphin iri to tour in a 
Marcel Achard legiter, “Le Mou¬ 
lin De La Galefte,” with Gaby By Dave Jampel 

Morlay. (Imperial Hotel, Ext. 160). 

. Jules . Dassiri stateside before LeRoy .Prinz back trving to sew 
coining back to do anotheri pic in up some deals.. 

Greece after his. .hit] “Never on Yank singer Ken Loring playirig 
Sunday” (UA). club corcuit here. 

Gary, Cooper arid ..family down !. “The, Great Dictator”, skedded to 
South before he: hies to London, to bpen.,here in midrOctober for first 
star opposite Deborah Kerr in time. .. 

“The. Naked Edge/’ Arthur Cohen due back to film 

Julieii DiiVivier winding “Boule- a short for Universal called ‘’Jazz 
vard” .with the yourig star of “The Orientale.” 

400 Blows/* Jean-Pierre Leaud, in Toho actress Eikb Vvakaba-ya.shi 
his second , starring role/ left. Rome to appear in Cine- 

Gian Carlo Menotti to • Rome: cita’s “Akiko.” 
after. signing with. National Opera. Walter Knoop ; arid Hans Her- 
prexy A. ,M. Jiilien to stage his mann of Hamburg’s Kiiobp ^ro- 
riew operabouffe, “The Siipevriiari/’ ’ ductiohs inaking cultural film here/ 
at. the Opera here; in’ Nov. 1961. . .. Siizy P-arker expected for onev 
“The Apartmeritv iUAV opened to week assignment modeling for. 
fine Yeyiews arid looks to be in for Vogue and phbtog Richard .Rut- 
biz thbugh.it does not arip.eal li, ledge. 

ly to surpass the .boxoffire reaoed ; Norman Krasna and spouse and 
by its predecessor,“Some Like It : director Jack Cardiff due for 
Hot” (UA), i spadework oa “My Geisha,’’ slated 


sion provided better coverage bn 
the Olympic Games than the West 
German television. East Germany 
devoted. 25 hours to direct cover¬ 
age, . while West Germany offered 
only 17 and a; half hours. 

Oberammefgau. Passion Play, 
which. just completed its > once-a- 
decade series of performances, had 
an audience this year of 518,000 
people attending the 93 perform¬ 
ances,—a decrease from the 520,- 
000 who saw the play 10 years ago, 
which Fest authorities said was due 
to the strong political criticisms of 
the religious drama. 

Americans in Germany—Stanley 
Kramer in Nuernberg and Munich, 
doing background work for his up- 
coining UA * pic, , “Judgment in 
Nuernberg;” Alfred Hitchcock here 
for the Paramount openings of 
“Psycho;” Leonard Bernstein here 
for the Berlin Festival; and Irish 
actress Siobhan McKenna here for 
performances of “Playboy of the 
.Western World.” 


Palm Springs 

By A. P. Scully 

(Tel: FAirview 4-1828) 

Allan Jones in lor the winter. 

Ray Ryan back but without Bill 
Holden. 

Darren McGavin among home- 
; owners at Racquet Club Estates. 

I Eddie Small opened his house 
f ort Via Lola though still working 
in Hollywood on ‘’Jack the Giant 
Killer.” 

Ginger Tomack .will run the 
. Giiys rind Dolls sportswear shop 
at the Ranch Club while Sid em¬ 
cees the big events. 

Charles Farrell back managing ! 


member), named co-hairman of the 
Auditorium Theater Council, 
which hopes to raise $3,000,000 for 
restoration of the famed longhair 
showcase. 


Sydney 


By Eric Gorrick' 

(Film House, Sydney ) 

“Black Orpheus” (Kapferer) 
pulling smash biz on four sessions 
daily rit Savoy, Sydney. 

Herbie Hayward named assistant 
to Norman B. Rydge, chairman of 
Greater Union Theatres. 

George Shearing here for a con¬ 
cert chore for Aztec Productions. 
Will also do some tv shows. 

His Majesty’s, Hobart, oldtimm 
cinema operated by Greater Union 
Theatres, shuttered after 60 years. 

Cyril Ritcliard preeiried^ “Pleas¬ 
ure of His Company” at° Royal, 
Sydney, Sat; (1) for J. C. William¬ 
son Ltd. 

Commercial radio stations her*, 
are pressing cinema loops to tak* 
more air advertising to' woo the 
femmes back to pix. 

Harry Wren bidding for a lease 
of Tivoli, Sydney, from the civic 
fathers. Wren says he wants to do 
a local setup similar to Radio City, 
N;Y. 

Columbia will hard ticket “Song 
Without End” at Lyceum,. Sydney, 
on deal consummated with Greater 
Union Theatres by Colin Jones, 
Col’s local chief. 


Milwaukee 


By James Gahagan 
(1902 E. Llnnwood AV; ED. 2-7655) 
Della Reese opened 10-day stand 
; the Racquet Club, but no longer at Holiday House Friday (30), 
j responsible for the. nut, having, Stan Kenton and his oreh at 
sold the place ^ast year. ! Alverno College Nov. 13 and Basil 


. Village being bulldozed out of 
ail recognition. Old Tahquitz Hotel 
gone, south corner of Desert. Inn 
tom down and replaced with a 
model Home. El Mirador claimed 
sold to Las Vegas Flamingo crowd 
rind denied by°Ray Ryan, all in one 
week'. Jack Dempsey and Dave' Holiday House 
Margolis sold .the Howard Manor Vocalist Andy 


Rathbone inked for Jan. 8 at same 
stand, ft 

Souliifa Stravinsky, composer- 
son of ^or Stravinsky, at Domini¬ 
can High School Oct, 4 for cur- 
tainraiser of American tour. 

Lenny Bruce pencilled in at 
Oct. 21-Nov. 11. 
Williams trails 


for $1,000,000. 


1 Bruce Nov. 17-23 in same. spot. 



78 


PfatlETT 


Wednesday; October 5, I960 


Toronto: Road’s Way Back 


Continued from pag* 1 ; 


iougl\ii 

‘•tough” xoronto P rcss * captious 
criticism extends and expands, it 
could have some negative effect. 
Admitted!. . "Camelol’' was far 
from the finished product that 
Btoadwav will see tWo months 
hence at the Majiv ; None the 
less. "Camelot "■ augurs {wharr>-a-lpt 
h o despite some local ^carping on 
the m'urival's present length. With 
sharp editing and builfiing up on 
another level, it looms large for 
smash h.o. See separate review, by 
the regular Variety -- Toronto cor¬ 
respondent. Robert A.. McStay). 

Others Please Note 

The intratrade theatre executives 

_ owners, bookers Ct al —who 

TCA’d to Toronto see jthe O'Keefe 
as foreshadowing other industrial¬ 
ly-endowed playhouses!, Under- the 
present inflated economy the con¬ 
struction ol new road : theatres, as 
individual private enterprises, is 
not feasible unless tlieie is a civic 
underwriting, as in Dallas, Kansas 
City, and the like. 

Automotive tycoon, Charles . T. 
Fishers move to “glamorize” the 
Fisher Theatre, in collaboration 
with David T. Nederlainder, may 
make that Detroit hOuse ! an im¬ 
portant new stand although it por¬ 
tends the XederLanders’ foldo of 
their Shubert and Riviera The¬ 
atres there. 


Fair Lady” (which at one time fig¬ 
ured to preem the new playhouse); 
Harry Belafonte for two weeks, 
then' Carol Charming, “Treasure 
Island” for the Xmas holiday sea- 


Tuesday for anout-of-town break- 
in. 

Metro ^producer Arthur Freed 
detoured L. A. to N. Y. because of 
his past associations with Lerner 
& Loewe (“Gigi" as the last'. In¬ 
cidentally, Freed plans, phoning 
Irving Berlin to revive “Say It 
With Musi •” as a proposed Metro 
filmusical, 

Tony Duquette who did the ar¬ 
son. followed by The Royal Ballet resting “Camelot'' costumes, fron) 
Norman Sedawie’s all-Canadian re- designs by . the late Adrian, credit- 
vue. then Alee Cohen’s “At the . ed Freerl’s; “confidence in me” for 
Drop of a Ilatt” “Fiorello,” etc. 

Size Can. Be Cut 
The theatre’s construction en¬ 
ables shrinking of the. proscOnium 
and projection for one-man shows! 

Because of the advanced acousti 


Banjo Boites Rival Beatnik Spots 


Continued from page 1; 


started two-and-a-half-years ago. 
Dupin plays the banjo, his wife the 
piano, and after he got out of the 
Navy a little less than three years 
ago he thought" he’d give his idea 
a try, “just for a year, before get¬ 
ting to real (engineering) work.”. 

He found a long, narrow, old bar 
for rent, on Broadway, a thorough- 


getting him the assignment. ..when 

Adrian died,suddenly.. ] fare which tends to divide Frisco’s 

. Gothani disk jockey Art- Ford ; North.Beach (Italian) sector from 
eame with his portable tape for j Chinatown. “It was just at the end 
the celeb interviews over NBC- j 0 f the recession,” says Dupin, “and 
Hi-iiusi. , Rii dio- I plenty of these places were avail- 

cal construction and amplification, i a* 16 * *i ab J*“ .ciie.ap.” 

it gives the O’Keefe Centre a flex- i ai Ululate on mike as elsewhere. He formed a banjo band, which 

Sbif£wS-h only the? nd t 

substantiate. Question of ^projec- 5f, h “ * and night:" got a beer-and.ligbt-vv|nes 

tion” seemed to be favorablv noted - ^ interview stuff. license and went into business. The 

despite the * 200 seSs S the low - !. Julie-rAhdrews was; ^Il-fortifted . result is that - , the place is packe* 
er S floorand Uic ^ObcTseats bri fhe by a ^ nt * aq<? P^sohal, reps, -be- S-every, night: “We -- have’ahoiit «Hfi’ 

Tonebalconv 1 ’ with ^marivMai <*0 ; t%vC ^. n Charles L. . Tucker, wh j night on .week nights,” says Dupin, 

^di^Zs‘^0 jd” ^ bout600 anigut 

acoustical locations already have wMsoh* hi* ! en S ;: a n . , 

been noted I Wilson his U.S. rep, and MCA. s., The, Red Garter charges no ad- 

Th(» harksfa-op poninmpnt !« a!; Nprmafi Wmss, who. booked her, mission, no cover-^-the staples are 
thpafrp maii’Q ^Hrpam P ThP cna > anc * Richara Burton, air being on ! stein of beer at 40 cents, a songwriter ana at one ume iea- 
ciousness and the auisi-concert Or ‘ th ® scet1 ®: _ I Pitcher, at $1.75 and peanuts at 25.! timed - with Bob B.cobey’s Dixieland 

opera house atmosphere decor i Variety had no small phalanx cents a box. The band is called; band, is an accomplished ban joist 
and artistic aDDurtenancps (baint-, of , stagestruck correspondents on , “The Strugglers” and on a typical : who has worked Frisco for years. 
in°s murals and the like) attest! abu< uwan’s holiday, ranging from ] night may consist, of a pair of ! And Eddie Peabody has been In 
to°the civic bride which motivated - ,-H ? ns1 * 1 - .CLondon:). tft Harold ' banjos, the piano, a tuba, a bass.land. Out of this port more times 

this «i2 onn nnn investment to M, Bone. (New Haven) and Sidney ■ drums ton weekends) and bag-' than .anyone can count; : 
ronto $ is openlv £6^1 of th£ i Burton Pfeifer. (Buffalo). The latter ipes; . Typical times ‘ ^ - v- - ■ ' - • ' '■ - 

glamorous addition I 1 ''’? m ° torcfd from their respective ; >vanee,” “Camptown Races.” “Take 


run art houses, are $1,50 a person 
and at the legits anywhere from 
$4.40. to $6.90 a. head. Hard liquor 
figiires to at least 75.c a drink, com¬ 
pared to 40c for a .stein of beer, 
and parking is an ever-present 
challenge (and cost).: 

. In effect, the. banjo bars have 
grabbed- much the same kind of 
crowd That migrated to the “beat” 
cellars of the: mid-I950’s—for many 
of these youngsters, the kind of live 
entertainment isn’t so important as. 
just to get out and have some live 
entertainment. 

It' should be noted; of course, 
that the banjo,. though reborn in 
the. public eye through, a spate of 
national publicity, has never really 
died. at least in .Frisco., . 

Ray Goman. Sr., who with his 
wife. Bee. has been running the 
Gay 90’s ip Frisco 20 years, is in¬ 
variably a hit act at his pW-n night-, 
spot, singing and accompanying 
himself oft the banjo. Clancy Hayes. 


Named for Eugene (TKeefe, 
founder • of tiie brewing company. 


cities “just, to attend a double 
world premiere." Not to mention 
Boh McStay. the local Toronto rep. 


Ale Qut to the Ball. Game” and I Cu>u 

“Hold That Tiger:” The customers ‘ ITrOIICII rilTj ; 

.., , sing, clap and stamp right along ! ... . - _, 

With. Pittsburgh’s Harold V. 1 With the nuisic. V .^ continued frorn page l * 

Cohen resigned, it’s, a tosSUp be-1 Almost invariably;: in. the siim-' j ng may have its own peculiarly 
tween Buff and N. H. for seniority. 1 mertime. there is; a line of people. French version thereof 
distinction although Pfeifer (Who ! waiting to get into The Red Garter • Actress Danielle Delorme, soon 

uses the. Sidney Burton pairt of it i On Broadway-^Dupin doesn’t want • t 0 open in a plav here has already 

as his noin-de-V ariety) claims, it ! standees., but he .says: “Together-i had a u . SU m m ary of the play can- 
arid probably is the dean of porre- ness is part of our psychology. We cell g d Legit stager and actor 
spOhdents . . ..... ^. rn ^ n ‘. ■■ { Roger Blin has. been laid off frorn 

Chappell Musics editor-in-chief, Thrcfore. there s hardly room tv ft raTn atic show chores 
Dr. Albert Sirmay, also came up. ! for standees./ even’ if he wanted; Protests were made public, by 
Musical- director Franz Allcrs them. - 1 

imported eight key musicians from 1 College Types 

Local 802, and they’!! also sit-in | A large part of the place’s steady 

during the ehsiiing Boston tryout, r crowd consists of college types and 

‘ ! single, people lately out of college, 

j But The Red Garter also attracts 
! a . heavy influx of tourists, because 
j it is centrally! Situated in the city’s 
I prime tourist area, squeezed be- 
Continued from page 1=: tween Chinatown’s main, drag; 


Furthered bv Mayor Nathan’'it will operate as a non-profit or-. 

Phillips who is goinfe along with ganizalloft. The owners have. as- 
show bi/. in Toronto; to liberalize : sumed responsibility for anftual 
the Sabbath laws—‘for example | depression and taxes... It took five 
any symphonj' coricertizing injJ’ears of planning and building to 
Toronto on a Sunday [may-pass the j achieve the Oct. 1 debut, 
bat but can’t charge I an admission Steeply Banked 

—he enlisted John Keller Mac-| steeply inclined main floor 

Kay, Lieut. Governor of Ontario, limits the maximum distance from 
and Leslie M. Frost. Premier of j the last ro\v to 120 feet. The 128- 
Ontario. along with j Frederick G. j by-60 feet stage has a 60-by-30- 
Gardiner. chairman bf the Metro- i feet proscenium which can be te- 
politari Toronto Coujticit when the |d U c e d to 36 bv 18 feet for the in- 
OK O’Keefe Brewing Co. offered, time “one-man” shows (Dietrich, 
to build a performing arts centre Belafonte et al ). 
to attract top entertainment. The.; Moss Hart’s entr’acte shoivniam 
fact that the .Queen happened to be ;j y keyed, the axvareness of: all con- 
in Toronto for the St. Lawrence icerned as to the- play’s .length 
Seaway ceremonies; and, during-which ran 10 miiiutes-under four 
her state visit, alsq officiated, in; hours and! despite, the rcue to the 
the O'Keefe Centre’^ cradling, w;as j formally-attired aiudience to be 
the convincer to curb the church ! seated by 8:15, in advance of the 
opposition to entertainment gen-.; Lieut. Governor’s arrival, didn’t gn 
erally in Ontario. Toronto only re- j up until 8:38 and didn’t let out. 
cently got an okay for baseball and j until 12:20 a.m. 
hockey and a referendum on Sun- [ Hart, in admitting the. musical 
day movies has yet to be voted j was Vwoefully long," obs.erv'ed that 
tipon. I those who have children will.nekti 

Biuenoses Rampant {see tlnenv entering college, that) 

The church laws/also curb, for ; those with relatives they don’t like,' 
example, the ability to order a and who hasn’t?, will be, compen- 
drink in a hotel-^-okay- for the j sated by the fact they will have 
mixers and kindred 1 props. On pre- a « e d considerably; • concluding like 
Saturday midnight the tabu is even the heroine in. “Street Car Named 
stricter. lOnly because of the civic. Desire.” he and the cpinpany, “will 
Interest were Mr. [and Mrs. E. P. {be dependent on -the kindness of 
Taylor able to host the gala post- [ strangers.” 

premiere bash Saturday midnight: “Camelot” played almost 100% 
at the Royal York and this, too, i well-rehearsed and cued. but . its 
could only be achieved on this overlength was rnore than subtly 
technicality: A series of rooms stressed by stager Hart; 

were opened into a sprawling ; Canadian Talent 

series of sub-suites! to supplement ; Canadian show folk on the scene, _ ____ __ 

aS McK ^ zie and ;. will .book more hardtieket datlei?. ibarS, Tt\fas’-'not ,'thr first. 'That' 

ly somebod\ checked in for each Wayne ^ Shuster, were eyeing it; If it doesn’t, \ve’ll shift, to regular /honor belongs to the Honey 
an ^ brought in bls .with a .view to,contribhte -a hdme-:.rte^ [Bucket: in Frisco’s Cow/Hollow 

0’S not o!iiv Went all out' ^' n . Te J u ^ to ^ flaxy. 4 '] In-the. case ..Of “An Anatomy of.a' District/ The Honey Bucket, was 

for the “Camelot”" hooDla hut also ? ' Ha ' I - n f V?- e „ 1S . part ” . Murder," he said, he, permitted the . founded six years ; ago this month: 

guaranteed^1? a^ S100 000^^nrSfit dur • a ^ s 'f’ er K tp the /? ho * > z ‘‘g^mor” {■ picture to go out Originally as . “Our, "owd ” says manager Al 
.15 5.1"?:°°?because the attraction -must; hardtieket.film “against, m.v better . Cremplim*. “has a,pretty good.pro.- 

V ‘Sukon M'o "fnimrl if nhrt irtn nf rntlpflp kid*; ■ rilnc snmp 


censorship ahd flnalii- some form 1 Pw nt Avenu^the; Italian^restau- 
of totalitarian government" .rams of North Beach and such 
. mu . ^ a- ta Vu a ... i uigut spots as the huftgry 1, which 

: The situation in the U.S. is dif- only three blocks away/ The 
ferent from the countries which Broadway area has come alive in 
have subsidies. Premnigerpointed a hlg and Du p in * s p i ace has 
out. He noted that the other ha- ! t ^ e advantage. as he. puts It, of 
tions dm not have the^world mar-;■ fhe pocketbook.” 

tt*t the XI. S: r n addition to the/beer:sales. The 

motion picture industry “is a sol- Rcd Garter has another thing go- 
vent business and would receive ( ing for it ; : it is one of the single 
ver> Ifltie sympathy . fcOm the i biggest , outlets for a “Sttiigglers” 
government if it appealed “to be , L p Avhicb Warner Brothers Cut a 
saved. , : I w hile, back. This- LP : is. among 

Although /‘‘Exodus.’’ Which Prem-1 Warner’s top 10... sellers, thanks 


the Syndicate of French Actors 
over the measures taken by goy- 
errimental Ministerial , deerb® 
against actors who signed tlie petl* 
tion urging the-right of French^ 
nien to ..refuse to take up arms, 
against the rebels in Algeria. 

SEA addressed a letter to Presi¬ 
dent De Gaulle asking him to. ; 
annul, the governniental measures , 
which ^ere contrary to the con¬ 
stitutional principles Under which 
nobody could be discriminated 
against: In his work or employ¬ 
ment due to origins, opinions or 
beliefs. 

Simone Signpiret is due to . start 
“The. Hard Knocks” on Wed! (5) 
here/ though she is .one .of 142 .sig¬ 
natories and. her producer is anxi¬ 
ous about government/aiid funds, 
which. mav\ be withheld. - Writer 
Christiane Rochefort; may lose her 
post as : press head .of ; the Cannes 
Film Festival. -Alain Gunv and 


,0 T h Gartcr. ami ' DaxlielC Delorne are kS!/ th^ 


will, be released initially as a hard-;. Dupin complains that he can hard- 
ticket film. Preminger stated / ly keep the record.in stock, 
frankly that it is difficult to de- j His bandsmen, he says... “are 
terming in advance^ just what' pic-:! mostly professional people” who 
ture rates . the special handling;J sit-in for kicks., Dupin adds they 
“‘Exodus’ looks like a hardtieket/get paid at “well above scale,” 


roles in fhe/ Odeon, which is state- 
owned. Francoise Sagan will not 
immediately be touched by. official 
rage as her film. “Time, on Her 
Hands” (formerly “Aimes-Vbus 
.Brahms?”) is being shot here by. 


picture.” he said. “We’ll test if ] ^ Tlmugh The R^d Garter^^is^^surely ol L hSk - an A^ericS 
first. If the interest prevails, we the lost successful of the banjo Anat ° l LlUuk an American, 


in? jts three-week engagement, ‘ still" be” tluT tiling "w;iMofi”isf *of 
which, how ever, being sold out at t course, Alexander II. Cohen’s re- 
$6.50 top, and capable of clocking . sponsibility as the booker (at this 
$101,000 capacity on its own,; moment he is in a fandem-bpera- 
makes the “guarantee” academic.; tion of setting the tour of “Drop 
O’Keefe also contributed an addl- [ 0 f a Hat”—Michael Flanders & 
tional $15,000 towards advertising Donald Swann -- and preemirig 
and told Lerner-Loewe-Hart it/Mike Niehols & Elaine May 1 this 
didn’t care whether they spent it { coming Saturday at. the .John Gold-' 
or n °i- en on Broadwav, tied in with a 

Broadway Bunch | Shubert Alley “block party” 

Sardi s must have been deserted hoopla. Cohen and his aptress- 
over the weekend—as a matter of . wife, Hildy Parks, hosted the 
fact Vincent Sardi Jr. was also on Trans-Canada Airlines’ Chartered, 
the trip along with Hildy Parks 1 plane. 

(Mrs. Cohoni. Louis A. Lotito, Mil-! The O’Keefe Centre is frankly 
ton Weintraub. Warren Caro, Hugh dedicated also to spotlighting na- 
Southern, Alfred Drake. Carol .live Canadian talent which: made 
Channing (w ho firmed up her tour-[ Robert Goulet’s signal click an- 
Ing Dec. 12 dqte there), Agnes; other fortuitous happenstance since 
DeMille. Walter jPrude. Abe Feder,; this Massachusetts-born but .Ciana- 
Arthur Freed, jlvy Larric, John {dian-renowned former disk jockey 
Shubert, Ingram Ash, Lawrence | emerged a socko hit. of the new'- 
Weiner and liis son Norman, musical. 

MCA’s Norman Weiss, Edw'ard Side-Bars 

Padula, Marge & Gower Champl- The pop-priced soft drinks and. 

on. Herbert Fox: Hank and Yvette' the elaborate, frozen-food service 

Schumer. Charles Lowe, Nancy! In near-future highlight the be- 

Kelly, Lou Wilson. Henry Sherek! tween-acts features; 

from London, lalso Robert Fenn| Ditto the art gallery, iiirals, 

Tucker from London; also Lerner. paintings and sculptuiy. 

& Loewe’s g.m.,{ Norman RosemontJ In a teeming rain, the Henry 
Loew e's g.m., Norman. Rosemont, Shereics motored to Buffalo be- 
Arthur P. Jacobs, and other cause they’d “never seen Niagara 
publicists. {Falls,’’ drove back the same Sun- 

Marlene Dietrich follows for a day to catch a plane for. Londori,- 
week after “Camelot,” then “My/ because he’s due in Manchester- 


judghient,” but 
wasn’t a roadshow film we aban¬ 
doned the policy,” 


; Conti i ftom. page . 2 asa 
when w e found it j portion, of college kids, plus sonae ! ^ .always -hurts people uftneecs- 


(.UA) release. 


Laurence Harvey 


Postwar Germany 

-— Continued, from’ page >2 . sss; 

Kramer may several of its 
streets—if /he can keep the mod¬ 
ern skyscrapers out of camera 
range! 

As a sideliftht, Kramer, rcpftrtcd 
that when . he! attended the recent 
Berlin Festival, in connectibii. with 
the showing of his “Inherit the 
Wind,” he' saw ruins that would 
have.made; an ideal background for 
his picture—-during a./tour of Com T 
munist-eontrplled East Berlin. 

But negotiating with the Reds to 
use their destroyed, damaged areas 
w/ould undoubtedly be difficult, and 
also the Commies would probably 
consider it. bad propaganda to show 
that they had riot cleared away 
the destroyed buildings and rebuilt; 
as has the free portion of West 
Germany. 

If his ruin-search fails, Kramet: 
Will use the interior of. the Nuern¬ 
berg courtroom where the Nazi, was 
criminals’ trial were held iii the 
film, then fake tha rest In Holly- 
wood. 


people . (a big- military {sarily./ The press must get a great 
Presidio, is only a few'j deal of. pleasure oiit .of it..’ 

Harvey submitted, -‘It’s best ig¬ 
nored!” But he was already /to® 
worked up to ; ignore it! 

He said with, controlled, anger, 
‘T do wish they’d leave me alone.” 

"Taking that segment of U. S. 
reporters to task,. HarVey/said! “It’s 
a shame if this is the; way . they 
want to earn their living;, by’•be¬ 
littling therhselves. and wTiting this 
sort, of journalese! I’in enibarrassed 
for them. ; I know the sort of life 
they live, and how they have lived 
and how.they intend.; to live. And 
if a few other, the. rather, cheap,. 
unscrupulous Scribes want to make 
capital by putting their own conno^ 
tations on other people’s; liyes, I 
.find "it/very pathetic and rather sad. 

“I don’t think the . people . 
inte ; resfed.! They/ve seen this per- 
formanee before.” 

Haryey suggested that when his 
backlog of pictures are released^ 
the. press might adjust its thinking. 
Perhaps not, however, as lie is 
given to. playing, mostly- roguish 
types. In the cans awaitihg release 
he has John Wayne’s “The Alamo,” 
“Butterfield- 8” opposite Elizabeth 
Taylor and ;a British anti-war, film 
based on the. hit. play, “The Long 
and the Short and the Tall.” 


militar ...... 

base the Presidio, is only a few' 
blocks away). And surprisingly, we 
got. quite a 'heavy of 

older people.” 

Everything Comes Back 

Crerftolini explains the batij.p re¬ 
birth this way: “It’s like .anything, 
else that’s been popular before-^ 
like pegged trousers,, they came 
back, too." 

Newest of Frisco’s banjo bars is 
The Crazy Horse,, in a. rather run¬ 
down sector near downtown Frisco./ 
“We’ve been here fourarid-a-half* 
months,” says young owner Chuck 
HiHstfom. “We always have three 
banjos/. They’re ..mainly college 
kids, During . the week we’ll have 
eight different banjo players.” ., 

He theorizes that the banjo, bair 
has caught on with “the younger/ 
set as a. nice placb to relax,” arid 
he.insists that,the{quality of banjo 
playing has been rising steadily. 

Actually, the Economics of city 
livirrg may have: been one . of the 
mpst important forces in the 
growth of the bain jo bars. Today it 
costs $3 ai person to get irito. the 
hungry I,-for Instarice. whereas the 
admission tab four to five years 
ago was: 50c. Much Of. Frisco’s 
beatnik area, just off Broadway, 
has been .highly commercialized, 
too, and admission prices at first* 





79 


Wedne8day, October 5, 1960 


yfitelEff 


OBITUARIES 


STANLEIGH p. FRIEDMAN 

Stanleigh P. Friedman, 7.6. vice- 
president. director, and attorney 
.1 or'-Warners, died Sept. .30. at his 
home in Manhattan. ; 

Friedman joined WB m 1931 
after engaging in. private law prac- : 
tice since 1912. At one. time he was. 
in law partnership with -Joseph 
Hazen of the present-day Wallis- 
llazen Productions combo: 

Exec had. a . reputation, too, in 
the' field Of music; As a student at 
Yale he wrote . this university’s 
football song, “Down. the Field.’' 
and others in the same vein, and 
arranged the Bach “Bist Du Bei 


In Loving Memory 
of My Husband 

ARTIE 

(Mr. Kitzel) 

AUERBACH 

October 3, 1957 


service and later was -Director of 
Television; 

Barnes,, who was,.a. nephew of 
Sir Kenneth Barnes and Irene and 
Violet Vanbrugh, at one stage was 
on the council of the British Film.. 
Institute. He was knighted in 1958 
during a visit .'by the. Queen, to 
Lime Grove tv studios. 

Survived by his wife, and son; 


Mir'’ and “Gavotte en Rondeau " 
both of \vhich were. perforiUed by 
the New York Philharmonic; 

Through the years he Was a key 
.figure in. WB. legalistics, ..giving 
articular attention to tax matters, 
and- working under top counsel 
Robert Perkins; .(Perkins . . now 
on, a partial operation- With 'the 
WB homeoffice. being, supervised, 
by Howard Levinson.) 

Fried nian was a part president 
of the Scbola Cahtorum of New 
York, a director of: Ballet- Asso¬ 
ciates of America, and a member 
of the American Society of Com¬ 
posers; Authors & Publishers, 

His widow, a son and a daughter 


ROBERT C. McKEW 

Robert C. McKew, 69, Irish man¬ 
ager for J. Arthur: Rank Film Dis¬ 
tributors until his retirement last 
year, died Sept. 14 lit/Dublin. He 
joined the industry in 1923 With 
the European Motion Picture Co., 
which later became Universal Pic¬ 
tures. Ltd., i .-.. 

McKew. was ..named distribution 
manager and later became a staffer 
with ''General .Film Distributors 
Ltd: He was appointed Irish man¬ 
ager for that outfit in 1935,; and 
continued in that post when GFD 
was taken over by the Rank; Or¬ 
ganization and later re-named J. 
Arthur . Rank Film Distributors. 

Surviving are his wife, son and 
two daughters. 


PAUL SHERIFF 

Count Paul Schoiivaloff; 58, (Paul' 
Sheriff, art director) , died Sept. 26 
in /London. He was born in Mos¬ 
cow,. but educated in . England. Hie 
had. been: closely associated with 
producer-writer. Ariatole de Grun¬ 


in : toving Mejnory 

RUTH HAVRILLA MURPHY 
(Killed In aatb acddeiil 
Oct. 4. 1958) 

Sadly Tnisied by - Husband, - Mom, 
Dad,-baby son Michael; isibr Joan 
'Wt'llalways cherish you in our htatf*' 


age of 18* later was seen on Broad¬ 
way. However, most of his roles/ 
were with road companies., 


PAUL BAI 

Paul Bai, 70, baritone, died Sept. 
3 in Toronto. . Born in. Denmark, 
he was a member of the Berlin 
Opera in the 1930s. . He later 
toured Europe and the U.S. in con¬ 
cert arid oratorio; 

Joining the faculty of the Royal 
Conservatory of Music, U.- of Tor¬ 
onto, Bai was alsd director and 
choirmaster of the Canadian. Maes- 
tersingers, which he took on annual: 
tour.; . ' ... 

Survived by wife.; 


MANLIO pi VEROLI 

; Manlio Di Veroli; oVer.70, sing¬ 
ing teacher and composer, died in 
London, Sept. 22; Born in Italy he 
went to London over 40 years ago 
to act as vocal coach at the old 
London Opera House for Oscar 
Hammerstein. I. He. was at one 
time accompanist to Chaliapine 
and Gigli and among the many dis¬ 
tinguished pupils he had was Harry 
Secombe. 

Survived by his wife. 


WILLIAM KEMPSELL 

William Kempsell, 7,5, film pub¬ 
licist arid head of Kempsell’s Ad¬ 
vertising Service . Ltd.. Glasgow; 
died receritly in Rutherglen, near 
Glasgow, Scotland. He was an. as¬ 
sociate and adviser of the cinema 
trade in West Scotland* and worked 
via: his agency with distributors 
and exhibs over film adk.; 

Survived by two sons and a 
daughter.; 


been on the Broadway atage and 
In vaii de. 

Wife, son and daughter survive. 


EDWARD A. BENKERT 

.Edward A. Benkert, 65, longtime 
secretary of Chi local 10, Ameri¬ 
can Federation of Musicians, died 
Sept. .26 in his home at Walworth, 
Ill., after a long illness. He left 
his union post four years ago, alter 
some 35 years, as an exec. 

Wife and a brother survive. 


FRANK J. ZINZER 

Frank J; Zinzer* 50, vet trumpet 
player, died Sept. 25 iri Newport 
Beach, Cal. . He had been with the 
Paramount studio orch for the past 
29 .years. 

. Wife, two sons, two brothers and 
a sister survive. 


CHARLES P. STALLINGS 
Charles P. Stallings, 67, assis¬ 
tant director and one of the found¬ 
ing . members of the a.d. branch 
of Directors Guild , of America, 
died Sept. 26 in Hollywood. 

Wife two sons and two daugh¬ 
ters survive. 


VIRGINIA PARIS 

Virginia Paris, 49; legit actress, 
died of a circulatory ailment in 
Sacramento, Gal, Sept. 27. 

She played the role of “Bloody 
Mary” in the Australian company 
of “South Pacific.’* 


JAY PALEY 

Jay Paley. 75, a founder of the 
Columbia. Broadcasting . System,, 
died Sept, 30 in Bel Air, Calif. 

A retired financier whose., 
teresls. ranged, from, the old Con¬ 
gress Cigar Company to. films and 
racehorses; he was. the unci -of 


LANZA 

October 7, 1959 


wald through most of his~ film ca¬ 
reer. 

Among the many. pix. on which 
he worked were “French Without 
Tears;” “Henry V,” “School for 
Scoundrels,” • ‘.First ;of the Few,” 
“Way td the Stars,” and. “Moulin 
Rouge.’- which gained him an Os¬ 
car. His: two latest assignments 
were "The Millionairess” and "The 
Grass Is Grenner.” 

Survived by wife and son. 


iVil.lirm S. -Paley ,\ CBS chairman, 
and one of the earliest large stock¬ 
holders in CBS;..His brother Sam* 
iu L ’ a retired senior riirecto r of 
the netwoiK; He went to Los 
Angeles about 30 years ago. and. 
reportedly invested heavily iri 
filp.s.. With Joseph M. Schenck, 
.film producer," he purchased, the 
/Arrowhead Springs Hotel in 1941. 

Besides his brother, and nephew, 

• (Uiughter. another brother and 


JESUS GARCIA NAVARRO 

. Jesus . GarCia Navarro*. 47,. radi. 
arid motiori. picture, aetpy^ died of. 
j a heart attack recently iri Mexico 
City. He began his career in XEQ 
iri .1941, later on. going to New 
York where he worked in dubbing 
field; After some years he/ returned 
to Mexico and appeared. in about 
90 filiris. 

Two years ago actor went to 
California, returning' .s e v e. r a 1 
months ago to resume w ork. here 
in dubbing * of • Spanish sound for 


MAURY HAMILTON 

Maury Hamilton, 37, editorial 
writer, reporter and ’ ex-producer 
for KCBS, San Francisco, died of 
a heart attack Sept. 21 in San 
Francisco. 

Hamilton joined KCBS almost a 
decade ago jand .had been with i,he 
station ever , since except for a 
brief stint in public relations. 

Son survives. 


ROGER S. PLOWDEN 
Roger Stanley Plowderi, 58* an 
actor,; died Sept. 26 in New York 
after a long illness. He appeared 
last season; in “Marching Song,” 
off-Broadway. He toured in 1959 
with Francis Lederer in ‘The Diary 
Of Anne Frank.” He also appeared 
in the film ‘Five Fingers,” 

His wife. Son, daughter and 
mother survive. 


RUSSELL COLES 
Russell Coles* 51, screen aotor 
\vho started his career in 1923, 
■ died of k heart attack Sept. 26 in 
j Hollywood. Since .1955, he had been 
•in. men’s, costume" department at 
Warner Bros. During, the ? 40s. h 
was Lou Costello’s photographic 
j. double for three years. 

Hi wife arid 12 childreri sur¬ 
vive: 


HARRY H. LOCKHART 

Hairy H: Lockhart. 36, longtime 
Staff announcer at WWSW in Pitts¬ 
burgh, died Sepf 19’,in New York 
after an operation to correct a 
heart condition. r 
Survived by wife and four chil¬ 
dren. -» * 


HAROLD DALY 

- Harold .Daly, 54. veteran man¬ 
ager for RKp Theatres* died in 
New, York Sept. 25 after a brief 
illness. 

Surviving are his wife, , 
daughter/ sister and. a brother. 


bo for a time, died recently in Mil¬ 
waukee. 


Mother, 76, of Chicago deejay 
Vince Garrity died in that L-ity 
Sept. 22. 


‘Father of organist Mill llerth, 
died Sept. 19 in Kenosha, Wise. 


Mother, 76, of Norman. Krasna, 
died -in Hollywood Sept. 28. 


Sister of Sophie Tucker died 
Sept. 29 in Auburn, N. 


MARRIAGES 

Jean Powis to Sevcrii.o D’An- 
drea, London, Sept. 24. Bride is 
a Tiller dancing girl. 

Gigi Perreau to Frank Gallo, 
Oct. 1, Hollywood. She’s a film ac¬ 
tress. 

Nina Moller to Baron Frederik 
Van Pallandt, Geneva, Sept, 24. 
They are Nina & Frederik. tv and 
cabaret folk singers. 

Peggy Rachel to Charlie Van, 
San Antonio, Sept. 22. Ikvs a disk 
jockey on staff of KTSA in that 
city: f 

Toy jStorey to Seymour Litvin- 
off, Ofct. 2, New York. She’s an 
actress; he’s a theatrical attorney. 

June Hamilton to Kichard West, 
London, Sept. 30. Bride is a ballet 
dancer; he is the son of actress 
Gladys Young and a BBC tv pro¬ 
ducer. 


George Richard .. Nicholas, 76, 
’Australian industrialist who made 
his fortune, via the sole, manufac¬ 
turing rights for aspirin in his 
country, who died in Melbourne 
Sept. 20, was the father of Mrs. 
Nola (Yehudi) Menuhin, first wife 
of. the violinist (now divorced) and 
of.Lindsay Nicholas, who married 
Hephzubah Menuhin* concert pi¬ 
anist-sister of the virtuoso. They, 
too, were divorced. 


NORMAN E. KASSEL 
Norman. E. Kassel, 48, veteran 
-.... .rbtion picture;publicist in Chicago, 
died tliere . Sept. 28: As /. a. free¬ 
lance. he worked for both Essariess 
nd Schoehstadt theatre cricuits 
there. Spending about. 10 years with 
the former chain. He had also 
\\ orked for,the Aragon and Triariori 
ballrooms/ 

In recent years Kassel took ex¬ 
ploitation .assigrimerits .from Vari¬ 
ous: picture companies, notably 
Warner Bros.. He started .in 1926 


WILLIAM J. DUNN 

(TINY) ' 
“Mechanical .boll" 

Pat* of Death: Sept. 28th, i960 
Data, of Burial: Oct.-1st, 1960 


tv shorts and producing, and di¬ 
recting video, plays. 

Survived 'by wife, and three 
childreri. 


ERNEST ROWAN 

. Ernest Rowan, 74, veteran actor, 
died Sept. 30 iri Hariipton. Va:, 
after a; brief illness. He made. his 
legit debut i “Chanticleer,” which 
starred Maude Adams. He ap¬ 
peared on the stage for more than 
15 yiears and in films for. more 
than 35 years. 

His daughter survives. 


In Memory'.of 

DOUGLAS GAR 
HUBBARD 

October 12, 


s a commercial, artist. 
Survived by .wife,.. 
iiU. a. sister. 


KATHLYN WILLIAMS 

Kathlyn Williams, 65; early 
serial queen arid one of the big 
stars of the silerits, died in Holly¬ 
wood Sept. 23. She had lived in 
retirement for many years and had 
been in a wheelchair : since losing 
' a leg in an auto accident 11 years 
ago. 

\ Once the wife of Paramount ekec 
Charles Eyton, to Whom she was 
married for 15 years before di- 
ivorce. she was most proiriinent iri 
the 1910s and early ’20s, / and, 
among other films, had appeared 
brother in the first .version of “The Spoil¬ 
ers,” with 'William Farnurri.. 


RICHARD J. GREEN 
Richard J. Green, 79, onetime 
general secretary-treasurer of the 
International Alliance of Theatri¬ 
cal & Stage Employees, died Sept. 
24 in Hollywood. He had been a 
projectionist at Universal and be¬ 
came one .of the first studio rep¬ 
resentatives of the IA. 

His wife survives. > 


JACK HARVEY 
Jack Harvey, 63, singer Ayith the 
Sadler’s Wells Opera Company, 
died in Bradford, Eng,. Sept. 19 
after being involved ; ith others of 
| the coiripany in a train crash, 
j Harvey was at first discharged, 
from, a hospital following treat¬ 
ment for shock and head bruises, 

: but'was later readmitted. 


SIR GEORGE BARNES 

- h‘ George Bafnes,. 56,. former 
British Broadcasting Co. executive, 
died at Kecle,; Staffordshire, Eng.; 
Sept. 22. rile;-was principal of:the 
University .College/, of North Staf- 
fdidshire since 1956 . and. prior to 
that had. been witli the BBC since 
19.35; He was originally .in-charge, 
of BBC Talks, then was the first. 
Head of- the “Third Prograi ” 


H. AUGUSTUS HUSE 

H. Augustus Huse, 84, .retired ac- 
tor who’s reputed to have appeared 
.in Mark Twain’s play, “Puddin* 
Head Wilson,” more times. thna 
any other performer, died Sept. 14 
in Bath, Me. He made some 2.000 
appearances iri the Work*, usually 
.cast as. Torri Driscoll. 

. Huse, Who started his career in 


STANLEY H. BAKER 

Stanley Howe Baker, 68, secre-. 
tary of the D'O.yly Carte Opera 
Company since 1948, died Sept. 21 
in OrFington. Erig. 

Prior to the DlOyly Carte setup 
becoriiing a company* Baker was 
personal, secretary ' to Riip.ert 
D’Oyly Carte and later to Miss 
Bridget Ij’Oyly Carte, 


RUdolf Rissland, 92. former con¬ 
cert violinist and sy mphony orches¬ 
tra manager* died Sept. 20/in Glen 
Falls. N.Y., Hospital. I-Ie had been 
associated with the Metropolitan 
and Chicago Opera companies and 
with the; New. York Symphony, 
serving as orchestra manager of 
the latter,. Rissland retired in 
1927. 


BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry H. Lee, son, 
Atlanta, recently. Father, a Storer 
Broadcasting v.p., is managing di¬ 
rector of WAGA-TV, Atlanta. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Shaw, son, 
Miami Beach, Sept. 22. Father is a 
night club comic. 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brazcll, 
daughter, Houston, recently. Father 
is a disk jockey on staff of KTRH 
in that city. 

i Mr. arid Mrs. B. Calvin Jones, 
•daughter, Houston, recently. Father 
is program director of KHOU-TV* 
in that city. 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cosbey, son, 
[Sept. 22, Chicago. Father is. radio 
personality on WBBM there. 

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gerber, 
daughter. Las Vegas. Sept. 21. 
Father is MCA veep in charge of 
Vegas office. 

Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Kohnar. son, 
New York, Sept. 30. Father is 
head of the conceit and special 
attractions depart, at the "William 
Morris Agency. 

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Preiriihger, 
twins, son and daughter, Oct. 3, 
New York. Father is the film and 
j legit producer-director; mother is 
j Hope. Bryce, former model and 
‘ fashion coordinator on a number 
of Preminger films. 


Thomas A. t Johnson, 53, chief 
cartoon animator. for Paramount 
Pictures for 31 years, died Sept. 23 
in New York* following a long ill¬ 
ness. His \vife* parents, two broth¬ 
ers and a sister survive. 


Charles Walton, longtime Leeds 
(Eng.i branch manager of Rank 
Film Distributors, died in that city 
recently. He had been with the 
firm for 25 years. 


Shirley Yvonne Lohn, 31, script 
reader. for CBS radio and televi¬ 
sion, died /"of-^a heart attack in 
Fresno, Cal., Sept. 25. Mother and 
brother survive. 


Donald Wright Banks, 67, music 
publisher, died recently in Leeds, 
Eng/ He operated Banks Music 
House, founded by his grandfath¬ 
er. 


Bob Nowhart 

aSS Continued from p.lge 1 S3 
evitably get gypped out of seeing 
the show at its best. That will 
probably never happen, he sup¬ 
poses. but it would be good public 
relations. Newhart says he, won’t 
be surprised if soused hecklers 
[prove to be the ruination of the 
nightclub business. 

The new school comic has been 
working the cabaret circuit Jess 
than a year, and it’s estimated he’ll 
earn $200,000 in 1960 chiefly from 
them: \ He confided that he has 
turned down several return en¬ 
gagements at good pay specifically 
because they could be depended 
on to have a good share of drunk¬ 
en rounders in the audience. 

“Guys who want to drink don’t 
gO to concerts,” he says, “and if 
they watch televisioh they can hol¬ 
ler all they want.” 


. Charles Landon, 61, head of the 
news bureau in the BBC monitor¬ 
ing service, died Sept. 21 while 
working at the BBC London hq. 


Father, 66. of Paul B. Mowrev, 
a tv consultant, died Sept. 27 in 
Montclair. New Jersey. His wife 
and three sisters also survive. 


.. FRANK II. LA RUE 

Frank Herman La. Rue. 81, vet 
\ stage and screen- actor, died Sept. 
26 in Hollywood. He Had appeared 
i more than 100 major films, and 
vaudeville in Portland, Me„ at the Jprior to going to/ Hollywood had 


Mother, of Edward L. Schott, 
president and general manager of 
Coney Island, Cincinnati, amuse¬ 
ment /park/ died Sept, 21. 


William (“Bill”) Ward, 75. of 
Metro’s London publicity depart¬ 
ment, died Sept. 26 in London. 


Dick Mund, cale and bui ley vo¬ 
calist, died Sepl. '19 in Philadelphia. 
Wife and son survive. 


Joseph J. Koenen, 58, a string 
bass player who led his own com¬ 


French Weekly 

- Continued from page 2 
;idea to make a film glorifying 
'such a man, and asserts it was 
fought against in the U. S. before 
being done. Filmically. says Ex¬ 
press. it is also not a good idea 
; since an inventor’s mind is too ab- 
istract to pin down in a film. And 
Curt Jureens as the highbrow is 
no help, feels the sheet. 

However, Express was* quite 
partial to Andre Cayatte/s Freneh- 
jVenice Fest entry “Le Passage Du 
:Rhin” (Crossing the Rhine), which 
‘collared the Grand Prix to much 
[outspoken dissatisfaction and 
Whistling. 

; “R’hin” evokes sympathy for a 
German family which loses father 
; and-son and for whom.two French 
prisoners of war work. One stays 
.on to help the family and the 
j other escapes. 





Wednesday, October S, 1960 





□ Lectures (one by Edward R. Murrow) OTheformation and management of ateleyi ' 

about the responsibilities of TV. company/'inforrnative, not polemi " 


□ How Granada converted teleoasts 
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in Europe (625 lines), Britain (405 
lines) and America (525 lines). 


Notes 

about the Lecturer!. 
and the Lectures 


□ Notes about the lecturers and lectures 
fn an educational series telecast to sixth 
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□Artificial Insemination, the script of an 
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□The script of aTVprogramme about 
mercy Killing; 


□ How Granada gave equal time to 229 
Candidates in an unprecedented eleft 
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□The script of e TV programmethat dls* 
Cussed the problems of venereal disease; 




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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1960 


80 PAGES 


TV NEED: LIVE SHOWS IN EAST 



‘Hall of Flops’; Few Tunes Ever Helped 


By JIM WALSH 

As the Presidential election hqv* 
•ns backstage, before taking oyer 
the national spotlight Nov. 8, It’s 
sadly obvious that campaign soiigs 
•re now bedded down in the same 
•tall with the fabled old, gray mare. 
Both “ain’t what she used to be ” 

Some weary efforts have been 
made, as they always are in presi¬ 
dential years, to produce suitable 
songs, but none has got off the 
ground. They are all stalled. Re¬ 
gardless of what campaign songs 
have been in the past—and most 
were pretty awful—thos;e this year 
•trike most suffering listeners aa, 
if possible, even worse. It won’t 
take long to skint through a char¬ 
acteristic, If not absolutely, inclu¬ 
sive list; 

In many of. his personal appear¬ 
ances, the Republican nominee has 
. been greeted with-something about 
*'we want Nixon to bb .hur presi¬ 
dent” sung to the tune of “Good 
Night, Ladies." The GOP national 
committee is distributing sheet; mu¬ 
sic of an opus called "Vote for 
Nixon," which begins; “Just re^ 
member, come November Nixon’s 
gonna win." 

As for the Democrats,- a New 
York enthusiast; jack Murphy, ac¬ 
cepts responsibility for “The Don¬ 
key Did It Agai which invokes 
some of the party’s more recent 
patron -saints: The chorus Con¬ 
cludes: 


Add: Texag Youth 

El Paso, Tex., Oct. 11. . 

Mrs; Thomas J, Wade; man¬ 
ager of the Bronco Drive-In, 
complained to authorities that 
four teenagers were sniffing 
glue-saturated rags in the 
front row. audience seats at the 
ozoner. 

When the officers approach¬ 
ed them the youths attempted 
to conceal tubes of model air¬ 
plane glue. 

Acetone;, a physically man- 
gerous intoxicant; is contaihed 
in the airplane glue. It repre¬ 
sents one more headache in 
this city’s growing problems of . 
varied dope addiction. 


American National Theatre & 
Academy, under State Department > 
directive, is. keying its next show ! 
biz activity' to the new African ! 

_... . . . Harry s: will help us [ States, and a. “Variety Panel” -is j 

put it oyer- with a helping hand ; being set up/ Robert Thayer, spe- 
from Eleanor we’ll all be in clover, J cial assistant to the Secretary of j 
singing hee-haw. hee-haw, the 5t;ate, is working \vith-ANTA prexy j 
donkey did it again." ., ! Robert. W. Dowling. Prime, purpose ! 

Washington .socialite Hank Fort j is' special. pattern ot lighter en- 1 
has come through with:’-a work j tertainnient for the former colon- 
hymning Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, ial states which would, presuihably 
Sweetly titled “Lady Bird,’’ it ] appreciate variety musical and jazz 
items (Satchmo, Belafonte et al.) 
more than the drama,, dance and 
kindred "‘cultural exchange" items 
under ANTA auspices in the past. 

Either Ed; Sullivan or John Ring- 
j ling North will chair the new panel 
’and will serve oh it. as will,Abel 
Greep, editor of Variety. 

The new programs will be keyed, 
not only to Africa 7 but Asiatic and; 
South American: tours, to project 
the lighter' side of Yank entertain¬ 
ment ibtfM-global ,consciousness 
among the Afro-Asian and Latin 


(Continued on page 77 j 

Satchmo Maps USSR Tour; 
'Summit Don’t Mean a Thing 
If It Don’t Have That Swing’ 


By ABEL GREEN 

0, Terence Clyrie, vicechairman 
of McCann-Erickson advertising- 
agency in N. Y., and television im¬ 
presario of perhaps $i05,000;000 in. 
talent and program billings, for 
sponsors who range from General 
Motors to National Biscuit Co., is 
outspoken in his attitude on 
the networks’ shortcomings; to 
wit, the need for a revision of all- 
purpose thinking, if television pro¬ 
gramming is to recapture its cap¬ 
tious .audiences; the necessity for 
this, advertising agencies to make 
greater contributions to the cre¬ 
ativeness and Showmanship of. their, 
clients’ commitments ("'to this 
Marion Harper Jr.—president of 
McC-E—and all. of us are dedi¬ 
cated; we. recognize that all? agen¬ 
cies will have to contribute more 
that we do"). 

Reviewing tv’s evolutions—“first 
live, gave way to film shows,, and 
the; eastern production capital, 
where I think live shows belong, 
has: given- way to the west"—Clyhe 
doesn’t think it ends there.., 

“If the networks exercised as 
much imagination; resourcefulness 
and;, showmanship in basic enter¬ 
tainment. as, now in this latterday 
binge, of. theirs for .public service 
and news programs, the entire me¬ 
dium would be better off. What’s 
wrong, in short, with beefing up 
(Continued on page 55) 


Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Louis Armstrong’s forthcoming 
•ixmonth global trek may include 
a stopover behind the Iron Curtain. 

The vet: jazzman has' pitched the 

tJ. S. State Department for; a. visa , . . 

to include the Soviet Union in his | American blocs, 
musical goodwill travels. . J — . • 

Armstrong, who embarks for Eu- 1 
rope today, is making the overseas j Paderewski SctinOZZOla 
Jaunt under the auspices of the 


State Dept; His sked . includes 
two and a half months in Africa, 
and three months in Europe, part 
of which he’d like to make the run 
into Commie land; 

As. Satch puts it: “Yeah, I’d like 
to crawl under that iron Curtain. 
Let all them foreign ministers, 
have their summit conferences— 
Or Satch, he might get somewhere 
with them: cats just havin’ a base¬ 
ment conference:” Armstrong, of 
course, was referring to blasting 
out with a way-out jazz session. 


With Symphony Yet! 

Jimmy Durante is planning a 
concert totir via guest appearances 
with a .leading syrnph orch some¬ 
time in 1962. A pianner player who 
also knows longhair; Durante is 
discussing specifics of the concert 
tour with .. Columbia Artists Man¬ 
agement, 

There’s a strong possibility that 
Durante may be the opening attrac¬ 
tion when the Fisher Theatre. De¬ 
troit; is reopened next, year by 
David Nederlander. 



. Hollywood, Oct, li; 

In the biggest switch of writer 
affiliations to date, 16 Coast com-, 
posers active in the film back¬ 
ground: scoring field are' due to 
exit the American Society of Com¬ 
posers, Authors 8c Publishers on 
Jan. 1 for deals with Broadcast 
Music Inc. This group includes 
Nelson Riddle, Leith Stevens, Pete 
Rugolb, Sonny Burke, Hugo Fried- 
hofer, Dominic Frontiere, Arthur 
Morton, Gerald Goldsmith, Wilbur 
Hatch, Jack Meskin, Joseph Mul- 
lendore, Conrad Salinger. Rudy 
Scliraeger, Fred Steiner. Johnny 
Williams and Stanley Wilson. 

Under ASCAP’s bylaws, this 
group had to signify their intention 
to leave ASCAP. during, the last 
three months of the year, starting 
Oct. 1. BMI has tentatively signed 
up these. 16 writers to various: 
deals* some of them In longterm 
category running to 10 years with 
annual, guarantees. There is. how¬ 
ever, the possibility that some of 
(Continued on page 56) 


In Eddie Alberts Plan for Kaiser 


Moscow’# Romeo 

Khrush’s balcony scene on 
Park Ave. inspired a number 
of volunteer show biz contri¬ 
butions to Variety all along 
the same funny lines of “re¬ 
viewing” his “New Act," the 
Romeo & Juliet paraphrase, 
and the like. 

Castro’s predilection for 
“flicking chicks" also inspired 
professional wits such as Ell 
Basse, Hal Block,. Pat Ballard, 
Senator Ed Ford and others; 

An earlier “Balcony Scene" 
by Rie Ballard of NBC, using 
Shakesperian metre, was pub¬ 
lished. 

Wits picked up “baying at 
the moon" quip of David Suss- 
kind to say K missed a good 
comeback that the Russians 
had dogs there already; 


Heavier Accent 
On Big Arenas 

.Pattern of future arena bookings 
is seen by the two dates pacted last 
week by the Ringling Bros. & 
Barnum & -Bailey Circus, which 
inked a stand at the Maple Leaf 
Garden, Toronto, for May, of next 
.year, and the Pittsburgh Auditor¬ 
ium for November of 1962. 

As new buildings are completed, 
the circus is expected to drop 
stands that do. not return as much 
and stay with the profitable out¬ 
lets. Both, spots are members of 
the Arena Managers Assn., and 
ultimately. It’s anticipated that the 
Ringling route may parallel the 
dates played by “Ice Capades" 
“Ice Follies." 

As it now stands, the Ringlings 
(Continued on page 66) 


♦ Hawaii will ha getting touring 
legit shows and soma top nam# 
variety performers by winter, ac¬ 
cording to plans being laid by 
Eddie Albert, the actor who is also 
a new vice president for Kaiser In¬ 
dustries Inc. Albert, in -charge of 
special projects for Kaiser sine# 
June 20 last, is working out a 
blueprint to use the giant geodisia 
dome in Honolulu to house th« 
traveling legiters and the one- 
night stands of solo performers. 

Hawaii is virtually virgin terri¬ 
tory where professional legit ia 
concerned. 

The bullish show biz look waa 
painted by Albert, who intends to 
keep, on acting himself. Besides 
the use of the dome, he hopes to 
bring stage Dlavs to a theatre 
going up in Hawaii Kai, a 70,000- 
person city 11 miles outside Hono¬ 
lulu. . 

The dome presently is being 
shifted to a new location in Hono¬ 
lulu. Albert said that it is “liter¬ 
ally being picked up and moved, 
and soon its sealing capacity will 
be upped from the current 1,700 
to 3,000. One of the major prob¬ 
lems Albert visualizes in bringing 
legit and personalities into the en¬ 
larged arehit6ctural marvel is that 
(Continued on page 18) 


Burlesque Film Clips 
Part of Gyp’s 1-Gal Show 

Gypsy Rose Lee is making a ca¬ 
reer out of her life story. 

The former stripper, who al¬ 
ready parlayed it into a hook, a 
Broadway musical and a future 
film, is now set for a one-woman 
show, in which she’ll show film 
clips of her life and provide an 
accompanying commentary. The 
program, scheduled for three con¬ 
secutive Monday nights at the off- 
Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre, 
is titled... “A Curious Evening With 
Gypsy Rose Lee." 

In taking on the off-Broadway 
booking, Miss Lee is going into 
competition with herself. While 
she’s downtown at the Greenwich 
(Continued on page 66) 


Mort Sahl Finds Few 
Laughs in Moscow Trip 
To Gather Gag Material 

San Francisco, Oct. 11. 

“Moscow is so close to the Holly¬ 
wood version of ‘Ninotchka’ that it 
j embarrasses you." 

! Mort Sahl, into San Francisco 
, Sunday <9> from Copenhagen on a 
] trans-PoIar jet, reported on his 
; hectic, unhappy 48 hours in the 
i.Soviet capital last week. 

!; Sahl said he’d planned to go to 
: Moscow for five days “to gather 
! material’’ for his upcoming 28- 
j performance concert tour. Prima- 
; lily, he wanted to “get out on tha 
street" to talk to Russians. II# 
didn’t. Instead, “it w r as encum¬ 
brance all the way." 

By that, he meant: 

1) He couldn't phone outside the 
Hotel Berlin, where he was billeted, 
without Intourist intercepting -the 
calls; 

2) He was restricted to three 
Intourist-approved restaurants; 

3j “I mentioned Time magazine 
and they just glowered at me, just 
like at home"; 

4) “I gather their society is not 
aimed, at consumer goods"; 

5) “They’re still fighting the last 
war—of course, I know we’ve been 
accused of fighting the next one"; 

6) “I had more trouble getting 
out of Russia than in”; 

7) “You should’ve seen the hell 
raised when I tried to reach tha 
NBC correspondent in Moscow'’’; 

8) Russian restaurant fhod Ja 
(Continued on page 66) 








MISCELLANY 




Wednesday, Octo ber 12, 1960 


Montreal Wave of NHeryfiDings Cues 
AGVA’s Call for a Gangbuster Probe 


Montreal, Oct. 11. • 

Phil Cutler. Montreal lawyer and 
legal achiser to American Guild : of 
Variety Artists, has asked Quebec 
Attorney-General Georges Lapalme 
for a Royal Commission to investi¬ 
gate crime there. So he told Roy 
Shields. Toronto Star staffer cur¬ 
rently doing a series on “Montreal 
Like Chicago of 1933 ” It was 
sparked by nine killings within 
72 hours there last week, about hjalf 
of them allegedly resulting from 
feuds between racketeers shaking 
down boites and performers. 

“The top men of the city’s 
crime,” Cutler is quoted '7 “make 
far more money from narcotics than 
anv thing else. But because the 
nightclub world is their world they 
glory in the power they have jto 
control the clubs. When a hoodlum 
is released from penitentiary, jor 
for any other reason needs a jqb, 
he can go to these men and get Im¬ 
mediate employment. A phone call 
to any club is all that is required. 
The club may be told a new waiter 
will be hired that night, or a new 
bartender, or even a new manager. 
The club owners dare not refuse! I 
Mas amused'to note that one club 
uddenly had four doormen out 
• Continued on page €6) 


Rah, Rah, Rah 

NBC-TV salesmen the last 
several days have been bugged 
by wake-up calls from "Western 
Union at 7 a.m. each working * 
morning. It’s sales veepee Max 
Buck's Idea. 

A typical morning the spiel 
by the lady from WTJ goes like 
this: ‘‘Good morning ... . the 

time Is 7:01 and the tempera¬ 
ture, is 61 degrees! Today NBC 
wants you to go out. and sell 
the other half of ’Peter Pan.’ ” 



Balsa May Add 3 More 
Zeckendorf Hotels: Chi’s 
Ambassadors & Drake, N.Y. 

Cesar Balsa, head of the Nation¬ 
al Hotels S.A., Mexico’s largest 
chain, who recently took over the 
St. Regis Hotel, N. Y., is likely to 
expand his American hotels with 
purchase of three more major ho¬ 
tels from the Zeckendorf chain. 
Balsa is reportedly considering 
buys of the Hotel Drake. N. Y.. and 
the Ambassador East and Ambas¬ 
sador West, in Chicago. Balsa is. 
expected in New York shortly and 
will go to Chicago to inspect the 
properties. Preliminary talks have 
already been held. 

At the same time. Balsa who was 
to have taken over possession of 
the St. Regis on Dec. 1 last week 
started to exercise control of the 
property with the Zeckendorf per¬ 
sonnel. Roberto Zapata, a director 
of the Balsa chain, is currently 
supervising the St. Regis opera¬ 
tions. 

The Balsa chain is the largest in 
Mexico. Its properties in Mexico 
City include El Presidente. Del 
Prado. Prado Alfer and the Hotel 
Premier; Acapulco hotels are El 
Presidente. Elcano, Prado Ameri¬ 
cas. Hotel Noa Noa and the Tampa. 
Under construction are the Hotel 
Maria Isabel. Mexico City, and the 
Merida. Yucatan. 

. In addition Balsa operates the 
Procolare restaurants and the Ja 7 
‘ caranda supper clubs in both Mexi¬ 
co City and Acapulco. 


k Libel Suit; 2 Dailies 
Retract, Pay Damages 

London, Oct: IT, 

A serious libel on actor James 
Mason was admitted in the High 
Court Friday 17) by two national 
newspapers, the Daily Sketch and 
Dally Mall. The record was with¬ 
drawn In the actions brought by 
Mason against the publications, 
following his acceptance of offers 
! to apologize, to pay his costs, and 
[turn in substantial sums as dam- 
! ages to charities nominated by 
I him. 

j The published statements com- 
. plained of appeared in September, 
1958, and concerned the break¬ 
down of negotiations for Mason to 
play the Harry Lime role in the 
“The Third Man" skein of vidpix; 
The newspapers stated that the ac¬ 
tor had insisted on a “war clause” 
in his contract. In court, it was 
stated that both defendants were 
satisfied that no such clause Was 
ever proposed by Mason or'on his 
behalf, and deep regret was ex^ 
pressed for publication of such, 
serious libel on his personal cour¬ 
age and honor. 

For Mason, It was stated that 
his only object In bringing the 
actions was to vindicate his repu¬ 
tation. 


SWING and SWAY with 

SAMMY KAYE 

Currently Sixth. Week 
Roosevelt Hotel; New York City 
Broadcasting C-B.S. 
Exclusively DECCA RECORDS 
Personal Mgt.: David Rrengel 
1619. Bipadway, New York 19 


Toots and Aiexs, 


American M.D. Hired as Actor; 


as 


Tyrone Shor 

New shingle on the fancy 
fencing heralding the new 
Tdots. Shor restaurant (Charles 
Luckman Associates, archi¬ 
tects, and all the other billing 
on highdass new buildings) is 
adorned by a kingsize likeness 
of guess, who: the crumbufn’s 
profile. 



HAYWARD TO SUPERVISE 
| ZENITH’S PAY-SEE TV 

1 Leland Hayward has been signed 
by Zenith’s pay-tv affiliate. Teco 
Inc., to direct the company’s toll- 
tv programming activities. Teco 
= would be a program supplier for 
Zenith in Hartford when and if the 
Federal Communications Commis¬ 
sion approves its proposal to test 
. Its Phonevision on-the-air toll sys- 
■ tern over RKO General tv facilities 
there. 

j Hayward’s new post creates a 
! curious situation vis-a-yls CBS-TV, 
to which he's under contract as a 
producer and which has consistent¬ 
ly opposed pay-tv In any and all 
: forms in the. press and before the 
1 FCC and Congress. Hayward, how- 
I (Continued on page 131 


By ABEL GREEN 

New York City slickers went, to 
tWo block parties in a row: Friday 
< 7) noon was the occasion of • Toots 
Shor’s, ground-digging ceremony 
for! his new restaurant on West 
52d St.- tright next door to “21”) 
and Saturday . «8» midnight wit¬ 
nessed Alexander H. Cohen’s shin¬ 
dig,, in Sbubert Alley.. for sweet 
charity’s sake lAotors’ Fund of. 
America was the beneficiary). 

More than incidentally latter 
was also a slick tieiip with his No.. 
2 “one-man show’; at >s e John 
Golden. Theatre, which premiered 
earlier .the same evening. About 
Shor’s soiree iqr more strictly, joiir 
de fete, considering the!fiqontirne 
hour—although for many it was 
like “getting up in the middle of 
the nigh’t”').see attached story. 

Precm of Cohen’s 9 O’clock 
t Continued bn page 77) 


TootsSberPilches 
Tent on W. 52dFor 
kanpral of New Chez 

A lot of characters left homeless 
by closing of Toots Shor’s restau¬ 
rant last year, to make way for a 
water-filled vacant lot that started 
out to be a hotel and winds up 
a proposed office: building, recon¬ 
vened to drink toasts to a new 
gourmet’s palast to rise on the 
West 52d St. parking lot located 
next to “21.” The event took place, 
in a jazz-filled tent .where, many 
of the Sbor alumni association 
were joined by celebs from poli¬ 
tics, sports and show biz to watch 
a giant bulldozer break the asphalt 
turf for the new edifice. Shor -ex¬ 
pects the construction, to be com¬ 
pleted by April! 

Selection of the site marks the 
return of Shor to an ancient haunt. 
The land was the original site of 
Leon, & Eddie's, where Shor was 
day manager for some time. It 
(was also the haven that developed 
many names including, one of 
I Shor’s close friends and more opu¬ 
lent customers, Jackie Gleason, 
who showed up for the shindig. 

It. was a curious gathering which 
. included a batch of Las Vegasltes 
| "IContinued oh page 17; 


Paxus, Oct, 4. 

A Yank M.D., who recently 
worked at the American Hospital 
here and quit in a row but stayed 
on in Paris though he could not 
practice and things were econom¬ 
ically rough, has snared the lead 
opposite Oscar-winning Simone Sig 
noret in her first French pic in 
years. He is Dr. Reginald Kernari 
and has never acted before though 
he had done some ad modelling to 
keep alive, during his fee-less stay 
in Paris. 

Kernan is from Massachusetts 
but has now: dropped the Doctor 
front, his name as he goes into 
show biz. Kernan became a Boston 
medico in ’40 and in ’52 was re¬ 
called by the--army and stationed 
in the . American Hospital here 
where he stayed on . after his dis¬ 
charge. Kernan managed to get a 
test when some friends recom¬ 
mended him to. Miss Signoret who 
was looking for unknown to 
play opposite her in “Les Mauvai 
Coups” tThe Hard Knocks), to be 
directed by Francois. Leterrigr. 

Looking like a cross between. 
Gary Cooper and Gregory, peck, 
Kernan’s. hard knocks may be over.' 


Missky Grits His Teeth 
Aad Tlares’ It to Hike 


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Amendment to the certificate, of" 
limited partnership " Nazareth 
Production Co.,, which - is: the Sam¬ 
uel Bronston “King of Kings” out¬ 
fit, shows that Pierre DuPont has 
contributed $1,375,000 in cash to 
the film’s financing! ‘kings.” com¬ 
pleted last week in Madrid., had a 
total budget , of nearly $7,000,000. 
Bronston acquired the total from 
other private sources In addition 
to DuPont. 

Metro, which entered the. setup 
after “Kings” started to. roll, re^ 
portedfy did hot put up .any pro¬ 
duction money but is called upon 
to provide. Bronston with a sub¬ 
stantial guarantee immediately 
upon delivery of the print. Pro¬ 
ducer has made a-.similar arranged 
ment with Allied-Artists on his up¬ 
coming “El Cid,” vrhich shoots in 
Spain next month. 

DuPont, member of the multi¬ 
millionaire industrialist clan, as 
part of his deal, is to receive 92 f " ( 
of the partnership profits from 
“Kings” up to $1,500,000 and 8o^r 
of the partnership proceeds in ex¬ 
cess, of that am hunt. 


A1 Morgan 

hot authored a humorous treafis* 
oil the w k. Mod Ave. 
swindle sheet 

The Horse On The 
Expense Account 


another editorial Feature 
in the upcoming 

55th Anniversary JSumher 

of 

PftntETY 


DOC ROCKWELL’S ZANY 
SON PICKETS FDR PIC 

Washington, Oel: 11. 

The last minute difficulty with 
the festive Washington opening of 
‘‘‘Sunrise of Campobello" was that 
a half dozen fire trucks arrived at. 
the same time as the YIP guests at 
the Uptown Theatre. The pickets, 
swastika symbols on their arms, 
had marched oh the scene earlier. 

The identity, political party af- 
: filiation and purpose of th man! 
who called the Fire Dept, tb re¬ 
port a fire next door to the Up¬ 
town. remain unknown. There 
| wasn’t any fire, but there were 
j plenty-of firemen On the scene and 
[traffic was. tied up for blocks im- 
{mediately befoi'e the, loeal preem. 

The small number of pickets were 
led by Lincoln Rockwell, head , of 
the American Nazi Party, and em- 
•[barrastring-' son of vaudeville's Dob 
j Rockwell. He! lives in a Virginia 
! suburb of Washington, * nd has 
wpn the right to picket after sev- 
eral bouts with the police and local 
courts. .He and his followers' dis¬ 
approve of Franklin. D. Roosevelt, 
hero of the film. 


;Las Vegas, Oct. il. 

If you ask Harold -Mirisky if. 
nudes .are good for biz, in Las 
Vegas showrooms, lie will answer 
.with an emphatic “yes.” 
j The Dunes Hotel entertainment 
' director learned the hard way. 

, Minsky started out his current 
: show, which preerrted Sept. 23, 
with only two nudes, dr "models” 
[as they are euphemistically called 
j here. 

Show, headlining British singer 
! Frankie Vaughan, with comedy 
[stars, The Noyelites. and, Jack 
' Cole’s .dancers in exotic production 
/numbers, got 100°?- praise Frayn 
; the. critics. 

j But somehow the word obviously 
[got around about the lack of ge* 1 ^ 
'erosity in displacing femme flesh, 
(Continued on. page 13) 


Film Exec Job) Lefebre 
Opens N.Y. Art Gallery 

John Lefebre. former .United 
Artists arid 20th-Eox Continental 
manager in Paris[ has turned a 
hobby into a business. From a col¬ 
lector in Paris. Lefebre is, becom¬ 
ing an art. dealer in New York. 

His rieW Lefebre Gallery 
New Yorkis E. 77th St. will con¬ 
sist of more than 200 paintings of 
his own collection, including the 
works of such artists as. Kandiriskyi. 
Klee and Picasso. Moreover, Lefe¬ 
bre will represent an outstanding 
[group of young modern artists, in¬ 
cluding Barre. Baumcister. Cor¬ 
neille. Gillet, Guitet, Friedlander, 
jHartung. Jacobsen. Join. Koenig. 
[Kricke, Mokady, Nall rd. Sonder- 
bbrg, Szenes -and Tumarkin among 
[others. 


Bergen Stumps For G.O;P. 

SL Paul." Oct. 11. 

| Edgar Bergen is the first Holly¬ 
wood Republican entertainer to 
.come here for a political meeting. 

; With his "Charlie McCarthy” the 
; ventriloquist was the stellar attrac¬ 
tion at a St. -Paul Federation of 
Women’i Republican Club dinner 
) rally,, 


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Wednesday, October 12, i960 


P4S8E!f? 


ncxcnss 



, SPY OR GHOUL 


Plastics The Charmer In Bettered 
Earnings Picture For Republic 


Hollywood, Oct. 1L • 

Republic Corp. nearly trebled Its 
net earnings for the 39 weeks 
ended July 30. I960 over the cor¬ 
responding. period last year. It was, 
disclosed here by pr.exy VictorM. 
Carter. Company chalked up a 
.profit of. $1,040,294.- or 52c per 
share on 2.004.190 shares of com¬ 
mon stock bit standing, after pay¬ 
ment of. $1,700,000 in Federal 
Income taxes and $300,000 in .pre¬ 
ferred stock dividends. 

. Figure compares With $375,678, 
or 181 2 '.c per share, for first three 
quarters of fiscal 1959. Gross in- 
cotrie for current vear’s 39. Weeks 
totalled < S19.946;558 as against 
$18,638,445 for previous period. 

“Republic w uld have shown an 
Ven greater earnings .. increase 
vei* the nine months, of .1959 had 
the Hollywood actors’ and Writers’- 
strikes not. cut .into stiidip rental 
and film processing income, in the 
Spring and -Summer .Of I960,” 
Carter stated. 

“In .addition. /seasonal factor 
- .traditionally reduces Uiird;-quarter 
earnings. Income. the fourth: 
quarter Ik already accelerated 
considerably.:, Imost assuring our 
earlier, sliniate of approximately 
80c per. share for the current fiscal 
year,” 

in reporting that all of .Repub¬ 
lic's propcit'cs are operating in 
the . ■b-l'ack: Carter credited .Con/ 
soUdated Molded. Products Cb.rp., 
a wholly ouhed. plastics subsid, 

ith the .greatest sales.’’ ' of 

any Rep operati past.', fiinei 

lonths. 

Rep .manageiiieht. Carter noted, 
is now stud,’, ing acquisitions that 
can add .saie>;'additional facilities- 
and, above all. greater , profits to 
all present holdings. Early, in 
1961. lie said; Rep should be heady 
to undertake an acquisition pro¬ 
gram that; will give- concern a 
strong stake :i electronics aind 
space-age technology. 

Under a recimt .agreement,sigfied 
With. MCA-TV Ltd, Hollywood 
Television Service', another. Rep 
subsidy will receive about. 90^o of 
gross income .instead' of a former 
60% by .distributing! .-directly its 
123 Roy Rogers nd Gene Autry 
pre-1948 films, many of which have, 
never been offered to television 
before. 

Holders 1 of Rep common stock 
have received' the regular -IS-cent 
quarterly dividend, totalling $300,- 
629. for the May-June-july quarter; 
Carter declared; adding that the. 
California Bank,. LA./ has been 
appointed as co-transfer agent, arid 
the Union Bank: L.A.. as co-regis¬ 
trar, effective Sept. 16, “to serve 
the growing number of share¬ 
holders living in the West.” 

Carter also disclosed that : com¬ 
pany has purchased at a substan¬ 
tial discount and retired over 
$100,000 worth of debentures due 
1965: More debentures will be 
bought at . “ah advantageous dis¬ 
count” and .retired, further reduce 
trig outstanding debt, lie said. 


BROCKINGTON'S EXIT 


Quits Rank Circuit lit Canada 
For: Law, Prose 


Toronto, Oct. 11. 

President for the past Hi years 
of. the Rank chain of some 100 
houses across Canada, Leonard 
Brockirigtori threw a surprise into 
meeting of directors of Odeon 
Theatres VCariadaf Ltd.,.by resign¬ 
ing presidency but will remain a 
nieriiber of. various Canadian 
boards. 

No successor to. BrQgkington’s 
presidency iti Canada’ has been ap¬ 
pointed but. stressed that no fric¬ 
tion is involved.'He Will continue 
his legal practice in Toronto; also 
Will devote some of his time to 
writing, 'with weekly syndication 
rights being handled: by The Globe 
& Mail, Toronto, largest morning 
daily In Canada. 


U Reduces Pfd. Shares 

Universal reduced its .414% 
cumulative preferred stock by an¬ 
other 4,200 shares- 
Now outstanding 36,600 

shares. 


Rev. Malcolm Boyd 

o* a partner In PRI Productions 
(Mary Pickford & Charlti Buddy 
RogorsrtprcsinHng.thg other 
Initials) had a show bit rear¬ 
ing biit now discusses 

The 

Religious Dimension 
In Today’s Scripts 

one of the many Editorial Features 
in the upcoming 

55th Anniversary Nuniher 

of ’ V 

VARIETY 



Joe Levine ‘Shakes 
On la Dolce Vita/ 


Joseph, E. Levine reportedly has 
a ‘‘handshake” deal for the U.. S. 
rights' to. “La Dolce Vita.’. the 
highlyrpublicized Italian film deal¬ 
ing .w.ith'the, decadence of interna¬ 
tional cafe, society in .Rome. The. 
film which won a Cannes Film,Fes¬ 
tival award -has. been one of. the 
most sought after foreign entries 
in many years.. Both independent 
and' inajo.r company ..disiribs. havy; 
fieen active in the bidding. 

Meanwhile, Levine has obtained 
U. v rights to Carlo.;Poritrs'.'..“Two. 
Women” " starring. Sophia. Loren. 
Pic is based on -Albert Moravians 
interriati.onallj'-acclainied novel. 

Petino Amato/ producer of “La 
(Continued on page 13) 


To Star In a Feature 
By Zeoli and Anderson 

Hollywood, -Oct. 11; 

Youth Films, Indi rioinpany- 
headed by Billy ZeOlL arid Ken An¬ 
derson, .has closed a deal with: 
RCA-Victor religious artist Tony 
Fontane for rights to singer’s life. 

. Foritane, who made a miraculous 
recovery from an. automobile acci¬ 
dent, has been sighed, to portray 
himself in his Own biopic. which 
will be released for commercial ex¬ 
hibition, as /well as to schools 
throughout- the country. The edu¬ 
cational Institutions wiil obtain .the 
documentary type film free of 
charge. : ’ 

The part of Fontane as a boy 
will be enacted by his nine-year- 
old daughter, Charae, who will be 
niade up for the part and who is a 
near-identical . image of Fontane 
as a child.. The pic’s sound track 
will be released .by : RCA Victor 
following coinpletlpri of production.- 

ZULUETA OUT AS FEST 


Madrid, Oct. 11. 

.Resignation of Antonio de Zulu* 
eta. as head , of the/San Sebastian 
Filin Festival last \veek cast doubts 
on the future of the Basque fete. 

. Under Zulueta’s regime, San 
Sebastian grew’ from, a national an¬ 
nual color film showcase to an in¬ 
ternational fest status that was 
officially sanctioned tw’o years ago 
by. the International. Federation of 
Film Producers Assns. 

While no reasons have' been 
divulged to explain why Zulueta 
stepped, down at this time, it is 
known that the Motion Picture 
Export Assn, charged him With 
roughshodding their .plans, dates 
and ,pix at the festival held last 
July. 

: No successor has yet been named 
although reports indicate the next 
annual gathering Will be organized 
and ruled by a triunvarate. 


Anybody who tries a feature- 
length spoof of such standard 
cinema fare as westerns; science 
fiction and horror dramas or cloak- 
and-dagger stuff, leaves himself 
wide open for trouble, namely a 
flop, a visiting Hollywood producer 
suggested in New York; last week. 

Even if picture happens to be 
good, ■■'intelligent, well-made, etc., 
chances are. that it will alienate 
more .people than it enchants. Pro¬ 
ducer; who did poorly with one 
such film, this Way: such 

satires on conventional forms ac-. 
tually Insult, or appear to. insult, 
the very audience for which they 
were intended. The western fan 
light be able to stomach a quick 

blackout skit! ridiculing a west-: 
'em; but he’ll never, go for a full- 
length spoof. For .. One thing, 
Chances are the spoof will not be 
consistently funny (“It’s the most 
difficult thing in the World to pull 
off successfully”) and for another 
.thing/the fan so identifies . himself 
with . the thing being rediculed, 
that he feels picture is really mak¬ 
ing fu of him. 

Another reason, producer says,, 
that: most such spoofs wind up as 
turkey is that, essentially, they 
are neither fish nor fowl. . They 
are : riot quite -comedies and they 
are not. quite westerns, Or gangster,, 
or sci-fi melos. 

‘Heller* Example 

Producer . pointed to the disapr 
pointing returns on Paramount's 
“Heller in. Pink Tights,” which re¬ 
ceived generally fine reviews but 
which in style fell some where, be¬ 
tween comedy and western. The 
comedy fans thought it was a. west¬ 
ern. arid, the Western fans thought 
it was a comedy. Result: a con¬ 
fused and unexcited mass, audi¬ 
ence. Fact that stars like Bob Hope 
and Jerry Lewis have successfully 
spoofed westerns didn’t sway pro¬ 
ducer f com his argument since pic¬ 
tures in. which Hope and Lewis ap¬ 
pear are comedies, first, last and 
always, and there’s never any 
doubt 1 about them In the publics 
mind: 

Producer also pointed to the 
John Huston-Hurn phrey Bogart 
spoof . of foreign Intrigue type 
films. “Beat The Devil.” it was 
beloved by the more esoteric crit¬ 
ics and a boxoffice bomb at a time 
when both Huston and, Bogart 
were riding high in conventional 
vehicled Even .the classic “My Lit¬ 
tle Chickadee,” which pitted W- C. 
Fields against Mae West in the 
Old West, a coinparatlvely 

mild grosser; 

Asked whether he did. not con¬ 
sider Billy Wilder’s phenomenally 
successful “Some Like- It Hot,” a 
spoof of the old gangster films of 
the 1930s. producer said no. that 
the film wait basically a variation 
on “Charley’s Aiint,”. and the sa¬ 
tire ("ext rerhely clever arid funny”) 
was of secondary importance. 

Producer suggested' that the 
only film figure to come close to 
turning out feature-length spoofs 
successfully is. Alfred Hitchcock. 
Latter; Working in genre he knows 
'inside out; oftentimes . comes 
“perilously close to daring the au¬ 
dience” to believe 1 that which he 
puts, in front of them,, but Hitch¬ 
cock usually stops before be goes 
too far, producer said; If. he 
doesn’t, producer added, Hitchcock 
“winks elaborately” at the. audi¬ 
ence, as In the “Psycho.” campaign, 
to let the audience .know that he. 
knows that they know that it’s all 
in.furi: 


Moral Re-Armament s Ethics Protects 
Technicolor, Kills 20th Release Deal 


UA’s Burt Sloane III 

Burt Sloane. United Artists pub¬ 
licity manager since July, 1959, is 
on an indefinite leave of absence 
because of illness. According to 
Roger H. Lewis, UA pub-ad v.p., the 
leave was granted on Sloane’s re¬ 
quest. 

Sloane joined UA In 1953 follow¬ 
ing a stint at Paramount. 


Show Busmen Boswell 

Maurice Zolotow 

details the travail In Writing 
authentic biographies 
In hit 

Putting the Pieces 
Together 

one of the many Editorial Features 
In the upcoming 

55th Anniversary Number 

af 

ISfatlETY 


TV Less Potent, 
Home Projector 


Hollywood, Oct, 11. 

The sales upsurge of 8m film 
projectors for home use has cued 
Tele-Records to invade same field 
with: 8m films,..soundtra^ked. This 
will*mark the first time any cellu¬ 
loid of that size has ever been sold 
to the public with sound- 
. °Tele-Records. headed by former 
Skiatron teepee Alan Lane, now 
services over 200 tv stations “free- 
of-charge” with filmed visual disk 
impressions for promotional pur¬ 
poses. Until now Tele-Records has 
kept the shortie flickers confined 
to tv on 16m. 

But now, according to Lane, the 
public Is orice again turning to the 
(Continued on page 13.) 


Stuart Millar Partnered 
With Lawrence Turman 
In Production Setup 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

A new Independent film com¬ 
pany. Millar-Turman Productions, 
has been formed via the associa¬ 
tion of producer Stuart Millar and 
former agent Lawrence Turman. 
Latter left the Kurt Frings Agency 
on Friday after a five-year stint 
With the organization. 

Pair anticipate production of six 
or seven features in the next three 
(Continued on page 17) 


- Negotiations between 20th-Fox 
and Moral Re-Armament iBuch- 
man Movement) on a deal for tha 
film company to handle worldwide 
release of MRA’s feature film, “The 
Crowning Experience.” broke 
down when 20th inslste'd that Its 
subsidiary, DeLuxe Laboratories, 
get the contract for making prints 
of the pic. MRA. which had a 
previous contract with Technicolor 
to supply the prints, balked and 
deal fell through. 

“After all.” said an MRA exec In 
New York Monday (10). “how would 
it look if we broke a contract?” 

Pic was booked for its Oct. 21 
world preem at Stanley Warner’s 
Warner Theatre in New York di¬ 
rect by MRA. Only other booking 
definitely set so far is a seven-day 
run at Thanksgiving at the Bay 
Theatre, Pacific Palisades. Cali, in 
order to qualify film for next 
year’s Academy Awards. 

MRA execs hope that critical 
and public reaction to the New 
York run will be such a3 to bring 
distribs to them seeking release 
rights to the pic. Vet distrib exeo 
Herb McIntyre, formerly with 
RKO and who Is handling “Experi¬ 
ence” for MRA, is holding back on 
making dates for the pic in other 
locales pending outcome of the 
New York run and possibility that 
film will be picked up by a major. 
New York run Is now scheduled to 
go through Dec. 11, with United 
Artists’ “Exodus” going into the 
Warner on Dec. 15. 

Ad campaign on “Experience** 
New’ York opening is concentrating 
heavily on tv, with i.d.s and spots 
on all New York channels. These 
are being backed up by newspaper 
and radio ads. Monroe Greenthal 
agency is handling details for MRA. 


MILTON SPERLING EAST 
TO SCOUT NEW PLAYS 

Milton Sperling, who's a six- 
times-a-year commuter, is in New 
York from the Coast this week, 
mainly to see the plays. He prom¬ 
ised Anthony Quinn he’d look ia 
on “Becket” and Is anxious to 
catch Dore Schary’s “Unsinkable 
Molly Brown” out of town. 

Sperling has a nonexclusive pro¬ 
ducer contract at Warner and 
reports have had it that he might 
shift to another studio. Both Co¬ 
lumbia and 20th-Fox have been 
mentioned. But the filmmaker said 
he’s contemplating no change—at 
this time at least. He’s been as¬ 
sociated with WB since 1939, now. 
has “Marauders” going and fol¬ 
lows this immediately with “White 
Rajah,” both on the Burbank lot. 



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PICTURES 


Universal Chokes on Crowther 
But Recovers Poise as Others, 

Plus Advance, Favor ‘Spartacus 


Although Universal executive. 1 " 
were stunned and almost in a state 
of shock by Bosley Crowther’s pan 
of “Spartacus” In the N.Y. Times, 
optimism returned to the company 
in light of the comments In the 
afternoon newspapers, particularly 
Archer Winsten’s all-out rave In 
the N.Y. Post, Another factor con¬ 
tributing to the recovery of U, 
which has a $12,000,000 investment i 
In the Kirk Douglas production, 
was the “brisk” activity at the box- 
office of the DeMille Theatre, N.Y. 

Up to the Thursday '6> premiere, 
a total of $126,000 had been 
chalked up in advance sales. Start¬ 
ing with the previews last Sunday 
«2>, which continued up to the 
opening, U noticed increased inter¬ 
est at the boxofiice. According to 
a company spokesman, word-Pf- 
jnouth apparently had filtered 
down and window sales, which had 
stalled at about a $1,000 a day, had 
built up to $3,000 daily. The Fri¬ 
day night and Saturday and Sun¬ 
day matinee and evening perform¬ 
ances were completely sold out. 
After the opening, window sales 
jumped to $6,000 to $7,000 daily. 

Crowther, because of his paper 
rated the most influential critic as 
respects hardticket and foreign 
films, said that the picture “|is 
pitched to the level of a lusty 
schoolboy’s taste” and that St 
emerged as “a romantic mishmash 
of a strange episode in history.” | 

In contrast to Crowther’s down¬ 
beating, Winsten termed “Sparta¬ 
cus” superior to “Ben-Hur” “in wit, 
characterizations and romance.” In 
almost every instance In which he 
compared the two pictures, the 
Post reviewer found “Spartacus” 
out in front. !' 

Paul V. Beckley in the N.Y. 
Herald Tribune found the film “a 
very unequal work, a knitting qf 
sophistication with the common¬ 
place, the extraordinary with the 
ordinary, dramatic or intelectual 
excitement with mere trivia of 
spectacle.” 

Kate Cameron, the News, ac¬ 
corded the film four stars, terming 
it “a big, colorful production filled 
with action, some of it so violent 
that sparks seem to fly from the 
screen.” Justin Gilbert's review in 
the Mirror may be termed good, 
although he expressed a number of 
exceptions. The Journal-Ameri- 
can’s Rose Pelswick, although im¬ 
pressed with “the great pictorial 
sweep and mass action," felt that 
“dramatically, it is frequently 
overwhelmed by detail and by 
too-deliberately staged tableaux.*’ 
The World-Telegram's Alton Cook 
felt that the film “has all the com¬ 
mendable elements of large-scale 
spectacle, directed to courageous 
souls who can take their excite¬ 
ment undiluted.” 

Following a study of the N.Y. rel- 
views, U homeoffice execs held a 
top-echelon meeting, but although 
there was “disappointment,” there 
was no “alarm.” The picture 
opens tomorrow- <Thurs.) in Chi¬ 
cago and 13 cities will be showing 
the picture by Christmas. A more 
accurate appraisal of the picture’s 
potential is expected by the end of 
the year. 

Tlie magazine reviews aren’t ail 
out yet, but the Saturday Review, 
usually a tough appraiser of pix, 
found “Spartacus*’ most satisfac¬ 
tory. 

Smadja Easing Load On 
M.D/s Counsel; Quits Paris 
UA Berth; To Be Advisor 

Charles Smadja. one of the orig¬ 
inal group that took over the man¬ 
agement of United Artists in 1951, 
will retire as vicepresident in 
charge of European production. 
Smadja, who headquartered in 
Paris, will step down on Dec. 31, 
but will continue to act for the 
company in an advisory capacity. 

Smadja has been ailing for some 
time and came to the decision to 
ease his work lead on the advice 
of his physician. “All of us here 
at UA are sorry that he has to cur¬ 
tail his activities, but we must re 
spect the advice of his physician 
Our best wishes go with him ans . 
we are happy that he will still b' 
available to us in his advisory ca 
paci y,” proxy Arthur B. Krim de 
dared. 


Veteran Comedian-Author 

Eddie Cantor 

explains 

The Joke 
1 Never Told 


• bright Editorial .Feature 
In the upcoming 

55th Anniversary Climber 

of 

JSfi&lEff 

Allied’s Net Profit, 
$1,615,000 (July 2) 

Net profit of. Allied Artists and 
subsidiaries for fiscal year ended 
July 2, I960, amounted to $1,615.- 
000, including $325,000 set aside 
by the corporation as projected 
taxable income of expected tv 
revenue from newly completed fea¬ 
ture films, Steve Broidy, prexv, 
announced last Wednesday i5>. 
Company last year reported a loss 
of $262,499. 

The $325,000 figure represents a 
bookkeeping procedure which the 
U.S. government has been urging 
film companies to adopt for tax and 
amortization purposes. The princi- 
(Continued on page 16) 


Pj\3£ivTr 


Ed Schreiber Producing; • 
First to Be *Mad Dog Coll’ 

Edward Schreiber, former aid- 
pub director of New York’a Cen¬ 
tury Theatres, has . turned prb- 
. ducer, with a biopiic. on Vincent 
Coll, gangster of the 1920’s, as his 
first effort.; Distribution deal, al¬ 
ready is set with Columbia. 

Property, titled “Mad-Dog Coll,,” 

. will be locationed in Gotham, with 
interiors scheduled for the Bilt- 
more Studios. Burt Balaban will 
direct and newcomer John Chand¬ 
ler has the title role. 

Virile Tone Anew, 
More 20th Bally 

Increased production activity at 
20th-Fox, with a total of 60 films 
projected for release in the 1961 
calendar year, seems to have disj- 
pelled the atmosphere of uncer¬ 
tainty which pervaded the home- 
office ad-pub department Several . 
: months ago arid w hich resulted in 
’ resignations. Trend’s now reversed 
] with company hiring a 'number of 
• key new people. 

Most recent addition. to the ad- 
pub staff is Lige Brien, w’ho : 
resigned as United Artists director 
of special events to work under 
20th's exploitation director Rodney 
Bush and alongside exploitation 
manager Adrian A wan. Another 
recent addition is . Martin Gold- 
blatt. company’s natiorial magazine 
and. syndication contact. Goiripahy 
also has taken on Mildred Vermont 
to handle the pressbook duties 
which Bob. Mayall. relinquished 
when he, resigned some months 
ago. 

Also significant is fact that com- . 
pany, which hasn’t had any ad-pub 
trainees in several. years, has taken 
< Continued on page 18) 


Wednesday, October12, 1960 


LarstonD. Farrar 

(who live* la Washington) takas a, 
dim view of tho Capital, In 
bis iNuneroHi placo 

There 9 8 More to See 
In 

Washington, D. C. 

a. 

ana of the many Editorial Faatarei 
in tho opcoining 

55th Anniversary S umber 

of 

PSamfr 

Irwin Allen In 


Amusement Stock Quotations 


I960 

High Low 

4234 233i 

41% 2534 

42^4 20“a 
45% 363^ 
2514 14% 
36% 173fe 
4914 243 a 
136% 94 


40 24 
66% 12 
13 5 


Week Ended Tues. (11) 

N. Y. Stack Exchange 

•Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Tues, 
in 108* High Low Close 
ABC Vending 54 31 3 * 29% 30% 

Am Br-Par Th. 135 38% 3637% 

Ampex 950 24% 20% 21 

CBS 73 39% 36% 39% 

Col Pix 169 24 22% 23% 

Decca 567 36% 33% 34% 

Disney 47 26% 24-% 2434 

Eastman Kdk 273 111% T06 3 4 109% 


13% 

Glen Alden.. 

•307 

14% 

13% 

14. 

14 

Loew’s Thea. 

72 

163k 

15% 

16% 

22% 

MCA Inc. 

43 

34% 

34 

:343k 

24% 

Metro GM . 

233 

37% 

3534 

.37% 

12% 

NAFI Corp... 

210 

35% 

33 Ik 

33 7 k 


Nat Thea. . .tl74 

Paramount. 77 

Philco . 277. 

Polaroid 490 


490 22334 196 


783k 

51% 

RCA . 

660 

55% 

52% 

11% 

7% 

Republic 

92 

10i k 

934 

147k 

12% 

Rep^ pfd. ... 

3 

14% 

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42% 

23% 

Stanley War. 

40 

23 

23% 

30% 

26% 

Storer 

15 

28% 

27% 

43?k 

30 

20th-Fox 

109 

40% 

383k 

323k 

235k 

United Artists 

63 

30% 

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49% 

28 1 4 

Univ. Pix 

24 

49% 

47% 

52% 

37 3 8 

Warner Bros. 

+23 

48 7/ 

47%. 

129% 

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Zenith 

418 

112% 

105 


Net 

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forwk. 

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6% 

534 

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7*4 

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Buckeye Corp- 183 

4% 

3 7 

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8 

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10% 

10 

10 


6% 

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6% 

53/ 

634 

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1434 

10 

Desilu Prods. 43 

103 k 

Iff 

10% 

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4% 

Filmways 53 

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5 

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% 

Gaild Films 99 

1 

% 

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_ 

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Nat’I Telefilm 14 - 

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Technicolor 109 

9% 

83-4 

87k 


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Teleprompter 303 

13% 

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Tele Indus. 20 

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Over-the-Counler Securities 

Bid Ask 

America Corp, ..... .... \r/% 2% — 

Gen Aniline & FA ....360 380 +11 

Gold Medal Studios % ; v ii£ + 

King Bros. 1 % 1 % 

Magna Theatre . . 2 % 3% 

Metropolitan Broadcasting 17% 18% + 

Movielab ‘ 13 13% — 

Scranton Corp. , 2% 3% 

Sterling Television ' 1 % 1 % _ 

U. A, Theatres . 6%. 7% 

Womefco Enterprises .................. \\?/ 1234 

* Week Ended Mon. (10). 

* Ex-dividend. 

(Courtesy 0/ Merrill Lynch , Pierce t ,Fenner & Smith, Inc.) 


Hollywood, Oct; 11. 
Producer-dir Irw'i Allen 

has completed Initial plans on a 
$9,000,000 motion: picture and tele¬ 
vision productiori slate to encom¬ 
pass the next two First 

project will be “Voyage to the Bot¬ 
tom of thd Sea.” 

Following “Voyage” and being 
launched almost back-to-back will 
be Jules Verne’s “Five Weeks in a 
Balloon” and “The Big Pirate:” 
No distribution deal has been set 
for either film; though it’s likely 
the pair will be released via deals 
with 20th. 

On Allen’s tv siate are “Safari,” 
an African adventure series, and 
“The House of Ghosts,’^ a sppok 
skein. Allen has held talks with 
(Continued- on page 18) 

L, A. to N. Y. 

Sanford Abrahams 
Anna Maria Alberghetti 
Samuel J. Briskin 
Phil Cohan 
Irene Dunne 
Peter Frank 
Arthur Gardner 
Herbert L. Golden 
Bob Hope 
Henry Hull 
Ross Hunter 
Frankie Lain# 

Jules Levey 
Jack Lord 
James H. Nicholson 
Vincent Price 
Dorothy Provine 
Ziva Rodann 
Zadel Skdovsky 
George UQmari 
Janet Waldo. 

Margaret Whiting 

U. S. to Europe 

Morey Amsterdam ;1 

Maiy Anthony 
: Del Cl ark 

Saul Oolin j 

Bradford Dlllman 
. Don Ferris 
Mir. & Mrs. Ben Gordon 
Lillian Heilman 
Paul Ramey 
Charles B. Moss 
Harold Myers 

Paul Newman ^ 

Seymour Poe 

Eric Fleskow 

Slegi Sessler 

Charles Smadja 

Mi*. & Mrs. Sam Steinberg 

Howard Strickling 

Joanne Woodward 

William Wyler 

Europe to U. S. 

Gina Bachauer 
Jim Franey 
Morris Goodman 
Margot Grahame 
Dick Hurran 
Jack Hylton 
Antonio Janigro 
Louis Kentner 
George London 
Bill Mark 
. Nicole Milinair 
Dered Morisey 
Sviatoslav Richter 
Walter Ross . 

Maurice Silverst£in 
Erwin Single 
Mrs. Led Spitz 
Michael Stem 
Solisti di Zagreb 


f Otto Preminger’s suggestipri for 
modernizing the distribution jya- 
tem by snapping all. exchanges and 
selling all product from a central 
office in New .York is said to have 
found favor in at least two film 
companies. However, neither, of 
these companies is willing to say 
so or lake a riiove unless assured 
that the other, companies will fol¬ 
low. suit, . 

Meanwhile, exhibitor groups are- 
displaying considerable: interest In 
the renewed “f eelers” for a iria jor 
overhaul of the time-honored dis¬ 
tribution technique. What is partic¬ 
ularly disturbing theatremeh,,many 
of whom agree, that the present-day 
distribution pattern could stand a. 
•evolutionary: jolt, is the fact that 
nobody has bothered to ,cbrt$ult 
them on the matter. 

Exhibitors contend that, contrary 
to popular thought, th^y are riot 
the stumblirig blocks in bringing 
about a revisiori in distribution 
methods; One exhibitor leader stat¬ 
ed, for example, that theatremen 
I migh be helpful/ in the modifica- 
{ tiori of the release systerir. He said 
that exhibitors in many areas would 
be willing to consult with, film 
company officials. ; to reach an 
agreement on : the changing of 
, availabilities and piishirig theatre* 
back or forward. 

Writer Asserts His Right 
To See Advance Scr^s 
For ‘Similarity’ Check 

Hollywood, Oct 11. : 

Formal let t ers of protest to ABC/ ; 
NBC and MGM : have been sent by 
composer-writ e r Stain Jones 
through his attorney, Jerry Ral¬ 
ston, notifying them that certain 
projects they are planning are con¬ 
sidered to be possible infringement 
upon. Jones' literary property 
which he wrote, in conjunction with 
his Walt Disney Music and Disney- 
larid Records album,, both tabbed 
“This Was the West,”. 

Ralston said yesterday that NBC 
and producer Allen H. Minor ara 
readying “West. Man and Legend”; 
ABC is prepping “The Way /the 
West Was Born’’; MGM is projedtr 
iijg “The Way the; West Began,” 

• The three companies, who bay# 
not; yet replied, are asked; to sub¬ 
mit the properties in question to 
Jones an his. attorney, and to an 
analysis expert to determine any 
similarities w-hich might be subject 
. of future litigation. ; 

EDWIN J. SMITH CHIEFS 
NAfL SCREEN, LONDON 

Edwin J. Smith, formerly v.pl- 
gerieral manager of Allied Artists. 
Interaatjoniai and assistant foreign., 
irianager of RKO/ has been named 
managing director of National 
Screen Service Ltd., in London, 
Thus NSS continues the buildup of 
its administrative staff. 

Barton Robbins, president of the 
service orgariization, is now in 
London in connection with Smith’s 
takeover of the post. 

Charles Shows’ New Post 
Follows Gnnieff Death 

Hollywood, Oct^ 11. 
Charles Shows, Coast y p of 
Pacific Rims, moves rip to bead 
worldwide operations of the 
Jacques Grinieff outfit, following 
sadden death several weeks ago of 
the foreign film importer in Paris. 
New headquarters will be estab¬ 
lished in Hollywood. 

•■'First chore of Shouts will be the 
continued syndication, sales of 260 
segments of “Tiritin,” animated tv 
series made in company’s Brussels 
studios. 

-N. Y. to l. A. 

Ralph Beaumont 
: A1 Brodax. 

Donald Buka 
Clarence Brown 
C. Terence Clyne 
James B. Corikling 
Dave Epstein 
Derek Glyrine 
George Jesse! 

Donna King 
Phil Regan 
Dick Shawn 
Syd Silverman 
David Susskind 
Herman G. Weinberg 
. Ralph Wheelwright 












Wednesday, October 12, I960 




DIDN’T KNOW BUDGET LOADED 


Patne-Cinedis In Share-lne-Risk DJISSII1I REVEALS 
P©oIFor%ger Pix, From July, 11 J||f |][jj[ {jjjjjj 

Paris, Oct. 11. . : --—— . ' ■ 

. A n^\v .organization'.created by t u/UAT'C lki titi w Jules pas$in* apparently out of 

two of the top-French film:distribu- "MAI 5 IN lilLt. touch with. the financial inflation . 

tion .companies here,: Pathe arid. , s —‘rrr , • . technique practiced by the-film 

Cinedls, ..\vill go into action' July ‘For Members Only’ Taken Liter- business in . the U.S., startled Ilya 
1. ’61. It will. be called-^ Pathe- ally By- Public 'Lopert: and United .-'Artists' reprer' 

Ciric^is and will be concerned, with ...... ' ’. . ’’’ .. . sentatives by his honesty at a.press 

setting up production deals which .... British-rnaue nucjie pic, ^ For conference yesterday (Tues.r He 

\vill hopefully- bring better product Members Only,” being handled i. n . f guilelessiy. revealed ' that "Never, 

for both. Pathe also has.a produc- the U,.S. by Art in Motion Pic-'j p n Sunday.” Which he made in' - 

tion suhsid,. Filmspnor, which has tures, is being;, retitled as. "The. Greece, only Cost $125,000 to prd- 

.both production and exhib adjuncts. Nudist Story’V.or, in places where arice. 

Georges LburaU, who'Mso heads- Vhudisr' . .deemed a dirty word, Such a barefaced disclosure is. 
Cinedls, will be the director;oTthis, r , ‘The^.Naturis.t Story;" . 'considered sacreligious in film cir- 

ne\y o.rg and he will be seconded Reason: exhibs found that when cles which have been, laboring lin- 
by Rene Bezard: ... they, put ‘Tor Members der the impression that the more 

Main objectives of this new.group "their marquees, many potential you inflate the cost of a picture, 
ill be to deal, with producers and patrons thought theatre. Was open the easier it is to obtain - better 
invest in scripts susceptible to ini- "for .niembers : on 1 y”apd stayed ' percentage, terms from exhibitors, 
■mediate as well as foreign biz. The away in droves. I However* Dassiri, who is more in- 

export 1 angle appears to. be. ; . the ' - ./ - ; —— tbrested. in. the mechanics and art- 


( Drastic Switch From Year Ago, Disney 
Shares Lose Investors Pet’ Status 


Paris, Oct. 11. , 4- 
A new .organization' .created by 
two of the top French film distribu¬ 
tion companies here,; Pathe arid. 
Cinedls, ..will go into action' July 
1. ’61. It will , be called! Pathe- 
Ciriedis and will be concerned.with 
setting up production deals which 


WHAT'S IN TITLE? 


For Members Only’ Taken Liter¬ 
ally By Public 


. Brjtish-rnade • nudie pic, 


salient -.incentive' and this, is a ; new . 
Wrinkle here where, films are usu;- 
"ally made With, only French-speak^ 
.ing. playoff in viewi lnternational 
outlook could lead tri more ambi¬ 
tious, big-spaied production.. It is 
also a share^the-risk; arrangement. 


‘Campobello’ Not 
A Hard Tick 


iay in droves.. However* Dassin, who is niore iri- 

- ■ ■ - w - ;— telesled. in the mechanics and art¬ 

istry of making pi'ctures than the 
MnfVn Parmifc Tn ecohomics, stuck to his guns and. 

menu ICIUlllb dldll III actually indicated: that the cost 

, Stay Off Electra Planes 

•«... |* « | * fr.ii j weeks because of illness. He 

As A1 lonan ls Killed pointed out, ; however. that, he and 

• x -I x x . j his -“co-star, Melina Mercouri, re-. 

Metro has tpld. its transport a- ee iv e d deferments. In addition to 
m. department: to allow staffers to t u.".irii« ri.™.:-- . 


Einfeld Future a *V 

T werit ieth-Fox veepee 
Charles Einfeld apparently 
hasn’t yet made up his mind 
concerning his future status. 
Queried at the homeoffice last, 
week re negotiations with 20th 
and on offers from outside the 
company, vet exec replied with 
a brisk ‘-no comment” 

Einfeld’s active employment 
contract with 20th, which pro¬ 
vides for a highly lucrative 
"advisory status” for six 
years, expired last June 30, 
leaving him free to consider a 
number of other offers. 


Open-Minded Showman; 
Selig Re-Books Stuffed 
‘Conspiracy of Hearts 1 

Denver, Oct. 11. 


P a r a m o u n t v s “Conspiracy 


♦ Film Industry officials in close 
contact with the Wall Street scene 
are shaking their heads in wonder 
with the negative way in which 
ly Walt Disney stock has been’ per- 
id forming on the New York Stock 
s. Exchange. 

st The issue, which not long ago 
tli was investors’ favorite among all 
ia picture companies, has fallen to a 
:h trading level of $25 per share, or 
a drop of about 50% value this 
it year. Last year it hit $55.50. 
o- , This poor showing currently is 
re particularly noticeable in light of 
ix. the fact that all other film corpo- 
0, rations have been showing almost 
a consistent strength. 

Disney has cut down on Aeur 
production for television and tho 
producer has nothing on the theat¬ 
rical end to match last year’s smash 
"Shaggy Dog.” The absence of a 
J blockbuster in theatres and tha 
lesser spotlighting of the Disner 
i f name on the home screens evident 
ftS ly have resulted in the lesser in- 
. vestor support. “Pollyanna,” th« 
/ . current Disney release, has proven 

r OI x-„.- - u 


tion departihent. to allow staffers tq actin g in the film, Dassin wrote, Hearts,” a picture previously «nnciH 0 r 0 ^ i c th 

cancel , off Electra Jets following directed and. produced "Never On sluffed off here, is getting a “sec- ^ 

the death, of homeoffice publicist Sunday,”, which Lopert, who han- ond chance" as a result of a cam- Jwt? 1 

Alfred Cohan. . ^les foreign pix for UA, is releas- Ipaign conducted by the nationally- f h havl^nevernlave/ft” 

1 Cohan, 35,.was among the 61 ing in the U.S. circulated Denver Catholic Regis- tu** 

killed in. last Tuesday^:. :U) crash ; The picture launches a long-term ter. talk ° f ^ y , deaI bUt th * 


n liuiu i iviu/i of ah Eastern . Airlines Electra en I association between Dassin and ! ^he film Which played earlier 
1 ' route from Boston to Philadelphia: UA, Following . "Never On; Sun- ■ this month ’ 0 n the lower half of a 

In a move that Has. significance , The crash was the fifth-involving' dayDassin has. a . deal to deliver double- bill with "It Started in 

for both the public and .the film j an. Electr - : "• \ Hour pictures over a seyeri-year ; Ty ap ie S ;»»■^ started a special return 

trade, Warners ; has decided, to ‘dis-.l ColVan joined " Metr in Novem'-1 peri Pd to UA. The latter, of course, | engagement at the Ogden Theatre 
continue the . rd.adshowv. run ^ of j her 1958 after five years at Uni- provides the financing as it did j iere Sunday <Si. The results are 
"Sunrise, at Campobello at New z v-v: - ! with •■ Xevpr.” »... xu. 


stint as a- prditiotion'!• f 


York's Palace .Theatre^^>Toy : 1$: The j manager for ABC. Publicist, had 
Production, will be. . just ; .started a threeWverik. nirie- 


4 Lysistrata’ Next 

The first project under the new 


i being, carefully observed by the 
■mdustry. 

j ! The Catholic newspaper’s inter- 


\vitched to a conventiorial eh'g-age- !‘eilv"^rin'to''i;'et uri flic nuhiarf ram- arrangementwill be a Dassin-ized ! A p. e ne >vspaper s lnter- 

ient. at the Murray HilK eastside : n&n ^ ^ 8^S’versiml ..of; "Lysistrata ■’ to. be ■,**} '* the film stems from the story 


value is there nonetheless. 

8 Set by Coates 
Via Arlington 


Manhattan: firstrun; 1 j whiCTi he^^<5erved, as; unit ^ublicisl f illlied id Greece. This.Will be.fol- j the of nuns in rescuing Arlington Productions, new In- 

The riiatter is of particular im-^ during its production in New-York. l°w?d.-by./ , The..Last,of the. J }* s tv* l-oh^durin? ’Woxld F ??ar II ^ PnS : f ie !j® a ded^by William D. Coates, 
portarice at this time' because of, Born in Yolk Gohan was »' P n2: ?^' inn . in 6. French novel by . ' *.,• . has blueprinted a 12-month pro- 

the . growing number of pictures : a r atfuated fi : om the" U' of- Penn- Andre .Schwarz-Bart dealing w;ith ! Bobert W Selig, president of j gram of eight features, entailing 
being, earmarked for the hard- f'wuSSL -In- ld4i ^ Wdrld “ W to ^«tjnd the M - Fox Intei-Mountam Theatres in,.budget outlay of =$8,500,000. Hal? 

ticket, like-legit-, marketing; \\4"l he served with f he Coast! an ? Jf^istence of the Jews through-] Den V er,,indicated that the Catliolic . the slate will be lensed in Mexico 

' ."Campobello'” .opened: at the . gStH l arti ^rithne^^X,^ce Sfs 1 blSt0 - y ‘^is Projwt - ^ set for hafi complained that! as coproductions with Produc- 

Palace just two.; weeks ago: to- an (L Germany. |“Conspiracy’| had been advertised , clones Bueni. 

appointing boxoffice, despite the i P ' | ^ . ... . | The- third film, also scheduled for; in such a manner as to give the initial pic on the Arlington 

general) v; strong notices by the vf 11116 ™, 1 , services were :held; in ;. filming^ in Greece,will deal with public a misconception of the pic- schedule is “The Cause of Death- 
professional critics and,.the fact o.ri x>Ionday < 10.), ) (Continued on page IS; ) (Continued on page 75) j e rry Sohl screenplay which Jo- 

this was a major property that ■' ' : ~ : :_r " ^ '- seph Kane will direct. Feature 

scored fine its original play. : A ■ * IT* '~Th 1 7 A*- A# T T~" ro ^ s Nov. 28 in New York, 

form Collapse of "Campobello” /I C / Jl ft IJ H ffOV txPffflSt H 1 $ K P1A - # . New York attorney Albert Mar- 

doubtless will influence future “• .A-r ^ t -A t.v.Litlu J- ItJ l/ vu# tin is associated with the new firm 

distributor decisions about taking . ■ as producer’s rep, and other of- 

the top-price exhibition ;route. : Tl 1 I • ~¥~ ■ fTlJ TTh a T~ |~T» 7 T) • C\ ficers include Herman Rotsten, 

Trie less-than J hopes ;bo.; doesn’t 11 fl/ IP gQ / [1P1*P Mil 1T 117Y1 til % ^ v.p.; Dean Colin Reed, v.p.; Calvin 

; toiue as a complete surprise to IA IS Ills AtJ 1 # IX^t AS It l AO A lit i l ASIA? • J. 'McKinney, secretary-treasurer; 

Warner insiders. As a matter of ' and Wynn Shrontz, assistant treas- 

Lict, eyen before : th'e''Palace open- • By HY HQLLINGER .television habits,, lagazine arid i are aware of the film Jielng tested.; urer and finance officer, 

irig, the. Sclvary picture, which is . Norwood. Pa., Qct. 11. ] newspaper readership, and time of I On determining the appeal of! Independent financing has been 

based on Franklin D- Roosevelt’s On the basis of four years of rad i .listenirig. Also involved in * specific subject matter,, different secured, according to Coates, who 
bout vviih; polio, v\ as sold to thea- study df the habits of the public trie, studies is a .complete back-, short synopses of the .same picture j revealed $5,000,000 of the. com- 
tres across the country on a. con- in relation; tp motion pictures, Al- ground of the persons, interviewed, ’ are presented, to the interviewees, {P a .ny*s first-year budget will, be 
tiriuous run -ba«is* although, some, bert E.: Sindlinger; head of the including age. sex, occupation, ’ . Their reactions and. their reasons. emmarked for the Mexican co- 

of these locations will, have inter-1 market analvsis firm* has come to of family, and household income, jjare recorded. According, to Sind-{productions. Coates leaves over 
nvlskons. . :Admission prices will the conclusion.. tliat there, is stilli The field data, compiled on IBM linger, one major company! the weekend for meetings in Mex- 
be. standard, . Cross-the-couhtry j hell of an interest’’: in films; but i cards; is sent to the homeoffice : sefepped a picture because the pub- | lco City with Producciones Bueno 
ruos_begin early, in NoVeniber. t li industry ..; js . '* getting 1 here where a staff of 55, working .1^• va - s found to be uninterested in.-P^Y p°^ e ni ^ U ! S nH B nt"® a "i^ XeCa 

■WB idea et. the^putset was- to=.:thrbugh ?, 't6;itS-potejitiaj.c.ustomers .{in a ednverted four-story former, th e j subject matter. Similarly, he Jo ^ e 'Cast lio and Dawson Bray, 
start off.. Campobello/ -with. .10c iT , - d imv» - who -has moved his elementary school extracts the '-in- ‘ sa ^ that titles have been^employed ; <3>siribution tie-up has been 
Per-weck_ at >about ^m-e.l ro ^ n ^r ^ h ^ SmaUonf feiT it into Specially- : or discarded as a result of the pub- j ™de «n the Arlington slate. 


Hollyw-ood. Oct. 11. 


fact, even before the Palace open¬ 
ing, the Sehary picture., which is 
based on Franklin D- Roosevelt’s 


p-i : eompariy. to new, enlarged quarters-, formation, feeds it. into speciallyr/ or.discarded 'as- a res 
raiace,. xv„hnvhan Phiiadplrthia built IBM computers, and comes- Ilc response. Policy 


; made on the Arlington slate. 


Tliis' 11 was "d-S'Sed to^huSd^lm ! ^ ‘this, ^suburban Philadelphia ' built IBM. computers, and cpmes : “C Tesponse. Policy matter involv- “ ~ - 

word of mouth and tlie aura Jf towu, contends that merchandising up with a . projection of what, the i ng ' °f official billing Wplfnpr rtlPrlfilHF 

ffirfanc? M rplins are hot.planned long enough 'nation is doing, about films-what { to individuals formerly blacklisted Weillier tneCKUlg U SeSS 

Second week of tli Raloh Bel 1 in adv9ce and are not pitched for Pi* are being seen, what Pix ate|. has /been r^olyed bv the publics .. George Weltner. Paramount 

laniv starrer brought a slight im a sufficient period to allow the; beirig talked about,what price's are ■ reactl °” to t] } clT names. ... global distribution chief, left New 

pi ovement ' over tlie first "at ‘the :''-:' kno Myabout'to-sirik in;’? Mbreover, -being- paid, and what the attend- : The interviews are .conducted by York last week on a periodic over- 

Broadwav outlet but still th ' he charges that pictures are re-, ance. is throughout the. country. t-elephone and In peiion. Follovving seas tour of company offices. First 

econoiriics are 'not foA-rirablel i leased too quickly and . that too') ' socials 63 ? inter 'F^ If r | st <»P ^ Rome, to be followed by 

,a. _ rpt -,,Vf thx, wil ! manv f nictures have been blaved i Specials is sent to the person thanking him . numerous other European capitals, 

mmit made thri dc^l Frid^ i?) ’ off before^ lai^e enough se^mehl! At the same, time, special studies,: for his; cooperation. Certain of the Exec left IVlanhattan with terita- 

to yank the film frrim Uie^PalaC 0 ; nf the population is aware of the ' ^ for motion picture comiianies^,, telephone interviewees-are selected; live plans to also visit the Far 

■ /o «- ‘ .. “i- - fil . - kk . have tested titles, advertising, and for personal interviews and ap-.East. He’ll be traveling about a 

(Continued on page 17) . T ‘ thl - f A nprind Sind !'the appeal of specific subject mat- pointments are arranged by the month. 

'• ■ ' ' ■ ; r lin^r has Accotamg to Sindiinger, tho field staff. The personal Interviews 1 - 

that sunnlipd motion niftnrR data company s advertising surveys haye.-^^are made of people who tl) know ; „ „ , ^ ^ 

His coiririany makes 14 000 inter- j indie ?ted that film advertising, to about and want to see a particular; Hollywood-Gone-Latm Corwpondtnt 
Rpmipft A : -vie\Vs each- w^eek" om various activi-!-$? ^ffectlv^ ipust-'permit-eachj ip- j-picture,-.(2) .people who know about. 47 |^ | n 

oeniieit A, Lxerl .. nf tfw> . -..nil. Of tmaV : dividual to read what he wants into : the picture but don’t want to see JVay Axampbell 

. ' ' 2400°'interviews a* week are l °de- £ a ph ad. The; ad survey?; he pointed ; it, and (3) people who don’.t know] t 

discourses on v«tf»d to Tfintinn niftnrM out,....presents, “an image of each anything about the picture. wrlttea a dlscorainq survey 

fin t n <11 • i- '' cl rr > -TAA person”—-how he reacts to sped- When founded several years ago,. on how and why 

KA.ri.: 1 ne He-She ‘ stair of 700 ; fic advertising ideas involving ro- the Sindlinger operation was de-i 

1 r r j 11 : Utilizing a field : staff of 700,.mance, sex, violence or whatever voted 55% to the compilation of f bouth America 

nratia oj AOnieay 1 Sindlinger makes tests in 187 mar- approach is employed. The result; data dealing with the film^^ indus- = p 1 . wp»w 

jkets in the east, south, midwest, he noted, tells the client how to try. Today, although the company’s; oeCKOns tO tIITT13 

and west. Of these markets, 85 are spend.money to parallel the appeal volume in the film Industry is 8 %] * * * 

one of the many Editorial Foetures classi ^ e l i as 3 1 as “urban” of the audience it wants to reach, higher, it represents only 10% of 

In the ubcemlRa and .76 as “rural.” The tabulations, for example, re- the company’s overall activities, onethnr Editorial Fnatore 

Ih its efforts to obtain data on veal the appeal of a specific ad. for which now includes surveys of In the npcomlng 

55th Annivergarv ISunther the nation’s film-going habits, it a. specific publication. For the products, industrial and business . 

r ' aim? to determine Avhat type of. pic- study,' according tb Sindlinger, a conditions, newspaper readership,] 5oth Anniversary Number 

of tures aria seen, what type of thea- ; series of ads both.on the picture and television viewing. Company’s 

f /I ires are visited, what admission being tested as well as on other dollar volume, according to Sind- r J - _ 

J'jHA&IETi :prices are paid. In addition, infor- pictures are shown so that neither linger has increased from $100,000 f^AfflETTT 

—,—llmation Is sought and compiled on the field staff nor the respondents in 1952 to $1)500,000 in I960. 


Weltner Checking O’seas 


ipent made rthe deal Fridaj’ (7 
to yank trie film frdm the Palac' 
(Continued oh page 17) 


Bennett. A. Cerf 

discourses on 

‘R.I.P.: The ‘tie-She’ 
Brand of Comedy” 


., one of the many Editorial Features 
In the npeemlnq 

55th Anniversary Number 

of 

PSkiett 


Hollywood-Gone-Latin Correspondent 

‘Kay Campbell 

has written a dtscerninq survey 
en hew and why 

South America 
Beckons to Films 


•nether Editorial Feature 
In the epeemlng 

55th Anniversary Number 

•f 

P&ftlETT 







FILM REVIEWS 


Spartaeas 

SUPER TECHNIRAMA ?0j 
COLOR) 

Bif Roman spectacle. Bloody 
and Powerful. A bit money 
picture. 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. j 

Universal release of Br.vna Production, f 

S tars Kirk. Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean 
inimons, Charles Laughton. Peter Usti¬ 
nov. John Gavin, Tony Curtis: with Nina 
Foch, Herbert Loin, John Ireland. John i 
Dali. Charles McGraw. Joanna 'Barnes. 

S arold J. Stone. Woody Strode. Peter | 
rocco. Paul Lambert. Robert J. Wilke. . 
Nicholas Dennis. John Hoyt. Frederic ‘ 
W’orlock, Dayton Lummis. Executive pro- 1 
ducer Kirk Douglas. Produced by Edward 
Lewis. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 
Screenplay, Dalton Trumbo. based on 

Howard Fast novel: camera (Technicolor).., 
Russell Melty; editor Robert Lawrence: ■ 
music. Alex Nortn: asst, director, Marshall I 
Green. Reviewed at Directors Guild, Oct. ‘ 
4. '60. Running'time, 196 MINS. 

Spartacus Kirk Douglas 

Crassus Laurence Olivier > 

Varinia . Jean Simmons | 

Gracchus Charles Laughton ‘ 

Batiatus Peter Ustinov 

Caesar . John Gavin 

Helena . Nina Foch 

Tigranes .. Herbert Lom 

Crisus John Ireland , 

Glabrus . John Dali | 

Marcellus Charles 1 McGraw 1 

Claudia Joanna Barnes 

David Harold J. Stone 

Draba .. . Woody Strode 

Ramon ... 1 ’. Peter Brocco 

Gannicus . Paul Lambert 

Guard Captai Robert J. Wilke 

Dionysius Nicholas Dennis 

Reman Officer John Hoyt 

Laelius Frederick Worlock 

As Antoninus Tony Curtis 

It took a lot of moolah—U says 
$12,000,000—and two years of In¬ 
tensive work to bring “Spartacus” 
to the screen. Film justifies the 
effort. By this time next year Uni¬ 
versal, which supplied the bank¬ 
roll for this Bryna Production, 
should be happily contemplating a 
rich harvest of dividends. 

"Spartacus” appears to have 
what it takes to satisfy the multi¬ 
tudes. There is more than a suffi¬ 
ciency of grand.-cale spectacle and 
thunderous physical commotion to 
satisfy elemental audience tastes". 
Moreover, there is solid dramatic, 
substance, purposeful and intrigu- 
ingly contrasted character portray¬ 
als and, lets come right out with 
it. sheer pictorial poetry that is 
sweeping and savage, intimate and 
lusty, tender and bitter-sweet. 

This is one of those rare big pic¬ 
tures in which none of the per¬ 
formers gets lost, in which each, 
however limited or large hi* or 
her role, makes a positive con¬ 
tribution to the 196-minule ‘plus 
intermission' canvas compo-ed 
under the direction ot Stanley 
Kubrick. Kirk. Douglas, executive 
producer, has the longest role as 
Spartacus and performs nobly, yet 
there are many rich moments that 
are made tne most of by Laurence 
Olivier. Jean Simmons. Peter Usti- 
rov, Charles Laughton. Tony Cur¬ 
tis, John Gavin, John Ireland and 
"Woody Strode. 

Behind them there is an ar: . 
of featured and bit role players 
wiio contribute impoitantly. and 
there are unbilled e.vras who never 
speak a wind but loom large, if 
flcetingly, as faces in the crowd—■ 
joung-ters and old people—faces 
n which are graphically etched 
he agony, hopes and crushing 
h spair of a lifetime. 

Behinu-the-camera brigade all 
ia.e a salute, particularly producer 
Howard Lewis, cinematographer 
Bussell Metty. production designer 
Alexander Golitzcn. art director 
Eric Orhom, set.decorators Russell 
A. Gausman and Julia Heron, com¬ 
poser Alex North, assistant director 
Marshall Green, film editor Robert 
Lawrence and his assistants. Rob¬ 
ert Schulte and Fred Chulak, and 
the sound crew composed of Wal¬ 
den O. Watson, Joe I.apis. Murray 
Spivack and Ronald Pierce. 

But the individual who emerges 
above all is Director Kubrick. At 
31. and with oniy lour other pix 
behind him—"Paths of Glory,” 
“The Killing.” “Fear and Desire” 
and "The Killer’s Kiss"—Kubrick 
has out-DeMilled the old master in 
jicctacle. without ever permitting 
.he story or the people who are 
the core of the drama to become 
lo-t in the shuffle. lie demon¬ 
strates here a technical talent and 
comprehension of hummi values. 

Tr ue, he had a remarkably good 
sc.cenplay with which to work, 
jti it was not at liist entirely to 
liis satisfaction and he worked it 
over several times duiing filming 
with the writer. Latter, of course. 
Is Dalton Trumbo, whose name ap¬ 
pears on-film for the. first time in 
about a decade since he served a 
prison sentence for contempt of 
Congress because he refused to 
declare whether he was or was not 


a member of the Communist party. 
While the question of Trumbo’* 
political position may again be¬ 
come an Issue here as in "Exodus,” 
there is no ignoring that the man . 
is a helluva craftsman. 

“Spartacus” is a rousing testa¬ 
ment to the spirit and dignity of 
man. Although it deals with a 
revolt by slaves against the pagan 
Roman Empire, the desire for free- : 
dom from oppression that moti- 
yates Spartacus has its modern ; 
Counterpart today in areas of the 
World that struggle under Commu- ; 
hist tyranny and it stands as a 
sharp reminder for all mankind 
that there can be no truly peaceful .; 
sleep whilst would-be. conquering 
Regions stand poised to suppress. 
Whether the picture carries out 
the intent and content as well of 
the Howard Fast Hvho has acknowl- : 
edged his disillusionment with ; 
Moscow) novel. 1,his observer can’t" 
report having found the book pon- 
derous going for 152 pages, I 

i. Some will take exception to the i 
brutal nature of “Spartacus" and r 
not without, cause in a couple of j 
sequences. For instance, when 
Olivier as the voluptuary patrician 
General Crassus slits the neck of a 
gladiator and his face'is spattered 
with the victim’s blood, or in the i 
savage climactic battle between the 
slaves and Roman legions when a 
warrior’s arm is severed by a. 
Sword. Realism has its place, but 
there may well be a limit to the 
shock audiences can be expected 
t;o take in Technicolor and on the 
magnified 70m film. : 

i There Is. more violence, more .. 
frank sex exposition per frame, in 
fSpartacus” than has yet been put [ 
on the screen in any single picture. 
Vet it is overall not offensive, for 
it is part of a soaring pictorial’.can- : 
yas that is a harsh and convinc- [ 
ingly honest representation of a ; 
debauched and all powerful, cor¬ 
rupt ruling order. ’ Almost every 
sequence merits detailed, individ- , 
rial discussion. Nothing seen up to 
no\v on the screen, however, can 
quite match in savage excitement 
the training prpeess for gladiators 
or the duel in which the towering 
Woody Strode, armed with triton 
rind net,, engages in mortal combat : 
for the enjoyment of. depraved ; 
female Roman nobles -Nina. Foch j 
and Joanna Barnes r with Kirk 
Douglas, wielding a stunted"Thra¬ 
cian sword. And in terms of snec- 
ijncle the clash between tlie slave 
army led by Douslas and the 
Romans commanded by Olivier j / 
nothing riiort of flVobergasti 

In acting honors among the prin¬ 
cipals the fair decision would seem 
to be a draw, for each iii his .own 
>vav is exceptionally good. Douglas 
is the mainstay of the picture. He 
i-s not particularly expre-sive-^-not 
Sin contrast with the sophisticated 
jDlivier, the conniving parasite of 
a. gladiator ring operator portrayed 
by Ustinov, or the supple and 
Subtle slave maiden represented by 
j\Ii>s Simmons. But Spartacus - is. 
iifter all. an uneducated.-searching ( 
bum ‘though sometimes he speaks I 
with astonishing depth and flu- 
ijneyb He is consumed and driven 
fey a desire to be a free plan, to = 
jivalk with his head Held high. 
Douglas succeeds admirably in giv¬ 
ing an impression of a man who is 
all afire inside, and that is what : 
was required to give stature and 
force to Spartacus. Ustinov 
emerges as'"an- engaging rascal d.u 
to his adroit acting and thanks to 
some delightfully, sardonically 
humorous dialog "supplied bv 
Trumbo. Tony Curtis as the Italian 
Slave. Antoninus, who serves as 
houseboy to Olivier before run¬ 
ning away to join Spartacus. gives 
a nicely balanced performance in 
a vole that calls for mercurial qual¬ 
ities .and positive boldness. 

! Miss Simmons at times looks too 
jpretty, under field: camp condi¬ 
tions, as a slavey. However, that's J 
!a minor fault, for her performs 
has sincerity; heart anjd depth. . 
especiallv in the climactic scenes j 
When Olivier is trying to. win. her j 
affection after crucifying hundreds ’ 
!of captured slaves on wooden 
ciosses along the Apprnn Way. 
That, incidentally, is a truly h 
iendous seen . Laughton is 
nerhlv wily and sophisticated as 
Republican Senator who is out¬ 
witted by Olivier in attem ting to 
gain control of Rome through spori-j 
isorship of the young Julius Caesar.'I 
John Gavin plays the latter ade¬ 
quately. ! 

Some 8.G0Q Spanish soldiers be- 
icartie Roman legionaires for the 
imassive battle sequences filmd 
ioutside Madrid, but the rest of the 
[picture was made in Hollywood, 
f; Spartacus” is a whale of a motion 
.{picture. Pry. j 




Surprise Package 

Yul Brynner, Mitxi Gaynorand 
Noel Coward provide far. less 
fun than they seem to think 
in this takeoff on a deported 
American mobster. 


Wednesday,' October 12, 1960 


has his poetic stamp and feeling f omm ent Qb’EIIs Efltl 
and transcends Its politico outlook; iWkat a Girl! 


" The. story concerns a little, town 
that is to be sacrificed by being 
covered by an inland artificial lake 


(FRENCH) 

Paris, Oct. 11. 

Prodl* release of CICC production;:. 


Columbia release . of - Stanley >D6nen ■ 
production, directed by .Dorien,'Stars Y.ul 
Brynner. Mta Gay nor.. Noel'Coward; fea*. . 
turea Eric' Pohlmann. George Coulotiris. 
Guy Deghy. Warren Mitchell. Lyndon 
Brook; Alf Dean. Screenplay. Harry Kur- 
nitz; based on book by. Art Buchwald; 
camera. Christopher Challls; editor,' James 
Clark; music. Benjamin Frankel; song. 
"Surprise .Package," Sammy Cahn. - and 
James Van Heusen. At Loiew's 72d St. ; 
Theatre. Manhattan. Sept. 29. ’60. Run¬ 
ning time. 100 MINS. 

Nico March Yul Brynner 

Johnny Stettin*. .Bill Nagy • 

Gabby Rogers .... ....... Mitzi Gaynor 

Two U.S. Marshals..Lionel Burton. 

. Barry . Foster 

Stefan Miralis ... - . Eric Pohlmann. 

King Pavel II Noel Coward 

Dr. Hugo Panzer .. George Coulouris. 
Igor Trofim "Man Mountain" Dean 

Klimalis ............ Warren Mitchell 

Tibor Smolny. .............. ...Guy Deghy 

Stavrin ...:... .......Lyndon Brook 

Players, director and writer all 
seem to assume they're pulling off. 
something outrageously fiiriny in 
“Surprise.Package.”The picture 
feas that: kind of. ir about it-^-a 
“look how impishly clever we are” 
attitude’ that’s noticeable in the 
script, the staging and the thesp 
work. But it doesn't quite come 
off- 

Takeoff on a big-deal mobster, 
deported by the U.S. Government 
to his native Greece, sometimes 
provides a chuckle via lines from 
the Harry Kurnitz screenplay. 

Too often though the would-be 
satirical taking of what has been, 
basically, a: reallife Napoleon-to- 
Elba situation a la Lucky Luciano 
misses out pri genuine wit. I 

Perhaps the sii.bject Is simply 
nothing to be laughed at. Or, : the 
drawback might be that oniy pile 
individual on screen has any ria- 
lufal simpatico and he' is. killed. 
.‘Which is rather'a tasteless turn for : 
the film to : take 1 .. . 

A book by Art .Buchwald is cred- - 
ited as the original source, material. • 
The . book presumably was B.tieh-. 
Wald’s. “A . Gift froin the Boys”., 
although this curiously is np.f-listed.-. : 
in the Columbia fact sheet.. 

Yul Biynner is a caricature of a 
foreign-born denizen of the State¬ 
side uhderyorld, Mitzi Gaynor is. a 
caricature of a dumb blond and 
Noel Coward plays Noel. Coward j 
playiiig a supfercillious deposed! 
king who lives regally .on the sniall ' 
Grecian .jslaiid to which Brynner 
is banished; 

Buchwaid's" hovel, involved an 
Italian;’: now he's a Greek, . Aiiyv 
•wav, in “Package”' lie. arranges for 
hi. cohorts to ship him a satchel 
of loot. But there's a. doublecross: 
and instead lie gets a gift from, the 
boys,in the form of Miss; Gaynor. 

Eric Pphimann .. .a cliche as a 
double-dealing local police chief; 
George Coulouris is a routine /for¬ 
eign. intrigue -type .anti--Man Mdun- 
taiji :Dean is positively., goofy 
C; ulou.ris’ oversized aide. 

Warren Mitchell, Guy Deghy. 
Bill Nagy and Lyndon Brook ..round 
out the major part of "the cast.. 

Under Stanley Doneri's direction, 

; “Package”..moves fast but some-, 
times erratically and .now aiid then 
with a story twist suddenly aban¬ 
doned or .not made clear; The 
i editing in some instances. is too 
abrupt. Christopher Chailis’ cam-; 
era picked up. some interesting 
; views Of historic i uins in the Gre- 
-Gian islarrid ‘.Filin. actually, was 
Ichsed on Rhodes) and otherwise 
•ales as okay. 

Titlp .of the ;picture - is the title : 
of a song .‘and dance bit) done, by 
Miss. Gaynor .and Coward,-- ,If’s in- , 
troduced like from.right out of left 
field.. Its a strange interlude. • 
Add . lots, of cheesec.^ke lo th 
Scenic value'-';, what with Miss Gay- ; 
nor in briefie lingerie ‘she finally ' 
marries Brynner."so. that; part of it. 
is ail right) and the .substantially 
undressed- nifties wh comprise 
Coward's “court:” Gene. 


people come back to take a last Luguet, Alfred Adam, Robert Berri. 
look at their home town. Some of 

the residents try to fight and Stick from book by Peter Cheney: camera, 
to their land. Robert JuUlard; editor, Chrlttiao Gau- 

Sometimes: the sentinient is afe- fc^ fW-.ti-i.. 
most garish and flamboyant as in Le“>ny ®i di * Constantin* 

a scene where a gill, jilted by a {£bei“* .‘.V.V.'.VV.V'.vV FfaiMi^Vrevort 
Doii Juanish type, dreams of her Gener.-u ..................Andre Luguet 

pw-n death The color ' uneven- $£*£ nSlrt Rer" 

and some of the playing is affected p. - ■- 

and stilted. ..Eddi Constantine, the "Yank 

_Itv extolling t Of the Russian y-ay sln ge t .aitof who became a .tar 
of life makes this a chancey Item . .. y 

abroad, but fey giving, both sides ' fe ere playing hardboiled U.S. 
could make this an arty item. It GrMan in. French film mellers, 
does infer that the Soviet way of now is back to these pix after some 
life will eventually iron out all years’ absence making films in 
individual differences and the Great Britain and West Germany, 
progress Is more important for This is the usual sleek item qf this 
the masses than for those who kind saris any distinguishing char- 
can't cope, with it. -acteristics to make this anything 

This is a risky export item. The but a dualer or video entry, abroad, 
widescreen effect is well utilized;. Here, Constantine is a G-Man 


sent, to help the French secret 
police catch a spy. He drinks gal- 
Foxhole in I'Giro Ions of Scotch, meets plenty of 
(BRITISH) willing girls, riiercilessly slugs peo- 

’'■ -. ’' pie around but emerges victorious.. 

Confused, tepid thriller based a " d unruffled after it alL is over, 
on a real wartime spy episode; Constantine, is the impishly impur ; 
frigid b.o. prospect. dent, impolite but engaging char^ 

•__ acter which made him a star in 

London, Oct. 4. Europe. These vehicles are still 
British Lion (in association with Britan- substandard glossy renditions pf 
ni a Fihrts Distributors) release -of an like Y'ank entries arid, are of in- 
Omnia Film (Steven Pallos-Donald Taylor) 

production. -. Stars James -Robertson Jus- terest Only on. their exploitable; SeX 
tice; features Albert Lieven. Adrian and Violence tags. 

Hoven. Niall MacGinnis. Peter Wan Eyck. . , 

Robert urquhart. Neil. McCaiium. Fen- Supporting cast is. okay as are 

tight scenes 

Mbsley. •• Donald Taylor, from Mosley's are better Staged than lh most 
book, "Cat aiid the'Mice": editor, Oswald • French DI -JVfosk. 

Hafenriehter; camera, Desmond Dickin- ^ 

sqn:.. music; Wolfram Roehrig, Douglas ’’ 

Ga.mley, .Ken. Jones. At Odeon. Leicester- 4 _ 

square. London. Oct; 4- '60.. Running €|lie BonltO AmOF 

cipt’ain 0 Robertson D.x.o- lAh, Love |s Beautiful) 

| James -Robertson Justice (MEXICAN) 

John- Eppler Adrian Hoven St A 

Hadek’. Niall MacGihnis YICXICO- .Clt J , Opt. 4. 

Goiint Almaaszy...._Peter Van Eyck Peliculas Nacionales release of Grova* 


terest only on. their exploitable sex 


John- Eppler 
riadek . 

Count AIjnaasz 
Major - Wilson. 
Kindv ...... 


Anun.i. Gloria Mestre 

Rommel Albert Lieven 

Roger -.......... John Westbrook 

Aberie . . ... Lee Montague 

Colonel. Zeltinger Jlenrv Oscar 

British Major Howard Marian Crawford 
S.S. Colonel Anthony Newlands 


4.. '60.. Running Que Bonito %mor 

>: (Ah, Love Is Beautiful) 

Robertson Justice (MEXICAN) 

Xitn’MJcOiS Mratto City, Ott.,4. 

Peter Van Eyck .Pelicnlas Nacionales . release of Grova* 
Robert I’rquhart 'Productions ' production. Stars Antonio 
Neil McCaiium Aguilar, Lola Beltran: features Joaquin 
anella Fielding j Cordero, Luz. Maria Aguilar. Directed by 
Gloria Mestre \ Mauricio de la Serna. Screenplay, . Fer- 
Albert Lieven 1 nando arid ' Jose Luis Galiann. At Mari-. 
John Westbrook 1 sca!a Theatre. Mexico City; Running time, 
.. Lee Montague j 90 MINS.- 


Weber 

Rommel's Aide . , 

Signorina Signorelli 
1st Barman 


Richard Vernon ; lai* are Cast 


Lola Beltran arid Antonio Agui- 


wbui.d-be-\veds be- 


Newspaper Leonard Mosley 
did;, a. gopd; .compeiling job with 
iris book, “The Cat and the Mice,” 
which was based ori a factual \var- 
time .spy story. But the book has 
not translated to th in any 

way to stir the pulse. ; cor¬ 
respondent' Mosley's yarn emerges 


■siom I)irr : fore the altar, during the uniting 
-NanV.v Nevison ceremony. But when the .officiating 

_ John Blythe riest comes;to the words signify 1 - 

T nnim-ii i n g that the wife 'must obey hubby 

l °wf an argument ensues ^hich breaks 


1Il . an y status: 
cpr- 


pff ceremony. Two principals the 
set ; about, proving that, each 
capable of dominating, life, and 
each other, under married .bliss 


Antonio Aguilar is an old trouper 


as a tepid piece of espionage; con- in these light coiriedy turn films, 
fused to the point of dullness: [ added to which he bursts into,song 
Sirce . Mosley collaborated m ith ,^ regular iritetyals; Lola. Beltran 
.onald Taylor oq the screeriplay. : i s competent: too,, but does not 
he. must accept: some responsibility 1 Photograph too Well. ..perhaps be- 
for the outcome. But the major cause of camera angles, ... 

blame must,be laid on. John Mox-[ . Unpretentious film ; far. obvi- 
ey’s desperately stolid '’direction,® u ; sly- aimed at. habe houses and 
and editirig by Oscar llalenrichtcr - in ?^ e * s in. Latin America whera: 
which is so. flabby that conf usion stars have. a. following. Fea- 

is inevitable ture, without being exceptional* 

The story's set in Cairo of 1942,; has tore originality, than usual 
and tells how Gerntari layboy niodest national efforts of this type. - 
riamed John Eppler is siiVuggled j Emil. 

into Cairo ,.to . spy for Rommel:" ‘' ; ,-' " 

British counle^cspiohage captures' Mundo. DemoniO T 
Eppler just, in -time to prevent |^ pnp * 

Rommel winning the Battle of Ala- .. , .. _ A ... 

mein. This simple factual story • '«**• Dt > ,,) 

tricked out with glamorous spies j x , . 

and a final climactic _ scrap which f 


and a filial: climactic scrap which : D .. ; .. *[ lcx ,’ cc) 

■ .-. .v , v . Peliculas Nacionales release of Caideroa 

are all probably authentic, nut . Films : procuction.. siars Columba Dom- 


don't look like it. On the screen,. inguez. Lu-.-. Maria Acuiiar; Olivia Michel; 

•The dialog fortnnatelv i<; «;harn - features.'O'-sar.del Uanipo. Marisa. Prado. 
, ^riunarC IS snarp ; j orKe ; del .. ( >ni P o, Tony Carbajal. August* 

! but the t-hesps have to go tlirough Behetlroo. Directed by Jose Diaz .Morales, 
some rather turgid sitliations. '"'"'jSstTcenplaii;,' Je'sus '-Car<j|en'a}!> '.riiiisic. An- 

Af-tinfi ic- TTinctlv cnnVnptpnt rath—- l(u)io.- Diaz Ui*U(le. At Or/eon Theair 

Acting is mostly^conipyient rain- ,. Mexi?0 , Citv , unn ing time, 90 mins. 


ci: than inspired; With Albeii 
; Lieven, as a well-studied Romnlel; 
'Adrian. Hoven; lively but not 


With, nudity in Mexican films 
prohibited by federal .legislation. 


Poiiiia O Mure 

(Poem of the Seal 
i (RUSSIAN—COLOR) 

j Paris,;; Oct. 11. 

Mosiilm production and . release.. \Vith 
Zin.cida Kii icriko/- Boris Livanov, .Boiis 
Andreev. Mikhail ’Tz.ircv. 1 Directed ‘by. 
: Julia Soln.steya. Screenplay-. Alexandre. 
Dovjeriko: cJmcra ' (-StSvco.loi-).v Gueorgui- 
L’ru tazaiov; editor, M isls Solnsteva. At 
('aurnartin, Paris., Running : ti 110 
INS. ’ ■ ’ 

- Girl. ...... Zinaida . Kirienko 

Boy ..itv;_...... Mikhail Tzarev 

Father .._. B01 is Audreev 

Geiieral.' Boris Livanov 

I -- 

I The late Alexaridr. Povjenko’s 
silent film,- “Earth;’;’ .was a lyrical 
! opus w hich was voted one of the 
‘ 12 greatest.films ever at the Brus¬ 
sels G?featest Films of All Time. 
Fest in 1958. Present pie was en-. 
tirely scripted by him before he 
dirid. It Mr as directed by his wife 
. Julia Solnsteva, and it is a tribute 
I to their relationship that the pic 


very convincing Eppe] and James :i)OXOfjfice Access is sometime*. 
Robertson Justice, as hluffly hearty SO ught by accenting'morbid, serisa- 
as usual as the. boss of Britain s Nar tiortal and sexv liiemes; 

i.by* Henry Oscar, Howard Marion ‘, u ^ ev \ 10 n e t! :, 

jCrawfoiU NialT MacGinnis and “g’S’Sjfw tS 


■ hy Henry Oscar, Howard Marion. " dcl ;' 1 " " ho jf - 

:Crawford, Niall^ MacGinnis and f 

: Neil McCaiium. Robert Crqubart -She becomes ^ sated by .'x-wtng 
plays, with soine skill, the unbe- - a ??X7« a 

Uicvabie part of a weak British of- £,2 9 .J 

ifleer tvhose infatuation for a Cairo on ! wra.<l«d Mnoojtar.a.praet on 


dancer .rieariy plays the British 
into Rommers hands. 


the follies of the flesh: 

This is billed "for adults only.” 


: On the distaff side- Fanella But it falls far short of an attempt. 
Fielding... as a Jewish agent;-gives -t°-' emulate. Frenchmen who .tur 
poise - and sliarp..authentic! to a °.ht pix with. audacious thenies* 

cardboard role while Gloria Mes- There are ”sexy rhythm” dances of 
tre, as a glamorous dancing-Mata abandon by shapely senoritas in 
: Hari: acts slightly better than she tostumes scantier than usual, ,fen¬ 
hances, which isn’t, at all Well.'! luring^^Leon^^ Escobar.and. his group. 
Technically, the film is okay, apart 1 There s also frenzied- m u s i 
from .some; violent cutting, with sensually played by Mario Patron s. 
.some genuine newsreel battle 1 eombo. 

{Scenes being introduced not too ob- ! While frowned on by the Legion 
[trusively: "Foxhole” obviously of . Decency arid authorities", ibis 

.•started off as. a very, alert idea ; sort of effort aimed at nabe houses 
| for a film: Somewhere along the . is lapped up by public. It probably 
line it lost its way. The rest)It is . will do fair busiriess in Latin ' 
j turgid fare. Rich. J America^ too. Emil. 




















8 


PICTURE GROSSES 


PTBsnffit 


Wednesday, October 12, I960 


LA. Okay; 'Strangers Rousing 24G, 
‘Kittens’DuO ‘Cat Fair 11G. 
'Sunrise’ Bright 12G, 'Sons’ Big 17G 


Time’ Lively $11,000 In 
Buff; 'Naples’ Hot 9|G 

Buffalo. Oqt 11. 

Trade is a bit uneven here .cur¬ 
rently,. with the few bright spots 
standing out. “High Time” shapes 
very big at the Center but “Fast 
and Sexy” is only mild at Century. 
“Jungle Cat” looms nifty, also on 


Los Angeles, Oct: 11. 

Fust-runs continue spotty here 
this frame despite a flock of new 
entrants. All situations apparent¬ 
ly were badly hurt by Friday's 
Nixon-Kennedy tele debate. Leader 
Is “Strangers When We Meet.” On 
first general release, which is head¬ 
ing for hefty $24,000 or over in 
four theatres. ; 

"Jungle Cat.” also on first gener¬ 
al release, is fair 514.000 for three 
houses. Also in first general re¬ 
lease. “Expresso Bongo” i t s heading 
for light S8.500 in three spots. 
“Sex Kittens Go To College” looms 
dull $8,000 or less in two locations. 

“Let’s Make Love.” in like cate¬ 
gory, looks soil $6,000 on initial 
week at Fox Wiishire..“Song With¬ 
out End” heads regular holdovers 
with lush S 17.000 or near in sec¬ 
ond at Warner Beverly. 


Estimated Total Gross 
This Week ..... 5458,900 
(Based on 26 thea 1 rr, <■ 
Last Year ... 5537.700 

<Based on 24 theatres'* 


'Stab’ Boff 18G, 
Philly; ‘Song’ 19G 

Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 
Matinees" were hurt by World 
^Series games. This plus the tele 
debate and Nixon personal here is 


“Dark at Top of Stairs” is hold- cutting into biz currently. Saturday 

$12,000 in second **«“•, 1, °" ev 1 f r -, " as ^ 

wickets. Dark at Top of Stairs 

looks top newcomer, with a big 
take at the Fox while “Song With¬ 
out End” is nearly as robust at 
Randolph. 

“Crowded Sky” is rated modest 
at Goldman on initialer. “High 
Time” is good in second Viking 
session. “All Young Men” shapes 


ing with nice 

Chinese round. “Sunrise at Campo- 
bello” is sparkling S12.000 or near 
at Beverly, also in second, on hard¬ 
top policy. 

Estimates for This Week 
Orpheum, Hawaii 'Metropolitan- 
G&S) ‘2.213; 1.106; 90-51.50) f- 

“Sex Kittens Go to College” 'AA*__ _ o 

and “Dino” 'AA) <reissue). Diill rugged in second at the Stanton. 
$8,000 or near. Last week. Or-. Estimates for This Week 
pheum with Fix. “Sword and Dra- Arcadia <S&S). '536; 99-51.801 — 
gbh” 'Yal>, “Devil’s Command-1 “Psycho” <Par) <16lh wk?. Okay 
ment” <Jndie>. $12,700. Hawaii witsh | $ 5 , 500 . Last’week. 57.000. 

State, Wiltern, Baldwin. “All Fine! Boyd <SW) '1.502;. SL40-S2.75'.— 
Young Cannibals” <M-G) '1st pen- j “Ben-Hur” 'M-G* '.46th wk». Good 
eral release),. “Hondo” »WB) 're- j $14,000- Last week. 517.000., 
issue) 'Hawaii), "Who Was That j Fox'Milgram) '2,000; 99-Sl;80t— 
Lady” »Col* 'reissue) 'State), j “Dark at Top of Stairs” <WB>, 

“Julie” <M-G> 'reissue) 'Wilter ).; Lusty 518,000. Last week., “Angel 
“Night Fighters” 'L’Ai un.o.) 'Bald- Wore Red” iM-G> '2d \vk>. S8.000. 
win). 516.700. Goldman 'Goldman! »1.200: 99- 

Hillstreet. Iris, Loyola Metro- 51.80) — "Crowded Skv” tWB>. 
politan-FWC* *2.752; 825; 1,298; Quiet $8,000. Last week, “Started 

90-$1.50i—“Jungle Cat” «BV) 1 1st. in Naples" 'Par' <6th wk*. $6,500. 
general release*. Fair $14,000 or 1 Midtown (Goldman) «1.000; $2- 
near. Last week, Hillstreet. Iris, S2.75)—‘Can-Can* <20th> '24;h wk). 
“It Started in Naples” ’Par), Potent $6,500. Last week. $7,000. 
“Prisoner of Volga” 'Par* '2d wk). Randolph 'Goldman) <2.500; 99- 
$8,800. Lovola with Vogue. “High S1.80) ‘Song Without End* 'Col). 
Time” *20th) «2d wk*, "Fast arid He a rtv $19,000 orclose. Lastweek, 


[opener, at. Cinem “It Started in 
! Naples” shapes fast in second at 
j Paramount while “Hell To Eter- 
; jiity” is fair in second at Lafayette. 
Estimates for This Week ' 
Buffalo »Loew ) <3.500;. 70-$l)—. 
“Night Fighters” (UA) arid “Cage 
of f:vil” :'UA). Drab $6,506. Last 
week, “All Fine Young Cannibals” 
i'M-Gj., 57.000. 

Center <AB-PT) <2.000; 70-$L25) 
—"High Time” <20tlv». Hotsy $11.- 
000. Last week. “Ocean’s il” <WB). 
■6th wk), $8,000. 

Century ' UATC) 2.700;; 70-81)— 

■ Fast and Sexy” .<Col). “Nights of 
Lucretia Borgia” 'Indie)/ Mild: 
ST.OOOV Last week,. “All Young ■ 
Men” rCoI' and “Enemy. General” 

<Col) '2d wk), $6,000. 

. Lafayette 'Basil) '3.000; 70-$iV— 
“Hell to Eternity” 'AA) .and “Sev¬ 
en \Vays from Sundown” 'AA> ‘2d 
■wk.). Fair $7,000. Last week; 
Sll.OQOJ 

Paramount rAB-PT) • 3,000; 70- 
$1/—■'“It Started in Naples” iPar) 
and “Boy Who. Stole Million” 'Parf 
<2d wk). f ast 59.500! Last week, 

$12,000.— .;•■ 

teck fLoewj '1.200;'$1.75-$2.75) 
•Ben-Hur" <M-G) <30th wk>. 

.500. 

> 

“jiihgle : Cat” ,'BV). Nifty $4,000. 
Last week. “Subterraneans” ‘M-G) 

‘ <2d wk), £1,400. 


• » 


Big $20,000, “Space’ 10G, ‘Mike’ 14G 


Key City Grosses 

Estimated Total Gross 
This Week ....... $2,183,100 

(Based on 23 cities and 242 
theatres,, chiefly first runs, in¬ 
cluding N. Y.) 

Last Year ...,. $2,155,800 

< Based on 21 cities and 207 
theatres.) ' 



'Sturdy 55.000. Last week, $4.50' 
Cinema (Martina). <450; 70 ; $1)- 


Sexy” <Col> <m.o.) 'Loyola), “13 
Fighting Men” «20th 1 -2d wk> 

(Vogue*, 58.000. 

Warren’s, Pix, Wiltern, Baldwin 

(B&B-Prin-SW-Klect ■ 1757; 756; 

• Continued on page 19) 


Pre-Election Hits K.C.; 
‘Stairs’ Sturdy $8,500, 
Time’ Tight at $11,00 


Under 10 Flags” 'Pan ,<2d v,k> 
$7,500. 

Stanley <SW”i i2.500: 99-S1.80) — 
“Let’s Make Love“ -20th) <3.(1. wk>. 
Fair $12,000. Last week. S 15.000. 
i Stanton <SW* '1.483: 99-$1.80>— 
.“All Young Men” 'Col'. '2d wk). 
Trim S14.000. Last week, $21,000, 
I Studio (Goldberg) '483: 99-$L80> 
j—“For Members Only” 'Indie) and 
[“Mating Game” -Indie* '3d wk). 
j Good $4,300. Last week. $7,000. 
j Trans-Lux (T-L) '500: 99-81.80 
; “Sons and Lovers” <20th) <2d wkk 
Fair $5,500. Last week. 510.000. 

| Viking 'Sleyi <1,000; 99-$1.80>— 
“High Time” <20th) '2d wk); Good 


Kansas City, Oct. 11. 

New films at first-runs are mod¬ 
erate to good, currently as gener- : 59 . 000 . Yast \veek,‘ $lToOo" 
ally biz is in pre-election groove.) world .R &B -Pathe> '449; 99- 

“Dark at Top of Stairs” at Para- $i. 8 0) _ -Royal Ballet” 'Indie), 
mount is rated trim. But “Subter- Ni ce $4,000 or close. Last week 
raneans” is very slow at the Mid- . -Marie Octobre” ' Indie and “Past 
land. “High Time” at Plaza and Is Showing” 'Indie). $2,600. 

Granada looms lively, and will hold , — -- — 

at Plaza. 

“Ben-Hur” at Capri and “Ocean*s 
11” at Roxy are notable holdovers. 

Estimates for This Week 
Capri <Durwood> '1.260; $1.50- 
$2.50'—“Ben-Hur” «M-G) <37th wk). 

Steady 510.500, continues. Last 
week. same. I; 

JFairway *NT) '700; $1*—"Carry 
On Nurse” -Gov) <l4th wk). Fading 

In final stanza to low 51.000, but- . . ., , . . , 

It’s been a notable run here. La$t bem S conspicuous by their 

week. $1,200. absence currently as the numerous 

Kimo 'Dickinson) *504; 90-51.25 1 j holdovers stay on. In all, only two 
—"Come Dance With Me” -Kings) [theatres have new bills and one of 
I3d wk). Fine $3 ; 50Q, holds. Last [them is a nabes. RKO Pan, with 
week, $4,000. [“Rosemary” - “Virgin Island” 

Midlarfl *Loew> 3.300; 75-$l)-^- dualer looks lofty. The Uptown, 
“Subterraneans" and “Key with- “Captain’s Table,” is okav. 

Witness” -M-G*. Drab S6.000. Last: "Hell To Eternity” looks fine in 
week. “Fast and Sexy" -Col) arid third at Lyric while “Elmer Gan- 
“Nights Lucretia Borgi ” 'Col), , try” looms okay for third at 


L’ville; Hur 4G 

Louisville, Oct. II. 
“AH The Young Men” at United 
Artists, despite special bally looks 
only light opening week, “Dark 
At Top Of Stairs';’ at the Mary An¬ 
derson shapes fairish. “Ben-Hur” 
is mild in 2.1st week at the Brown-. 
“Psycho” in.sixth at the Kentucky 
. looks good. 

j Estimates for This Week . 

Brown 'Fourth Avenue) • < 1.200; 
$1.25-$2.5Q) — “Ben-Hur” <M-G) 
21st wk>. Tapering tp mild. $4,000 
after 20lh week $4,500. 

Kentucky 'Switow.) '900; 75r 

51,251—“Psycho” 'Par) '6th wk). 
Good $5,000 after .fifth round’s 
$6,000: 

Mary Anderson (People’s) (900; 
75-SI)—“Dark At Top of. Stairs” 
-WB). Fairish $6,000: East week, 

, “Come Dance With Me” 'Union), 
$3,500. 

Rialto i Fourth Avenue) ‘3,000: 
60-$ 1>—“High Th. ” -20th) '2d 

wk),. Dull $6,000 after last week's*. 
$8,500. 

United Artists ‘UA) (3,000; 75- 
$1)—“All Young Men” (Col). Sat- 
: ufday. night sneak helped some; 
but only leap $7,000 looms.. Last 
week. “Night Fighters” • (UA); 

. $ 6 , 000 . 


H.0.s Hobble Mpls; 
$6,503. ‘ 


It’ 


Minneapolis, Oct. 11. 

; the old story of newcomers 


$5,500. 

Paramount -UP) '1.900; 75-SI >— 
“Dark at Top of Stairs" 'WBi. Trini 
$8,500: slays on. Last week. “Under 
10 Flags” 'Par*. 54.500. 


Orpheum. “Let’s Make Love” 
shapes good, also in third at State. 
Estimates for This W r eek 
Academy 'Mann) '947; $1.75- 

; $2.65)—“Ben-Hur” 'M-G) (33d wk). 


Plaza, Granada'NT) ' 1.900; 1.217;; Neat $9,000. Last week, Same. 
$1.25'—“High-Time” '20th). Pleas- Century 'Cinerama, Iric.) (1.150; 
ing 511.000. holds at Plaza. Last I $i.75-$2.65)—“This Is Cinerama” 
week. Plaza only "Sons and j (Cinerama) '2d run) 17 th. wk). Stout 
Lovers” >20th) 2d wk), $6,000. j. $10,000. Last week, $10,500. 

Roxy -Durwood) <850; $l-$1.5b) Gopher (Berger) fl.OOO; $0.D0- 
—“Ocean's II” - WB) «7th wkV. Neat • $1.25)—“Jungle Cat” <BV) '2d wk). 


$5,500. Last week, $6,000. 

Uptown 'NT) 2.043: 85-SI 

“Hruse of Usher” -AI) '3d wk). 
Fair $4,006. Last week, also in 
Granada, $7,000. 


Okay $5,000. Last wjeek. $6,000. 

Lyric (Par) (l.QOti; $I.-$I.25) — 
“Hell to Eternity” ‘AA) <3d wk). 
Fine $6,500. Last week, $7,000. 
RKO Orpheum (RKO). (2 ; 800; $1- 


$1.25)—“Elmer Gantry” (UA) (3d 
wk). Okay $8,000. Last week, $9,- 
500.. 

RKO Pan (RKO) <1.800; 85-$l>— 
"Rosemary” (Films. Around World) 
and “Virgin Island” (JFAW).. Sen¬ 
sationally advertised as “for adults 
only.” Healthy $5,500. Last week, 
“Ocean's .11” (WB) (7th wk), $7- 
000 at $l-$l;50.. 

. St. Louis Park 'Field) (1,000; 
$1.50-82) —. “Can-Can” (20th) (2d 
run) (4th wk>. Has gone to one 
Showing daily, at 8:30 p.m., except 
on Sunday, when there’s a matinee: 
Solid $4,000. Last week' $6,000. 

State (Par) i2,200; $1-$1.25) — 
“Let’s Make Love” -20th) (3d wk). 
Okay at $7,000. Last .week, $7,500. 

Suburban World (Mann) (800; 
$1.25)*—“Man in a Cocked Hat:* 
1 Indie). (2d wk).'Lively $4,500, Cast 
Week, $5,500. 

. Uptown (Field) (1,000; $1:25) — 
“Captain’s Table”. '20th); Oke $4,- 
000. Last week;. “Studs Eonigan** 
i UA); $3,000. 

World (Mann.) (400; 85-$1.45) 
"Apartme'rit” (UA) '14th wk). Re^ 
markable $4,000. Last week, $4,- 
500. 


Detroit, Get. 11; 

. Plethora of newcomers, headed: 
by “Elmer. Gantry,” have down- 
town biz hopping this 1 stanza,. 
“Gantry” is great at the Palms. 
“Dark at Top of Stairs” Is bright 
at the Michigan. “For Love of 
Alike” looks only fair at. the Fox. 
“Battle in Outer Space” shapes so- 
so at the:Broadway-Capitol. 

Meanwhile, long-termers . stay 
strong. “Ben-Hur” is sturdy in 
34th week' at.'the United Artists: 
“Windjammer*’ shapes big in 23th 
vround at the Music Hall. "Can- 
Can’’ is oke in 19th round at Madi¬ 
son. “Sons .and Loyers” is good in 
second. Tbund at th Trans-Lux 
Krii . 

Estimates for This Week 
Fox tFox-Mieh) '5.000; 75-$l.49) 
--“For, Love , of Mike” < 20(h) and 
“Young Jesse Janies” (2dfh). Fair 

AVasliington, Oct. 11. . 

, _ . . . ■ \ „ ■'■20th)and“Ski.Tr.oop-Attack 'In- 

‘ Sunrise at Campobello” preemed, (Ref i2d \vk), $8 000. 

here this round: to provide some Michigan (United Detroit) A,000; 
light on a generally dull mainstem. $l.25-$1.49>^-“Dark at: Top of 
This hardticketer looks socko on stairs” 'WB). Big $20,000 or near, 
initialweek.after a splashy irivita- Last week. “Started, in Naples” 
tional opening at the Uptown, Only <p a r) arid "Conspiracy of Hearts” 
other important initialer is “Dark 'Par). $17,000. 
at Top of Stairs.” Which shapes Palmb'CD) (2.961; $1,25-$1,49)^ 
good, day-dating two houses. “Elmer Gantry” iUA). Wham $22,r 

“Studs Lonigan” is fated mild in 000. Last week,. “Psycho” 'Par) 
opener at Keith’s w hile “Angel,‘10th \yk). $14,000. 

Wore Red’’ looms fairish at Palace. ■' Madison '.UD) '1.408; $1.50-$3)— 
"All the Young Men” shapes so-so ; ]-Can.TCa-n’’_ <2Qth-) Okay ' 

on opener at Playhouse. “Psycho” ; ?6A00. Lastweek., $7,000. . 

still is solid in 1 lilt Week at the vt' 5 ? 0 ’ 

To ^ vn $1.25-$1.49) — “Battle In Outer 

£sUm,l« for This Week W-c'** Mo«.» 

Ambassador - Metropolitan ' ‘.SWV !S°''t--^?* so l 10 ? 00 ^ 

'1,490; 1,000; 90 T S1.49)—"Dark at .^ x _ R' t l^ l g -.P^ .% < *<*H*«.J*^)" 

Topol Stairs" 'WB'. Good $17,000. L.mi fSalahan'f , 'mo'- 

T acf ivorilr In riornito” I A A 1 • .4(13018 .(B31303 n *•. -, f 1.700. $1.25- 

,9H V t? «o non U 1 Et ty $1.50*—“AH Young Men” <ColM4th 

<za w k», $8,000. wk»: Mild $5,000 in five days. Last 

Capitol 'LoewV <3.426; $l-$1.49) week. $7,000. : ! 

—’ High Time” <20th) -3d w-k*. Oke I United Artists <UA) '1.667; $1.25- 
$9 000. Last w eek. $11,500. $3 *t—“B en-Hrir” 'MrG) <34th w k). 

Keith’s 'RKO* * 1.850: $I $1.49) Swell $14,000. Last week. $14,300. 
—“Studs Lonigan” 'UA*. Mild Music Hall 'Cinerama, Inc:) 
$8;000. Last week, “Night Fight- *1.208: $1.55-S2.65) — “Windjam- 
’ (UA) same,. mer” |NTi.'29th wk). Big $14,500. 

‘ Mac Arthur <K-B) '906; $1.10)— 4 ’Srn iTran^Ti.vt 

“School for Scoundrels ’; rCont) <2d n 49 

Niit y $8,000 .<<« $10^00 

opener * $7,500. Last week. $9,000. 

.. Ontario ' K.-B* <1.240; 90-$1.49‘— Mercury UMi < l,470|:$l-$i.49)— 
“Under 10 Flags” ft Par) <2d wk). “Pav or Die”- <AAi (2d w*k); Good 
Slow $4,000 after $5,200 opener. $8,000. Last week’ $10,000. 

Palace (Loewv (2.390: 90-SI.25)—I ! ———r - 

'‘Angel W’ore Red” 'M-G'., Fair t n ; • > n i. frio AAA 
$10,000. Last week, “I Aim At ^llOnSe SJOCfeO SZZ,l)uU, 

[ Stars” 'Col), $12,500. T ' 1 

Playhouse (T-L). <458; $1-$1.80W I 
“All Young Men” < Col): So-so [ ; 

$5;500, Last week. “Subterrane¬ 
ans” ' M-G) '3d wk>, $1,900. 

Plaza (T-L) '.276; $l-$1.80H t '| Boston, Octf il. 

“Magdalena” (Magna). <3d w’kj. j Picture, biz. heading into trad!- 
Good $4,500. Last week. $4,800. tional sluffOff period here, jnan- 
Town (King): '800; $1-$1.49)— aged to perk up some this week 
“Psycho” 'Par) '.11th wk*. Nifty; with new ’product faring well. 
$6,000. Last week, $6,500. Paving the Way this turn is “Sun- 

Trahs-Lux (T-L) ‘600; $1.25-$2) rise at Carnpobello” socko at the 
—“Song. Without End” 'Col) '3d Gary on hard-ticket. “House of 
wk).. Fat $9,500. Last week. Usher” is smash at Paramount. 
$12,500. j “Under 16 Flags” ;: is okay at 

Uptown cSW) <1,306; $1.49-$2.75) r Orpheum while “High Time’ r looks 
^-“Sunrise at Carnpobello” (WB); good at Memorial. “Night Fight- 
Sock $17,606 in 6 days. Last week, J ers” is rated fair at Pilgrim, 
“Can-Can” (20 th) (19th wk), $5,006 | “Sorig Without End” ’shapes 
In 5 days: - great at Kenmore in second round. 

Warner (SW) .«l-,440;. $l;; : 49-$2.75)'‘- “Dark- at Top of sUirs” looiiis tviild 
—-“Ben-Hur”. <M-G) *30th wk). j in second at th Met. “Hirpshirii 

Good $10,600. Last week, $10,500. ‘ Mon Amour” is: holding fine i 

-—-- sixth at thg New Fenw . “For 

I Members Only’” at; State, is hot in 
j second: With three roadshow, pic- 
i (PI ipm »r AAA tutes here now\ Boston will be i 
\ m KLAuj S5 OflO lthe unprecedented position of hav-. 

* ■ y 9 j ing four ail going at the Same tim» 

Omaha, Oct. 11. ; when “Spartacus” opens at Astor 

Biz is passable to nice at down- | Q Ct . 27 on reserved-seat. 


Hub;‘Usher’ Smash 2QG, 
TimeM6G,‘Rags’ 12G 


‘STAIRS’BRIGHT 8G, 


town first-runs this stanza despite 
plenty of competition from foot¬ 
ball and the World Series. “Dark at 
Top of Stairs” shapes good at the 
Orpheum. Other hew entry, “Un¬ 
der 10 Flags” is okay at the Omaha: 
Second week of. “Jungle Cat” is 
rousing at State, Hard-ticket 
“Ben-Hur” continues to slump at 
the Cooper- in 34th round. 

Estimates for This Week 

Cooper (Cooper) <693; $1.55- 

$2.20)—“Ben-Hur” fM-G) ‘34th 
wk). Fairish $4,500. Last week, 
$5;00.0. 

Omaha (Tristates) (2,066; 75-$l) 
—“Under 10 Flags” (Par). Pass¬ 
able $5,000. Last week, “Started in 
Naples” (Par) (2d wk), $4,0Qb. 

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,877; 75- 
$1)—“Dark at Top of Stairs” (WB), 
Good $8,000. Last week, “High 
Time” '20th) (2d wk), $5,500. 

State (Cooper) (743; $1)— 


: Estimates for This-Week 
Astor (B&Q) (1.270; $1.75) — 
“Strangers When We . Meet” .(Col) 
(8th wk). Oke $4,500. Last week, 
$5,000. 

. Beacon Hill 'Sack) , 1 678; $1.50)—: 
“Sons and Lovers’’ i2bth) (m.o.) 
(2d-Avk). Good $5,500. Last week; 
$6;500. 

Boston (Gineraina*, Inc.) (1.354; 
j $1.20-$2.65)—^’This ' Is Cinerama” 
(Cinerama). (25th wk). The 24th; 
week ended Monday ‘ 10). was. slick 
$8,000. Last week, same. 

Capri (Sack) <900; $1.5(P$1.80) 
—“Can-Can i20t.h). (rn.b.) (2d wk). 
Bright $6,000; Last week, $7!000: 

Exeter (Indie) <1,376; 75-$l .25)^ 
“I’m All Right, Jack” (Col). 
Qpeiied Saturday (8). Lastweek, 
“Schoor for Scoundrels” (Cent) 
(8th wk), good $5,500! !; 

Gary (Sack) (1^277; :$1.50-$2.56) 


“jungle Cat” <BV). (2d Vk). ; Re-; —‘‘Sunrise at Carnpobello” (WB). 
bounding to: nice $4,500 after $3,- j Great $22,000 or close. Last week, 
750! bow. 1 (Continued on page 19) 




Wednesday, October 12, I960 


PfisStEFt 


HCTUBK GROSSES 


Chi on Wane But Time' Tall $2ft,009; 
Trivate’ Hep 8G; 'Stairs’ Bnsk 25G, 
‘Usher Fat 17G, ‘Song' Big 20G, 2d 


WarH Series, TV Debate Clip N.Y. 

10G ' But ‘Spartacus Mighty at $31500; ! 

Canada’s observance of Thanks- .!_ ; _ . * e- _ A 

Sunrise $25J00,2d, Stairs 145G,3 


... Chicago, Oct. 11. A 

Tlrst-riin- biz. is oii the wane 
her® this week with holdovers in 
heavy supporting roles.. Hottest of 
the four openers is “High Time,” 
looking for a lofty $28,000 at Ori¬ 
ental. Loop entry, “Private Prop¬ 
erty,”.should, gainer a nice $8,000. 

Among the second weekers, 
“Dark at Top of Stairs” at- the 
Chicago is rated bright Cine- 
stage’s “Miracle of Our Lady of 
Fatima’* on reissue! looks mild in 
second. "Aparajito” at Carnegie 
and “House of Usher” at Roosevelt 
are both brisk, also is first hold¬ 
over rounds; “Song Without. End”, 
will: garner potent coin for touted 
Artists, also .for .second.. 

“Let’s Make - Love’’ is solid at 
Wopds on first holdover frame. 
“Hell: to Eternity” is fast in fourth 
lap at the. State-Lake. 

... Of hardticketers, both “Can- 
Can” in 25th Palace round and 
“Ben-Hur" in 42d Todd canto look. 
okay. 

Eriimiates for This. Week 

Carnegie (Teiem’tj '(495y'$l'.50)— 
“Aparajito” (Indie) (2d wk>. Good 
$2,500. Last week; $2,800. 

Chicago (B&K) (3,900; 9Q-$1.80) 
—“Dark at Top of Stairs” -lWB> 
(2d wkVi Bright $25:000. Last week, 
$24,000. 

Cinestage,(Todd) (1,039; 90-$1.80> 
—“Miracle. pur Lady, of Fatiiria” 
(WB> (reissue) (2d Wk): Okay $12,- 
,000. Last \Veek. $11,500. 

Esquire (H&E Balaban) (1,350; 
$1.25-$L80'i — "Captain’s Tahle” 
(20th) (3d wk). Oke $6,000. Last 
week,. $7,200. 

Loop (Telem’t) (606:: OO^l.BO)-^ 
“Private. Property” (Indie'. Nice 
$8,000.- Last week,. “Rosemary” 
(FAW) (3d wk); $6,100. 

Monroe (Jovan* (1,000; 65-90)— 
“Music Box Kid’* (indie) and 
“Noose for a . .Gunman’’ (Indieh 
Fair $4,500. Last week! “Love Spe¬ 
cialist’’ (Indiei and “Sin and De¬ 
sire” (IndieV. $5,200: : 

Oriental (Indie) (3.400; 90-$1.80) 
—“High Time*- (20th). Lofty $28,- 
000. Last week, “Under 10 Flags” 
(Par) (4th. wk), $13,000: 

Palace (Indie). (1,434; $1.50.-$3.56v 
—“Can-Ciiri” (20th) (25th wki Fair 
$13,500, Last week, 14,500. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,400; 90-$i .80) 
—“House of Usher” (Al) (2d wk). 
Big $17,000, Last week. $18,500 
orover, 

State-Lake (B&K. (2.400; 90- 

$1.80) — “Hell to Eternity” (AA) 
(4th wk); Trim $15,500. Last week; 
$17,500. 

Surf (H&E Balaban) (685; $1.80) 
—“Man in Cocked Hat” (Show)! 
(4th wk). Nice. $2:800. Last week. 
$3,500. 

Todd. (Todd* (1,089; $1.75-$3.50) 
*e-“Ben-Hur v (M-G) <424 wk*. Fine 
$17,500.: Last Week. $18,000. 

.:••• United. Artists (B&K) (1,700; 90- 
$1,80)—“Soiig Without End” (Coi> 
(2d wk). Loud $20,000. Last: week. 
$23,000. 

Woods (Essaness) (1,200; 90- 

$1 ;80)—“Let *s Make Love” (20th) 
(2d wk). Nice $17,000. Last week, 
$ 22 , 000 . 

, World (Teitel) (606; 9O-$i/50i—*' 
“Naked. Night” (Time), Oke at $4,- 
600. Last week, “Threepenny Op¬ 
era.” (B tan don i (4 th wk), $1,100, 

‘Stairs’ Big $13,000 In 
Balto; ‘Members’ Mild 
6 G, Time’ 4G, 2d Wk. 

Baltimore, Oct. 11. .. 

.... Biz is. only fair this week with 
only three ftew pix on the scene, 
and none, is sensational., “Dark at 
Top of Stairs,’ - looks sock in first - 
at Hippodrome while “Sons arid! 
Lovers” is okay in same at 500-seat 
Charles. “There’s Always a Price 
Tag,” which came in . almost un¬ 
announced, shapes okay at the 
Cinema. . 

‘‘For Members Only” is healthy 
. iest of the holdovers, but only mild 
In second at Century. “High Time” 
is steady in 28th week at the Town. 
“Jungle Cat” looks, oke in second. 

Estimates for This Week 

Aurora (Rappaport) (367; 50- 
$1.50)—“Psycho” (Par) (12th wk). 
Trim $5,000 after same in. 11th 
week. 

Century (Fruchtmah) (3,200; 50- 
$1.25)—“For Members Only” (Iri- 

< Continued on page 19) 


Estimates Axe Net 

Film, gross estimates as re¬ 
ported, herewith from the vari¬ 
ous key cities, are net; i.e., 
without usual tax. Distrib¬ 
utors share on net? take, when 
./playing percentage, hence the 
estimated figures are - net in¬ 
come. 

Th parenthetic admission 
prices, however, as indicated; 
include U. SI amusement tax; 

‘Stairs’ OK 13G, 
Cleve.; ‘Cat’ 8G 

Cleveland. Qct. 11, 
Outdoor lure of Indian, summer* 
weather and indoor political tv de-: 
bates ar leaving theii* marks on 
first-run takes here this round. 
.“Dark at Top-; of Stairs” is .barely 
okay at the Alien i.ne-day run: 
“Jungle. Cat’’ falls into the passable, 
category at the Palace. State’s “It 
Started in Naples” looks good in 
second. “From Hell to Eternity” 
shapes oke at Hipp, also on second. 

Estimates for This Week 
Alien (SW) <$1.-$1.50) ^ “Dark 
at Top of Stairs" (WBi, Barely 
okay $1.3.006 in nine days. Last 
week, “High Time”..(20th) (2d wki, 
$11,500. 

... Continental Art (Art . Theatre 
Guild) (950; $1.25i -^- “Sons and 
Lovers”. (20th) (m.o.). Satisfactory 
$1,800. Last week; “Holiday Island” 
(Indie) (3d wk), $1,400. 

Heights Art (Art Theatre Guild) : 
(950; $1.25)—“Royal Ballet”! (In-. 
die;. Nice $2,800. Last week; “Sons 
and Lovers” (20th) (5th \vk), $2,100.. 

Hippodrome (Eastern, IHpp). (3.- 
700; $l-$1.25)-^“Hell to Eternity’’ 
(AA). (2d wk). Okay $8,000. Last 
week,' solid $14,000, 

. Ohio (Loew) (2,700; $l-$2,75V — 
“Ben-Hur” (37th wfc>: Fine $5,500 
after $7,000 last round. 

Palace . (Silk & Heipern) (3!750; 
50-$1.25) —; “Jungle. Cat” <BV). 
Passable $8,000 or near. Last week, 
“Thunder in Carolina” (Indie); and 
“King of Wild Stallions” (Indie), 
$6,500. 

State t Lqew) (3,700; .85-$ 1.25>— 
“It Started in Naples” (Par) (2d 
wk). Good $9,000 rafter $12,000 for 
opener. 

Stillman (Loew (2,700; $1-. 

$1.50)—“Psycho” (Par) (10th wk>. 
Excellent $5,500 after. $8,000 last 


Canada’s observance of Thanks- ^ - A 

Sannse $25200,2d, Stairs 145G, 3 

Loews. "Night Fighters” aiso i s fpntees moved to N.Y. last Satur- Paramount (AB-PT) <3,66S; $l-$2) 
slow at the Uptown. Main- hold-: W5JW? ?",? secon, J , —“Desire in Dust” (20th). Opened 
overs show' little change. j 9 l i®, at T P e k? te on te ® yesterday (Tues.). In ahead, “Let’s 

“Psycho” still is Socko. In ninth' Broadway first-runs are Make Love” (20th) (5th wk-5 days), 

round at Hollywood. “Ocean’s il’V; * akin f a beatI . n « thl f session. There okay $j8.000 after $20,000 for 
looms hotsy in third at Imperial. ! °P-F on ,® ^P° r tant ^newcomer, fourth full week. Fifth abbreviated 
Estimates for This Week j ^Spartacus .at the DeMilIe, but it weeJc ran ahead of f ourth roun( f 
Carlton (Rank) (2,318; $l-$1.50':: ls ,, niakl il g K. ^ or , !?®: i f bs ^ nce , 0 / most of time, 

S “SoM Without End” (Col). Sock ■ mwTgreat'shmvhig^withVirtuMIy - Radio Mus “ «*« <Rocke- 
$2o:008. Last week, “Doctor oaDacit.’ s.lI SOO fo^r' the ftat nine fellers) (6.200; 90-$2.75>—“Dark at 
Love” (20(h) (4th wk), Sift non : .capacitj $dl,5UU for the first nme - , c . o.Vo** iTIfD) /OJ -..Li 


W S ^n g A r itk0ut En , d,l fColV. Sock ! ^^"rereat^lowrng‘Uth\'lrtud Radio cit y Music 112,1 ( Rocke- 

$2a:000. Last week, “Doctor ' rhefi^stnine fellers) (6.200; 90-$2.75)—“Dark at 

:t R^^ , «&vVl^ i# M'2S ’ P«f»™an?es in ftew^ek ending Top of Stairs" <WB) )3d-final wk). 
$25fi*—‘TlOvar^Bailet’ ^(Rank^ nd ' toda y 4 Wed.-), this being one show ?" 13 ^ nal JL e n sslon Iooks to bulId ta 
Healthv $^000 Last \Jek 1 shprt of the Itormal week - pic was f me * 145 ' 00 £ , or 2 biUover. with 
Jft0ftft H ^ Itl y ? ° 00 ' • 4 ■ • “clean” on both Friday and Satur- boost f rom Columbus Day (today). 

Hollywood (FP) (1 030- $1 $1 25) day nights, with .the advance sale ^rand was $125,000, below hopes. 

w better than $120,000. _ ^l.dn^ht Lac,- (U) opens ^ 


jve mn wki,- mu,uuu., : nerformances In the week ending T °P of Stairs” (WB) <3d-fir 

this being one shol f ™'t ssion Iol * s t0 ' 
21 (Rank* ( 3d _ .> a. hnrm .i i.-oe fine $145,000 or a bit ove 


w better than $120,000 


“Midnight Lace” (U) opens to- 


$10,000; Last week, $11,000. i “World of Apu” is pacing the ° 5 ' 

Hyland (Rank) (1.057; $1-$1.50> j new -a'rty theatre entries with a' RIy o M (L AT» * 1 ,»4o; $1.50-$3.50) 
—“From Terrace” (20th) (11th wk). ^ wow,$7,500 at the tiny Fifth Ave- — Can-Can <20thi <32d wk). Th® 

Fine S6.000? Last week ditto i ni 'e Cinema. This is the second Jlst round ended last night (Tues.) 

Imperial (FP) (3 343' $1-$1 25)— highest bid for any week at this was good SJ&oOO after $18,000 for 
•:Occan-s :U" iWB' )3d wk) Happy ; 30th week. ” Alamo" .UA) due in 

$12,000.. La^t w-eek, $16,000. j “Dark at Top of Stairs’* with Z0 ‘ 


nue Cinema. This is the second 31st round ended last night (Tues.) 
highest bid for any week at this was &ood $16,500 after $18,000 for 
spot. 30,11 weekV Alamo” <UA) due in 


$12,000.. La^t w-eek, $16,000. j “Dark at Top of Stairs’* with 
International (Taylor) (557; $1- , stageshow looks to finish its .third ?l ate t ( I Lo , ew ’ ,J ’® 00 ’ S1.50-$3.50) 
$1.25)—‘‘Hiroshima Mon Amour”! and final Week at the Music Hall Ben-Hur” <M-G) t46th wki. This 
(Zenith). (5th wk). Still nice at! with a nice $145,000 or over. “Mid- w ® eI i ending today looks like tor- 
$4,000. Last week, $4,500. night Lace” opens tomorrow' n d $32,000 after $43,500 in 45th 

LoeW’s (Loew) (2.745: $1-$1.25)— 'Thurs.). wee f* St3ys on - 

“All Fine Young Cannibals’ ? ,(M-G): | “Sunrise at Campobello” looks Victoria (City Tnv.) (1,003; 50-$2) 
Eight $10,000. Last W’eek, “Angel. to-top the initial session, w'ith a ~T.^^f' , .^ d ,n Spies’ »Par) (6th 
Wore Red” (M-G),. $8,000. ! nice $25,200 for second w'eek at the ^“ 1S round winding tomorrow 

. Tivoli (FP) (935; Sl.SO.^.pO'^— palace. Pic is set to swing to grind Lnn U Tr ; f+i! S iea r!-^n£? r c. n * ce 
“Can-Cah" (20thv..(28th wk).. Still. from present hard-ticket policy ^5?’ Pl Hh was $lo,000. Stays, with 
lusty at $7,000. Last week, same. • next month. “All Fine Young Can- „ GI B, “ es ,Par! due in Nov. 3. 
Town® (Taylor) (693; $1-$1.50>—j ibals” is down to mild $19,000 House closes down Oct. 23 tor face- 

“Sf'hfiol fnr. Sf»n^inf^^Al<s ,, (flnnt) i nr low in » I 


“School for- Scoundrels” (Cont); or less in current (3d> week 
(8th wk). Big $4,000. Last week, • of eight days at the Criterion, with 
$4 500, ! “S u r n r i.s e Package” replacing 

University (FP) (1.363: $L50^ ' next Friday (14) 

$2.75>—“Ben-Hur” (M-G); (43d wkK=! “Desire in Dust” ODened vester- 
nieirnh tn «« non t bef - J . L?e ->i re in Dust -openea yesier- 


rion. with Warner (SW) (1,416; 90-$2>— 
replacing ‘'High Time” <20th* <4th wk). This 
session ending Friday (14) IooJce 
, > like light $8,000. Third was $10.- 


‘OSS-BOO; Last uaek '^y (Tues:) at tUg Pa?amounLfExperlwu*- (In- 


Uptown (Loew) (2,745; $1-$1.25) 
—“.Night .Fighters” (UA*. Lean 
$7,000 or close; Last week. "Bells 


_ ; where “Let’s Make Love” hit okay 


$18,000 in the final five days of 


die) opens Oct. 22. 

First-Run Arties 
Baronet (Reade* (430; $1.25-$2) 


STast v«ek. "Bails —"HappeOed in Broad * I^ylighF) 

” (M-G) (7th i maks. like fine $15,500 foi the sixth (Conti (2d w'k). This round finish- 

.Victoria week. -ing tomorrow (Thurs.) looks to 

i . - “Apartment” is edging up to an hold with fancy $9,500 after $10,- 

• 1A/1 okay $16,000 in 17th round at the 500 for first. 

.. Lima 1 III Astor, where “Inherit the Wind” Fine Arts (Davis* (468; 90-$1.80) 

[ l lllC moves in today (Wed.). “All the — “Hiroshima Mon Amour” 

” Vrvilnrr TLTA«»' 1:L.„-y7unifhl 


“Apartment” is edging up to an hold with fancy $9,500 after $10,- 
okay $16,000 in 17th round at the 5Q0 for first. 


Astor, where. “Inherit the Wind" ] 
moves in today (Wed.). “All the 


Fine Arts (Davis* (468; 90-$1.80) 
■ “Hiroshima Mon Amour” 


‘USHER’ TRIM $8,000, 
PROV.; TIME’ GOOD 7G 

. Providence,. Oct. 11. 

Still npthihg: to brag about here-: 
abouts with heav. ,ex- 

plbitation; helping “House; of 
Usher” to fine Majestic first week.: 
RKO.Albee with “High Time” and 
Strand with “All Young" Men” 
both , are good. Sixteenth round of 
“Ben-Hur” is okay at. Elmwood:! 

Estimates for This Week, 

Albee (RKO) (2.200; 65-90)— 
“High Tii (20th* and . “Young 
Jesse James” (20th*; Good $7,000: 
Last w ; ;eek, “Hell To Eternity” (AA) 
and “Operation Amsterdam” (20th) 
(2d wk) r $5,000; 

Elmwood (Shyder) (724; $1.50- 
$2.50)-^-iBen-Hur” (M'-G). ,116th- wk). 
Okay $7,500. Last week, sariie. 

Majestic (SW) ;(2,200;. 65-90)^- 
“Hduse of Usher” (AI) and! “Hell, 
Heaven, Hoboken” (AI). Fine :$8,^ 
000. Last week “Madame Butterfly” 
(Indie), $3.0po: 

State (Loew) (3.200; 65-90)-- 

“Subterraneans” (1VUG), Drab $4,- 
000 in .4 days. Last week, “Ruby” 
(MrG) (reissue) and =“AeciisPd“ 
(M-G), $7,000: 

Strand (National Realty) (2,200: 
65-90)—^“AU Young MPri”.(Col) and 
“Pal Joey” (Col* (reissue). Good 
$7,000. Last week. “Started In 
Naples” (Par) (2d :wk), $7^00, 


" r-- * j Young Men” looks like an okay (Zenith* (22d w'k). The 21st week 

a • : $12,000 in current (7th> frame at ended Sunday (9» pushed to big 

I itl/tvr* MaitaIiA l%f I the Forum. “I Aim at Stars” comes $8,800 after $7,500 for 20th stanza. 

vlllvY * r OYUHl Oil in Oct. 19. Beekman (R&B) (590; $1.20- 

* • ! “Hell, to Eternity” opens today $1*75*—“Flute and Arrow” (Janus), 

Cincinnati. Oct. 11: j ftyed.) at the Capitol, where Opened Monday (10*: In ahead. 
Newcomers “It Started in ; “Ocean’s 11” wound its ninth ses- “Sons and Lovers” (20th* (10th wk- 
Napies” is rated nice at the Albee.i ^ion with mild $15,000, How'ever, 6 days*, slim $3,600. 

and “Under Ten Flags” looms okay j it was a fine longrun for pic. “High Fifth Ave, Cinema (R&B) (250; 

at Palace: These are standouts on Time” is swinging low' to a! light $1.25-$1.80i — “World of Apu 

Cincv cinema front. “Psvcho” $8,000 in fourth week at the (Harrison) (2d wk). Initial round 

shapes hotsy in 11th w eek at Grand j Warner. ended Monday (10) was wow 

and may linger after advertised, “Ben-Hur” also is off currently, $7,500 for this tiny house, second 
finale. “High Time” bids; for a/with a big $32,000 in prospect for best for opening week here. It 
.mild, second week at Keith’s; j the 46th stanza at the State. “Can- was topped only by “Father Pan- 
Autumn chill is apparent at Tw ; in’ Can” also suffered but w'ound its jchali” iHarrison). 

Drive-In. “Ben-Hur” hords firmly » 31st round with an okay $16,500 at Normandie <T-L) r 592; $1.25- 
in 30fh week While "Can-C ” is the Rivoli. (Continued on p3ge 19) 

fairish in 16th frame* [ Estimates for This Week 

Albee^( rkd* ^3, : io6? 9 Q^i, 25 Y—! ttJ A h ?ta r. (G * ty Series Sons Pitt B0 

“Started In Naples” (Par*. Nice. Inherit the ^ ind ,UA) - °P ens ^ erieS D * U * 

$10;000. Last week, “Let’s Make ! toda * v < Wed ) - Last week, “Apart- n Alr*„ CQ AAA* 

Love” (20th) (2d wk), $7,500 at 90c- ntent”: (UA) (17th wk). okay $16,000 DUt 12106 UKdy ^K>,UuU, 

$1:50 scale. after $15,000 for I6th week, and a <p . > f * 1 L (Ml AAA 

Capitol (SW-Cineramav (.1,400; great longrun. rl3gS r<UFlSll 41 LUUv 

$1.25-$2.75) “Ben-Hur” (M-G? Capitol (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50) Opt 11 

S di«o Fi ™ $12,00? ' Bh to offifh an oveV town thi* 

Botfo 32 o n oo” U Llst S 32 300.“ ' j *>«.000 for eighth week. ^ .. Hi g h Time" at Buffs shapes 

Grand (RKO* <1,400* $1-$1.50*—• Criterion (Moss) (1.671; 90-$2.40) fair while “Desire in Dust" is only 
“Psycho” . (Par) (11th wk* Still -—“All Fine Young Cannibals” mild at Fulton. “Ben-Hur" looks 

hotsv at $6,000 or over, warranting j <M-G) ..Od^final Wk). This session firm in 38th week at Warner, 
further tenancy despite advertised I finishing tomorrow (Thurs.) looks] “School for Scoundrels” still is 
final week. Last webk, $7,000. [ like mild $19,000 or less for 8 days, trim in fourth at Squirrel Hill. 

, Guild (Vance) (300;. $1.25*—‘Tm 'Second, was! $18,000. “Surprise|!“All Fine Yojing Cannibals” shapes 
All Right, Jack” (Col). (4th w'k). ’ Package” (Col) opens Friday (14); "passable in second at the Penn, 
Fair $1,700. Last week, $2,100. ,]. beMille (Reade) (1 463* $150- J Estimates for This Week 

Hyde Park Art (Shor) (5Q0; $1.25* $3501 “Spartacus” ( U) Initial Fulton (Shea* (1,365; $1-$1.50)— 


it was a fine longrun for pic. “High i Fifth Ave. Cinema (R&B) (250; 
Time” is swinging low* to a light $1.25-$1.80i — “World of Apu” 
$8,000 in fourth week at the! (Harrison) (2d wk). Initial round 
Warner. j ended Monday (10* was wovr 


Normandie <T-L) (592; $1.25- 

(Continued on page 19) 


Opens iSeries Bops Pitt B.0, 

SI 6.000 But Time’ Okay $8,000; 

' and _ “ ‘Flags’ Fairish $11,000 

1-$2.501 Pittsburgh, Oct. 11. 

Opens is offish all over town this 

round w'ith World Series blamed. 


If Steps” (20th) . (2d wk*. Slow ] se ssion ending todav (Wed;) looks (“Desire in Dust” (20tli*. Soft $5,000. 
$900: Last week, $1,200. : j ike V ! r f ua i ranacitv $31 500 for i Last week, “September Storm * 

Keith’s (Shor) (1,500; 90 t$1..25*-t 5 ^ fo! (20th> (2d wk). $2,600. 

"High Time" (201H) (2d >k>. :»»«Harri, (Associated! (2.100; ,|1. 

^PataceM^KOV?!' 600^31 31 251^l^^'^^^U^SioroOO^for hTghly sue-! *»!’■ ifS 

"Under 10 Flags" 


(PaYi ok av | cessful longrun. Normal week of| akay ^ ast «j 

k. Sacle'ouVi w -hows is $36,229 for capacity Young MerF’^o ) j2d.wk». 


$8,500. Last week, “Miracle Our snows is tor capacity 

Ladv of Fatima” (WB) (reissue); he f e * Seat-wise the first nine per- 
$6,800. fprmances hit capacity, but parties 

Twin Drive-In (Shor) f1,200 cars and fewer performances cut down 
each side; 90c)—West ride: “Devil’s actual gross. 

Commandment” (Indie) and “Mark Palace (RKO) (1,642; $1.25-$2.50) 


Commandment” (Indie) and “Mark Palace (RKO) (1,642; $1.25-$2.50) a fj i n uq * of t ] 
of Devil” (Indie): So-so $4,500. _.“Sunrise at Campobello” (WB) 2S United Fund 
Last week. “Beyond; Time Barrier” t 2d wk*. This stanza finishing today / 


j Penn (UATC) (3,300: $1-$1.50)— 
; “All Fine Young Cannibals” (M-G> 
1 (2d wk*. Good $9,500 with help of 
! “Night Fighter” *UA- on Saturday 
| night. Last week. $12,000, (6 days), 
I due to use of theatre on Monday 


rza WKI. inis stanza nnisning xoaay -cm.irr.i niu icwi (034- «i o 1 ?)—> 
F EaS ,Wed -’ i 001 "* like n i ce * 25 20 “? n I School lor Scoundrels"* (Conti 

Fine $2 ' 400 - La3t ^ 

35;OOo! y , Last^wCek^'David 31 ;^ urkef'seUiD un<IeJ: present hard ’ *SW1 (3.700; »14I30M* 

Bathsheba” (20th) and “Young tfclcet setup. “Under 10 Flags” (Par). Fair $11,- 

Jesse James” (20th) (reissues*/ Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80)— 000 or close. Last week, “Hous® 
$5/500. ‘‘All the Young Men” (Col) (7th of Usher” (AI), $8,600. .under hopes. 

Valley (Wiethe) (1,200; $1.50-i wk*. This round winding tomorrow Warner (SW) (1.513; $1.50-$2.75) 

$2.50)—“Can-Can” (16th wk). Fair ! <Thurs.) looks like okay $12,000 —“Ben-Hur” (M-G* <38th wk). Ex- 

$5,500, Last week, same*. 1 after $14,000 for rixth week. ‘‘I cellent $9,000. Last week, $9,500. 




10 


INTERNATIONAL 




'Variety's 4 London office 

49 St. Jamn's Strcah Piccadilly 


Film Censorship Grows More Acute So *$280000 Britif^Shidio 1 Tiny Newspaper Ad, A Few Posters 

h France; Govt. Chief Appeals For I Bill Boxer, boss of Alexandra I But Ballet Ikatre Ticket Rack Gea 

7 »r Films in Johannesburg and a part- 

V 1 _ n 1 m n 1 jl her in Britain’s Gaia Films, says __— - ——^^ -4 By JAY K: HOFFMAN 

Industry Code To Solve Problem SI I 

_. _ • dlesex. The operation will be a 

modest one of two stages, mainly 

The Whites of Their Ev£S geared to making advertising 


Paris, Oct. 11. 4- 

Touchv nolitical problems!, out- ’, 
cries by family pressure groups f 
and exhib fears at antagonizing any 
of them, with filmgoing still de¬ 
clining have led to the film censor- 
chip problem growing more [acute 
here. There has been a spate of 
film bannings and tightening of 
blue pencilling by the govern¬ 
mental pic censorship board.. 

Information Minister Louis! Ter- 
renoire recently appealed to film¬ 
makers to institute a self-disciplin¬ 
ing office similar to the Am rican 
Motion Picture Code system. But 
with more than 400 licensed pro¬ 
ducers. and the French individual¬ 
ity being what it is, still seems out 
of the question, • 

Terrenoire has stated that when I 
the governmental film censor set- i 
up, the Commission De Control, • 
forbids a film to those under 18, it 
is not a sanction or penalty against 
the filmmakers but a measure to 
remind them that the industry 
must not, or should not, makej films 
that can be interpreted as ■ anti- 
education in outlook. Or pix!; that . 


r,, • . t shorts,, but capable of housing a 

[Up^o-Dofe] “B” feature film. 

London, Oct. 11. „ ... , ,. . .., x ,. 

When the Rank Organiza- J“ e ^ es ft ates 
tion chose one of London’s between $280,000 . and 

biggest laundries as a subject $400,000. 
for its “Look at Life” feature- 

tes, the laundry wanted to use .•* « n v . W * 

the cleanest-looking f amily CUrODe $ BUSlCSt iTOd. 
wash to come In that week to r _ . _ 

May Be,Artur Brauner^ 

wash from the residence of Willi Program of 25 Pix 

Hollywood producer Charles Berlin* Oct. 11. 

H. Schneer. The. laundry asked Artur Brauner is Germany’s 
P^. rmiss i lon to “wash hi If . not Europe’s—busiest pic pito 
duty linen in public. ducer. This is clearly evidenced 

— ' '■ ■■ ■ . . -p'. ■ ■■'■ by .his production activity ihich 

m •|j# is as brisk as ever. 

IPY^VIQ Kllllflllftr There are seven pix being pro- 

1 vAClllO IlllUI H g duced within the remaining f° ur 
** months of this year at. his local 
If IF. If . I CCC (seven stages) studios. Two 

riAIMF BAIICf Hntpl features, “Sabine and Her 100 
HUllg IlUllg I1UIC1 Men” and “Schlagerbummel,” are 
• under his CCC: banner-. Two other 

Hong Kong, Oct, 4. pix, “Lebehsbprn” and “We’ll 
Hong Kong’s newest luxury ho- Never Part,” are via his ALFA, a 


Parks an Elephant 

London, Oct. 11. 

A circus elephant, parked,: 
for two hours next to a park-, 
lng meter close by Mayfair* 
ritzy Connaught Hotel, caused 
some red faces and head 
scratching among London's 
cops and traffic wardens. The 
elephant,. Burma, was driven 
to the site on a float., unloaded, 
arid solemnly parked by show¬ 
man Billy Smart. Objectiv 
was to. cop publicity for the 
Variety Club’s; gala ..charity 
show of the Billy Smart circus 
on Sunday (16). 

But tv was also involved. 
The publicity stunt was appar-. 
ently linked with ; ABC-TV’S; 
“Candid. Camera” program. 
It’s thought that a man who 
phoned Scotland Yard com¬ 
plaining that the liuskv jumbo 
was holding up the parking of 
his ‘auto was. in fact, a member 
of the,“Candid Camera” team. 
So far, the stunt.. has copped 
enough space . to make the 
parking fee of 15c a bargai 
But there’s a possible sui 
mons looming; up* which .could 
up the budget. 


throw doubt on accepted moral tel, to be ready in 1962, is being daughter company of CCC. 
values, suggesting that vice and financed by American capital to Three Deductions are In col- 
violence can bring on emotional 1 the tune of $10,000,000. 

Intensity. He said that a mot al j It won’t be in time for the an- “The Shadows Are Becoming 
ending cmild not make up for \ro-; t j c i pate d tourist boom in 1961 Longer” (with, Praesens - Film, 
lations of these precepts. w’hen art estimated 185,0000 visitors Zurich), “Love Nights In Rome” 

Terrenoire opined that censor- are expected to visit the British (With Fair-Film and.: Cei-Incom, 

ship was not likable, and that he ‘ Crown Colony,- according to air- Rome) and “Sodom arid Gomor- 

for one preferred .riot to have; it or; line estimates. But the. as yet un- rah’? (With an American partner 

<Jo away with it rather than Snake ( named hotel, w-heri completed, will whose name hasn’t been revealed: 
it more stringent. But it was rteces- ' partially stifle, the cry being raised as yet ) ; 

sary as long as producers jover-.5y the newly-founded Hong Kong i n 1961, Brauner,intends to prdr 
stepped bounds of morality taste,, Tourist Assn, that it; lacks suf- duce 18 Aims of which 10 are 
e»c. He also pointed out that there ! ficient first-class hotel accom- already in the prepping stage 
would soon be a new ^DC^etup modation. These include “Dr Wohlgemuth, 

compiling seven filinindu.ty j pn{ ng and excavation work on Woman’s Doctor"; “Via Mala,” “It 
membeis, seven reps from govern- , th e choice Murray Ground site* sit- Mustn’t Always Be Caiviar,” .“This 
‘ uaied in the heart of downtown Time It Ha/to Be -Caviar” (a 

xmrth and maforltv eiouDS^ri i ’ wilhin the C£mfined Precincts of sequel to the aforementioned pic >, 
youth and ma\or Q ilj groups of th * Hong Kong’s financial center, has “Sauerbruchls Disinissal,” “SOS— 

counuj. already begun. The envisaged 26- Sahara” (coproduction with Bea- 

Industry Uneasy ' story hotel will contain 914 to ver-Film*. London ), “I Refuse the 


mental bodies, five from pedagogic 
ranks and one each from family, 
youth and maj orally groups of th 
country. 

Industry Uneasy 


But the industry is uneasy about 1,000 first-class suites and rooms. Evidence” (co-deal with Praesens- 
recent censorship and coming Two Americans from Dallas head 'Film, Zurich)* “Auf Wiedersehen," 
moves In this sphere. Producers company, Wynncor Ltd. behind, the “Man and Animal” and‘‘Exilusibn, 
feel it may soon make the French hotel project. They are Leo F. of the Public” (latter three pix 

film a patronal affair without the Corrigan Sr., and Toddi Lee are ALFA productions), ; 

frankness, outlook, and adult treat- Wynne Sr. who paid HK$14,250,000 —i-^-——-■ j 

ment that has kept foreign prestige ,'about USS2.600;000i for the land . i n . 

high. Since the CDC board went to { last May when, the former arrived 0 PnriA C flmltfl Rlilllllrscf 
w ork this season, Aug. 24, one pic | Both Messrs. Corrigan and 1 * /llUIia uiuiuiyaoi 

has been forbidden either local or ; Wynne were recently in Hong- Honolulu, Oct. 11. 

foreign showing “Le Petit Soldat“ j Kong for signing of a $5,000,000 Kini Pbpo Show, aired on 

which touched on the Algerian . building contract that went to Paul KGBM radio from 5:30-to.-9 a.m. 

problem) and an Italo one, “LajY, Construction Co. Ltd. across-the-board, is now being 

Notte Brava,” cannot get a .local I Joining in the continuing build- picked up by KGMB-TV from 6 
visa. Roger Vadim’s “And Die Of ring boom with which Hong Kong’s to 9 a.m. 

Pleasure.” .a vampire pic with a 1 postwar posterity has been identi- In addition to reviving early 
hint of lesbianism, managed to get; fied, four other new hotels are due morning tv here, simulcast addl- 
a visa for all age groups after one .to be completed before the end of tioiially Is aimed at spotlighting 
cut. ‘ this year and will boost hotel radio, according- ta M. Frainklyn 

The actual censor setup was, accommodations by ahout 50%. *VYarren, station chief. Two cam- 
created in 1945 and has not changed These hotels are being financed by eras are trained constaritly on Kini 
much since. The CDC consists of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and Popo (actually Carl Hebehstreit) 
nine governmental reps, nine in- Filipino interests, Variety learned, as he does his disk Jockey stint* 
dustry reps, two family reps and a " ^^—:— : —•—‘ ' ^ • • ■.■ r ~ '- " — 

prexy whose vote decides in case « I7*l 9 T\ ■ * i i ffif 

SHSHHSS Jerome Kuty s Remarkable Mileage 

ruling w'ill be law. ,—^ s - 

‘ Dear Liar ’ a in-' fowfr ■» in Germany and 
Sweden-Erids in 1961 «. Olivier TV Vehicle 

governmental ariri with the! civil r——- 

service people deciding as their Bj GENE MOSKOWITZ pointed eut that first the two Tead 

ministries want, \otmg primarily eMerpts from the letters; fhe. 

Sh^SplSr^j “Dear Liar” (h^kll^^er ™ f ^ and transformed 
morals. It has become more dif- Menteur”) looks to be a hit at the 

ficult because of pressure groups ; Theatre Athenee with Pierre Bras- arid h m 

and a desire to keep films out of , seur and Maria Casares in the roles tlon and cynicism, 

political polemics on one hand and ; created in the States by Katharine . Le Figaro, iriorning paper, saia 
demanding to have its say like any \ Cornell and Brian Aherne. A uer-i .H started slow but then picked up 
form of expression on the other. .man adaptation of the same two-{and ,ended as a triumph. All in- 
Hence, it looks like film censor- (character work based upon the let- JS U(led Tf a " d - «U 

■hip will continue to grow here and 'f s »t George Bernard Shaw and views were positive It looks, to de¬ 
take its place as ore of the {many ‘.Mrs. Pat Campbell has been sue- velop.into a good run and may be 

problems facing the French film cess’fully presented in that country a solid hit and in for the season, 

industry today. . and Switzerland. . Show was first doiie In Chicago 


Jerome Kilty’s Remarkable Mileage 

‘Dear Liar’ a Hit in Paris as in Germany ani 
Sweden—Ends in 1961 as Olivier TV Vehicle 


laivtr ub yittcc urc ui uic uiidiiy r , • , ; - i „ . -j L . A • . • > ,, 

problems facing the French film ‘cessfully presented in that country a solid.hit and in for. the season, 

industry today. . and Switzerland. J . Show was first doiie In Chicago 

--- : —r-;-- ; | French producer is - Mine. Frari- jiri^ 1957 with KiUy hirnself and 

'cois Grammont. Her American : Cavada Humphrey, then in Berlin 
50 Years in One Family, counterpart was Sol Hurok who l in ’59 w-ith o. E. Hasse and Elisa- 
|j A11 -- ri A ij trouped “Dear Liar” all over U. S. J be.th Bergner. where It was a hit, 
numDOlQl XlOUSe oOlCI p r j 0l i to a short and only so-so fi-; and in N. Y. and London w ? ith 
Regina. Sask.. Oct.! 1L ’.hale in Manhattan. Adaptor Jer -1 Katharine Cornell, and Brian 
Lux theatre at Humboldt, Sask., ome Kilty did the staging here to : Aherne and Miss Humphrey arid 
has been sold by George B. Bailey' Jean Cocteau’s translation of his! Kilty respectively, Play hit Stock- 
to John Dobni. of Kindersley, ! ‘Kilty’s) script. -holiu this year with Gunn Wallgren 

Sask. Paul Skulski, of Humboldt, | The big selling afternoon paper | and ! Holger Loweriadlcr. Show has 
has been named manager. | Frarice-Soir called it an enchant- i now taken Paris and next month 

The' Lux had been operated by | ing everiing that brought off what j opens in Rome with Riria Morelli 

the Bailey family lor 50 years and was primarily a w ild idea to put j and Paolo Stoppa. 
at one time offered stageshows: j these letters on the stage,as a sort Sir Laurence Olivier i$ slated to 
Dobni operates a downtown thea-[of reading and irilerniingling the j do “Dear Liar” qn U* S. television 
tr« and a drive-in at Kindersley. j two in short scenes. The critic \ in 1961. 


itish, French 
Co-Prod Accord 


Paris. Oct; 

After a recent meeting here 
between . reps: of The Federation 
of British Filin Unions and the 
•similar French, setup, it looks like ; 
a .final film reduction accord, 
between France and ‘Great Britain 
is in the offing. British pix un- 
ionites were . Holding things up 
and the agreements .reached bv 
the two countries’ reps aiigur a 
general working agreenient. 

Both governments are agreed on 
this yeriture to stimulate cpproduc- 
tiori -arid thus get- ioie dates in 
each other's marts vi introing 
stars and pix to each other.. This 
also would afrow these pix to bene¬ 
fit from film aid on both sides, 
also an added incentive. 

Film reps concurred with their 
respective governmental outlooks 
and discussed .ways of protecting 
pix and themselves in coming co- 
producliori ventures. They, felt 
only pix that would enhance the 
prestige of each country should 
be allowed in this program, and 
drew up a set of rules they hoped 
would be followed when they 
began. 

Rule No. 1 Is that coproductions 
should be so planned that they, 
would augment production in. both 
countries; 

Secondly, full crews should be 
used on these pix in eac country 
they are made in. , 

A third rule is that in produce! 
tion,. neither .standards of each 
country should in any way lower 
the regulations of tlie other. 

The first accord should be >x^ 
perimental arid only made official 
if it works out. . » 

All pix made this w . should 
not be allowed to be shown on 
tele. 

A sixth rule is that no hybrid- 
type films should be made to please 
both countries but each should be 
national in character depending, 
on the main creative contributions 
Any pic made entirely in one 
country should be balanced bv one 
in the other. 

Both pros nd goveVr.nieritai 
reps should powwow on all aspects 
of the accords, 

Britain’s 1st Ozoner 

To Be on Racetrack 

London, Oct. 11, 

Britain’s first drive-i . Which 
has been planned for Sandown 
racetrack, if it goes Ihrbugh, will 
accommodate 1.000 autos. The 
ozoner will be sited in the centre 
of tlie course,: with a steel-framed 
screen measuring 140 feet by 70 
feet* 

The buildings will include a 
projection booth, boxoffices arid 
turnstiles, together w-ith an : en¬ 
closed 800-seat ! cinema. , Loud¬ 
speakers will not be iised, each 
car havirig its own Individual; plug¬ 
in amplifier.. 


4 By JAY K: HOFFMAN 

Moscow, Oct. 4. 

Recently in Russia I’ve seen one 
of Americans hallowed traditions 
tampered with. , As press projects 
director for the American Ballet 
Theatre’s Soviet tour I’ve witnessed 
the Russian approach to the sacred 
tradition of advertising. 

Goskoncert, located in Moscow, 
is the U.S-S.R.’s first semi-commer¬ 
cial concert agency! It admi 
isters and conti ols many of the. for¬ 
eign and local attractions ! seen in 
the Russian, capital, and In. other 
cities. Its staff varies according to- 
the size of the operation; and. I 
found a flexible “and. co-operative 
staff of five, handling the. affairs of 
the Ballet Theatre; 

I arrived in Moscow: earlier than 
the Ballet in order to check its pre- 
performance reception, i.e.-, .ticket 
sales and publicity. Happily, I 
found ticket scalpers as abundant 
as those usually found' just be¬ 
fore championship prize fights: Th 
top priced seats of 50 roubles (S5) 
were going for more than two hun¬ 
dred roubles w hich is. more than, a 
week's salary to many. Tliis ,first 
iinpfessiori. left . secure . as I 
sauntered . over . to - Goskoncert, in 
order to. arrange for press tickets 
and get. some.samples of the advert 
•Using they; had done.. 

Maiden Soviet Tour 

. At this point it should, be rioted 
that the; American Ballet Theatre 
was the. first ballet enserhble sent , 
from the States, was scheduled for 
three appearances in Moscow-in 
mid-September at tlie Stariislavsky 
Theatres, .2.000 seats. ; per ; per¬ 
formance., arid was to return, in late 
October for five more at the 15,000 
seat Sports Palaces. 

:. Once iiiside the cold. ii-... 
bright office . of .Goskoncert I 
checked on the press tickets and 
asked about ;the advertising.- MA 
Khaladjief, tlie foreign attfactioris 
director, assured in® that I would 
have a copy of what he had placed. 

I .asked; “hpw many , ads did you 
place?” He replied dryly, “ 
announcements 

Mj’ interpreter.theri informed rii 
that there had actually - been Only 
one announcement. . ; \Vith niy 
mouth still ajar, she dre\y the size 
of the announcement on a piece of 
old newspaper.; it w;as one and, a 
half inches deep and one column, 
wide* And it siriip.ly stated that 
the American 'Ballet Theatre 
would appear in Moscow' at a cer¬ 
tain, time and place. There was no 
mention of ticket prices, back¬ 
grounds. featured performers, etc. 
My interpreter then interjected to 
say that they had also placed som 
posters around the city. 

Not .Even to Posters; 

I -'found a taxi \yith a. somber 
faced driver who drove me aroundV 
the grey city in order to Set an 
approxirriate estimate of how many 
posters complemented the ludi¬ 
crously snlall announcement. In; 

. one full hour 1 saw less than ten. 
Which is linute, considering . that 
Moscow, riovv credits itself with i 
population' of. 10,000.000, liavihg 
!Recently included the suburbs for 
! the estimate. 

I returned to the Goskoncert of¬ 
fice to make sure that the Ballet 
Would be supplied with “many, 
copies” of the. arinoiincemerit.. some 
posters, arid to see how ticket, sales 
were going. The; sage-like Khalad- 
jief told :me that the Stanislavsky 
Theatre had been, sold out many 
weeks prior to. the arinpuncement. 
He also added, “’tickets sales for 
the five Sports Palace appCaranceg 
are going rapidly!” I started to 
say something about ..the effective¬ 
ness of word of mouth advertising,, 
but stopped , .myself., .What was 
there to say. 

• On. opening flight I saw thd 
multitudes all along Pushki 
Street. Edelnian, the administr 
| tor of the box. office, at the theatre 
told trie, . turned ten: thousand 
people away in the last five days.”! 

Upon entering . the • crowded 
lobby; of the red velvet theatre I 
spotted. Khaladjief standing in 
corner. As I; apprPached, a catlike 
smile crossed his face. He asked, 
“have you heard about ticket sales 
in Tbilisi?” (The Ballet’s next Stop) 
—I. shook my head. “Sold out all 
12 performances within t\vb hours,” 
was his comment, I asked, “was 
there much advertising ” “An an¬ 
nouncement in the weekly Tbilisi 
Opera program,” he said. 


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Mexico City, Oct; 11. 

The 64 dollar question for the 
Mexican film industry, is;whether 
nationalization is on the horizon. 
"What has touched off this latest 
rumor is reported move; to sell the 
Louis R. Montes circuit, houses in; 
.the provinces, . While executives 
of chai deny; any sales - intent, 
grapevine has it. that offers to buy 
. were made by Gabriel Alaroon of 
the Gold Chain and Manuel Es- 
posa Iglesias of Theatre Operating 
Co. ■' I 

With the two major chains , v . 
big for the Montes Circuit it is 
understood the deal , was stymied 
on direct orders from President 
Alodfo Lopez Mateos. It. is claimed 
that he doesn’t want the chains to 
, expand since they a! ready; control 
virtually, half of the 1,400 full-time 
fcinemas operating in Mexico:. 

With the new Film Law report¬ 
edly recommending the, establish- 
: merit of a third circuit, there are 
reports that the Film Bank already 
has or will consummate a deal to 
acquire the Montes CibdiiL. Nofigr 
ures on the numb er of houses- ; -. ex¬ 
ist but. Widely divergent; figures 
from various; sourcft state the 
chain has 30 to 60 theatres. 

. Tomorrow is slated to be day 
for release of Film Law legisla-. 
ti but insiders are betting, that 
this matter' Will- not come to a 
head as quickly anticipated. 
Some; sources allege the, measure; 
still is in. committee and has not 
been submitted to the Mexican 
Congress. 

Whatever the Outcome of " the 
pending. Film Law. Mexico is mov¬ 
ing towards a -new policy in financ¬ 
ing of producers who switch to 
major quality picture production. 
A. commission of heads froni the 
three major distributorships (Peli- 
culas Mexicanas, Peliculas Nacion- 
ales and, Cimiex) and producers 
Raul de Anda : and Pedro Galindo; 
which has been studying .. best 
means of stimulating big picture 
production, has now completed, its 
ta$k... 

Commission ToHelp Prod. 

Although no public announcer 
ment has been made, the cbmrnis- 
siori recommended improved fi¬ 
nancing for producers who turn in 
biajor theme screenplays to the 
JFilni Rank: Further, interest rates 
Y 'ill be lowered and . productions; 
will get hypoed exploitation by the 
official' distributorships. 

This move is expected to Im¬ 
prove Mexican film quality so that, 
it can compete in the internation¬ 
al market. In first picture which 
may be financed under this new 
. policy.“The White Rose,” based on 
a B. Traven novel, the Film Bank 
is, expected to advance $160,000. 
This is to be: made by. Clasa; Films 
Mundiales. which is federally fi¬ 
nanced.; The: cast. will include top 
Mexican boxoffice stars and may 
have Richard . Basehart and An¬ 
thony Quinii in the leads.;. 

Overall production cost may hit 
$320,000. This is considered, an 
important picture investment .here 
irice translated into pesos it wouid 
equal 4.000.000 'pes 

There is a segment of the. trade.; 
here which insists nationalization 
is only way 1 for Mexican pictures 
to break out . of. bottleneck of. fi- 
ancial, difficulties and so-so pro¬ 
duction. Nationalization. it is 
argued is virtually achieved al¬ 
ready because the Filin Bank holds 
the purse strings, the government 
owns the Churubusco studios, con¬ 
trols distribution arid mav ac¬ 
tively enter into the exhibition 
field. 


Royal Film Show Prestige Ebbing; 

Too Discreet Choices Creates Ennui 


London, Oct 11. 

Proposals from, the Cinemato¬ 
graph Trade Benevolent Fund on 
changes in the method of choosing 
the feature for the annual Royal 
Film Performance are how going 
the rounds of various trade as¬ 
sociations ;. here, without any 
definite decision yet in sight. Bui 
most sections of the industry are 
agreed; : that some alteration is 
necessary inasmuch as the func¬ 
tion—at one time a highlight of 


the film year—has lost much of 
its importance. 

Big factor operating. is that the 
Royal show no longer . gives the 
favored feature a coin-garnering 
cachet, due to the doubtful public 
appeal of some of the features 
chosen in recent years; According¬ 
ly distribs are not encouraged to 
hold up release of a pic so that it 
may be eligible for premiere 
screening on the Royal night. Aim. 
is somehow to restore this b.o. 


blessing, so that in. future there 
will be. a wider choice to place 
before the selection committee. 

One of the angles that’s being 
studied is that the committee 
should not play so “safe” from 
here on in, in terms of avoiding 
offending Royal taste: In the past 
there have been exsrfnples of pix 
being rilled out because a scene 
of line was thought to be'not quite 
the thing, -but it’s being realized 
now maybe this caution has been 
taken unnecessarily far. 


Top Laurels At 


Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Republic Studios, in ah expan¬ 
sion imove to accommodate- the 
added demand for :space, is build¬ 
ing a new $100,000-plus sound 
stage. 

New structure will bring to 22.; 
the number of sound stages on lot. 


Cork, Oct. 4. 

“Mark Twain’s America,” pro: 
diiced by Donald B. Hyatt for NBC 
Television,.won the top award—the 
St. Finbarf statuette — for the 
“Best General • Interest” entry at 
the Cork International Film Festi¬ 
val which 'ended here last Week: 
Only other American, award from 
the jury, headed by: John Halas 
(Britain), was;'a Certificate of 
Merit in the animated and; cartoon 
class for Ernest Piritoff’s ‘‘The In¬ 
terview,” a five-minute satire be¬ 
tween a square announcer ..and;, a 
hep musician. This, had already 
won a Diplohia of Merit at the 
Edinburgh Film Festival. 

The award for .the “Best Docu¬ 
mentary” went to Britain for "Sea- 
I wards; the Great Ships.”: a story 6f 
'shipbuilding din the. River Clyde 
directed; and photographed by an 
American. Hilary Harris; irj East- 
maneolor for Templar Films. Japan 
took the Scientific and> Educational 
Prize with “Mann. Suno, Sekiyu 
No Kigen” (Marine Snow, The 
Origin of Oil) produced by. Sozo 
Oka da for the .Tokyo Cinema Co: 
Ltd. ‘‘Universe,” an entry from the 
Canadian National Film Board, 
took a Certificate of Merit. 

The ..Eastern European countries 
had a large entry at the Festival, 
but .took; only a “first’- in the ani¬ 
mated and cartoon classification 
with Yugoslavia’s “Piccolo” (Za¬ 
greb Film), and a Certificate of 
Merit for “The Skin. ...of Sorrow” 
from the same production com¬ 
pany. ' 

Cork Fest is horiHcompetitive in 
the feature classification, arid the 
features, shown were mostly medi¬ 
ocre. Outstanding was “II Suffit 
d’Aimer” (To Love is Enough) 
directed for E.D.I.C. Films, Paris, 
by Robert Darerie and starririg 
Daniele Ajofet, of the Coinedie 
Francaise. as: . Bernadette Soubir- 
ous.. the-child who saw the. appari¬ 
tions of the. Blessed Virgin at 
Lourdes and afterwards became St. 
Bernadette: 

This, is a' sincere and unembel- 
Iislied biography of the girl as a 
child and later as a nun and, riot 
• surprisingly. Won the. Special 
i Award for the outstanding per¬ 
formance seen in a feature, shown 
at the Fesii \al.. This was Mile. 
A jo refs first screen appearance. 

Columbia’s “The Three Worlds 
of Gulliver,” the only, feature 
j screened by a major , English or 
j. American distributor; received 

only, moderate, approval; and an 
produced and directed for 
Dalton Productions by Don Chaf- 
fey, “The Lies My : Father . Told 
Me.” was an effort which, evoked 
no response. Story was written by 
a Canadian. Ted Allan, on the 
theme of farniljr relationships In a 
Jewish home in Dublin. 

Dermot Breen, festival organizer, 
disclosed that it is planned to be 
more selective in admission of 
films in: future years. This is a 
decision which will be welcomed 
by fpture, jurors, and critics alike, 
and has been recommended for the 
past two years by critics here. The 
Irish Tourist Board, which gives an 
animal grant of approxiinately. 
$12 000; will continue its grant in 
1961. 


BAYREUTH IN 1961 


New Vision of ‘Tannhauser* * 
.Promised By Wagners. 


Bayreuth, Oct. 4. 

The annual Wagner Festival held 
here, Europe’s likeliest to be; sold- j 
out yearly do, will present “Tann- 
haiiser” in a new version for the! 
1961 season. Wieland Wagner, one 
of the two grandsons of Richard 
Wagrier. responsible for the mod¬ 
ern innovations at the theatre, will 
do the. staigrig. 

“Ring of the Nihelungen,” pro¬ 
duced. by Wolfgang Wagner* plus 
Wieland’s staging of “Parsifal,” 
“Flying Dutchman” and “Lohen¬ 
grin” also are scheduled for next 
July 23 to Aug. 25. 

Coinciding With the Festival, the 
annual International Youth Meet: 
for 'Wagner Music Appreciation 
will be held; 

Singers who traditionally receive 
low pay but. the highest prestige of 
any European opera festival have 
riot yet been signed, ‘ 

Sexy Fare, Teenage Pix 
Help Boom Aussie B.O.; 
Censors Still Liberal 

Sydney, Oct. 4. 

Aussie first-runs are presently 
loaded with sexy-product arid fare, 
and getting new business. 20th-Fox 
heads the sexy, list presently with 
“On the Terrace” at the Embassy, 
Sydney, on two-a-day, hard ticket 
policy. Same' distilb has “Sons arid 
Lovers” at the Century, Sydney* 
on four-a-day. Both pix are playing 
Hoyt’s houses. 

Warners has “The Miracle” at 
the .. Esquire, Sydney, another 
Hoyts’ key house. 

The Aussie censors are very 
broadriiirided presently*; according 
to distributors, but insist, however, 
that pix tagged “suitable drily for 
adults” be iade taboo to the lor. 
cal moppets. Censors also are most 
lenient towards foreign language 
pix such as “Black Orpheus,” for 
example. 

In the teenage field, Columbia 
has. a real sleeper with “Because 
They're Young,” currently in its 
sixth , week at the Victory, Sydney, 
for Greater Union Theatres: 

Metro Cashes In 

Metro is : now jumping aboard 
the teenage gravy train with “All 
the Fine Young Cannibals”. at the 
Liberty here, with iriorq lined up 
in the months ahead: 

The swing back to sophisticated 
sex pix is seen in the yen by the 
26-year-old group to break away 
from parlor tele and an over-diet 
of blood-arid-thunder fare, with. 
oidgr grpups likewise seeking an 
entertainment diet change. 

Cinema boxoffice returns clearly 
show an upsurge in femme patron¬ 
age in most key spots. This is a 
clear indication, according to. show-: 
men. here, that housewives are buy-: 
ing cinema fare presently after a 
long stav, at home span looking at 
small tele; pix.. 

Hardrticket, specialised product 
continues to do, reiriarkably well 
here; instanced J)y the 94 weeks 
already chalked up by “South Pa¬ 
cific” (20th) and . the 26 weeks 
presently on. the slate with “Can- 
Cari” (20th). “Ben-Hur” (M-G) has 
hit 23 stanzas and “Porgy :and 
Bess” (Col); has; run 16 weeks. 
“South Seas Adventure” (Ciriera 1 
xna) still, is big after nine rounds. 


To Go to 70m For 
MGVBen-Hur’ 

By ERNIE PEREIRA 

Hong Kong, Oct. 4. 

Reluctance of the two firstrun 
theatres here which show Metro 
product, the Hoover and Gala, to 
install 70m equipment, is believed 
to .be the reason for the delay in 
the opening of “Ben-Hur” here. 
The M-G representative has re¬ 
fused to comment on the situation 
beyond saying that the picture will 
be shown in Hong Kong early next 
year. 

Correspondence in the local 
press, in the meantime, has been 
mounting as to why film-goers 
elsewhere have already been to see 
the picture and local patrons have 
to curb their impatience for many 
months to come. In the Far East, 
the picture is already, on exhibition 
in Tokyo and Manila. 

•Both the Hoover and the Gala 
are equipped with Cinemascope 
and are understood to be willing 
to show the film in 35m. Conver¬ 
sion to 70m, including new pro¬ 
jection and sound equipment as 
well as new screen, is seen as cost¬ 
ing about $35,000. Question raised 
by the theatre ops is whether the 
spending or the additional coin 
will be justified by the boxoffice 
returns. Metro is said to be against 
this principle of showing the pic¬ 
ture in 35ni on the gorund that 
’‘Ben-Hur” will be more fully ap¬ 
preciated in the 70m version. 

Previously, another Academy 
Award winner, “On the Water- 
front,” was banned from showing 
in Hong Kong for a full year. Labor 
conditions in the . Colony were un¬ 
settled in 1954 when “Waterfront” 
won its award and the Hong Kong 
government, apparently afraid that 
the release of the picture might 
touch off incidents, put the wraps 
on the film. It was subsequently 
shown here, in 1955, 


Rip de Janeiro Festival 
Aims at More Tourists 

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 4. 

A 28-day Rio Festival has been 
set up to attract tourists to this 
new Gunnabara State, born when 
the . country’s capital, moved to 
Brasilia. Scheduled to open Oct. 
31,'the fete is sponsored by several 
business firnis under auspices of 
the local government. 

The First Festival of Rio will 
cost about $250,000 and will he a 
serious effort to restore the tourist 
prestige of the “world’s most beau-, 
tiful city,” organizer Abrao Medina 
told newsmen. Festivities will be 
gin with a tv program, to which 
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has been 
invited. Foreign authors, including 
Ernest Hemingway and. Francoise 
Sagan, have also been invited to 
visit Rio during the fest. 

Harry James’ orchestra will ap¬ 
pear Nov, 13-16 on a tv show and 
in night clubs. Italian film actress 
Silvana Pampariini has been inked 
for stints on four tv programs and 
dickerings are underway for other 
stars. A ballet, especially created 
for the late Heitor Villa-Lobos’ 
composition, “The Discovery of 
Brazil,” will be performed Nov. 12. 
A number of sporty events are also 
listed. 


MIXED FEELINGS 
AS MS. COIN 

. Mexico City, Oct. 11. 

The “patriotism” of Mexican pro¬ 
ducers isVhat will prevent an in¬ 
flux. of American coin into the 
national film industry, according to 
statement made last week by Salv¬ 
ador Amelio, head of the official 
Cimex distributorship. 

But a spot check of individual 
producers revealed that they would 
be blind to “patriotism” if gringo 
long green was waved under their 
noses. Hard pressed for lack of pic¬ 
ture financing, producers would 
make a rush for American money,- 
if it were made available. 

Only qualification, and this not 
set by producers but by federal 
laws governing foreign invest¬ 
ments, is that foreign capital can¬ 
not have a controlling interest in 
any joint Mexican-foreign venture, 
it must remain in hands of Mex¬ 
icans. « ' 

Amelio said there waano need 
for “alarm” of an American dollar 
invasion of the industry, that of¬ 
fers have been made before and 
not been accepted. Financing, he 
added, has not been offered by 
bonafide American producers but 
by “promoters” and “there is noth¬ 
ing serious in the matter of alleged 
dollar financing for Mexican mo¬ 
tion pictures.” 

Far from feeling “alarm,” Mexi¬ 
can producers are intrigued by pos¬ 
sibilities of receiving a major cap¬ 
ital assist from U.S. sources. But 
a check at this end is inconclusive 
about recent rash of reports that 
sizeable amounts, in the millions 
of dollars, are available to the 
Mexican industry. 

Jerry Purcell of Sterling World, 
who has handled U.S. exploitation 
of film, “Adam and Eve,” with dub¬ 
bed English sound, with producer 
Tito Gout still litigating over dis¬ 
tribution of exhibition profits, has 
been acquiring rights to other 
films to exploit them in the Amer¬ 
ican market. He has bought “Yam- 
boa,” from Domino Filins and “The 
Last Rebel” from Miguel Contre¬ 
ras Torres. 

But there is no verification of : 
reported U.S. attempts to buy in¬ 
to Mexican production, distribu¬ 
tion and Exhibition, allegedly so 
that a better local and Latin Amer¬ 
ican market can be developed^ for 
Mexican product, and especially 
productions turned out by inde¬ 
pendents. 


UNION DISPUTE POSES 
THREAT TO MEX. PROD. 

Mexico City, OcL 4 . 
The Union of Film Industry 
Workers (STIC) and the Union 
of Film Production Workers 
(STPC), living uneasily under m 
“nonaggression pact” signd some 
years back, are bickering again. 

Says Ramon Villarreal, head of 
Section 49, and spokesman for 
STIC: “What is it that Tlnoco 
(STPC head) wants? That STIC 
members merely be candy butch¬ 
ers, boxoffice cashiers, doormen, 
mop up squads, etc.” Well, our 
record shows we can be and are 
more than that. STIC produces an 
average of 900 short subjects a 
year. And we have won more 
international prizes at festivals 
than those awarded .to STPC for 
full length features.” 

Carlos Tinoco, head of Jhe Tech¬ 
nicians and Manual Workers divi¬ 
sion of STPC, is peeved because 
STIC elements have moved, into 
dubbing work, a field he feels 
belongs to his union. He says he 
wants no “difficulties” but that 
STIC should remain in its own 
backyard, which is in the short 
subject field. It also controls 
theatre and distributor personnel. 
As both sides accuse each other 
of breaking a peace- pact, an open, 
rupture may occur. If this should 
happen, the already lagging film 
production would suffer serious 
reverses. 


|f USniEfY Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


In The Money-MaldngTradition 

Of 20th’s Biggest Hits 



In First Engagements 

Watch for Chicago and New York openings! 


Call New Orleans, Fort Worth, Baton 
Rouge, Shreveport, Galveston, 
Corpus Christi, Biloxi, Pensacola, 
Jackson, etc., for confirmation! // 






Wednesday, October 12,' I960 


fe^Rgginr 


PICTURES 


IS 


TWO YEARS: WHITHER C. OF E. ? 






Perhaps only a publicity man can properly deflate the pomposity of 
the film industry publicity; release. The fallowing bogus 1 announcement, 
concerning a man well call Jonathan Jones of Gigantic Pictures, was 
prepared at a major company, but .never sent out; 

“Johnathan Jones, Gigantic Pictures press Contact; returned to New 
York today from Hollywood where he conducted a series of conferences 
with high-levelGigantic executives on the .company’s brand-new, ultra¬ 
modern, jet-age, far-reaching, over-extended, grossly exaggerated, 
highly overrated;.preposterously large., over-inflated, fantastically - high 
pitched. Updated, upended, speeded up, upbeat, uptempoed, upgraded, 
pompously: prepared, categorically overstated,, highly, overwritten, 
gigantic in every niulti-pronged way, grass roots, umbrella-like pattern 
of elongated proinotioii procedures, that will, feature a first: a forward 
Step in disttibuiionrexhibition liaison, that is a natiojiaUlocal level. 

utonomy that will mean the cohesive ofgdhization. of d top-to bottom 
relationship, with the top drawing from the .bottom and, vice versa. 

“Jones reported that the Coast- executives were as enthusiastic as 
squirrels-in; anutbowl about, the whole program” 


Public Taste in Neighborhoods as Well as 
Entertainments Must Be Weighed 


Executives in the entertainment 
field must not only be geared to 
Judge public taste, but apparently 
they mst be equally adept at ap¬ 
praising realty values; In recent 
years, the . entertainment industry 
has: been showing an uncommon 
interest in real estate. More and 
more firms are acquiring property 
for development, converting land 
into lucrative rental units, or sell¬ 
ing off long-held; property at 
fabulous profits. 

In appraising the financial posi¬ 
tion of Loew’s Theatres last week; 
Lawrence.A. Tisch. board chairman 
and chief executive officer; noted 
that a good share Of the company's 
increased profits came .from real 
estate: In addition, the company is 
actively involved in converting some ! 
of its theatres to hotels and motels; 
and is also acquiring additional 
property for the. construction of 
hotel and motel units. Loew’s 
emerged with a good deal, too, 
when it sold the land, on which the 
Loew’s 72d Street Theatre in Man- j 
hattan now stands. In exchange for 
the property, on \vhich a luxury 
apartment house will be built, 
Loew’s will receive. $200,000 an¬ 
nually; for 99 years. The theatre’s 
profit, on the other hand, has 
averaged about $35,000 annually. 

SeVen Arts Productions, the new 
Eliot HymanTDayid Stillman-Lou. 
Chester firm. Will also be involved 
in land development the 

Bahamas. The profits fCoiii this 
operation will be shared by. those 
involved in the company’s activities 
in the, film production and televi¬ 
sion . field. Cinerama Productions 
Corp. recently relinquished its 
share in the . medium to enter the 
real estate business in Florida. 
Reeves Broadcasting & Develop¬ 
ment Corp. last week purchased 
for $780,000 the 16,000 acre Boiling 
Spring Lakes recreational and 
residential land develobment pro¬ 
ject located between Wilmington 
and Southport. North Carolina. 

The major film companies have, 
also been extremely active in. real 
estate. 20th-Fox recently sold a 
huge portion of.its studio property 
to ;- Webh & Knapp for approxi¬ 
mately $40,000,000: Columbia and 
Warner Bros, have also unloaded 
pieces- of property at tremendous 
profits. Metro is getting prepared 
to sell parts of its Culver City 
Studio to land developers. 

From the. tandpoint of the 
major film companies, these land 
sales represent large profits in the 
capital gains category. In the case 
of the firms acquiring or develop¬ 
ing properties, it very often repre¬ 
sents a lucrative diversification: 
move. 


Canada's Film Biz 

Ottawa. Oct, 11. 

Graeme Fraser, v;p. of Craw¬ 
ley Filnis in Ottaw ', reports 
66 private and government 
picture producing organiza¬ 
tions in Canada. In hiis“Craw- 
; ley Commentary” newsletter, 
Fraser sajd v these sources is¬ 
sued 863 pictures In 1059 plus 
5.300 other items including 
commercials, slidefilms,- trail¬ 
ers: newsclips. 

In the past-seven years, he 
asserts Canada’s picture pro¬ 
duction arid lab work increased 
323%. labs turning out- 77^ 
000,000 feet of film. 


ix Film 
As Anti-Landscape 

London, Oct. 11.,. 

Though one of his. Ministry’s 
inspectors recommended that con¬ 
sent in principle be granted to the 
plan to buhd an $8,400,000 filiri 
studio at Sweet Hill, just north of 
the Sussex coast resort of Brigh¬ 
ton, the Minister of; Housing &■'; 
Local Government has neverthe-1 
less given the fhumbsdowri. Reason 
is that the use of such a large slice I 
of countryside (the proposed site 
covered 76 acres) would be “in¬ 
appropriate to an area of great- 
landscape value.” 

The. original application stated 
that the studios would employ 
around 700 local people. Follow¬ 
ing objections from the Society 
of Sussex Dowhshien- arid the Na¬ 
tional Park Comiriissiori, the Minis¬ 
ter has decided that such a benefit 
isn’t sufficient to outweigh the 
disadvantages. 



Cinerama to Columbus 

Colurtibus, Oct. 11. 

RFCO Grand Theatre here is 
being completely remodeled to of¬ 
fer Cinerama, with opening night 
set for Nov. 3, 

Dispatch Charities is selling 
tickets at $2.50 each on a first- 
come, first-serve basis; r ith about 
800 seats available. 


SpS Continued from, past S wmmmm 

Dolce,” directed by Federico Fel¬ 
lini,, has been asking a $1,000,000 
for the U. S. rights, but it’s under¬ 
stood that Levine’s verbal commit-' 
mentis for $500,000. Whether Le- 
| vine’s .deal based on the handshake 
j is firm is still uncertain. ; Reports 
: from both the Coast arid abroad 
• have linked - numerous other dis- 
i tribs with ‘‘La Dolce.” Levine, 
president of Embassy Pictures, is 
1 scheduled to'return to Rome next 
j week, at which time he is said to 
I hope to wind up the., agreement. 

! Levine’s all-out effort to acquire 
‘La Dolce” is part of his desire to 
step up the prestige of his company 
which heretofore has been solely' 
involved in the handling of specta¬ 
cle exploitation pictures. In addi¬ 
tion to entering coproduction deals 
With italo producers for films star¬ 
ring American “names.” Levine is 
also on the prowl for class foreign 
product: The acquisition of ‘‘Two 
Women” Is his first step in this di¬ 
rection. 

Columbia has distribution rights 
for “La Dolce” in the United King¬ 
dom, and the British Common¬ 
wealth. 


Many exhibitors .are taking a 
new, hard look, at the American 
Congress of Exhibitors. By Decem¬ 
ber the umbrella exhibitor organi¬ 
sation, founded with considerable 
hope and fanfare, will be two years 
old. Many theatremen expected a 
panacea. They were convinced that 
the power of a united exhibitor 
group would bring riiajor conces¬ 
sions from the film companies. 
However, the accomplishments so 
far as trade; practices are concerned 
have been nil. The direct confron- 
tratirin with fhe^ company presi¬ 
dents,. hailed as a major develop¬ 
ment, ' brought nothing but addi¬ 
tional frustration. .] 

Conciliation, as. a method to re¬ 
solve differences between exhibi¬ 
tion and distribution, was revived 
and.just as quickly abandoned. Ef¬ 
forts to increase the product sup¬ 
ply: have been fruitless. S. H.. Fa¬ 
bian,.: C. of E. chairman, has taken 
a realistic position and has public¬ 
ly acknowledged that the organi- 
iatirin has struck put on a number 
of occasions. ‘‘We did our utmost 
to persuade the presidents to in¬ 
crease feature production.” Fabian 
told the recent Theatre Owners of 
America convention. “They lis¬ 
tened. sympathetically,' some of. 
them . even made tentative prom¬ 
ises, but the number of releases 
grows less and less.” He indicated, 
too, that the failure to reach any 
understanding with the film com¬ 
panies was ‘‘probably because dis¬ 
tribution and productirin have 
different view of, the theatf 
dustry than we have.” 

Congress, itself, has been inactive 
in recent months. Convinced that 
the only way iribre product can be 
obtained is by exhibitor production, 
it has been preoccupied with the 
difficult task of raising money arid 
. organizing an exhib-sponsored pro¬ 
duction - distribution c o m p a riy. 
Other problems have been tempor¬ 
arily sidetracked on the theory that 
if. a solution to the theatre’s basic 
need—more pictures—cannot be 
found, there’s rib sense talking 
about trade practices and other 
differences. 

Despite the numerous setbacks 
and. hitfirig-your-head-againsi-the- 
wall experiences. Congress leaders 
argue it has chalked up some .con¬ 
crete accomplishments. For exam¬ 
ple, it is Convinced that its quick 
appeal to the Dept, of Justice Pre¬ 
vented; Metro and ;20th-Fox from 
becoming involved : in Matty Fox’s 
tollvision scheme. Moreover, C of 
E. feels that although it failed to 
halt the sale of post-1948 pictures 
to television, its efforts neverthe¬ 
less prevented the wholesale Un¬ 
loading of these pix. * 

The exhib org is firmly con¬ 
vinced, too, that it has created a 
better atmosphere in the. antitrust 
division of the Dept, of Justice. 
The latter, it’s pointed out, is will¬ 
ing to allow the formery-affiliated 
theatres to produce pictures under 
certain circumstances:. Similarly, 
under certain restrictions. the D -of 
J. will permit mergers of theatres. 
Regarded, however, as the most sig- 
nlfleapt accomplishment is the rais¬ 
ing of a fund of more than $4,000,- 
000 as the backbone for the forma¬ 
tion of a riev^ production-distribu¬ 
tion company. 

Atlantis (Spero) Teams 
2 Mixed Packages 

Atlantis Films, indie distributor 
whose “Girl in the Bikini,” Brigitte 
Bardot Import, proved successful 
last year, is aiming for a boxoffice 
followup with a dual-feature com¬ 
bination. 

Harold L. Spero, general sales 
manager, is teaming “Prisoners of 
the Congo,” jungle meller, and 
“The Amazing Mr. Callaghan,” 
suspense drama. Atlantis has the 
Uriited States rights to both, while 
Laurent Film Corp. has the foreign. 

Coming up on the Atlantis sked 
is another package, this comprising 
“Anna’s Si ,” inter-racial drama, 
arid “Three Brides for Three 
Beaux,” a comedy. 


Columbia Another Major to Upbeat 
After Recent Fiscal Doldrums 


Karp’s Acad Veepcy 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Jacob H. Karp, v.p. in 
charge of Paramount studios, 
has been elected 2d v.p. of 
Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts & Sciences, succeeding 
‘Wendell Corey. Karp reps the 
Executive-Branch on Board of 
Governors. 

Spot was vacated when 
Corey moved up to replace 
Valentine Davies as 1st v.p., 
upon latter stepping into 
Academy, prexyship following 
death of B. B. Kahane. 


Special Tactics For 


Movement toward saturation 
bookings and splashy campaigns 
has gained further impetus with 
a decision by Paramount to hold 
back on the release of “Savage 
Innocents," Ant hony Quinn 
starrer; Film had been set for 
handling at the present time but 
the marketing is now off until 
February, 

Instead of straight distribution 
—that is, following the usual “sell” 
patterns—Par thinks It better to 
take ‘ the multiple-opening ap¬ 
proach. . Postponement of the re¬ 
lease. was . decided* upon in order 
to .give,.the ad-pub department 
sufficient time to map out an ex¬ 
tensive promotion. 

On the surface, Joseph E. Levine 
doesn’t figure at all in either the 
Par production or the merchandis¬ 
ing; But it would seem that he 
has been an influence. 

The president of Embassy Pic¬ 
tures has registered blockbuster 
grosses With, offbeat product via 
the big bally and saturation book¬ 
ings. Levine doesn’t hold the origi¬ 
nal patent, but he has made the 
idea work" emphatically In the re¬ 
cent past.. 

The market has been accommo¬ 
dating to this kind of distribution 
and Par apparently wants its turn 
at bat. .“Innocents” Js not the type 
of exploitation special with which 
Levine has scored so well; it’s 
neither Steve Reeves nor Hercu¬ 
les. Coiripany feels, however, it has 
an “offbeat prestige” entry which 
can go hand in hand with the kind 
of Barnum; & Bailey .that Levine 
has put to use so successfully. 

“Innocents” is an adaptation of 
the “Top of the World Novel” 
dealing with primitive Eskimo 
life. It might be called “authentic 
fiction.” 


TV Less Potent 

^5 Continued from page 3 
habit of using “home projectors.” 
On this basis Tele-Records will put 
on the market the 8m sound films 
that it turned over to tv stations.- 
Only difference, of course, being 
that the film has been reduced in 
size from, the original 16m. 

Also aware of the fact that the 
8m projectors, some 8.000.000 in 
circulation, are not equipped with 
sound. Lane has developed a sound 
cartridge which be applied to 
the silent, projector at a minimum 
of cost.. 

Lane has closed a deal with Gen¬ 
eral Films for processing 16m to 
8m and is also talking to Columbia 
Records about distribution of the 
filmed disks via branches and the 
Col record club. 

The Tele-Records topper is put¬ 
ting: his 8m sound films on the 
open market with rio exclusivity to 
any one company, it’s a matter o* 
first crime, first served. Lane fig¬ 
ures his disk films can be retailed 
at $1.49, approximately 50 cents 
more than the price of a single 
waxing.. Excepting, that is if you 
own an 8m projector with the sound 
gadget, the viewer will see the art¬ 
ist perform his recording—and ia 
color. 


Columbia Pictures this week 
made it clear the company has re¬ 
versed the downbeat trend of the 
past. Col disclosed a total profit of 
$1,905,000 for the year ended June 
25, compared with a loss of $2,445,- 
000 for the previous year. 

Further accentuating the better 
turn of events is the fact Col in the 
past year realized only $202,000 
from sale of studio facilities, 
whereas this revenue source the 
previous year amounted to $2,586,- 
000 . 

It’s to be noted, however^ that in 
the past year Col had no federal 
income tax obligations because of 
the tax-loss-carry-forward available 
from prior years. 

Interestingly, the Col annual re¬ 
port discloses that the amortiza¬ 
tion of features has been reduced 
because of subsequent television 
money potential. It’s believed this 
is. the first time that actually-un- 
realized income from tv has been 
entered on the books. 

Col said that Internal Revenue 
has agreed with its new amortiza¬ 
tion procedure for tax purposes. 

New year’s earnings were equal 
tri $1.47 per share on Abe basis of 
1,287,109 common shares outstand¬ 
ing after provision for preferred 
stock dividends. 


Hayward 

^^55 Continued from p?ge ' t 

ever, said he saw- no conflict. He 
said his original pact gave him 4he 
right to do pay-tv and added that 
when he decided to take the Toco 
post “I told Mr. 1 William S.) Palev 
about it and he said it was ail 
right.” 

Teco is licensed by Zenith to 
operate pay-tv systems using the 
manufacturing company’s Phone- 
vision foil device, which scrambles 
tv pictures at the transmitting end 
and Unscrambles them in the sub¬ 
scriber’s home after he dials a 
telephone code. Hayward is the 
second major legit figure to asso¬ 
ciate himself with a pay-see outfit; 
Jean Dalrymple signed on as con¬ 
sultant to Paramount’s Telemeter 
subsid several months ago. 

Hayward, commenting on hfs 
post, declared that “we may. well 
be standing on the threshold of a 
completely new era in the hislorv 
of entertainment. lie said, “There 
a t* e 50,000,000 American families 
waiting to have boxoffice enter¬ 
tainment delivered at home. If it 
is good enough, they will buy It 
arid if it is not; they will spend 
their money on some other recrea¬ 
tion. It is as simple as that.” 


Minsky Girls 

SS Continued from pace 1 - 

After the first couple of nights, 
business fell off, and the one nude 
show in town, the Tropicana’s 
Folies Bergere, prospered to a new 
high in attendance. (The Stardust’s 
new Lido de Paris show opens 
Oct. 12, with a fully attired Anna 
Maria Alberghetli-Paul Whiteman 
package filling the gap between 
the second and third Lido editions; 
the Thunderbird’s “All Star Ice 
Revue” displays bra-less chorines 
only at supper shows.) 

Minsky and Dunes prexy Major 
Riddle knew what to do. They 
hired, four more “models,” and 
added a sexy strip routine to the 
turn of exotic terp Pascaline. Bill¬ 
ing was changed, as of one week 
after the opening to read, “Min¬ 
sky’s Scandals,” in 100% type with 
“Starring Frankie Vaughan.” 

Maitre d’ Mac Harris reports 
that attendance is more than dou¬ 
ble for dinner shows, triple for sec¬ 
ond shows, and double for the 
nightly third shows. 

Minsky’s next epic, making Its 
how Nov. 4, will be called “Min¬ 
sky’s Follies of 1961,” and will go 
back to the burlesque blackouts. 
For good measure/ there will bo 
10 “models.” 





f^RIETT 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 



PRE-SOLD.. .WORLD-WIDE 

IT’S ONE HELLUVA MOVIE'* 
EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE! 

The critics saw it and raved...the saturation screenings in 
77 cities produced unanimous acclaim from exhibitors :|; 

and movie-goers alike.. .first American showing in Dayton, Tenn., 
received extraordinary nation-wide coverage... 

Berlin honored it with an unprecedented two prizes at the 
Film Festival...The World Premiere in London won 
sensational critical and audience response. 

SEVENTEEN-Picture of theMonth 
PARENTS’-Special Merit Award 
REDBOOK-Picture of the Month 
McCALL’S-Picture of the Month 

“Explodes with dramatic fireworks and popular appeal. Should strike up a powerful 
record for itself at the boxoffice.”-FHM daily “Outstanding screen achievement! Looms 
as big boxoffice attraction! Rousing and fascinating motion picture!” -variety 
“Overflowing with prestige and with potential profits! Superb performances by Spencer 
Tracy and Fredric March! ’’-boxoffice “Strong b. o! Explosive movie entertainment! 

Will appeal to and have meaning for every type of moviegoer.”- film bulletin "The 
controversial nature of this film’s premise, added to its high entertainment quotient, 
should make it one of the top grossers of the year! A masterpiece !”-m. p, daily 


LIFE, LOOK, NEWSWEEK, CORONET, 
NX TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE 
HONORED IT WITH IMPORTANT 
AND IMPRESSIVE COVERAGE. 


♦Bennett Cerf 




Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


STANLEY 

KRAMER 

presents 


FREDRIC 


GENE 


March I Kelly 


'Inherit 
li,E Wind' 

CO-stirring and 

t Dick York/Donna Anderson sarr Florence Eldridge 

Screenplay by NATHAN E. DOUGLAS A n <* HAROLD JACOB SMITH * Bated upon tha play by JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE 

Produced and Directed by STANLEY KRAMER 


TODAY 

New York 

October 12 

Astor and 

Trans-Lux 
85th St 

Theatres 


THRU 










16 


PICTURES 


Variety 


Wednesday, October 12, I960 


Hollywood Production Pulse 


ALLIED ARTISTS 

Starts, This Year .*.. 5 

This Date Last Year .. .8 


"THE BIG WAVE" 

(Shooting in Japan) 
Prod.—-Pearl S. But 
Dir.—Tad Danielews 
St-ssue Havakswa 
(Started Sept. IS) 


AMERICAN INT’L 

j Starts, This Year. .5 

This Date, Last Year. .3 


KINGDOM COME" 

E rod.—Maury Dexter 
ir.—Andrew McLaglen 
Jimmie Rodgers. Luana Fatten, Chill 
Wills, Diana Darrin 
(Started Oct. 3) 


UNITED ARTISTS 

Starts, This Year.........18 

This Date, Last Year.......16 


'MASTER OF THE WORLD" 

(American Intel national Piets) 

Prod.—James 11. Nicholson 
Exec. Prod — Jamttel Z. Arkcff 
, Dir.—William Witney ]■ 

Vincent Puce, C harles Bronso ry 

Hull, Mary Webster. Pavi- 
ham, \itto Scotii. Wally 
Richmond Ilarnson 
(Started Sept. 9) 

COLUMBIA 

Starts, This Year .10 

This Date, Last Year . .20- 

"THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" 

(Highroad Prods.) 

(Shooting in London) 

Prod.—Carl Foreman 
Assoc. Prods.—(.'(?< »1 Ford, Leon Hecke-r 
Dir.—J. Lee Thompson !; 

Gregory Pe<k. David Niven, Anthony 
Cluinn. Stanley Baker. Anthony 
CJuayle, Janies Darren. Gia ScaJa, 
Irene Pappas. Albert l.ieven. Walter 
Cotell, Percy Herbert. Alan C'uih- 
hertson. Michael Trubshaw, Janies 
Robertson Justice 
(Started Feb. 8) 

"THE GREENAGE SUMMER" 

O’.K.L. Piets .> 

(Shooting in France) 

Prod.—Victor Seville 
D:r.—Lewis Gilbert 

Kenneth Moore. Daniel! .niieux. 

Susannah. Yorke j; 

(Started Aug. 29) ii 

"THE DEVIL AT 4 O'CLOCK" 

(Shooting in Hawaii) 

(LeRoy-Kohlmar Prods.) 

Prod.—Fred Kohlmar 
I)ir.—Mervyn LeRoy 

Spencer Tracy, Fr; nk Sinatra. K’eiuih 
Mathews. Jean Pierre Aumcni. Bar¬ 
bara Luna, Grepoiie Aslan. Alexander 
Scourby. Bernie Hamilton. Cathy 
Lewis, Martin Brandt. Tom Middleton. 
Marcel Dalio, Lou Merrill. Ann Dug- 
gin 

(Started Sept. 22) 

WALT DISNEY 

Starts, This Year . 2 

This Date, Last Year .5 


"WEST SIDE STORY" 

(Mirisch Picts.-Seven Arts for UA> 

Prod.—Robert Wise 
Dir.—Robert Wise. Jerome Robbins 
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ 
Tamblyn. Rita Moreno, George C|ia- 
kiris. Simon Oakland 
(Started Aug. 8) 

"FOLLOW THAT MAN" 

(Epmey Prods, for UA) 

• Shooting in London) 

Prod.—Charles Leeds 
Dir.—Jerome Epstein 
Sydney Chaplin. Dawn Addams 
(Started Aug. 29>- 
"TIME ON HER HANDS" 

'Aimez-Vous Brahms?) 

'Shooting in Paris) 

Prod.-Diri—Anatole Litvak 
Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand, 
Perkins 

(Started Sept. 19) 

"THE NAKED EDQE" 

(Pennebaker-Baroda Prod, for UA) 
■’Shooting in England) 

Exec. Prods.—George Glass,. Walter 
Seltzer' 

Dir,—.Michael Anderson 
Gary Cooper. Deborah Kerr 
• Started Sept. 30) 


Dir.—rJ. Lee Thompson 

Gregory Peck. Anthony Qui , David 
Niven, Anthony Quayle: 

(6tarted Feb. 9 In Rhodes, now at' 
Shepperton) 

"THE GREENAGE SUMMER" 

(PKL Pictures Ltd.) 

Prod.—Victor Saville 

Dir.—Lewis Gilbert 

Kenneth More.; Darrieux, 

Susannah York 

(Started Aug. 29 i at 

. Shepperton) 

"WEEKEND WITH LULU" 

(Hammer Film Prodns.) 

Prod.—Ted Lloyd 

Dir.—John - Paddy ,-Carstairs 

Bob Monkhou.se. Leslie Phillips, Alfred 
Marks, Shirley Eaton 
tarted Oct. 3 at Sheppertbh) 

“FIVE GOLDEN HOURS" 

(Anglofilin Prodns.) 

Prod.—Mario .Zampi. 

Dir.—Mario Zampi 

Ernie Kovacs. Cyd Charissei -George 
Sanders.. Kay Hammond ' . ’ 

<4 led Aug: 23 in Italy, now at Metro). 


DISNEY 

Starts, this Year ,. -. 2 

This Date, Last Year ...,, i 2 


"THE HORSEMASTEP*' 

Prod.—Walt Disnt 
Dir.-^BillFairchil 

Tony Britton.. V Fraser, Janet 

Munro, Annette h jhicello. Tommy 
Kirk 

(Started . at 

Shepperton) 


UNIVERSAL 0 

Starts, This Year .......... 11 

This Date, Last Year ....... .5 


METRO 


Starts, This Year ....,,.. 

.... 3 

This Date; Last Year ..... 

.2 ’ 


'SILENT PARTNER" -tent.) 

Prod.—Michael. Relph 
Ihr.—Basil . Dearden. 
Stewart Granger. Hava 
Burden. Bernard Lee 
(Started Aug. 6 at Metio) 


"PETTICOATS AND BLUEJEANS" 

Prod.—Walt Disney 
Assoc. Prod —George Golitzin 
Dir.—David Swift j 

Hayley Mills. Maureen O’Hara. Brian 
Keith. Joanna Baines. Una Merkel ; ; 
(Started July 19) 


"THE -SECRET WAYS" 

'Heath Prod.) 

• Shooting in Viennia) 

Prod.—Richard Widmark 
Assoc. Prod;:—Euan Lloj d 
Dir.—Phil Karlson' . 

Richard Widmark. Sonja Zieimann, WaT 
ter Rilla, Charles Regnier, Howard 
Vernon, Senta Berger, Helmutb 
Janalsch 
(Started Aug. 1) 

"THE *TH MAN" 

Prod — Sy Bartlett 
Dir.—Delbert Mann - 
Tony Curtis. James Frsncisotis. Miri 
Colon, Gregory Walcott, „Vi\i 
Nathan. Bruce Bennett, Paul Co 
Edmund Hashim 
. (Started Aug. .15) 

"COME SEPTEMBER" 

(Seven Picts.-UI Prod.) 

'Shooting in Italy) 

Prod.—Robert Arthur 
Dir.—Robert Mulligan 
Rock Hudson. Gina Lollobrigida. Sandra 
Dee, Bobby Darin. AV'aller Slezak, 
,-Michael Eden. Ronald award Joel 
Grey. Brenda tie Banzi 
(Started Sept. 7) 

"BACK STREET" 

'Boss Hunter-f’arrolHori Prod.) 

Prod.—Ross Burner 
Dir.—David Miller 

Susan Hayward, John GaVin. Vera Miles. 
Virginia Grey. Reginald Gardiner 
Robert Ever. Charles Drake 
(Started Sept. 21) 


20TH-FOX 

Starts, This Year. 6 

This Date, Last Year,..... 3 


('CLEOPATRA"* 

Prod.—Waller Wange.r 
Dir.- Rouben Mambuli.i . - 

.El'’a "'h Taylor, .Peter Stephen 

--- Boyd ' 

(Stait.ed Sept. 5. in Todd-. ine- 

wood. Shepperton.. Metro), 

"THE QUEEN?S GUARDS?* 

(Michael Powell Prodns,) 

.Prod.—Michael' Powell 
Dir.—Michael Powell 

Raymond Massey.. Daniel.'Massey, -' 

ert Stephens. Ursula Jeans 
(Started Aug." 22 at- Shepperton) 


UNITED ARTISTS 

Starts, This Year.. . 9 

This Date, Last Year....... I 


Majors Duck Frisco Film Fest 

San Francisco, Oct, 11. 

San Francisco Film Festival has scheduled three European lest 
winners among 18 pictures set for Oct. 19-Nov. 1 bash- 
In addition, fete director Irving M. Levin has set : Swedish.writer- 
director Erwin Leiser’s ”Mein Kampf,” compiled from forgotten 
Hitlerian horror footage found in East Germany. . .. 

Fest, scheduled for 1,000-seat Metro Theatre,-will also almost 
certainly play a Japanese film, and may play feature? from. Israel 
and Norway, though latter two. aren’t lyet definite. 

Total U. S. representation, apparently will be two independents* 
films, actor-director. John Cassavetes’ "Shadow’s”, and writer Bar- 
naby Conrad’s “Flight,” based on a John Steibeek story. Levin has 
tried for months to line up one of the Hollywood majors. 

Full schedule so far is: 

Oct. 19—France’s "The Love Game.” .. 

Oct. 20—Italy's "The Sweet. Life,”. Cannes winner.. 

Oct. 21—Denmark \< "A Strajiger Knocks.” 

Oct. .22—Russia’s "Ballad of a Soldier.” 

Oct,'23 matinee—Hongkong’s “The Ehe 
Oct. 23 night—Mexico’s "Macario.". 

Oct. 24—U.S.’ "Flight.” 

Oct. 25—Poland’s "See You Tomorrow.” 

Oct. 26—Germany’s "A Man Goes Through the Wall." 

■ Oct,-27—Double bill of . Hungary’s '.’Be .’Good All Your Life* and’Yugoslavia’s 
lack Pears.’* . 

Oct. 28—Sweden’s "Mein Kampf,” 

Oct. 29—Czechoslovakia’s "Romeo. Jiiliet and Darkness;” 

Oct. 30 matinee^ Pakistn’s! "My Country” and Korea’s " 

Oct. 30 night-^tJ.S.’ "Shadows.” 

Oct, 31—Netherlands’. “Symphony, of the. Tropics;*’ 

Nov.'1—Spain's . "Little Guide of Tormes.” Berlin winner. 


NLRB SPURNS JEFFERS’ 
‘UNFAIR’RAP VS. SAG 

Hollywood. Oct. 11. 

Los Angeles regional National 
Labor Relations Board s rejection 
of Michael D. Jeffers complaint 
against Screen Actors Guild , has 
been upheld by NLRB in Wash¬ 
ington/ 

Jeffers, a rriember. of Screen Ex¬ 
tras Guild, charged unfair labor 
practices against SAG in the area 
of hiring of persons to do script 
lines! and stunts. 


METRO 

Starts, This Year . . .5 

This Date, Last Year . 18 


WARNER BROS. 

Starts, This Year ............. 9 

This Date, Last Year..... .11 


"RING OF FIRE" 

♦Andrew & Virginia Stone Prods.) 
(Shooting in Oregon) 

Pro.-Dir.—Andrew Stone 
David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank 
Gorshin, Jimmy Johnson, Joel Mar- 
ston. Marshall Kent 
(Started SepU 7) 


PARAMOUNT 


Starts, This Year.:. 

.13 

This Date, Last Year . 

.20 


INDEPENDENT 

Starts, This Year..........38 

This Date, Last Year..... .47 


"FOLLOW THAT MAN" 

lEpiney' Prodns.) 

Prods.—Gerrv Epc’lein, 

Dir.—Gerry. Epstein 

Dawn.Addams. Sydney Chapli lspelh 
March ? 

(Started Aug, 29, at. Walton) 

"THE NAKED EDGE" 
(Pennebaker-Baroda Prodns.) 

Prods.-George Glass. Walter Seltzer 
Dir.—Michael Anderson 
Gary .(’ooper; Deborah Keir' 

(Started Oct. 3 at ABPC, Elstiee) . 
"THE COURT MARTIAL : OF: MAJOR 
KELLER':' 

iDnnziger Prodns.) .. 

Prods.—Harry, and Edw’af 
Dir.—Ernest Morris 


tarted Sept, 23 at. New ElStiree). 


BRITAIN 


"THE COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR" 

(Perlberg-Seaton Prods.) 

(Shooting in Stockholm) 

Prod.—William Perlberg 
Dir.—George Seaton 
William Holden, LjJb Pal 
Griffith 

(Started June 7) 

"BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S" 

(Ju row-Shepherd Prods.) 

(Shooting in N.Y.)' 

PTods.—Martin Jarow, Richard Shep¬ 
herd 

Dir.—Blake Edwards 
Audrey Hepburn, George Peppr.rd. Pa¬ 
tricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen. Louis-Jose 
Yillallonga, Ohayo Arigatou 
■Started Oct. 2) 


ANGLO AMAL 

Starts, This Year .......... 8 

This Date, Last Year ........ 7 


UNIVERSAL 

Starts, This Year ....,..... 3 
This Date, Last Year ..... * I 


"THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" 

(Hammer Film.Prodns.)-. 

Prod.—Tony Hinds 
Dir.—Terence Fisher 
Clifford Evans. Yvonne'Roniai liver 
Heed. Catherine Feller 
(Started Sept. 12 at Brav) 


"I PROMISE TO PAY" 

(Lynx Films) 

Prod.—Neuman Priggen 
Dir.—Sidney Hayers 
Michael Craig. Francoise Prevost, Billie 
Whitelaw, Kenneth Griffith 
(Started Sept. 12 on local location, now 
at Beaconsfield) 


WARNER-PATHE 

Start*, This Year ...... .> .. 4 

This Date, Last Year... 0 


20th CENTURY-FOX 

Starts, This Year . 25 

This Date, Last Year .II 


BRITANNIA 

Starts, This Year.. ... 3 

This Date, Last Year<..... 1 


"DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK" 

(Richard..Todd-HalleyWood Prodns.) 
Prod.—Frank. Godwin 
Dir.—Cyril Frankel 

Richard Todd, Nicole Maurey, June 
. Thorburn, Dawn Berret 
(Started Aug. 29 on location; now at 
ABPC, Elstree) 


"CLEOPATRA" 

(Shooting in England) 

Prod.—Walter Wanger 
Dir.—Rouben Mamoulian 
Elizabeth Taylor, Stephen Boyd. Peter 
Finch. Harvey Andrews, Elizabeth 
Welch 

(Started Sept. 15) 

"ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTI 

-Shooting in Canada) 

Prod.—Herman Webber 
Dir.—Butt Kennedy 

Robert Ryan, Theresa Stratus. Torin 
Thatcher, Burt Metcalf. John Dehner 
Michael Pate, John Sutton 
(Started Sept. 23) 

"THE FIERCEST HEART" 

Prod.-Dir.—George Sherman 
Stuart Whitman, Juliet Prowse. Ray¬ 
mond Massey, Ken Scott. Michael 
David. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Rafer 
Johnson. Dennis Holmes. Eduard 
Franz, Alan Caillou, Katherine Henry 
(Started Sept. 28) 

"IT HAPPENED IN ATHENS" 

(API) 

(Shooting in Greece) 

Dir.—Andrew Marten 
Jayne Mansfield, Zenia Calogeropoulos. 
Xito Minardos Bob Mathias, Trax 
f olton, Lily Valenti 
•Started Oct. 3) 

*TME LITTLE SHEPHERD Of |;. 


"NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT" 

(Marlow Prodns.) 

Prod.—Bertram Ostrer 
Dir.—Don Chaffey 
. Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor 
(Started Aug. 22 on location, now at 
Shepperton) 


BRYANSTON 

Starts, This Ye err......... 6 

This Date, Last Year...... I 


"DOUBLE BUNK" ■ 

'George H. Brown Prodns.) 

Prod.—George Brown 
Dir.—Pennington Richards 
Ian Carmichael. Janette Scott, Sidney 
James; Liz Fraser 

(Started Sept. 19 on local location, now 
at Twickenham) 


COLUMBIA 

Starts, This Year. ........ 10 

This Date, Last Year ...... .. .9 


"THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" 

(Open Road Films) 

• -J'frcd.—Carl Foreman 


Radio Mari Runs Theatre 

. Austin, Oct 11. 
Leonard Masters, program direc¬ 
tor and music commentator for. 
KHFJ, Austin FM outlet, has taken 
on added" duties as manager of 
city’s only' art IJieatre, the Texas. 

Masters succeeds John Wheeler 
at the Texas. Wheeler joined the 
editorial staff, of the Corpus Chris- 
ti. <Tex;) Caller-Times after taking 
a journalism degree at the Uni¬ 
versity of Texas, 

Masters said he will continue the 
Texas policy of running "the finest 
films from all countries which are 
not shown in regular theatres." 


Charles Skouras Jr. will handle 
producer reins on "Journey of the 
Jules Verne,” filmed/for 20th re¬ 
lease by Triton Productions, in 
which Skouras is partnered with 
piatp. and Spyrpfi Sk,ouras; i 


Laurence Harvey Just 
A ‘Dissatisfied Actor,’ 
Downbeats Top’ Success 

Hong Kong. Oct. 4. 
British actor Laurence. Harvey is 
his own critic—so he's continually 
deprecating himself despite his suc¬ 
cess in “Room at. the Top.” On the 
eye of his departure here recent-: 
ly for England en route to Holly¬ 
wood he said he was not satisfied 
with the way his career had. turned 
out. 

-■Without hesitation Harve. de¬ 
clared, "I am the most dissatisfied 
actor in the business." His self- 
criticism of the many film roles he 
had portrayed simply meant, as he 
put it, that he just wasnt’ satisifed 
with what he had done. .He's con¬ 
stantly bent on improving himself 
in what, he wistfully said, was his 
endless struggle, to perfect what¬ 
ever he has to play. 

“What about the role of Joe 
Lampton in ‘Room at the Top,” he 
w’as asked. "Wasn’t that good act- 
ing?’* Not as Harvey saw’ it. AfteD 
all, as he .said, there are Joe Lamp- 
tons everywhere in the world, so 
the role was not too hard to por¬ 
tray. 

Facing a busy schedule. Harvey, 
revealed, upon his. return to Holly- 
wood he’ll be going to New Zealand 
to do “The Spinster” with Shirley 
MacLajne and Jack Haw’klns. The 
film, which Julian Blaustein is pro¬ 
ducing for Metro.release, rolls Oct. 
17. When this is completed he'll 
tackle Tennessee. Williams’ "Suni- 
mer and Smoke,” w hich Hal Wallis 
will produce. \ 

Here; for a brief stay, "Harvey 
spent his time sightseeing and 
shopping for objets d'art. Every¬ 
thing here is so cheap, he quipped, 
that one ends up spending more 
than one should; He may return 
to this British colony hext year on 
his .way to Tokyo to make "Tam- 
iko” for Wallis with whom the 
actor plaiied into town from Tokyo. 
Meantime, Wallis has left Hong 
Kong for Japan: 


SVENSKA DATINGS 


‘Campobello’ To MAC—‘Spartacus’ 
Follows: 'Hur ? 


Minneapolis, Oct. il. 

On competitive bids "Sunrise at 
Campobello” i.WB) has been 
awarded to the Minnesota Amuse¬ 
ment' Co. (United Paramount cir¬ 
cuit) hero for non-hard ticket 
showings in both Minneapolis and 
St. Paul day and date. 

It’ll open at the Minneapolis 
Lyric and St. Paul Riviera Nov. 11 
at advanced admission for indefi¬ 
nite engagements. 

“Spartacus” (U) at this time is 
the only hard-ticket futurity Set 
here. It’s set to follow “Ben Hur” 
(M-G) into the Academy. Latter 
now is in its 33rd week and still 
doing welL j i 


Barcelona, Oct. Ji.;. 
Film director Nicholas Ray took 
a prominent place at the annual 
Barcelona International Film. Con¬ 
gress when the Catalan fete pro¬ 
grammed tvvo of his films—“Sav¬ 
age Innocents” and; “Rebel Without 
Cause” during the Oct. 3-8 screen¬ 
ings. 

Having recently terminated his 
fivermoifith Shooting schedule on 
“King. of Kings’' for producer, 
Samuel Bronston, Ray was present, 
at the Palacio de la Musica in Bar¬ 
celona for. both film showings. His 
wife, Betty Ray, who choreo¬ 
graphed the Salome dance in 
“Kings” was also, present among 
participants from U.S.A, Spain, 
Italy, . France, England and .Gerv 
ipany. . ’’ 

Other American films shown 
were "Let's Make Love!” "Dog of, 
Flanders.” ^both 2dth-Fox-, Uni-; 
versaL “Midnight Lace.” Colum¬ 
bia's “Song Without End” ( coincid¬ 
ing with European . . release) and 
“The Five Pennies” <Par). 

Repeating last year’s formula; 
the Barcelona Congress again; coh- 
ducted. seminars/ on color films 
with Renato May of the Centro 
Sperimentale of Rome,, leading 
Spanish cameraman Manuel Ber- 
enguer and visiting color techni¬ 
cians heading panel talks.' 

Four sessions, in the medieval 
town hall council room were also 
devoted, to problems of the Span¬ 
ish, motion picture industry and 
featured talks by Uniespana chiefs 
Jorge Tusell and David. Jato, pro¬ 
ducers Ramoii Llldo and Jose Vil- 
lota and Suevia sub-director An¬ 
tonia Cuevas. ' 

Unlike, the initial meeting last 
year, Barcelona press and tourist 
authorities united behind Catalan, 
film efforts this year to bolster or¬ 
ganization and importance of the 
color film congress.. 


Atlanta, Oct; 11. 

William Wyler's "Ben-Hur” will 
bow out tomorrow (Wed.) after 40 
weeks of continuous run at Wilby- 
Kincey’s Roxy. Pic started its run 
Dec. 23, last year; and did good 
biz until decline set in about three 
Weeks ago. During that: time Metro 
release played to nearly 275,000 
patrons at $2.20 top. 

It will be succeeded by Colum¬ 
bia’s “Song Without End” starring 
Dirk Bogarde, also at a hard ticket 
policy. After, that will come. Ralph; 
Bellamy and Greer Garsoh in 
Dore §chary’s “Sunrise at Campo¬ 
bello,”- WB release, with reserved 
seat policy. 

Roxy management hopes these 
two. will piece out the .time .be¬ 
tween now and V opening; date of 
Universal’s “Spartacus,”: which has 
been set in for just^before Christ¬ 
mas date.. 

Meanwhile, Atlanta’s second 
hard seat policy house, Georgia 
Theatre Co.’s Rhodes, is in Its 12th 
week with 20th-Fox Cole Porter’s 
“Can-Can” which still .1$ holding 
up well. 

. Francis D: Lyon, >111 . direct 
Allied Artists’ “Reckless* Pride of 

























PICTURES 


IT 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 




BRITISH: VENICE NOW A BORE 


M Own Mkts iWHOLE FEST IDEA Deplores Bad ‘Ethical Image 

. Monthly newsletter being, put out for the trade and the press - 

Jerry Wald started as a four-pager, is now up to 28 and the clr- Pnil irp lin nnT l|7 » * 

cuiation could rise (or could it fail?) with the current issue" whose I 11lul■ S I IK Ilia I ■//1 ^ Writer Citei cdiner v»&ntry f Apartment, 

contents include “10 Commandments for Motion Picture Produ- UUIvILu Ul UU I ■ LI ’Bramble’ and ‘Strangers When We Meet’ 

cent. A* follows*. o 


. Monthly newsletter being, put out for the trade and the press 
Jerry Wald Started as a four-pager, is how up to 28. and the Cir¬ 
culation could rise (or cpuld it.fall?) with the current Issue: whose 
contents include “10 Commandments for Motion Picture Produ¬ 
cers-” As..follows:.. 

L Thou Shalt not produce With one ear to the cash register, 
for the clink of Coin may deafen; thee to the rhythm of thine 
Own purpose". 

2. Thou shalt not have; contempt’ for thy cash tomeirs. They 
may yet seek entertainment elsewhere. 

3. Neither, shalt. thou befuddle them with confusions thou un- 
derstandeth not thyself./ 

4.. Thoix shalt not covet the success of thy neighbor, neither 
his style, nor his plots nor his characterizations/ nor. his box- 
office records, 

5. Hprior thy profession arid productions. earnestly. Master the 
tools of thy . trade and be as. good a joiner in pictures as s 
master carpenter is in woods. 

8. Be' not hasty, after the plaudits of the multitudes, for they 
Will pursue thee in thy measure arid Worth, arid though they 
dome not quickest to those who lacking in greed, yet 
they stay , the longest. 

7. Despise not those masters who came before thee;, arid neither 
do thou worship them blindly. 

8. Thou shalt not pose,.nor regard thyself as-anointed, for the 
seeds of talent are as the sands on the seashore, andlO.OOO 
may spring into bloom and expose...thee for a weed. 

9. Thou shalt not look away from the life about thee, for In it 
lie thy roots and thy nourishment: 

10. Select subjects and produce them froni the depths of thy 

. soul and men will know thee from, their quality: 


‘CampobeUo’ 

gaga Continued from page 'VsSmSS 

and go conventional at the 565- 
seat Murray Hill. 

WB officials (other film, com¬ 
panies have been taking notes on 
thti) have had trepidations about 
the genuine values of roadshow 
: merchandising right along. While 
this kind of “sell” can develop 
prestige for a picture, the pitfalls 
are of major consdeiation. 

Said one highly-placed: source.: 
*The roadshow for a motion pic- 
ture is all right if you happen to 
have something that has a really 
spectacular interest for the public. 
Thera haven’t been many of. them, 
little more, than *Beri Hur.’ ‘Around 
the World in 80 Days’ , and ‘Ten 
Conuriandments’.”. 

Unless the picture has that cer¬ 
tain 'vast appeal, said the exec, the 
public doesn’t want the: inconven¬ 
ience of "buying- tickets in. advance, 
thus committing*, themselves to 
seeing the production at a given 
time of a certain, day. arid paying 
up to S3.50 for a single admission. 

. Further, the. producer-distribu- 
tor-exhibitor economics cani be tori" 
much of a strain. Theatre’s Operat¬ 
ing costs are not much more With 
a picture running continuous sev¬ 
en, days a week than they are "with 
the .10-arweek entries.. Outlays for 
advertising- rhust go up and: up 
as the runs-cotitinue. . But the gross 
obviously must 'be lirriited. 

. Thi clearly means the revenue 
has to be slow in coming .in. The 
Palace, on T OWweek. could rake 
in rip more than $30,000 a week. 
A marathon engagement wriiild be 
required for a sufficient payoff. 

: It seems a cinch that other, pro¬ 
ducer-distributors will be more 
hesitant (and. realistic) before 
going to the marketplace with their 
wares; asking. $3,50 per. copy and 
permitting the public to buy same 
only; once nightly and. on matinees 
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. 
The customers will abide by these 
rules—but only for the monumen¬ 
tal ones. 

Trying out now, and so far doing 
Well, is "Spartacus.” 


Toots Shor 

Continncd .from pag« 

and others who came in for the 
World Series, They ranged from 
Chief Justice Earl Warren and 
former N. Y. Mayor William 
O’Dwyer, to George Jessel, Carr 
mine DiSapio, Yogi Berra, Mickey 
Mantle, Baseball Commissioner 
Ford Frick, fighter Billy Graham, 
former postmaster-general Jim 
Farley, Henry Dunn, Mrs. Wilbur 
Clark* Ricardo Cortez, Lqu Little, 
Phil' Harris, Wliitey Ford, Sidney 
Piermont, Bill Slocum, Max Case, 
Frank Conniff, William Randolph 
Hearst Jr., . David Burns, Sonny. 
Werblin, Leah Ray; Charles Berns, 
Billy Reed, Peter Donald and many 
others including former Shor bar¬ 
tenders and employees. 

The new Shor restauraift^itt 


. copy the first two. floors (and base¬ 
ment) of a giant garage to be con¬ 
structed between “21” and Rose’s 
restaurant. New Shor maison will 
be approximately on the same she 
as the old Leon ;(Enken) St Eddie’s 
. (Davis). Davis used, to tell the 
story, when he starred at his 
nitery; that his/club was on the 
site of an did stable. “Now you 
know on what this place is built:" 
However, successful restaurants to¬ 
day are built on something much 
more substantial, and the major in¬ 
gredient seems to be the person¬ 
ality of a boniface. The turnout 
at the ground breaking ceremony 
seemed sufficient evidence to in¬ 
dicate that the new eatery will; be 
as successful as his oid restaurant. 
Shor, in the, meantim has been 
a man about, town. The Lambs; is 
tendering him a night Oct. 22. 

Shor is targeting to open in time 
•for. the baseball season in April. 

! High spot, of the ceremonies saw. 
{Tools' son, Rory but better, known 
| as Toots Jr., starting the ground¬ 
breaking proceedings. Toots point¬ 
ed out that "all these crurnbhums. 
will one day be. your; customers.” 


Stuart Millar 

mb' Continued from page S SB 

years arid, starting in 1982, will ex¬ 
pand into legitimate theatre and 
tv ventures. 

Company’s initial brograni en¬ 
compasses projects previously 
started; by Millar. First will be 
“The Young Doctors;” United Art¬ 
ist release which Joseph Hayes has 
scripted from /Arthur Hailey’s 
novel,. “The Final Diagnosis.” Dick 
Clark is the only cast member thus 
far set 

UA. also will release pair’s; “Cast, 
the; First Stone," Judge John Mur- 
taugh-Sara Harris property which 
Abby Mann will screenplay. Third 
project is ‘‘Unarmed In Paradise,” 
pip which will be made for Allied 
Artists release. Mairia Schell and 
George Peppard will; star fri the 
Ellen Marsh love story. 

iVIiilar additionally will fulfili 
prior commitments oh “Reunion,” 
Merle . Miller novel which Gore 
Vidal has scripted for Paramount 
release, and "Birdmari . of Alcatraz.” 
United Artists release for Harold 
Hecht’s; indie company. 

The ... Millar-Turman slate, will 
entail coproducing; credit on all 
pix: Millar feels the curse of the 
independent, is that he “can only 
work effectively on one thihg at a 
time.” “ Said Millar: “With the 
immense need for product that 
faces the industry and if two men 
can come together and make pic¬ 
tures without, becoming * small 
major studio, they can achieve 
more than the total independent” 


London, Oct 11. 

British film producers have now 
sharpened up their attitude tow¬ 
ards film festivals, which subject 
Will form a major -item on the 
agenda of the. International Fed¬ 
eration Of Film. Producers’ Associ¬ 
ations administrative council meet¬ 
ing in London on Oct. 27-28. 
Though there’s a general feeling 
that nowadays there, are too many 
such fests, looks like IFFPA Won’t 
be asked to decree an upper limit 
to the number set but that Britain 
will ignore more firmly those func¬ 
tions which make no noticeable 
contribution to the. commercial 
gaiety of showmen, in, that' event, 
sortie fests may do a foldo through 
lack of support. ; 

British Film Producers Assn, 
through its president Arthur Watr 
kins, who is also current topper 
of IFFPA, will press for a. riiore 
rigid adherence on the part of 
fest promoters to rules .already laid 
down by the international associ¬ 
ation. In this, it has the support 
Of: the other local feature-producer 
organization, ’ Federation of British 
Film Makers, which has been more 
explicit in its attitude towards ac¬ 
tual fixtures. Watkins group: con¬ 
siders* that Britain ought to give, 
frill support; to .Cannes and Berlin* 
that, it should “participate strongly” 
in Kalovy Vary, that it “should en¬ 
ter a film for the San Sebastian 
Festival even though this is not 
an international festival of. the first 
rank/’ and that Britain should also 
back “other festivals such as Mar 
Del Plata" (Uruguay '. 

The one shindig that gets a qual¬ 
ified thumbsdowri is Venice which 
“has so degenerated , that it does 
not deserve the support of Britain 
unless it is radically improved.” 
Members of the BFPA feel much 
that way, too, so Venice is likely to:, 
be a storm centre of. discussion 
at the international gettogether, 
There is, by the way, one other fest 
that is sure of 100% backing, here if 
it’s held next year. That’s Moscow, 
inasmuch as the 1959 initiailer was 
considered a wow. 

‘Spartacus’ Overseas 

“Spartacus” is. being set for 
Christmas roadshow dates abroad. 
Dates have been booked in 15 key 
cities throughout the. world for 
the holiday season. 

. The first of the overseas pre¬ 
mieres will take place .In London 
on Dec. 7 at the Metropole Thea¬ 
tre, with a big hoopla bow at¬ 
tended by Kirk Douglas, Universal 
prexy. Milton R. Rackmil, and 
foreign chief America Aboaf, 


U.K, Censor Sec. in U.S. 

Motion Picture Assn, of 
America execs are hosts this 
week to John Trevelyan, new 
secretary of the British Censor 
.Board. Visitor was guest of 
honor: yesterday. (Tues.) at an 
MPAA cocktail party and ear¬ 
lier in the day met with the 
foreign managers at lunch. 

Trevelyan arrived Monday 
(10) evening and is due to de¬ 
part tomorrow (Thurs.) for 
Hollywood. He expects to be 
In this country about three 
weeks. 


Wayne Asks Law 


His Image to TV 

_ John Wayne’s Batjac Produc¬ 
tions filed a New York Supreme 
[ Court action, this week seeking to 
I enjoin Warners from leasing any 
. Wayne theatrical production to 
.television. It’s believed there are 
about five films featuring Wayne 
in the package which WB is li¬ 
censing to the Eliot Hyman-Lou 
Chesler syndicate. 

WB spokesman said the move for 
an.injunction will be contested on 
the grounds that while Batjac has 
a participation in the product, WB 
holds all distribution rights. 

PAGEANT MAG SHOUTS 
1AND AHOY!’ TO TOLl 

Pageant Mag for November takes 
note of tpllvision. It’s a resume of 
the 10-year preliminaries, the fight 
for arid the fight against the new 
medium. 

Author picks up a point made in 
sundry Variety news accounts at 
the time of the payola scandals— 
namely that the rude disenchant¬ 
ment had drastically weakened the 
until-then-promising campaign of 
the advertising-sponsored video in¬ 
dustry to sidetrack pay-see. 

A possible eyebrowrraiser in the 
Pageant piece is the opinion that 
anything over 25c for the best in 
ballet, sports, opera, legit or first- 
run films will represent a “gyp.” 
The Paramount Telemeter test in 
Etobicoke, Toronto suburb, has 
been charging an average $1 for 
firstruns. 


National Boxoffice Survey 

Biz Hits Skids; ‘Stairs’ New Champion, ‘Ben-Hur’ 2d, 
‘Song’ 3d, ‘Time’ 4th; ‘Psycho,’ ‘Usher’ Next 


Raoul Walsh, as part of Ills 
multiple pix deal with 20th-Fox, 
win produce and direct “Marine, 
Let’s Go!” to be scripted by John 
fcAlst ' 


The World Series, with sixth 
game;. being played today (Wed.), 
arid the Nixon-Kennedy tele 'de¬ 
bate last Friday, are being held re¬ 
sponsible for the downbeat in busi¬ 
ness this session across the coun¬ 
try. However,, some unusually rou¬ 
tine new product and overly- 
extended IorigrUns appear to be 
hurting , trade riiore than the other 
two factors. Heightened interest in 
the Presidential election Obviously 
is taking a toll at the wickets cur¬ 
rently. 

One of the uniformly, stout new¬ 
comers is showing enough to take 
first place the initial week out in 
release to any. extent! “Dark at Top 
of Stairs” (WB) is pushing smartly 
ahead of “Ben-Hur” (M-G), long on 
top, to cop No. I spot despite its 
elongated title. “Hur” still is man¬ 
aging to finish second although 
starting to. slip in sorne. spots. 

“Song Without End” (Col) came 
from far back in the pack to take 
third position. “High Time” (20th), 
quite uneven, is showing enough 
to land fourth place. It was second 
a.. WG6 Jc flgo 

. /“Psym)” 'flp'artf fSArtb^lalt 1 ses¬ 


sion and long high Up on the list, 
is winding in fifth spot. “House of 
Usher” (Alt, a runner-up last 
stanza, is taking sixth money. I 

“Let’s Make Love” (20th), which 
was fifth a week ago,, is down to 
seventh. “Can-Can” (20th), which 
like “Ben-Hur” is starting to de¬ 
cline at the wickets, is finishing 
eighth. “All the Young Men” (Colt 
is capturing ninth place. 

“Hell To Eternity” ‘AA) will be 
10th. It was among the top 12 last 
week. “Jungle Cat” VBV) will fin¬ 
ish Ilth while “Under 10 Flags” 
(Par) rounds out the list in 12th 
place. 

“Sons arid Lovers” (20th) tops 
the runner-up pix with “Carry On 
Nurse” (Gov) and “School For 
Scoundrels” (Corit) In the same 
category. 

. “Spartacus” (U) looms, as a 
champ, among . the new entrants 
being virtually capacity on the 
first six days playing reserved- 
seat at the N.Y. DeMille. “Sun¬ 
rise at Campobello” (WB), okay in 
N-Y. and Frisco. 

. , (Complete Boxoffice Reports on, 
\TOges 8-9). 1 ‘ i 


The Protestants are not the only 
ones concerned about the effect 
which current Hollywood films 
may be having on the American 
image overseas. In October issue of 
The Sign, national Catholic maga¬ 
zine, drama editor Jerry Cotier 
tees off on distortions on U.S. life 
as shown in “Strangers When Wo 
Meet,” “The Apartment,” “Elmer 
Gantry” and “The Bramble Bush." 

Such distortions are not new, re¬ 
marks Cotter, but they have be¬ 
come “an increasingly dangerous 
luxury.” These pix undoubtedly 
fascinate audiences abroad, he con¬ 
tinues, “but for those who delvb 
below the surface we are drawing 
an ugly image.” Critic specifically 
deplores the adultery in “Strang¬ 
ers.” which results in neither sens# 
of sin or guilt; the sex pandering 
in “Apartment,” and the portraits 
of the townfolks in “Bramble” who 
are “in need of instant psychiatric 
attention.” The overall picture pro¬ 
vided by these films, easily dis¬ 
torted by the Kreinlin, is that off 

truly ugly. American.” 

Concludes Cotter: “We cannot 
on the one hand accentuate the 
negative in our movie exports and 
then expect allies and neutrals to 
understand that this Is all make 
believe or dramatic license. There 
aren’t that many well-informed 
about the real American story, 
There isn’t that much time.” 

Sees Giants Free 
Of Matty Fox Tie 

San Francisco, Oct. 11. 

Hearst’s morning* Examiner here" 
is crusading to break blackout on 
televising of all Giant baseball 
games, so far foreclosed by Horace 
Stoneham’s supposed tleup with 
Matty Fox’s Tolvision. 

Examiner last weelc “revealed" 
that “Skiatron Electronics and 
Television Corp. ... Is in default 
of its contract with the Giants," 
according to sports WTiter Prescott 
Sullivan’s story. Sports writer then 
quoted Giant owner Stoneham as 
saying he “still felt a ‘moral obliga¬ 
tion’ to Matty Fox of the Skiatron 
concern . , . ‘we’ll go along with 
him on pay-TV if he can show 
progress,’ Stoneham declared.” 

Story went on to say Stoneham is 
free of any commitments to Fox 
and could. If he wanted, make m 
deal for commercial telecast of 
Giant games. Examiner followed 
up with long, lead editorial head¬ 
lined, “SF Giants Should Lift TV 
Ban,” and at week’s end one of 
city’s supervisors, no doubt prompt¬ 
ed by Examiner, said he would in¬ 
troduce resolution at this week’s 
board of supervisors meeting urg¬ 
ing Giants to televise out-of-Town 
games. 

Pressure on Stoneham to forget 
toll-TV possibilities could be 
detrimental to Fox. 

ISEUN, OZONER OP, IN 
EUROPEAN FILM PROWL 

Albany, Oct. 11. 

Forseeing profit in the acquisi¬ 
tion of foreign films and distribut¬ 
ing them, after dubbing, to the 
country’s outdoor theatres, Alan 
V. Iselin, operator of three auto- 
mobilers In the Albany area, left 
New York Sunday (9) by plane 
for London. 

Distributor and other local in* 
dustry friends honored him at a 
luncheon Thursday (6) In Ketier’a 
Restaurant. 

He is making one of three 
“scouting” stops there. Paris and 
Rome will follow—on a three-week 
expedition for foreign* with a 
foriVe-in potdhliafc * + *«»i «*■ *■ 3* 



PICTURES 



Room for Both Dubs and Titles 

Herman Weinberg, With 300 Title Jobs to Credit, 
Takes Crowther’s Cracks Personally 


A case for the continued'coex¬ 
istence of subtitled and dubbed 
foreign films in the U. S. market 
is made in October issue of Show¬ 
bill by Herman G. Weinberg who, 
according to his own count, has 
written titles for more than 300 
films in last 30 years. Weinberg, 
aroused by * Y. Times critic Bos¬ 
ley Crow ther's recent •‘Subtitles 
Must Go*’ blast, says fact that 
titled films and dubbed films 
each have their own profitable 
market in U. S. has proved to be 
"sound economics.” 

If the bone of contention ;is the 
"quality” of titles, says W’einberg. 
that still does not negate the val¬ 
idity of tlie arguments for the 
titled film rn tola. He also thinks 
that far more films have been 


I "well titled” than have been "well 
J dubbed.” Some films lend therm 
|selves to dubbing, while others 
j "by reason of their greatness re¬ 
sist the efforts of the most con¬ 
scientious dubbers.” 

That W’einberg seems to have 
taken Crow-ther’s blast personally 
|seems evident in his statement 
;that “whoever is the patron saint 
! of titlers surely knows how con¬ 
scientiously I have tried to pre- 
'serve the integrity” of the films he 
;has titled. He-also notes that he 
!has frequently been called in to 
.“doctor” the work of others. 

I He adds: "I say this not Out of 
I immodesty but to recall the fre- 
' quent commendations of the Critics 
: themselves of good titling, when it 
has been good, in their reviews. I 
have vet to see a commendation 
of a dubbed foreign film in a re-, 
view in New York, with the excep- 




tion of a single isolated. Instance 
where the dubbed Version of ‘Hiro¬ 
shima Mon Amour’ (not publicly 
shown in New York at this writing) 
was thus cited, hors Concoin 
Weinberg, pleading for coexist¬ 
ence of titled and dubbed pix f : also 
seems to be evoking. an even big¬ 
ger problem, asking “And isn’t co¬ 
existence,, for the greatest good of 
the greatest, number, tlie. answer 
to many of the ills arid doubts be- ; 
setting the world today?” 

20th ReJoned 

.Continued from page 4 
on two youngsters in this exec-of- 
the future capacity. i 

In addition to Mayail. walkouts, 
earlier included Max Stein, .crea¬ 
tive ad manager; Lester Dumber,! 
trade ad manager; Dick Winters,! 
national mag contact, arid Barry 
Fremont, of exploitation dept. 

Lige Brieri, a former prexy of 
the Associated Motion Pictures 
Advertisers, joins 20th staff after 
almost 10,years with U. A. He was 
earlier exploitation manager of 
Eagle Lion Classics, a post he also 
1 held with PRC Pictures. 


YOU'LL 
ACCOMPLI 

THRE 



BY DOING 



Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


Legit Cruising To Hawaii 

Continued from pag* i 

jt must also, continue In use for j Albert’s job calls for him to get 
the various conventions that light ! into a number of surprising parts 
in- Hawaii. Albert said he still has ; of the Kaiser Industries operation, 
to work out the proper balance of j The obvious part of’his job is en- 
Iegit Vs. convention. j tertairiment supervision and, less 

“Conventions,” he said, “are the | obvious but still understandable, 
backbone of the hotel business, i the public relations aspects of the 
Kaiser has built the Hawaiian Vil- industrial. empire. Unusual angle 
lage Hotel, arid before it’s through of the p.r. job Is that Albert will 
the place - -.will have 5(000 roorris. he working on the “cultural and 
Western Hotels runs Hawaiian .educational” interests that ap- 
Village for Kaiser, but Albert's parently go hand in hand with the 
sidekick, Glenn Hughes, runs the expansion of many companies with 
hostelry’s entertainment policy, ! international dimensions likeKai- 

with the help of the .veepee's Wife s c r *s. 

Margo, the actress. For Instance, iri. Hawaii, Albert 

Hughes; was described by Albert has been working on plans for the 
as a. young entrepreneur, who had school setup there, particularly 
once been with KTLA-TV, Lois since Kaiser lias, such an important 
Angeles, and also with Music Corp. hand in the building and mairite- 
of America and the USO. nance of. Haw aii Kai. His role in 

Albert figures there’ll be plenty the school system is that of a min- 
of rooni arid the necessary box- iSter.Avithout portfolio,' and pre- 
office support for legit roadshows r sumably he’ll serve in similar roles 
at the big dome plus any plays he in other places or countries, where 
decides ought to be done at the Kaiser is operating. 

Hawaii Kai theatre. Honolulu, he Albert,, wlio is one of the few 
said, has a population of 350 000. show biz talents to move into a. 

. ■ . . -- basically industrial organization as 

a high-ranking official, was sup¬ 
posed to have been host of the. 
new CBS-TV edition of “Candid 
Camera.” but; tlie show's producers 
. bumped him and then hired Arthur 
Godfrey as host. Still miffed about 
the whole thing,...Albert said that 
there. Would have been no conflict 
between his tv chores and the 
Kaiser job, since lie planned to 
delay heavy work for the .big com-; 

- pany until next spring, thereby 
leaving time tp. shoot, most of the 
program's segments for ’6.0-61, 
Meantime. Albert, who described 
. himself as “primarily ail actor;” 
will work out of the N Y, shop of 
Kaiser Industries and woik on 
some tv specials he has in mind. 

Albert’s new industrial role die 
; was hired personally L chairman 
[ Henry J. kaiser) is as “the graying 
| executive^—a far cry troin the 
• slOWrihinkirig boy he essayed over 
! two decades ago in Brother Rat’.” 


7 Never Met a Man 
J Didn't Like* 9 
WILL RO G ERS 


THESE ARE THE 
TUI0 for you 

TO DO... 


I Take up 
Audlen 


1 Audience Collections 

Say ’Y«i'... Tell! ui you'll do ll. 
We’ll tend FREE Shirley Maclaine 
TRAILER To your Theolre. 

2 Conduct Employees* 

Christmas Salute 

Employers endorse It....Employees 
Join ll. Your hospital It ovor roody 
to (root FREE any and aD In our 
Industry mho need this tore. 


Let’s get down to fundamental facts—Tlie people of your industry need 
your help NOW. This is the time of year when Showmen everywhere 
and all individual employees in our industry unite and prove the tra¬ 
dition of showhusiness: Never Let a Showman Down. 

By doing TWO relatively simple things you can reap THREE GREAT 
DEEDS that will bring healing and hope to “Our Own” people who 
are seriously sick with any of fifteen serious diseases of the chest- 
including king cancer, chronic heart disease, and 
tuberculosis. 


Now is the time for you to act—Say “Yea** when 
asked to take up Audience Collection* and to 
conduct and contribute to the Christmas Salute 


i»4EMORlAX.B 


Irwin Allen 

Continued from page 4 

20th-Fox Television head Pete 
Levathes regarding the two 1 proj¬ 
ects: Pilot scripts already have 
been completed. 

“Voyage” will roll Jan. 16 in 
Cinemascope, gnd DeLuxe Color, 
with locations .slated for all seven 
seas; and under Polar. Cap. Under¬ 
water epic, is being scripted by. 
Allen and .British' playwright 
:Charles Bennett, fr tfi Alien’s .orig¬ 
inal story. 

“Balloon” will : roll in July,; cul- 
riiinating four year, of work clear¬ 
ing worldwide rights: to the Verb 
classic. The .African adventur 
:yarn wi 11, be len$ed partially on 
the Dark Continent. “Pirate” is 
another Alien original and will be 
.filmed next fall at Jamaica Cove, 
homebase of most hist' ry’s more 
notorious pirates, 

Allen most recently filmed “The 
Lost World,” a 20th-Fox release 
which th .studio estimates will 
take in a worldwide gross of $10,- 
000,000. 'Similar overall figure is 
anticipated for Alien’s, recent Al¬ 
lied Artists pic,; “The Big Circus.” 


AA’s Net Profit 

Continued from page 4' 553. 

pie involved is. questioned by the 
film companies Who are fearful the 
government will try to collect addi¬ 
tional income taxes on prior year* 
as a result of recent sales to~tele¬ 
vision of old features, the costs of 
which already have. been, amor¬ 
tized. 

Due to credits for carry forward 
of prior year’s losses, no provision 
was riiade for Federal income taxes 
for the current year. However, be¬ 
cause of possible additional In¬ 
come taxes on prior years, for 
reasons cited above, AA’s. present 
fax reserve was increased during 
the year to $375,000: In 1959, a 
tax reserve Of $60,000 had been 
set. aside. 

, After giying effect to the above, 
AA’s operations for year resulted 
in net of $1,240,538: After divi¬ 
dends on the preferred stock, this! 
amounted to $1.33 per common 
share, compared with a loss of ;35c 
a share in 1959. 

Total , gross income for current 
year amounted to $16:296,000, 
against $15,365,000 in 1959. 













20 


PICTURES 


ISjfcRlETY 


Wednesday, October 12, I960 


New Yorkers Mount the Attack 
But Some Atlanta Theatremen 
Nervous About Censor Challenge 


Exhibitors in the Atlanta area*' 
are not entirely pleased with pub¬ 
licity given a test of the Atlanta 
censor ordinance being projected 
by the Independent Film Import¬ 
ers & Distributors of America. Ac¬ 
cording to reports reaching New 
York. Atlanta exhibs are afi’hid the 
publicity will arouse ordinarily 
“neutral” groups, or opinion-mak¬ 
ers to take a. militantly anti-film 
industry stand, especially in view 
©t the increasing numbers-; of so- 
called adult films comin out of 
Hollywood. 

They also fear that should the 
present law be thrown out, there 
will be increasing pressure to write 
a new one which will com under 
the definition of “a clearly; drawn 
statute” which possibly might be 
upheld by the U. S. Si.i renie 
Court. 

In a concurring opinion, in the 
“Miracle” case in 1952. justice 
Reed stated in effect that file de¬ 
cision did not foreclose a state 
from establishing a s^tem jfor the 
licensing of motion pictures. 

Atlanta exhibs. and some exec? 
of the Motion Picture Assn, of 
America, also reportedly feel that 
1 FIDA's Atlanta push now’ is ill- 
timed in view of the Times Film 
case vs. the City of Chicago, which 
is due to be heard bv the Sii reme 
Court next week. This case pos- 
wbly could establish a far-reaching 
ruling on the. entire matter of 
prior censorship and make the 
Atlanta case academic. . 

Importers, on the other; hand. ! 
feels that should the Supreme 1 
Court fail to knock out all prior 
censorship of films, industry must 
move forward and. (it> -;by-eity. 
state-by-state, fight the local censor 
statutes. It's pointed out that while 
theoreticially it may be possible to 
write a clearly drawn censor stat¬ 
ute that would be upheld in the 
Supreme Court, latter has not— 
since 1952—upheld any prior cen¬ 
sorship s'. tute concerning films. 


Manchester, Again 

Manchester. N. H., Oct. li. 

An editorial published by 
the Manchester Union-Leader 
stated that ruling out. the pos-’ 
sibility that a. Hollywood mur? 
der . suspect killed one of his 
three women victims as an In¬ 
direct result of viewing Alfred 
Hitchcock’s film. ‘Psycho.’ is 
ignoring “the fact that ideas 
do have consequences for good 
or evil.” 

Pointing out that Hitchcock 
had scoffed at the idea that his 
picture contributed to the sus¬ 
pect's "deadly .urge.-” the Un¬ 
ion-Leader said: 

"This newspaper is not sin¬ 
gling put the movie. ‘Psycho,’ 
or any other so-called ‘horror* 
film, any more than we op¬ 
posed any single horror film 
of, the Frankenstein and Dra- 
cula era. But we most emphati- 
ally do condemn the current 
preoccupation with films of 
this type to the exclusion of 
other mOr worth w h i le 
themes. 

"To deny that the current 
rash , of such films must have 
a bad effect bn the national 
morality is to close ones eyes 
to the fact that most of us are 
subject to very few original 
ideas of bur own. We are all, 
to a greater or lesser degree, 
imitators of what we see, read 
and hear.” 


‘TIMES’ EDITORIALLY 
TOUTS INDIA’S‘APU’ 

In an.unusual endorsement for.a 
film, the Ne\v\ York.Times ran. an 
editorial Saturday J8) in behaif of 
“World of Apu,” Indian import 
distributed in the United States by 
Edward Harrison, 

Raved the daily: “Occasionally a 
work of art appears w'hich trans¬ 
cends national borders and, enables 
readers or viewers .in'this- country 
not merely to be entertained hilt 
to be 'enlightened'' in a luminous 
way. ‘The;'World:;of. Apu,’ the tri¬ 
umphant final piece in. the Indian 
film : tril.ogy by one of the. interna¬ 
tional, screen's great filmmakers, 
Satyajit Ray. is such an-.express! 
of art and' culture.” 

Further; the Times'found the 
opening of "Apu” the occasion to 
.contemplate Gotham as an inter¬ 
national foreign film capital, for 
New Yorkers now. have; the oppor¬ 
tunity to see, along With ..‘‘Apu/’ 
the French "Hiroshima .Mon 
Amour;-” Britain's; *Tm All Right, 
Jack.” “The Magician” from 
Sweden and the Japanese “Ikiru.” 


Vagaries of tk Censoring Mind 

Washington, Oct, 11. 

The blue-pencil man at the Washington Post & Times-Herald 
has come up with a strange new taboo on the apparent belief that 
“respectability” is not a respectable word for a film blurb. ..•'• 

His; unfathomable treatment of an ad for “Magdalena” at the 
Trans-Lux chain s Plaza, here caused lifted eyebrows even among 
those hardened to the vagaries of ad Censors. ■■■' 

As originally submitted, the blurb . ..read: “Confidential^ See 
What Happens in a Small Tow ; n Whem Scandal Lifts the Cover 
From Respectability.” 

As edited by the Post, the word “respectability” was.deleted. and. 
“Magdalena - substituted, with the untoward, result reading: .‘‘See, 
. what Happens iii.a Small Town When Scandal .Lifts the Cover from. 
Magdalena.” The thought appropriately fits the ad's illustration 
showing Magdalena iSabina) .in a reclining nude. pose. 

Tile. Post also took offense at a, subsequent ad describing Magda¬ 
lena as the "most innocent girl iii town with every sin ' the. 
book.” and, using the adjective “sensual” to apply to Sabina; The 
paper struck the word/sensual’-' and changed “ sin in the 
book” to "every offense in the book.” 


Asks 1% of Year’s 


Promote John Wilhelm 

Albany. Oct 11. 

Continuing its policy °f promot¬ 
ing men from the ranks. 20th 
Century-Fox appointed John Wil¬ 
helm as branch manager in Albany. 
He started as assistant shipper in 
the Buffalo otfice 17 >ears ago. 
Wilhelm, later serving as ad sales 
manager in Buffalo, as a booker 
in the Pittsburgh exchange, sub¬ 
sequently as head bookCr-office 
manager, and then,* as salesman 
In Albany. 

He follows Clayton G. Pantages 
who was advanced to a position 
in the five-man. “sales cabinet” 
created by general sales manager 
Glenn Norris. 


Handout Costs 
$3,5(0 to Mail 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

What is perhaps, the longest 
"press release” ever distributed for 
a Hollywood motion picture goes 
this week to some 10.000 colum¬ 
nists, government officials, opinion- 
makers, libraries, schools and ex¬ 
hibitors. It’s for “The Alamo”;, 
it’s 184 pages long and the lO.OOO 
copies .cost $14,752 to print and 
$3,500 to mail. 

According to Batjac. John Wayr.e j 
indie which produced the United 
Artists release, company has set 
aside enough coin to print and 
distribute another 90,000 of the 
release. 

Meanwhile, 12 roadshow preem 
engagements In the U.S. and 
Canada have been set for the $12,- 
000.000 Todd-AO film. 


Hollywood. Oct. 

Motto. Picture Permanent 
Charities, which , stages film indus¬ 
try's all- ing annual cam¬ 
paign, ..thi is changing its 

mode, of operations and instead of 
setting a money-figure goal as in 
previous will seek 100 r " 

participation ' .,-established 

“Fair Plan”' system. . in> -theory,, 
anyway, this would, place the goal 
at roughly .S3 000.000: inore than 
twice previous years’ goals. 

Under the .' Fair Plan.” the aver¬ 
age film employee will be asked 
to contribute 1 ( c of. his annual sal- 

. : Annual payroll in industry is 
estimated to be $300:000'000. * 

Plan doesn't fix the percentage 
definitely, however, and .solicitors 
Will attempt to get. 3 r r or more 
from high-salaried, personnel, and 
will, of course- settle.'for what'they 
can get. 

kidney P. Sblow is campaign 
chairman this year/ Kickoff lunch¬ 
eon last week. drew, the largest 
turnout in organizations 20-year 
histor \ with more than. 400. i.ndus- 
fryites in attendance. 


The Lady Replies 

Atlanta. Oct. -11. 
Mrs. Christine Smith Gil¬ 
lian; Atlanta's motion; icture 
censor, tock to the airwaves 
■recently to defend her-job; and 
slap film producers charging 
that Hollyw o'd’s cinema mor¬ 
als are getting Worse and 
Worse. 

Said Mrs. GilTi 

••No doubt the .moral stand¬ 
ard of the industry lias gone' 
down in the past three years.:;.. 
Just look at the bedroom 
scenes-.. .Compare the bedioom: 
scenes now and you Can see 
the decline:.-They 'the camera¬ 
men' used to discreetly close 
the door how they climb ift 
bed with them/’ 

In 1959. lady snipper banned 
14 films from Atlanta, screens 
and,cut one other. She is wife 
Alderman Ed Gilli . head 
of Atlanta's aldbi manic. Police 
Cpmmittee. and appointed 
to her' position. She has serv-- 
ed/for 15 years. 


PERSON TO PERSON 

If you are looking for a London agency which be¬ 
lieves in the old fashioned virtue of personal service 
to writers and artistes, why not write to us? 


Or if you would prefer to talk it over I shall be In 
New York from October 16-30 at the Windsor Hotel. 

WALTER JOKEL 

The Walter Jokel Management 
39, St. James Place,. St. James's Street, London, S.W. 1. 
Telephone: HYD 10H/5126 

Directors: Walter Jokel, Ted Willis, Edward Davis 


Can’t Say ‘Sex Kitten’! 

Omaha, Oct. il. 
Omaha AVorld-Heralds crack.- 
down on “sexy” film ads contin¬ 
ues. Latest ruling w as: against 
tinues. Latest, rilling 
against 'Muse Theatre, which, 
had to change .its selling on 
Brigitte Bardot in "Crazy for 
Love” from “The Sensational 
Sex-Kitten” to-.. “The Sensa¬ 
tional Girl-Kitten/// 

(Tins monumental Moii: foi 
U-.S. morality is typical of. the 
city room censor,'d latter day 
phenomenon not unrelated to 
...inflation bn the bile side and 
ressure. from ..churchy adver¬ 
tisers on the other.*—Ed) 


Atlanta, Oct. 

Atlanta /Constitution which 
points Out that."as/a friend. Of the 
movies, we have tor soni /time 
been alarmed by/the fact .1 hat: 
there are toomajiy dirty movies/’ 
Recently editorialize, . under 
caption "Let the Movie Industry 
Clean Up Its Pr o duot:/•■' Editorial 
read; . 

“We instinctively oppose cen¬ 
sorship. It is. not the American 
; way. That way ms to let the peo-. 
/pie know the facts and*-conditions 
: of life, economics, politics, liter 
jture. art and.e nt0rtai.nmcnt/ 

« “But We take ,d; view. of 
| the effort to e!' inat.e Atanta's 
i irioyie censor ja\ .. It -may be. as 
.'.charged, that the censor has 
!. barred spine movies . w hich , might 
. have been shown., 
i “But as a friend of the-niovies 
: we : have for. ' • ' time .been. 

I alarmed 1 by the that there 

’ are too many d ; ... ''niovies. And. 

; they come too frcquentlj,. More 
and .. more the recommendation 
“Adults: Only” in the -critic's 
; col u ni " '. Ai even/theatres 

. are moved. to .ut" re or 

■less meaningless -sigh. -‘Adults’ 
j.Only/ 

1 “Rut the fact .remains..'that, more 
j and more movies deal w ith lust in 
j.various f orins—^-incest, tape, sex 
! deviation and w ith . shockingly 
sadistic crimes. A ; ical Broa.d- 
j way columnist w rote of.. soon- 
| to-be-released .film that it/ would 
family-^seduction of a teen-ager, 
rape and adultery. 

“As a friend of the ' movie, 
would point out that if: the streai. 
MinneaDolis Ort 11 of dirt continues. /there will be: 
rp , AT ^Jn wapolis,- Ogt U,, - national legislation; And we don’t 

• Mann s loop World had an want national censorship - any 
vitation showing of its impend-, more than do the movies. This is 
a poor time to remove4he. Atlanta 
censor's power/' 

society seemem* PiehWe.Acas 

Wpild. lanager Roval Johiisort : censorship law/, w hich is ad minis* 
felL that several sensational Bar, j. te red by Mrs./ Christine Smith 
dot sequences, at thefilm s start; Gilliam 

would enlist the most helpful .word-j. So :far no followup move has 

pf.-mouth troin the bartenders.. In 7 been made 

short. lhe\'ll spread the word, to;] *"■' . : ... . . 


jing. attraction/ but .the guests 
werenh -the usual newspaper, -tele-.; 
vision and radio folks or other 


saloons* clientele wh Jo.nhson fig¬ 
ured, may comprise the most poten¬ 
tial customers. 

. Stunt landed valuable publicity. 


To Become Law Unto Himself 

The. motion picture censor, -'should, hot apply to films. Ulti- : 
affected by the presumption of; in- mately,. says AOLU/ ! ‘atI arguments 
1 hocence/ unhampered by..the/rules which seek to justify mbtion pic- 
: of evidence and not .subject to the lure c.cnsorjiip rest on the premise 
. discipline of having .. to justify his that motion picture/ liaye a greater 
decisions, “tends to become a Jaw. capacit for evil than . do Older 
unto Hii self/’ .-.the' 'American Civil means of comnuulivat ioh/ , The 
Liberties .Union states in-a friendly gumcnt is b- » ; dlv a hovel, of . It 
of the court brief filed yesterday I w as . . i ccisly. this juslificalion 
: (Tues.) with the U: S. Supreme , which was given for censorship of: 
: Court on behalf of. Times Film in ..the press during the Sixteenth and 
: its suit against the City of Chi- Seventeenth Centuries ” , 
cage: ' ;. Case contests; right of Chicago’s 

Argiuhents in the case, in which' police cbmmissibner to impose 
Times is seeking a ruling on the ; prior censorship on films. Times 
/ entire matter iof prior cehsorshi' , j refused to submit, the Austrian 
■ are scheduled, to:be heard by the 'opera film, “Don . Juan,” to the 
; court some time next week. ! city’s censors in 1957. Subseqiieht- 

• ACLU takes sharp issue with the ! ly the Federal District Court and 
! ar iiment. that films create prob- ] the U. S. Court of Appeals filled 
: lems not; presented by other media ; aga.'nst the company and ap- 
■of . . ’>atidn. and, Ihe^efore. 1 r* was taken to tlie Sii reme 

;the First Amendment jpi’otections. Court. 


Troy Loses Lincoln: 

"Troj/. Xi -1/, Oct. II-. 

Landmark has disappeared fwin. 
the theatrical .map of Troy; with, 
the sale by Stanley Warner4o the 
State .Bapk .of Albany of the .39- 
yeafrOld Lincoln. Its equipment" 
has been moved to the circuit’s 
Troy. in . Troy. for. 'storage. Baiik 
will demolish the/thratre and con-, 
vert info a, parking lot. 

House was built in 1921. by 
Herman R/: Syman- kv. Troy dealer 
in scrap iron: /eel and junk. - At 
outset it featured a pit - orchestra, 
led by. David :S;uhlmakef. Un¬ 
confirmed •tradition..-has'"it that the 
master of ceremonies at the- pre¬ 
miere wits a pr mising child per¬ 
former by Hie: name Of .Ben :Gi;auerV 
—rsince the NBC announcer. 


New York Theatre 


l—RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL,—, 

Rockefeller Center - Ci 6-460Q 

DORIS DAY - REX HARRISON 

Ifi A ROSS HlfMER ARWlN PROOUCtl 

4< WIDN!GHT LACE” 

/Ail»ur...-- '’-'/re in US’MCM Cl'« 

oil STAGE •#<>./.; iXCliING/E«iiC ifECTACtl 










IABIO-TELKVISION 


WBKB Sets 120G to Promote ABC-TV 
On Theory It AD Pays Off Locally 


Chicago. Oct. 11. 4 

ABC-TV’s Chicago o&o, WBKB. 
voluntarily has taken the role of 
advance guard to prove that net¬ 
work promotion at the station level 
can profit the local operati n as 
well as the national. Proceeding on 
Its own. without a directive from 
Kew York and without additional 
budget allocation, the station has 
embarked on a six month campaign 
to sell ABC as “America's Most 
Exciting Network.’’ with the con¬ 
fidence that it will perforce rub 
off on WBKB as “Chicago’s most 
exciting station.’’ Around $120,000 
has been earmarked for the cam¬ 
paign. 

Theory is that bigger audiences 
for the network, in Chi will neces¬ 
sarily mean bigger audience* for 
the station, and ditto with image 
considerations. Station .is con¬ 
vinced that lay televiewers neither 
know nor care whether particular 
shows are local or network, and it 
believes they make up their minds 
whether a station is strong or jvveak 
in certain programming areas on* 
the basis of its whole 18-hour-a- 
tiay operation. 

Accordingly. WBKB will assert 
its strong points 'as conjoined with 
the network’s) on a theme-of-the- 
month basis, devoting one each to 
sports, westerns, adventure, corn¬ 
ed v. news and cultural programs. 
In'addition to newspapers and tv 
log listing periodicals, stati ,n is 
spending heavily in “collateral” ad¬ 
vertising. viz. bvis and subway 
cards, commuter train cards.; out¬ 
side bus posters, and shopping cen¬ 
tre billboards. i 

In October, the concentration is 
on sports programming, with all 
sports programs named but with no 
distinction made as to whether 
they’re locally originated or web 
ftd. Theme for the month is “Pans 
Cheer Channel 7 Sports.” but the 
sub-line-for all WBKB ads will tout i 
ABC-TV as the exciting network. 
Even the WBKB’s trade adsj:will} 
characterize the station and web as < 
inseparables. f 

WBKB’s promote-the-network at-j 
titude didn't originate this season, 
but it’s never before been formu¬ 
lated into such a large scale Cam¬ 
paign. In this market, of three; net¬ 
work-owned stations, the ABC out¬ 
let has always tended to lay ft on 
heavier for the network fare than . 
either the CBS or NBC anchors j 
Jim Ascher’s ad-pub department is 
the only one of the three stiii ac¬ 
tive this year with the p.a. rounds 
•Continued on page 53; 

Lipton Into NBC’s 
'Happy Talk’Spec 

Lipton Tea will co-sponsor i with 
Lanvin perfumes the 60-nifnule 
network restyling of David Suss- 
kind’g recent “Open End;' round- 
table of comedians. NBC-TV op¬ 
tioned the adaptation of the Suss- 
kind stanza several days ago. when 
Lanvin asked in for half sponsor¬ 
ship. 

Since then, Susskind has tenta¬ 
tively tagged this network edition 
“Happy Talk.” and besides appear¬ 
ing as host, the producer; has 
signed on George Burns, Buddy 
Hackett and Jimmy Durante; It’ll 
be done Dec. 6 from 10 ter 11 p.m. 

“Happy Talk” will take the form 
of a panel, with the comedians 
t.-Iking about themselves and the 
comedy game. Whether it'll be 
totally adlib, as was the “Open 
End” stanza with Hackett. Bob 
New hart. Milt Kamin and others, 
not disclosed. 

Sullivan’s Emmy ‘Roast’ 

Ed Sullivan will be the third 
x ietim of a “roast ’ by Die Academy 
<>i Television Arts & Sciences; N.Y. 
chapter. He'll be the subject of 
“Ciose-Up.” the annual dinner 
given by the Academy, which; wdl 
he held Jan. 13 at the N.Y.’ Wal¬ 
dorf-Astoria. 

First “Close-Up” in. 1959 roasted 
M Hon Berle. In I960, it was Ar¬ 
thur Godfrey’s turn. Sullivan’, who 
presently holds no Academy office, 
was founder of the \.y. chapter 
find, three years ago. served as 
first president of the national 
Academy, 


Collins Gets Unanimous 
Approval for NAB Post 

Was.wiigton, Oct. 11. 
Florida Gov. Leroy Collins was 
unanimously elected Monday <10;. 
as the 17th president of the Na¬ 
tional Assn, of Broadcasters by 
NAB’s 43-member board of di-j 
rectors. * 

Collin? announced lie. . uld 
serve out his gubernatorial term— i 
running until Jan. 3—but would ' 
remove himself from partisan poli¬ 
tics otherwise. He resigned as 
chairman of the Democratic Party’s 
Speakers Bureau and said he will 
have no further activity in the 
1960 Presidential campaign. 

The 51-year-old southerner called 
the NAB post “a tremendous chai- j 
lenge” and said: “I have no ani- e 
bitions beyond doing this job.” He [ . 
will take over at NAB Jan. 4. J 
--- a 

CBS Radio Goes ; 
Syndic, to Sell j 
'Dimension’ Bits; 

CBS Radio prexy Arthur Hull t 
Hayes says the web plans to syn- I 
dicate ‘“Dimensions.” series of 
quicky personality tapes that have p 
been going to o&o’s since Sep- t 
tember. c 

Hayes says- reaction of affiliates 
at the recent New York conference, t 
where “Dimension” bits. were J 
i demonstrated by o&o adimriisfra- v 
ition veepee Jules Dundes. indicat? C 
ed that stations along the line S 
[would be willing to pay for svndi- 
| cation service on the shorties. I 
f “Dimension”' features personal C 
jittes in government, business .and p 
the arts—but mainly show biz folk p 
—in lt£ to 2*£-minute talks .on a a 
variety of subjects. Hayes says ’ 
web also plans to package a specific t 
series with celebs discussing.money § 
called "Money-and Me.” Already \ 
on record for - Money” are Henry , f 
Morgan, Gloria Swanson. Roger c 
Price, Vic Damone, Marcel Mar- 
ceau, Shelley Berman. Joni James,. v 
Vane Packard and others. 

Syndication of bits will most 
likely follow current pattern of 
“Dimension” distribution to q&o’s. 
Tapes are recorded and sent out 
. via discs, along with filing cards u 
and intro scripts. They’re current!j’ r 
going out at the rate of 25 a week. 1 
Announcement of. syridie service G 
comes as CBS drops its traditional * 
soap operas and drama for a di¬ 
rect-line service of mainly, news I 
and informational programming, a 
which affils okayed during the New I 
York conference. . li 

“Dimension” producer ■ is Allen 
Ludden, director of program sery-j S 
ices for C-O stations. Len Schlos-• o 
ser Is assistant producer. 1 ( 


PJbuETf 


"Jules Archer 

qfoos the kock-«f-»he-aiit*«sa to 

tltOtO 

who ospoiincl 

‘We Never Turn On 
The TV’ 


another Editorial Paaforo. 

In tho. npeoihing 

55th. Anniversary Number 


I Pairiety 

WSB-TV’s Big 3-Day 
Free Show to Hypo 
Start of New Season 

Atlanta, Oct. 1L 
WSB-TV, Owned and operated by 
Atlanta; Newspapers, Inc., publish¬ 
ers of a!m. Constitution and. p.m. 
Journal, is going to play host at 
a three day festival Oct# 29:31 at 
Municipal Auditorium welcoming 
return of fall. television. j 

Event will be featured by per¬ 
sonal appearances of stars of. tv, 
motion pictures and records, door 
prizes wilt, be awarded and there 
will be . continoiis entertainment. 
Event .will be free to public. . 

Three-dav spectacular, titled 
“WSB-TV Fall Festival” will' be 
dedicated to introduction and spot¬ 
lighting of tv shows and personal!-. \ 
ties for. fall and Winter season, ’ 
WSB-TV is an NBC affiliate. 

Sponsors and advertisers will • 
participate with special displays on ! 
tv programs and bv.importing their ; 
own stars: i 

Among personalities scheduled 
to; participate are Allen Case of.') 
NBC’s “The Deputy” series, who j 
will act' as : emcee, MacDonald I 
Carey. Victor Jory r Gordon Scott, 
Steve Diinrie and Mark Roberts. 

WSB-TV’s . “Officer Don” 
Kennedy will be the local host. 
Other tv personalities will partici¬ 
pate and locally, produced WSB-TV 
programs will be staged at the 
auditorium. 

In 1958 more than 220.000 Atlan¬ 
tans lined downtown Atlanta 
streets to see parade celebrating 
WSB TV’s ,10th anniversary. Fall 
festival, billed as biggest ty event 
of its.kind ever attempted on local 
level. Is expected to lure. 500.000 
visitors to auditorium: 

Ben Park to WBC 

Ben Park has been named exec¬ 
utive producer, program develop¬ 
ment. for Westinghbu.se Broadcast¬ 
ing. He’ll report to the. station I 
chain’s program -veepee, Richard' 
Pack. 

Park directed and produced 
WBC’s “Lab 30” earlier this year , 
and last month he did “Closeup) 
Europe?—1960” for the •! Westing- i 
house radio and tv. outlets, i 

An oldtinier from The “Chicago j 
School,” Pabk was. former prexf ! 
of - Mills-Park-Milford, 'the produc- j 
tion-cOmpany. 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


CBS’ Murrow-Sevareid Cycle 

Ed Murrow and Eric Seyareid, last teamed in CBS-TV’s coverage 
of the 1956 political -conventions, will , form a duo again in the 
web’s Election Night coverage Nov. 8. They’ll offer the commentary 
behind Walter Cro.nkite’s anchorman positioning: Howark K. Smith 
gets the job of interpreting the IBM 7090 computer results. 

Use of Murrow in major coverage, seems to have become a con¬ 
tinuing poser for Sig Mickelson. CBS News prexy. The ’56 Murrow- 
Sevareid teaming wasn’t exactly the happiest of occasions, with 
the pair and the network receiving .criticism for the static quality 
of their analysis and the failure to make better use of their talents. 

Later that year, Murrow \vas used in Election Coverage as a 
floor-man commentator, handling the northeast returns! Web was 
criticized, on that occasion as having “demoted” Murrow to, the 
status of a.; “working reporter.” This year. Murrow was teamed with 
Cronkite as an anchor-team on the political conventions, and this 
too resulted in some criticism, though the major interest . 
rounded NBC’s walloping of CBS in the ratings ’’ Huntley- 
Brinkley. 

Now, CBS is back to Miirrow-Sevareid. arid only Election Night 
will determine the outcome. Sevareid is being flown in for. the 
assignment; from his London base, as is David Schbenbrun from 
Paris. After the results ate in, Murrow. Sevareid, Schoenbrun and 
Smith will form a panel to . discuss the impact .of the results on 
national and. foreign policy. 

NBC’s History of B’casting 


TV Web Will Go Ahead With ‘35 Years’ After 
Doubts—Ben. Gross’ Claim 


Morrie Ryskind Sues CBS 
On‘Dirtiest Word’Tide 

That “Dirtiest Word” telecast on 
the “CBS Television Workshop” 
has kicked up a law suit. Morri 
Ryskind and National Review mag 
. have filed it in N. Y’. federal 
j court charging! that the Oct. 2 play 
infringed on the title of an article 
. in the magazine. 

l The mag article was titled “The 
Dirtiest Word in the Language.” 

; Ryskind was the author of the arti¬ 
cle. The title of the telecast, was 
, “The Dirtiest Word in the English 
- Language.” 


For five Years, 


TV Network Premieres 

(OCT. 12-22) 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. It 

Peter Loves Mary /film), Situation Comedy, NBC, 10-10:30p ; m. 
Procter & Gamble via Benton & Bowles) 

Naked City Action-Adventure, ABC, 10-11 p m. Partici¬ 

pating. 

FRIDAY, OCT. 14 

Harrigan & Son /film), Drama, ABC) 8-8:30 p.m, Reynolds Metal* 
via Lennen & Newell. 

SATURDAY. OCT; 15 

The. Roaring 26’* (film*, Action-Adventure, ABC, 7:30-8;30 p.m. 
Participating. 

SPECIALS 

Bell Telephone Hour /color, live), NBC, Friday, Oct. 14. 9-10 
p.m. AT&T via N. W. Ayer. 

Hour Of Great Mysteries /tape), NBC, Tuesday, Oct, 18, iO-11 
p.m. Dow Chemical via McManus, John & Adams. 

Our American Heritage (tape), NBC, Friday, Oct, 21, 7:30-8:30 
p.m. Equitable Life via Foote, Cone & Belding. 

All Star Circus (tape) NBC, Tuesday, Oct; 21, 9-10 p.m. Timex 
via W. B. Doner. 

Bob Hope Show (tape\ NBC, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Buick via McCanri- 
Erickson. 

•Lists of network premieres include only programs new to 
television). 


K Although ABC-TV arid CBS-TV 
} wanted to get their hands on! 
! future Emmy Awards telecasts, it 
turned out last week that NBC-TV 
had too-much of a headstart. NBC 
made a deal with-the Academy of 
Television Arts & Sciences that 
renewed the telecast rights for an¬ 
other: three years in addition to 
the t\yo NBC already controls. 

New NBC-ATAS pact super¬ 
seded the current one. which had 
I another two annual telecasts to go, 
' The web is paying a total of 
$1,100,000 for rights to the) five. 
Elrimy shows. Old contract Was to 
have paid AT AS $90,000 in ’61 
! and $100,000 in *62, But to get the 
• three additional years ..now, NBC 
; guaranteed annual rights payments 
; of $220,000, from '61 through ’65. 
j- In an effort to stave; off the 
; NBC-TV deal, CBS is said to have 
directed a letter to the Academy 
trustees urging them to alternate 
the industry’s big. awards special. 
ABC, which recently got the Oscar 
telecast away from NBC-TV, also 
made a representation to . the 
Academy, but didn’t have time to 
make a. tangible offer before NBC 
locked It up once more.. 

Texas B’casters Meet 

Dallas. Oct, 11. 

The fall convention of the Texas 
Assn, of Broadcasters will be held 
here Oct. 16-17, according to Joe 
Leonard, of KGAF; Gainesville, 
prez. There will be.technical arid 
general discussions for AM and 
FM radio arid television registrants. 

A panel consisting of Dave Mor¬ 
ris, KNUZ, Houston, Bob Hicks, 
KSOX, Raymondsville and A1 Ma? 
son KERV, Kerryille, will discuss 
“The Profit Squeeze,” Vince IVasil* 
ewski, manager. Government Rela* 
tions. National Association ' of 
Broadcasters) will be heard in 
“FCC’s Increasing Control of Pro¬ 
gramming,” 

Walter Windsor, KCMC-TV, Tex? 
arkana, ill preside oyer the tv 
session, which will feature a man? 
agement panel talking about .prob- 
leriis of rates, network selling, video 
tape operations, research methods, 
community antennas and pay-tv. 


| It teemed touch-and-go for a 
[while last week, but now NBC-TV 
I is reasserting that It wilt go ahead 
next season with a two or two and- 
lachalf hour salute to “35 Y'ears of 
Broadcasting!” Whether .the spec¬ 
tacular Will, launch the ’61-62 sea¬ 
son has riot been decided, but two 
high network officials have stated 
that it will be Pavt of the schedule 
at some point. ... 

On Aug. 16. NBC-TV announced 
officiaily that it would do a stanza 
tracirig network broadcasting from 
.its start in 1926. utilizing “every 
Technique available:” But 10 day9 
ago. one NBC official refused to 
; make any eoriiment upon the status 
of the program and another de¬ 
precated the probability of its get¬ 
ting on the Air by saying; it was 
only “pne of 2.0” being thought of 
for the new season. 

Although NBC's uncertainty at 
that. timb~.might have stemmed 
from other causes, Ben Gross) (he 
radio-tv critic of the N: Y. Daily 
New’s, had asserted- around that 
.tilrie that he had; previously sub¬ 
mitted, to NBC a. similar plan and 
treatment for recap, of radio-tv 
history. . 

Format he gave last spring to 
NBC. through his agents at MCA, 
was based on his tome ; “i Looked 
and I Listened,” published several 
i years back. The network last; week 
‘countered that , the idea Was only 
one of several like it that had 
; come to NBC’s attention in (recent 
'years, 

j Gross felt that the “35 Years of 
Broadcasting” announced; bn Aug. 
16 was based on his presentation. 

Stanton’s Tome 
On B’castNews 

CBS president Dr. Frank Stanton 
will Write a book this year on 
broadcast journalism, which old 
friend Alfred A. Knopf will pub- 
= listi in ’61. A network source this 
| week said that several, explosive, 
i points will be discussed i the 
book, but refrained. from detailing 
any of them. 

A statement frorri Knopf said 
that the tome will be a historical 
arid analytical study of electronic 
news, arid public affairs “in relation 
to the total national and world 
scene.” There are ample sons 
:to believe to judge by the recent 
I Congressional action on Sec! 315 
I 'the equal time ruling), that Stari- 
. ton will have, .plenty to say about 
[permanerit suspension of the Com^ 

! munications Act;clause. 

It was suggested by a reliable 
J source that Edward R. Murrow wjll 
[be discussed in detail. Murrow, 
j even of late, has let fly some, barbs 
: at CBS, his journalistic honie for 
•so many years, and relations be? 

• tween hirir and. his boss; Stanton, 
have been strained. 

Forthcoming book will be Stan¬ 
ton’s first solo venture in writing 
about broadcasting, although a full 
two decades ago he wrote some 
textbooks, on psycholbgj*: In 1941, 
he collaborated with Prof.. F; I>a-: 
zarsfeld on “Radio Research” and 
then, seven years later the two 
teamed up to- write “Communica¬ 
tions Research.” 



RADIO-TELEVISION 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


Pfo&fflfr 


ss 




RAY OF HOPE 

»■ •; ■ - —— 



-The new. television season is only barely underlay, but a flock 
of sponsors have already, started Shopping 'for “January replace-' 
ments.V Not in the usual sense of a sponsor dropping a show and 
looking for- another, but lri the area of participation placements, 

. The ‘‘shoppers" are those 'with shortterm one-minute participa¬ 
tions on the network' hourlong action-adventure stanzas. Many, of 
them, have contracts whichrun out in January. with a 60-day 
notice cancellation .clause. •That; means; in most cases; they must 
decide whether to renew or to drop by the e’nd of October or the 
first \veek. or two .in November. Consequently, they’ve already 
started to .slvbp around for similar one-minute rides in other 
vehicles. 

Situation is . unprecedented because of the number of hourlong 
spot-carriers now on the networks, particularly oh ABC and NBC. 
And the ‘‘nervous’" hankrollers.ate. the;ones on the..new shpwk, the 
“Pah Ravens,”. “Michael Shanes," “Islanders,” “Aquanauts," etc;, 
where it’s tough, to tell: this early whether or .not they’re going to' 
•.pahs ‘rating ;niuster.. 

Participation buyers on the established hours like “Perry .Mason;" 
“Rawhide.” “Adventures in Paradise,” etc,, aren’t in the group. 
Rather, it’s the other way round, with the one-minute buyers on 
the newcomers looking at. the ‘.'Masons" and others to .see if there 
will be any .availabilities In January. And the others looking for 
new. shows “in trouble” where they can make a “dear- come mid¬ 
season. ... : :. 


For Post-’48 Features Faring Poorly 

, Deal to convert .part of the Sat¬ 
urday night, schedule on NBC-TV 
Into, a projection room for post- 
1948 feature films scorns now on; 


the threshold of disintegrating. It’s 
hoj.'..entirely, dead, but- NBC-TV is ! 
reportedly backing off, even though; 
Young & Rubicam. the .advertis-] 
ing agency, -is. still offering the. net¬ 
work a measure of encouragement. 

NBC-TV, -however;" is not. satis-: 
fled with the • Y&R/ offer. Network 
would first have to lease the. films, 
There appears presently to be no 
guarantee that Y&R clients are 
Willing or able to underwrite the 
entire cost through sponsorshi 

The agency; some weeks ago, whs 
largely responsible for dreaming 
up the plan, to use features, from 
the: 2Qtli-Fox and possibly Colum¬ 
bia in a prime network slot, Y&R 
•wanted to supply from its list of 
major advertising ciiehts the nec¬ 
essary participating sponsorships. 
(Y&R was to get special discounts 
by bringing several different.bank^ 

' rollers into the project.) 

; Same agency created a precedent 
two years ago, when it bought. In 
behalf of several clients at once, a 
large block of participations in the 
then new ABC-TV daytime sched¬ 
ule. But many of the bankrollers 
backed off. after 13: weeks. 

It Is believed that the alleged 
failure of Y&R to guarantee spon¬ 
sors for a. full 39-week period has 
made NBC-TV cautious about firm¬ 
ly investing lots of capital in post- 
MS properties. A glimmer of hope ! 
Is still held , in some quarters that j 
NBC and Y&R can yet achieve an 
equitable money guarantee. 

Y&R made the suggestion that - 
perhaps Saturday nights would be 
the best place for the motion pic¬ 
tures, NBC-TV, with relatively few 
problems, could then clear from 
9:39 p.m. on. The films would vary 
in length, so NBC. was planning to 
make room for both 90-minute and 
longer airings. 

Scheme left space ; for at least 
(Continued on page 53) 



London, Oct. H. 

BBC-TV, for one, has decided not 
to take part ih the first interna¬ 
tional television festival at Monte 
Carlo:,Position of the British com¬ 
mercial. webs isn’t yet clear, the 
general feeling being that there’s 
plenty time before minds have to 
be made up. Dates .of the shindig 
have been put back, with the dead¬ 
line for entries, extended to Dec. 1 
and^yHth jurors; now; meeting in 
Monte Carlo from Jan: 16 through 
Jan. 21,. Fest was originally lined 
up for November. 

Information reaching London in¬ 
dicates that European Broadcasting 
Union has decided not to hook up 
(Continued on page 54) 


Good Neighbor 

. Yakima. Oct, II. 

■KlMA-TV’“is giving aWay 
commercial ad time to .stimu.-: 
late the Yakima United Good 
Neighbor Fund , drive. Station, 
will giv ... y company. dollar 
for. dollar in free airtime, the 
same amount that- the outside 
. •company’s employees donate, 
or raise for UGN: 

. Before getting free plugs for 
theif commercial products,. 
KIM A only requests that each 
company fulfill minimum 
UGN coin quota. 



OfPosi-1 Pix 

Washington., Oct; 11; . 

Because motion pictures have 
gotten sexier, the Television Code 
“Review Board today (Tries;) of¬ 
fered its services to film, distribu¬ 
ters and! tv subscribers.. to “Inter¬ 
pret” the code’s relation to post- 
1948 feature films being marketed 
to tv. 

Said E. K. Hartenbower, chair¬ 
man Pf the National Assn, of 
Broadcasters’ TV Code Review 
Board and v,p. .and general man¬ 
ager of. kCMO, Kansas City:. 

“The post-48 films provide a 
rich new Source of tv programming 
arid undoubtedly are ; in great 
demand among stations. As. in all 
programming, there are Instances 
where Interpretation of the TV 
Code may be -required . . , When 
such; occasions; arise, the Board 
and its -staff will be available to 
assist Code subscribers and film 
distributors." 

Lessor Vice Yates as ABC 
Program Development Mgr. 

Sy Lessor has become manager 
Of program development at ABC- 
TV. He’s replacing Bill Yates, who 
has quit the post under veepee 
Dan Melnick in order to return 
fulltime to writing. 

Lessor, the author two years ago 
of ‘‘Fiction and the Unconscious," 
an analysis of public reaction to 
fiction and tfq entertainment, was" 
once in the NBC-TV program de¬ 
velopment department. 

He’ll report directly to Melnick, 
who heads the- ABC program de¬ 
velopment operation, in his mew! 
job, -Lessor will "work primarily 
from ABC’s New York offices.. 



Live (or taped) television drama, 
which has been on the decline 
both in frequency and prestige; 
may receive a major hypo if the 
artistic and economic aspects of 
two important upcoming coproduc¬ 
tion projects work out satisfac¬ 
torily. 

The coproductions, on tape, are 
with two of the English Commer¬ 
cial networks. One is Associated 
Re-Diffusion, which will produce, 
with supervision. by. Fred. Coe. and 
Arthur Penn, four, 90-minute, 
dramas, first of which will prob¬ 
ably be the Eva Peron story, with 
a strong .possibility of Vivien 
Leigh in thg title role.. 

Other is CBS-TV’s Ingrid, Berg¬ 
man special, “24 Hotirs .in the Life 
of a Woman.” which /Associated 
Television will produce.. Gordon 
Duff will act as producer, while 
Silvio Narizario, . a British direc¬ 
tor with considerable . American 
experience, will direct. 

,,Not generally known is that'AT.V 
in the Bergman special deal, like 
A-R in it's ABC. pact, will share 
in .underwriting' of the costs of 
the. project. Apart from supplying 
facilities and. purchasing “24 
Hours” bn a single-showing basis, 
the British'. network will help 
underwrite the initial costs to the 
tune of better than 25%: Similar¬ 
ly, the A-R deal with ABC calls 
for the British web to underwrite 
nearly 50%; of costs. 

It’s this facet of. the coproduc¬ 
tions that lends hope to the cause 
of television drama. The key to 
the decline of live drama on tel -. 
vision in the U.S; has been a mat¬ 
ter largely, of cost. Or m ac¬ 
curately of cost-per-thbusand. For. 
while some live dramatic shows 
did manage to. hold their, own in 
terms of ratings and , audience; 
share; their skyrocketing costs 
brought sponsors to a point Where . 
: economically speaking;, film pro¬ 
vided more! mileage, and there¬ 
fore riiore audience ovcf a period 
of a year, for th same dollar 
spent. 

But no\\\ with: the British agree¬ 
ing to underwrite part of the costs 
in return for United Kingdom- 
rights, to the taped dramas, the 
opportunity presents Itself for .the 
networks to offer dramatic. fare 
to sponsors at ati . attractive price. 
Of course, the: Bergman special is 
hardly a. typical indication of at¬ 
tractive Bricing. n.or will the ABC- 
Re-Diffusion deal be typical either. 
But these are the forerunners of 
what could prove to be a regular 
diet of dramatic programs, and are 
being observed carefully in those 
terms by the. networks: 

Such setups in the future could 
reduce live-drama ebsts substan-. 
tially. For example. “Playhouse 
.90” in its final year ran-to budgets, 
of $180,000 and even. over. $190,000 
(Continued on page 50) 

Pat Michaels Bach 
On KTLA With Own 
Half-Hour Stanza 

Hollj'.wopd, Oct. 11. 

Pat Michaels, whom station 
KTLA summarily suspen^d Sept. 
2$ for assertediy “sensationalizing” 
his newscasts, returns to the. air 
Oct. 14 with lils own half-hour 
show, “Pat Michaels Reports.” 

Michaels, who covered the local 
scene on channel’s “Big Three” 
newscasts, will move Into the time 
slot now occupied by “Orient Ex¬ 
press,” 

When Michaels was taken off the 
air general manager James Schulke 
declared station Would “engage in 
a detailed, study to determine . . . 
whether (Michael’s) newscasts as 
recently presented.... can be. in¬ 
tegrated into the news program¬ 
ming and policies” if KTLA. 

Results of the study pointed to 
newscaster’s . controversial style* as. 
best suited to a half-hour, orice-a- 
week format rather than to the 
nightly five-minute format 


RTNDA Conclave Raps State Dept 
On Khrush Coverage 'Suggestion 


Change of Pace 

Eugene Ormandy will lead 
the Philadelphia Orchestra on 
Oct. 24 in a United Nations 
Day concert. Program will In¬ 
clude a 65-minute version of 
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. 

ABC-TV will carry the Or¬ 
mandy - Beethoven perform¬ 
ance. done at the UN, in the 
afternoon. The symph will 
preempt part of Dick Clark’s 
“American Bandstand.” 



For Editorializing 
-Ford to RTNDA 


Montreal, Oct 11. 

Federal Communications Chair¬ 
man. Frederick . W. Ford has de¬ 
clared that guidelines should be 
established to spur editorializing 
by broadcasters. 

If the do s and don’ts of editor¬ 
ializing are spelled out clearly, 
Ford said perhaps more stations 
Would be encouraged to air edi¬ 
torial opinions. He told the Radio- 
Television. News Directors Assn, in 
Montreal: 

“This is becoming increasingly 
important because of the decline 
in the number of competing news¬ 
papers in many cities in the United 
States: I see no reason why broad¬ 
cast editorials should not fill the 
gap” 

Reviewing the various stances 
FCC has taken on editorializing 
over the past 11 years. Ford said 
the time has come for the Com¬ 
mission to call on the experience 
of broadcasters to set up standards 
for the practice.' Presumably, Ford 
was. suggesting rulemakings 

Ambng requirements which 
might be considered, Ford cited 
such currem practices as (1) label¬ 
ing, editorials as such both before 
and after their airing; (2) sending 
copies of editorials to persons or 
groups With opposing views; (3) 
keeping all editorials on file for 
public inspection; and (4) avoiding 
editorializing on subjects involv¬ 
ing the personal or financial Inter¬ 
ests of the station owner. 

Ford made clear that he thought 
licensees, by editorializing, would 
be going a long way toward meet¬ 
ing the interests of their commu¬ 
nities—a guideline laid down in 
the Commission’s Report on Pro¬ 
gramming last July. 

At the same time, the FCC 
Chairman said that the behavior of 
broadcasters during, the current 
political campaigns may decide 
whether they will be.given greater 
freedom from the ecuial time re¬ 
quirements of Sec. 315. 

Ford said the data on equal time 
practices FCC will garner from 
questionnaires It has dispatched 
will be scrutinized carefully by 
Congress next year. 

WNBC Axes ‘Hi Mom' 

For ‘More Adult’ Fare 

“Hi Mom," a longtime early 
morning standard on WNBC-TV, 
N. Y., will be cancelled Friday (14) 
and. be replaced the following 
Monday by a new format, “Fam¬ 
ily.” It’ll hold a daily 9-10 a.m. 
slot and be fronted by puppeteers 
Paul apd Mary Ritts, with the aid 
of a newcomer, Carol Knox. 

. .The Ritts . were also with “Hi 
Mom,” but with the recent retire¬ 
ment of Josie McCarthy from the 
stanza> the NBC o&o has decided 
to put the hour through a fairly 
extensive refurbishing. “Hi Mom ” 
according to the station, was aimed 
at young mothers and pre-school 
children, but the station, in taking 
on a new format, is going to stress 
the kiddie angles less by' giving 
Ritts* “adult - oriented” puppets 
much bigger play. 


Montreal, Oct. 11. 

The Radio-Television News Di¬ 
rectors Assn, went on record at 
their annual convention here as 
opposed to the action of the Statp' 
Dept. In attempting to suggest to 
broadcast newsmen that they re¬ 
fuse special treatment to Soviet 
Premier Khrushchev during his 
United Nations visit. * 

RTNDA prexy William Small, of 
WHAS-TV, Louisville, declared: 
“Many of our members are dis¬ 
turbed at such overtures by Gov¬ 
ernment at broadcast newsmen: 
There is little question that we are 
unanimous in our disgust at such 
tactics.” 

The formal resolution of the 
group, which represents some 700 
members in the U. S. and Canada, 
reads: “Be it resolved that RTNDA 
continue opposing any Govern¬ 
ment departments or agencies dic¬ 
tating or suggesting the method 
of handling news coverage.” 

Carlyle Allison, one of the main 
speakers at the four-day meeting 
at the Queen'Elizabeth here, said 
radio and tv stations should hire 
experienced newspaper men to run 
their news rooms and get away 
from the “rip and grab” tactics of 
many stations whose announcem 
read everything “as though it were 
the last flash before the end of 
the world.” Allison, a permanent 
member of Canada's Board of 
Broadcasting Governors, was per¬ 
haps the most forthright speaker at 
the convention, wasting no time 
or words in comparing the quality 
of news broadcasts between Cana¬ 
da and the U. S. and hammering 
home th£ point that both radio and 
tv outlets who can mould opinion 
must grow up. 

Lester B. Pearson, leader of Ca¬ 
nada’s opposition Liberal party, 
was guest speaker at the windup 
dinner attended by some 220 dele¬ 
gates and wives. Bill Monroe, news 
director of WDSU and WDSU-TV 
in New Orleans .was elected presi¬ 
dent for the upcoming year and 
Richard E. Chevertpn of WOOD 
AM-TV, Grand Rapids, was elect¬ 
ed vice president. 

NBC’s Big Bath 
On 'Barbarian’ 

NBC-TV figures It’ll recaptur# 
Its large expenditure In “Rivak, 
the Barbarian” through foreign 
theatrical distribution of the color 
film. But the production, filmed 
in Rome by Martin Rackin and 
John Lee Maliin, probably won’t 
return more than a particle of 
the NBC investment via the spe- 
cial exposure It got last Tuesday 
(4) on the network. 

When NBC couldn’t sell spon¬ 
sors on buying this Jack Palance- 
starrer for a regular network slot, 
it was aired as a one-shot. The one- 
shot went unsponsored nationally, 
although NBC had been offering 
it up at $37,500 a minute. With 
six commercial availabilities in the 
10-11 p.m. special, that meant— 
had it been sold—NBC would have 
gotten a total of $187,000, not 
[nearly enough to cover the cost 
of production and, if production 
is not included, somewhat more 
than it would have cost in tinre 
charges for an hour of network 
air. 

NBC affiliates were allowed to 
sell two of the six minutes locally 
in the stanza. The network gets 
something like 4% back on such 
local sale?, but that total is not 
available at this time. 

Reports have had the cpst of 
“Rivak” variously at $475,000 and 
$510,000. NBC will not divulge its 
budget for the spectacle about the 
Punic Wars, based on a book by 
F. Van Wyck Mason, but a net¬ 
work spokesman last week said 
that the cost hadn’t reached 
$475,000. 


TV-FILMS 


Tintcasting of Features on Upbeat; 
More Stations Yen Techni Product 


Features 2i*e playing a more pro¬ 
nounced role in colorcastingj 

In N.Y., WOR-TV, which abounds 
in cinematic telecasting, has! spent 
about SlhO.OOO to equip itself for 
color film projection. Station’s 
“Million Dollar Movie” has the 
following pix slated for colorcast- 
jng: “Rodan.” “The Americana.'’ 
“Bundle of Joy.” “Blackbeard the 
Pirate,” and “She Wore a Yellow 
Ribbon.” 

Indie station took the coloi 
plunge because it felt that the 
number of color sets in the N.Y. 
market is growing and that cer¬ 
tain advertisers would prefen their 
commercials in color. Estimates of 
the number of color sets in the 
N.Y. market, according to the sta¬ 
tion, varies from 75.000 to 300.000. 
Whatever the set count, station 
feels it has an added plus in;color- 
casting of features. 

WNBC-TV, N.Y., for course, is 
telecasting some of its “Movit 
Four” pix in color. 

That the N.Y. situation Is not 
unique is attested by the experi¬ 
ence of feature distribs. Color has 
definitely been a plus factor in 
marketing the recent bundle! of J. 
Arthur Rank pix, distributed by 
Programs for Television. 

Robert Morin, general manager 
of Lopert Pictures, reports that an 
increasing number of tv stations 
“are asking for our color features.” 
Deal for Lopert’s “Latest 62” .pack¬ 
age, in both color and black and 
white, just has been concluded 
with WGR, Buffalo. Package in¬ 
cludes 26 pix in color. 

In addition to WGR, other sta¬ 
tions to telecast—in color—these 
color features as part of the! com¬ 
plete package, are: WFIL. Phila¬ 
delphia; WCKT, Miami: KRCA. Los 
Angeles; WAVY, Norfolk; KPLR, 
SL Louis; WNBF, Binghamton; 
KFRE, Fresno; WFBG, Altoona; 
WLYH, Lebanon; WWL, New Or¬ 
leans; and WWLP, Springfield. . 

Color pix in the Lopert bundle 
include “The Horse’s Mouth,” “La 
Parisienne,” “Richard 111.’* and 
and “Pursuit of the Graf Spec." 

NT&T Sets Date 
Of NTA Spinoff 

Los Angeles, Oct. 11. 

National Theatres & Television 
will distribute 844.875 shares of 
National Telefilm Associates com¬ 
mon stock Nov. 10, 1960, to NT&T 
stockholders of record Oct. 14, 
prexy B. Gerald Cantor revealed. 
NT&T stockholders will receive 
three NTA shares for each 10 
shares of NT&T they hold. 

Melon was announced some time, 
ago, but designation of record and; 
payment dates had to await ap- j 
proval by Federal Communications | 
Commission. Chase Manhattan j 
Bank, which holds NTA stack as. 
trustee, will handle distribution. | 

Divvy decreases NT&T’s hold- j 
ings in NTA to 620,511 shares.; 
which is approximately 38% of j 
total of 1,627.572 shares of ; NTA 
common stock outstanding. ; 

PTI Acqaires 78 Segs 
Of linkletter & Kids' 

Distribution rights to “Art; Link- 
letter and the Kids,” a quarter 
hour vidfilm series, have been ac¬ 
quired by Programs for Television 
(PTI). There are 78 episodes‘in’the 
series, 13 of which were aired on 
CBS-TV web. with the remainder 
newly produced, according t6 PTI. 

PTI prexy Leonard Levvinthan 
said the 65 remaining episodes 
have been completed. 

Series present Linkletter in ad¬ 
lib interviews with four young¬ 
sters, discussing anything^ and 
everything. Such discussions had 
been a top feature of Linkletter’s 
long-running web series, “House 
Party,” and led to the writing of 
two books by Linkletter. 

PTI recently also announced the 
coproduction and distribution of 
a half-hour series, “Main Event,” 
hi; ,T: ghting top boxing matches of 
the past, and starring Rocky Mar¬ 
ciano as host. 


Ageless ‘Jazz Singer 9 

The first talkie^ A1 Jolson’s 
“Jazz Singer,” made in 1927, 
has a rating pull in .the N. Y. 
market which belies its age. 

WOR-TV last season exposed 
the oldie twice, once immedi-- 
ately after the Jerry. Lewis 
“Jazz Singer” network spec. 
Each time it got healthy rat¬ 
ings. This season, during the 
week of the Jewish holidays, 
starting Sept. 19, RKO Tele¬ 
radio station showcased it on 
its “Million Dollar Movie.” 
Pic, with'little sound-and a lot 
of titles, drew a 43.3 total Air- 
bitron for its 16 showings. 


Ziv Squares Off 
B&W Alternates 
In ‘Robin’ Sales 


P’fissn&fx 


JURIST TO CNP AS 
BIZ AFFAIRS BOSS 

. James A. Jurist has become 
director of business affairs of 
California National Productions, 
the NBC telefilm subsidiary. The 
former NBC director of account¬ 
ing replaces Marshall Wprtman. 

Jurist will work primarily, from 
CNP.’s N.Y. headquarters. Wort- 
man,. who is still , with the com¬ 
pany but has not yet been named 
to a new position. Worked but of 
Hollywood. 


Wednesday,. October 12, 1960 


‘Have Camera, Will Travel’ 

Bert Leonard on the Road With All-Location ‘Naked 
City/ ‘Route 66V—New Repeat Pattern 


Chi’s Fred Niles 


With the signing of three more ; 
spons rs to alternate with' Brown j 
& Williamson on Ziv-U. “Case j 
of The Dangerous Robin,” entire, 
complement of 36 Browfl & Wil-j 
liamson markets have been paired ! 
off. Total sales bn the skein now is 
173 markets. t . 

Three new alternate advertisers j 
are Beuger Beer, WHIO. Dayton: 
Central Hardware, KTVI, St. : 
Louis; and Old Milwaukee Beer, 
WOOD, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo. 
j Other Sponsor deals include First , 

■ National! Bank and Pet Milk, 

IKFBB, Great Falls, Mont.; Wilshire [ 
.•Oil. Thohipsoii-Sauske Ford Dealer, i 
iKEYT, Santa Barbara: Gay John¬ 
son’s Auto Service, KREX. Grand 
Junction. Colorado; Miller Tire 
Sales, KOA, Denver; and Tennes¬ 
see York, WLAC, Nashville, 
i Recent station deals include 
KXTV, Sacramento: WDEF. .Chat¬ 
tanooga; KOLD, Tucson: WDAU. 
Scranton; and KPLC, Lake 
.Charles, La. 

More 'Best of Post’ 

Sales; ITC’s Wide 
Impaetin Canada 

Independent Television Corp/s ; 
“Best of -the Post” will preem on 
WABC-TV. N.Y., Oct. 22, holding [ 
a Saturday at 7 p.m. slot. Picking | 
up the tab will be alternate spon- j 
; sors P. Lorillard and Bristol-Myers. \ 
j Other deals, which bring the | 
j market count to 117, include ' 
j WISH, Indianapolis, for Associated ] 

' Investors; Spokane for Binyon ! 

! Optometrists; KFBB, Great Falls; i 
[WHEN, Syracuse for Progresso; 

■ Foods; KYTV, Springfield; and 

WKJG, Ft. Wayne. : 

Reporting on Canadian sales, i 
ITC’s foreign sales topper. Ahe 
Mandell said there has been a '/ 
marked upswing in syndication' 
activity. New sales in 42 markets ’ 
were registered during the month . J 
of August on 17 ITC properties, he ! 
said. “Interpol Calling” and “Best ; 
of the Post” Were the two most 
! active properties. 

! In addition, the CBC English and ■ 
j French webs are telecasting ITC’s l 
| “Danger. Man” and “Fury.” CBC • 
French web also is telecasting “In¬ 
terpol Calling” skein. j 

OFs Capsule Pitch 

Official Films has three new 
shorty series up for network sale. 

Syndie firm, Which was the first 
out with the five-minute series 
edited from newsreel files, now has 
pilot reels going the agency rounds 
on “Profile,” five-minute stanzas 
primarily from newsreels on the 
lives of great people; one-minute 
films titled, “Do You Remember/* 
featuring newsreel footage on big 
events; and a cartoon, series, “Ani¬ 
mal Land,” five-minute segs ; pro¬ 
duced by Sherman Grinberg. All 
are being pitched for web rather 
than syndication sales. 


Chicago, Oct. 11. 

Fred Niles Productions of Chi¬ 
cago, which in recent months has 
begun to diversify from its; prin¬ 
cipal business of shooting, com¬ 
mercial and industrial films, is 
entering syndication for the first 
I time with a half hour show that 
originates on Detroit station 
WWJ-TV. Program is “Ed Allen 
Tinfe,” a morning exercise strip 
that was a quick catch-on when 
. incepted last May. 

] Niles will package; film and dis- 
\ tribute the series; Allen, who owns 
the show, will continue to pro- 
! duce. In addition to WWJ-TV, 
j three StOrer stations are already 
learning the show: WSPT-TV. To-. 
! ledo; WJW, Cleveland; and WITI- 
TV, Milwaukee. 

Of late, the Niles organization 
has been producing Hots and 
documentaries for television, as 
side projects, and has been doing 
a 39-installment kidseries. “Light 
Tini /’. for National Lutheran 
Council. Company has also pur¬ 
chased the film rights to Sir 
Edmund Hillary's' Himalayan trek 
for. projected theatrical release. 


Syndication Review 


BEST OF THE POST 
(Command) 

With Everett Sloane, Ben . Cooper, 
Louis. Jean. Heydt, others 
Producer; Robert J.Endera 
Director: Earl Bellamy . i 
Writer; James WarnerBallah 
Distributor: Independent Televi¬ 
sion Corp. 

30 Mins.. Thurs., 9:30 p.m. 
PEOPLE'S GAS " " 

WGN-TV, Chicago (color) 

{Needham, Louis & Brorby) 

In a way it’s odd that a new an¬ 
thology series which purports to 
be different should premiere with, 

! of all things, a western. On the 
[other hand, distributor: ITC may 
j have proved something With the 
j choice, since the . segment/ titled: 
| “Command,” turned out. to be 
[above the standard, cut of video 
jbater. The impression Is that if. 

■ the westerns excel the run-of-the- 
I .mine., so will the rest of the series. 
.In that : case, “Best, of the Post” 

will be a formidable competitor in 

■ the syndication sweepstakes. 

| James Warner Bellah’s yam 
Wasn’t all that original, but it was 

• well told with generally fresh diai- 

• log,, and it didn’t! crutch, its. dra- 
/matic slimness on violence or 
.hackneyed heroics! The story moved 
i on the conflict between two charac¬ 
ters, the well-schooled y ouh g 

cavalry officer (Ben Cooper) and 
his hard-bitten superior. (Ever¬ 
ett Sloane), who challenges the 
(Continued on page 54) 


Peter Lind Hayes 

hot • .hvmorbas rfucourM m 
camedlaegHfar 

He Who, Who He, 
Haw! Haw! 


out of tbs many Editorial Fcatant 
in tba apcomlag 

55th Anniversary Number 


NTA Telestudios’ Record ■ 
Half; BiOings lip 59% | 

A record six-month period has; 
been tabulated by NTA Tele- ; 
studios, according to prexy George | 
K, Gould, who reports billings 1 
more than 59% over the previous 
half-year period. / 

Growing acceptance of vidtaped 
commercials both on the network i 
and station levels was attributed 
for the increase. Among the agen-J 
cies using NTA Telestudios facili- 1 
[ ties are N. W, Ayer. Ted Bates, I 
BBD&O, Benton .&. Bowies, Leo J 
Burnett, Clinton E; Frank, Maxon, I 
Norman,. Craig. & Kummel, J; ! 
Walter Thompson arid Yoimg, & * 
Rubicam. 

Kellogg Buys 3d 
H-B Cartoon Seg 
For Spot: ‘Yogi’j 

Kellogg, via Leo . Burnett, has 
purchased its third Hanna-Barbera 
cartoon show for spot placements 
in 130 markets come January, 1961. . 
Deal was made through Screen ! 
Gems, distribution organization for 
Hanna-Barbera. j 

Title of the. third half-hour series " 
is “Yogi Bear Show,” The Yogi; 1 
Bear character, will be taken out . 
of Hanna-Barbera’s “Huckleberry ; 
Hound” show, and be given a show:- i 
case for itself. In January, Yogi ; 
character will be replaced on 1 
“Ruck” by a Wisecracking Wolf 
character, called “Wacko.” I 

Kellogg’s also has “Huck” and , 
“Quick Draw McGraw” on a na¬ 
tional spot basis in syndication. ; 
“McGraw” also is out of the Hanna- j 
Barbera stable. 

Affied Artists Sets Sights : 


Pfiw&ri 


Ebstein, Carver, hsull 

Hollywood, Oct. II. 

Jack L. Copeland, ekec producer: 
of Allied Artists’ Inforinationai 
Films Division, has added two more 
higscale tv projects to his slate, 
which kicks off with “He Reached. 
For Eternity,” Albert Einstein 
biog, now being penned by Malvin 
Wald. 

One will be “George Washington 
Carver,” which depicts the drama¬ 
tic events in the life of the great 
American Negro educator-scientist. 
Copeland is negotiating with Sid¬ 
ney Pojitier for the title role. 

The bther, also a 90-minute spec/ 
Will be “The Day the Sky Fell/* 
tentative title of a story revolving 
around Samuel Insull, Chicago 
utilities tycoon, and the fall of his; 
empire during the stock market 
crash of 1929. 

Copeland said that the. new AA 
division is stressing production on; 
significant themes and intends . to i 
lift television to heights: not- 
reached often enough. As he put 
it: “The rapidly maturing audience 
arid the need .for bringing signifi¬ 
cant themes into tv production to¬ 
day are being recognized by many 
spemsors Whose upper echelons 
va well aware of the! fact that tv 
shows actually create the public’s 
Image of the sponsor. 

“Television is undoubtedly our 
greatest medium for communica¬ 
tion as well as one of the truly 
great media of entertainment It 
ii time we treated it with proper 
respect” 

Copeland, planning to launch his 
program with the Einstein biopic 
this December, said that two other 
important properties, other than 
the Carver and Insult stories, will 
be announced shortly. I 


j Because of the production delays 
| caused by the recent .writers strike, 
[producer Herbert B. Leonard; has 
[altered his deals with CBS-TV 
:and ABC-TV on bis two one hour 
[vidfilm series, “Naked City” .arid. 
/“Route. 66/’; 

j Instead of deliyering 26 episodes 
on eacli series for. telecasting over 
;tlie span of the same number of 
weeks, 24 episodes will be deliv¬ 
ered, with two repeats on each 
‘series. The repeats will run during 
I the traditional low viewing curve 
, of the Christmas and -New: Years 
.weeks: 

I. “We couldn’t slay on the air and 
[make the pictures we want other- 
j wise,” Leonard explained. Leonard; 
[wliose productiori tie is with Screen, 
j Gems,; has held the production 
reins, on _§uch half-hour vidseries 
as “Rin Tin Tin” and “Bengal Lan¬ 
cers,” “Route 66,” Fridays at 8:30 
p.m: on CBS-TV, and. “Naked 
City,”. Wcdnesdays at 10 p.m. on 
ABC-TV. are Leonard’s initial erir 
tries in the 60-minute field: 

Asked how he liked the hour 
formi Leonard- replied that he- 
’ found it much more satisfying. 
/‘You can tell a story rather than 
ja situation, and it . gives, you more 
[chance to deveiop characters and. 
[plots.” In! response to- a query, as. 
to why many, of the BO^minutera 
fail to realize their potential,,Leon¬ 
ard said that/‘they are not diids 
because of the hour form. It de¬ 
pends on hoW talented the pebple 
are.”' 

Leonard, who is; exec producer 
on “Route 66 i ’ and producer on 
“Naked. City/’ is partnered in both 
shows with, scripter Stirling Silli- 
phant. Tire half-hour version of . 
“Naked City/’ which [went off tha 
air season before last/ has 39 epi¬ 
sodes in the can:' They are on the 
shelf while the hour “Naked City” 
will be running:. / 

..Both shows : following A 

gue&tar policy. Lineup .for “Naked 
City’’ includes Eli Wallach; Eric 
Portmin, Clfiude Rains. Nehemiah 
Persoff. arid Steve Cochran, Run¬ 
ning leads for the skein include 
Paul Burke, ; Nancy Malone . and 
Horace McMahan. 

Guestars ori “Route 66” include 
Lew . Ayres, Betty, Fields, E. G. 
Marshal,'! arid J. C. Flippen. Two 
leads .are George; Maharis and 
Marty Milner. 

Both, series are being Shot on Tor 
cation,! away from Hollywood, 
"Naked City” in N; Y. and “Rout# 
66.” all over , the U. S! Motto on 
“Route 66.“ Leonard said, is “Have 
Camera, ' Will Travel.” . Episodeo 
have been shot in Louisiana;,Utah* 
Oregon, Arizoria, Indiana and Ok¬ 
lahoma. Backgrounding each dra-r 
ms is a particular facet of the 
American economy; ranging froth 
hop cultivation to oil to steel. 

Location ,, shooting, ,! Leonard 
maintained, adds an excitement tb 
the drama that couldn’t be secured 
at the. Hollywood plant. With two 
60-minuters being shot at the same 
time, producer finds most of his 
time is spent either hopping planes 
Or working in the cutting room. 


7 Arts Expands 


Series of sales arid operational 
ekec appointments, has beeii. made 
by Seyien Arts Associated, now 
marketing “Films of the. 5Q’s” post- 
*48 Warner Bros, pix/ 

George; Mitchell, who covered 17 
states for United Artists Television, 
has been, made, southwest division, 
manager, headquartering in Dallas. 
Herbert G. Richek has been made; 
director of operations and services. 
Richek had a. similar spot at UAl*. 

: Norman C. (Buck) Long,, veteran 
broadcaster in the southwest arid 
southern California areas, has 
Joined the exec force, headquarter* 
ing in Los Angeles. 

Lester S. Tobias, another UAT 
yet, has been named director of 
special feature sales, covering, tha.. 
entire U. S! He will work with fea¬ 
tures -other, than the Warner 
“Films of the 50’s.” [Heading the 
entire sales organization is W. Rol>: 
ert Rich, v.p. arid general sales 
manager. 




Wednesday, October 12, I960 _ , fS&RIETY -... _._ TV-FILMS 25 


STATIONS COY ON P0ST-’48s 


<n 1 v 


Hollywood, Oct, il. 

Rod Serlingvls seeking the necessary two-way clearance where¬ 
by Nick Adams, can topline an episode of ‘-'Twilight Zone’’ which 
piT)diicer-\yi*iter Serli'ng will .custom-script for actor. 

Hurdle is this: Adams stars in and owns one-sixth of “The Rebel.’' 
series,, sponsored on .alternate weeks by Procter. &. Gamble. Al¬ 
ternate sponsor of “Twilight” is Colgate;. The soapmakers are not" 
w ont, to let personalities identified..>\it.h: rival company shows on 
theirs. In this instance both Colgate , and . P&G -miist agree.. 

Serling, it is understood, plans a seript wherein Adams plays a 
character living in the present .who is “spirited” back to the Civil 
War' and . emerges a. Confederate soldier twhich he plays, in. 
“Rebel”). Twist is that Serling hopes to) get; the segment airborne 
next Spring; on the precise . centennial date, of the: Civil War, pc- 
curance heWill plot, In. that way his sh - will-hitch a ride on th 
Centennial hoopla. ’ 

Adams has never guested on another vidfilm since, he •.started 
“Rebel” 63 episodes ago. If the Serling pitch is a strike, he’ll take 
proffered, stints'; on “June .Allyson Show” . nd on “Rifleman/') 
Adamsjdraws down :$2.000 salary .per ‘-Rebel” seg; it; is understood 
“Zone” figure is not-yet firmed, if the sponsors okay the . guesting; 



. Washington, Oct. 11. ; 

.. Alliance of Television- Film Pro¬ 
ducers has asked the : Federal; Coihr 
lunications Commission to Wai'e; 
temporarily any application of the 
w anti-payola: law to film pro- 

er '■ " •). _ 

,. Conc erned oyer the; iincer.tai - 
ties of the r.ew law oh victpix, 
ATFP;.petitioned' FCC for two in¬ 
terim rulings which.would: 

(i) Sus end application : of the 
law to; tv films produced prior to 
Sept, 13, 1960. the day. it was en¬ 
acted. until FCC issues a final rule 
on (lie subject. (ATFP argues and 
.hopes that. the fiainl rule w'ill de¬ 
clare the bill has no retroactive, 
application to vidpix produced be- 
. fore Its''enactment.) 

(2- Suspend application- of the 
law-to vidpix produced after Sept.. 
13. but before Jan: 1. pending issu-v 
ince of final rules op this score. 
(Becaus of. the* cloudiness of the 
la'w’s' ’isions. AFTP says the 
Industry needs time .to determine 
how it’s, affected. and what: adjust- 
ients can be .worked out.). 

. The payola law; for the first time 
requires, that all producers of pro¬ 
ducers, of progranv report, to broad-; 
casters . “consideration”. re¬ 
ceived In return for. inclusion of 
any material in. a program.; This is 
to enable the broadcaster to make 
ah announcement. in. connection 
with airing the program that props 
or goods or services were furnished 
C.uffo'. Before the new law, .the 
a.nnouriceihent 'requirement ‘Sec¬ 
tion 317) was. the ..sole- responsi¬ 
bility of the broadcaster licensed, 
by. .the Cora fission.; 

Not only is the vidpix industry 
/brought under ; the requirement; 
..but the'law also, contains new. lan¬ 
guage for Section 317 which for 
the time being-leaves, up in the air 
th exact ...situations' to which, it 
should be appliedv Actually, the re- ! 
vamped version isdesigned to-lib^ : 
eralize the announcement require¬ 
ment to exempt, among other 
things, free; records, FCC is. : di : 
(Continued oh page 54). 


| Ban NFI Trading 

An - order enjoining.: ‘NetWork 
: Film industries, ..Inc, and prexy 
j Richard Randall, from engaging in 
the securities business in. New- York 
' state, was obtained by Attorney 
: General Lewis j. Lefkowifz; 

| The order was entered in N. Y. 
Supreme. Court and consented, to 
. by the defendants, whov agreed to 
i pay $l;000 in court costs, 
j Attorney General’s office had 
i charged that Randall was engaged 
in. ah allegedly fraudulent scheme 
to extract. $675,000 from N. Y. resi- 
i dents. Via a stock offer; The pros- 
1 pectus.-was alleged .to have been 
misleading^ 



m 


London, Oct 11. 

. Mexico;. Puerto Rico, .Venezuela, 
Argentina and Brazil are the main, 
territories affected by a deal coftgi 
eluded bel ween. Associated British-; 
Pat he and. Television. Asociados 
S.A: of Mexico for the distribution 
in Latin America of several British 
tv skei According to a London 
announcement, 21 countries are 
Involved altogether, boasting 84 
stations. 

The series include 39-show 
80-mimit.ers r ‘‘The Flying . Doctor” 
and “Time To, Remember,” 52 
quarter-hour “Torchy *' puppet pix, 
39 seven-minute cartoons with the 
overall title VHabatal.es’’ and a,new 
effort, “Secrets of Native.” which 
is expected,, to . consist; of 39 15- 
minute episodes. All will be 
dubbed in Spanish and Portuguese; 


Earl Rettig Will resign as prez 
of California .National. Productions 
at the end of ; the year. His der. 
parture. comes amid a series of 
changes, made in the past few days 
by. the NBC telefilm subsidi 
hew; chairman; ..Alfred Stern 1 ..... 

Insiders feel' that. Carl Linde- 
mahnV , h sen. last 1 Week, as new' 
program veepee of CNP, is; first in 
lihe .isoon after Rettig departs) for 
the. prexy post. In that event, the. 
same sources: indicate that-Herbert 
Schlosser Will (emain in his post, 
as v. And:, genctal lanager of 
CNP. . ; v 

^For the ' time being, Rettig will 
retain an; .“executive post”. wTth 
Boh Hope . Enterprises, w ith Which, 
-NBC is. affiliated. Rettig made the 
announcement of his departure 
yesterday' tTues.l., indicating that 
he would 1 not announce definite, 
plan's Until .he had the time to “ 
sider' several offers” nd also had 
time fo . think about' -some-inde-. 
pendent: projects entertain:, 
me.n.f.” '■ 

Stern ..recently succeeded John 
(Mac) •: Clifford as. chairman of 
CNP. ..After Clifford moved .to the 
Coast in'-a -job for RCA, .W hich; 
owns NBC. and; .naturally. CNP. 
Stern , hired Jim Jurist, as CNP’s 
new business affairs director, and 
took Lindcmanh from a sale's vice- 
presidency at • NBC : TV to fill the 
longtime program vacancy. 

New Winninger Series 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

“The. Charles Winninger Show” 
is slated to go into production.: in 
two weeks at Jerfy Fairbanks Stu¬ 
dios here. Thirteen episodes will 
be shot for syndication, by Phyllis 
Productions, an. eastern company, 
with Harold Applebaum producing, 
Marc Bresiow . directing. 

In addition, to Winninger, 
will feature Russell Arihs, Virginia 
Gibson, Alen Michaelson and Gil 
Lamb. 


By MURRAY HOROWITZ 

A. cat and mouse game is being 
played in. the post-’48 features-toL 
tv biz, ; with the stakes f unning into 
millions. In significant markets, 
.station buyers are holding off clos¬ 
ing deals, : in the face of hiked 
pricetags. 

The..situation is not bleak;..even, 
from th .viewpoint of a few of) 
the prime distributors.- National.j 
Telefilm Associates, out in the 1 , 
mafket with a package of post-48 ; 
201h.-Fox pix, has .found that in j 
quite a few markets. w;here one or I 
two: stations have balked, a; sell-off 1 
was accomplished by closing deals; 
with the third stations. The “wait i 
and. see” maneuver, according to.] 
NTA, has been foiled in. Syracuse, | 
Miami, Birmingham, Harrisburg, j 
Phoenix, Cincinnati, and Spring- 
•'; field, Mass. | 

Hiked prices isn’t the only factor j 
iri this; relatively “go slow'” period. I 
Many stations are loaded with pix 
inventories, having bought librar-. 
ies, and ; now are busy amortizing ‘ 

' those pix. To many of these sta- t 
tions, it isn’t the price, factor so \ 
; much as that previously bought pix 
: .have to paid off. before new- mori- 
• ies , can be allotted for new pix., 
j Then, of. course, there is the traL 
I ditional stance of the buyer: Hold 
l.df'L make the seller sweat awhile,. 

! and the price -may come do w , 

I Situation is one of the great iron- 
I ies in the biz. Everyone has been 
' screaming for fresh pix product; 

' stations have, a multiplicity of fea- 
Tture slots: reruns, abound in those 
feature periods. . Most every savvy 
' operatbr in the biz expected a price 
! rise with the Hollywood post-’48’s 
for they cost rnore to the distribs, •' 
Yet, when the new post-’48 pix are ! 
put on the market, a wave of caur-j 
tion sets in. \ 

Separating, buyer . and seller j 
might be. a matter of degree, as to 
how- much the - price hike, how bet¬ 
ter the post-’48 pix, how many new 
pix a station needs, to. dress^^up its 
inventories, etc.; There are many 
in the biz. from the distribution 
end, who discount (his “slow” pe¬ 
riod, maintaining, that the caution 
will be dissipated within the next 
j fe\v months; A few- key . station 
buyers aver that prices will have . 
to. come down, especially for those 
whose stations are loaded with in¬ 
ventories. 

Competitive conditions are . seen 
the force which, will break the 
stalemate in most markets. . Sta¬ 
tion. loaded with feature repeats, 
won’t stand up! in the rating race 
when the competitive outlet begins 
unreeling fresh post-’48 pix. Spon¬ 
sor jartieipation . coin 'in fringe 
time is dependent oh the. number 
of homes reached. . Distribs main¬ 
tain stations can afford the upped j 
pricetag: That some 6f ; .the post- 
’48s pack a Wallop was recently il¬ 
lustrated in N.Y., when WNTA-TV, 
Newark-N.Y. indie, copped a cumu¬ 
lative, 33:3 for its seven showings. 

(Continued on page 54) 


FCC Telefilm Probe Underway; 

Quiz Orr, Dozier Re Network 
Clearances, Coprod’ns, % Deals 


Bill Dana’s Pilot 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Bill Dana (Jose Jiminez) and 
Ross-Danzig Productions have 
teamed up in the filming of a new 
comedy vidpix series.' Show, as yet 
untagged., is a takeoff on “Person 
To Person.” 

In addition to coproducing, Dana 
has written the format which calls 
for the integration of old newsreel 
clips, a feature gimmick of the old 
“Steve Allen Show.” New project 
will also topline other former 
Allen cast members. 

Dana, of course, continues en¬ 
acting “Jiminez.” Joey Foreman 
pia3'S moderator, and Louis Nye 
and Don Knotts are the guests 
under-fire. A 30-minute pilot film 
has already been completed at 
California Studios: 



on 


WB Pix Sales 


Triangle Publications has lost 
its bid. for a court injunction re¬ 
straining Seven Arts Associated 
from licensing its post-’49 Warner 
Bfos. pix for tv exhibition In five 
Triangle station markets. 

The denial was made in a deci¬ 
sion handed down bv a N. Y. Su¬ 
preme Court Justice Saul S. Streit. 
Markets involved are Philadel¬ 
phia, Altoona-Johnstown, Lebanon, 
Pa.; Binghamton, N, Y.;’ and New 
Haven, Conn. 

Justice Streit in his opinion re¬ 
jected the contention that a Tri¬ 
angle option for post-’49 WB prod¬ 
uct; made with PRM, and allegedly 
assumed by United Artists Televi¬ 
sion, was binding on Seven Arts 
Associated. 

Triangle, in its suit, asserted 
that in 1957 when it purchased 
about 750 pix from Associated Ar¬ 
tists Productions, which later 
changed its name to PRM. it had 
secured an option on the WB post- 
MS’s. Eliot Hyman, the suit 
charged, was the principal officer 
of both PRM and Seven Arts As¬ 
sociated. 

Justice Streit in his opinion held 
that “since plaintiff’s option re¬ 
lated only to such Warner post- 
1949 films as were acquired -by 
PRM or by Associated which is 
claimed to have assumed the op¬ 
tion, no such rights were acquired 
by Cither, and there is no proof 
\yhatever that either of the Seven 
Arts corporations is a dummy con¬ 
trolled by PRM or by Associated, 
whatever the defendants did in 
connection with the acquisition of 
the tv rights to the post-1949 films 
was legal.” 


♦ Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Opening its long-planned hear¬ 
ings here into the content of tele¬ 
films and the procedures through 
which they are sold to networks 
’ and advertisers, the Federal Com¬ 
munications Commission yesterday 
? <Mon.) gave every indication th» 
probe w ill delve deep. The open- 
i ing. interrogations made it clear 
that the FCC staffers have, coins 
j here well-briefed and that ques- 
. tioning will be sharp. 

! Only two of the 13 top telefilm 
execs to be examined testified yes¬ 
terday. They were Warner Bros.* 

; William T. Orr and Screen Gems* 
j William Dozier. In response t® 
< quizzing by Ashbrook P. Bryant, 
FCC chief counsel, they asserted 
their respective companies have n® 
inside “deals” with either net¬ 
works, sponsors or talent agencies. 

Orr said Warners has no exclu¬ 
sive arrangement with ABC, ~ al¬ 
though all its series this season ar® 
on for that network. He Indicated 
that apparent exclusivity is ex¬ 
plained by satisfactory modus vi- 
vendi worked out on both sides, 
neither of which is obligated con¬ 
tractually to use other’s services. 

WB’s policy orr sponsor inter¬ 
ference, Orr said, is to route them 
through ABC’s liaison man. Studio, 
he said, has never received list of 
taboos from a sponsor but has had 
a few suggestions with which it 
could readily comply. 

Warners. Orr said, has a stand¬ 
ing policy against accepting tv 
packages, relying instead on staff 
producers and contract players. 
Although it has been approached 
by the William Morris agency and. 
others, its success with the no-out¬ 
side-packagers policy has disin¬ 
clined WB to change Its attitude, 
Orr declared. Example of MCA- 
Revue in no way influenced War¬ 
ners’ decision to build autonomous 
operation, he said. TV production 
chief gave no examples of co-pro¬ 
duction with ABC. 

Dozier's Stance 

Dozier noted Screen Gems’ 
series are on all three networks. 


Peter M. Robeck, vet vidfilm dis¬ 
tribution exec and formerly y.p. in 
charge of Crosby/Brow Produc¬ 
tions, has ..formed'his own syndie 
firm, under ’his own name. Outfit 
-will headquarter in N. Y.. 

It had earlier been announced 
by U. S. Borax .& Chemical and 
McCann-Erickson that Robeck had 
been appointed exclusive distribu¬ 
tor of “The Pioneers," succeeding 
the distribution position held by 
Grosby/Brown. ’ “Pioneers-’ is a 
series of 52 reruns of “Death Val¬ 
ley Days/* now starring Will 
Rogers, Jn, as host and running 
in 60 markets. 

Associated With Robeck in the 
; w company are Joseph Greene 
and William Finkeldey in N. Y. 
and Karl Von Schallern in Chicago, 
all moveovers from; Crosby/Brown 
and vets in syndie biz. 


7 Arts Asking 30G Each 
For Warner Fix in N.Y. 

Asking price for the new’ group 
of Warner Bros, pix in the N.Y. 

, market is $30,000 per feature on a 
•multiple run. basis, according to 
station sources. Total price for the 
.bundle of 40 post-’50’s would be 
: Sl.200,000 for the N.Y. market. 

| Pix, distributed by Seven Arts 
Associated, form the kick-off pack¬ 
age. under its post-’48 deal with 
Warner Bros. Price tag is one of 
the highest in the market.. Recent 
. Screen Gems package of 273 fea¬ 
tures for thd N.Y. market averaged 
Lover $27,272 per pic. 
i Seven; Arts package includes 
“Star Is Bom,” Judy Garland; 
“Rebel Without A Cause,” James 
Dean; and “Prince and the Show- 
Girl,” Marilyn Monroe, Law r rence 
Olivier. 


i and that SG has co-production. 
; deals with ABC and NBC, in cases 
i where networks have financed 
! pilots. In such cases, he said, net 
j participation is never more than 
i 50*>, usually less. In deal with 
I CBS, in which Screen Gems devel- 

■ oped the pilot itself, said Dozier, 
web gets “a very minor percent¬ 
age” which goes “all the*.way down 
the line,” including overseas dis¬ 
tribution rights. 

Reluctance to pay Morris or any 
other agency 10% off the top has 
disinclined Screen Gems to Buv 
packages, Dozier said, but h® 
acknowledged that while *SG isn’t 
buying there is an industry-wide 
. trend in this direciton. Dozier said 
J (Continued on page 54* 

Gruskin Quits As 
Par Vidpix Boss 

George Gruskin has resigned his 
v.p. post with Paramount Pictures 
television division. He had been in 
J charge of vidfilm programming of 
. the companv anc^ head of Para- 
’ mount’s vidfilm operations on th® 
Coast. 

| Bowout came in the w’ake of * 

| very poor pilot season for th® 

; company. Paramount counted a 
; single network deal for this season, 

| “Mr. Garlund” series on CBS-TV. 
Some eight other projects went 

■ begging, although interest was high 
] on at least two of the pilot 
. projects. 

i Gruskin. longtime tv exec with 
the Wiliiam Morris office, took on 
the Par post a year ago, first tim® 
the studio had officially constituted 
; a telefilm operation. He had left 
| the Morris office some months 
1 earlier. 



P2AeiEff 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 



THEY'RE BUSY WRITING RAVE REVIEWS OF ABC-TV'S NEW SHOWS. 

DOCUMENTARIES 

CAST THE FIRST STONE (BELL & HOWELL CLOSE-UP): “Direct and uncompro- 
mising. A sound treatment of a subject unfortunately still regarded as 
controversial.” J.Gould, N.Y •Times 

EXPEDITION: “Superlative. We were iiitrigued.” Nick Kenny, N.Y. Daily Mirror 

COMEDY & VARIETY 

FLINTSTONES: “A chipper satire.” Atra Baer, N.Y. Journal-American 

“... the progrmn uses first-rate animated cartoons! The series has the sort 
of talent behind it that seldom fails!” Thize Magazine 

MY THREE SONS: “Very funny-^give it a look” John Crosby, N.Y. Herald-Tribune 
“My Three Sons is an amazingly unexpected television program—an 
intelhgent domestic situation comedy.” N. Y. Jour nal-Amer lean 

GUESTWARD HO: “It achieved an entertainment level well above that reached 

by most of its rivals.” AT. Y. Times 

“It is a slick, amusing little caper.” N. Y. Herald-Tribune 

BING CROSBY SPECIAL: “Bright and winning!” 

Harriet Van Horne, N.Y. World-Telegram and Sun 

“Bright, blithe musical party .” N. Y. Mirror 

VICTOR BORGE SPECIAL: “A blithesome hour of brittle foolery and lilting 

music!” Ben Gross, N.. Y. Daily News 

“It was a dandy \” Jack O'Brien, N. Y. Journal-American 

ADVENTURE 

HONG KONG: “Tautly written and deftly acted. Here is a winner.” 

N. 7, Daily News 

“A first rate adventure show with a sense of humor.” 

T. V. Key, N. Y. Journal-Amerkan 

STAGECOACH WEST: “Well acted and directed . . w fine for the long haul.” 

Jack O'Brien, N. Y. Journal*American 





S7 ( 


: Wednesday, October 12, i960 


J^kniETY 



THEY’RE BUSY WATCHING ABC-TV...MORE THAN ANY OTHER NET! 

The ultimate critics—the customers—have their own 
ways of reviewing the networks. With the twist of a dial. 
Arid, even though the new season is not yet set, their 
dials already are”... on ABC-TV. The first 27-Market 
Trendex of the season, covering the first seven days of 
October, shows ABC FIRST IN AUDIENCE.* Quite a perform¬ 
ance, when you consider these facts: the report covers 24 
of the 27*3 hours (over 87%) of new programming. Of 
course we know one or two winning surveys don’t make a 
season; but they’re sure a nice way to start! 

ABC TELEVISION Q 


*SOURCE:Trendex.Oct.l960Report r an evening sponsored half-hour&hdur programs. 




RADIO-TELEVISION 


Ogilvy Shell-tag It Out Too As 
Major Expansion Gets Underway 
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts 


UhniETY 


(Charles L. Isaacs 

■/ Think Everything’s 
NG■ But Television’ 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 



III V NEW YORK CITY 


llfnpr IVlZIfllQATI AVP rmlllQ William S. Hedges, NBC veepee, is ne\v co-chairman of the radi 

VII will VI llltlUlvvIl IM I V« A 1 vlllu division.Qf :the Visiting Nurse Service of N. Y. I960 campaign . . ..EHb 

! Portman, Suzanne Pleshette and Murray Hamilton appearing on the 
By BILL GREELEY I ies, Copenhagen, has been in New .. . Wednesday (1.9) opener of ABC-TV's “Naked City” series.. . John 

Tooling ud for the Shell Oil ac- York , Pfess-preview the com- another bright Editorial feature Chancellor, NBC Moscow correspondent; temporarily hack in the U. S. 
count which will nearlv double the E aI ? y . s . Dadlsb Deep-Sea Research in the upcoming . as one of four regional specialists to cover his home beat, the midwest: 

agency's total" bitIin«s hai^Ogilv'.^ |>**** -! hat s «»' Jt* Filling in meantime.behind thi lKon Curtai^ill be’Berlin man: John 

Benson & Mather furiously spend- aceornplishments^ofCartebergs55l/i Aiiniversitry Number JJjJ : * operations manager. Scdttst tE'dnitaljust:had his 

ine the good green buck cue accompii.stiments Qi e ansherg s . . ■ . j • fifth daughter (he has one, son. so the waterboy job; is filled). . . Bob 

him ere eiand' at ie« ]° unda ] 10ns for , scl 5 nc ti„f nnn nnn Wilson will be anchorman for WNBC Radio s allnight election coverage 

« ° B nnn b nnn e and^hfil- JnvP that f have .. rcceivcd $20,000,000 isr~ _come Nov. 8, . . Ralph Stanley into tonight’s (Wed.) Perry Corito stanza 

than $ 2 ^00. 0 Q0. and Shell s ^ mo\ e smC e formation. PARIETY : on NBC-TV . . . Mel Ligon joins the N. Y. staff of Radio Press Inter? 

from J \\ al^ Thom^son ull add The foundations, lie said, were national . . . Marian Shelby is WMCA’s new moderator of “Young Book 

more than $15,000,000. Observeis set up in 18 76 by Jacob Christian- . ; • . • “ --• Reviewers:” 

estimate the pew account .will take j ac . 0 bsen and son, Carl Jacobsen^newspapers. Theme: “Aren’t you ( . Jerry Fonarow, onetime head of the Arthur Jacobs .tv department i 
moie than iuu aamtionai aanerj founders of the Carlsberg brew- glad mommy’s on a diet?” ! New York, has opened his own publicity office .in Hollywood . . . Radi 

and some of. tne top execs win De ^ries. The founders turned the Flipped on Flip-Flops [Press International had several staiffeLs at the Radio & Television News 

getting an annual salarvpclose t breweries over to the foundations Advertising Bureau Savs Directors Assri. convention last’ week atMontreal: Michael J. Minahan, 

vhat pi-exy ? David Ogilvy himself 0 n the condition that all Profits ^e ^i^Sg general manager; John Hicks, sales manager; Bill Scott, bureau chief 

look out of the 1'op a jeai ago earned for all time be dedicated to ™ dld ; s ^ s sales Presentations (N - Y. headquarters); and prexy R. Peter Straus . . Role of \vome,n in 
h eportctUv around $60,000 a sum science, and art. -thil^did’ f v^rV ago ' broadcasting will.be discussed at joint session of the Radio & Tele- 

considered s.ave \\a„es lm. Iadison *.j n th pas t decade.” he said, pjtehes cjvc rab are seldom vision Executive Societyand American' Wornieri. In Radio & Television 

Ave. * lofty echjUmsi. Besides the ,. tbejr buddevWcd . exclusively Jg» "&*• ,»*i t X?id Oet 19 at Hotel Boorerelt . . A "Pictorial History of Radio." by Irving 

payroll outlay, Ogilvy has had to o.iih.roi Jnmifi,. onH ort:,otw' standard j since many •are._tailor.ea. , nU u ie u,, ru^i t X*. ™ 


and some of. the top execs will be eries. ‘ T he founders turned the 
getting an annual salary; close to breweries over to the foundations 
what prexy David Ogilvy himself on the condition that all profits 
look out of the shop a year ago earned fot* all time be dedicated to 


another bright Editorial Feature 
In ..the upcoming 

55th Ahniversary iS'itniher 


VARIETY 


.reportediy around ?60.000 a sum science and art. •iuw'Xibroadcasting'will discussed at joint session of the Radio & Tele- 

considered s.ave \\a„es in -.Ia.dison. «.j n the past decade.” he said, pitrhp« tavc RAB are seldom vision Executive Society^ and American' Womieh. In Radio & Television 
Ave. s lofty echrionsi Besides the „ thejr devoted exclusively Jg* Ocf. 19 at Hotel Boosev4lt . . A "Pictorial History of Radio."; by Irving 

paytoll outlay. Ogilvy has had to to cultural, scientific and art activv tn fit sn/vifir arcnuntssriH include I SoRcI vill be published next men til by Citadel . . Larry Markes was.-. 

open two branches, one on the ilies has bebn sdh, ta £ miter- of the Sept. 30 preem of "BcU telephone Hout." not Gordon 

Coast and the o.her in Canada. 000 annually." Projects hav'e 1 _I Cotier as credited. In VARtEty review . ..Comedians* Dan Rowan; & 


“In the past decade,” he said, 
“their budget, devoted exclusively.. 


L-oasi ana trie oiner in ^naaa._ 000 annually/’ Projects have • ^ f-Cotier as credited: ia Variety review . . Comedians Dan Rowan * 

Eventually, of course, the giant ranged from the Biological Insti- > K1 “. a *,. 01 mar.Ketm &i aisrnDUU0I1 i Dick Martin set for guest shot on Ed Sullivan show of Nov. 13. their 
oil company will become an anchor tute in Copenhagen to the joint " an 2 a _: .7- - w e T »«■ • -at, ] 13th appearance on the stanza . ; . Shirley Jones to do. an hour film 
account with a substantial annual cancer-research project in coopera- -“r le! ' 1 vl?10n ."° l . ihow for the March of Dimes tele campaign »titled.. “What About 

yield. But the expansion operation tion with the Rockefeller Founda-. a .^ a *® p V-f e E’. Linda?” ... Leri Gochman,'director of. east Coast operations for. Pat 

for a middling-biller is enough to tion. •-•I?!!?? ^v? nt ' w »ii an !ff Boorie’s Cooga Moore Inc^. says he’s iooking for origihal tv scripts foir 

send a man to the bank, -New Digs: D’Arcy has taken over '5LVe? r ?h ,I? Swfnr ‘wlAia^ ^.series,, and disk subsid of the firri: Spdone Music, is .looking .for 

Ogilvv s exec talent quest has Armstrong, Fenton & Vinson to ! i wmiam non- demo records 0 f commercial tunes . . Johnny Johnstone, radio-tele 

plumbed several major I'agencies open the first major-agency office '-director. National Assn, of Manufacturers, repped NAM. Rt the 

and mediums. VIP flow to Ogilvy in San Diego J. Walter Thpmp- ^f^ ar ^- ; m ag r • ■ dlV1 ‘ RTNDA convention last week in Montreal. 

In the last couple of weeks has son adds a new office to its cur- tj vjo •• •- _ Bob Benjamin and Arthur Krim.hosted a. “21” luriOheon Thursday 

included the following: Robert rent string of 36 outside the U S. • mU A for Charles^ Smadja when latter revealed his resignation frorri ac-' 

Savage from Procter & Gamble as in Vienna. Austria. f ilve dd t iie S with the Continental operations of UA. other than in.an 

an account exec: James Fisher Up , n d Down : William M^j n iolnpd ! E dvi i°i ry capacity, and returned the same night -to .his-P^ris base, 

from. McCann-Eriekson as an ac- : Schmick, formerly with Colgate- S' s ^ Video^^Tane [Sm ad Ja. an original partner in UA, has been in ill healthy for some 

count exec; John Thonias from 1 Palmolive as director of new prod-T^ nl i n ^ ' time. Eric Pleskow continues as Continental sales head, and the pro- 

BBDO as a senior account exec; ucts. and Lawrence D. Gibson, for- ! non duction sipe supervision henceforth w ill be Under Oscar Danclger. 

Harvey M. LaTerre from NBC as a merly marketing research director , Yorlr ^nlliHnitinn MAlfr ® d Hitchcock Presents,” credited to Ford Motor and J. Walter 

media supervisor; Robert. Crozier 0 f American Molasses, have joined S- fv pwSS? Thompson agency in Variety’s Oct. 4 review. ’ sponsored by the Mer. 

from Kudner as an art' director; Donahue & Coe. , soon . . v\k^v-i v, rnijaaeipnia. cury-Llncoln division with Kenyon & Eckhardt as the agency t>f record 

William Hogan from Compton as Tpfln riarlr Thnrmvinn will | s _ Pitcnmg agenc es; .on l its.^laeo . : *. Peter Palmer, who was in both the legit ,and screen Versions of 

an art director; Mike Sloan from ■ tv -«dto for hISGHS American tap f. and cellomatic production■ h- « L n A bner.” guests Um Oct: 28 “Bell TeleDhbne Hour’V on NBC-TV 

Botsford. Constantine & > Gardner; j if pa n AdvertisMn" CminriFrJm^ : Clllties *. ... Broadcast Music prexy Cart Hav.erlin is one of five appointees, 

to the San Francisco office as a p a im with J 'Walter Thompson ^ ^ ^ named by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to the :New York Civil War (Ten* 

veepee and account supervisor; j volunteer atrenev « v l r it l• »ri . tennial Commission . . . Fred Robbiris this week guests Laurence Har- 

Walter, Stone from Compton as an ,■ u-Lril'^c Wn n , moH ! DlltjSn CdUlOUCS 1^62(611 v «y. Greer Garson. Mike Nichols & Elaine May. Natalie Wood and 
account exec- A1 Loomis from Me- Jan * Haeberly has been named .wi^«.wkiuauw W’aguer on his syndicated. “Assignment -Hollywood”, -.v Come- 

Caim-Erkkson as traffic Land prch! st^SMWs BoTCOtt of GraiUlda TV ! vacationing ln London * wiU rto a shot on 


William Hogan from Compton as Jean riark Thomnsori will head | s Pitching agenc es on its video , - Peter Palmer, who was in both the legit , and screen Versions of 

an art director; Mike Sloan from ■ tv -«dto for hISGHS American tap f/ a n d - cellomatic.production- fa- « L n A bner.” guests the' Oct- 28. “Bell-Teleohbne/Hoiir”. on ‘NBC-TV. 

Botsford. Constantine & > Gardner; j jf pa n AdvertisMn" CminriFrJm^ : Clllties *. ... Broadcast Music prexy Cart Haverlin is one of five appointees, 

to the San Francisco office as a p a im with J 'Walter Thompson ^ ^ ^ named by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to the :New York Civil War (Ten* 

veepee and account supervisor; j volunteer atrenev « v l r it l• »ri . tennial Commission . . . Fred Robbiris this week guests Laurence Har- 

Walter.'Stone from Compton as an ,■ Wn n3moH ! DlltjSn (JdtllOUCS 1^62(611 v «y. Greer Garson. Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Natalie Wood and 

account exec- A! Loomis from Me- Jan * Haeberly has been named vuuium^imvpiwi Rtob€rt W’agner on his syndicated. “Assignment -Hollywood”. . ; Come- 

Caim-Erickxon as traffic Land prc. I It^S^'shSfSd^ wdStf BoyCOtt of Graiiada TV ! va ? a « onin 8 in "HI do, a guest shot W. 

duct ion manager: Henry P. Bern- ! rflrtTripnt 1 J T • ' •" ,, BBC s * Parade show. t . ,. -. 

hard from Life mag as an account f ’ t London, Oct. 11. Farrell Smith, former deejay at WI1K.. Cleveland, brought iri-this 

exec There have been others, and James A. Dearborn has been ! The threat, of an embargo, com- week to replace Fred Robbins in WABC Radio’s 7:30-10 p.m. strip 
there will be more. named assistant to prexy D. C. plete or partial, on purchases by I. . /Rod Parker, Robert J. Hilliard and Gary Belkin signed bw Jan 

Get Into the Act Stewart at Kenyon & Eckhardt. Roman Catholics of goods adver-[Murray to. do writing for “Charge Accoiirif/’ Murrav’s new NBC-TV 

Robert \ T awrence nrexv of the Stripes: New veepees include, tised on Granada TV .Network has. 1 daytimer . . : WTQXR promotion department staffer Mary Rice Ander- 
enmmerr-iai film <Vmn ‘hearing hie Clayton G. Going and Charles P. been made by Catholic. “Lookr son Vacationing in Ireland /NormanS. McGee, \VQXR sales veep, 

name save hlnrh makere'have eot Murphy of BBDO; Gunnard Faulk Listen” groups. A. Conference of back from six-weeker in Europe. 

?o movcTn Oil the creaUve 1 function ^ Gene Federico of Benton & Ihe groups has passed a resolution 

Sneaking at »he fourth annual Bo 'vles; Max D., Johnson, .Arnold asking the web. “to. reconsider its 1 rjy linTl YWOnTb 

Industriad^ihn * \udio-visuS n Ex-1 and Pevertejr^; Ellis; .of unfair ban on* religious programs”! 1 ^ tlUEEYn UUU 

hihitinn at New York ivesterdav Lennen & NeweTL^mcent J: and calling on all Catholic organi- “Dobble Gillis”-will become a junior edition of “Bilko- if Max Shul- 

tn) T awrenee cited thi nnhlic’s • Daraio of Hicks & Greist. zations to implement.the purchases niaii .and Rod Amateau go threiugh'with their plans tq have the three 


partment, .; 

James A. Dearborn has. been ] 
named assistant to... proxy D. C. 
Stew art . at Kenyon & Eckhardt. 


hibition at New York yesterday 1 

.11), Lawrence cited th^ public s Da J^ 


Increasing resistance to tv adver- ! ri ^ n 

lising. via over-expoxure, and said:; Soap to Donahue & 

An6e,es ' for i "° ”*»• 

the sole prerogative of our agency p '... .. 

clients. No responsible agency will 

moducerVa^Tfford ”0 r Of P< course ChlCfl^O A?6Ilci6S ‘from time to time. Markham, who used to be secretary to Lauritz Melchior before sho 

Filf a^n- a r ilL/tTvI ^ ic VUILflgU ngCULICO _-_ became head of. talent procurement for the Ralph Edwards shows, 

mnmmmi l ^ve^thing Chicago, Oct. 11. named her first bort Lauritz , /. What dp actors do between jobs? Bill 

we do must be in keening with So1 Hurok and stanle - v Kramer fLj p«J' Demarest invented and marketed, a handbag hanger NBC will .keep 

Wmlv u ith in tapped 3S speakers for the annual vul liaQIO ACUniOD a close watch on “The \Vesterher” ratings. It will be moved out of its 

IvV.'J' VhP centr al region meeting of the Chicago, Oct. 11. Fridav night time Jan. 6 to make way for Westinghouse’s Nanette 

inirUnf it ^ int ent ’ American Assn, of Advertising Dick Reiriauer, tv-radio director Fabray-Wendell Corey starrer. It then becomes the web’s decision-^ 

•■n it .Il uTofind Agencies, being held here Thurs- for the American Medical Assn., ! move It to another time slot or into, syndication:. The. ratings ill ba 

rliPntV if prpativi'• day (13 ’ and Friday M4>, returned from Hollywood last | the determining factor . Hotly wood Ad Club, has established compe- 

nrftnocc tnt at n„r rfnlknc Th fl ! L ^° Burnett plucked two Camp- week where he had .recorded the tition for radio and tv commercials on a.world-wide scale, with awards 
Frbativ/ r nmppcc rnnet rnhHnitb in ^ el l <s soup lines previously han7 fourth skein in AMA’s^ public serv-.! to .be made in 15 categories during Advertising/ Week Feb. 5-11 7 
*idb thp Ffnriiff- S i t nitici C hp ^nmiipri dIed by Tatham-Laifd. the. Swan-lice radio series, “Medical. Mile-.Parke Levy had everybody deck out in black ti for his daughter’s 
* film if p s°n Frozen Food and heat process 1 stones.” .He made it a sort of class, wedding reception . Joe Riiies back from ;.sjx-week swing through 

fnrfQ tn thV rippi^nir^nf film products account ^- Already in the [ reunion: l Europe Inspecting facilities arid technical personnel, for .N, W. AyOr. 

!. 1 . .... l- p . I'Rnrnott dinn pro ilia Carnnholft ! Contirnontaliv Roinaiibp nccH Ha fftiirwi Enplsiiri flip hpcl rmintrv-frir film rirnilifftfion tn rrieet U. S. 


j New Biz: Bran iff Airlines to boycott, should speh reconsidera-.young leads drafted for. military service J. Walter Thompson’s Torn 


Cunningham & Walsh. tion not .be given. ! COoper and Kenyon & Eckhardt's Bill King, both toppers, elected/to. 

White King Soap to Donaihue Granada . TV confessed puzzle- I quit rather be: moved to N. Y. . There was “L” to pay at ABC when 
Coe. Los Angeles, for two new ment, professing no. “ban” on re-I two new autos collided on tv ; : Victor Borge’e Pontiac backed Into “My 
products. 1 ligious programs and pointing out [ Three Sons’ ” Chevrolet and both clients are Still wondering how come? 

—— ' ■ ' - ' ^ that religiotis personalities and ; Both agencies claiimed damage arid it’s now be.irig thrashed out, r - / 

- . {subjects; do figure in its schedule | Dinah. Shore drew.an Ad Club salute for her 10th year in tv . Mary 


from time .to time. 


spirit of its intent. 


Chi Radio ‘Reunion’ 

Chicago,.Oct: 11. 
Dick. Reinauer, tv-radid director 


Agencies, being held here Thurs- for the American; Medical Assn., 


“But we are cheating oiir agency ; , 

clients if we allow the; creative j da ?/ 3 R,“" a , t F ir„ mn 

tp HiP at nnr Hnnriitpnc The * ^fO Burnett plucked tWO Camp- 


returned from Hollywood last 
week where he had .recorded the 


.... ' fi > son Frozen Food and heat process : stones.” .He made it a sort of class. 1 wedding reception . Joe Rines back from;.six-week swing 'through 

fnrfQ tn thV film products account? - Already in the { reunion: | Europe Inspecting facilities arid technical personnel, for .N. W. Ayer. 

Auction we are* failing them and ' Burnett shop are the Campbell’s | Sentimentally.: Reinauer used . He found England the best country for film production to meet U. S. 

the television public’’ " frozen soup, tomato ’ ice arid Alexander Scourby (as narrator), i standards. 


TV Time f£bds. Inc. CHICAGO 

nhnnld hp in nn thp pactintr- “Tnn 1 from Erwin, Wasev, Ruthrauff & r Nelson. Vic Perrin, Gian - Sloan, . .. T . . 

little U firnp 1 i^nni-malH 1 -^^npnt 1 tn I Byan to Stern, .Walters & Sim- * Herb Vigran, Barney Phillips and] Chi American tv critic, Janet Kern, to be lunched tomorrow (Thurs.) 
rastinJ TrtnVh rp«.rt« t J J«p« !n moris. : Paul Dubov— all alumni of the old *y her colleagues and.station publicists on;her 10th anni as professional. 

the sSection of saL LmnetenL —_ Iradio soap opera era. Reinauer setwatcher , . . John Bell, WIND news director; is arrangihg six^Con- 

perfornmrswitL established ^tpdii^ ‘ ---- r -"—^-- himself had been a radio actor -gressional “little debates” of 25. minutes’ length . . Loir Boudreau, 

periormers wiin e.tabnsped repu- WiL rL Oi il D and director in those dais now that he’s finished as Cubs’ manager,. returns to the WGN mike in 

IS 5^„* h# ?re .. 0,d £aces . With the StationRepS ana air e ctor ln ... WOpA clocks Us loth y^rTiext week:., . WBBM t«ppCfl 

tn wl e vi- u .. _ _ 1 ,CBS music commentator James Fassett for its Lyric Opera broadcast 

acceptance” 5 in ^he oD^nme mo" •*•**•- WOAl-TV’s Math Coiirse^^is Friday 04) , WCN^TV dropped Paul Fogarty> morning exercise 

mpntc nf ihl Continental W r ax, one of thetop. n i show after 12 years ... WLS revised its dee jay lineup, with Mort 


: Franco-American lines. 


TV Tinie Foods. Inc. switched. 


Everett Sloan, . Johnny Coons, Art 


little time is normally spent In 1 nyan 
casting, which results top often in [™ ons ‘ 
the selection of safe, competent! 
performers with establislhed repu- ‘ 
tations. but who are old faces on ; \ 

the television screen.” 

He also should establish “pre- E^=: 
acceptance” in the opening mo- r 
ments of the commercial (“it 0 


With the Station Reps 


Continental Wax, one of the topi - 


doesn’t make a selling crimmercial, US v- r ^ of spot ! v * network f. A course of coritemporary j £ r s t W GiuK P ”^aim 

lmf it. fFivAQ tlu.>ftmmprdai » tiahii * big. way this Tall, but ivon t ^ m l 0 w fast *C ^ and 


w ^ '•neglect^'"'the mathematics and.moderm algeb^; ^Ss alsoa5de2 Y. T?!wS5 

Wnr£ hn, W piteh ' will he qffer^coHege students and dee3av Del C , a rk off To Europe with Dori Ferris; tfief announcer for 

cause viewers bu? the Product S V«hMS « blurb featuring film star; Dick Jungers switched back frjim WMAQ Sales to WGN 

♦h«» rpcaiit nf an omntinnil Rock Hudson firm 'via Product, ' 111 ^ v * • • “Polka Parade,” West Coast—originated syndicationer, plucked. 

t£at^?‘l.SnFumm a tnS^ Services ageiicvj is launching a T ’ ' Ul v - C ‘ taug ‘l t .{ y WGN-TV.. . .WCFL has slotted three continudus hours of music; sans 

conclusion of the commercial! but web campaign that : cali| for more • ^priMeK °U «if ^mijercials, pri Sunday eftenmons . ^VNBQ telecasting half hour 

in- the purchase of the ! product;” than 150 . participations |uring the ; ch?ff 0 rnfa ’ on WOA^TV ’ Dean .Social this Sunday ! 16V. with coloratura Lily Ariagnostotrand; 

'^SSSS!' VfiS, res^s In thf s*™* aa “ a ” f fie Cuff ’M®* ^^/i.l bavdPHe 


v .j Crowley getting the early morning slot, Jim Dunbar following “Break- 
^ ! fast Club.” and Ed Grerinan taking over“Farm. Sneciai” at dawn. Sta¬ 


in the purchase of the i product;” than 150. participations during thg-; California on WOAl-TV^ ’ Dean 1 P n gJ. ai 1 r 1 .S p eciai tms bunaay .iibv. wiin coloratura Lily A riagnoswirana : 
and create an “appreciation factor next 12 months in the&ck Paar i J a a ^ b s p'Gray said St Atary-s nil" 

_ a r pci final vainp nf thp epiiina and Dave Garrowav® NBC-TV •/ rhandling midwest sales of Dow Finsterwald’s “Golf Tips ...Conver- 

remnmrelT" vhWh res f Sf J^vs ’ y W th& jflB. hay«\P*|. 


; watch the course arid attend prob 


viewer buying the product “in Sam.e time, ^pot,spread wUl cov r 'j. lem •-sessions the Wpodlawn 1 

gratitude for a real experience, in er 41 tele and 43 radio markets.! campus. jacsson, p 

reciprocation for being treated as Company says the complete broad- 
a human being, in appreciation of cast campaign will total 14.711 tv |7V EONDON • 

the credit the director !has given commercials and 11.246 radio spots. Houston ^—Richard . E. (Rick) r*A a iVe » i-*' 

him for intelligence arid sensitiv- Also in spot, Lite-Diet special for- ,Eiser Jr., has been added to the A ssociated^ediffi^ion Ltd. airs a^ minimum l3 domestic-oqinedy 

lty.” mula bread is launching a $200,000 staff of KTRH as a newscaster. He 'Sf 

Suds for Science campaign via Mogul; Williams &; has. been in radio and newscasting th e gal. HitehcMkhirect 5 , with 

Rudolf Holst, ad and pubrela- Saylor that will cover 162 radib ; work in the •peal area for more proDllsing a new-type Henderson who doesnt. ing or dance unless 

tlong chief for Carlsberg Brewer- and 33 tv stations besides 200 j than six years. j (Continued on . page . 44) 


Akers, Sun-Times . editor; Stuffy Walters; .Daily News; ed; and C. D. 
Jackson, publisher of Life magazine. 




Wednesday, October 12, I960 


PSttlETY 


RADIO-TELE VISION 


FLURRY OF ‘LITTLE DEBATES’ 


Nielsen Top 10 


CBS-TV’§ ‘‘Checkmate" is the first of, the new ’60.-61 network 
stanzas to hit. the Nielsen top 10—right up there with two other 
CBS Saturday night offerings, ‘‘Have Gun, Will Travel” and ‘‘Gun* 
.smoke.” Here’s the rundown on the Nielsen average audience 
returns for the two weeks ending Sept. 18: 

1 Miss America Pageant (CBS) 37 7 

2. Gunsmoke CCBSi . . \... 36:4 

3: Have Gun, Will travel (CBS) 29.8 

4V Wagon Train (NBC) . . , . : 25 5 

5: 77 Sunset Strip (ABC) ... 251 

6. Price Is Right (NBC/ nights) 234 

7. Checkmate (CBS) . .--............... 23 1 

8. I’ve Got a Secret (CBS) 22:6 

9. What’s Mv Line (CBS/ __ 21.9 

10. Ed Sullivan (CBS) 21.7 


By LES BROWN 

Chicago, Oct. 11. 

Partly benefiting front* the de¬ 
fault of other-stations In Chicago, 
WNBQ has found , its video tape 
recording sideline burgeoning Into 
big business.. In its first year of 
enterprise with commercial tape 
production, the NBC o&o expects 
to realize billings in excess; of 
$250,000 over and aboVe regular 
station, business. 

Since its entry in the blurb busi¬ 
ness , around eight months ago; 
WNBQ hats done work for 32 
clients, usually: doing .multiple com¬ 
mercials for each, with some of the 
business placed by out of town 
agencies. Station’s recording: arm 
has also booked a number of poli¬ 
tical talks for, taping (including a 
recent, series for. the North. Caro¬ 
lina Democratic organization):, 
sonic industrial shows for closed 
circuit teieca.stirig;arid a-small syn¬ 
dicated -program.. “Sportsman’s 
Corner with Art Merrier,” which 
Quaker Oats so far has placed; in 
Detroit and phi. It’s understood 
the NBC anchor also has 'bids .un¬ 
der consideration for the taping of 
two other syndicated properties. 

The boom in blurb-making at 
WNBQ has. made, it necessary for 
the station to acquire two addi¬ 
tional video tape recorders—mak¬ 
ing thp total four -Wand. a, film 
transfer system, which is: proving 
particular selling. feature. The. 
one nian (plus secretary) staff lias 
been expanded lately with Bob 
Dressler’s moveoyer from the . pro¬ 
gram. department . as . production 
manager .and with the whole opera¬ 
tion’s placement into, the baliwick 
of WMAQ-WNBQ business, man¬ 
ager AI Lewis.. Bill Huffman, pre- 
yiously : the one-man staff, has been 
dubbed sales .manager of video tape 
recording.. 

. Although all stations in this mar-. 
ket are ecuuoped with .tape ma¬ 
chines. WNBQ is getting the lion’s 
share.- of the : business'.chiefly be¬ 
cause its facilities, and are 

more available for commercial 
work than those of the competition 
(Continued on page44) 


Sydney. Oct. 11. 

First pay raise for the icleVision 
field here, has jdst been announced 
by Jack Donovan, Aussie covers ex¬ 
ecutives and technicians. 

New wage rate includes: 

Directors, $48 to $82 weekly- 
floor managers. $38. to $44; camera- 
.'men, $36 to $42; property men, $40; 
set artist, $58; film editor, $56; 
wardrobe. ! laster, $42; makeup 
artist. $38. 

Extra will be paid for overtime 
pay will be 109' -extra,;. With three 
weeks annual leave on full pay. 


* < 


For Central Texas 

Austin, Oct. 11;. 

A long-sought educational ty 
tion for. Central Texas is now in 
sight With FQC's awarding a com. 
struction. permit enahlirig an 'Ausr 
tin-San Antonio group to build an 
outlet operating on Channel: 9. 

: Awardee is Southwest Texas 
Council fop Educational Television, 
beaded by Sari Antonio’s. W. W: 
Jackson; Operating, agent is sched¬ 
uled to be U. of Texas, working 
through its booming . radio/teievi- 
sion unit under Robert F. Schenk- 
kan, whose University force is knee- 
deep . in closed-circuit campus in¬ 
structional telecasts on videotape, 
academic instruction, and. prpdue* 
tion of. audio and Video tapes and 
tv films, for distribution, was a 
leader in the recent push for the 
Channel 9 permit. 

Channel 9 is a San Antpnio edu¬ 
cational allocation handed down in 
(Continued on page 44) 


First two of NBC-TV's Special 
projects unit shows for ’61-’62 will 
I be finished by Dec. 31 or earlier. 

1 Don Hyatt unit -is'going ahead with 
the,first hour of. a 13-part series 
called “America’s 'Music/’- This de- 
cision came directly on\ the heels 
! of another to proceed with six or 
; seven stanzas called “Quest.” 
f Both moyes came within a week 
■ after NBC had finished laying the 
, broad plans for several projects, 

' covering, at least 56 individual pro-. 
. grams next season. Hyatt says"his 
J department is.going ahead on pro- 
; ductlon of 13 “Music” programs 
; regardless of the sponsorship sta¬ 
rt us'-, He’s hired William Nichols, 
| formerly of- “Hit Parade,” to pro¬ 
duce arid write some of .the stanzas, 
Which will be in narrative form. 
Topics being considered for the 
: first hour include the “Story of 
Musieal Corhedy” Arid “Music, in the 
30s.” Most of: the show will be on 
tape: Possibly 20%, no more, will 
consist : of complementary film foot* 
age or stills. Entire .project'will,' 
according to NBC, be move enter¬ 
tainment than public affairs. 

.-. “Quest.” for Which a first show 
will definitely be made, will be 
kind of a bio pf -famous peofle In 
international, relations. 


Report Brit. Conservatives 
Favor Com’l 3d Channel, 
But BBC on Local AM 

Lohdori. Oct. il. .. 

A “leak” to the national press 
Says .that a committee Of the Con¬ 
servative Party—the party of. the 
Government now i power—is to 
urge that Britain’s third tv . chan¬ 
nel go to commercial interests, hot 
to BBC, While the public owned 
setup, should be giveri the first 
chance; to operate local radio sta¬ 
tions. The reports, however, are 
described by a committee spokes¬ 
man as “premature.” 

All the same, inside information 
suggests that the: stories carry a 
correct anticipation of the commit¬ 
tee’s findings, due to be published 
before the end of the month. Com¬ 
mercial interests aren’t completely 
lo be ruled out of radio. 



Chicago, Oct. 11. 

WGN-TV is going to carry a 
little debate” between. Illinois’ 
Democratic Seri. Paul Douglas and 
his Republican opponent, Samuel 
W. Witwer, despite the possibility 
that a Socialist Party candidate 
might ask for equal time,. Two of 
the; network-owried stations in this 
market have already chickened out. 
for just that reason, although one 
of them, WBBM-TV, has figured 
out another approach to the prob¬ 
lem. 

The CBS o&o. received word 
from chieftain Frank Stanton that 
a debate—hence free from equal 
time obligations — is oka}- incor¬ 
porated into a regularly scheduled 
news or. public affairs show. Ac¬ 
cordingly, the station has slotted a 
Douglas- Witwer debate, different 
from the one WGN-TV has sched¬ 
uled. into its Saturday afternoon 
“Insight” show of Oct. 29. It.will 
be played two days after the actual 
meeting of the candidates! before 
the League of Women Voters, and 
will be edited for the telecast. 

WGN-TV’s telecast wilt be at 
10:30 p:m. on Oct- 21 and will be 
an edited tape of the Douglas-Wit- 
wer shoot-out at an Illinois Cham¬ 
ber of Commerce luncheon that: 
same. day. It's expected to run 
around 40 minutes. . 

WNBQ, having scuttled the Idea 
of Douglas and Witwer; proceeded 
to offer a debate , of its. own be¬ 
tween: Dan Ryan (Dem.V and Ben 
Adamowski (Rep.), candidates, in 
the hot local race for states, attor¬ 
ney; But Adamowski refused to 
participate. The candidates had 
been offered an hour of bfime.. time 
by WNBQ 


British VIPs in New Firm Asking 
ToIl-TV Franchise on 3d Channel 


WCBS-TV Ups Paulas 

Larry Paulus has been named 
assistant program director of 
WCBS-TV, N.Y. He replaces Ned 
Cramer, who recently was named 
assistant director of public affairs 
for the station. 

Paulus joined: CBS-TV In 1950 
as studio manager of studio opera- 
tions. He also held managerial po¬ 
sitions in scenic design and pro¬ 
duction control departments. 


, El Paso, 


KOOL-TW Phoenix 

Phoenix. Oct. 11. 

In another of the nationwide out¬ 
croppings of local political tv de¬ 
bates, KOOL-TV here lias been 
squaring off major party campaign¬ 
ers for Sunday afternoon viewers. 

On Oct; 2, station had candidates 
for the office of "state’s attornev 
general. Republican Robert W. 
Pickrell arid Demo Wade Church, 
in a count-down of issues, and last 
Sunday (9‘> gubernatorial aspirants 
Paul Fannin (Rep.) and Lee Acker¬ 
man <Dem.) took the air for a ver- 
bal slugfest. 

Station also is presenting candi¬ 
dates of both parties on its regular 
election time pu-bseryice series! 
“Know Your Candidate.” 


WJZ-TV, Baltimore 

Baltimore, Oct; 11. 

Westinghouse outlet WJZ-TV has 
been presenting Maryland’s Con¬ 
gressional contestants In a series 
of “formal” debates. 

In two shows; incumbent Demo 
Daniel B. Brewster faced his Re¬ 
publican.opponent Fife Syiriington, 
and incumbent Demo Edward A- 
Garmatz squared off against Re¬ 
publican campaigner Robert. J! 
GerstUng. 

For both encounters, each candi¬ 
date was allowed an eight-minute 
opening speech and five minutes of 
rebuttal. Prof. Clarence DcHaven, 
head of Baltimore Junior College’s 
radio speech and drama depart¬ 
ment, was moderator. 

WOWO, Ft. Wayne 

. Ft. Wayne./Oct. 11.. 

Ft. Wayne. radio station WOWO 
staged and aired debates .between 
Indiana. Congressional candidates 
at. Marion. I rid,, and Ft;. Wayne 
auditoriums with .thA public in¬ 
vited. 

Moderating two shows was: prexy 
A. Blair Helman Of Manchester 
College. North Manchester, Ind. 

Station-has invited state’s guber¬ 
natorial candidates 16 appear, in 
similar debates. WOWO manager 
Edward; Wallis says the political 
square-offs were inspired by the 
Kennedy-Nixon appearances arid 
station management’s high regard 
for. the effectiveness of presenting 
issues through fact-ttf-face debate. 


KTCA-TV, Mpls. 
Minneapolis, Oct. 11. 
Without cost to the candidates, 
(Continued on page 54) 


AM Tartython 

El Paso, Oct. 11. 

KTSM Radio is going whole-hog 
into political broadcasting next 
■ weekend, when it goes into a . 32- 
hour “Partythpn.” Program, which 
begins at 8 a.m: Saturday (15) and 
Continues through that day, 
through the night and into all day 
Sunday, will feature speeches by 
Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson and 
Lodge and talks by several local 
candidates. 

; There’ll be no paid commercials^ 
KTSM says its donating the time 
for the intensive speechifying and 
interviewing. Purpose is to raise 
. money for the political parties. 

1 Speeches bv all candidates for 
local arid state office have been 
taped in advance and then the 
candidates will be interviewed 
live, (There are to be 70 orie-min- 
ute speeches by ah even division 
] of Republicans and Democrats, all 
on tape.) The Kennedy and Nixon 
speeches will be rebroadcasts of 
ones made on previous occasions. 
But Sens. . Johnson. Morton, Yar¬ 
borough; House Speaker Rayburn, 

, Rep. John Tower and other Con¬ 
gressmen have miadC special taped 
’ addresses for KTSM. 

I Producers will be Rudy Tellez 
and Earl Shorris. 

Wkt Some Won’t 
Do for a Plug; Silvers 
On ‘Do-Re-Mi’ Bicycle 

Phil Silvers, who opens Garson 
Kanin’s Broadway-bound “Do-Re- 
Mi” in Philadelphia Nov. 7, is 
making with a round of tv appear- 
arices to plug the play. Though his 
“Polly & Me” special Saturday 
night (81. wound up his current 
commitments to CBS-TV (his pact 
still has some time to run, though). 
Silvers has booked appearances on 
a pair of Columbia entries prior to 
the opening. 

He’ll revisit “Person to Person” 
Nov. 3, having taped it last Friday 
night (7) during a “Do*Re-Mi” re¬ 
hearsal break in N.Y. Silvers was 
first on “P to P” in November of 
1955, when he was still a bachelor. 
Current appearance finds him in 
the role of a hubby and father, 
with the remote coming out of his I 
Central. Park West apartment. ] 

Silvers will also appear on: 
“Candid Camera” on Oct. 30, and j 
thereby hangs a tale, having more 
than a little to doVwith his spec last 
weekend. . 

Seems he wanted Polly Bergen 
for the special, and he got her, but 
only after a trail of events leading 
to his “Camera” stint. Miss Bergen 
was committed to. do the Bob Hope 
special last week. Silvers called 
Hope to see if he could get her out 
of it to do his show.. Hope was 
agreeable, provided he could get 
Patti Page for the show. But Miss ; 
Page at the time was to film a 
“Camera” stint. Silvers solved the 
problem, by offering his services to 
“Camera” vice Miss Page, who 
then was able to do the Hope show, 
freeing Mist Bergen for Silvers. 


London, Oct. 11. 

Thi*ie ace British film produc¬ 
ers, Lord Brabourne, Major Daniel 
Angel and Anthony Havelock-AUan 
are. the prime movers in launching 
a new company, British Home En¬ 
tertainment Ltd., which hopes to 
convince the Government that there 
should be a third tv channel run 
on a toll-tv system, and operated 
by their group. The company, 
which has an Initial capital of $70,- 
000, was announced at a press con¬ 
ference on Friday (7) by its chair¬ 
man, Viscount Slim. 

Brabourne is the deputy chair¬ 
man, Angel a point managing di¬ 
rector (to be supplemented by a 
future appointment of a full-time 
joint managing director), and the 
other members of the board are 
Dame Margot Fonteyn; the Earl of 
Hareweood, artistic director of the 
Edinburgh Festival; publisher Ru¬ 
pert Hart-Davis; financier Peter 
Kemp-Welch; C. H, W.‘ Troughton, 
managing director of wholesale 
newspaper distributors; w. H. 
Smith Son, and Sir Laurence 
Olivier, who, last week, resigned 
from the board of Ulster-Tv. 

The company, which claims to be 
completely independent, is now 
preparing its case for submission, 
when permitted, to the Pilklngton 
Committee, which has been set up 
to advise the Government on fu¬ 
ture of broadcasting operations in 
U. K. British Home Entertain¬ 
ment is jpot committed to. any of 
the present methods of toll-tv 
which are now being tested but. If 
granted the license, it will choose 
the best available-rraru! the chair¬ 
man added: “We hope it will be a 
British system.” 

The present capital, which ha* 
been raised to cover cost of in¬ 
quiries and presentation of its case 
for a nation-wide license, has been 
subscribed partly by several mem¬ 
bers of the board and by about 40* 
50 shareholders. General Slim 
said: “We don’t aim for, or antici¬ 
pate, huge profits if our plans go 
through, -and nobody will be per¬ 
mitted to hold more than 10% of 
the company.” 

The company seeks a nation¬ 
wide franchise in order to control 
its programs and aims to raise the 
standard of tv programs without, 
however, “going highbrow.” If the 
company gets its license it would 
hope to buy existing programs and 
also originate its own* product. 


TV Muffs Rich 


Los Angeles. 

Editor, Variety; 

Why !s television neglecting the 
Civil War? 

With the approach of the Civil 
War Centennial, 1961-1965. nation¬ 
wide interest in the American Civil 
War is rising to heights untouched 
since the beginning of the 20th 
Century . . almost everywhere, 
that is, except in the greatest of 
mass media, television. 

From an historical viewpoint, 
this was the War that, in tempo¬ 
rarily dividing our country, finally 
made it indivisible; the Conflict 
that now makes it possible for the 
United States to face the Commit 
nist threat as one nation. It is 
blood, bone and sinew of our great 
heritage. 

And from a programming stand¬ 
point, the Civil War offers a rich 
source of fascinating material . . . 
not only for single shots, but for 
series. Heroes? The Civil War had 
a star-studded cast—and support¬ 
ing players who were even more 
exciting than the leads. Villains? 
A little research will dig up char¬ 
acters who make Billy the Kid 
look like a Kid. 

The Library of Congress esti¬ 
mates that literature of the Civil 
War is the second largest in exist¬ 
ence, exceeded only by that deal¬ 
ing with religion . 

Why i* television asleep? 

hlort SL Leuris. 








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PfoUETt 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


First rating results on NTA’s “61 for ’61” 



Bette Davis, Anne Baxter 

“ALL ABOUT EVE" 




Loretta Young, Celeste Holm 

“COME TO THE STABLE” 



Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern 
“A LETTER TO THREE WIYES” 



Gregory Peck. Anne Baxter 
“YELLOW SKY” 


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Pillsbury Mills 
Realemon 
Avon 

Duncan Hines 
Hotel Bar Butter 
Castro Convertibles 
Democratic Party 
Ocean Spray Cranberries 
Ivory Soap > 

Scott Paper ' 

Holland House Cocktail Mix 


Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire 

m 880 " 


Here are the stations that already own this package (listed according to popu- 
i ■ lation): New York-Newark, WNTA; Philadelphia. WRCV. Washington, D C., WRC; 
St Louis, Mo. (Belleville, III ), KTYI; Cincinnati, Ohio, WLW-T; Miami (Ft Lauderdale), Fla.,*^WCKT; Provi* 
dence, R.I., WJAR; Birmingham, Ala., WAPI; Phoenix, Ariz., KPHO; Syracuse, N.Y., WSYR; Honolulu, Hawaii, 
KHVH; Hartford, Conn. (New Britain-New Haven), WHNB; Omaha, Neb., WOW; Springfield, Mass. (Holy* 
oke), WHYN; Knoxville, Tenn., WATE; Sait Lake City, Utah, KUTV & KSL; Harrisburg, Pa. (Lancaster, Pa.), 
WTPA; Kalamazoo, Mich. (Grand Rapids), WKZO, Wichita Falls, Texas, KSYO; Las Vegas, Nev., (Henderson, 
Nev.), KIRI; Fort Smith, Ark., KFSA; Boise, Idaho, KTVB; Spartanburg, S C./WSPA; Rock Island, III. (Daven¬ 
port, lowa-Moline); WHBF; Twin Falls, Idaho, KLIX; Alaska-Anchorage, KENI; Fairbanks, KFAR. 



Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan 

*1 WAS A MALE WAR BRIBE" 



Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward 
"HOUSE OF STRANGERS" 





TELEVISION REVIEWS 


2d Debate Throws Candidates Into 
Sharper Focus, Produces Fireworks 

More than any other single fac-*—:-“— : -~—^ 

lei. tire serie> of tv face-to-face Jf ST POLLY & ME 

l>ct\u on Senator John FL; Kennedy With, Phil Silvers. Polly Bergen: 


and Vice -PrcsIdHit Hitbsrd M. L»ther ISendcrsori, musical »: 
KM.n will decide this year s Presi- Pr< „; u ,£ r: *!«* Vanoff 
dc niial elections. Director: Coby Ruskin 

The import of the debates be- Writers: Nat lliben, Billy Fried, 
came more apparent at the second 6# b "* s Sa| (g) . 8 . 3# pm . 
Konnedy-Nixon meeting ;.m wash- CARLING BREWERY 


InL'ton Friday 7>. when both Presi¬ 
dential candidates squared off on 
issues ranging from Civil Rights to 
Quemoy to Cuba. The h ur. which 


CBS-TV, from N. Y. (tape) 

• B&B, Lang, ..Fisher &. 5r ion-tr)- 
Phil Silvers’ -tvindup special for 


started at 7:30 p.m. and was tele- Carllng-L*nd «?** in 

c«ivt on ill three tv networks, was sijit ^on his CBS-TV <.i.tncla un- 
a give and take session! undupli- J»PP# l\ s 


eved in L’ S hPtorv effective. ’’Just Polly and Me. 1 ’ 

c ‘‘ , * ?* though graced with the talent and 

1 here nave been in the past oc- beauty of Polly Bergen, wasn't 
tasions such as tut* Lincolh-Douglas Rlllc h of a show, primarilv because 
debates v.iu-n contending candi-. neiIhcr silvers nor" Nat Hiken 
dates have met on the same plat- s£ >emed to put much thought iri;o 
form. However. the gro nd rules orying it a cohesive theme and Hi- 
iur such an interchange and the k( . n ' an{ » .jj-Hy Friedberg fell Hat 
enounces commanded wjere vastly ; n str - ting the sketches, 
dif ft rent. At the second [broadcast Idea was to pick up Silvefs and 
outing, the ground rule, icalled for Miss-Bergen at the Tail-erri of .tap- 
four newsmen to pepper the as- i n g their tv show, .irand.ng them 


four newsmen to pepper Tiie as 
7.u<int.s with questions.!: allowiu. 


'the theatre because of 


c:uh a chance for a short rebuttal, storm, and then cue in 


Under this set of ground rule. 
Hu differ* net-' between the two 
candi iatts wc re more clearly de- 
fin ' Tiie temper and orientation 

MXON-KFAN'EDY DEBATE 
With Frank McGee, moderator: Al¬ 
vin Spivak, Harold P. Levy, Paul 
Niven. Edward P. Morgan 
Producer: Julian Goodman 
Director: Frank Slingland 
6 (t Mins-: Fri. (7), 7:30 p.m. 

ABC’. CBS. NBC AM&TY, Mutual, 
from Washington 


of ik.ch :ran became mqr< 
eiit. St:e-i’ -ii" and -wcabin 
each candidate, -omewhat 
Ina on e*:» '*£ point of vie 


of ground rule, dances and sketches out if :r 
between the'two conversation. Not only. t... ■.■;,< re- 
more c.learlv de- vice come off awkwardly and 
*r and orientation funnily in the dialog hi t. 

‘ L timing i’self seemed -s’:\;.;.-cd 

iV TiPitiATP .cause of it.. 

... it An opening number. Y-: With- 

f ' I? 1 ,-.t Y<.u:” u.ts nicely do:’ and iiad 
n J 5 ' some Clever lyrics. But «•«« 

V. .iorgan than.-forlunate sketch. 'Jealou-ly.” 

Goodman missed by a mile, thouch-both SM- 

"•Vn 6 311 ^ xei.s and Miss Bergen bad .their 

, 1 : unn.V moments, espec she 

AM&rY, Mutual. a •.. c y.ith a dr>. mom'* yllabic 
on ■■■ .unor Silver*.' .eg 

ttndoncir. cl but 
a me mcjre a - In cor. in pi tv i s’. < o 'was 
id -wcalmnesses of miidlv divert ng.. h s s .ri’e d, 
omev. hat d end- the films in the show .bu "Star Is 
nt of view, were B.orn"- and "42d Street;’ genre: 


n:.de ewiuent. The similarities of though basically a. good idea, didn't 
t’:r men a-ri their respective pro- come off and was far ‘oo pgo-; 
grams—ik^r-Me protestations to the longed. In it. Silvers ri: rdi* ri .toe 
ccr.trary—al-o were .brought into plumbing profession, a 
R eus. that any business can be 

The seionri debate found Nixon niantic a-la..the shovy b v 'yy 
proit-ctiau 6 much stronger i.ua'tc " aS I'T g g’g.g V,V 

ttoi before. Compared'.with tiie «? the. home M e o f * <;«• * u.m-p, 
Stpt. 28 opener, the Republican rtore wmdo.v drmer 

c^entio! nominee RtAed uvib fSmc'm 


The seionri debate foiifnd Nixon 
projecting a much stronger image 
titan fcc fore. Compared .with the 
Sept. 23 opener, the Republican 
P c'-.cUmiia! nominee looked well. 
Gone wa- that gray pallor of the 
'n dialer. Nixon also took a much 
: r:ncr position, avoiding the “we 
agree o:i goals, but differ about 
t:.t mcai * tack of the jpreem. 

Kenned, li-r h;s part. |continued 
to ^*and iv.; w hi. e.idenciuc a n.ind 
Hat recalls da't" “nd figures as 
i*; dilv a - r. rr.a' hin" Neither 

.iclait < .. Both ’ooke d 

■:•'*■ e and -s like. Theie were 


night, neatly .arraign i^s Bei- 
gen's and his clothes task: 

able array as they get. ’ 

♦ heel, with hotli keeping un ; a str , 
o{ inane chatter all th way TK 
!en r, ‘!i ’..a rigid, th tv.*.r.g c.x- 
cel’ent and tii ur.« ..goc:d. 

Musioa’l;-*, ‘-km; V a. '-r.-'Oro : 

.ying. M:-, -ergeids "Alone Tib 
::e*j'c:'’ nUit.ucr na« ».-nc. with.S.l- 
;trs adding a fillip 'hs a Trip’.e- 
expo c urc as a tuxectocd fi* n (c t’uo 


ffiSErr 


VICTOR BORGE SHOW 
With Izuitti Yukimura, Leonid 
- Hambro, Mike W r allace, Shiko 
Yagi,. Chushiro Sato, others 
■ Producers: Lawrence White, josejph 
I Cates 
Director; Cates 

•Writers: Larry Markes, Eddie 
Lawrence, Robert Hilliard, Ben 
Jolsonj Art Baer 
fMusical director: .Glenn Osser 
| 60 VHns.: Thurs. (6)* ; 9:30 p.m. 
PONTIAC 
ABC-TV. from N Y. 

• .MrOJanus, & A;.’it .• :>:) 

'■■Vict.br Burge's-'first- special of 
j tiie season was a good show. It had 
; faults, but there ... enough 

v iaughsy. inspired, zahyncs and fr-ac- 
iFed music to. make it enjoyable. 
The Danish’ born comedian 
one of the few yoik Servers who 
an - retrieve sheer nonsense and 
f come out a winner. Some'of his 
= gags fell flat, but there were, so 
others that were light, 
isb, sophisticated and buoyant. 
It was good to have him - back. 

The -show- opened si w ly. : What 
■might, have looked good on paper 
.iardly worth playing for so 
long a time oh stage. Initial act. 
w liich. took some. 15.nijivmcs. 
bullfight version of Grieg's Pi 
Concerto, replete: with' : h 

f . hfiihks,. t Before the b't. 
wcuiid up, it looked like a long ha: 
'pike Jones act. 

Borge hit niore. . 11is nique 
.f his ir.U'itv.-l" 
making... adept 

by number i*f 

gift gag,. . 

Gucstaf izumi Yuki; cm- 

by a grou fro in ,i. we 

Parker's "Holiday i . „a '* rcviie, 
lent color and a, ti' : .aneo ef pace 
to the show, . Miss Yukimura ‘■'.ng 
ftnv. Japanese tur. ■ and ken: 
-wdiched. -to American .pop songs.; 
Her VSwarice.*’ backc d up by Japan¬ 
ese femme ." i Fefs. showed her 
off best.; - “My Funky' Valentine:’ 
" styled, . overly slot rencii- 

"ticn. 

Long, closing skit c-f the Borge. 
pi-r;raying Franz t:i‘-'/t;,bei; intcr- 
; it wed by Mike Wallace a "Pcr- 
■6n' to Person." off in Lnc 

style: Tl w..:s rich ih comedies, good 
at.iie and-.bellylaugiis. In that 
V-it. pia i-t 'LcotiicI flambro joined. 
Lorre ' a matica piano 
Wallace, playing -if.straight, 
an able a-sistt. 

•Cli^.hg '• : it.—m too short— 
'’iri.it Korgo play u-ly.; It s. 

.-hame Borge declined in .rhiy 
traight the r--.au'u until :tbe 
injil ,it x ::nul •. Show would: 
haie h' - stronger. :f he siih 1 - 
vtiuited.. ’ 1 s^raighit in for 
-me '• c f th 


Wednesday, Getplier 12,1960 


“distortons - ’ and “misstatements" backing hc r up. And tlu 
li\ t-led at each other, i: “As Time Goes By” v.:- 

Many of the alleged fmi-.'tate- '' ar:n ar d nonam* 

-nts” and •“distortions";;were left 

in iimbo. with the vieweiphaving to £LE \NOR R-0OSEVELT*S DIA- 
d-.-.ide for himself who was right M(jND JUBILEE PLVS ONE 
ar.d who was wrong. with Mrs. Roosevelt, Bub Hep*; 

Throw irg fi.e questions! were Al- Jack Benny; Carol CTianning, 

Spivak. United Press Interna- Gecrge Burns, Nat King Cole, 

t.eral: Harold P. Levy, | Newsday; Paul Newman, Joanne Vfood- 

I .ml Niven. CBS: and Edward P„ ward, Jimmy Durante. Mahalia 

Diorgan. ABC. Under the! rules set. Jackson, Irene Dunne, Mary Mar- 

<-ach candidate had two-and-a-half tin, Simone Signoret, Lueiiie 

minutes to answer and jhis oppo- Ball, Gen. Omar Bradley, Sen. 

r.tnt had a minute-and-a-lialf to! John F. Kennedy, Vice President 
rebut. | i Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Tom 

Newsmen poised queries that Dooley, others 
were sharp and consequential. The Producer: Michael Abbott 
ground rules, doing away, with the Director: Dick Schneider 
opening and closing statements of Writer: Reginald Rose 
the candidates; produced more fire- 6 t ° Mins, Fri. (7) r 9 p.m. 
works. Nixon's generally acknowl-. NBC-TV (tape) 
edged poor showing in the initialer,! "Eleanor Roosevelt's Diamond 
apparently girded him to! do better Jubilee Plus One" in all 
at the second meet Election Day tant r especls-as public service, as 
diawing closer also was an element . x ^ . 

that made Friday’s outing far more entertainment and, most important, 
interesting. as art appeal to the audience—was 

Friday’s setting at WRC-TV. eminently successful. 
NBC’sWashington outlet, 1 was less it wasn’t lavish, because there 
severe. Both candidates fwere be- was a minimum of production, but 
hind wooden lecterns, with mod- it w*as enjoyable, because there was 
erator Frank McGee In between, a maximum of talent. Bob Hope, 
Facing them were the four news- Jack Benny, Carol Chanriing. 
men and tv.o American Flags George Burns, Nat King Cole, Jim- 
flanked the aspirants. I I my Durante, Mary Martin arid the. 

With the two of the four tv de- kids from “Sound of Music," and 
bates already history, and crystal- i Mahalia Jackson in stints, each 
bail gazing of the future jvvould put; no more than four or.five minutes 
great stress on political parties : long, reached successive high : 
choosing nominees with strong points. They had a lot of help, 
t\ personalities. The ij nominee however. It wasn't only their" re- 
of the future may be weak in spective talents that made, this 
other arcus—even in sou nd judg- show constantly worthwhile watch- 
ment—but if he fails to project on ing. It was the backstage help of 
that tv screen he has, ipso facto, producer Michael Abbott, exec 
lost millions of votes. ! iioro. | producer David SuSskind and. 


Mo't cf the Pontiac ccmmer 
wire r.Cit-ntrd by wi- M.d .harm. 
One r i the pilcho^ c\en worked in 
se.ilrit.-ai .. bit about, "Ti 1 . Un- 
(.i-'L-'L’is:" preempted by the spe^ 
ci--!. '.row;. in'eidentally.: t pentri 

with' .“Uiitouehables" sight gag. 

Bcirgi* piaxing the. maehi. ‘-gun. ti- 
t .ng heavy. He cj.'cl ,ri*. ich :be'ttr i 
his ovi.i. liiiliou. Hp.ro._ 


especially, director--Dick Schneider;. 

■fiO kept the offer;. tight;, .s 
that the big. na kers just had time 
lor their most polished, stuff and 
nothing- more. 

But the. biggest star, backstage 
or .> stage, was writer Reginald 
hose. He penned “commercials" 
for Dr. Tom Dooley. Sirtipne Sig¬ 
nor et. Lucille Ball, .Paul Newmah 
and Joanne Woodward and Irene 
Dunne that w v ere. great. Rose played 
wisely, taistefully and vet emphati¬ 
cally'with a ‘‘statistic’—that one 
in. every four Americans would get 
cancer. He, played it again and 
again throughout the many com¬ 
mercials, neatly overlaying one as¬ 
pect of the them ' Upon another,, 
in the -manner of sound ; musical 
competition. So, as both a public 
service, to demonstrate the awe¬ 
some danger of cancer, and as -an 
. appeal, to get more money for the. 
Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Founda- 
! tion, television performed admir- 
1 ably. 

| A brief, distinguished, appear- 
l ance by Mrs.•Roosevelt and. a. sim¬ 
ple spiritualization of "You Never 
Walk Alone? *' Unfortunately used 
too often, in matters of. this kind; 
but nonetheless, well donei by Ma- 
■baiia Jackson rounded out an ex-, 
cellerit 60-minutes. A ri. 


Addifionol TV Reviews 
Pages 33, 35, 37 


| MR. GARLENp . 

■ With Charles QUinlivan, Kam Tong, 
Philip Ahn, Joe Mantell, Harold 
| Dryenforth, Walter Kelly, others 
: Prcducer-directdr-writer; Bernard: 
I Girard 

• 30 Mins., Fri., 9:30 p.m. 

. PLYMOUTH,: L&M 
CBS-TV (film) 

T W. .-iiier, D-F.-S\. 

"Mr.,. Gaijund,’’ fir s t *filmcd 
scries out of. Piuam ' does th 
studio little, credit, it's bokey 
' melodrama, nhre far. fetched than 
; and produced i 
: imaginativ style. At times, lt ap;- 
!proaches parody, and producer 
Bernard "Girard.-, could turn this 
".' advantage. If he makes it 
far-out enough and plays it for 
laiighs, he might stand a. chance of 
salyaungit. 

But as it stands, “Mr. Gaplund" 
is trite stuff. Iler ’ a youngj 
handsome, mysterious industnali.st, 
head of a huge industrial coinpie.x 
and a mystery-mari'ih national, arid 
internatibnai . aifairs. By.-ides. His 
aiicestry is also a mystery., and he 
was brought.up by a wtuithy and 
cultured Chinese.and li s. likewise, 
wealthy a;nd cultured foster- 
brother runs a. pawnshop ip, Ba 
Francisco's Chinatow 
With that. for starters, Girard 
scripted and-, directed. well as 
.rodtreed, an opening segment: that 
li.a.d liini involved ; with' a ■Saera- 
nii jit.o hood who had .tricked.Jtim. 
into financing; a shipbuilding outfit 
U'at wr. cheating t*;e ('overunu rit. 
Though.the.heavy had,him kidnap¬ 
ped to threaten him alam- " 
nig before .a Congro.'sini;. 
mittee. bv the time :t < all over 
Gr.rlund liad scared .’.!.e i:..V'l ' 
con mitt ing suicide. 

,. 'Nough said, Chari,*'• 
is good.loo.king .and i'«j?ahlt*. in 
sort of Robert Ryanisli v.ii;.. Piiili 
Ahn arid Katti Tong pi;:. l-:s' 

Harold Bryenforth made Lie hrb*t 
.. of the heavv role: And Joe Mantell 
as okay a : nger fur the 

[heavy. L:ke sohie Hr My weed' 

majors. - Para fount; is off * td a 
rocky, tart in. telefilm pr dncVion. 
j plan: ' 

RI YAK. THE- BARBAKI V. 

With Jack Balance, Milly Vitale. 
Richard Wyler, Melody O’Brieh;. 
Guy Rolfe. Austin Willis, others 
Producers: John I.ee .Main Mar¬ 
tin Rackin 

.Director; Rulolpli . late 
Vriters:. Mahin, ackin .'based on 

novel by. F: Van jV.vrk Mason) 

60 Mins.: Tues. '4L 10 p.m. 

SUSTAINING 

NBC-TV (film. coh,r) 

NBC-TV Went -o.Home ; ent 
wad.cn lavish ciMu.m*. aim-; 
rariiie sets; ierly mid :.le>s 
Jivd important pP.rf . 'make 

"a telefilm pilot MVir a .*-• rit> ' f GO-. 
m.nute progreu.. *• Not i.r.-uous to. 

. y the ensuing «pe< table an 
in.sei tion in the liceiila •• ilnle, 
t il ni-twor.k . iustord .. cifei etl. 
“Rivak. The Baiiuiriah,'’ la-t Ttus- 
day '.‘4) a speeid. ' 

John I:ce Ma:U ar.d ;:iun 
Rackin.. wfi... have .... ice- s, it ; up 
•and parted NDl’'.. :eop: ediictd 
ii id o c r * . apt eel t r'. met a mi far ci*lr 
lapse. -Both have as 

; conipetcnt filnyniakers...so "Kiyak" 

1 >hould,' in all k; idness: be consid¬ 
ered a .h'<pse in jiidgincnt and lasie. . 
especially since Ml"decided in¬ 
stead qf rewriting their, script to 
gei hhead and treat it .serf sly. 

! Jack Palance was. the inoud Cel¬ 
tic Prince, enslaved by Guy Rolfe.; 
Rolfe was Carthage's evilest of the 
evil, 'and Milly Vitaie,who was his 
. sister, was the purest of the pure, 
j . Script and tcieliistrionics bor¬ 
der on the hysterical more of to 
. than . not,...The .latighter unfortu¬ 
nately is ati not with "Rivak.’’ It's 
'■replete with embarrassing cliches 
. —“wond'roltis lover!", "ignoble 
\ pig. ‘‘Carthage, must- be de- 
; sfroyed.';’—that key unwitting and ■ 
j unwanted laughs in spots that call 
for grimmest inter rotation. 

The .uiispoaiing of the trite dia- | 
log (“Celtic clog.. : . that I should 
stai my ..sword!”) and potboiler 
I action make one- wonder, how. ;the 
[extended “Rivak, the Barbarian" 
j'a supposed 90-1.20 minUte Version 
[for theatrical .exhibition) will fare 
j in the overseas cinemas, for which i 
it is primed. 

The concept of a Carthaginian 
actioner isn't necessarily wipng/ 
but its execiitioh vyas in this Case. ■ 
Cost investment hais been reported 
up to SSlO.OGO for this pilot .(in¬ 
cluding. of course t . the expanded 
version), and this, hour version, 
looks at least half that. Whether a 
“speeiar’ of.Vfi pilot Vit .foundered 
hopelessly. Art. 


BRINGING UP BUDDY 
With Enid Markey, Doro Merauda^ 
Frank . Aletter, . George . Nelse, 
Penny Edwards^ Lee Goodman, 
Paul Dubov, Perry Ivina, Bap* 
bara Morrison 

Producers: Joe Connelly, Bob 
Mosher 

Director: David Butler 
Writer: George. Tibbies 
30 Mins.: Moil., 8:30 p.m* 

SCOTT PAPER 
CBS-TV (film) 
j 'J. Wither T.iio.'n 

1 Any r e s e rii-b'la. n c e. ‘between 
j “Bringing.Up; Buddy' and “Arsenic 
and Old; Lace” appears to be pure¬ 
ly intentipnal., And although!the 
two old.sisters in this instance are 
a.good deal more harmless, there’s. 
■ the same! • .implacable' indifference 
to logic, and the cold .fact's of. life. 

J All of which points to. a rich lode 
! of humor to be tapped bv "Buddy"' 
in the .future, particularly consid-. 
eVing that the ", '. in the able, 

production hands of Joe Connelly 
& Bob Mosher, who .nrodiice and 
write the durable “Leave It. t.6 
Beaver.” The new ‘‘Buddy," 
ated and scripted; <at lcHst. tl.e prC- 
miere) by ;Geqrge Tibbies, is the 
CB-S-TV and Scott Paper Monday 
night: replacement, for. "Father 
Knows Best.”, it’s a bi *ap to fili 
but' "Buddy” seems nave ihe 
• potential.. .' 

First, episode s< t the tone; Title 
Character is a. yoimg ^investment 
broker, fl'n-peiilingly played by 
Frank Aletter.-.who' live, with his 
' two s irisior poro Mcrancfe 

and EnUl Markov, in top opener, , 
after being;, ’ricM hy Buddy for 
being overdrawn ,ai the bank and 
ot even filli g ih ’h(;.ir..checkbook' 
stubs .!‘’but w e ,\\ e: lor 'the-bank-, 
■statement, the.bank ;is.nvuVh nior, 
ciurate than w.e was.the rC- 
]•:> ’. the' gals go lev for work to 
supplement their miom After. 


driving' two eu 
viewers near dNt' 
lv ciid uni - as 
buffet count i... 
job. in a day a!te 


pl.q\ ment; ■ ;inter- 
;'t ion.-.t hey. .final- 
si s-;behind. a; 

Thry li.se ; thaF : 
ing. the ciis*- 


tbmers off the chic"- :i frica*-- arid 
encouraging tlu* s : im )'.atrpris to 
.eat..more'and the fat oties' to "cat 
less, 

..Misses Ma aril Merimrie. of 
cotirSe. .repiesc.v.-t- .aim >«'t perfect 
easiing-for tlre/ieh^ ThiyMe both' 
.professionals and ' entry off 
their -.juicy roh*s . ,w i;H; aplomb. 
Atelier pondlpcMung with a 
slightly'. clisti acted u'i; that inakes 
him a fine-foil. George. Neise. as 
a. customer of his. Lee .Goodman 
and-Paul. Dubov -the infervie\v- 
ers and Perry Iiv rns. and Bai liara 
Mi rrispn '-a«r t!;e diners tui : ned in. 
distinctive, support ing . stints. 

Tibbies didn't • cejt. 'th Inqiifi' 
out of .his Gne'ni g y int:. hut there 
was ..a.-moderate levei of lauehs, 
some exceBont/dialog; and a good 
Situation/ Most important.,he's s.et 
crystal-clear- tone for his ehapao- 
tors ‘.for the re-t ( f. the series. 
David Bit ti er •■.•ri srpet <*ri skill fullv, 
esrtceially .in he. interview .sc-' 
encofi:; -■■ Chun. 


THE REAL McGOYS 
M ith Walter Brchiia Richard 
Uremia. > Kathy ^Nolan. Lydia 
Reed, Michael Winkelman, Tony 
?.Iartinez. thers 
.Producer: Irving Pinciis 
Director: David Alexander 
Writer: Robert Ross 
, 30 Mi Thurs.. 8:30 p m. 
PROCTER & GAMBLE 
; ABC-TV (film) 
j ' i CompUm 't 

This bucolic farce is. back for its 
fourth season wit hr. apparently no. 

. sag in the high-spirited rural, buf- 
fobnei’y. 

! ..The huriior . Vsiit axe-haridles . 
i broad, but Walter 1 Brehnah’s foxy" 
grandpa. Characterization makes it 
funnier than it really ' He cOnri.st- 
ently manages to. provoke ybeks 
above and beyond the idiot track.. 

; It's significant that in spite of all 
-the situation comedy’ this, season,, 
i the other webs- have carefully 
.. voided slotting humor against this 
• cornfield: afire. 

| Last Thursday’s stanza (one week 
] afterJhe preem) had Luke (Richard 
j Crenna) and Gramps in a .sriit be¬ 
cause Kate (Kathy Nolan) insisted 
Ion w-earing a low-cut gown to a- 
dance.. She: was ; a tremendqus hit, 
natch, and the men folk accepted 
the derring-do Rafter they dis-. 
covered that .the . bare-shouldered 
blonde dame ogling .gramps-\va$ 
the new minister’s wife, 

Crertna and Miss Nolan, and the 
rest of the' McCoy clan for that 
matter,; lend strong support with 
practiced handling , of the redneck 
rhetoric. This Stanza- happened; to 
be all! interiors, but series often 
uses outdoor locations effectively./" 
Bill. 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


STAGECOACH WEST 
(High Lonesome) 

With Wayne Rogers, Robert Bray, 
... Richard Eyer, Jane Greer, James 
Best, Robert F. Simon,. Paul 
Engle, Stafford Repp, others 
Producer: Vincent Fennelly 
Director : Donald McDougall 
Writers: D. D. and Mary M. Beau¬ 
champ 

60 Mins.; Tues., 9 p.m. 

BROWN & WILLIAMSON. GEN¬ 
ERAL FOODS, GENERAL MO¬ 
TORS, MILES LABORATORIES, 
RALSTON PURINA 
ABC-TV (filmlr 

(Bates; Ogilvy, Benson & Mather; 
Campbell Ewald; Wade; Gardner >. 
New sagebrusher clumping, into 


ANGEL 

With Annie Farge, M a r s h a 11 
Thompson, Singleton, Don Keef¬ 
er, Maurice Marsac, Catherine 
McLeod, Jlerb Vigran, Marc 
Cavell 

Producer-writer: Jess Oppenheimer 
Director: Lamont Johnson 
30 Mins., Thurs., 9 p.m. 

GENERAL FOODS 
CBSrTV (film) 

(Benton[ & Boulles) 

JesS Oppenheimer, who in his 
pilot-making efforts since his “I 
Love Lucy.” days seems to have, 
beem turning up weakies, finally hit 
the jackpot with “Angel.” For a 
change, in an era when blandness 


the ABC-TV corral, “Stagecoach 
West,*’, is only a.fair one-hour out¬ 
ing, judging from the preem epi¬ 
sode; Out of the Four Star Films 
stable, the Tuesdays at 9 p.m. - 
ies w'ill peed added strength for 
any, big rating noise. 

Ironically, what shapes up as. the 
strongest opposition to the pater 
in the 9 . p.m. slot is another. Four 
Star Films package:— the “Tom 
Ewell” half-hour show, on CBS-TV. 
On the basis of both preems, the 
nod goes to “Ewell.” 

What, sapped “Stagecoach West” 
of interest in the first episode was 
the w'opden acting, of Robert Bray 
and Jane Greer in climactic scenes. 
They played it. as if emotions were/ 
foreign to. the parts. 

The oater, though, has some 
merits which future episodes could 
build on. The three running leads 
are likeable, and despite Bray’s 
thesping shortcomings in' the 
opener, he need not continue in 
that same wooden vein in' future 
outings: The other.leads are WHyhe 
Rogers, portraying a young, colors 
ful stagecoach driver, anffRichard 
.Ever, a kidi portraying Bray’s son. 

First half-hour included excel¬ 
lent production, values—stagecoach 
being driven through the rein, over 
a precarious bridge, etc. But then 
there was a switch to interiors for 
a long while-and these seemed as 
artificial as the outdoors appeared 
real and alive. 

Script by the team of D, D. Beau¬ 
champ and Mary. M. Beauchamp 
also Was uneven. The baddies, trigs 
ger-mari James, Best, and Robert 
F. . Simon, were almost unbelieva¬ 
bly, cruel and sadistic. Comely Miss 
Greer had a pivotal role as a 
w oman with-.a past, the estranged 
wife of Biay. She played it in one 
monotone key. even on. her death¬ 
bed.. 

In. the midst of so. much cruelty, 
there was sentimentality, with the 
boy, the focus of .attention. Direc¬ 
tion by Donald McDougall' could 
have been sharper. One dimension¬ 
al story material is much harder 
to put across overa 60-minute span. 

Horo; 


KLONDIKE 

With Ralph Taeger, Mari Blanch¬ 
ard; Jot Lansing, Janies Coburn, 
Carl Swensen: 

Producer-director: William Conrad 
Writers: Stun Peckinpah; Carey 
Wilber 

30 Mins.: Mon.,. 9 p.m. 

R. J. REYNOLDS 
NBC-TV (film) 

(William Esty) 

Preem ^ episode of “Klondike” 
was so very familiar. There were 
the muddy mining camps of the 
Yukon, the smoke-filled, whisky- 
drenched atmosphere of the sa¬ 
loons, the gambling, and even a 
rendition of “Frankie and Johnny.” 

.Prime asset to the stereotyped 
proceedings Was star Ralph Taeger, 
who' carried off his role as . an 
adventurer with flair. Joi Lansing, 
as the heavy's moli, w r as a looker. 

Script by Sam Peckinpah and 
Carey Wilber was unusual in one 
respect, Show closed with the con¬ 
flict unresolved- ; with the heavy 
still operating: as a menace. Gim-. 
mick here probably was to. have a 
running battle, to be continued in 
the next episode. 

The Ziv-UA outing: NBC-TV 

was based on the Pierre Bertori’s. 
book,: “The; Klondike Fever.” Judg¬ 
ing from the opener, Taeger looked 
like the sole catalyst to heighten 
rating fever. V 

Preem episode’s main story lines 
Involved the struggles of a young 
lass, portrayed by Mari Blanchard, 

. to maintain an honest hotel in the 
lawless territory, dominated- by 
baddies. Its slickness didn’t hide 
the hokey material. Horo. 


rules the roost with more situation 
than comedy, Oppenheimer has 
come up with a truly funny show. 

His major asset is young 
French comedienne, Annie Farge, 
who animates the tube with all the 
vitality . arid ability of a Gallic 
Lucille.'Ball, Miss Farge is genu¬ 
inely funny, a natural mimic and 
clown. When she’s on, “Angel” is 
a. comedy bulldozer, and she’s on 
most of the time. 

Situation is simple enough .—. 
she’s a French girl who’s married 
an American (Marshall Thomp¬ 
son), and concerns her acclimation 
to American suburban life. 

: In opener, scripted by Oppen- 
heimer. tbere’s the matter of spend¬ 
ing with Miss Farge going after food 
bargains with all the zest of a 
Klein’s shopper; in the French tra¬ 
dition. When Thompson tells her 
it’s not done, and a friend’s wife 
whisks her off on a clothes-buying 
binge on the pretense that Ameri- 
cbn husbands like their wives to 
spend money, the scene’s set for 
the explosive and funny climax: 
..Oppenheimer, as the writer,, sets 
UP a couple of the oldest bits. of 
business extant for Miss Farge, but 
she brings them off as if they were 
just invented. One is that finale, 
in which a French-born grocery 
store ownier (Maurice Marsac) gets 
in the middle of the. battle as the. 
interpreter when she reverts to 
French. It’s the old third-person 
bit,. Climaxing in Thompson’s lay¬ 
ing hfim but with a sock on the jaw 
and Miss Farge complaining, “You. 
hit me.’’ But Under Lamont John- 
sort’s expert direction; Miss Farge 
and the men handle it with such 
skill and spirit that. it comes off 
hilariously: ..Another oldie is the 
varying pronunciations of the syl¬ 
lable “ough”' English, with Miss 
Farge ; going through “though,” 
“enough.” “bough,” “through” arid 
a couple of other variations before 
throwing up her. hands in disgust. 
It’s an oldie, but she brings it off 
with aplomb. 

Thompson is an excellent foil as 
the patient and loving husband, but 
With enough of a temper and wit to 
make him important. Doris Single- 
tori is fine as.a girl friend who lends 
a dry comic counterpoint to Miss 
Farge’s clowning:; Don Keefer’s 
good as her husband, arid Herb Vig¬ 
ran and Catherine McLeod make 
another good: contrasting couple, 
Maurac: was excellent as. the grocer, 
arid Marc Cavell good as his as¬ 
sistant: 

“Angles” looks a winner all the 
way /down the line,; thanks to Op- 
pehheimer’s casting of Miss Farge. 
Show is a CBS Films package, but 
the CBS-TV exposure is simply by 
dint of General Foods’ patronage— 
CBS Films veep Bob Levine; set 
the deal directly with GF, rather 
than the-w’eb. Chari. 


THE ANN SOTHERN SHOW 
With Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, 
Louis Nye, Ken Berry, otheri 
Producer: Arthur Hoffe 
Director: James Y. Kern 
Writer: Leonard Gershe 
30 Mins., Thors., 9:30 p.m. 
GENERAL FOODS, S. C. JOHN- 
-• SON • 

CBS-TV mini) 

<Benton & Bowles), 

Served by at best a corny^itua- 
tion about a nutty secretary who 
falls in love with her dentist, who 
In turn falls in love with , the sec¬ 
retary’s ; dentures, the first of the 
new season’s “Ann Sothern Show” 
.was nonetheless fun. The salvage 
expert was comic Louis Nye, who 
essayed the dentist. 

When she didn’t get carried 
away with her part’s lunacy, Ann 
Tyrrell was herself quite funny. 
She is the secretary arid, also the 
roommate of Ann Sothern. Miss 
Sothern, whose running-role is that 
of an assistant hotel manager, was 
wry, hut in the first stanza^ hers 
was a secondary, role, Nye gave 
the fluff body. Art. 


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MY SISTER EILEEN 
With Elaine Stritch* Shirley 
Bonne, Leon Belasco, Jack 
Weston, Rose Marie, Raymond 
Bailey, Milton Froirie, Ned 
Glass 

Producer-Writer: Dick Wesson 
Director: Oscar Rudolph 
30 Mins.; Wed., 9 p.m. 

COLGATE - PALMOLIVE; PILLS- 
BURRY 
CBS-TV (film) 

(Lennen &■ Newell; 
CainpbeU-Mithuv)' 

“My Sister Eileen,” the Ruth 
McKenney opus which has under¬ 
gone a long string of ; literary and 
show' biz adaptations, has now. 
reached the final stage in its evo¬ 
lutionary development, as half- 
hour situation comedy. The basi 
theme of two hick sisters trying to 
make their way in the big city 
makes a hardy foundation for this 
series which indicated hig poten¬ 
tial on. the basis of the getaway 
show lalF Wednesday (5). 

The preem, was played strictly 
for laughs in a racy script involv¬ 
ing efforts of a “girlie” magazine 
to get . some undraped photos of 
Eileen, the younger sister ..played 
by Shirley Bonne. If the kickoff 
script was .brittle and sometimes 
pressed too hard , for the gag ef¬ 
fects, it also indicated a funda¬ 
mental cleverness and an aware¬ 
ness of pace that augurs well for 
this series’. future installments. 
There's no doubt that this show 
will stress comedy more than ri. 
does the. situation. 

Elaine Stritch,. the elder 
sister, Ruth, gives a solid under¬ 
pinning to the cast. Miss Stritch 
is a cool, sharp performer who 
cart snap over a line like the 
crack of a whip. Miss Bonne, a 
newcomer, is a looker with an 
aptitude for the “dumb dor a” role; 
In a supporting role, Leon Bel* 
asco; as the landlord, is a savvy 
!<«omedian. Rest of the preem cast 
performed ablyi Hernt. 


Sussldnd No Match (or Khrush, But 
'Open End’ a Major Public Service 


ROUTE 66 

With Martin Milner, George Ma¬ 
haris, Everett Sloane, Patty 
McCormack. Whit Bissell, Robert 
Sorrells, House Jameson, Keir 
Dullea, others 

Producer: Herbert B. Leonard 
Director; Philip Leacock 
Writer: Stirling Silliphant 
66 Mins., Fri., .8:30 p.m. 
CHEVROLET, STERLING DRUG 
CBS-TV (film) 

(Caiiipbell-Ewald, D-F-S) 

If producer Bert Leonard can 
sustain the care, effort and skill 
he put into this initial episode of 
“Route 66” then he and CBS-TV 
have the standout series of the new 
season. The concept is different 
than anything that's been on be¬ 
fore; the shooting is. all-location 
and looks it; and the story values, 
at least in the opeper, are adult 
and hard-hitting. 

Series concerns two youths, Mar¬ 
tin Milner and George Maharis, on 
the loose with their single posses¬ 
sion, Milner’s Corvette (an excel¬ 
lent built-in plug for sponsor Chev¬ 
rolet, by the w Opening epi¬ 
sode takes them into Mississippi, 
where they break down near a 
small town. When they try to have 
the car repaired, they get anything 
but a warm welcome. 

Town is practically owned and 
named after a mean, tough gent 
played, by Everett Sloane, and 
everyone including Sloane does 


Sunday’s <9i marathon outing of 
j Soviet Premier Khrushchev on 
1 David Susskind's “Open End” on 
WNTA-TV and a spontaneously 
formed radio and tv network was a 
newsmaking study, providing many 
fascinating and frustrating mo¬ 
ments. 

Before going into the merits of 
the two-hour-and-twelve minute 
Khrushchev-Susskind discussion, 
the enterprising Newark-N.Y. la¬ 
dle outlet should be commend®# 
for not bowing to pressures t* 
black out a Khrushchev tv appear¬ 
ance. That the pressures u'er® 
real and severe was attested to by 
the short introductory remarks of 
Ely Landau, board chairman of Na- 
ional Telefilm Associates, owner of 
the station. Landau corrected^ 
stated that reality must be faced, 
no matter how much repugnant 
that reality may be (see separate 
news story). 

The fear was that Khrushchev 
might use the program strictly as 
a propaganda platform. The fear 
emanated from groups ranging 
from the U.S. State Dept, to ref¬ 
ugee organizations to “Open End” 
sponsor Sulro Bros. (Brokerage 
firm pulled out as a sponsor in 
protest.) 

True, propaganda did come out 


OPEN END 

With David Susskind. Nikita 
Khrushchev, Victor M. Sukhod- 
rev (translator) 

Producer: Jean Kennedy 
Director: Lewis Freedman 
225 Mins.; Sun. (9). 9 pan. 
WNTA-TV, from N.Y. 


of the program. But there was 
much else and a communications 
medium would be derelict in its 
their best to keep the boys out of {duty, if it allowed, imagined and. 


THE LAW AND MR. JONES \ 
With Jame^ Whitmore, Janet De 1 
Gore, Conlan Carter, Dennis 
Patrick, Franz Roehn, Robert 
Fortier, Charles ; Drake, Ted 
Stanhope, Roy Jenson, Ricky 
Klein; Pat O’Malley, others 
Producer: Sy Gomberg 
Director: Lamont Johnson 
Writer: Gomberg. 

30 Mns.t Fri., 10:30 pan. 

PROCTER & GAMBLE 
ABCrTV (film) 

( Compton ) 

Legal eagles are in vogue this 
television season, and “The Law & 
Mn Jones” might prove the most 
voguisb on file. The new Friday 
night telefilm series ABC-TV 
could, moreover, prove to be. 
among the best of all half-hour 
stanzas during ’60-’61. 

First episode Friday (7) was 
tight, credible, and churned along 
like a fast horse on a clear track. 
Of course, the one drawback 
theoretically, is that riot every, 
other writer will haVe as good a 
grasp of his subject material (part 
of which seems to be honest-to- 
goodness law) as did Sy Gomberg, 
who wrote the premiere script. 
Gomberg dreamed up this nifty tv 
baby, but he isn’t slated to do all 
the writing for 37 to 39 episodes/' 
Whether ’ Gomberg’s there or 
hot, : “The Law & Mr; Jones” has 
one continuing feature that should 
proye ; of Considerable help in pre¬ 
serving the stanza’s freshman high 
altitude mark, and that’s the lead 
performer, James Whitmore, who. 
is a believably human blend of 
father Image and tough guy. There, 
is nothing shoddy or hackneyed 
about his toughness: Mr. Jones, a 
lawyer, is made to. appear a man 
who loses his temper, only, when it 
seems the genuine thing to do. 
Janet. De Gore was maybe a little 
too patently noble tp be a real 
secretary, bu t she was a pleasant 
adornment. Conlan Carter, who Is 
Jones’ law clerk, is a good actor, 
but his character Is built along 
standard tv lines—the dumbell. In¬ 
jection of this running character in 
the. series' may be Gomberg's only 
error In. taste, unless the clerk’s 
presence Is looked upon as tv’s tra¬ 
ditional sop: to the teenagers. 

.. Into a script, about Whitmore’s 
defense of a retired architect who 
libeled a builder using shoddy ma¬ 
terials, Gomberg injected a spunky 
irreverence about lawyers and law. 
But ha clearly, possessed an essen¬ 
tial respect for. both, . Art. j 


town, and failing that, to get them 
out as quickly as possible with as 
little contact with the townsfolk 
as possible. Maharis and Milner, 
however, are tough' individuals 
themselves who rebel at the treat¬ 
ment and wonder what’s going on. 
When they stumble across the 
secret, though not actually know¬ 
ing what it is, Sloane frames them 
on a rape rap and starts to lynch 
them. 

It’S at this point that his son, 
Keir Dullea, a sensitive youth who’s 
been cowed all his life, stands up 
to his father and the secret comes 
out. A prisoner-of-war camp had 
been located outside of town, and 
the day Sloane got word his son 
had died in Germany in World 
War II, he captured an escaped 
POW and proceeded to kill him 
and the town’s minister, who had 
interceded, on the ‘same lynching 
spot in full sight of°the town. They 
had kept the secret for 15 years 
and had withdrawn from the world 
in their shame. 

Stirling Silliphant, who scripted 
the opener and is partnered with 
Leonard in the package (sp’s Screen 
Gems), combined action and sus¬ 
pense to keep the viewer on th® 
hook all the way through the yarn. 
And director Philip Leacock staged 
the action in brooding gray back¬ 
grounds with skill and slickness. 
Perhaps the best element, however, 
was the realism of the location 
job,, filmed In Kentucky. Th® lo¬ 
cale suited the story perfectly, and 
there was no question as to the 
realism of the surroundings and In¬ 
teriors as well. 

Milner and Maharis make a good 
pair. Former’s cast as a college- 
educated youth who’s lost his fa¬ 
ther and is looking for new roots. 
Maharis Is a good looking rugged 
type out of Hell’s Kitchen, hum¬ 
ming it for kicks as much as any¬ 
thing else. The two complement 
each Other nicely and make an ap¬ 
pealing team, though Maharis tends 
occasionally to overdo the N. Y. 
accent and seems forcing his lines 
from-time to time. 

Sloane turned in his usual rug¬ 
gedly professional performance, 
ana Patty McCormack,, as a sympa¬ 
thetic teenager (and the supposed 
victim of the frame-up), was ex¬ 
cellent in her first serious teener 
role in some time. Whit Bissell as 
her father, Dullea as Sloane’s son, 
House Jameson end Robert See* 
rells topped the excellent support¬ 
ing cast. 

"Route 66” is class all the way, 
an example of the kind of program¬ 
ming Hollywood can turn out when 
it sets its mind to it. Chan. 


real fears to rob it of its prime re¬ 
sponsibilities, that of informing, no 
matter how great the frustrating 
odds. Newspapers don’t ban re¬ 
marks of “Mr. K.” because the edi¬ 
tors might think them propaganda, 
nor should tv. 

Susskind wasn’t the best inter¬ 
rogator for the Soviet Premier. 
There were apparent gaps in his 
knowledgeability. “Mr. K.”, too, 
didn’t help him by treating him 
patronizingl}', like a young, erring 
son. Fact of the matter, though, 
was that the Soviet Premier chos® 
to go on Susskind’s show, rather 
than others. Better to have Suss¬ 
kind, with his weaknesses, than no 
show at all. 

Once copping “Mr. K” as th® 
guest, however, WNTA-TV dis¬ 
played some distasteful manners. 
Outlet used its station breaks for 
a hard-sell anti-Soviet commercial 
for Radio Free Europe. Premier 
Khrushchev later was informed of 
what was happening and according 
to Susskind, bristled at the report 
Such inflammatory station breaks 
didn’t help the course of the Inter¬ 
view. The plugs for th® godd 
cause could have been inserted 
elsewhere on the day’s schedule. 

The show opened dull, with most 
of the first half devoted to long- 
winded Khrushchev arguments 
which in the main failed to com® 
to grips, with the questions. Th® 
translation from the Russian to 
English didn’t help the tempo, 
either. It picked up later, though, 
when both Susskind and Khrush¬ 
chev were on their feet. It was a 
good-night bit lasting about 23 
minutes, with much more spontane¬ 
ous and telling give-and-tak® evi¬ 
dent. That good-night portion of 
the show was “hot” tv drama. In 
this segment, Susskind’s theatrical 
flair became a strong point rather 
than a weakness. 

Following the “Mr. K.” Inter¬ 
view, there was a very interesting 
round-table discussion by promin¬ 
ent newsmen on the import of 
what transpired. Th® newsmen’s 
round-table dissipated propaganda 
points made by the Soviet Premier 
and also served as an up-to-date 
primer on Soviet affairs. 

But the net impression centered 
around the Soviet leader. H® 
showed himself an agile, intelli¬ 
gent, forceful man, committed to 
a tyrannical dogma. In his cam¬ 
paign for the growth of Commu¬ 
nism, he will duck, apologize, bris¬ 
tle, talk without end, rattle rockets 
and doves—all in the span of two 
hours. This wasn’t the “Mr. K” of 
the mailed fist on “Open End.” If 
was the more flexible, pliable, 
more gracious number. Susskind 
helped in drawing the emerging 
portrait of the Soviet dictator. 

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JACKIE GLEASON SHOff 
(The Biff Sell) 

With Art Carney, Phil Harris, T C, 
Jones, Jack LeKCOuli, the Rocky- 
Fellers:. <5), Champion Rebound 
Tumblers, line, Ray. Bloch orch 
Producer: Jack Philbin 
Director.'Frank Bunetta 
Writers: A. J. Russell, Syd Zelinka, 
Walter Stone 
60 Mins., Sun. (9), p.m, 

SPEIDEL 

CBS-TV, from N. Y. 

( Norman, Craig Kummel ) 

Jackie .Gleason* in opening his 
first special of the season for CBS- 
TV, remarked that it was. a live 
show—“We’Ve, got guts/’ Perhaps 
taping would have been a better 
idea: it might have given some. 
seCond thoughts. 

This Gleason outing was ong-of 
his entries, lacking solid 

humor, and unfortunately, 

some spots, in taste as. Well. Which 
is 'somewhat surprising, in that 
Andy jtussell and Svd Zelinka 
formed the- mainstay of . his old 
writing.staff and were back fbr : the; 
special:, ditto producer. Jack .Phil- 
bin. 

. But the writers: ..didn’t crime 
through for Gleason, and Philbin 
didn’t, .restrain him his .more 
serious lapses^ His effort to- turn; 
political philosopher, via, a discus¬ 
sion with Nikita Khrushchev ‘while 
the real Mr. K was on opposite on 
“Open End” ( in his. bartender role 
imply didn’t come off: it. was 
rieitherJunnv nor pungent. A clos¬ 
ing skit with the star Tn his Rpggi 
Van Gleason role as a 'tv commer¬ 
cial. directorV with Phil Harris as 
his assistant and T. C, Jones, as 
the model in .drag. only 

frenetic; 

•Choice: ;of Harris as a yucs.t was 
unfortunate; 1 tdo. with his. lorigish 
routine ; hardly- worth the effort. 
His vocalization of “What They 
.Say About pixie” Was. good, but 
Hardiy ,enough- to. redeem hint from 
the embarrassing, routine. 

Art Carney came on as a sur¬ 
prise guest in his Ed. Norton, role 
in a skit vis-a-yis Gleason, as Ralph. 
CTa.iride.n. of the . “HonPymporier.s” 
series,.and while this had a moder¬ 
ate amount of humor, it tended to 
be one of their less appealing get- 
togethers, A series of . blackouts 
kidding tv’s, commercials managed, 
to hit a fair percentage of satirical 
strike, in. terms of batting, aver¬ 
age. the ,best thing on the sh 
Opener Had a. big line matched 
ith- the Champion Rebound Tum¬ 
blers, and though the trampoline 
prerislonmg tended to lose Count 
occasionally, the number had 'zest 
nd, bright Hess; thanks, in large 
pleasure to;-: RayyBloch’s brisk ba¬ 
ton! g. Gleason also intrped a rock 
\*n’ roll singing group, celled. the 
Rocky-Fellets. with the stars a 
Couple of youngsters wh. looked 
no more than eight or nine. They 
were good in their: metier, . but 
there’s, something in this sort of 
thing that reminds of a freak-act. 
showcase., Chari.. 

MORNING COURT 

With. William Gwinn.' Alien Van, 

. John Marlin,- Billie. Sterling,: 
Anita Raffi, Mark Allen, Ger¬ 
trude Flynn, Marc Towers 
Producer: Peter G/ Robinson 
Director: .Don Whitman 
30 Mihsi, Mon.-Fri., II a.nu 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV, front Hollywood 
• ABd-TV’s; daytime, entry, 

“Morning Court,’’ whips up! ..such 
less of suds that it may be, even 
more than the most soaper-prone 
housewives can take. It’s an under¬ 
statement to say that it’s over¬ 
acted, over-directed and over-writ¬ 
ten. 

Opener Monday ■< 10) had a young 
mother petitioning to get custody 
of her son, who had been- living 
with Sn-iaws. She had . lost the kid 
to-the. old folks after accidentally 
plugging her husband in a suicide 
attempt: The situation. Which was 
over-ripe going ini became sodden 
with sobs and hysteria . from the. 
witness stand. Anita Raffi’s per¬ 
formance as the mother was full- 
some inthe extreme. Mark Allen 
as lier husband and. Gertrude Flynn 
as mother-in-law were closed. be : 
hind with the .-.histrionics. Don 
Whitman’s direction must have had 
something to do With all the;sound 
and- .fury,. . 

The real lawyers do the question¬ 
ing and perform more: credibly, 
but. what a. couple of professional 
legal men. are doing , lix.ed up in 
this is hard to figure. Bill. 


PERRY COMO KRAFT MUSIC 
HALL 

With Ethel Merman, Shelly Ber¬ 
man, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, 
Hugh Lamport Dancers, others; 
Ed Herlihy, announcer 
Producer; Nick Vanoff 
Writers: Goodman Ace, Selma Dia¬ 
mond, Jay Burton, Frank Pep- 
platt, John Aylesworth 
Music Director: Mitchell Ayres 
Choral Director: Ray Charles 
60 Mins., Wed., B p.m. 

KRAFT FOODS 

NBC-TV, from New York (tape, 
color) .. 

( J. .Walter Thompson) 
Goodman Ace, .after a year at 
■other'■•■yidgb''-pursuits, was a \vel- 
coriie,returnee to the staff for. Per¬ 
ry Conio’s Kraft hour dh NBC-TV,- 
(Ace, Selma Diamond, Jay Burton, 

' Frank/ PCppiatt and, John Ayles- 

• worth, -who "’constitute'.' the writing 
team for .this music and. program, 
ate not often great.: but. they are 
good nearly all the time. That they 
’know. their .business was ..demon¬ 
strated Several times, during the 
first- of .the. new season’s Comb 

: rograms, done last -Wednesday 

Their skill was evident in the 
. way they hand led' t e.eriage : singers • 
Fabian, and;:Frankie Avalon. Obvi-! 

' ously; the youngsters vyere hired .to 
lure -teeners, who can swell a tv : 
audience to erioimous proportions 
; Vet the Como stanza is' ..essentially . 

: for adults..To. keep everybody .h-ap-';" 
Goodman. & Co. got' Avalon.; 
and Fabian on stage, kept them ! 
there for 10 minutes, and during... 
all that time thing offensive-to i 
mature, viewers .was allowed to oc- j 
However., enough was done to ; 

’ mafce .it lun; for the. kids. The writ-. 

• ers approached thiV tightrope by l' 
Lunpbtrusivcly 'keeping' Como.; on ! 

stage; as-.a . kind of shadow, guide. ! 
.Tiie interplay between Goirio and 
his'youngish guests'.was c.harming: ; 
At the same time'It was gently re¬ 
straining. . Actually, Avalon, al- 
.1 hough not the; best of singers, is 
pi da si g. and.: consequently, didn’t, 
'heed restraint, but Ace might have 
felt th%t th ' /was ao sense takihg. 
chances. 

In spots, when there .was 
dancing, show was overproduced: 
But the Conio. cats didn’t often 
make that mistake/ Unafraid to 
borrow a fine old tv variety gim¬ 
mick. they sat EthelrMerman bn 
a stool, with Como beside, her and/ 
’•in '-a'. ' : vbeal trade-off (reminiscent 
:of the Merman-Mary Martin pair- 
; irig Of some years' back), the ' two 
'sang their / to the high; point', 
of the 60-minute stanza. Compared 
■ with Miss Merman, Cohio has his 
Ishortcomings as a. belter, but even 
this was. anticipated as Goodman 
and his quartet of associates hu¬ 
morously.. Worked the point into 
script. 

" Shelly Berman was on a stbol 
! too, but hjts comedy monplg was 
'erratic. Some of his material is 
. yellowing with age, but the Vihai 
j problem Was. that he overacted his. 
'stuff. As has. been indicated, the 
/program was mainly underplayed, 
iand apart from Berntan; the only 
: other, hit. of excess ‘ was in the 
j dancing arranged by Hugh Lam- 
! pert; If was. limp and/trite to a 
; "T/- " ' 'Art, ' 


DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW 
With Red Skelton, Nai Kin# Cole, 
Tuesday Weld, David Rose Orch, 
bthers 

Prod.-Dir.: Bob Henry 
Writers: Sheldon Keller, Bod 
Bnrston, Saul Ilsoq 
CHEVROLET 
NBC-TV, from Hollywood 
(Campbell-Eivald) 

The Dinah Shore Show remains 
one of the more notable variety 
sessions on: the air. It’s a light, 
dependable program ever in good, 
taste and with, a high degree of 
professionalism. Miss Shore, who 
spent the summer, abroad, has ap¬ 
parently come back With enough 
goWns to satisfy the most demand- 


DICK POWELL'S ZANE GREY 
THEATRE 
(A Gun for Willie) 

With Ernest Borgnine, Arthur 
Shields, Paul Birch, Nancy Val¬ 
entine, Dub Taylor, Paul Soren¬ 
son, Ralph Moody, Ken Patter, 
son* George Robotham, Read 
Morgan 

Writer: Arthur Dales 
Producer: Aaron Spelling 
Director: David Lowell Rich 
30 Mins,, Thurs.; 8:30 p.m. 

P. LORILLARD, JOHNSON’S 
WAX 

CBS-TV (film) 

( Needham , Louis & Brorby; Len-\ 
Newell) 


BING CROSBY SHOW 
With Rosemary Clooney, Johnny 
Mercer, Carol Lawrence, Den¬ 
nis, Phillip & Lindsay Crosby 
Producer - Director: AYilliam G. 
Harbacli 

Writers: Herb Sargent, Sheldon 
Keller, Saul Ilson, James Elsoa 
Musical Director: Nelson Riddle 
60 Mins.; Wed. (5), 10 p.m. , 
OLDSMOB1LE 

ABC-TV, from Hollywood (tape) 

(D. P. Brother > 

Bing Crosby, in his first special 
of the new season, was the front 
man of a neat musical stanza last 
Wednesday night (5». Keyed by 
! Crosby in. his customary relaxed 


nen & ., , . 

As westerns eo “Dick Powell’s ‘ gl ?, ove * the session framed an ex- 

Stiff 

•• « , I • ^ ‘ mornn ,Ci ATI ppC TV r i QUflrtCl Of hCH iPIS SllppllCd A 

mg femme viewers. Shown were a its fifth season i6) on CBS-TV, . br continuitv which'didn’t get 
pMr of confections that were sleek- ' * n the ^ay of * music, while ti e 

and chic. Iffur Site. Zt w P"° n ^ Uniin ^ im ’ 

Mi Shore is a pleasant per-’. worthy of Zane Grey himself, it U<? " ltlf,ut l)ein " preten- 

former. and she called on a choice |-was tagged “A Gun for Willie.” ‘ . 

and the script proved an admir- V*f- " U1 ^- t » 

able-vehicle for Ernest Borgnine, serie - s °f flexible medleys which 


guest foster to get the show off on j 
the right footing. It was virtually 
impossible to miss With Red Skel¬ 
ton arid Nat Kirig Cole, arid with 
Tuesday Weld, Who was on briefly 
and with material that couldn’t in¬ 
jure the show too much. 


who had the title role. 

Cast as a broke cowhand circa 
1875, Borgriine strikes it rich when j y 


. permitted Crosby and company to 
! work ensemble and solo. After 


Crosby’s “On The Street Where 
opener, Rosemary 


BAGHDAD BY THE BAY 
With Herb Caen, William Winter, 
guests Adlai Stevenson, Mort 
. Sahl, Mary Costa , . 

Producers: Caen, and Winter 
Director: Jim Baker' 

82 Mins., Sun: (2), 11 p.m, 
KG.Q-TV,. San Franciseo 
'The idea of Frisco Chronicle 
'coluiririist Herb Caen and vet news 
/.analyst William Wiriter apparently 
' was • to. establish a local ‘Open 
■ End” via ABC’s b-&-o KGO-TV, 
but judging, by this initial., stanza 
1 of the weekly' series they better 
I return to lore accustomed pur- 
r suits; 

| On paper, ' the guests sounded 
1 Surefire, but drily Mort Sahl, re^ 

| sporided like, a pro.: , 

Show' got off onThewrong foot 
] with Winter and. Adlai Steyerisdn 
i holding, a long, fuzzy dialogue on 
| nuclear testing, and disarmament. 
iSahi finally cut in with a few re- 
] marks, capped by, “we have an 
abundance of leadership, that W’anls. 
to stand up to the Russians but no 
one wants to talk to them,’’ But 
AVinter immediately put . out. the 
:spark. With a lengthy,, dull, analogy 
; between the UN and : the. Conti T 
riental Congress: 

. Mdie than 10 minutes passed be¬ 
fore AVinter finally dragged the 
beauteous blonde . opera. singer* 
Mary Costa;; into the conyersatiori, 
and. then Miss Costa said,./‘it’s so 
wonderful/ to .sit down like th is and 
(Continued oii page 52) 


on his head. Naturally, with^one j involving a chain of cleffing col- 
success he thinks more money can j lahli 

Per usual.. Miss Shore worked ibe made that way. But, unfortu- I S. vinff v nJin? v lh th ® 

with her guests, integrated their jnately. his neat victim turns out;..! Be 

segments nicely, at the same time' ^ J nian at a neaib\ ranih , Billy Rose's “Great Dav” to Rou¬ 
ghing herself a ubiquitous and “ of 3 r ^ler on a wanted | Harry Warren's “I Found A M«- 

versatile air;. The net result was. was a fi ne studv in characteri-' B aby, etc. It was a 

, ■ : it was a nne siua> in cnaracieu cie\cr device for running through 

not much difierent than that of 1Z ation for Borgnine, whose moods about a dozen great standards 
ranged from rage, when baited in . TJ Crt) , „ ‘ inn _ 

whefrie^^^ I Blues’? and 

I; several tunes on rShields scoring as Borgnine's , crosbVs “old masler ' onam'v /, 
J , , „7/ e a /fX n ntie Sheri <“*P^ in *•>«» ™'ntrast 

lentiy. Good -musicianship and vo- j llt , wHU e- Nancy Valentine was pert,™ 1 «« 
calisties were evident.on the high-;and attractive as a saloon enter-; , 
riding rrangement of “Swing: tainer. UnJ^ y - aIS ° with . Mis * 

Low . Sw^eet Chariot’* arid the laun-; David Lowell Rich’s directlon terial cut^roni 11 *'Aren'^You ppul 
do. scene with- the rendition ot Vo»- and ihen worimd with 


last year, and that is, in itself, quite 
desirable. But Henry the new pro¬ 
ducer-director, maintained the 
continuity of tone nicely.' 

Miss Shore did. several tunes on 
her. wn that 


younger generation’s 
talent. 


Mercer in a recreation of the bfd 


“Love Is.the Reason.- Also in the Dick PmvelI> a5 host narrator, was , . . . ■ -- -- 

song line; Cole scored heavily with, on briefly in the early minutes to 

rock ’ri’ roll versions of: some of set the tone for the piece to come, and-dan e routine with Carol Lau" 
his hits: Miss Weld :/enre h. whieh%ho e/o™ed ?[I.' 

special material time, 

With Fabian/’ 


<1T ,. . ■ .and Johnson’s Wax were unobtru- 

“Im m Love ., j ■ Gilb. 


Skelton hit 'big oil several/ 


she evoked the 
days of “Gangbusters,’’ lVayne 
King and “Little Orphan Annie.” 
A couple of channels aw'ay in N.Y„ 
on WNTA-TA'. M ss Lawrence wa» 


founts; Se did a dissertatidn on 

Hnvprc -hnbf.o. .enmn «f--fitn loh^Toby Robins, Mavor Moore; stdI of The D>bbuk. 

guest moderator. Bill Davis | Miss Clooney handled one solo 
Producer: James Guthro i number, “There’ll Never Be An- 

AVriters: Alan Mailings, Alfie Scopp . other A'ou,” in classy style against 


drivers, briefies on some of the 
characters 1 on his own show:, and a 
skit on backyard cookery WithtMiss 


Shore that made the grade. : 0 ■ 

... In the; production department, I ££VER BROS, 
the folk dance number was color- ; CBC-TA', from Toronto 


ful yiewirig. 

Chevy’s. Commercials W ere done 
nicely/ Jose. 


EXPEDITION: NEW YORK 
With Eddie Mayehoff, othArs 
Producer: Amram Novak 
Director: Lou Volpicelli 
Writer: J.. Anson. Finke 
30 Mins., Tues., 7 p.m. 

WABC-TV, N. Y. (film) 

Entering major, local, public af¬ 
fairs programming for the first 
time, WABC-TV suffered from an 
excess of ambition in preparirig 
the premiere of “Expedition: New* 
York.” The filmed prpgrarii was 
about “The Greatest/Harbor in the 
AVorld,” and the station attempted 
to cover it all/. The outcome was 
thin, and slightly, confusing. 

Interviews/ were held with sev¬ 
eral tugmen, a longshoreman, a 
customs inspector, a union official, 
and a dredger. Footage of boats, 
the harbor, its bridges, watermarks 
and the inlands surrounded by the 
bay was also shown,, but the shots 
were so rapid that the total picture, 
remained in eclipse., it could be 
that producer Amram Novak meant 
more to give the feel, rather-than 
the facts of the harbor, but as a 
color story it wasn’t successful 
either. 

. Eddie Mayehoff, who once 
worked, the tugboats of N. Y., 
served as host-narrator. When he 
wasn’t clowning, Iris performance 
w’as commendable. (In terms of the 
w'hoie “Expedition: New r York” 
series, IVABC-TV is anxious to gain 
as much extra audience as it can 
for pubaffairs by featuring name 
performers. 

WABC-T\ T ’s offering will be 
made every third week, when the 
parent ABC-TV lays off ; its own 
two-out-of-tiiree national version of 
“Expedition.” Station had the right 
idea, but better formatting is in 
order. Perhaps the tugboat ride 
last week .will have been, enough 
of a shake-down cruise. Art.. ; 


(MacLaren * 

Top tv panel show iri Canada. 
“Front Page Challenge” returned 
for. its fourth season with its reg¬ 
ular participants. Format is the 
same: panelists attempt to identify 
front page news stories by ques- 


I an appropriately formal back¬ 
ground. For the windup. Crosby 
delivered a medley of his past hits, 
playing against two other Crosby 
images in a cleverly and precisely 
executed proeess of film super- 
impositions. Nelson < Riddle’s orch 
cut the show’ sharply throughout. 

The plugs for the new’ line of 
OLdsmobile. cars, which were 


tioning guest challengers involved! spotted every quarter hour, had 
in press headlines. That Gordon ( solid sales impact. Herm. 

Sinclair and Pierre Berton, news- ' - ; - ; 

paper columnists, have covered LIVE A BORROWED LHj"E 
some of the stories they are asked With Bill Walker, Eloy Yost; guest 
to identify, has added to piquancy, I panelists. Toby Turnow, Ivor 
particularly when pair in past has j Barry; moderator, Charles Tem- 
failed to answer correctly. (Series) pleton 
now; goes into 52 weeks schedule ! Producer: Drew Crossan 
covering 46 tv stations of the CBC ■ W’riters: Bernard Slade, Syd Wayn» 
web, and is live.) I 30 Mins., Thurs., 8 p.m. 

Challengers on teeoff were. Jack ' STERLING DRUGS, COLGATE- 
MacBeth, who broke the story of j PALMOLIVE 
illicit Chinese immigration into : CBC-TV, from Toronto 


Canada; Jackie Coogan, who was 
one of those who lost his home 
when fire swept the movie colony 
near Hollywood, and Jeda Janu- 


( Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample; 
Spitzer, Mills <fc Bates) 
Running continuously through 
the summer, “Live a Borrowed 


sonis w;ho threw/ the egg that hit ■ Life” has proved so popular with 
Nicoli Bobrovnikov, mayor of ■ trans-Canada audiences that it has 
Moscow, on latter’s visit to Niagara j been renewed for 52 weeks and 
Falls, Ont., before Mr. J. was/will be seen on 46 stations of the 


brought down, by flying tackle of 
Hugh (“Wyatt Earp”) O’Brian who 
was playing at a nearby summer 
theatre. 

First two challengers w’ere 
masked, because of possible iden¬ 
tity by the panel, with latter fail¬ 
ing/ to get the story in their three 
minutes of questioning. Panelists 
were successful, how'ever, in get¬ 
ting the story of the egg throwing. 

iOn subsequent cross-examina- 


Canadian Broadcasting Corp. tv 
web. Program has also been giver* 
a better time slot. 

There are no changes in format, 
in which three contestants appear 
each w’eek and assume the idem it v 
of w’orld celebrities of past and 
present, with panelists being given 
three minutes of questioning to 
pinpoint the particular character. 

Two of the regulars, plus the 
moderator, carry through the new 


tion by the. panelists, plus movie j series, but two guest panelists will 
c l i p s of “The Kid,” Coogan I be selected as quizzers. OnJeeoff 


claimed that Charlie Chaplin’s 
name and footprints should be in¬ 
cluded. in the cinematic “Mile of 
Fame” in Hollyw’ood because “Mr. 
Chaplin stood, head and shoulders 
above tall mime comedians in the 
development of the film industry” 
despite future political charges). 

“Front Page Challenge” remains 
the : most popular panel quiz in 
Canada, this furthermore is borne 
out by the fact that its sponsor for 
the past four ceaso&ft has been 
Lever Bros. McStay. 


(6>, latter were Toby Turnow and 
Ivor Barry, tv actors, with Miss 
Turnow*, brunet and pert beauty, 
identifying two of the three con¬ 
testants but panel missing out on 
the first. 

On diversified lives “borrowed” 
at start o.i new season were Larry 
Adler, Empress Josephine and f ra 
late Emily Carr, Canadian painter, 
with contestants getting up to S320 
apiece. Series is sprightly in trie 
quiz classification and hence merits 
its cany-over, McStay._ 


36 


PfatlETT 


Wednegday, October 12, 1960 



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August fith, the show won the enthusiastic praise of audi¬ 
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WHAT THE CRITICS iSAID: 

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WeAiesday, October 12, I960 


j Tele Follow-Up Comment 


: The Witness 

A'simulated. “Seabury committee 
investigation” (or reasonable fac- 
, simile thereof) of New York's col¬ 
orful “ ight May or” /J imniy W ailker 
made a strong No. 2 entry Thurs, 
(6> in CBS-Tv’s “The Witness” 
series. It was switched in for the 
Arnold Rothstein -subject, which 
has been rescheduled as the No. 5 
entry. 

Skillful, writing.. by Jerome 
Coppersmith and expert teledrama- 
turgy under Alex Marches direct 
tion made this authentic all the 
way/ vercoming the tail-memory 
viewers wlio might observe that 
Murray Hamilton didn’t, look too 
much, like James J.. Walker. Ham¬ 
ilton none the less was as flip, au¬ 
thoritative and glib (thanks to the 
slick dialog) as the. original. Alan 
Bunco was capital as Al Smith, giv¬ 
ing credence to the happy warrior 
who : mentored the songwriter- 
turned-pbtitico from the [sidewalks 
of New: York/but who had to giye 
testimony, in all conscience, that 
even if no crime had been com¬ 
mitted in office “a public officer 
must conduct himself in public the 
same as in his private life.” 

Essence of the probe was Walk¬ 
er’s predilection for the good life, 
and his particularly strong roman¬ 
tic attachment to Betty Compton, 
the. musicomedy actress. The Pro¬ 
hibition Era chapter of a public 
figure’s sacrifice for . romance in 
reality antedated the British mon¬ 
arch's abdication for the woman, he 
loved.. 

George Jessel w . perhaps the 
cast’s Standout/ playing; himself, in 

realviife role,' undoubtedly With 
not a little personal punctuation in 
appearing as Walker’s “character 
witness.;” He attested to Walker’s 
popularity as “truly Father Knick¬ 
erbocker’s favorite. son”; the song-, 
writer l“i was among the first to 
sing his songs”) whose Walker Box¬ 
ing Bill; Sunday baseball, public 
spirit (“he drove the Ku Klux.Klan 
out of New York”), etc., ail at¬ 
tested to hl$. Conclusion that “if 
Jimmy Walker ran again he’d be 
elected/unanimously,” (Cheers and 
. applause from i he fictional hear- 
ingroom assembly/ 

The weight of the evidence did 
appear insurmountable as Charles 
Haydon, William F~ X. Geoghan 
Jr.* Benedict Ginsberg and Rich¬ 
ard , Steel produced facts, docu¬ 
ments. statistics, . receipted • bills 
for anonymous gifts, a .$250,000 
windfall from a Joint brokerage ac¬ 
count with Paul Block,. etc. r attest¬ 
ing not only to Waiker’s somewhat 
notorious tardiness: for official ap¬ 
pointments (“he even kept the 
President of the United States 
waiting”).. but his frequenting ; of 
speakeasies, gambling houses;. friv¬ 
olous conduct in office, frolicking 
with showfoik generally and Miss 
Compton' in particular; (Elizabeth 
Allen was convincing as the sultry, 
actress whom Walker married 
eventually; the signoff also con¬ 
cluded that on Aug. 14, 1932, when 
Gov. Franklin D Roosevelt was 
about to remove, him from office, 
Walker resigned.). 

. Hamilton was: dapper, resource¬ 
ful, somewhat flip but not disre¬ 
spectful in acting as his own coun¬ 
sel. He was almost convincing; 
too, that no committee but the 
people of New Y'.ork, must decide 
whether he was fit for the office; 
Whether his contributions to the; 
skyline of New York had been for 
the commonweal., Frank Marth 
made- his . bit as a not-too-brlght 
wiretapper count, especially as It 
made him a good foil for Walker’s 
wisecracking cross - examination. 
Hamilton was in character when 
he stressed Walker’s motto (“keep 
my stomach off and my hair on”) 
in the damaging scene. when, he 
asks AI Smith “why are you cru¬ 
cifying me?”, and Smith replies, 
4 T have a wife and family at home 
with whom I spend my time; Where 
dp you spend yours?” It was not a 
bluenose or pious approach to a 
circumstance; It Was consistent 
with the veteran politician’s credo 
of public-and-private life. (It is to 
the writer’s credit that, in light of 
the accent on the evidence 4n this 
segment, he refrained from repris¬ 
ing .Walker’s famed; crack, “I’ll 
match my private life, with any 
man." It would: have been a non-' 
•equltur in light of. the scripting 
at this point), , 

David Susskind’s package will 


depend on the vibrancy of its sub¬ 
jects. This format, of course, is 
an. evolution or,extension of some¬ 
what similar “courtroom” patterns, 
but it is done With style arid au¬ 
thority. 

The. committee members might 
shade their- bombast on occasion; 
Jessel was correct iri chiding the 
chairman (Steel), “Maybe you 
should be sifting here,” When he 
attempted tQ bandy gags With him/ 
Incidentally,. all four are reai-life 
attorneys,, playing simulated com-, 
mittee members; also, incidentally, 
last week’s review by Chan, of the. 
premiere ... show, gave Benedict 
Ginsberg proper billing in the 
credits but in the concluding para¬ 
graph called him “Benedict Gim- 
bel,” malapropism which amused 
the Philadelphia, television station 
owner. AbeU 

Play of the Week 

Jean Aiiouilh is a philosopher, 
but that’s , no'license to be windy, 
which he/Was in writing; “Legend 
of Lovers,” Orpheus , arid Eurydice 
in cynical 20th Century garb. ,Or 
perhaps sbitie of the almost riietri- 
Cai .verbosity that, takes place this 
week , on “Play of the Week” over 
WNTA-TV. New York, was due in 
part to Anouilh’s translator, Kitty 
Black. . 

Ariouilh described for man -all 
the cardinal sins in a fairy tale 
about two young people who meet, 
fall abruptly in love and die. If 
overwritten (the eighth cardinal 
sin), the..Frenchman’s point. is 
clear: We’re better off dead. Some 
excellent passages were rent slight-: 
ly by all that wind. 

The .author seemed to have, a 
plan, but. producer. Jack Kuney and 
director Ralph Nelsbri compounded 
the felony of intermittent dullness 
with the felony of intermittent 
misinterpretatipn of Anouilh’s pur¬ 
pose.. . It seems as if; the author 
doesn't really believe* in the per¬ 
manence of beauty, so he created 
“two courageous «little animals 
with supple limbs” arid tainted 
backgrounds who try to live beau¬ 
tifully amid pride, aVarice, lust, 
gluttony, envy arid sloth, and who 
finally end the impossibility 6if liv¬ 
ing beautifully by dying. So what 
do the producer and director do? 
They hire Piper Laurie as Eury¬ 
dice arid Robert Loggia as Orphe¬ 
us. From time, to time during the 
two-liour telecast, bath showed 
signs, of being exemplary perform¬ 
ers.. Still childish lines cannot be 
convincingly delivered by two full- 
. blown: adults—Miss Laurie’s an¬ 
gelic looks notwithstanding. . 

Sam Jaffe, on the other hand,: 
was - cast excellently as the. father 
who was at once lustful,- glutton¬ 
ous, slothful, avaricious, envious 
and proud. Polly Rowles, as. the 
mother; indicated satisfactorily 
that she possessed the same fail¬ 
ings, which Anouilh arid WNTA 
spent too much time: proving were 
inescapable in life: “Legend of 
Lovers” is better literature, al¬ 
though there too it is ; faulty,, than 
it is theatre, so the turie-out must 
have beeh .substantial/ Art. 


Shirley Temple . Show 
. In a. free-wheeling adaptation of 
three of Mark Twain’s books; “The 
Adventures of .Tom Sawyer,” 
“Huckleberry Finn" : and “On The 
River/’ Shirley Temple’s hour-long 
show Sunday (9) on NBC-TV had 
enough ingredients for a lengthy 
series. However, in the slick script¬ 
ing job credited:: to Bruce. Gfeller It 
all has worked-into a compact pro- 
grain that packed ; an adult. ro¬ 
mance, a juve crush, murder in a 
graveyard/ a courtroom trial arid 
a hunt and . a fight in a dark Cave, 
Enough there io stir up the kiddie 
viewers, arid keep the adults inter¬ 
ested, too. 

The various plot lines were; 
knitted together cleverly under the 
overall title of “Tom and Huck" 
by director Paul Nickell and acted 
in the proper Hannibal, Mo., trine. 
David Ladd and Teddy Rooney 
were fine, as Tom and Huck, re¬ 
spectively, 'and Janet Blair and 
Dan Dury.ea kept pace in their 
handling of the adult domance be¬ 
tween the Aunt Polly and Muff 
Potter, characters. Also adding to 
the fine performing Jobs were 
Ruthie Robinson as Becky Thatch¬ 
er and Paul Stevens as the menac¬ 
ing Irijuri Joe.. 

Settings by Robert Corrigan arid 
costumes, by Robert Carlton built 
up the program’s Twain touch, 
GrotV 


f'Sanb-fr 


Look, Ma, No Hand* 

London. Oct. 11. 

A statistical breakdown of 
Associated-Rediffusion’s “No 
Hiding Place,” which ju$t cele¬ 
brated its first anniversary and 
the third birthday of its princi¬ 
pal character, Superintendent 
Lockhart, shows that the 
police, chief has solved 133 
crimes, including 117 murders, 
and that neither Lockhart nor 
his aide, Sgt. Baxter, have ever 
beaten up or intimidated any-, 
one or have, ever handled a 
gun> 

.; “No Hiding Place,” , which is 
-transmitted live fioiri A-R’s 
. Wembley Studios, has a weekly 
audience of 15 million viewers, 
and has averafed third in the 
top 10 over the last. 19 weeksJ 
It is claimed, to be the only 
commercial program .which 
has the approval and full co¬ 
operation: of the police force. 

Herald Tribune Network 
Reporters Get Credit In 
Arrest of Murder Suspect 

A trio of Herald Tribune Radio 
Network newsmen, phoning be¬ 
tween the web’s Long Island arid 
two Westchester stations, were 
able to fill in police on information 
that led to the identity of a mur¬ 
dered 18-year-old girl and aided 
in the capture of her alleged killer. 

After a call from a man who said 
he had murdered a woman in 
Dobbs Ferry, Westchester Highway 
police found the body of Cathryn 
Levy slumped in the back seat: of. 
a car ori the Grassy Sprain Golf 
Course in Yonkers. 

WVIP (Mt, Kisco) announcer 
Mike Botula recognized the license 
plate as a Riyerhead, L- I-> number. 
He phoned Riyerhead police (he 
lives there). The cops checked 
registration to a Mrs. Florence 
•Levy. 

Then Butola called John Frogge, 
WFYI, Garden City, news director. 
Frogge already knew that Long Is¬ 
land police were looking for a 
blissing 18-year-old girl, Cathryn 
Levy.. He phoned, the cops and 
told them the missing ; girl had ; 
[been' found murdered in West¬ 
chester. 

WVOX reporter Dave Rinteils In 
New Rochelle passed the identifi¬ 
cation along to southern Westches¬ 
ter police. 

j Back iri Garden City, Frogg, an 
experienced, .police, reporter, dug: 
into the girl’s background.. He 
learned she had a baby by a. 22-= 
year-old landscape gardener,: Eu¬ 
gene Failla, and [that she had. gone 
to. police three times for protection 
from the man. 

Failla, out on bail, was picked Up 
iat a highway toll gate in Westches¬ 
ter. He. had told his. parents by 
phono that He’d taken a heavy dose 
of barbiturates and was going to 
Gtassy Plains Hospital (where the 
girl was taken) to die. 

Westchester police credited the 
three Trib web reporters, and the 
coordination of their work by net¬ 
work newsman Jerry JarieS, for 
having speeded the identity of. the 
girl and tracking the murderer. 

150G Suit Vs. NBC On 
Jan Murray TV Feature 

Los Angeles, Oct. 11. 
Frank Ellerbrook demanded 
$150,000 damages iri'-suit filed in 
Superior Court against NBC arid 
Jantone Enterprises,. alleging that 
Hie “charge account” feature in 
network’s tv program, the. Jan 
Murray sho\v ; violates his property 
and contractual rights in his. tv 
show, “Spellbound.” 

Ellerbrook stated that under a 
license station KTLA here had 
broadcast “Spellbound” as a week¬ 
ly show : froiri Nov. 22,. 1957 to 
June 12, 1958. Plaintiff further 
claims NBC agreed to pay him the 
reasonable Value for use ef his pro¬ 
gram iri the event it was used by a 
network. 

NBC’s five-day-a-week Jan Mur¬ 
ray daytimeiy Ellerbrook con¬ 
tends, use$: and appropriates sub¬ 
stantial parts of “Spellbound,” arid 
NBC: has refused to pay him for 
such use. As a result, complaint 
holds, there has been industry and 
public confusion, between the two 
shows arid Ellerbrook has been 
frustrated, in his efforts to license 
the use of ; “Spellbound” to com¬ 
mercial sponsors. 


TELEVISION REVIEWS S7 


| Foreign TV Reviews 


PARADE 

With Alan Melville, Beryl Reid, 
Jacqueline Delman, Belle Gon¬ 
zales, The Davison Bros., orch 
directed by Harry Rabinowitz 
Producer: Bryan Sears 
Assistant producer; Brian Marber 
Director: Vere Lorrimer 
Designer; Malcolm Goulding 
Choreography by: Eleanor Fazan 
40 mins., Wed., 9 <p.m. 

BBC-TV from London 
[Revue writer and wit Alan Mel¬ 
ville was supposed to be introduc¬ 
ing a “show business magazine,”] 
skedded to appear weekly, which 
would—quote—take everything in 
show business in its stride. All 
that caine up on the screen was a 
very mediocre vaude bill wherein , 
the "music page,” for instance, con- ] 
tained a spot of singing and where, j 
for another instance, the “foreign 
affairs page” contained a spot of 
singing. By. of course, an artist 
with a foreign name. 

It was a pretty dreary affair 
which needs drastic revamping if 
it is to click. Among individual 
performers, trig Davison Brothers 
didn’t, do too badly with a peppy 
number, "Let’s Think About Liv¬ 
ing..; Belle Gonzales, rendered 
"Autumn Leaves” with a warm, j 
rich voiee, Beryl Reid ploughed 
through an unfunny piece wherein 
she portrayed a much-bemedaUed 
Naval Commander, and Jacque¬ 
line Delman gave a pure out¬ 
pouring: to some Offenbach ditties. 
Melville himself saved the ill¬ 
paced mixture from complete dull¬ 
ness with some delightful skltting 
of BBC-TV’s cycle of Shakespeare 
plays, though he didn’t help mat¬ 
ters elsewhere with some arch em¬ 
ceeing. A running gag purported¬ 
ly poking fun at a tv commercial 
was sheer pain. 

A further bright few momentos 
came with the appearance of come¬ 
dian-singer Dave King, though this 
spot was supposed to be reserved 
(as in all weeks hereafter) for 
passers-through-town whose lim¬ 
ited time won’t allow them to be 
accommodated in regular billings. 
What the rush was where King was 
concerned remains a mystery. 

Emi. 


MAIN STREET, USA 
With. Ian Trethowan 
Producer: Janies Bredin ’ 

30 Mins., Mon., 10:30 p.m. 
Associated Television, from Lon¬ 
don 

Avowed object of this series of 
six filmed reports on the U.S.A. is 
to provide a picture of the kind of 
Americans who don’t, figure in 
newspaper headings or films. Ac¬ 
cording, reporter Ian Trethowan 
kicked off with a visit to Salma. 
[Kan's/- a town of 42.000 in the heart 
of the Middle West, and amiably 
quizzed three of its inhabitants. 

Chief impression was of a de¬ 
cent, agreeable, and affluent place, 
peopled by folk who’d heard of 
Europe, riiade their own cultural 
flings , by making music and taking 
university correspondence courses, 
and indulged in cook-outs. 
Trethowan skilfully brought out 
the normalcy of the place, where 
one in four go to church on Sun¬ 
day and few have travelled out of 
their own State, even to New York. 
It. was a valuable corrective to com¬ 
mon views of Americans as gun- 
toting divorcees, constantly flitting 
across their country and descend¬ 
ing on Europe to buy up antiques. 

Local editor Whitley Austin 
stressed that isolationism was on 
the wane, and. this was an under¬ 
current of the program. House¬ 
wife Mary Jarrvis talked about the 
good things that were available to 
heiiT family,. but there were too 
many opportunities to join clubs; 
time tended to be :too organized. 
Arid farmet Frank Komarek gave a 
showing of solid virtue that must 
have done more for American pub¬ 
lic relations than a thousand 
speeches. 

; In fact, this was a valuable, un¬ 
forced Way of getting to know the 
other fellow. James Bredin did a 
fine editing job. Otta. 


SPY-CATCHER 
With Bernard Archard, other* 
Producer: Terence Cook 
Writer: Robert Barr 
Designer:. Richard Wilmot 
30 mins., Tries.,. 8:15 p.m. 

BBC-TV from London 
Spurred on by the considerable 
success of previous 30 minuters 
based on the wartime experiences 
of Allied counter-espionage wizard 


fLt.-Cdl. Oreste Pinto, BBC-TV has 
I been striving hard to find sufficient 
I more yarns to turn out another 
skein. First of the resultant pro¬ 
ductions, subtitled “Left Luggage,” 
demonstrated that the search lias 
been a tough one. All the same, 
the program still exercised a fas¬ 
cinating grip as Pinto, played as 
before in admirably steely, inexor¬ 
able fashion by Bernard Archard, 
cat^and-moused his suspect until 
with deadly logic he won the day. 

The thinness of the show came 
from the thinness of the tale spun 
by the spy in the case—a foreigner 
caught redhanded with a radio 
transmitter, code devices and all 
after a German inflatable dinghy 
had been found floating in the sea 
nearby. It really didn’t seem to 
need a pedestalled Pinto, or 30 
minutes’ telling, to break down 
his excuses. It was all profession¬ 
ally scripted and produced, though, 
to win through more as a promise 
that the series is once again go¬ 
ing to hold its own rather than as 
a winner in its own right. One 
major flaw ought to be pointed out, 
incidentally: nowhere in the in¬ 
troductory stuff was it indicated, 
for the benefit of new viewers, that 
the periodT was World War II. 

Emi. 


Foreign TV Followup 


Saturday Spectacular 

The tone of this “Saturday Spec¬ 
tacular” from ATV was set in the 
first minutes—an artsy-crafty bit 
on the organ, with dancerg pranc¬ 
ing in a mystical soriTof way to a 
background of organ-pipes. Pro¬ 
ducer Francis Essex, inspired by 
the prospect of classy performers 
like Paul Robeson and Patrice 
Munsel. made an effective bid-for 
a dignified approach. But it didn’t 
always fit all the items? and the 
mood veered between the prissy 
and the pompous. 

Robeson himself stayed on fa¬ 
miliar ground, trotting out “OP 
Man River,” “Water Boy,” and 
“Going Home.” The old resonance 
and power were still formidable, 
and the play-safe act was sure of. 
a mighty welcome. 

Patrice Munsel delivered the op¬ 
eratic aria expected because of her 
Metropolitan connections. This 
time it was “Vissi d’arte,” given 
perfunctorily; then she doffed the 
top of her dress and sprang into 
“That Old Black Magic.” This 
merely proved once again that vo¬ 
cal gymnastics without a feeling 
for syncopation sound pretty empty 
in this-kind of number. 

Local golden-discer Emile Ford 
produced a nauseating slice of 
sentimentality called “Scarlet Rib¬ 
bons,” 9-hich wasn’t helped by 
Ford giving it with eyes turned 
heavenward, hands clasped in 
prayer. He exited wit- his familiar 
“Them There Eyes,” which at least 
kept the blushes down.. 

Fiddler Max Jaffa smooched 
through “Love Walked In,” and 
the Polkadots made agreeable 
close-harmony in snatches from 
“Porgy.” A soppy ballet called 
“Early Call” epud well have been 
left to sleep, and the most striking 
dance routine accompanied some 
nifty drumming by Jack Parnell 
and Kenny Clare. 

The linking was given to comics 
Morecambe & Wise arid .they 
sprinkled it with some welcome 
cracks. In fact, it was a show' that 
deserved high marks for Essex’s 
producing originality, but it was 
over-burdened with music-making, 
much of it too trivial *to respond 
to bold camera-work and Jon Seof- 
field’s inventive sets. Otto. 


WINNERS DON’T COLLECT 
IN NEW BRITISH QUIZZER 

London, Oct. II. 

Peter HaigJk is to emcee a new 
traveling quiz program which 
Southern TV will launch next 
month. “Beat Your Neighbors” 
will be a general knowledge con¬ 
test between 32 towns in th# 
Southern area. 

Nothing new about this? Just 
one encouraging fact. The money 
involved, which will reach $1,400 
for the winners, will not be doled 
out to the contestants. It will b« 
donated to hny local cause, nom¬ 
inated by the winners, which ben¬ 
efits the welfare of old people. 


No significant difference! 

This was the verdict M 
the A, C. Nielsen Company 
following their quaMtdtive 
analym of the audiences 
of two New York TV stations 
-the leading Network station 
and wm, the prestige 
independent. This ajpeei^d 4tudy 
provides a direct comparison 


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RABIO-mEVISION 


AO 7 LA. Stations to Boycott Local ' 
Emmy Awards; ATAS Holds Firm 


Nitery and restaurant biz so alow 
that a “Joe LeBlang plan”-^a sort 
of rtvaraed. Diners' Club idea—wiw 
being proposed; where, for $1 
membership card, holders thereof 
would be entitled to 5-25% dis- 
"counts in certain pubs, clubs, «at- 
cries, dineries and niteries in the 
off-Broad way sector, usually those 
in the suburbs or in Greenwich 
Village. 

Jaime Yankelevich, the South 
American broadcasting tycoon, 
planning a nonstop flight from 
New York to . Buenos . Aires with 
Clyde Pangborn, famed aviator 
pilot,- as a: stunt on behalf of 
his broadcasting stations. Feature 
of the flight was a shortwave broad¬ 
cast from the plane to the ground. 

Frank Wallace, claiming . to bo. 
her . first, husband, '•booked , as a 
freak attraction and billed as' “Mr. 
Mac West.” 

International radio monitoring, 
with. an eye to counterespionage, 
established by the French Govern¬ 
ment in a long and shortwave radio 
central stationed within the aban¬ 
doned Fort Bicetre, just outside 
Paris, Twenty trained multilingual 
stenographers monitored and re¬ 
corded anything. at political or in¬ 
ternational significance. 

Variety editorialized against the 
cuffo commercial shows, as was. 
page one’d the previous Week, 
being resented by the theatnes, and 
that the theatre would t fight, back 
at radio sponsors, producjts, etc., 
bankrolling such free shows. 

NBC's top 10 customers were 
Procter & Gamble, Standard 
Brands, General Foods, Colgate, 
General Motors, Dr. Miles Labora¬ 
tories, Kraft Phenixi Sterling Prod¬ 
ucts, Bristol-Myers, American To 4 
baeco. 

CBS’ top 10 were Ford, Ameri¬ 
can Home Products, Campbell 
Soup, Reynolds Tobacco, Wrigley, 
Liggett & Myers, Sterling Prod- 4 
jucts, Wasey Products, Corn Prod¬ 
ucts, Lady Esther. 

London’s: tv experiments from the 
Alexandra Palace station, proving 
successful, and programing was set 
to go into operation in March 1936; 

David Sarnoff. back from a. 10- 
week survey of England, France, 
Belgium, Holland, Austria, Hun¬ 
gary and Czechoslovaki ; observed, 
that U.. S. radio was much ahead 
of the world’ He found, that Eu¬ 
ropeans, must pay an annual fee 
for. the privilege of listening to- 
government broadcasts;, that Euro¬ 
pean radio sets, and tubes were 
mom costly than in the U. S.; that 
European broadcasting, being un¬ 
der government subsidy, constant- 4 
ly faced strict government control 
and censorship. 

Bristol-Myers, by switching from 
Benton & Bowles to Young &Rublr 
cam, put the Fred Allen (Ipana & 
Sal HepaticaV show. With the same 
agency handling Jack Benny (Jello) 
and Phil Baker (Gulf). 

Amos *n’ Andy’s intratrade crack 
was unusual in those, days when 
Freeman Gosden (Amos) ad libbed 
•‘Wed, my friend, Mr. Aylesworth, 
CM. H. Ayleswprth; president of 
NBC) Was telling me that if they 
left this show on for two more 
weeks the pageboys .might bo bble 
to get NBC back on its feet." 

Nellie Revel! was doing a radio 
column for Vawxty. 

KTRH, Houston, created a radio 
flrat on iti “Vox Pop” program 
when it reported suicide in pro¬ 
gress. during a sidewalk interview, 
A banker came hurtling from .a 
10th floor hotel window aa the sta¬ 
tion's aidewalk interviews were on 
the seen*. ’ 

Some 15,000 deadheads . jam- 
packed the A & P Tea Cot's cuffo 
Kate Smith two-hour show at Mad¬ 
ison Square Garden. 

Jact^ Benny teed off hla -new 
Jello series with Michael Bartlett, 
Mary Livingston, Don Wilson and 
Johnny Green'S: Orchestra- over 
WJZ. Ditto Phil- Baker's new show 
for Good-Gulf, with Harry Mc- 
NaUfhtoa, Agnes Moorehead, Sev¬ 
en Gi and Hal Keinp's Orchestra. 
RCA'a full hour featured Milton J. 
Cross, Dr. Frank Black; David Sar¬ 
noff, Maria, Jeritza, Vienna Sym¬ 
phony, Paul Whiteman, John B. 
Kennedy, Dr, Walter Damrosch, 
Amos *n* Andy; and Ford's hour 
Sunday night show featured Jascha 
Heifetz, Victor Koalr and the Da-; 
trott Symphony. 

A Baltimore first was all- 
Neffro hour radio program over 
WGAO, sponsored by the National 


Assn, for Advancement of Colored 
People (NAACP), patterned on 
“March of Time,” and highlighting 
race riots, segregation, lynching, 
and other invidious events of the 
moment. 

. ASCAP’s . survey of how radio 
uses up music and kills sheet mu¬ 
sic sales revealed that “Love In 
Bloom” was performed 24,374 
times in 1934 from 674 key pro¬ 
grams (only. NBC and CBS : net¬ 
works analyzed); No. 2, “Ail I Do 
Is Dream Of You,” 23,910 plugs; 
No. 3, “Caribca,” 23,754 perform¬ 
ances; No. 4, “The Very Thought 
of You,” 23,604 performances; No. 
5, “For All We Know;” 23,408 
plugs. 

:. The Center Theatre in Radio 
City, having flopped with a. variety 
[program: (the iceshows had yet to 
open),, had reverted to a straight 
film pcdicy \yith. radiorfamed B,. A. 
Rolfe’s Orchestra in the: pit. 



Vice News Strip 

. WMCA, the N.Y. radio station 
that .has alway been strong on 
public service programming, is 
dropping, its' nightly. 30-minute 
pubaffairs stanzas and will pick 
up the slack, with .30 and 60-mimite: 
pubaffairs specials. 

Station; owned by the Straus 
family, has played: around with 
different times and different for-, 
mats in the pubaffairs vein for a 
long time, but the ratings have 
been, off at night in local, radio, 
especially- for culture, ' education 
and ; information. Shows have 
also' been costly* terms of an 
indie radio station. Evidently, 
WMCA. topper R: Peter Straus 
plans to put the coin into - heavy 
publicity prior to each of . the 
specials, which he says will be 
‘-in-depth .studies dealing with 
problems bo.h local and general." 

Straus said that the . specials 
could run several consecutive days, 
“perhaps at the same time each 
day ;for cumulative-., .effect!” Or 
he might slot the hourlong docu¬ 
mentaries at .different times each 
succeeding day. 


St Lob KATZ Tosses 
750GM Vs, Rival 
KXLW, Charges libel 

St. Louis* Oct.. II. 

KATZ, indie radio station here, 
filed suit in circuit court against 
Richard J. Miller* of New York, 
who is owner of rival KXLW. In a 
triple-edged action, Laclede Radio* 
‘which owns KATZ; is. asking for 
$750,000. 

Suit charges that Miller “active¬ 
ly conceived.; participated in, as¬ 
sisted and induced*' libel and trade 
disparagement. It also alleged the 
KXLW operator engaged .in decep¬ 
tion. :. 

Laclede, controlled by Arnold 
Hartley and Ralph Well; alleged 
that Miller led the public to be¬ 
lieve that his station had received 
the endorsement of the presidential 
candidates via promotional plugs 
by “Richard Nikon" and “Honor¬ 
able Jolin F. Kennedy” Also de¬ 
scribed in the suit was a brochure 
by Miller, which, claimed that ad* 
vertisers who bought KATZ time 
were buying “bad-vertising” in¬ 
stead of “advertising.” 

KATZ and KXLW are both Ne¬ 
gro market stations. KATZ claimed 
that rival Miller, had perpetrated 
“malicious and libelous aets seek¬ 
ing *o deceive the Negro public 
and to mislead radio advertisers as 
to . the policies and character of 
KATZ.” This point was the body 
of the third suit. Each of the three 
Was for $250,008. 


Leyeoson’s Cuffo ‘N.Y.’ 

Sam Levensain is giving his serv¬ 
ices gratis to WABC-TV, accord¬ 
ing to the N. Y. station, as host of 
the Oct. 25 edition of “Expedition; 
New York.** 

Local pubaffairs program Is to 
be about special education in; the 
N. Y. City School system. Leven- 
spn was a teacher in the same sys¬ 
tem. 




CampeHto Iotercoatueital 

Ken Campbell has been named 
director of European operations for 
Intercontinental Television, S. A. 
He’ll operate out of Paris. 

Campbell recently left the Id 
Sullivan production staff where he 
was production supervisor on “Fes¬ 
tival of Two Worlds” in Spoleto, 
Italy, and on the Moscow show. 

WNAC’i Program Revamp 
Under New Yankee Web 
Topper Bill McCormick 

Boston, Oct. 11; 

WNAC Radio, the General flag¬ 
ship station , in Boston, is complete¬ 
ly revamping its program sked un¬ 
der helm of new prexy, William M. 
McCormick, who took, oyer the 
reins on Aug. 22. with target dates 
set . for Monday (17). 

New .format structure of news¬ 
service-hi-fi music; is being-worked 
out by John D. Maloy, program 
Chief. Station’s previous formats 
ran from “Easy Listenin’,” pro¬ 
gramming of smooth music, to 
“Radiant Radio,” to a moderate in- 
between type of musical program- 
mingi 

Some $25,000 in advertising has 
been earmarked to hypo the new 
format with newspapers, bill¬ 
boards, car cards, taxicabs, and a 
baby photo voice blurb oh station’s 
tv facility, WNAC-TV. A new hi- 
fi line is being installed from the 
station to the transmitter at Bur¬ 
lington. 

. Leland C. Bickford, news editor 
in chief, leads off with “News in 
Depth” reports under the new for¬ 
mat, 15 minutes each; every hour 
on the hour from . 6 a:m. through 
. 11 p.m. He has an augmented news 
staff and a new red and white mo¬ 
bile unit to cover the news in Bos¬ 
ton and New England. Increased 
politico, police and fire coverage 
plus beep phone interviews are 
planned. 

Under the new setup, anchor 
man of “Radio Boston AM” will 
be Roy Leonard, spelled, by Gus 
Saundres and Jim Dixon. They 
[Will provide, bright morning music 
interspersed with time, temp, 
weather, traffic conditions; , school 
openings and closings and women's 
club news from. Mary Sparks, sta¬ 
tion’s new community service di¬ 
rector, Jim Dixon. Bill Hahn, Miss 
Sparks, Louise Morgan, nutrition¬ 
ist Carlton Fredericks and more 
slick music Carry sked to 4 p.m. 
Then comes “Radio Boston PM,” 
4:15 to 7 p.m., spearheaded by 
Dave Rodman, station’s late news¬ 
man. In this driving time, he will 
give news, sports, weather, time, 
temp, traffic, stock market, fashion 
news and interviews. a 

balks’p Cotton Bowi 
Blackoot Unless 90% B.O. 

Dallas, Oct. 11. ; 

The 1961. Cotton Bowl football 
game will hot be televised in the 
Dallas area unless the big stadium 
is 90% sold out. 

The Cotton Bowl Athletic Assn, 
announced that the game, to be 
played Jan. 2. will be blacked out 
in Dallas and within a 100 mile 
radius of Dallas Unless at least 
67,953 seats are filled. That’s 90% 
of the capacity of 75,504. 

There are about 25.0DO seats 
available for public consumption 
at the Cotton Bowl classic each 
year. The rest are taken by Cotton 
Bowl bond and option holders and 
the participating schools. 


FM Lingiipler 

Los Angeles, Oct 11. 

A dally six-hour block of foreign 
language broadcasting will be un¬ 
dertaken Oct. 17 by local FM sta¬ 
tion KMLA. Conceived by general 
manager Jack Kiefer, new pro¬ 
gramming will be beamed to Yid¬ 
dish, French, Mexican, German, 
| Italian and Hungarian audiences, 
with leading community figures In 
each of the languages broadcast to 
host the segments. 

New concept has been dubbed 
“Giant Steps” by-the. outlet. 



h Grid Coverage 

■f Houston, Oct 11. 

Sport fans throughout Texas, v ac¬ 
customed to good radio and tv cov¬ 
erage of Southwest conference 
football, will get better coverage 
than ever this season, according to 
an announcement from the Humble 
Oil & Refining Co., sponsor of .the 
broadcasts for the last 27 years. 

In fact, sports fans will be able 
to hear almost any Southwest con¬ 
ference game or see any NCAA 
teleeast being broadcast each 
Saturday. 

During the season, coverage will 
include radio broadcasts of all 
Southwest conference games, a 
weekly videotaped Southwest con¬ 
ference “Game of the Week,” and 
the 13 NCAA live telecasts. 
Humble will be a cosponsor of the 
NCAA‘telecasts. 

In addition, Humble will sponsor 
radio and video coverage of the 
14 playoff AAA and AAAA high 
school football games In December. 

New in the radio broadcasts this 
year will be a series of recorded 
interviews with people connected 
with tbe game. They will discuss 
interesting sidelights and behind 
scenes activities. 

The popular “Game of the 
Week” featuring Kern Tips, will he 
shown each Sunday. Games will be 
selected by the conference, video¬ 
taped, edited and then shown on * 
big network the following day. 

Humble will have a 23-man an¬ 
nouncing staff headed by Tip* cov¬ 
ering broadcasts from 41 stadiums 
in 17 states. 


AC’s WFPG, on Steel 
Pier, Sold for 320G 

Atlantic City, Oct. 11. 

Sale of radio station WFPG, one 
of the oldest in the resort with its 
studio on the Hamids’ Steel pier on 
the boardwalk in mid-city for a 
sum in excess of $320,000 was an¬ 
nounced here last week jointly by 
Jerome Sill, president of WFPG, 
Inc, owner of the station, and 
Eastern Broadcasting Co. 

Eastern is controlled by tbe 
Diener family of Washington, D. C. t 
which operates radio station WUST 
in the capital. The family owns a 
chain of carpet stores and has ex¬ 
tensive real estate holdings in 
Washington. 

Sill said that it was his under¬ 
standing that there would be no 
change in personnel or program¬ 
ming of the local station. WFPG 
has just renewed its affiliation 
with CBS. 


Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

A solid front of the seven tv sta¬ 
tion managers here hss lined up to 
block reinststement of the local 
Emmy Awards by the Academy in 
its present form. But despite the 
protest, Gail Patrick Jackson, prexy 
of the local ATAS chapter, stated 
over, the weekend that “the man¬ 
date of our * membership compels 
us to proceed with this year’s local 
awards as pburned.” 

In a three-page statement signed 
by every station manager, the con¬ 
clusion was reached that “they are 
not officially endorsing or cooper¬ 
ating as stations in these local 
awards nor will they participate 
as stations' in the awards meeting 
to be held Oct. 27. It is therefore 
suggested that the local awards be 
postponed until such time as the 
stations can meet and work out with 
the Academy a procedure for local 
awards which would better suit the 
community.” 

Station managers have contended 
that since no agreement had been 
reached on the awards formula and 
that there was a lack of enthusi¬ 
asm, it was suggested “that in view 
of changes in station management, 
past and in contemplation, it would 
be wise for the Academy to wait for 
some reasonable period, then re¬ 
assemble the station managers 
once again to reopen the subject 
and discuss what steps could be 
taken concerning tbe local awards." 

Main objection by the managers 
is that this year's structure is un¬ 
changed from the previous format 
which had been 1 under attack. 
Managers' statement admitted 
“theoretically, the 1 Academy may 
appeal to individual members to 
vote or not to vote in these cate¬ 
gories” but contended that “the 
“basic problems have not been 
cured. No specific cases that 
stormed up the protest were men¬ 
tioned. 

Mrs. Jackson’s reply to the seven- 
station ultimatum noted the bal¬ 
loting process has already begun. 
She added: “To attempt resolution 
of these disagreements and find 
ways to give these awards even 
more stature and importance, a 
meeting of the board of governors 
and representatives of the local 
membership will be called shortly 
after this year’s presentation.” Lo¬ 
cal awards were dropped two years 
ago. 

Howard'Miller, Chi 
Politico io Separate 
Boys of Pfaff AM’ers 

Chicago, Oct. 11. 

Estate of Angus Pfaff last week 
sold both its broadcast properties 
—WNMP, Evanston, Ill., and 
WGEZ, Beloit, WiS!—for a total of 
$483,000. Pfaff bad died last July, 
and the stations went on the sell- 
j ing block shortly afterwards. Pur- 
[ chasers are Howard Miller, Windy 
City’s toprated dee jay. and Illinois 
state representative Harry H. Sem- 
row (D-Chicago). 

Miller paid.$123,000 for the Be¬ 
loit station, a 250-watter in. a two- 
station market, which had been 
purchased by Pfaff less than two 
years ago from the Sidney H. Bliss 
newspaper chain. WGEZ becomes 
Miller’s second broadcast property, 
the first being WFOX, Wilwaukee, 
in which be owns the majority in¬ 
terest. 

Rep. Semrow, who Is paying 
$360,000 for the 1.000-watter in 
Evanston, pending -FCC approval, 
will be venturing In broadcasting 
for the first time. 'WNMP was 
founded by Pfaff 13 years ago and 
in recent years has been the only 
all-classical music station obtain¬ 
able on the Chicago AM band. 


CHI POLITICO BUYS 
GOOD-MUSIC WNMP 

Chicago. Oct. 11. 

Illinois state representative 
Harry H. Semrow (Dem.) has pur¬ 
chased station WNMP, Evanston, 
111.* from the estate of Angus Pfaff. 
Pfaff had founded the 1,000-wat- 
ter 13 years ago. and in recent 
years it has been the only all-classi¬ 
cal music station obtainable on the 
Chicago AM hand. 

Rep. Semrow is paying $360 000 
for the station, pending FCC ap¬ 
proval. it's to be his first venture 
in broadcasting. 


Musta Been a Beaut 

Rome, Oct. 11. 

A general strike of : Italian radio and tv technicians Is threatened 
here after a week-long hassle originated by i series of garbled, 
video shows due to technical error. 

The errors, consisting of out-of-order film reels and mistaken 
coupling of audio and video tracks of a taped show, all occurred 
on one evening, completely baffling viewers, and were all blamed 
on a video editor named Maria Travaglini, who received a seven- 
day! suspension as a consequence. 

Her fellow-workers have now protested, the punishment, saying 
that an editor cannot be held responsible for errors which higher- 
up officials in the RAl-TV setup should have caught in, a routine 
check-through. General strike is threatened unless her punishment 
is lifted. 

Garbled film was “Story of Mildred Pierce,” an old Joan Craw¬ 
ford starrer, in which later reels were unspooled ahead of the 
opening ones. Confusion was even greater as pic is a flashbacker. 
In addition, a travel program (“Viaggiare”) which immediately 
followed, was transmitted with a soundtrack which did not match 
the images, belonging to another show. 




P'SrieTy 


Wednesday, October 12,1960 


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to he a strom 
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“Frankie Laine, a smash 


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OCTOBER 17 

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Latest Columbia ° release- 

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‘KISSES THAT SHAKE THE WORLD' 

SLirr-n^ on "R?.'.hide" 
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Frookie Loine, $ senst 
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TV-Radio Production Centres 

■ ■ - - - - Continued from page 28 

the action decreesjj. . . Comedienne Jean Carroll in. from the. State? 
for an Associated Television Palladium Shove Sunday (16). Connie 
Francis lined up for the program. Oct. 23. while Kay Stair has her 
own Saturday Spectacular on the same web the preceding day (22.) . 

R. B. Henderson* general manager of Ulster Television since early '59, 
becomes managing | director . . . Tyne Tees Television reintroduces its 
monthly 60 : miniiter, "Your Kind of Music,” Oct. 26 featuring in part 
the music of Richard Rodgers . . . Comedian Harry Worth kicked off: 
his new BBC-TV series,- “Here’s Harry.” last night (11 > . . . A-R brings, 
back iN circus program “Hippodrome” for a nevv gallop tonight (.12) 

. . . BBCNTV examines Joseph L. Mankiewicz in its “Film Profile" Oct. 
38 . . Granada TV aiming to set up a regular helicopter service to 

commute between its tv centre and the local airport . . . A-R does a. 
self-explanatory program Friday (14r on “Great Britain Or -Little 
America?" . ATV adds “American Viewpoints” to it* library, of 
publications, being I the texts of six interviews aired In the “Right To 
Reply” series . luister TV has launched a weekly 30-minute, skein 
“Preview” focussing on the world of entertainment . . Elkan Allan 
skies to the U. S. Sunday il6> to ready an A-R “This Week” program 
on the elections, set for Nov. 4 exposure. Director Rollo Gamble and 
interviewer Kenneth Harris follow. 

IN WASHINGTON 

Patti Buck, WTTG-TV secretary, w’on itie “Miss Virginia” title in 
the “Miss World” contest and left for Bridgeport. Conn., to compete 
for the; “Miss U.S.A;” honor . . . Kent Thoriip and Mary Beth Larrabee 
will be host and hostess for the local Junior League’s WTOP-TV week¬ 
ly program. “The 25th Hour,” beginning its third year this week um 
der sponsorship of ja department store . . A W T WDC editorial by Ben 
Strouse. station proxy, was transmitted by the Courier, satellite on its 
13th pass around the world and broadcast directly from outer space 
by the AM-FM outlet . James A. Gustafson, local manager for 
WTTG-TV, is teaching an advanced course in tv-radio management 
at American U. here . . . Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, national prez of 
American Women in. Radio and Television, honored at a party given 
by Ann Hagen. U. S Information Agency tv expert. 

I V BOSTON{. . . 

WNAC, RKO General flagship station, completely revamping pro¬ 
gramming sked under helm of new prexy William M. McCormick /with 
target date Monday (17) . Four newspaper, editors on WfiZ-TV’s 
“Starring the Editors” to recreate the show in six p. a.’s this month 
before ed. civic, bizj and religious groups . . . WBZ-TV ass’t. ad mgr. 
Shelly Saltman speechmaking with extensive sked of tv talks at N. .E. 
colleges and universities . . . WBZ-Ty newswoman Betty Adams guest 
speaking at Beverlyj;Woman’s Club . . . Rex Trailer, Channel 4 “Boom- 
town," and sidekick, “Pablo,” visiting greater Boston schools and lec¬ 
turing from top Of;fire trucks on fire prevention . . . Don GiHis and 
Hank Forbes new' broadcasters for I960 B. U. football games bver 
WHDII-Radio. Gillis doing play-by-play w ? ith Forbes handling color 
. . . New's ed Leland C, Bickford leads off new WNAC programming 
with “News in Depth” reports. 15 minutes eacli, every hour on, the 
hour from 6 a r m. through 11 p.m. starting Monday (17) . . . Yankee net 
Inked for Kasco Dog Meal on 32 stations including WNAC with mu¬ 
sical jingles . . . WNAC also nabbed Gravyrriaster, Temp-Tee,! Chock 
Full O’Nuts, Norelco Electric Shaver for ad skeds •. . . Extensive, 
hockey basketball sked of Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics underway 
on WHDH-Radio . WBZ Radio had Jerry Landay, news director, 
and Art Gardner, newsman, at the Electra plane disaster scene at 
6:03. one of first of Boston news media, to set up a position for eye 
witness account . . j. WBZ radio football contest, which drew 20.000 
entries last year, on WBZ-WBA for 10 weeks: WBZ listeners will. bC 
challenged by Leo Egan, radio sports director, to select winning teams 
of 10 big grid contests. 

IN SAN FRANCISCO . . 

Sherwood Gordon hooked his KQBY up with Mutual . . . Pat Wea¬ 
rer, Steve Allen, Frank Baxter and Rod Serling among those sched¬ 
uled to speak at 36th annual convention of National Assn, of Educa¬ 
tional Broadcasters, j meeting in Frisco Oct. 18-21 . . “KingNorman” 
Roseriburg moved kids’ show from KGO-TV to KTUS and also raised* 
age level slightly making it a “talent derby” for college scholarships .. : . 
NBC's Robert W. Sarnoff told Frisco Ad Club NBC hopes to use “Great 
Debate” format to air local and statewide political contests, too; Funny 
quirk before Sarnofffs Wednesday (5) .speech: Frisco. Examiner carried 
a headline proclaiming. “Gen: Sarnoff to Speak Here.” and referred 
to him as “Gen. Robert W. Sarnoff” couple of times in story . . . KGQ- 
AM got Standard School Broadcast which used to be beamed bv KNBC 
. . . ETV KOED. which normally is off the air at the time, picked up 
David Susskind’s “Qpen End” live from 'WNTA-TV and telecast it.; 
throughout Bay Area . . . KTVU named Glenn W. MaehL local.sales 
manager. named Donna Butler as assistant Ir. audience promotion de¬ 
partment and Michael James as assistant In sales promotion . VKGO- 
TV picked up five more Metro features. “Goodbye Mr. Chips-” “Easter 
Parade.” “For Me aipd My Gal,” “Ziegfeld Girl,” “Sea of Grass.” 

IN PHILADELPHIA . . 

WFIL-TV’s “Bandstand” celebrates its 13th annl locally (13) . . 

Kay Hinnan, one of a handful of licensed femme meteorologists;, add-- 
ed to the staff of WRCV-TV . . Sam Ettinger, formerly With W1P,. 
joins WCAU news staff as writer . . . Charles (Chuck) R. Dougherty, 
recently assistant manager at WKWK ; Wheeling, now in the : WIP dee- 
jay lineup . . . Arnie Minter, 19, the area’s youngest, program, director 
at WIFI-FM, is a product of Horn & Hardart “Children’s Hour”. 

Cal Rudman, schoolteacher who doubles as a d;j. on WCAM, Camden, 
is profiled In the November TV-Radio Mirror . . . WDAS has joined 
the QXR network o£ FM stations . . . Frank Ford, theatre tent owner 
and WPEN gabber,, planed for Manila. Cambodia, Hong Hong and 
points west. His post: will he taken by Kal Ross for the first two week?, 
and Red Benson fill? in remainder of the month . ., . Hy Lit, WCAM J 
deejav. lagged the “fastest disk jockey” in the Vineland drag races 
. , . WRCV newsman John Franklin promoted to the rank of Lieuten¬ 
ant Colonel In the U. S. Army Reserve . . . Westinghouse tv outlets in 
Pittsburgh, Boston, j Baltimore, Cleveland and San Francisco airing 
WFIL-TV’s “University of the Air.” Triangle stations televise trie 
Westinghouse series “Lab 30”.. ,- Over $1,360 has already been award¬ 
ed this year to listeners calling in news tips to WIBG . . . Blue Cross 
and Blue Shield bankrolling “High School Highlights” with vet sports- 
caster Tom Moorehead and football coach Charley Tomasco as hosts, 
on WRCV . . WRCV-TV has acquired the NTA package of 61 post- 
1948 20th-Fox features including “All About Eve." “Viva Zapata;” 
“Letter to Three Wives,” “Prince of Foxes”. . . WRCV public service 
director Frank Hall conducts a public speaking course for execs at tKfe 
Haddonfield. N. J., Adult High School. 

IN DETROIT ... 

Ted .Lindsay, Detroit Red Wing hockey star, joins CKLW-TV In .1 
sports interview program called “The Ted Lindsay Show” in the 7:45- 
8 p.m. Saturday spot!:. , . John F. Pival, prexy of WXYZ, cited for “out¬ 
standing public service” by Detroit Area Council of Boy Scouts of 
America . . . WJK planning comprehensive coverage of 43d National 
Automobile Show with, many shows originating' at Cobo Halt : • ,*Ar- 



BATTLE OF BRITAIN 


Recent story datelined Frankfurt and dealing with the new iride- 
1 pendent German tv setup starting Jan. 1 incorrectly identified th 


With. Edward R; .Murrow, Blair projected second G 0 vernme#tnet\york. According to the German 


Clark, others consulate in N. Y., the projected web will be "tailed “Deutschland 

Producer: Dan>Bloom Fernschen,” whereas the existing network is called “Deutsches Fern- 

55 Mins., Sun., Oct. .9, 9:05 p.m. sehen." Story incorrectly used the latter title to identify the project- 

CBS Radio., (tape). ' ed web. 

CBS News had to have a postal- Difference in semantics is this: “Deutschland Ferrisehen” -would 
gic time of it putting together this as ‘‘Germany TV," whereas the other translates to “German 

sound history of. Great' Britain’s T ' ,: _ 

’ tht» h *a nnafs^of''radio The Practising Law Institute of N. Y. will offer a course on current; 

news * ' problems in radio and tv law during its. regular autumn evening. 

. ■ . t . „ semester: Group Will meet for six broadcast, sessions at 30 Rockefeller 

- T , h u e Plaza, in NBC studio ,6A starting Oct. 24. 

ing the W orld. War II months^ of. p ro g ram chairman is Harry R;- Olssen Jr., NBC senior, attorney. 

' t ^ roug ‘ l 111 Lectures will be on music copyrightihg, starting a station, radip-tv 

°L ■ > when a massiye Nazi air. liability insurance, liability for broadcast defamation, recent FCC rule-, 
offensive threatened to soften the making decisions, the acceptability of material for broadcast, tax prob- 
Lsles for sea and land invasion, i e ms for packagers and title clearance, 
was a fascinating presentation of ■ '■ 

the voices and events of a heroic Prudential Insurance is going to the mails to pinpoint a promotion of 
defense, the fourth season preem of its : CBS-TV “20th-Century” show. Opener 

• Featured : were. Ed Murrow’s . Oct. 30 will be “The Violent World of Sam Huff." a close film study 
“This. Is. London”: reports, inter-1 of the New York pro-football Giants’ linebacker at home iti West 
views with Britain's -r- pilots and | Virgin! , in training near Burlington. Vt., and in exhibition games (for. 
civilians — under fire, and the '! some of the footage, both Huff and Giant coach Jim Lee. Howell 
voices of Hitler and Goefing and],were Wired for sound with shortwave mikes). .. 

Prime Minister Wihston Churchill. j CompLling a mailing list primarily through offices of the 12 National 
' whose brilliant rhetoric gave a ? Football League teams, Prudential and the. Kalnius -Coli pubrelations : 
listenef pause to consider the ; firm for “Twentieth.” have sent out a series of postcards directly to. 


WHBQ Chi Tape Flay 


sound of today's statesmanship. I football fans around the country. More than 25.000 have gone out. 

Show was loaded with thff side- Show also is getting ori-air promos during Giant, telecasts and a 
lights that give fln extra dirnension I scoreboard- plug, has been arranged for fYinkee Stadium when the- 
to history. A member of the RAF : Giants play, at home. Oh the day of .the show v p ; a. announcers through^ 
ground prew told how, at the out the league \VilL be broadcasting plugs. 

height: of the. odds-on battle (900 ! ; . : • . .. 

RAF to 2 800 German aircraft) a i Canada’s first national conference on educational television is ex- 
British pilot landed and fell sound ! pected to be set up for next May in Toronto. . Plans are for a five-day 
asleep before he could get out of huddle at the U. of Toronto to mull all angles of educational video for 
his plane. A civilian told, of the j^dtiUs, schools and universities. 

merchant whose shop was leveled 1 . . .. ... . 

to riibble by bomb, and who In a spirit Of cooperation, WPIX. WNTA-TV and New York Board 
minutes after planted a sign In the of Regents, joined forces to keep daytime educational tv ori the iir 
wreckage ’.'Business as Usual.” in : N. Y. during the World Series. -Because of WPIX s commitmeht to 
Murrow told of th* King and carry the Series, arrangements were made with WNTA to. carry the 
Queen’s trip through a country vil- ETV schedule which otherwise would have ; been preempted by WPIX's 
lage. and marvelled at the., fact pick-up. 

that a leader of a country under ■—■■■——4 

fire—let alone in peace time— 

could travel with so little protec- IIVIIDA ALS TamA DUai 

hav r a WW cni, tape riay 

Show had several! of Murr)>w’s ====== continue* from pag. rsr-n-g,- ■' m 

reports, and the war correspon- (i n{ j epen( ie n t commercial makers also ; on stagehands; engineers and 
S^tly ^!*x c ep«ed.^GN-Ty W in the kidst P^uctlon^rso^l. ; ^ 

of today., even though his “history , of a move to a new plant and prob- At where , commereial 

in a hurry” in^retrospect occasion- jablv' won’t be ensconced until next fpl?P^ h wffh n2 

allv had a sob-sister rine ; “the V , ■ is going in reverse. With recording 

little people in thwe little houses Up the slack of 

: . . the unknown heroes of this VTRs, but all of them belong to I live .shows, manpower is^ being 
war.” v ,ABC-T\ r, s Tape Central and are better utilized than it has been in 

; US aany «e d UP 

?i e ?nn • «;fc ^ ^ tation chores - Bnd -W^BM-TV” be necessai^ to. add on technical 

irOlZioM-into^tion: I W rsoi >"el if thp volume Increases., 

■ : ' - ■ (taping sessions because its two] A definite selling point has beeri 

!tape recorders are kept busy with’the NBC station’s ability to shoot 
Beaiunont. Tex. Construction ; station work. (color. Lytton’s clothing store, one. 

has begun on a new television cen- j initially it was the CBSrTV o&ojof the few State . St. emporia .using 
ter,, including studios, offices arid- that made the loudest- pitch f6r 1 television, is buying airtime again 
other facilities, for KEDM-TV, op-; commercial business; but in recent (because it’s enamoured of color, 
erating on Channel 6. The new [months the station has been soft-] And with tape. Lyifon’s can shoot, 
building is to be ready for occm; pedaling the sideline. Not long ago j-a week’s worth of blunhs in one 
pancy by Jan. 1. The station is op-: WBBM-TV axed its tape operations ,se*si , eliminatiiig the stress arid 
erated by the Beaumont Broadcast-(manager, Scott Young, indicating strain of live, production ever 
ing Corporation arid is the CBS its Virtual withdrawal frpm the riight. 

affiliate, in this area. jfield, and subsequently cut. back- ’ Among the other sponsors that 

-- “77^—t-:—■ ' ■. \ —^ 1 —:—' -^’ . have tapped WNBQ for coininercial 

thur D. Levin, one of three trainees hired by ABC, is on a four Week a ™. Sunbeain. 


.»««» v ui uii cc udinccs uucu uy ijj uu a tuiu it ■ j. i, j ^ • j 

| visit at WXYZ, the net’s O&o outlet ’. . Detroit Symph orch. major; 

l evening concerts will be broadcast in their entirety on WWJ, with l^s Illmpis3ell, and: Blptz^ 

Martens serving as emcee . . . WXYZ-TV is producing a documentary' j Pa ^‘. a ? ld - -Meister. Brau.br^Weriea. 
series. “The Excitipg Years.” utilizing exhibits on display at.the Heriry 
Ford Museum and Greenfield Village : New WXYZ-TV entries are 

“Circus. Boy;” “Deadline,” and. reruns of “Playhouse 90”. . WXYZ- • Tlili ETV 

prexy John F. Pival is iri N. Y. this week visiting ABC headquarters ( I BAQa t l W 

arid Blair T\ . Continued from page 29 j— 

IN CINCINNATI . . 1952., After channel lay dormant, 

WJW-TV announced it would carry a schedule of about 56 Cleveland Sari Aritonlo educatiopal.^busincss 
Indians baseball gariies next season. Before that word, WE\VS-TV. which ’- aBd ^ adl T^ grPriPS. banded with 
carried 'the'.games for the last five years, reported it. would riot pick *be L. of Texas and Austin -inter-' 
them up in 1961 ...... Ken Armstrong, WJWrTV news director,, back from 1 1 P : .--. . . subscription cainpaign 

a, lour behind the. Irori Curtain, his foijrth in foiir years When that, netted 'Xlpse tp ;$400.000 in. 
“Meet the Press” was pulled Out of its Cleveland committment for donations and pledges. The umvei> 

. $und.ay, Clevelanders again wondered just what the curse is here so S f l -V remains operational and 
far as network tv goes. “The Great Debate” was yanked oiily a week promotlonal. with monetary parties 
earlier ... WERE promoted new movie. “The Crowded Sky.” by dump- d Pri‘P d by. a state statute 

ing 1,000 tickets to opener at Palace from heiicopter, with Phil McLean, forbidding use of state monies for" 
disc jockey, doing, the pitch . Douglas G. Oviatt <S: Son, Inc f , won a v P Ur P°? es - 

new FM license .here and the firm, builders arid developerf;, said, their Channel 9 station... skedded for 
pitch would be gopd music and public service. It’s the 13th EMer for first telecasts in ,early 1962, will: 
the area;. . Jack Hanrahan has joined WERE as a staff writer, Coming serve both San. AntOriio .and Aus- 
from American Greefirigs, where lie thought: up sick .cards. tin, with a strong signal, available 


IN PITTSBURGH 

; Agent. George Claire booked Elroy Facer Harvey Haddix and Hal 
Smith of the pennant winning Pirates on the ABC World Series spec¬ 
tacular as singers . . . He also set Billy Eckstine for the national arithem 
bit.;. Wild, has made, a cash grant of $2,000 ■ to WQED. the area’s edu¬ 
cational tv station. . .. Former slugging star Ralph Kiner is in town to 
do the wrap-up on WIIC after each world series game . . . He Is op 
with ;Sari Francisco’s Russ Hodges, regular Pirate broadcaster Jim 
Woods and the station’s Ed Conway , . . WIIC is also originatirig pick¬ 
ups for. the Dave Garroway Show with Jack Lescoulie arid Joe Gkragiola, 
the former catcher who is now a successful author and sports anriouncer 
in St.. Louis . . , Post Gazette political editor Pat O’Neill is the quiz¬ 
master on “For..the Record” on KDKA now that politicians are: the 
main subjects . . . Household hints Is now a WEDO with Davey Tyson, 
on WAiyiP with Lee Vogel and WAMO with Bill Powell. All three have 
the. same sponsor and all three give housewives advice over the phone 
. . . Dennis Day is the key figure in a big advertising campaigning here 
for “Irish Hams” . . . KDKA-TV has bought a package of 22 “Tarzan” 
plctiiriei. ’ 


Texas ETV 

ssss Continued from page 29 aisiai' 
1952., After channel lay dormant, 
San Antonio educational, business 
and radi -tv groups .banded with 
the U. of Texas and Austin inter¬ 
ests in. subscription campaigri 
that- netted close to $400;000 in 
donations and pledges. The'iinivei> 
sity role remains operational and 
promotional, with monetary partic¬ 
ipation denied by: a..state statute 
forbidding 1 Use of state monies for¬ 
ty purposes. 

Channel 9 station... skedded for 
first, telecasts in early 1962, will: 
serve both San. AntOriio .and Aus¬ 
tin, with a strong signal, available 
by rabbit ears, due .most of; the 
two cities. 

. Programming Will Include in¬ 
structional and enrichment seg¬ 
ments, plus cultural, informational 
arid news ,features.. . 

Originations will stem from uni¬ 
versity cariipus, and commercial, 
studios lri San Antonio. Micro- 
W'ave-linked..; transijiitter . will be 
midway between San. Antonio and 
.Austin, which Are some 70 miles 
apart; 

Channel 9 will provide Austihi 
with an; approximation of a “sec¬ 
ond” station- jonly local. station 
here now being KTBC-TV, Channel 
7. A number of Austin area view¬ 
ers pick up Sah: Antonio stations 
on outside rigs. 









Wednesday, October 12, 1960 





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-ARB SYNDICATION CHART 


Variety’s! weekly tabulation, based on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study 
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week 
ten different markets are covered. . • . . 

in the syndicated program listings 9 of the top ten shows, rating data such as ms 
average share■ of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting com; 
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished,. Reason for detailing ah 


exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true fating 
strength of particular series. .Various branches of the industry, ranging from media 
buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable. 

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimUh of 247 markets. The re¬ 
sults of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety, Coupled with the rating per¬ 
formance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts are 
designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U.S. 


PHILADELPHIA 

TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 
BK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. 


1. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00). .. WRCV 

2 . G unsmoke jSSat. 10:00-10:30).. .......WCAU 

S. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00) .WFIL 

4. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30'... . .irYFIL 

5. U.S. Steel Hour '.Wed. 10:00-11:00).. .WCAU 

6. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .WCAU 

7. Hawaiian Eye 'Wed. 9:00-10:00'.-.VVFIL 

8. Lawrence Welk’s Dancing Party 

(Sat. 9:00-10:00).WFIL 

9. Real McCoy’s (Thurs. 8:30-9:00):,... WFIL 
10. Loretta Young (Sun. 10:00-10:30)....-WRCV 


STATIONS: WRCV, WFIL, WCAU. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10; I960. 


RTG re. program—day—time 


39 5 X Mike Hammer (Sat. 10:30)_ 

36.0 : 2. Medic (Tues. & Sat, 10:30) ., ... 

33-0 1 

, i 3. Grand Jury (Thurs. 10:30).. ... 
; 4.. Cannonball; (Sun. 6:00).';-.,... 

29-7! 5. This Man Dawson (Sun: 10:30). 
28.0i 6. Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 6:00), . . . .; . 
26 i ! 7. Shotgun Slade (Fri. 7:00) ....... 

r ' . ■' 

„ m 'i 8. Sea Hunt . (Sat. .7:001..... .. 

2a-3 jt g r johnny Midnight (Tues. 10:30) 
22.3:! 9. Phil Silvers (Thurs. 7:00L 


2D PROGRAMS 

AV. 

AV. 

1 TOP COMPRTmbN 

AV. 

STA. 

DISTRIB. 

RTG. 

SH. 

PROGRAM 

' ,, STA. , 

RTG. 

.WCAU v 

.MCA 

2t3 

61.1 

Medic _... 

... . WFIL 

12:7 

.WFIL..; 

. . VPS 

17.2 

38.3 

Johnny Midnight 

. WRCV 

8.7 





Mike Hammer_... 

...-WCAU 

273 

.WRCV ,. 

, , NT A 

15.7 

37 4 

To Tell The Truth... 

...WCAU 

17.3 

. WFIL... 

.. ITC 

14:0 

61.7 

Meet The Press. 

;...wrcv 

.6 0 

.WRCV.. 

., Ziv-UA 

12.7 

31.2 

What’s My Line....;, 

.. i . WCAU 

20.0 

.WFIL .. 

.. UAA 

10.4 

43.7 

EUrly Show 

WCAU 

.7.0 

.wRcv ; 

, . MCA 

10.0 

34.8 

News; Weather ; : 

.WFIL 

13;3. 





News; John Daly....., 

....WFIL 

10:0 

.WCAU . 

. . Ziv-UA 

8.7 

60.4 

Cowtown Rodeo . ..., 

....WFIL 

5 0 

. WR.CV\ . 

. ; MCA 

8.7 

19.3 

Medic ..._ 

. . . . WFIL 

8.6 

. WRCV.. 

.. CBS 

8.3 

35.6 

News; Weather 7 . .... 

....WFIL 

120 





News; John Daly.. .., 

...WFIL 

6.7 


PITTSBURGH 


STATIONS: KDKA, WTAE, WHO. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10. 


1. Gunsmoke ("Sat. 10:00-10:30'. 

2. Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00). 

3. What’s My Line (Sun. 10:3041:00V.. 

4. U.S. Steel Hour ( Wed. 10:00-11:00 -.. 

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). 

6. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30>- 

T. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 9:30-10:001.. 

8. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30). 

9. Spike Jones (Mon. 9:30-10:00'. 

10. Wanted. Dead or Alive (Sat. 8:30-9) 


Shotgun Slade (Sat. 10:30)_...... KDKA... 

Navy Log (Sat, il;00> : . .... KDKA. *. 

Sea Hunt (Sat. 7:66)......,KDKA... 

Manhunt (Thurs. 10:30) .. WTAE. 

Death Valley Days (Thurs. 7:30)..... .KDKA... 

Rescue 8 (Thurs. 7:30'..... v...; WTAE... 

Highway Patrol (Tues: 10:30'........, WTAE. •/. 

Lock-Up (Sun. 10:30' .. WIIC 

Huckleberry Hound (Mop. 6:30'.....KDKA 

Popeye (Mon.-Fri.' 5:00!..... WIIC 


27.3 

66.2 Amateur Hour 

WTAE 

8 0. 

16:7 

41.8 News •:: .... 

.WTAE 

133 


Movie of; the Week...* 

-WIIC 

.9.3 

-16.7 

60.0 Wrestling 

WIIC 

9.3 

15.3 

35.1 To Tell The Truth , 

KDKA 

22 3. 

14.7 

46.0 Rescue 8 . 

: WTAE 

114 

11.4 

35:6 Death Valley: Da vs. 

KDKA 

14 7 

11,0 

23.9 Diagnosis Unknown . .7 

-KDKA 

25 0 

10.7 

19.8 What’s Mv Line .U 

KDKA 

32 7 

9.7 

36.9. f News; Sports; News-. 




■ ) Huntley-Brinkley 

* WIIC 

9 7 

9.6 

40 9 Early Show 

KDKA 

7 3 


6 P.M. Adventure 

. WTAE 

8 4 


American Bandstand 

WTAE 

9 2 


MINNEAPOLIS—ST. PAUL 


STATIONS: WCCO, KSTP, KMSP; WTCN. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, 


1. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00).. 

2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30*.. 

3. What’s. My Line <Sun. 9:30-10:00)... 

4. Wagon Train 'Wed. 6:30-7:30' . 

5. Lawrence Welk’s D. P. 'Sat. 8-9> .. 

6. U.S. Steel Hour 'Wed. 9:00-10:00' 

7. Have Gun. Will Travel 'Sat. 9:30-10' 

8. Perrv Mason 'Sat. 6:30-7:30' 

9. You Bet Your Life .Thurs. 9:00-9:30 

10. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00' 


1. Death. Valley Days (Sat. 9:30 V.. 

2. Border Patrol (Thurs. 9:30V.. . 

3. Huckleberry. Hound (Tues. . 6:30' 

4. Woody Woodpecker (Thurs.; 5:00j 

5. Sea Hunt (Tues. 9:30'.. 

6. Manhunt (Sat. 10:30' ... 

7. This Man Dawson (Tues. 9:30).. 

8. State Trooper (Sun. 10:30! . ...... 

9. Badge 714 (Sat. 11:00) ........ 

9. Grand Jury iTues. 7:00>........ 


WCCO,. 

. . U.S. Borax 

27.4* 

KSTP... 

..CBS 

19.7 

. WCCO.. 

-. Screen Gems 

15.0 

. WCCO . 

. . Kellogg 

12.7 

.WTCN,. 

.. Ziv-UA 

12.4 

.KSTP 7. 

w .Screen Gems 

11.0 

. KSTP ; .7 

. Ziv-UA 

10.7 

.KSTP . 

. - 51C A 

10.4 

.KSTP .. 

. .ONP 

8.4 

WCCO.. 

NTA 

8.4 


' Man From . Interpol ; 
To Tell The Truth. . 
Laramie.; 

Robin Hood 
Diagnosis Unknow 
j Critics Award 
; Diagnosis Unknown 
All Star Bowling ... 
j Critics Award ... 

> Laramie .......... 


..:,KSTP 
... WCCO 
.:. .KSTP 
KSTP 
WCCO 
... . WCCO 

. :wcco 

WCCO 
. . . .WCCO 
. .7 KSTP 


ST. LOUIS 


STATIONS: KTVI, KMOX. KSD, KPLR. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10. 1940. 


1. 

Esther Williams -Mon. 9:00-10:00'... 

KSD 

46.0 

1. This Man Dawson (Mon. 10:00)... 

...KSD..,. 

.. Ziv-UA 

18.7: 

41.0 News; . Weather : . 7. . . 

...KMOX 

23 3 

2. 

Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30< 

KMOX 

33.3 

2. Mike Hammer (Sat. 10:00*'. 

KSD. 

. MCA 

18:0. 

Eye On St. Louis.,;:. 
43.3. NewS;. Weather .... 7. 

...KMOX 
;: . KMOX 

-in 0. 
19 3 

3. 

What’s My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00' 

KMOX 

29 6 





Summer Theatre :..; 

.. . KMOX 

113 

4. 

Have Gun. Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9' 

KMOX 

24.7 

3. San Francisco Beat 'Sat. 9:30).... 

4. Sea Hunt <Fri. 10:00' 

... .KMOX . 
KTVI. . . 

.. CBS 
.. Ziv-UA 

17.3 

16.7 

34.6 Death Valley Days,. ; 
39.4 News; Weather 

. ; .KSD:. 

. : K.VIOX 

16 7 

i 13 

5. 

Perry Mason 'Sat. 6:30-7:30'... 

KMOX 

21.2 (; 





|. Shotgun Slade ... .... 

. .:KSD 

in 7 

6. 

77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00). 

KTVI 

21.0;! 

i: 

4. Death Valley Days (Sat. 9:30> 

5. U.S: Marshal (Thurs. 9:30' 

KSD 
KTVI.. . 

U.S. Borax 
..NTA 

16 7 
14.7 

33.4 San Francisco Beat , 
35:5 To Tell The Truth. 

...KMOX 

..KMOX 

17 3 
19 7 

7. 

Black Saddle (Fri. 9:30-10:00) 

. KTVI 

20.0 

6. Vikings. (Sun. 9:30. 

KSD. . . , 

.. Ziv-UA 

14.0 

25.4 What’s My'^ Lin ..... 

. , . KMOX 

29:7. 

8. 

Ta.Tell The Truth (Thurs. 9:30-10:00) 

KMOX 

19.6]; 

7. W'hirlybirds (Tues 10:00', 

8. Lock-Up (Wed. 9:30' 

KSD . ,.. 
KSD... 

.. CBS 
,; Ziv-UA 

13.4 

13.3 

25.1 : Baseball ... ^. 

23.11 Baseball _...; 

...KPLR 

...KPLR 

25 3. 
24 7 

9. 

Alcoa Theatre (Mon. 8:30-9:00- 

KSD 

.19.3 j 1 

8. Rescue 8 'Thurs. 10:00'. 

KTVI.,. 

. Screen Gems 

13.3 

35.0. i News; Weather .;.... 

.; . KMOX 

227 

9. 

Detectives (Fri. 9:00-9:30' 

KTVI 

19.3 ! 





j Eye On St. Louis • 

. 7: KMOX 

113 


HARTFORD, CONN. 


STATIONS: WHNB, WTIC, WNHC, WHCT. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4,10, I960. 


, Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00). . 
. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30' 

. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:00-10:00'.. 

. U.S. Steel Hour 'Wed. 10:00-11:00) 

. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10* 

, Ed Sullivan (Siin. 8 00-9:00' 

. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30! 

. Mr. Lucky (Sat. 9:00-9:30' 

. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 9:30-10:00' 

. Comedy Spot (Tues. 9:00-9:30» 


Tombstone Territory' (Sat. 10:30). . 

WTIC-... 

. .Ziv-UA 

280 

71.6 Divorce Court 

WNHC 

3.7 

How To Marry Millionaire (Sat; 7:00) 

WTIC ... 

. NTA 

153 

70.5 Bowling Stars ... 

;.WHNB 

3 0 

Play Of The Week -Thurs: 10:15*. .;. 

WTLC., . 

. . NTA 

11:4 

35.7 Untouchables ...... . 

. . WNHC 

28.7 





Silence Please . . : 

. WNHC 

15.3 





News; Weather ....... 

. . WHNB 

9.3 





Jack Paar Show.: i 

./WHNB 

9.3 

Dial 999 (Fri. 7:00) 

WTIC .. 

.. Ziv-UA 

10.7 

38.2 News; Weather ...... 

. .WHNB 

80 





News-Huhtley-Brihkley 

. WHNB 

12 7 

This Man Dawson (Thurs. 7:00). 

WTIC .. 

,.Ziy-UA 

9.7 

47.8 News; Weather . 

. WHNB 

.60 





News-Huntley-Bririkley 

7 WHNB 

11.3 

U.S. Marshal (Wed.. 8:00) ...... 

.WNHC.. 

. - NTA 

9.3 

22.7 Feature Film 

. : WTIC 

12.0 

Rogers (Roy) (Sat, 6:00) .. 

WNHC. : 

. Roy Roger* 

84 

61.3 Top W’estern 

WTIC 

3.7 

W'oodyWoodpecker (Mon. 6:00). 

. WNHC,. 

.Kellogg 

8.0 

38.7 Feature Film .. . --- 

* .WTIC 

87 

Shotgun Slade (Wed. 7:00' ....... 

. WNHC.. 

.. MCA 

7.8 

24.1 Feature Film 

WTIC 

13:7 

Death Valley Days (Tues. 7:00)- 

WTIC.. . 

: . U.S; Borax. 

67 

33.5 Phil Silvers ' 

WNHC 

.6.0 


MEMPHIS 


STATIONS: WREC, WMCT, WHB(?; SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10, I960. 


1. Gunsmoke 'Sat. 9:00-9:30' .....WREC 

2. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00>-WMCT 

3. Whats My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00'. WREC 

4. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30' WREC 

5. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 8:30-9:00' WREC 

6. Wanted, Dead or Alive (Sat. 7:30-8'. WREC 
6. Zane Grey Theatre (Thurs. 8:00-8:30- WREC 

6. Millionaire (Wed. 8:00-8:30'....WREC 

7. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 8:00-9:00).. .WHBQ 

8. Ed Sullivan; (Sun. 7:00-8:00)......... . WREC 


i 1. Shotgun Slade (Sat. 9:30) 

2. People’s Choice ( Wed. 7:00> ... . 

3. Huckleberry Hound 'Thurs. 5:30* 

4. Quick Draw McGraw 'Tues. 5.30' 

5. Manhunt (Tues. 9:30) 

6. Roy Rogers. : (Wed. .30'. 

7. Whirlybirds (Thurs. 6:30) . . .. 

7. Woody Woodpecker (Mon. 5:30 V . 

8. Lock-Up. (Tues. 6:30)/. . 

9. Tombstone Territory (Tues; 9:30 


(Continued <ra page 50) 


70.2 Jubilee U S,A; 


WMCT.. 

..ABC 

21.3 

66,8 I Reckoning . . . 

...WREC 

8 0 

WMCT ■ - 

.. Screen Gems 

17,0 

54.8 News; Weather .. *.. 

...WREC 

11.3 




| News-Crbnkite .. /.. 

...WREC 

8:7 

WMCT. 

.. Screen Gems 

14.0 

53.9 News; Weather ....* 

...WREC 

7.3 




News-C'onkite . 

.. . WREC 

.7.3 

WMCT. 

..Screen Gems 

12.4 

34.1 Diagnosis Unkriow . 

.. .WREC 

14:0 

WMCT 

;. Roy Rogers 

11.0 

42.8 News; Weather ..;., 

...WREC 

10:0 




Nevvs-Crbnkite :.... 

.. .WREC 

8.7 

WREC.... 

. . CBS 

10.0 

40.5 '. Steve Canyon .......; 

. . . WHBQ 

8 7 

WMCT 

.. Kellogg 

10.0 

46:3 News; Weather .... 7 

..:WREC 

93 




j News-Cionkite ,7. ■ , 

.... . WREC 

,7.3 

WREC .. 

.. Ziv-UA 

9.7 

29.9 /Laramie .. 

WMCT 

12.7 

wiibq: 

..Ziv-UA 

9.3 

. 25.6 ^Diagnosis Unknovy 

WREC 

14.0 





















































Wednesday, October 12, I960 


Stories of the man hired to 

“KEEP TROUBLE 
OUT OF MIAMI!” 



FILMED ON LOCATION IN MIAMI! 

Against a background of luxurious hotels, exotic night- 
clubs . .. interesting people seeking fun and excite¬ 
ment! A gay carefree resort that must be kept free of 
undesirable guests, embarrassing scandal, crime of 
any sort! 

Here is superb television entertainment destined to 
be the season-s most unusual success. The Ziv-UA 
man can tell you if your market is still open. 


2IV-UNITED ARTISTS, INC. 
488 Madison Avenue 
New York 22, N. Y. 

Produced k* .... 

SCHENCK'KOCN PtTCTHlIttS, WC. 
































48 TV-FILMS 


Pfistmfft Wednesday, October 12, 1960 



ARB FEATURE CHART 


Variety’s weekly feature chart, based, on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, covers one market. Each week, the 10 top rated features for the one market 
will be listed. j; 

Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations, and advertisers in 
determining the r effectiveness of ia feature show in a specific market have been 
included in this Variety chart,. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding, 
features as thcir\, stars, release year, original production company and the present 
distributor included wherever possible along with-the title. Attention should be paid 
to such factors as the time and day, the high and law ratings for the measured 


feature period and share Of; audience,. since these factors reflect the effectiveness 
of the feature and audience composition, * a late show at 11:15 p.m. would hardly 
have, any children viewers,. but its share of audience may reflect dominance in that 
time period. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming on a multi 
stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week a total rating {for the 
total number of showings for the week is given, the total rating not taking^. intoaccbunt 
the duplicated homes factor . Barring unscheduled smtches in titles, the listed features 
for the particularly rated: theatrical filmed Show are as accurate as .could be 
ascertained. 


SAN FRANCISCO STATIONS: iCTV'O', KRON, KPIX, KGO. SURVEY DATES: MAY 3-9. i960. 

AVERAGE AVERAGE STATION RtG 

TOP TEN FEATURE FILMS RUN TIME SLOT RATING HIGH LOW SHARE TOP COMPETITION A\. 


1. “SUDDEN FEAR”— 

Joan Crawford: 

RKO: 1956; Flami 

Repeat 

Movie Time 

Sim. May 8 

5:30-7:00 pan. 
KRON-TV 

9.8 

2. “SONG OF LOVE”—— 

Katherine Hepburn, 

Paul Henreid; 

MGM; 1947; MGM-TV 

1st Run 

Best of MGM 

Sat. May 7 
10:30-12:45 a m. 
KGO-TV 

8.4 

3. “BOOBY TRAP”— 

Sidney Tafler. 

Patti Morgan; 

International; 1957; NTA 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Wed. Mav 4 

5:30-7:00 p.m. 
KPIX-TV 

8,1 

4. “RETURN OF THE BADMEN”— 
Randolph Scott, Robert 

Rvan, Anne Jeffrey; 

RKO; 1948; C&C Films 

Repeat 

Big Movie 

Sat. May 7 
11:00-12:45 a m, 
KPIX-TV 

7.8 

1. “I’LL GET YOU”— 

George Raft, 

SaII\ Gray; 

Lippert: 1953: Ross 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Tues. May 3 

5:30-7:00 p.m: 
KPIX-TV 

68 

6. “UNCONQUERED”— 

Gary Cooper. 

Paulette Goddard: 

Paramount: 1948: MCA 

Repeat 

Best of Paramount 

Sun. May 8 

2:00-4:30 p.m. 
KPIX-TV 

6.8 

8. “THE GREAT MOMENT”— 

Joel McCrea, Betty 

Field, Hurry Carey: 

Paramount; 1944; MCA 

1st Run 

Fabulous Features 

Sun. May 8 

5:30-7:00 p.m. 
KPIX-TV 

66 

7. “BEHIND PRISON GATES”— : 

Brian Donievy: 

Columbia; 1939; Screen Gem 

Repeat 

5:30 Movie 

Fri. May 6 

5:30-6:30 p.m. 
KGO-TV 

58 

8. “HE STAYED FOR BREAKFAST”-— 
Part I 

Loretta Young; 

Columbia; 1940; Screen Gems 

Repeat 

5:30 Movie 

Wed, May 4 

5:30-6:30 p.m. 
KGO-TV 

5.2 

t. “SLAUGHTER TRAIL”— 

Brian Donievy. Gig 

Young. Virginia Grey; 

RKO; 1951: C&C Films 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Thurs, May 5 

5:30-7:00 p.m, 
KPIX-TV 

5.i 

9. “DAKOTA”— 

John Wayne; 

Republic; 1945; Hollywood TV Service 

Repeat 

20th Cent. Theatre 

Sun. May 8 

4:00-5:15 p:m: 
KTVU-TV 

,51 

SAN DEIGO 




1. “MR. BLANDING BUILDS HIS 
DREAM HOUSE”— 

Cary Grant, 

Myrna Loy; 

RKO; 1947; C&C Films 

Repeat 

Film Masterpieces 

Sat. May 7 

6:00-7:30 p:m. 
XETV-TV 

5.4 

3. “CALL NORTHSIDE 777"— 

James Stewait. Lee J. 

Cobb, Richard Conte; 

20th Century Fox; 1948; NTA 

Repeat 

Late Show 

Sat. May 7 

11:15-2:30 a.m. 
KFMB-TV 

5,3 

3. “LOST BOUNDARIES”— 

Mel Ferrer. 

Beatrice Pearson; 

Four Continents; 1949; Allied Artists 

Repeat 

Powerhouse Moyi 

Suh. May 8 
11:00-12:15 a.m. 
XETV-TV 

47 

4. “THE NEEDY COMES THROUGH”— 
Pat O’Brien, George 

Murphy, Jane Wyatt: 

RKO: 1942; C&C Films 

Repeat 

Powerhouse Movi 
. Fri. May 6 
11:00-12:45 a.m. 
XETV-TV 

45 

4. “KISS ME DEADLY”— 

Ralph Meeker, 

Albert. Decker; 

United Artists: 1955; UAA 

1st Run 

Big Movie 

Sat. May 7 
10:30-12:30 a.m. 
KFSD-TV 

AS 

5. “MR. LORD SAYS NO”— 

Stanley Holloway; 

London Films; 1951; Flamingo 

Repeat 

Sunday Morning Movi 

Sun. May 8 

11:00-1:30 p.m, 
KFSD-TV 

43 

5 “ONF. FOR THE BOOK”— 

Ronald Reagan. 

Eleanor Parker; 

Warner Bros.; 1948; UAA 

Repeat 

Million Dollar Movi 

Sun. May 8 

3:00-5:00 p.m. 
KFMB-TV 

4 3 

6. “THE SEARCH”— 

'■Montgomery Cliff, 

Wendell Corey; 

MGM: 1948; MGM-TV 

Repeat 

Big Movie 

Sun. May 8 
ll;00r 12:45 a.m. 
KFSD-TV 

3.8 

7. “STAND BY FOR ACTION”— 

Robert Taylor. Brian 

Donievy. Charles Laughton; 

MGM: 1943; MGM-TV 

Repeat 

Saturday Matinee 

Sat. May 7 

2:00-4:00 p.m. 
KFSD-TV 

3.6 

t. “NIGHT SONG”— 

Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, 

Ethel Barrymore*. Hoagy Carmichael; 
RKO; 1947; C&C Films 

1st Run 

Powerhouse Movie 

Sat May 7 
10:30-12:15 a.m. 
XETV-TV 

3A 


10.7 8.7 44 0 The Lone Ranger..,........ KGO 7.0 

Fabulous; Features^- 

“The Great Moment’' 

(1st Run) ......i.. KPIX 6.9 

10 0 5.3 34.6 Death Vallejr Days ....-KPIX : 19.0 

Big Movie—“Return of . 

The Badmen” (Repeat)......jkpIX 7,8 

8 7 8.0 22,3 Popeye , . : ... ,v.;„ IKRON 7;7 

6 O’clock News—News- : 

Hiintley-Brinkley ..........KRON ....... ,18.0 

Rescue 8, .:./.KRON . 11.0 

10.0 4.7 38 2 Best of MGM— 

“Song of Love” (1st Run).... KGO 8,0. 

7.3 6.0 17.8 Three Stooges .............KTVU ........11.0 

6 O’clock News—News- 

Huntley-Brinkley ____ KRON _.... 21.3 

Manhunt . ... . . KRON i____ -23.Q 

8.0 4.7 49.3 Tournament of Champions....; KRON 3.6 

Meet the Press. --- . .KRON 3.3 

Movie Matinee— 

“Night A Day” .(Repeat- .. . . : KTVU 2.4 

20th Cent. Theatre.. .I-.-....... KTVU 5.7 

7.3 6.0 30.0 Jdovie Time— 

“Sudden. Fear” (Repeat)... KRON* 9.8 

6.0 5.3 22.1 Popeye ....... r:.....KRON 7 4 

6 O’clock News; 

News—Hunlley-Brihkley ....: KRON . ...,.. .15.7 

6.0 40. 149 Popeye . ..... ..KR6N 7 7 

6 Q'Clock News; 

N(?\vs—Huntley-Brankley ... KRON ........ ■: 18.0 

53 4.7 16.9 Popeye . ...KRON ft.7 

6 O’clock News; 

News—Huntley-Brinkley ... . KRON ....... .14.0 

Quick. Draw McGraw: .....; KTVlj ......12 0 

8.0 4.0 30.3 Best of Paramount—:• 

“Unconquered’’ (Repeat/.. . KPIX 7.0 

Matty’s Funday Funnies, : ...... KGO 10.7 


STATIONS: KFMB, KFSD, XETV. SURVEY DATES: MAY 3-9, I960. 


8.1 4.7 21.4 This Day 4960. .. ..... .KFMB 8.5 

Award Theatr -. . ...... . KFMB ......__6.1 

Silent Service ............. .KFMB _11.5 


8.1 2.0 61.0 Big Movie—“Kiss 

Me Deadly” (1st Run).... . . .KFSD 4.2 

Up to the Minute... ..... ...v.. .KFSD 2.0 

4.7 4.7 35.3 Sunday News Special KFMB 9 5 

This Day 1960... ...., KFMB 6.1 

Big Movie-—. 

“The Search” (Repeat)...... KFSD Z.7 

5.4 3.4 27.8 Neewsroom . ......___:..KFMB 9.5 

Royal Wedding...........;. KFMB 6.1 

Jack Paar Show... ............ KFSD 4:4 

Late. Show— 

“Lusty Men” (Repeat) ___KFMB 4.0 

6.8 3.4 20.9 Coronado 9:. ........KFMB ..._.21.6 

Newsroom . . ........... .KFMB * _.12.2 

Late Show—-“Call 

Northside 777’’ (Repeatn..... KFMB 7.8 

5.4 2.7 9.0 Major League Baseball..... .. KFMB ........ ... 10.9 


6.1 2 7 33.1 Meet the Pr ........... KFSD 3.1 

Ask Your.,.:............KFSD 1.4 

The Christophers ....:;. . KFSD 1.1 

4.7 3.4 35.5 Sunday News Special. .. KFMB 9.5 

This Week i960 . . . !.; KFMB 6.1 

Powerhouse Movie-^ “Lost 
Boundaries’’ (Repeat.)..... XETV 4.7 

4.1 3.4 34.0 Kentucky Derby . KFMB 5:4 

Major League Baseball.— ....XETV 2.6 

^ Sports Review:........ . . . XETV 1.4 

4.1 1.4 14.4 Coronado 9;...:. ...KFMB .... ...21.6 

Newsroom _•._/.KFMB .. ^...;. 12.2 

Late Show^vCall 

Northside 777” (Repeat).....: KFMB 7.7 




















































Wednesday, Oclobc 12,1960 


PftmETY 


THE NEW YORK TIMES, 

Television: ‘TheDybbuk* 

Carol Lawrence Stars in ‘Play. o{ the 
Week* Directed by Sidney Lumet 

By JACK GOULD 

YrOR majvtle aolcahity, sub^cqnertt mms .in uhici 
F tensity and stupcnM 4 'Ui# xabbt'-'and leader* of tha 
wi awt r abotUd sot tha community confront the D;K* 
leant to buk and his Trilby arc mas-, 
-lb* Dybbua>,.U* current teipiecea of. technUjuc and 
altmUoo of 'Tbc Play of thw lnt*n>rctatioTi;. 


New YorlJonnial'Americaii 

JACK O’BRIAN SAYS: 


. WZ HAVZ CAUGHT Cb; lib Tba Dybtok" in several 
ritflnjfi over tbs. lari couple of nlihti, and althouih ills far 
fm tbf best cay to soak lip. this driply aerfoua drama, it 
Was enooita to witness one of the l|nest ■SSmimimmmmimmi 
dramatis performances of any season: bftsa 
yoonf lady whose ranxela amaslnslT comple - 
' lisht comedy. mtulcal capers,, ballet, yoo • 
tbe slrl mto wboae body tbe'.'tortured soul - 

heartenter*. U iniperb; tbeve'a no other won CUTS 

This ancient Chasddic folk melodrarni . 
lale. arid Ilia lawfenee. la dolnrbeaotful JQ|] 

mandlnr role. Ludwjf Oonatb. Theodores ,, . 

•as Uis. tortured, lad) share*ood; but .11 JJfff 

triumph. Bbt'i marvelous. ,, 


** Miss Lawrence, as the 
haunted bride, is a vision of 
defiance, passion and torture, 
a portrait remarkable for its 
multiple dimensions. In the 
lines where she apeompanies 
the unseen voice of her lover 
the effect is at once uncan¬ 
nily arresting and thoroughly 
believable. ” 


one of the finest seriously emotional 
dramatic performances of any season: Miss Carol lAwrencc , a 
young lady whose range ts amazingly complete—straight drama, 
light comedy, musical capers, ballet, you name It—as Leah, 
the girl Into whose body the tortured soul of her dead sweet¬ 
heart enters, is superb; there’s no other word lor it. 

This ancient Chassidic folk melodrama Is a deeply scaiy 



ntnuiMta week 

Tar IU second nti« at th# ica 
•CO. VTbe PUy *f the Week." 
mountad «a unusual play. -deep lu 


Carol Lawrence as Leah, pos 


sessed by the soul of her tor¬ 
mented, departed lover, rendered 
a powerful performance. It had 
sweep, drive, grandeur and grace. 





** Carol Lawrence, a remarkable 
performer for her youth, gives a 
stirring, perceptive portrayal of 
Leah, who falls in love with a 
devout Rabbinical student,** 





Personal Managements JOHN GREENHUT 

Publicity: JACK TIRMAN 











































































Wednesday, October 12, i960 


PfoUETT 


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NEW ORLEANS, LA.. 

CARMEL QUINN 
CHARMS CROWD 

Irish Singer Acclaimed at 
Blue Room 

By BOB ROESLER 
Carmel Quinn had Her. non- 
Irish. guests wishing they were 
as s h e .charmed an opening 
ight crowd at the Blue Room* 
of the Roosevelt Thursday 
night. 

The pert little redhead with 
flashing blue eyes was a hit 
with her well-balanced show. 
Her typically. Irish selections 
Went over well. 

She warmed up the attentive 
audience with the likes of "Just 
a Country Girl", "Mick McGiJ. 
ligands Bar," "Galway Bay*' 
and "Look to the Rainbow.” 
TTSY BITSY’ SCORES 
Then lika a bolt, out of the 
blue she belted out that "Itsy 
Bitey, Teeme Weenie Yellow 
Polka Dot Bikini" bit that had 
everyone tapping his toes. 

Tor a change of pace Miss 
Qumn took a page out of the A1 
Jolsoh "story" singing "Waiting 
for the Robert E. Lee,” "Swa- 
,nee”, and "California, Here I 
Come.” 

Possibly the biggest applause- 
getter, with the exception of the 
"Itsy Bitsy" and "McNamara" i 
bits, was her French treatment 
of "My Wild Irish Rose " 


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RADIO-TELEVISION 


ftSsilETY 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


Television Reviews 

Continued from page 35 

hear people talk with [no prepared ! during some Canadian singers .in 
speeches.” f [the guest slot in ensuing weeks: 

And iL wasn't till many minutes : His series gets the full coast-to- 
later that Caen made; more than j coast treatment on 46 stations of 
a one or two-word contribution to ; the CBC-TV network, 
the conversation. jj j In variety teeoff.; Kane used solo 

Subject matter rambled through stepouts, plus trios and quartets 
vagaries of, internatiorpl situation, from his band for his arrangement 
pausing briefly at Castro. UN, of ' Over the Rainbow.” arid, a hot 
Khrushchev. etc. Afterj 50 minutes tailgate version • of hi “Muskrat 
Stevenson got a message of some Ramble.” 

kind and simply departed — Sahl; . Andy Williams, -delivered a 
carried the ball from [then on and bouncy “Anything Coes” a soft- 
was a considerable improvement. ' toned “Danny Boy” and a breezy 
though Republic u; listeners must . medley backgrounded by “Won’t 
have been bhstered by some of [You Play a Simple Melody,” with 
his more wildly swinging political Kane, on the clarinet and the orch 
remarks i. i backing. Williams, of course, was 


Stevenson came through as rath¬ 
er stuffy, and Winter!seemed pe¬ 
dantic. pontifical and terribly 


in splendid, relaxed -voice.-, 
j Sylvia Murphy, bipnd in black. 

! opened with “By Myself” and 


wordv. Miss Costa was mainly dee-' later was’hack for “My Favorite., 
oration and Caen, who expresses ; Things.” both marked by the easy 
himself exceedingly wetl on paper, ; style that has become her trader, 
had hardlv anvthing to sav. In-' mark. 

deed near show's end jit- was billed I Cute opening touch was the use 
to run 75 minutes hut ;actually ran , of telephone booths by about a 
82' Sahl. Miss Costa. Winter and i dozen musicians, plus introduction. 
Caen seemed to h.ne 1 run out of > of Andy Williams in a “To Tell the 
anvthing to say and were vamp- j Truth”, takeoff. Show now has 
inor with chitchat. I a studio audience, which helps. 

Since show was supposed to be ! but Kane's orchestral arranger 
extemporaneous land surely was*. 1 ments are still an integral must 
Jim Baker had little to do as di- that the customers are, waiting for. 
rector, though it would seem he j McStay. 

could have had technical_ director l ——--- 

Bob Stodden at least [swing cam- j FREE 

eras to the person who: at the mo- with Alan Millar, Ruth Walker, 
merit was talking. Part of. camera- AUan B i ye . BUly Van Four, 
aud’o confusion, of course, could Midge Arthur Canadettes (12), 
be laid to fact that several per- Rudy Toth Orch (22) 
s »ns would start talking about the Producer: Syd Wayne 
same time. Waiters: Alan Manings; Pat Patter- 

Near the end of show* Winter son 
said, referring to current presiden- + 3 o Mins.. Thurs.. 9 p.m. 
tial campaign, “at the moment THOMAS OFFICE SUPPLY & 
there seems to be a lot of apathy EQUIPMENT 

nobody knows how- to get this CBC-TV, from Toronto 
campaign off the ground.” (McLaren) 

Same could be said for this With one of the highest budgeted 
show-. Stef. variety series on a Canadian-spon- 

-—f sored payroll. “Fancy Free” shaped 

up on its teeoff '6‘ as one of the 
JACK KANE SHOW brightest musicals of the Canadian" 


JACK KANE SHOW brightest musicals of the Canadian" 

With Jack Kane and his Music Broadcasting Corp. tv network; 
Makers (33). Sylvia. Murphy; With Rudy Toth’s orch (22) and 


Andy W r illiam; guest 
Producer: Stan Harris 
Writer: Bernard Rothman 
30 Mins., Mon., 8:30 p.m. 


Midge Arthur’s precision line (12), 
cast also .includes headliners of 
this summer’s “Swing Gently,” an 
initial CBC 60-minute summer re- 


FORD MOTOR CO. OF CANADA, placement which was sponsored by 
H. K, RITCHIE Max Factor, Imperial Tobacco and 

CBC-TV, from Toronto (tape) Johnson’s Wax. In for 52 weeks, 

(JUT, MacLaren) the “Fancy Free" tab is picked up 

Using the same tv format that by one sponsor, the Thomas office 
ho has for the past four years. Jack equipment suppliers: 

Kane and his Music Makers (33) All with professional assurance, 
were back with Sylvia -Murphy as the cast comprises singers and dah- 
the fronter for her fourth season e'ers that., on opening show, gave a 
on the 30-minute weekly. Jack lift to CBC musical revue fare 
Kane Show. His guest wa3 Andy across the Dominion. With all ai- 
Williams biit Kane intends Intro- rangements. by Toth-r-whose 22 
— bandsmen are never seen oh cani- 

■ - - era—they give fine backgrounding 

to the two song-and-dance numbers 
j assigned to each of the principals, 

t Blond Ruth Walker sang “Come 

• Rain or Conte Shine" and airiri- 
; terpolated “My Heart Belongs to 
J Daddy,” both in alternate whisper- 
' ing and belting styles:. Allan Biye. 
; sang “You Make Me .Feel So 
: Young” and “You Go to My Head” 
in fnanlj^ baritone: and the Bill Van 
. ( Four, (three boys and a girl* were 
splendid in their harmony singing 
of “Skylark.” (They are Billy Van 
.. .. . I* : Evera. Jack Northmore, Les Leigh 

Mgt. Wilfian Moms Agency ; and Patty Brooks'. 

j In a fast-moving program, the 
■ ■ ; opening number introduced Midge 


A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND 

(in radio programming, that is ». .) 

Wt'rt one of tfio fop independent stations in the country and we’ve 
been tcoatiag for months for the right kind of Program Manager. Sure, 
we're hard to please. !Oar specifications are tough. 

We're not looking for an operations-type. a glorified traffic clerk, 
or a d.f. who wants to play executive. Wo want a man wko can crea¬ 
tively and energetically run a Program Department that Includes pro¬ 
ducers. a public affairs director, a news director and reporters, and 
some high-priced, introspective on-the-air talent. 

He is an expert on pop musici and can build the kind of music- 
and-news sound that will get top ratings in a tough, competitive major 
market. He also has |a flair for conceiving and producing programs 
other than reeord shows (important as these are to our success), in- 
dadiag documentaries and special eventr. 

The man we want probably has a jgreat deal of independent station 
programming experience. Seme network affiliate or network program¬ 
ming in his background; may also round out his qualifications; but ho 
isn't the kind of broadcaster who is still yearniag nostalgically, for fha 
retnni of "Just Plain Bill." 

If you aro this taro paragon of radio showmanship, you'lf find tho 
opportunity with ns is great. P.S.: Wo also poy well. 

Toll ns all about yourself in a letter to BOX V-1267, VARIETY. 
154 W. 46th St., Now York 36. 


Arthur’g Canadettes for their hl- 
kicks to *■ There, is Nothing like n 
Dame” arid a later bouncy preci¬ 
sion number to ‘‘Everythirig’-s Up 
to Date lri Kansas City,” with ef¬ 
fective overhead carnera shots. 

For fine, finale, Syd Wayne 
“borrowed” the Garry Moore/ tech¬ 
nique of going back to the song hits 
of 1938, plus movie clips of fashion 
styles arid news highlights of that 
era. In a company round-up, this 
finale included a rousing “Flat Foot 
Floogee” and “Bei Mir Bist du 
Sdhon,” *ith studio audience of 
over 200; not hurting, in its tee¬ 
off; “Fancy Free” proved a happy 
half-hour. McStay. 

EXPEDITION LOS ANGELES 
TVith Vince. Scully, host 
Producer-writer: Gary Goldsmith j 
Director: Stanley Z. Cherry 
30 Mins.; TueS.. 7 p.m, 

KABC-TV, Los Angeles (film) 

Although the series is off to a 
rather drab, cut-andviry start, 
there is . reason to believe that 
KABC-TV’s “Expedition. Los An¬ 
geles” will tackle its. challenging 
topic with more punch and insight 
in the weeks to come. Certainly 
the. object of all this attention 
merits the inoee-thari-superficiaL 
examination that a 13-week series 
can give it, in spite of being 
shackled With an. irregular broad¬ 
cast pattern lit substitutes every 
third week-for/-the networks’s “Ex¬ 
pedition!) Future stanzas will ap¬ 
proach in. depth specific facets of 
Los Angeles living, veering away 
from the., tired “boy. look how, 
we’ve grown” aspect that charac¬ 
terized the debut episode, 

. Som fine aerial footage gave 
the opener a decided lift, but the 
accompanying narration contented 
itself wRh laying the groundwork 
for the balance of the series via a 
purely “physical map”: approach, 

[ A break for an inforrnal chat at 
} the - Coliseum among, host-narrator 
|Via Scully;. Larry' Sherry. Duke; 
i Snider and Don Drysdale produced 
l nothing startling or incisiv in 
the way of observation. 

Scully, “the voice of the Dodg¬ 
ers,” seemed a bit on edge, but 
being the fine commentator he is, 
should aid the program consider¬ 
ably in future frames. Good 
camera work by Ernest Buttelman 
and John Walsh and clean direc¬ 
tion by Stanley Z. Cherry proved 
sizeable assists . for writer-pro¬ 
ducer Gary Goldsmith’s keynote 
effort. Exec producer of this \ 
' i worthwhile, overdue civic survey | 
is Jim Patterson. Tube, j 


Throw Away Those Tranquilizers 


i Continued from page 21 ; 


| Mixed-Up Ratings 

' Continued from page 21 , 

• 60 new and returning shows). So 
; it’s to be expected, that viewers will] 
■ be spending sbme : three or four] 
weeks, “shopping” the dials to get a 
look at the new product and the 
return, of old. favorites. 

Complicating the picture still 
further, is the unusual number of 
' specials scheduled this early in the 
[ season—the Dow mysteries. Bob 
[Hope. Bing Crfisby, .Victor Borge, 

! “Barbarian;” the opening Bell .& 

[ Howell pubaffairs shows and “CBS 
Reports.” These have preempted 
even th new ihows, so that it’s 
1 taking a week j or" two longer in 
' some cases for fhe audience to get. 
; around to them. 

j Finally, it’s election year, and 
six hours thus far of three-network 
titne have been preempted for the 
Nixon-Kennedy d'e bates, and 
there ? s: been .nfore time devoted to 
the. campaign and the Uriited Na¬ 
tions and Mr. Khrushchev, much of 
it in prime timeslots. 

So the agency arid network boys 
with the orderly minds who’ve Al¬ 
ready begun to seek but audience 
patterns on the basis of-the early 
ratings will have to be disap¬ 
pointed. Considering that the bulk 
of the new shows, preemed the 
week of Sept. 27-Oet. 3, arid that 
a minimum of fouf' weeks should 
be allowed before a pattern can 
begin to ernerge, that means that 
the first November Nielsen pocket- 
piece will give the first real, clues. 
And that, won’t be out until the 
fourth week in November, at the 
earliest! 

: Dori’t anybody hold their breath. 


Lethbridge, Alta. ■■— Gene Ross, 
'manager of radio station CFWC, 
Camrose, Alta., for the past six 
. years, has joined station CJOC, 
Lethbridge, as assistant to man¬ 
ager A. J. Balfour. 


degrees. The catch is that Nixon 
perspires, easier than Kennedy. 
Drops of sweat, showed on. Nixon 
on the tv screen through most of 
the first program, which had been 
telecast in Chicago. A cause for 
this lay be that Nixon wears 
makeup on the programs and Ken¬ 
nedy does riot. At any irate, with 
the temperature adjusted to 70 to 
keep Kennedy from shivering, 
Nixon had to uSe his. handkerchief 
seven times during the second pro- ■ 
grai relieve his face of. mois¬ 
ture.. I 

When Kennedy arrived arid took], 
position behind his lectern; he j 
cbm plained there was too much I 
light glare when he looked into the 
camera. lie tried Nixon’s lectern,' 
said there !was considerably less 
glare there and requested * equal 
lighting. It turned out that Nixon’s 
people had fooled with the lights 
last; had asked for four lights on 
Kennedy’s side and one on. Nixon’s, 
side. “Did they order my lighting, 
too?” Kennedy asked pointedly; 1 
NBC snuffed out one of the lights 
on Kennedy. Kennedy said that 
helped, his glare problem, and the : 
Ni;shn lighting experts approved it: I 
During the first program. lights had j 
been blamed partially for Nixori’s ' 
appearance. j 

The red tally light which lights : 
when a carnera is on burned out on ] 
the camera facing Kennedy only a J 
minute or so before the prograni i 
went on. A Kennedy staffer sug-: 
gested the tally light on Nixon’s [ 
camera be extinguished also, since.; 
there was no new bulb to replace ' 
on Kennedy’s. But things were 
left as they were. 

NBC brought down a fnakeup 
artist.’ Bob O’Bradovich. from Ne\i\“ 
York if .either candidate wanted his 
services. Neither did. Nikon re¬ 
lies on his own makeup expert, ■' 
Stan Lawrence; also from New ., 
York. Nixon used pancake and a . 
dark powder which his tv consult¬ 
ant. Edward A. (Ted* Rogers, called;; 
“lazy shave.” Kennedy deferred? 
to tv for the second program arid 
\vore a blue shirti he had worn a 
white one in Chicago), but because 
he is tanned (arid also for the pub¬ 
licity advantage, presurnably) re¬ 
fused makeup: 

‘Reaction Cioseiips 

Nixon’s advisers wanted the cam-. 
era to stay on the Candidate who 
was talking, with no. “reaction” 
closeups of the other. Kennedy’s 
advisers , wanted the otlibr can¬ 
didate’s face shown while one was 
talking, as long as it was evened 
out between the two. NBC used, 
shots of both candidates at times 
as compromise, with clOseups held 
to the candidate speaking... 

Frank Slingland, director of 
“Meet the Press,” served In the 
same capacity for the program^ 
Four cariicras and two microphone 
booms, plus a lavalier mike for 
each participant, were used; 

An army of guards and police; 
were on hand to prevent anyone • 
without authority to do so .from.1 
getting within a- city block of the 
WRC studio. Washington police- [ 
men, the U.S. Secret Service and • 
private' detectives were everywhere. ) 
The Secret Service even insisted 
on testing the glass of water placed 


before Nixon beforo ho wrai Al¬ 
lowed to take a sip. 

Washington newspaperineri wer* 
given NBC green badges, photog¬ 
raphers Were issued gold badges. 
Staff members of the two candi¬ 
dates. had special credentials, as 
did the only, other outside guests, 
NBC board chairman Robert Sarn- 
off; NBC prexy. Robert Kintrier; 
ABC board chairman Leonard 
Goldenson; ABC-TV prexy Oliver 
Treyz; CBS board; chairman Wil¬ 
liam Paley; CBS prez. Frank Stan¬ 
ton; and Mutual board chairman 
Herbert Beutow, 

NBC v.p. (in. charge of WRC) 
Joseph Goodfellow was! voluntarily 
evicted, from his office. The two 
.largest and best "office suites at 
the station were, given to the can¬ 
didates, who drew Tor • them. 
Nixon got Goodfellow’s, aild Ken¬ 
nedy, the conference room. 

A huge barnlike room where 
scenery is ordinarily stored was 
made available to the working 
press. . It was equipped with eight 
monitors, 36 phone booths arid 1® 
iVestem Union, machines.. New-s- 
reels were serviced off the tube i 
New York. 

The most worrisome task of all 
went to.Elmer W. Lower arid Rus 
Torriabene. manager and supervi¬ 
sor, respectively of NBC News i 
Washington,: They kept time on 
candidates arid the nevv'smen who 
asked the, questipris. Each candi¬ 
date had four lights in front of him 
advising hirri if he could remember 
w hich,color meant what > how' much 
time he had as he spoke. 

When it AVas over, everyone in¬ 
volved seerned happy with NBC; 


2d ‘Debate’ Audience 

Continued from page 21 ,^—j 

parent In the larger . . for 

Arbitron’s multi-city rating, cover¬ 
ing N Y.,, Philadelphia. Baltimorie, 
Chicagb. Detroit. Washington arid 
Cleveland, found an even lower 
rating than its 100-city national 
sample.'a 45 average. Arid Nielsen 
in N.Y; found a 39 rating, 
pared witli 54 in the. first riieetiug. 

Viewing 1 fall-off after the first 
half-hour likewise attested to this. 
The half-hour breakdow’ns. net¬ 
work-by-network ■ At 7:30, 24.4 on 
NBC, 21.2 on CBS and 11.3 ori 
ABC; at 8. 20 3 on NBC, 20.8 on 
CBS and 10.7 on ABC. 


Lewiston, Me.—Hubert A,. (Mike) 
Madden, former Lewiston ..riews- 
paperman and. public relations ex¬ 
ecutive, has joined the sales, de¬ 
partment of WLAM. 



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RADIO-TELEVISION 


Mexico City, Oct 11. 

The National Advertising Assij., 
the Mexican Assn.* of Advertising 
Agencies, the Mexican Society of 
Authors- and Composers and ; the 
National Chamber of the. Radio- 
TV Industry have joined forces to 
“moralize" radio and television, 
programming, .All have assumed; 
the obligation. of producing only 
“moral, and Improved quality proV 
grams.’’ 

Initial drive to clean up Mexican 
programming was inaugurated 
about two years ago when; ..same 
organizations ratified a mutual 
pact for “the defense, elevation of- 
quality and propriety oftrJnSmis- -i 
signs. However, program was- 
never actually activated. 

Now standards for programming 
are to be enacted and a monitoring 
division set up to seee. what regula-. 
tions which seek to improve qual¬ 
ity and impede “cultural retroces¬ 
sion" are not violated. 

Stone, G-T Settle 

Sid Stone, televisioh’s pitchman, 
and Goodson-Todman have made 
a settlement outside, court, oil 
litigation on “The Price is Right," 
Matter has been in the courts for 
about two years.. 

Stone;claims to have originated 
the ide'a for the . show and. pre¬ 
sented it to Goodson-Todman, and 
said a deal was made for its pro¬ 
duction. Firit round of the litiga¬ 
tion went to. Stone, in a lower 
court, but matter was ordered to. 
trial in the Appellate Divi 

Muskegon, Mich.—Radio station 
WKBZ was named “Member of the 
Year” by the state’s Associated 
Press Broadcasters Assn, for its 
performance in the AP’s ; Co-Op 
newsgathering, operation in Michi¬ 
gan. 


WBKB 

Continued from page 22 s . 
for network, personalities, and it 
has created number of costly 
stunts to call new A.BC shows to 
the attention of the local - press. 

For “Islanders," Ascher’s depart¬ 
ment arranges a luncheon voyage 
on the Chicago River, routed 
around Goose Island, only Isle in 
the city limits. For “Flintsfones,” 
Ascher & Co. sent out 20-pound; 
“paperweights” made, but natch, 
of flintstone: For “Harrigan and 
Sort.” a boulder labeled a blarney 
stone; for “Hong Kong" a year's 
subscription to a Chinese newspa¬ 
per; and so on. 

As in past years, station-is pro¬ 
mpting network shows in its local 
programs. For instance, Francois 
Pope’s ^‘Creative Cookery” is fea¬ 
turing dishes presumably inspired 
by such shows as “Hong Kong,” 
“Hawaiian Eye,” “The Islanders,” 
and “Adventures in Paradise" on 
their premiere dates. Jim Lpuns- 
bury’s “Record Hop”, is conducting 
Black Botton and Charleston dance 
contests on behalf of “Roaring 
Twenties’’; and “Expedition” will 
gei; numerous tie-ins in the kid- 
strip, “Clock-A-Doodle-Day.” 


'Sl" 1 hS l n„ |FCCin Progress Report on Its 


mo-YM 

Continued from page » 
nine commercials pOr exposure, and 
the network talked to Y&R about 
a total charge of apVoximately $30,- 
000 per commercial. minute. Gross 
for a 90-minute stanza on this basis 
would be $270,000. 

But the gimmick .was That, the 
sponsors would get this per^com- 
merical price only if he rode the 
stanza over .a 39-week period. For 
this NBC-TV wpuid have shown 26 
new-to-tv features ; and repeated 13 
of them to round out the full cycle. 

As it was originally reported, 
Y&R was supposed to lay out the 
necessary coin for the films, but 
later this was denied. One source 
said that it wasn’t “fitting” for an 
ad agency to becpmC Involved in 
the direct purchase of the post-.’.4$s 


^ Freem episode of “Naked . City” 
tonight (Wed.) 09 ABC-TV will be 
sold as a feature Abroad in Eng- 
lisT>-spealdng markets by Columbia 
International. 

Initialer guestars Eli Wall*ch. 
Other vidfilnv series sold, abroad 
as features' include Desilu’s .“Un¬ 
touchables” and Metro’s “North¬ 
west Passage.” • 

Sheilab, Hy Gardner, Kup, 
Don Gardiner Pinch-Hit 
Sun. for Ailing Winchell 

Laid up at home with a heavy 
cold and an absessed tooth, Walter 
Winchell won’t be doing his own 
stanza on ABC-TV next Sunday 
<16):. Instead, during what the web 
figures won’t be any more than a 
week.. layoff for Winchell, four 
others will fill for him in the 10:30- 
II p.m, slot: 

Hy Gardner,, the -N. Y. Heraid 
Tribune columnist who does his 
own tv show as Well, will do two 
interviews . (personalities not yet 
chosen) arid Sheilah Graham, from 
New York, will give the Hollywood 
news. ABC newscaster Don Gardi¬ 
ner will do the straight news in 
Winchell's absence, and the net¬ 
work is now. trying to clear col- 
umnist r ty host Trv Kupci.net,. of 
Chicago, to do a remote from his 
hometown, hut he has to finalize; 
tv clearances from his local station 
and present sponsor's. 

Garrity to WFYI 

Boh Garrity, originator of the 
flying traffic reports on N.Y. indies 
WINS and WOR and one-time 
nightside . jazz dee jay in N.Y., has 
joined WFYI, Garden City, key 
station of the Herald Tribune 
Radio Network on Long Island, 
as program director. 

Joining .the. H-T web affiliate 
.WVOX, New Rochelle, as sales 
manager is Perry J. Brown, for¬ 
merly with WADO, New York, and 
before that WLD, -Boston: 

Both stations are AM-FM. 


Upcoming Gotham UHF Experiment 


Washington, Oct. 11. 

Federal Communications Com¬ 
mission reports steady progress in 
the arrarigements for the upcom¬ 
ing $2,000,000 UHF television ex- 
periment in New York City. 

Advisory committees have been 
set; up and are already at work on 
major technical phases of the im¬ 
portant experiment. The Trans¬ 
mitting Industry Advisory Com¬ 
mittee,. FCC. said, • has considered 
specific designs for the proposed 
antenna installation, on the Em¬ 
pire State Bldg. { 

Antenna models of several dif¬ 
ferent . configurations are to be 
tested under contract and their 
impact on the existing VHF an¬ 
tenna atop the Empire State 
studied. 

So far. One of the suggested an¬ 
tennas promises to provide cover¬ 
age in all directions. Other an¬ 
tenna models will provide direc¬ 
tional operation. 

Use of two directional antennas 
operating simultaneously, FCC 
said, would provide both uptown 
and downtown service from the 
Empire State, hut might cause a 
“scalloping” effect in receivers 
roughly east, and west from the 
building. 

Present plans call for use of 
Channel 31 on the Empire State, 
At another site—yet to be chosen 
-—another transmitter will be in¬ 
stalled using: one of the upper 
UHF Channels (circa 800. me) to 
test multicasting and determine 
differences between the lower and 
upper portions of the UHF band. 
An idle tower across the Hudson 
River at Alpine, N.J., may be 
available for this Operation! 

The Receiving Industry Advi¬ 
sory Committee has considered a 
report on receiving techniques 
suitable for UHF. The report, 
made under contract, concludes 
that a practical tuner for UHF re¬ 
ception can be made with an im¬ 
provement in the noise figure over 
the better tuners now on the mar¬ 
ket of about three decibels. How¬ 


ever, it added that receivers at 
only a few locations would he abla 
to detect the improvement and ad¬ 
vised against spending any of the 
project’s money for the tuner. 

FCC also reported that pre¬ 
liminary studies have been con¬ 
cluded of terrain and population 
distributions in upper Manhattan. 
This data will be used in selecting 
locations of the receivers. 

The project, under direction of 
FCC’s Chief Engineer, will be car¬ 
ried out during the next tuo fiscal 
years. Congress appropriated the 
funds during the last session. 

Hawaii TV Fades Out 
Political Bally-Hula 

Honolulu. Oct. 11 , 

Much to old timers’ regret, Ha¬ 
waii’s .inimitable political campaign 
rallies, which literally were out¬ 
door vaudeville shows plus 
speeches are the victim of televi¬ 
sion this year. 

- e Republican party has dropped 
them completely and the rival 
party, after an initial rally drew a 
meagre audience, is expected to 
follow suit. 

In years past, candidates have 
furnished their own trphpes of 
hula dancers and musicians. Some 
candidates have even put on one- 
man hula shows or ventured into 
song. And a few of them have had 
their own campaign theme songs. 

Richman to R.L 

Herbert Richman has moved over 
from ABC Films to R. I. Films Ltd. 
to act as liaison between ABC and 
RI in the recent pact between the 
films for foreign distribution of 
ABC series. 

Richman has been with ABC for 
a year as international traffic man¬ 
ager and before that was with 
Screen Gems as domestic traffic 
manager. 


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rected to implement; the new sec¬ 
tion with rules. The Commission 
recently announced jthat until, the 
rule* are issued 'rulemaking pr 
ceedings are lengthy), those af¬ 
fected hy the new Section should 
be guided by a list of examples of 
what requires an [announcement 
and wh.it is exempt [contained the 
Hou>e Commerce Committee's re¬ 
port on the bill. | 

In sunport of its request that 
films produced before the law's 
effective dale be exempted. ATFP 
cited a comment by | the bill s au¬ 
thor. Rep. Oren Harris (D-Ark.i, 
during House hearings to the ef¬ 
fect the new language applied only 
to -future product.” [ATFP said it 
could find no other legislative his¬ 
tory contradicting Harris' interpre¬ 
tation. 

Although ATFP seemed sure that 
FCC would eventually reach the 
conclusion that vidpix produced 
before enactment are* not covered, 
it said during the period necessar. 
to issue a final rul , FCC shoutd 
grant a temporary waiver to vid¬ 
pix just to be on the safe side. It 
argued that no public;injury would 
result from such a wjaiver since it 
amounted only to apreservation 
of the status quo. 

As £pr tv films produced after 
the law went into effect, ATFP 
had this to say: ‘\Kven before the 
new law was enacted, ATFP mem¬ 
bers have been diligently reexam¬ 
ining their business practices to 
make sure that abuses of the type 
disclosed by recent congressional 
Investigations did not exist in their 
Industry. Each company, has 
tightened its procedures to make 
sine that such abuses cannot go 
undetected.” 

The ATFP petition; went on to 
state, however, that [through the 
years, ‘ there have developed in 
the film industry many practices 
concerning the use of products and 
services in films." These, it argued, 
are "normal business practices 
which have been openly arrived at 
and the existence of w hich has been 
open and acknowledged.” ATFP 
added. 

"These open and normal business 
practices were not the type with 
which Congress was concerned. The 
hearings contain no charges or 
disclosures on this score.” 

ATFP conceded, however, that 
as dratted law “technically" could 
be construed to cover jsome of the 
prop-accepting practices, and vid¬ 
pix producers are no\y[ in process 
of reexamining them.;!ATFP said 
It can’t make the decision as to 
whether certain practices should be 
dropped unilaterally—[that others 
are involved and existing contracts 
might have to be renegotiated. 

ATFP’s petition did i not. specify 


i either the practices, or the type of 
contract which might be affected, 
Also, if a producer decides to re¬ 
tain a practice covered by the new 
flaw', a method would have to-be 
worked out for insertion of an¬ 
nouncements in the films:—which 
would create problei with the. 
: networks or station licensees who 
'may have conflicting commitments 
with sponsors. 


AfZIETY 


MGM’» Wax Work* 

. Hollywood, Oct. 1L . 

MGM-TV's industrial divi¬ 
sion will produce a film for 
Johnson’s Wax Co., budgeted 
in excess of $ 100 , 000 , to be 

• shot on a. two-week Sked in 
Racine, Wis... and Holly¬ 
wood, Jack Reynolds will pro¬ 
duce and direct. 

Plan is to use film, which 
deals with, corporate respon¬ 
sibility in relation, to youth; on 
both television and as visual 

• aid.: in various organizational 
showings. Firm is negotiating 
w ith Dr; Frank Baxter .to head 
Hollywood cast. 


Wednesday, October 12,1960 


| Syndication Review 

Continued from page 24 

military book witih experience. The 
( boy, of course, learns how to be a 
l better officer, but there’s an ironic 
tui.«d at the end. <Presumably a 
twist in the denouement will it-harr 
acterize the series, since that’s the 
fashion of .Saturday Evening. Post 
fiction, from which these stores 
are. adapted,.' It was a story with¬ 
out much plot, because the human 
situation took precedence dyer, the 
.physical action. 

The performances were uniform¬ 
ly good for a svndie series. w r i t h 
Sloane up to his usual standard 
and' Cooper foiling convincingly. 

The late Lours Jean Hevdt shone 
as the career sergeant wh had no 
love for officers but respected the 
wisdom and fairnes of his C.O. As. 
the least articulate of the three 
characters, he had the best lines. 

! Episode was shot in attractive 
[open spaces and had One notable 
’ action scene, an attack by Apaches 
.who came down from the hilis on 
foot. Although, more modestly. 

: staged than most Indian attacks, in 
L "B” films, it seemed somehow; more. 

' realistic than most of them.. 

Les. 


\ still have to be sold. The 24 mar¬ 
ket count could be considered good 
in this relatively ‘‘go slow" period. 
But the stride .would have been 
nearly double in years, past, 
i . Screen Gems unwrapped a list of 
r 275 pix in the N Y. market, with the 
total price more than $7,500,000. 
j There’s been virtually no activity on 
; the pix since 4he SG move. It’s uri- 
* derstood that opposite parties i 
? the projected negotiations, are 
waiting for the other party to make 
| the next overture. .Seven Ai ts As¬ 
sociated. isee. separate story:, with 
j its new- Warner Bros, pix, has just 
I entered the derby. 

! Next feu' months .will. spell how 
! the po$t-ri 8 dam wall be broken. 


j Stations Coy 

j —^ Conti ued from page 23 

• on station’s late night “Picture of 
the Week” slot. Pic w r as “All 
About Eve.” 

. Where station’s balk.the greatest 
is when they feel that the upped 
j pix prices might force a rate hike. 

I Stations, on the whole, never had 
it so good. Rale hikes have been 
, the order of the day in many key 
’ markets the past, few years. But 
; stations at this point are very 
8 reluctant to further increase rates. 
To the distrib argument that the : 
’ new pix will increase viewing and 
! thereby warrant upped rates, one 
j key station buyer maintained: f-lj 
rates are as high as the market 
i will bear; i-2‘ there’s .no insurance 
; that ratings will increase to such 

* a point that rate hike Is justified. 

NTA has made deals in 24 mar¬ 
kets with its new package of 20 th- 
Fox pix. In N.Y., interestingly, it 
sold the pix to its own o&o. Mar¬ 
kets. of Los Angeles and Chicago 


j Monaco Fest 

Continued. from page .23 —— 

j to the ..Monaco affair Via Eurovi- 
: sion, but according to the British 
reps of the festival “a number of 
j networks and sponsors in the 
United States and other countries 
have expressed interest in the pos¬ 
sibility of televising the gala and 
awards presentation.” The awards 
; are : skedded to be presented on 
[ jan. 28 at a gala in the Monte Car- 
| lo Opera 'House. With winners be¬ 
ing flown to the spot as guests of 
the local government. 

. Named special advisor to the fes¬ 
tiva 1 committee Herbert Sussan, 

forincr director of special programs 
for NBC and senior producer for 
["Wide Wide-World.” He’s setting 
j up a closed circuit system by which 
I entries: will, be beamed, from Radio 
Monte Carlo, to.the Gaumont Thea¬ 
tre for viewing, by jurors, press and 
public. Eight jurors—two from the 
U.S., two from the U.K. arid one 
each from Japan, Italy, France and 
| Gerfnahy-^are being lined up. the 
j first name: set .being that of: actress 
.'.Dame Judith Andersdn. 


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[ RCA Film Recording Studios. Out- 
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Facilities will be available for 
recording film scoring, orchestral; 
recordings, mixing and for.foreign- 
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OFs Shoriie Sales 

Official Films reports Sales In 17 
markets on its package of one- 
minute sport, shorties culled from 
! newsreel archives, “Sportfolio,” 

! Official prexy Seymour Reed 
j says ; the sales and preview re- 
] quests, have resulted from the 
; company’s intensive mail and 
: broadcast trade mag campaign on 
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FCC Probe 

j; Continued, from -page 25 

SG had been approached by both 
Morris ahd MCA. 

Screen Gems Cpast chief admit¬ 
ted sponsors {via ad agencies) have. 
Ultimate say-so- anent matters bf 
‘ taste, and policy” in production j 
biit emphasized most differences; 
are w orked out to mutual satisfac-! 
tion in conference. He Said he had 
received several lists of taboos: 
from various: sponsors, and turned 
examples of them over to the 
Coin mission, ! 

i Both Dozier, nd Or r were’ 
adamant that there was no pref- 
j erence given their companies by 
netw orks in matter of time slots, • 

| although Orr .acknowledged there’s : 
J general agreement between WB 
, and ABC that the ;studio’s Series 
| will receive pri ie time. 

I Dozier said that fact that. the.. 

; nets m . own pari bf SC’s shows'; 
: doesn’t have anything to do with 
time placement Or;^ indeed, place¬ 
ment at all. Both execs.agreed the 
webs had no obligation to air. their 
product des ite commitments, to 
biiv same. 

On merchandising tie-ins. Dozier. 
said SG has a staff of six.men work- j 
| ing : on such tiedns In N.' YJ Orr ! 

id the facet accounts -for about 
j of >VB’s tv operation. "* . j 
I Orr and Dozier readily admit-■ 
l ted their companies sanction free 
; v is”al plugs in television arid the:- 
j atrical films' in exchange for free ' 
j use of products of numerous manu- 
j facturei-s, notably Ford Motor Co, ! 

! . Bryant declared in his opening 
t statement that .‘‘rio opprobious in- 
; ference’- should be drawn from his 
j .question ori such plugs iior from 
!: the witnesses’ answer. it was 
merely routine part of the Coin; 
mission s fact-finding mission, he 
said: 

tirr and Dozier said Ford regu¬ 
larly supplies tjibm with fleets of 
new cars which they use both in 
pi;oduction and company business. 

Clear implicatibn bv both witnes- i 
; OS was that plug , value of manu- 
I facturers f products on tv or theatri- * 
cal screens is subliminal at best 
since, no effort is made to draw at- 
, tent ion to products. Items varv. 

: from tv sets, typewriters, Adding ’ 
machines to soft drinks, bread and ; 

. and—with exception of au-; 
tomobiles—all hard goods are re- ! 
turned manufacturer after* = 
screen use. Bryant, Assisted .bv ! 
[ rCC counsels James F. Tierney 
and Francis T. Nolan, ranged wide- 
I ly over a number of subjects in- 
chiding the. TV Code and produc- 
ei s attitude, to charges of. excessive 
crime and violence. 

FCC Chief Examiner James D. 
Cu ingharit presided and inter- 
rupted the proceedings onlv three ■ 
limes during yesterday’s s‘i.x-hour 
session—once to explain-rights bf. 
witnesses - counsel,- once, 'to- -pin. 
•down the .size: of merchandising: 
operation and once tp discover who 
has ultimate, say In matters of 
4aste and pbliey” in production, j 
Andrew G. Haley, J. R. Wallen- 
j berg fof Haley;. Wallenberg &' 
Bader-, Eugene D. Williams fof 
Freston. Files & Williams) served 
as counsel for Orr and Dozier. I 
I Peter O. Levathes. 20th-Fox[ 
telefilm chief, leads off today’s! 
agenda, to be followed by Metro-.! 
TV topper George Shupert and in¬ 
die producer Loretta Young, Other 
[witnesses due this week include 
•■Dick Powell, Four Star prexy- 
S Ozzie Nelson, Indie company prexy* 
Frank Cooper, prexy of packaging' 
company bearing his hame; SAG 
prexy George Chandler, exec seer 
rptary John L. Dales, his assistant 
Chester L. Migden; Indie vldfilm 
producers Don Sharpe and Don 
Fedderson; Desilu prexv Desii Ar- 
haz; Curtis Kenyon, Writers Guild 
West prexy; James A. Schulke, 
v.p. Paramount TV Productions. 
Others apt to b* summoned in 
next two weeks include Taft 
Schreiber, MCA v.p. heading Re¬ 
cue; Frank Morris and NAB Codr 
Coast rep. 


Hollywood, Oct. 11 .. 

Negotiations have been com¬ 
pleted between Lindsley Parson* 
and Allied Artists for the produc¬ 
tion of “Patrol Boat 999 ” .an hour** 
long vidpix series slated to roll 
in. December. 

“Patrol” telepix will revolve 
around the activities of the U.S. 
Coast Guard: during the ’20s and. 
•30s. Series will be based on . the 
novel, “Patrol Boat- 999, by Harold 
Waters and Aubrey Wisberg. Par¬ 
sons will be.:exec producer and 
Wisbei'g. producer .of the: series 
which will be distributed via AA’s 
Interstate TV, tv distribution- siib- 
sid of; the film , company. 

Parsons; incidehtatly. has also 
scheduled a 11163,111031 film, “Crash 
Boat;” an original screenplay by 
Jack De.Witt which .also rolls this 
year. Barry Suliiviin and Sonya 
Wilde have been set for top role*; 
to date. 


‘Little Debates’ 

j Continued from page 29 sSia 

KTCA-TV, Twin Cities’ educa¬ 
tional station; and several other tv 
station^ thipughout the "State along 
With WLOL Radio here carried a. 
debate between the two: guberna¬ 
torial .aspirants;. 

The debate followed; by two day 
the second tv networks' tangle be¬ 
tween the Presidential post seek- 

i s. biit unlike the latter w-as staged 
before, a live audience— the larg¬ 
est ever, to . witness a debate: be¬ 
tween seekeds for. this; state’s high¬ 
est of rice. 

More than 6,000 people were 
packed into the 4.800-seat Northrop 
Auditorium on the U;. of Minnesota 
campus to w itiiess' the debate iri 
the flesh, 

in an editorial in advance of the 
debate, the Minneapolis Tribune 
declared "the maximum benefit 
from this debate •■.will, come, of 
course, only - from a . maximum 
‘participation’ by. the viewing and 
listening audience;.” The editorial 
concluded: "This should be a 
!must r for . every voter Who wants 
to. cast ah informal ballet In the 
vital contest. Mark the. time down: 
8 p.ni., Sunday 19). 


Metro-TV Taping 

Hollywood Oct. 11. 

Metro-TV’s first, tape job out¬ 
side, the studio will be a 60-minute 
special to be Called - “Forever.* : It 
will be a special projeet of Robr 
ert Weitmani. studio’s tv head, and 
intended for network sale. Frank 
Gilroy, who recently completed, 
the screenplay, of MGM’s ' “The 
Only Game in Tow'ri,” ha* Deen 
set to develop the storyJ 
. Studio declined to reveal the na¬ 
ture of the show* or its format. It 
is. still to be cast. 


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TV Need: Live Shows 

Continued:' from page. 1 


‘public service* in the. form of em- | 
tertai lent? It doesn’t all. have to 
be news,” he observes. 

Deplores Carbons . 
Continuing, Clyne declared, “What 
happens is a constant aping of tlte 
same patterns and formula. If ir 
isn’t westerns, it’s situation come¬ 
dies. What has happened id: the: 
solid hour dramas w hich really put; 
the stamp of distinction on the ! 
medium?. And the variety shows? ] 
Dating frpm Berle these were the; 
bulwark of the new medium’s most; 
vivid and vital entertainment j 
hours. All we have left now’ of this : 
form are Sullivan and Como, and 
Shore, although I think it’s very 
smart of Henry Jaffe to do bopk j 
ideas on Dinah’s show, plus dra- ! 
matic interludes:” 

By buying so many outside pack-; 
ages Clyne feels the networks have 
abdicated programming initiative 
to the talent brokers. 

“No network Creativeness must 
reduce the three-netwprk race into 
a situation where at least one third 
of the programs (and sponsors> must, 
suffer and, on certain nights w here 
a certain show dominates, it could ■ 
well be that both networks will be ! 
hurt. With ABC so vividly in the . 
picture in the past two years it's, 
truly a three-network race and iCs. 

shame that one or the Other will 
vind up a bad No. 3.” 

Top Brains, for TV Pix Too 

Clyne sees television. following ■ 
tiie pattern of the, picture, busiriess 
.which was up against it until Holly¬ 
wood pUt its. best brains , to the : . 
test and started to produce.; block¬ 
busters. 

And since Hollywood is ?o vital--, 
ly in the tv picture Clyne li lade 
no bones about telling all the major ; 
company toppers—since all are now 
in tv production—-that it .is their, 
responsibility to take top command, 
install the same stripe of superiqi* 
production minds into’ tv, as into 
theatrical film production, “be- 


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some No. 2 guy should be consid¬ 
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television reins.” / 

Sees Brutal Winter 
. Tyne himsetf is. prospecting, full- 
hour dramas; and full-hour variety 
shows for the 1961-62 season: “The. 
casualties this winter will be 
brutal.. Not only will we all be tired 
of seeing a livingroom on tv but 
weTe all going to be chased out of 
our wri livingrooms and away 
from the tv sets if this keeps up.”. 

“Sure;” he continues, “we all 
know, that there are just so many 
basic categories, but this is where 
the. challenge figures. Ever since - 
the seven basic plots were evolved 
there has been sufficient creative- 
ness for centuries to provide suf¬ 
ficient variations of the. themes. 
Not so in tv. If one pattern clicks 
there are literally dozens of carbon 
copies:” .■■■(' 

Migration N.G. 

Clyne thinks'the medium has 
gone too far afield with too Ltt : e. 
refering to the migration to the. 
Coast instead of anchoring the 
vibrant live shows in the. east. 

He is also captious, about , the: 
theorists who advocate “journal” 
or “magazine concept’’ program¬ 
ming as the panacea. “The only 
solution is to adhere to the credo, 
that tv is: fundamentally an enter¬ 
tainment medium. If the show is: 
here, the networks will flourish 
arid the advertisers will be happy,'* 

Clyne and hi colleagues daily 
are researching the sundry new 
talents that have been coming 1 to 
t he. fore in niteries,. from disks,,. ‘ 
hotel rooms, and other live: talent 
fountainheads, and plan to test 
them with pilot formats, looking 
ahead to r 61, eyen as this new sea¬ 
son. is only just getting into stride. 

On the subject of major league 
attention to the medium—best 
Holjywood production brains etc.— 
Clyne also “can’t see why this 
doesn’t apply to, the Bill Holdens 
and the Cary Grants or whoever’.’” 
We need their artistic contribu¬ 
tions as. well. W.e’ir make, it very 
worthwhile’ and their residual 
values will take good care of them 
economically, perhaps even better 
than ‘ with some, of the theatrical 
features: This Tight of proprietor-: 
ship is a great incentive to any 
star.” 

Tape, . 

The aliveness. of ty Js a basic 
must to Clyne. He scores the abuse 
of tape. Tile- difference between 
taping a Jack Paar show live- 
projecting; it two hours later—and 
retaining all the little fluffs,. which 
attest to its instanteity, is niuch' 
different .from taping shows that 
devolv into film versions because 
of their repeated editing. Tlius. they 
become, celluloid,; not vidtape and 
lose that b/-the-momeht feel. 

On the subject of Paar, if that 
sort of informal showmanship is 
good, enough to capture; kii audi¬ 
ence in marginal hours “what’, 
wrong with putting, this type of 
show on prime time? A zirigy: 10-15 
rating in prime time is the sort of. 
■public service entertainment’ I’m 
talking, about.” 

Clyne heads for the Coast this 
week to o.o. some .of the; shows’ 
pilots' riot due for six \veeks. 

PresentRoster 

The agency’s $105,000,009 breaks 
dow .. into ^70.000,(j00,for day and 
nighttime television. ($50;000.<)00 
for night regular, show’s; $10,000,000 
for specials;; $10,000,000 for dav- 
time tv); $20,000,000 for spots; arid 
$1.5.000,000. for radio' programs.: 

The McCann-Erickson / stable of 
shows comprises (1960-61 new 
committments) “Islanders’* (L&M), 
alternate hour; “Nanette Fabray 
tWestinghouse), weekly half-hour; 
“Nelsons” (Coke), alternate. half- 
hour; Disney, “Hong Kong” and 
“Naked City” (berby); alternate 


PfatlETT 


half-hours; “Twilight Zone’’ (Col¬ 
gate), ditto; “Witness” (Helen# 
Curtis), ditto; Milton Berle bowling 
(Brunswick), alternate Dne-third 
hour; Churchill-Closeup (Bell. & 
Howell), “Feature” series; Gary 
Copper western (Savings & Loan), 
feature; NCAA Football (Humble 
Oil); World Series and Bowl games 
!,(GM);.T4 various (National Biscuit* 
| Borax, Corn Products), alternate 
j ohe-quarter hoUrs (day). 

■... McCann’s. 1960-61 renewals com- 
prise “Untouchables” (L&M), alter¬ 
nate. hour; “Paradise” (L&M), 
alternate two-third hour; “Wagon 
| Train” (National. Biscuit) and 
; “Rawhide,” * same sponsor, both 
alternate half-hours; “Tell The 
l Truth” .(Helene Curtis), alternate 
j half-hour; “Death Valley Dayas” 
j (Borax), weekly half-hour (spot); 
. Roy Rogers (Nestle), alternate half- 
hour (day); “Sky King” (Biscuit), 
ditto; Bob Hope (Buick) and East- 
i West. Football (Savings & Loan), 
i both features: 


RADIO-TELEVISION 


Susskind Stirs Up a Storm 


; Continued from page 21 ; 


CANADA FAR NORTH’S 
1ST LIVE RADIO SHOWS 

Ottawa, Oct. 11. 

Heretofore restricted to taped 
shows, the North West Territories 
in Canada’s far north will get live 
AM stints over a circuit carrying 
the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s 
Trans-Canada network. Service is 
expected to preem early in. 1962 
with circuits started now by Al¬ 
berta Government Telephones arid 
Canadian National. Railways con¬ 
necting the Peace River, district in 
northern . Alberta with NWT’s 
Great .Slave Lake area. 

Wires will carry radio line shows 
to CF.YK. Yellowknife; CFHR, Hay 
River, .and CBXH, Fort Smith, 
CBC stations sdrving about one- 
third the NWT population:. Stav 
tions : were taken over by CBC last 
year. 

NBC’s Detroit Showcase 
For United Fund Drive 

Detroit; Oct. 11.. 

NBC-TV is helping to kick off 
United Foundation Fund drive here 
with; a show’ to be carried simul¬ 
taneously ,on Detroit’^ three sta- 
tionsand a fourth in Windsor, On¬ 
tario. which feeds the U.S, market. 

NBC assigned Ed Pierce, a staf¬ 
fer; to produce the Oct. 18 tele¬ 
cast.. Shpw is being rehearsed in 
New York Wi th ..dancers Dick. 
France, and EHeh Ray. singers Col¬ 
lett a Warren and. Vince Martin, 
•the. Chryst'a'is. who are instrument-, 
alists and, several other young per¬ 
formers.: Show will be called “Stars 
of.-Tomorrow.*’ 


So. Scot TV 


j Carlisle. Eng., Oct/11. 

• Program transriiiss.ion frpm the 
rie\y Border Television Ltd., sta¬ 
tion. serving- south Scotland and 
northwest England jointly, are set 
to start from here in August. 1961. 

Two studios will be located at 
Harrabyv Carlisle. One is to be 
equipped for general, programs,. a 
smaller one for broadcasting. news 
prograrns; panel, games arid- local 
ad-mags; 

Work is in progress on building 
.of transmitting station near Cald- 
| beck, in north Cumberland, where 
1 a 750-foot; mast is to be erected. 
! A second transmitter will, be built 
near Selkirk, in southeast Scotland, 

Brit. Award Ball 

. . London, Oct. .11: 

The. Guild of Television Pro¬ 
ducers and Directors Ltd. is hold¬ 
ing its. annual awards ball in aid 
J of th’e National Television .Fund 
ori Nov. 29 at the Dorchester Hotel. 

GUild is making the hoopla a 
“selective occasion,” inasmuch as 
around 1,000 guests attended last 
year and .created uncomfortable 
^capacity conditions. 


ing against “Mr. K’s” appearance 
received at the station. Indie out- 
. let also reported that some people j 
called to protest the Radio Free 
Europe announcements, utilized in 
the station breaks, as being in bad 
taste. Station also received calls 
and telegrams commending the 
broadcast: No breakdown of the 
pro and con sentiment, either in 
percentages or numbers, was of¬ 
fered by WNTA-TV. 

. Storm kicked up by the Khru¬ 
shchev show found brokerage house 
of Sutro Bros., a longtime “Open 
End” sponsor, pull but in a huff- 
Practically up to the telcast, there 
were. nip^and-tuck confabs between 
the sponsor and station toppers, 
all to no avail. The break came 
after the station refused to allow 
" an editorial disclaimer by the spon¬ 
sor which, according, to a Sutro 
spokesman, the Sponsor wanted to 
insert prior to the program. Sta¬ 
tion’s position was that such; an un¬ 
paid disclaimer would open the 
floodgates: to other parties assert¬ 
ing editorial disclaimer fights. 

Station chose; instead, to have 
no. commercial advertising mes¬ 
sages in the show, although accord¬ 
ing to a station spokesman, there 
was a wealth of sponsor coin will¬ 
ing to ride with the program. Su- 
tro’s position was that-as sponsor 
of the first half-hour of the pro¬ 
gram for about a two-year period, 
it had the right to issue a dis¬ 
claimer on the Khrushchev outing 
because of its close association 
with the Susskind vehicle in the 
public mind,.-The sought-after dis¬ 
claimer was a mild disassoeiation 
by Sutro: of the one outing. But on 
principle, the station, said no Re¬ 
sult was Sutro ended its association 
with “Open End,” vacating its con¬ 
tract which .had another 12 weeks 
to go. 

In other markets, on both tv and 
radio, the traditional, commercial 
messages Were carried in the pro¬ 
gram. In its feed deal to radio 
stations, incidentally, there was a 
provision that NTA.would share in 
25Cfc of the revenues, if the radio 
program carried; sponsorship, 
j The; Sutro bow out climaxed a 
! series of controversial chapters on 
j Khrushchev’s current visit, viz a 
; viz broadcasting. Opening chapter 
was written by the U. S. State De¬ 
partment 1 which cautioned webs 
not ,to give ••Mr: K” lore tv ex¬ 
posure than necessary. 

On the rating meter in N. Y., 
“Mr. K” fell to ty comedies, with 
WCBS-TV leading the rating par¬ 
ade, according to Arbitron. Break¬ 
down of the 15 minute segments 
from ; 9 through 12. pirn,, found 
. ‘.‘Open Erid” running in third place, 
with WCBS-TV way. out in front 
from. .9 to. 11 p.ni., followed by 
WNBC-TV. “Open End,” though, in 
those periods, became the third 
station in the market, beating 
WABC-TV. 

Typical of the “Open End” 
'■WCBS-TV- spread was a 35.2 for 
Jackie Gleason and a 7:6 for Khru- 
! shchev from 9:30 to 9:45 p.m. In 
{ the. same period, WABC-TV had a 
6.6 for “The Islanders.” From 10 
to 10:15. it was .a 34.7 for “Candid 
Camera” versus, a 8.7 for “Open 
End.” “Mr. K.'s” Arbitrpn rat-, 
ings picked up at 10:30 arid were 
comparatively high for the remai -, 
der Pf the .evening. 

About. 100 United. Nations cor¬ 
respondents watched the program 
on a monitor at the UN’s, press¬ 
room.. Commercial outlets taking 
the program' as part of their syndie. 
buy of the series, include KTTV, 
Los Angeles; WHCT, Hartford, 
Conn., WTTG. Washington; KTVH, 
Wichita; KMSP, Minneapolis-St. 
Paul; KTNT. Seattle; WTTV, Indi¬ 
anapolis; and: WPTA, Ft. W r ayne. 

The Voice of America received 
permission to pick, up the broad¬ 
cast, but according to a VOA 


Spokesman the audio portion of tb* 
program was not beamed overseas. 

In the Soviet capital, Moscow 
radio rebroadcast the Susskind 
Khrushchev interview. At the end, 
a Soviet commentator said: “Com¬ 
rade radio listeners, now you liavo 
heard what -a struggle Comrado 
Khrushchev has had to wage dur¬ 
ing the past three weeks in th» 
fight for world peace.” 

For the Khrushchev interview, 
the usual coffee served the pai^ 
ticipants was displaced by Soviet 
Georgia mineral water, the bottle* 
of which were very much In view 
on the screen. Another footnote to 
the provocative show was that tho 
panel discussion by prominent 
newsmen took nearly as long as 
the actual Susskind-Khrushchev 
interview. 

Phoenix — Ira Lavin, general 
manager of KUPD-AM, has named 
Frank Pollack as program director 
and part time jock. 


SEVEN ARTS 
“FILMS OF 
THE FIFTIES” 
MARKETING 
TEAM 


W. Robert Rich 

V.ce President 
and General Sales Manager 
270 Park Ave.,N.y. 17, N.Y. 
Telephone: YUkon 6-1717 


Donald Klauber 

Vice President 
and national Sales Manager 
270 Park Avenue 
New York 17, N. Y. 
telephone: YUkon 6-1717 


Lloyd Krause 

Eastern Division Manager 
270 Park Avenue 
New.York 17, N. Y. g 
Te'ephone: YOkcn 6-1717 I 


George Mitchell :> 

Southwest Division Manager :•• 
671G Bradbury Lane > 
Dallas, Texas > 
: ADams 9-2855 i 


Robert Hoffman = 

Midwest Division Manager > 
8922-D LaCrosse f 
Skokie, Illinois 
Telephone: ORchard 4-51C5 S 


Horman C.(Buck) Long 

Western Division Manager. 

11358 Elderwood Street 
Los Angeles. California 
Telephone: GRanite 6-1564 

This marketing group will confer with TV station 
executives on the release of. 40 Warner Brother* 
"Films of the 50V Among these top films from 
Warner’s treasury of great pictures are: "Spring- 
field Rifle", starring Gary Cooper-, "Prince and th* 
Showgirl" (Marilyn Monroe, Lawrence Olivier); 
"Rebel Without a Cause" (James Dean); "Star h 
Born" (Judy Garland); ond Alfred Hitchcock’s 
"Strangers on a Train." 


B SEVEN ARTS 
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MUSIC 


Wednesday October 12, 1960 


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,000.000 BIZ 


To Give Artists a Better Showcase 


Columbia .Records’ artists & 
repertoire department will under-; 
go a revamping. According to 
Frank DeVol, newly appointed pop 
a&r chief, there’ll be no switch fh. 
hi producers’ setup but the 
niphasis will be placed on. realign? 
ing the procedure in the depart? 
lent. 

DeVol’s im is to ; protect the 
artists as far as their treatment by 
Columbia goes. More thought, he 
said, will be given to artists’ needs 
and material will be.: screened by 
the. a&r staff so that the material 
selected will fit a particular artist. 
DeVol will also see that there’s no 
duplication of. recordings, and he’ll 
see that his producers -don’t add 
similar styled singers to the Col 
table. 

Although DeVol expects to open 
up Col’s roster to young singers in 
the rock *n’ roll field, he’s going to 
tighten up his release schedule. 
All the finished recordings will be 
screened by the a&r department 
nd decisions will then bennade on 
which' disks to send out to market 
and which to restrict. 

DeVol also adds that he's not 
going to restrict Columbia to a 
particular set erf artists or songs. 
IIe says he’s interested in all talent 
and material. He doesn’t lodk.down 
on rock * ’ roll either. ‘'Those 
records aren’t purposely made, 
bad,” he adds, "it’s just the cur¬ 
rent musical mood. And if it’s the 
mood that’s selling there’s,no rea¬ 
son why Columbia shouldn't make 
It, too.’’ 

Joe Bonomo Associates 
Denies Link With Label 
SelKng Crated Disks 

Joe Bonomo Associates, sales 
reps to chain stores for wide 
variety of products, denies being 
tied up with any disk operation 
based upon unlawful infringement 
of musical copyrights, otherwise 
known as/ disk bootleggers or pi¬ 
rates. in last week’s Variety, the 
Bonomo: company, headquartering 
in New-York, was linked with Best 
Seller Record Co., another N. Y, 
firm, in the promotion and sale of 
45. rpai disks to chain stores. Best 
Seller Records was accused by 
llairry Fox, publishers’ agent and 
trustee, through attorney Julian T> 
Abeles, of using copyrighted songs 
without paying royalties. A police 
raid on a New Jersey pressing 
plant, sparked by Abeles’ investi¬ 
gation, resulted in the impounding 
of all disks, masters and stampers; 

. Bonomo, in a letter to Variety, 
states: “The true facts are that 
earlier this year we were ap¬ 
proached by Best Seller Record 
Co. to sell a 45 rpm EP record arid;' 
ks a matter of normal, precaution, 
we obtained from them and have 
in our files photostats of licenses 
for each of the tunes on the one 
and only EP record which we sold. 
Our total sales amounted to ap¬ 
proximately 1,000 of the one rec¬ 
ord. 

“Completely, aside -from the 
problem Messrs. Fox and Abeles 
are alleged to have encountered,, 
we found that this was not a com¬ 
mercially satisfactory venture for 
us arid we did not offer dr sell any 
tlier Best Seller’s records. In 
other words, our entire activity 
with Best. Seller Record Co. begari 
and ended with this one EP record, 
arid we have never been ap¬ 
proached with, offered dr sold any 
Star Time LP records, also men? 
tioried in your report.” 


Johnny Hodges 111 

... Sari Francisco, Oct. 11.. 

Vet alto saxophonist Johnny 
Hodges left Duke Ellington's band 
last, weiek and flew to New York 
for possible operation to treat an 
ulcer condition. 

He is one of the oldest members 
of the Ellington organization. 


Rank Label & 2 Distribs 
Ink FTC Payola Order 

Washington, Oct. 11. 
Federal. Trade Commission 'has 
bound three more disk distributors. 
With orders forbidding therri to en¬ 
gage in payola. 

■ Barred under the consent de- 
crees from slipping; iriducemerits to 
broadcasters were. Rank Records of 
America, N Y.; Joseph M. Zai 
ski Co., Baltimore, and Malverne 
Distributors, N. Y. The decrees, 
settled formal complaints lodged 
against the firm earlier a.nd do' not 
involve admissions of guilt. 



In a move to step up its flexibili¬ 
ty-arid speipd in hitting the disk 
market. with new product, RCA 
Victor has created a riew ; planning, 
and merchandising department 
under Harry- Jenkins. Jenkins was 
upped, to the new spot after run¬ 
ning the Los Angeles disk opera¬ 
tion for the RCA Victor Distribut¬ 
ing Co. for the past two years, 
Jenkins Will report to Norman 
Racusin, disk, divisi v.p.. and 
operations manager. 

Jenkins is the second RCA Coast 
exec to return to the horrieoffiee 
recently, in a stronger slot. Robert 
L. Yorke was switched "hack from 
the Coast, where he managed the 
Victor office, to N.Y. to head up 
the; coriimercial records’ creation 
department. 

Victor v.p. and general manager 
George R. Marek stated that the 
new plannirig: arid merchandising 
department was set. up to "rneet 
the challenges of growth — the 
marketing challenges of the ’60s. 
Its goals are simple. They are to. 
get more of the right product at . 
the. right place .at the right time.” 

. , Along - with ; Jenkins’ new spot; 
tiave J; Finn has been named 
manager of record distributor rela¬ 
tions, concentrating primarily on 
increasinc the effectiveness of the 
Victor distributor-factory liaison; 
Finn will report to Jack Y, Burgess 
Jr., Victor's sales chief, : 

At the same time,. Irwin Tarr, 
manager of sales for special mar¬ 
kets, has been given the signal to 
greatly broaden his activity in this 
field, covering sales to supermar¬ 
kets, syndicate stores, etc. Tarr 
and Ben Rosrier, head of Victor’s 
radio-tv relations arid filed^promo¬ 
tion, will also report to Burgess.: 

Red Foley en Trial For 
28G Fed Tax Evasion 

Springfield; Mo., Oct. 11; 

Red Foley, vet country singer 
whose square name is Clyde Julian 
Foley, \vent ori trial' in Federal 
Court here yesterday (Mon.) for 
alleged evasion of nearly $28;000 
in taxes; 

Governinent prosecutors charged 
that the singer had full knowledge 
that large items of income were 
riot Included in his Federal tax 
returns for 1954 and 1955. 

CaUan, Columbia Actor, 
Disks for Paramount 

Hollywood, Oct. 11. 

Michael Callan, Columbia Pic^ 
tures pactee,. has secured release 
from his j recording contract: with, 
ftiiri company’s. subsid, Golpi and 
inked exclusive deal, with ABC- 
Paramount. 

He remains under pact to Col 
as. a thesp. 


STIFF FED 

Milwaukee, Oct. 11.. 

Art : Talmadge, president of the 
American Record Manufacturers & 
Distributors ; Assri., arid veepee & 
general manager of United Artists 
Records, speaking at the annual 
awards meeting of the Milwaukee 
recorded music group at Eagles 
Club last, week, stated that some 
$20,000,000 of the national disk in¬ 
dustry's.: $400,000,000 yearly gross* 
was siphoned off by fake disks: 
According to Talmadge, disk coun¬ 
terfeiters hold their guns until a 
disk seems a certain national hit. 
Then, Talmadge stated, these pi¬ 
rates cut and press an exact dup¬ 
licate, including a forged, label, arid 
jacket. 

Talmadge reported this proce¬ 
dure is rampant with “single” 
disks, though' albums, in instances, 
get similar treatment. Talmadge 
specified “Inside Shelley Berman” 
pn Verve as a recent example. 
Talmadge said laws governing such 
“disk” faking differ in several 
states. 

Asserting that some states, prac¬ 
tically afford disk counterfeiters a 
licerise to steal, Talmadge said: 
“Bootlegging disks is like picking a 
horse after the ; race is over. By 
eliminating royalties, excise taxes 
and so on, they can still sell, the 
records at a lower cost to dealers. 
If they get only $1.50 for an album, 
they still make $1 profit.” The 
answer is a clear Federal law, pos¬ 
sibly an amendment to the copy¬ 
right act.” " 

Talmadge also indicated that 
ARMADA has already instituted 
legal action in certain “bootleg” 
disk instances. But he said that 
U.S. action was the only certain 
answer to the problem. 

Talmadge later pointed, to the ar¬ 
rests of nine men in Los Angeles 
for the alleged disk counterfeit¬ 
ing as warning that “ARMADA’s 
attack will remain forceful, vigor¬ 
ous arid constant, has typified 
its acitvity to date.” 

Talmadge commended L.A. dis¬ 
trict attorney William B. McKes¬ 
son arid his assistant for taking the 
i itiative in making coordinated 
raids Pn the. counterfeiters in the 
L.A. vicinity Oct. 2 after months of 
<Coritinued on page 60) 

APPEAL INJUNCTION 
VS.‘MURDER INC.’LP 

Princess Productions, which 
made the pic, "Murder Inc." Cana¬ 
dian American Records, which is-, 
sued a soundtrack LP of the film 
score and other defendants in. a 
suit brought against them by Rou¬ 
lette have filed an appeal in N.Y. 
Appelate against a temporary in¬ 
junction blocking further distribu¬ 
tion of the “Murder Inc.” LP. Rou¬ 
lette brought the suit on the 
grounds that the LP used the voice 
and name of Sarah Vaughan, who 
is under their exclusive contract. 

Roulette, which is. awaiting trial 
of . the. issues involved in the case, 
was required by the court to post 
a $25,000 bond in the. event that 
their, case, is not sustained.. Other; 
defendants in the case were Burt 
Balaban, of Princess Productions 
arid Porteni Distributors, which 
sold the disk. 



Pat Ballard 

Itqvit the jMMMt iloy crop of 
singer* and ’single* to tha 
hlds ln hls paaaa of prats* 
to tha ti»a- honored 
'Standards* In 

Little Girls 9 
Take it Away! 


: another Edit oriel Feature 
In the epceming 

55th Anniversary Number 

of 

PffiziETY 


‘Do Re Mi’Deal; Two Others Cooking 


‘I960 Show of Stars’ 
Rocks 5,000 in Milw. 

Milwaukee, Oct 11. 

Fabian; Duane Eddy, Brenda 
Leo, :• Freddie Cannon, Chubby 
Checker and Jimmy Clanton pulled 
5,000 teenagers to the WOKY-spon- 
sored “Show of Stars of I960” last 
week at Milwaukee Arena. Fabian 
received the bulk of response from 
the devotees of the “big beat.” 



In a new change tinder the new 
amended consent decree, the Amer¬ 
ican Society of Composers, Authors 
& Publishers Is uppirig the per¬ 
formance payoff to current hit 
songs. Move was made to allay 
criticism by a group of younger 
cleffers who rapped the distribu¬ 
tion plan adopted last year as 
penalizing new works in favor of 
standard catalogs. 

Urider new proposed change, any 
new ASCAP song, reaching a hit 
category where the number of cur¬ 
rent performances is equal in. num¬ 
ber to the. average number of per¬ 
formances received by the top 50 
ASCAP songs over the past five 
years, will be credited as a “rec¬ 
ognized work.” “Recognized works” 
category accounts for 30% of each 
cleffers’ and publishers’ payoff and 
heretofore has been limited to per¬ 
formances on songs that were one 
year old Or older. New proposal 
continues the old provision plus 
permitting new hits to get the ad¬ 
ditional 30%' dividend alloted to 
standards. 

ASCAP prexy Stanley Adams, in 
fighting for adoption of the amend¬ 
ed consent decree last year, vir¬ 
tually made a pledge to the younger 
cleffers that he would seek, to 
change the payoff plan to their 
greater satisfaction. He appointed 
a writers committee in an advisory 
capacity to the hoard which unan¬ 
imously approved of the proposed 
change. 

Another change in the ASCAP; 
setup, affecting only writers, relates 
to correcting some distortions in 
the operation of the recognized 
works and availability funds. The 
proposed amendment would com¬ 
pute a member’s recognized works 
standing in 1960 on either his 1959 
availability rating or his 1959 sus¬ 
tained performance rating, which¬ 
ever is higher. 

In another change, affecting.both 
writers and publishers, the Society 
would establish a. separate qualify¬ 
ing works test for choral, sym¬ 
phonic and similar concert works. 
In general, to become a qualifying 
work, there must be an accumula-j 
tion of 20,000 feature performances 
since Jan. I; 1943. While still ap¬ 
plying to the pop field, the new 
formula would reduce the number i 
of performances in the longhair 
field to 20% of. the pop require- 
riients to become a qualifying work. 
Qualifying works rate full credits 
in non-feature performances. j 

Name Jean-Loop Tournier 
As SACEM’s General Mgr. 

Paris,: Oct. 11. 

Jean-Loup Tournier,. ',N o r t h 
American representative for the 
French Society of Authors, Com¬ 
posers & Publishers (SACEM) head¬ 
quartering in New York, will take 
over as general manager of the 
performing rights society* effective I 
Jan. 1. Jacques Enoch is SACAM 
prexy. 

Tquriiier’s assistant in N.Y., Bea¬ 
trice Eisenzweig, will be in charge 
of that office until a new general 
rep is appointed. 


RCA Victor made a giant strida 
Into this season’s original cast al¬ 
bum sweepstakes acquiring tha 
rights to “Do Re Mi” and hearing 
deals on “Wildcat” and “Tha 
Hero.” 

This will put RCA on a par with 
Capitol Records which already has 
three original cast sots lined up. 
in Cap’s stable are “Tenderloin" 
“The Unsinkable Molly Brown” 
and the Nat King Cole musical, 
“i’m With You.” Columbia Records 
is represented so far this season 
with “Irma La Douce” and “Came-. 
lot.” 

It’s understood that Victor has 
made a substantial investment in 
“Do Re Mi,” the Phil Silvers- 
Nancy Walker starrer with a score 
by Jule Styne (music) and Betty 
Gomden and Adolph Green (lyrics) 
with a book by Garson Kanin. “Do 
Re Mi” is slated to bow on Broad¬ 
way Dec. 26. 

It’s also been reported that a 
monetary consideration was in¬ 
volved in Victor’s aquirinr* “WiM- 
cat,” the Lucille Ball starrer with 
a score by Cy Coleman <music) and 
Carolyn Leigh ‘lyrics). “Wildcat” 
is scheduled to bow on Broadway 
Dec. 15. Offer for “Wildcat” is 
said to includes hefty advance as 
well as an override for the pro¬ 
ducers which will give them moro 
than the usual 10% royalty fee. 

“The Hero,” which stars. Tom 
Poston, has a score by Moose Char- 
lop (music) and Norman Gimbel 
(lyrics). It’s due on Broadway Jan. 5. 

Biggest disk company invest¬ 
ment in a legituner so far this sea¬ 
son has been Capitol’s $264,000 in 
“Molly Brown.” Cap also is put¬ 
ting up $150,000 for Cole’s “I’ns 
With You.” 

Atlantic Ei panding 
Package Catalog Into 
Longhair, Folk, Skowtunes 

Atlantic Records, Indie label 
which was among the first to hit 
big in the rock ’n* roll groove, it 
launching a multi-faceted expan¬ 
sion in the packaged market. Label 
is planning to branch out from its 
present pop and jazz lines Into tha 
classical, folk and showtune cate¬ 
gories for an across-the-board cata¬ 
log. 

According to Ahmet Ertegun, 
Atlantic’s prexy, the diskery will 
enter the. classical field via long¬ 
hair works to be cut by the Modem 
Jazz Quartet. Latter unit has al¬ 
ready performed with several lead¬ 
ing symphonic groups and will re¬ 
cord some modern works by com¬ 
posers like Gunther Schuller. 

In the folk category, Atlantic la 
I coming up with a seven-LP set of 
[field recordings made in the south 
by Alan Lomax. Package is titled 
t “The Southern Folk Heritage.” Tha 
label is also cutting folk disks by 
The Tarriers. A series of albums, 
pegged onto the top showtune writ¬ 
ers is also in the works along with 
■varied projects being supervised 
by Si Rady, ex-Decca and RCA Vic¬ 
tor staffer now with the Bing Cros¬ 
by enterprises. 

Atlantic, meantime, is digging 
into its closet in a new singles re¬ 
lease prograiri to revive hits of the 
past. Atlantic will reissue them in 
their original form but will bring 
| up the sound to today’s standards. 
“In Paradise” by the Cookies will 
lead off the new series which will 
| be entitled, “The Atlantic Hit Re- 
Issue Series" 


T. L. Williams in ASCAP 

Thomas Lanier Williams. Other- 
Vise known as playwright Tennes¬ 
see Williams, has joined the song¬ 
writers’ roster of the American So¬ 
ciety of Composers, Authors & 
Publishers. 

Williams has written the lyric* 
for several songs featured in pic 
versions of his plays, including tha 
numbers “Heavenly Grass,” “Lone¬ 
some Man” and "Sugar In The 
Cane" 



n 


P^RIEff 


MUSIC 


Wcdnegday, October 12, I960 



(Tune Index of Performance & Sales) 


% This weekly tabulation Is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, nationally, as reported by key outlets In major cities, and must* 
programming b$ the major independent radio stations* 


IMi Last No. Wk«. 


Wk. 

Wk. 

On Chart TITtE, ARTIST 


1 

I 

9 

MY HEART HAS MIND OF ITS OWN 
Connie Francis .. • MGM 

2 

3 

9 

CHAIN GANG 

Sam Cooke . 

... Victor 

3 

2 

6 

MR. CUSTER 

Larry Verne 

Era 

4 

4 

7 

A MILLION TO ONE 
Jimmy Charles.. .. 

... Promo 

5 

6 

5 

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 
Drifters Atlantic 

6 

29 

4 

1 WANT TO BE WANTED 
Brenda Lee . . 

. ,| Decca 

7 

5 

12 

THE TWIST 

Chubby Checker ....... 

1 

. .Parkway 

8 

20 

5 

LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING 

Bob Luman Y/B 

9 

IQ 

6 

SO SAD 

Everfy Bros. 

WB 

10 

9 

12 

THEME FROM THE APARTMENT 
Ferrdnte/Teicher VA 

11 

12 

10 

K1DDIO 

Brook Benton 

Mercury 

12 

13 

9 

DEVIL OR ANGEL 

Bobby Vee.. 

.. Liberty 

13 

38 

4 

DON'T BE CRUEL 

Bill Black.. 

.....Vtf 

14 

15 

9 

pineapple princess 

Annette 

Vista 

15 

21 

6 

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK 
Fats Domino 

Imperial 

16 

7 

13 

IT'S'NOW OR NEVER 
Elvis Presley 

Victor 

17 

8 

13 

WALK. DON'T RUN 
Ventures .... 

,. .Dolton 

18 

19 

12 

DREAMIN* 

Johnny Burnette......... 

.. Liberty . 

19 

61 

4 

BLUE ANGEL 

Roy Orbison 

Monument 

20 

27 

7 

MOVE TWO MOUNTAINS 

Mary Johnson ............... UA 

21 

31 

9 

ANY MORE 

Teresa Brewer. 

.;.. Coral 

22 

18 

10 

NEVER ON SUNDAY 

Don Costa.. 

_UA 

23 

16 

10 

YOU MEAN EVERYTHING* TO ME 
Neil Sedaka.. Victor 

24 

80 

3 

NORTH TO ALASKA 
Johnny Horton ......... 

Columbia 

25 

56 

3 

TWISTING. U.S.A. 

Danny & Juniors... 

.... Swan 

26 

64 

3 

TOGETHERNESS 

Frankie Avalon .. 

Chancellor 

27 

23 

5 

YES SIR THAT'S MY BABY 

Ricky Nelson ... Imperial 

28 

39 

7 

DIAMONDS & PEARLS 
Paradons ... 

Milestone 

29 

89 

4 

MY DEAREST DARLING 
Etta James .... 

> 

o 

30 

48 

9 

LET'S HAVE A PARTY 
Wanda Jackson ........ 

.. Capitol 

31 

36 

6 

LUCILLE 

Everly Bros. 

WB 

32 

58 

6 

SHORTNIN' BREAD 

Paul Chaplin. 

.. Harper 

33 

67 

8 

THE LOVING TOUCH 
Mark Dinning .. 

... MGM 


ThU 

Wk. 

Lott 

Wk. 

No. Wkt. 

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST 

LABEL 

34 

54 

2 

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
Bobby Dari ..... 

... Atco 

35 

75 

3 

SUMMER’S GONE 

Paul Anka .............. 

ABC Par 

36 

14 

9 

THE SAME ONE 

Brook Benton ........... 

Mercury 

37 

— 

1 

GEORGIA ON MY MIND 
Ray Charles ............ 

ABC Par 

38 

53 

6 

MY LOVE FOR YOU 
Johnny Mathis 

Columbia 

39 

22 

7 

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD 
Dee Clurk ----....... 

. Vee Jay 

40 

5a 

6 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH. 
Joe Joiies 

RIC 

41 

62 

3 

SOMEBODY TO LOVE 
Bobby Darin ....... ... .. 

... Atco 

42 

40 

4 

A FOOL IN LOVE 

Ike & Tina Turner .:.. •.... 

.... Sue 

43 

43 

4 

SHIMMY LIKE KATE 
Olympics 

Arvee 

44 

H 

12 

VOLARE 

Bobby Rydell. 

. .Cameo 

45 

73 

5 

AND NOW 

Della Reese ............. 

,. • Victor 

46 

25 

18 

MISSION BELL 

Donnie Brooks... ....... 

....... Era 

47 

88 

4 

BEACHCOMBER 

Bobby Dari ...........e 

... Atco 

48 

17 

10 

YOGI 

Ivy 3 

Shell 

49 

78 

6 

MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK 
Guy Mitchell Columbia 

50 

— 

1 

LET:S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO 

Hank Ballard ;..... King 

51 

66 

2 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Frankie Ford 

Imperial 

52 

42 

7 

RUN. SAMSON. RUN 
' Neil Sedaka 

Victor 

53 

30 

6 

1 WALK THE LINE 

JaycrP. Morgan ......... 

...MGM 

54 

26 

13 

IN MY OORNER OF THE WORLD 
Anita Bryant Carlton 

55 

— 

1 

SLEEP 

Little Willie John 

King 

56 

77 

7 

ROCKING GOOSE 

Johnny & Hurricanes .... 

. . Big Top 

57 

— 

1 

1 WISH I'D NEVER BEEN BORN 

Patti Page.. Mercury. 

58 

94 

2 

TEMPTATION 

Roger Williams 

Kapp 

59 

97 

4 

GIRL WITH STORY IN HER EYES 
Safaris ...... Eldo 

60 

95 

2 

LOVE WALKED IN 

Dinah Washington 

Mercury. 

61 

— 

1 

EVERGLADES 

Kingston Tri 

Capitol 

62 

93 

2 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 
Billy Vaughn 

Dot 

63 


1 

IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU 
Anthony Newley ..... London 

64 

24 

II 

TA TA 

Clyde McPhatter....... - 

• Mercury 

65 

37 

7 

NICE 'N* EASY 

Frank Sinatra ............. 

. Capitol 

66 

— 

i 

IRRESf lBLE YOU 

Bobby Peterson ....... •. 

.. . Y-Tone 


Thl 

Latt 

No. Wkt. 


Wkv 

Wk. 

On Chart. TITLE, ARTIST 

IABBL 

67 

55 

6 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 
Chiffons 

Big Deal 

68 

33 

IQ 

HONEST 1 DO 

Innocents 

Indigo 

69 

49 

9 

1 LOVE YOU THE SAME OLD WAY 




Paul Anka ..,.. >........ e 

.ABC-Par 

70 

•— 

1 

TO EACH HIS OWN 
Platters 

Mercury 

71 

28 

6 

I'M NOT AFRAID 

Ricky Nelson 

Imperial 

72 

86 

4 

FIVE BROTHERS 

Marty Rebbi 

Columbia 

73 

—• 

1 

POETRY in motion 

Johnny Tillotson ........... 

Cadence 

74 

r- 

1 

ALVIN FOR PRESIDENT 
Chipmunks 

Liberty 

75 

83 

3 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 
Shirelles ________ 

. Sceptor 

76 

4| 

II 

OVER THE RAINBOW 
Dimensions 

Mohawk 

77 

69 

4 

COME BACK 

Jimmy Clanton 

». Act 

78 

99 

3 

GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO 




Dorsey Burnette 

Er 

79 

85 

3 

JUST A LITTLE 

Brenda Lee ............. 

.. Decca 

80 

79 

7 

SINCE 1 MET YOU BABY 
Bobby Vee 

Liberty 

81 

— 

1 

JUST CALL ME 

Lloyd Price 

ABC Par 

82 


1 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 
Felix Slatki 

Liberty 

83 

— 

1 

SHIMMY SHIMMY 

Bobby Freeman ..;.... 

... King 

84 

57 

2 

SHOPPIN* FOR CLOTHES 
Coasters ........ ... 

... Atco 

.85 

— 

1 

SAILOR 

Lolita 

Kapp 

86 

46 

12 

WRECK OF JOHN B. 
Jimmie Rodgers ....,.» 

. Roulette 

87 

32 

15 

FINGER POPPIN' TIME 
Hank Ballard . ;...... 

.... King 

88 

—• 

5 

KOMMOTION 

Duane Eddy . .. 

.. d.jami 

89 

■— 

1 

TAIN'T IT THE TRUTH 

Emia K-Doe 

Mi it 

90 

— 

2 

THEME FROM RAT RACE 
Richard Maltby 

Roulette 

9? 

72 

5 

BRONTOSAURUS STOMP 
Piltdown Men ........... 

. Capitol 

92 

44 

7 

MALAGUENA 

Connie Francis 

MGM 

93 


2 

OH, THAT FEELING 
Johnny Mathis 

Columbi 

94 


1 

IT'S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING 




Tammy Edwards 

MGM 

95 

— 

1 

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY 
Billy Borlynn 

Columbi 

96 

— 

3 

IS YOU OR IS YOU AIN'T 
Buster Brown 

Fir 

97 

— 

1 

TEENAGE CINDERELLA 
Rodney & Blazers ...... 

... Dor 

98 

—■ 

! 

MIDNIGHT LACE 

Ray Ellis 

. MGM 

99 

— 

1 . 

HAVE MERCY. BABY 
Bobbettes 

Triple X 

100 

35 

15 

ITSY BITSY BIKINI 

Brian Hyland 

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MUSIC 





RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS 

(A National Survey of Key Outlet*) 


New York 

Bobby Darin currently-in Europe 
visaing deejays and; distributors 
for his albums and -singles as well 
as other product in lithe- Atlantic 
and Atco lines . David Dietz, of 
National Telepiv. uho; is- releasing 
the “ Original Our G: ). " comedies 
to tv on 'WOR's ’'Mischief Makers” 
program, has arranged for Little 
Golden Records to ji release the 
theme song composed by Jack 
Saunders and Phyllis jBrandell 
Bob Bialek, prexy of Oflbeat and 
'Washington Records, has scheduled 


lllTidF THE 

IIIIJ WEEK 

RONNIE 

SAVOY 

Sings 

AND THE 
HEAVENS 


REALLY BIG!! 
THEME FROM 
THE APARTMENT 

Ferronte and Teicher 
with Chorus and; Orch. 
United Artists 231 

Leroy Anderson's 
SERENATA 
Sarah Vaughan 
Roulette srR 4285 

MILLS MUSIC, INC. 


THE PLATTERS 

on MERCURY Records 

TO EACH 
HIS OWN 

Iparamcunt music corporation] 


1 two shows for Mort. Sabi’s date at.' 
Washington’s Sheraton Hotel Frl- j 
day (14) . .. . Billy Eckstine goes ; 
into Gallagher’s. Milwaukee, Nov. j 
7 for two weeks. He’s, also set fori 
the Cloisters. L.A., starting Nov. 1*7 ; 

. . Modern Ja tz Quartet makes one 
of its rare nitery appearances when 
it opens at the ViJlage Vanguard 
Nov. 1 for two week; j 

London 

U.S. tunesm.it h Sydney Shawl 
debuts on video here Saturday ,/"> j 
when he does a BBC-TV ‘‘Juke Box 
Jury” stint L'61 Berlin Jazz 
Salon—German ecjuiv^ent of the 
Newport fest' paging the Johnny 
. Dankworth orch First Japanese 
■ orchestra to visit Britain, the Na-> 
jtionai Radio Orch of Tokyo does 
BBC-TV work this monthMGM- 
Records press-receptione.d singer. 
Jimmy Jones pri to his country-I 
wide tour National Brass Band 
Festival at the Ro\al Hall Satur-j 
day 15') Is a centenary celebration ' 
of brass, band contests in London 
Craig Douglas, singer, pacte.d to 
record under the EMI banner, on. 
the Top Rank label .,Lonnie Done- 
gan flies to Australia Oct. 23. y 

---- j 

Sari Francisco 

Ella Fitzgerald opens at the Fair¬ 
mont for six weeks Thursday o 13) - 
. . Jimmy Rushing opened at the 
Hangover . Virgil Gonsalves 
Quintet added to hungry i lineup 
. Amos -White-. New Orleans jazz 
, added to benefit; for Interna¬ 
tional Longshoremen’s & Ware-, 
housemen’s Union Music Fund at 
longshore hall Wednesday (12■ . ,. 

i Talent from hungry ' and Neve 
aidbd benefit to reopen Matt 
Vidavers burned out Coffee Gal- 
lerv . . . Lambert-Heivdricks-Ross j 
opened at Neve. Howard Rumsey’s 
Lighthouse All-Stars at Blackhawk, 
Phineas Newborn Trio at Jazz 
Workshop. Red Norvo Quintet 
succeeded Barney Kessel Quartet ’ 
at Palo Alto’s Outside-at-the-Inside. 

Philadelphia 

WMP deejay emcees hash at 
the Lincoln I)rive-tn < 14' With Ray. 
Peterson, Brian Hyland, Danny & 
Juniors and Dick Lee headlining 
Samuel Hatoff presents Ray 
Conniff *s brch and chorus at the 
Academy of Music- <30 : . . Della 

Reese at the Erie Social Club... 
Oct. 15; 16; followed bv Kitty j 
Kallen Oct 22-23 . The Virtues 
work' the Hampton .House this, 
week - . „ . The Smart Spot, Hadddri- 
field, NJ., ..to feature disk names;. 
With A1 Alberts, Neil Sedaka and 
Brook Benton booked . . Roster : 

for the Urban League’s first, jazz 
concert Oct. 13 includes Dakota 
Staton, Les Paul & Mary Ford, 
Dave Bruheck, Larry Elgart and 
Maynard Ferguson , . . Verve Rec- . 
ords presenting Gerry Mulligan 
and the Concert Band - at the 
Academy of.'Music- Oct. 25.. 
Quincy Jones current at Pep’s. I 

I 

Kansas City 

! Carmel Quinn in at Eddys’ ; 
Restaurant Oct. 14 for her first 
appearance in these parts, S|ie fol¬ 
lows Kay Martin & Bodyguards. 
(4> who are off to Cleveland’s Em- 1 
press Room, opening there Oct. i7 ; 
for two weeks . . Stohewall Jackr; 
son at the Chestnut Inn . . Ray : 

Conniff orch & chorus in for a 
concert in the Music Hali Friday : 
(14i . . . George Russell Sextet at ! 
the Blue Room currently. 


This Last No. wks. 
wk. wk. on diart 


KINGSTON TRIO (Ckpitol) 

String Along (T 1407 , 

~BOB NEWHART (WB) 

Button Down_Miii4_t\V_l379)_ 

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) 

Nice ’n’ Eas y (W 1 4. 17) . 

~Shelley berman (Verve) 

Edge of Shelley Berm a n (MGV-15013) 

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526' _ 

~SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia) 

. Ori gin a l Cast (KOL 5 450) _ 

BRENDA LEE (Decca) : 

Bre nda Lee (DL 403 9) __ 

PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par) 

Paul Anka Sin gs H is Big 1 5 (ABC-323) 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

Kic k Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239) 

TERRY SNYDER (Command) 

Persuasive Percussion (R S 800-50) 
ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

El vis Is Back (LPM 2 231)__ 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Look for a Star ( DLP 3322) _ 

CAN-CAN (Capitol) 

Soundtrack <LOC. 1032) 


1 4 

,19 

21 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

Rejoice Dear Hearts (LPM 2083) 

15 

17 

26 

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 



S■ 

Inside Shelley Berman (MGV 15003) 

16 

16 

26 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Theme from; a Summer Place (DLP 3276) 

17 

23 

B 

BOBBY DARIN < Atco) 

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122) 

18 

12 

26 

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

Sold Out (T-l 352* 

19 

10 

9 

RAY CONN IFF. (Columbia)- 
Young at Heart. (CL 1489) 

20 

15 

24 

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) 

Soundtrack (LOG 1032) 

21 

20 

19 

MITCH MILLER (Columbia) 




Sentimental Sing with Mitch (CL 1457) 

22 

22 

23 

BEN-HUR (MGM) 




Soundtrack (I E 11 

23 

31 

8 

ELLA FITZGERALD (Verve) 

Ella in Berlin (MGV 4041) 

24 

37 

18 

RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) 

In Person (8039 ) \ 

25 

28 

19 

WOODY WOODBURY; (Stereoddities) 

Laughing Room (MW 2-i 

26 

;39 

6 

MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia) 

More Gunfighter Ballads (CL 1481) 

27 

"— 

1 

BILL BLACK COMBO < Hi) 

Spiid- & Raunchy (HL 12003) 

28“ 

18 

7 

TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (Capitol) 

Sing a Spiritual W’ith Me (TAO 1434) 

29“ 


1 

SONG WITHOUT END (Colpix) 

Soundtrack (CP 506). 

30“ 


1 

RAY CONNIFF (Columbia) 

Say It With Music <CL 1490) . 

3l“ 

30 

26 

HENRY MANCINI (Victor) 




Mr. Lucky (LPM 2198) 

w 

_ 

1 

PAUL ANKA (ABC Par' 




Swing for Young Lovers. (347) 

33“ 

26 

4 

CONNIE FRANCIS (MGM) 

Sings Spanish & Latin Favorites (E 3853) 

34“ 

27 

3 

GEORGE SHEARING (Capitol) 

White Saiin iT 1334) 

35“ 

' —■ 

1 

THE APARTMENT. (UA) 

Soundtrack (UAL 3105) 

367 


1 

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 

- Rhythms & Ballads of Broadway (CL 217) 

§ 7 " 

33 

24 

HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) 

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (LOC 6006) 

38^ 


1 

NAT KING COLE (Capitol) 

Wild Love (WAK 1392) 

39“ 

21 

25 

.PLATTERS (Mercury) 

Encores of Golden Hits (MG 20472) 

40“ 

40 

““6“ 

DORIS DAY (Columbia) 

Show Time (CL 1470) 


WefTnesdayy October 12, I960 


PASTNER TAKES OVER 
AS STRAND GEN. MGR. 

In a reshuffling at Strand Rec¬ 
ords, Sid Pastner has taken over 
as general manager, replacing Marv 
j Holtzman who exited to move over 
; to Murray Sporn’s publishing , and 
■ recording operation. Also ankling 
i with Hbltzm-an was Harry Maswell 
■Wh.oj.he.aded.''/the- sales division. 

New sales and promotion head in 
the Pastner regime will be Jack 
.. Angel; Pasiner’s initial plans are 
to contract disks and. buy masters. 

, 11 is first, mast er purchase is “Paul 
. Revere" by Val E. Forge, Which is 
being released this week.; Pastner 
' alxo negotiating for a. move-iii 
on the Towprice album field. 

Before corning to Strand, Past¬ 
ner had been with the ABC-Para^ 
mount and 20th-Fox labels. Strand 
was started a little over a-year-ago 
by Jack Kent. Cook,. Canadian en¬ 
trepreneur who owns the Toronto 
Maple Leafs and other varied en- 
; tei ; prise.s. 


NOTICE OF SALE 

A B C. MUSIC CORP. 

BOGAT MUSIC CORP. 

BOURNE, INC. 

■NOTICE ,13. HEREBY GIVEN -that pursuin' 
ip aii. order af the Appelate Division, et the 
Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, at: 
ef the, Issued and outstanding iharet stock 
of A-B.C. MlisI d Corporation, Bogat iislt 
Corporation and Bourne. Jne., will bo aald 
In separate Parcels, or .as a- unit, at publl« 
-.auet.ion In the Surrogate's Court. .New.'York' 
County. Room .510, Hall' of ' Records.- Cham¬ 
bers-and- Lafayette Streets'. New'' York, N. Y.. 
on October 14. I960 at 2:30 •'clock In the 


A copy of the Terms at Sale together with 
financial statements .and. ether • information 
"concerning the Companies, may be procured 
front, the undersigned, Executors at the-ad-- 
drgsi indicated below.-' 

The Court has Used an •ggregato upset - 
price for all of-the Parcels at $?;IOO.tJOO..., . 


MARY. ELIZABETH KEEDICK 
MARY M. BOURNE* 

JOSEPH TRACHTMAN 
o HON. JOSEPH A. COX 

S'!rr.it|5it»-a Court 
Jill! ,>f Kr.ordi 
31 Vhambers. Street .- 
NeW.Tork T. N. Y. 


ff 


TERRY GIBBS 

QUARTETTE 
Featuring PAT MORAN 

OctJ 3-16 HERB'S. Minneapolis 
Oct. 19-29 MARDI GRAS, Kansas City 
Oct. 31 - Nov. 12 HICKORY GRILL, Cleveland 
Nov. 14-26 BAKER'S KEYBOARD, Detroit 
Nov. 28 - Dec. 3 TOWN TAVERN, Taranto 

BOOKED EXCLUSIVELY BY 

—ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION— 

JOE GLASER, Prts. 

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j Diskleggers 

' i Continued from page 57 sssss-. 
• careful investigation. Info which 
t supplied the basis for these raids 
was furnished to McKesson’s office 
by ARMADA’s attorneys, Blanc, 
Steinberg. Balder & Steinbrook, of 
Philadelphia. 

Those arrested in .the raid were 
; Eugene Brad Atwood, who is al- 
1 ready under indictment for a simi¬ 
lar offense in. Bergen County, New 
Jersey* Pete Korelich, of Kore- 
lich Manufacturing Co.; Leonard J,. 
Warren, Charles L. Richards, Eu¬ 
gene Allison, William Thompson, 
Larry F;-Lee, Carl John. Marts, and 
Robert E. Allison. Bail for At¬ 
wood; described by. McKesson as 
the “mastermind” of the ring, was 
set at $5,000 and for the other 
eight defendants at $2,50Q each. 

Th defendants hav been 


charged With conspiracy to coin- 
mit grand theft and violation of the 
California Trademark statute. Fur¬ 
ther arrests Jn L;A. are expected as 
a result of the.dial’s continuing In¬ 
vestigation. 

C KFIT fiRtlT 

rr Yhem£ ffSIuf l|||j|R 
1 ‘xOM’S MttOW W ■III 


6kEWGR£1T GRWTI 


PROGRAM FAVORITES 
By PAT BALLARD 

12 O'CLOCK TONIGHT 

Doris Day. (Columbia '408701 

NOW 

Gordon MacRao ( 3864) 

STOP BABY 


MR. SANDMAN 

Cordettes, Roger Williams, Four AciH 
Lestar Lanin, etc. 

OH BABY MINE 

(l : Get.. So Lonely) 

4 Knights.In New Coral Album 
Lennon' Sisters-£Dot 16114) 

SO BEATS MY HEART 
FOR YOU 


THANKS FOR THE SPINS! 


L£W<j Wo A 


LAWRENCE 

WELK 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA j 

‘‘LAST DATE*’ 

PeotHrliig FRANK SCOTT Ofl flflMt 
#16141 

BRHT BREW E8RT 
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Wednesday, October. 12* 1960 


PTSSXEFf 


TAUBBVHJLE 


61 


‘Sponsored Variety’ Shows Ink Top 
British Talent Date Vaude Houses 


London, Oct. 11, - 
Sponsored Demonstrations Ltd., 
company which has for the. past 
couple of years, been modestly try¬ 
ing out. “sponsored variety” r—• 
shows wherein plugs for. the spon¬ 
soring angels figure between the 
scts^is this fall launching .into a 
full-scale.: enterprise that takes in 
dates at the London Palladium, a 
week, at the Streal'lmm .Hill Thea¬ 
tre, and some: dozen other book¬ 
ings throughout the country! . ' 
Outfit has grabbed some fop tal¬ 
ent, including Eric Delaney., and. 
his band,, pianist Bill; McGuffie and. 
warblers Bruce Trent. Vanessa 
Lee. Pearl Carr aiiid Teddy John¬ 
son! plus emcee David Jacobs, to 
provide family. entertainment 
scripted.' by professionals. 

Ventured which got' under way: 
Tuesday <4> at Torquay arid is ini¬ 
tially skedded to keep moving till 
December, gets peri-show backing 
fiom four, or five major manufac¬ 
turers and three or four others.: 
General pattern- is to. stage . oner 
nighlers. plus some afternoon pro¬ 
grams, and to plug the shows via 
local stores, women’s organizations, 
etc. . 

Those who. have taken “space’ 1 
include London Electricity .Board, 
Bacon. Information Council, Brit¬ 
ish Egg Marketing Board, the 
giant fabric and fibres concern 
Courtaul.ds, and FrcnTite Flour. 
This advertising support consti¬ 
tutes sole financial backing,: inas- 
nieh as admission to the shows 
is free^-though in some, cases, as 
at Streatham : Hill, gratis entry is 
being linked with a “bring a pack¬ 
et top*’ promotion scheme carried 
lit bv one of the advertisers:. 

No show biz. names figur 
the board of’ Sponsored. Deirihn- 
sl.ratioris. Idea man behind the. 
ancle sthem which It's hoped to 
stablisn as a steady item, every, 
spring arid; fall, is one of the. di- 
rectorsv J. S. Grover. Inasmuch,.as. 
the setup grabs, a recognized vaude. 
house wherever possible and aims 
for the most suitable other cen¬ 
tre in town elsewhere, summer 
bookings are thought, to be too 
tough , a bid, while it’s; not. consul-- 
cried the best. time, of year anyway 
for the plugging aspect. 


Get Texas Soions’0.0. 

Austin, Oct. 4: 

The Texas Liquor Control Board 
has ordered ail Oct. 24 hearing on. 
proposed new rules governing 1 the 
serving of liquor in private clubs. 
The proposed rules Include an an¬ 
nual licensing act. 

A,, spokesman at the board said 
the . changes were proposed after, 
wholesale protests from all parts 
of the state ..over “fly-by-night 
private clubs' that are nothing but 
open saloons.” .The spokesman Ps-, 
Urinated. there may be as many . as 
5.000 -so-called private clubs oper¬ 
ating, 


Series Ujpt Cafe Bis 

. Saloons, pubs, clubs,, hotel*, 
restaurants, niter lea eto. 
haven’t had it so good In New 
York in a long time. Credit 
. the World "Serious.” 

..“That’s..: why it was great 
: also to have the Dodgers arid 
the Giants here; depending op 
the Yanks alone to bring the 
pennant crowds here ain’t 
good,” says a realistic local 
(Gotham) booster. 


CHI’S PALMER HOUSE 
INKS BISHOP, LEWIS 

Chicago, Oct: 4. 

Joey Bishop and Joe E. Lewis 
dates for next year in the Pailriier 
House Empire Room, point up the 
sscssritent of Merriel Abbott’s.new 
. booking eminence in the Chi cafe 
realm 'now that : the Chez -Paree 
reenis permaneritly out of the 
picture. 

Booking the tw comics a 
starter in Miss. Abbott's mahuever- 
ing to skim the cream of the Chez 
roster for. her plush largeseater, 
which, if if was the town’s class 
showcase before, - ' w also Pasiiy 
assumes the Chez\ former kingpin 
status in midwest nightlife. 

Bishop woriks the roorii April 1, 
rid Lewis is down for June 22. 


Freedomland Polls 
21,000 Over Weekend 

Freedomland, which has gone 
into weekend operations^ pulled 
21.000. over. Saturday and, Sunday 
‘8-9say-park spokesmen,, arid will, 
open, today 'Wed.) Ibr the Colum- 
bus Day holiday. .Park 'execs say 
that the mark set oyer last week¬ 
end was highly satisfactory.. 

Meanwhile, Freedomland was hit. 
With liens totalling over $140!Q00 
Lorn three creditors last week. The 
largest one is in dis tvt.e because. 
Freedomland execs .. . Its work 
was unsatisfactory. ,. The lien by 
the Controlled Weather Corp., for 
airconditioning installations total¬ 
ling $1.22,763, -will.'be' contested, 
but the Park .said that the. others 
by two steel firms one for $15,358 
and the second for $2,501 will be 
paid; 


. Opera seems to be .making; good 
in at :iea^t: one. New York nitery. 
The longhair policy, Which started 
experimentally at In. Boboli for 
Wednesday entertainment, has been 
extended to four days!: And reper¬ 
tory is now being increased to pro¬ 
portions that may make bonifaces 
Arturo Sacco, who formerly was 
maitre at the Blue Angel,.aiid. Aide 
Bruschi who is. in charge of the 
cafe’s entertainment policy; the 
rivals of Met impresario. Rudolph 
Bing. ..-!.'' 

Included- in the repertoire are 
such infrequently heard, excerpts 
as, Donizetti’s VL’EJisir d’Ambre,” 
“Don Pasquale” as well as conf 
densed versions of the standards as 
“Madame Butterfly,” “Aida,” Tra- 
viata,” “Carmen” and. others.. 

Bruschi, who conducts the or¬ 
chestra, plays piano, accordion, 
oboe, and has a. bass-baritone well 
equipped for- qpera. He also, stages 
the shows. He hsts a few pieces for 
scenery, hires costumed, and con¬ 
denses the Work so that there is 
about a 40 minute sequence which 
includes commentary-on the plot 
and music. The cast then does 
specialties. 

Bruschi and Sacco have a cast 
of regulars which iiicludes Vincen¬ 
zo Seviero, Lucille Per ret, Joan! 
Sena/ Phyllis Arick, Luigi Marchio 
and others who are starting the 
climb, up the operatic ladder. . 

; The .policy puts the : cafe out of 
competition with the major niteries 
in the midtown sector, and its near¬ 
by rivals which include the Vien¬ 
nese Lantern, Chardas, Gririzing 
arid other- Yorkyille spots. 

The cafe sita!rted. its career with 
an intimate revue arid later turned 
to regulation flporshqws! When 
Bruschi came into the setup^pperas 
were tried . experimentally and 
they’ve beer! there since. 


Ringling, Dallas 150 G 

Dallas, Oct! 11. 

Ringling Bros, and .Barnum Sc 
Bailey Circus! in a five-day, ll per- 
for lance stay .in Dallas, which 
closed Monday night <3), grossed, 
about $150,000. s.om.e ; ;$50,000 more 
than. las' , year: : 

The c-'T-s ph-.yeri-i he same num¬ 
ber of .shows in 1959, 


AL & WALTER JACOBS 
EXIT DIPLOMAT, FLA. 

, Miami Beach, Oct. 11. 

., AT-.'.and' Walter Jacobs, who had 
been : operating the Diplomat Ho¬ 
tel, Holly wood, Fla., for the Sam¬ 
uel Friedland interests, has. giveri 
up the inn following disagreement 
with the owner. At the same, time, 
the _ hotel’s managing director, 
George Fox, retUrhed to the Eden 
Roc as m.d:, . post he previously 

held, Jean . Suits, who had been at 
Eden Roc, resigned and is expected 
to becorne rnanaging director of 
the Everglades, which has been 
taken over by the Teamsters Union 
on a mortgage foreclosure, ' 

Jacobs is awk; figure in Miami 
Beach, having owned the Lord 
T.arleton Hotel fori many years.. He 
operates the Lake. Tarleton Club, 
Pike, N: H., a summer resort,! Ja¬ 
cobs hasn’t yet revealed his. winter-/ 
time'plans. : 

.Friedland, who oivns the.Diolo- 
iriat, is also the head bf. Food Fair 
Inc., one of the. major supermarket, 
chains in the U:- S. 


Paris, Oct. 11. 

Judy Garland finally played, her 
first Continental engagements via 
two concerts, Wednesday (5) and 
Friday. <7), at the 2,700-seater 
Palais De Chaillot, and she killed 
them by sheer talent. One. of the 
first-standing ovations for a sing¬ 
ling artist since the war was handed 
• to her by. a wildly applauding- audi- 
erice. 

!Miss Garland: was in. top form. 
That big voice flowed out with 
ease; and her belting was. inter¬ 
spersed with. kriowing ballads. She 
did not have to speak French for 
her kind of gifts broke the lingo 
barrier with ease. Her fumbling 
i at : times, in warding off phbtogs, 
; her byplay with a jazz combo, and 
j her attack, phrasing; trembling 
j emotion and eloquence with a song; 
I had them all the way. 

' Miss Garland was neatly out¬ 
fitted with a dress! the; first.half and 
j toreador paiiis and brightly, se- 
[ quined jacket the second.: 
j She also proved that talent 
■ makes- boundaries just man-made. 
- conceptions. !.She .is not too well 
known here, except for the buffs, 
for. musical pix usually do not get 
wide play arid her records, are 
limited. . But that should change. 
The seats for. the first show all 
went , in the top $10. category but 
there were a cbuple , of hundred 
empties among the $2 ones. How¬ 
ever for her second show it was 
SRd 

Hrirry: Rubenstein,, a longtime 
Yank resident who works along 
With Bruno CoqUatrix at the Olym¬ 
pia, took the initiative of getting 
her over. She was well backed 
by. Norrie Paramor who batoned a 
pickup band with ease. Dave. Lee, 
a British pianist, canie over for a. 
solid asset, also doing a bit with 
her at thepiano. warbling ballads. 

She : has some' other continental 
| dates, being lined u and if it is 
still true that a!s Paris goes so. goes 
..the, world she would be doing ior-: 
eign stints for a long tme. 

, Show; was substantially the same 
as her London one early last month, 
except for a special material open¬ 
er on Paris and rinother solid Palis 
song medley in the middle of her 
stint. 

Daily paper notices, ran irbm 
raves to excellent! Scribes all noted 
her .great voice, poise and ability 
to-overcome, the. bad acoustics and 
.barrilike aspect! of the immense 
hall. 


s’ 350G, Cleve. 


Cleveland, Oct. 1L. 
“Ice. Capades” drew about $350, r 
000 into Cleveland's Arena, in a 17- 
day visit closing .last. Sunday t9). 
Gross for 26 performances at $4 
| top was 10under last year’s box- 
! office figure at this spprts-theatri- 
1 cal auditorium. 


Mpls. on ’High Q’ Comic 
Kick Via Sahl, Berman 

Minneapolis, Oct, 11. 

The mure-pr-less intellectual 
comedians are the rage here these 
days. Booked for local appearances 
only 10 days apart for their own 
shows’ one-nighters are Mort Sahl 
and Shelley Bermarri 

The . U. of Minnesota concerts 
department is bringing in Sahl to¬ 
night iTues.) at a $4,000. flat fee 
for him. At $3.50 top the 4,800- 
seat Northrop Auditorium will be 
a sellout, it was indicated. The 
singing Limelighters are also on 
the bilk: 

Local! promoters will present 
Berman alone in the 4;500-seat 
Municipal Auditorium concert 
bowl Oct., 21 scaled at $4 top. He 
has played, one similar orie-nighter 
here before, drawing capacity. 


Milwaukee, Oct. 11. 

Pianist-vocalist Martha Artis is 
focal point of a hassle between the 
city fathers and '.nitery and tavern 
operators over "loitering” of per¬ 
formers between sets. Dispute arose 
last February when two patrolmen 
arrested Miss Artis .allegedly violat¬ 
ing Milwaukee’s “B-girl” ordinance. 

Miss: Artis was charged with be-, 
ing a female employee sitting at the 
Lamp Post bar. Also charged with 
violating; the ordinance were 
licensee Charles Picpuihe who as- 
sertedly permitted an employee to 
loiter, and his brother John, the 
Lariip Post’s manager! Latter al¬ 
legedly permitted an employee to 
sit at the bar when off the stand. 

Long pending case, came up last 
Wed- <5) before District Court 
Judge Christ T. Seraphim. Both 
the jurist and defense attorney 
Walter J. Steininger agreed that a 
1935 “B-girl” ordinance applied to 
Miss Artis’ arrest. The qrdiriarice is 
on the books to prevent waitresses 
from pushing sales of drinks to 
male patrons. 

The police had not suggested that 
Miss Artis had. solicited drinks. 
Yet the ordinance ■specifically 
states that a female employee can¬ 
not loiter at the bar while at work. 
It posed a. real problem for Judge 
Sefaphim who commented: “This 
is riot to defend the situation or the 
girl; I cannot set aside the or¬ 
dinance. I am only searching for 
answers. 

“But if an artist changed into 
street clothes/’ the court:continued, 
“after working and sat at the bar- 
say with, her husband, a, boy friend 
pr brother and had a drink, would 
that violate the .law? 

“If I were in ‘ a place where 
Sophie Tucker was performing and: 
at my invitation she sat at a table 
w’iih my. wife arid me after her 
sho\v, would that be a violation? 
Recently, Helen b’Connell sat with 
us after her show and had a drink. 
Was that a violation?” the judge 
queried. 

Assistant city attorney Stanley 
Herbert indicated he. felt that 
“strictly speaking.” both were ap¬ 
parent violations as. the law is ex¬ 
plicit: Meantime, the court, has tak¬ 
en the case under advjJihient for a 
month pending, a statement of pol¬ 
icy from the city attorney's office. 


The American Guild of Variety 
Artists has notified Artists Repre^ 
sentatives Assn, that it will not 
meet with them to discuss revi¬ 
sions of the present agency-union 
agreement contained in Rule B-51. 
Union told the agency org that it 
was piqued because the. result of 
preliminary talks were published 
in Variety, last week, before 
AGVA could break the news to its 
national board meeting which con¬ 
vened Monday <10) at the Hotel 
New r Yorker. The union accused 
the agency group of leaking the 
news. 

The offending story contained 
demands promulgated by both 
sides. The accuracy of the story 
was not questioned. As it is. with 
AGVA refusing to meet, it’s .likely 
that the present Rule B-51. will 
be continued until a new agree¬ 
ment is reached. 

When talks do resume, there 
are some major problems still to 
be discussed. One of them will be 
clarification of who and how en¬ 
gagement forms shall be filed with 
the union when a correspondent 
agent is in the picture. 

There is also an impending 
clash on the AGVA demand for 
extension of the present maximum 
six-month period in which an 
agency may file against a per¬ 
former, and after the cut-off date 
no action, be it arbitration or court 
claim can be filed. ARA, too. is 
seeking an extension of this period, 
hut with the possibility of seeking 
arbitration or court action after¬ 
ward. 

This is likely to be one of the 
rocky demands. An agency has 
! always contended that it has to. 
; file against a performer to protect 
‘ itself, when it knows that a per¬ 
former will pay as soon as able. 
Another point involved is the 
granting of arbitrators’ power to 
levy fines on an agent in lieu of 
suspension of franchises. 

Also to be discussed is the 
AGVA demand that a contract be¬ 
tween a performer and an ag^nt 
can be abrogated if the agency 
fails to get six weeks work within 
a 9(bday period. Present agree¬ 
ment calls for five weeks work 
within 90 days. 

MORE FOREIGN SHOWS 
FOR N.Y. MUSIC HALL 

Radio City Music Hall, N. Y.» 
where a stageshow imported from 
Brazil opens tomorrow <Thurs.), 
plans more foreign imports. Under 
consideration for a later date is an 
Italian opus to be produced abroad. 

The Brazilian show was cased by 
the Hall’s senior producer Leon 
Leonidoff, who made two trips to 
the carioca country to fit the pro¬ 
ceedings into the MH facilities. It’* 
anticipated that work on the Ital¬ 
ian import will'begin shortly. 

With imported stagers being 
booked, the Music Hall publicity 
dept., headed by -Fred Lynch, has 
been giving the stage proceedings 
more attention than is usual. Ac¬ 
cent is normally on the films. 


Jon August at St. Moritz 

The Cate de la Paix of the. St 
Moritz Hotel, N. Y. will preem tor 
the season Friday; (14). with the 
Jari August Trio. 

Room is- closed Mondays: and 
operates wjth a! no cover, minimum 
or amusement tax. 


Philadelphia, Oct. 1L. 

One of the nation’s costliest cafe 
enterprises tees off here Thursday 
i (13> when the Lati Casino Thea- 
j .Ire-Restaurant- raises the curtain 
. on Steve Parker’s lqng-niririing 
! Las Vegas lt”action. “Holiday in 
i Japan.” Owners David. Dushoff 
and Dallas Gerson held a preview 
for some 6,00.0 press, politicos and 
friends,-Su: -.O- v. iih. a’.i aP-d*'* 

opo . P - : ' 

New project, which has: been in 


; the works since January of last 
i year, cost $3,000,000, virtually a 

• third: higher than the original esti- 
, mate of $2,250,000. Club is located 
j on II acrefc on Route 70, opposite 
I the Garden State racetrack. 

j Amphitheatre - shaped building 
i covers 75,000 square feet ot ground 
'and its main feature is a huge 
( stage, capable of holding a Broad- 
'wav,show. Or accommodating 700 
dancers between- show*. Main 

* (Continued on page 64> 


Elect Conrad Nagel New 
Theatre Authority Chief 

Conrad Nagel was elected presi¬ 
dent, bf Theatre Authority at a 
meeting held last week. Former 
'president Paul Dullzell, who. is 
■executive secretary of Actors 
'Equity, was elevated to the newly 
[created post of president emeritus, 
j Other officers were reelected, 
; They are Harold Hoffman, Screen 
[Actors Guild, 1st vice president; 
(Donald F. Conaway. American Fed* 
icraUon o? Television and Ra'Mo 
Actors, 2d veepee; Angus Duncan. 
Equity, 3d veepee; Margie Coate, 
American Guild of Variety Artists, 
4th v.p.; Elizabeth Morgan. AFTRA, 
recording secretary; Hy Faine, 
American Guild of Musical Artists, 
j treasurer, while Beverly Roberts 
! retains her post as TA executive 
•secretary. 

' TA was formed in 1924 to curb 
:tlie excessive number of benefits 
!by ruling on requests for free en- 
itertainment. Those permitte'’ a 
‘benefit contribute a share « le 
[gate to TA, which in turn, all - les 
vari us a lounts to the pnrtic'oat- 
o'. •: j. ' ’" : ons and various 

'theatrical charities. 



62 


REVIEWS 


Jack L Ltonari Don Riddes Revile 
Hk Heckle’ as Potent RY. Cafe BA 


PSk&Ft 


Sahara* Lss Vega* 

Las Vegas, Oct. 4. 


Wednesday, October 12 , I 960 


poking revue. Material was written 
by Sheldon Harniek, Bart Howard, 


Living Room, ]¥• Y. 

Don Cornell, . Fabulous McCIeo* 


By JOE COHEN 


Betty Grdble, Les Charlivels Martin Chsrain; Lonls Botto^ Syd- en& (5), Bctrbcfa Harhrmynd; $5.50 
.(3), Dick Humphreys, Freddie ™V. Shaw; Mike Stewart. Charlie 

Letuli and His Polynesian Bora Strouse. Bud McGreery. Herb Har- j_;—__ 

Bora Dancers < (d), Stewart. Rose, tig, George Wood*Bruce Kirbjr Danny Siegers Living Room is 
Marilyn Johnson, "Most. American *??***’ . ar Tf^ Schmidt, getting the widest possible range 

Girls In The World** (18), Louis * Tt°“ ^ Var £f. 1 ?’ of talent s but withal providing 

Basil Orch (13 i;.-produced by Stan Richard FV Maury * Bruce Wib well-balanced bills which combine 


Show biz has a rich 


tradition of; the big sound that catapulted him Irwin, staged bvBiUy Daniel; it 

iieries. The in the 5Jd St. band era. His itH ’’■"W" “• * cR ** '■ »**i?y° at eompnsesvDon Cornell, 


a -- - — :— ■ minimal messier; Annur 

heckle and insult milsmteries. Thefm the 52d St. band era. His in- piinimw Addinsell 

custom in New York achieved its strumentation is a mite more novel - _. ' .i _ 

greatest impetus during the days now, but his soprano sax fronts a _ Bett\' Grable, in for a special '■Vatil* ¥ 

of the old Club 18 on 52d St., when crew with disciplined arrange- two-week stmt in the, Congo Room, .-Mm ¥ 

a crew of accomplished:.character ments that frequently have the fronts* afresh, hvely_rompthat 

SsSssins. headed by su'ch divert mobility of a small crew combined-. .J.W all her prevuouy .effprts on the prances Fay* 

comics as Jack White. Pat Harring- with a big sound. Barnet's unusual ^ np - Special credit should go to Mart ^elch j 

ton, Jackie Gleason. Roy Sedley sct of Sidemrin comprise three her eo^oncoctert ^ the^ delight^^ 

et al, made life hilarious for head- reeds, two brass, a drummer and - ro } h c . Bl T y . Daniel, who staged,. • 

liners as well as anyone |who dared l percussionist, marimba and three “4 Stan Irwi , who produced. Ropes up at tl 

enter the premises. rhythm. The. sound is unusual. Strong support is given by five the Frances Fay 


headlining; the Fabulous McCley:- 

—.... ,-- — — - -- . ertys, and Barbara Hammond, ail 

two-week stint in the. Congo Room, Trad© Winds, llll of whom'.add njp to ample justifiea- 
fronts a-fresh, lively romp .that Chicago, Oct. 5. tion for a trip here, 

lops all her previous efforts on tiie Frances Faye with orch (6), Cornell has been ..on disk best- 
strip. Special credit. should go to Mdrv .Welch, Joe Parnello Trio; seHer lists at various times withi 
hef co-concocters of the delightful $2.50 minimum. the last decade. He remains a per- 


■ . 1 sonable singer with a . schmaltzy. 

Ropes up at the Trade Winds for ■ melodic delivery. He punctuates. 


Strong support is.giVeh. by five the Frances Faye opening (3.)^ and : his tunes with ingratiating small- 


A current revival of that kind of I Martv Napoleon’s trio provides pic- chirprand-terpers, Joyce Roberts, j the excitement generated augurs talj 1 end generally comes out ahead 

.. - __1_. * ... ■ c - -In tbit jr 


activity is taking place) currently j turesque relief, 
on the east side. witl jf a ? k a E. At the Angel. Clancy Bros., and 
Leonard at the Blue ^“7. ; Tom Makem excel at Irish ballads. 

Don Rickies at Basin ; St. , . * They have vigor and freshness and 


' hi*** fnr British have a bad day at their! session that she doubts if anyone : 
Tact hands. The concluding member of j <? me to - .hear- her sing, but her 


Shirley Kirks, Buddy Brian, Rich- j «ock Chicago eneanement > in s ^ 

I aid Allen, and the star's teammate ! ^ not ^ sock Chicago engagement; The McC i ev ertys have an un- 
in the act who's one of the best for the blues shouter. All that • usual history. They are one of the 
sohg-and^dahee men , in the biz—, marred a terrific first performance few acts held . over from the 
Dick Huriiphreys. i was- her unwillingness to quit the cailypso era.- They, played this room 

1 HUS arable admits early ia the j stage to a reasonable time: 


Karelv have so many spenders Humphreys. ! was her unwillingness to «riit the ealypsoera, They played this room 

rushed to be insulted. The reputa- ggrmmg Mi* arable admits early in the ' stage in', reasonable time. ^ 

BriUsh have a had day at She did *i •X.XtetriifT & ^5' 

two Shows on netr li*i.ttc<mil?gs in that detriment' « noii e h £or < w0 substantial -»t^ . M**1]v* 

week. Although it’s hot beu^g a holdover ' Her catalog of l are over balanced by her per- and despite the appeals for more,! p 13 " group playing some nativ 
billed as such, the battte of th ^|; comedy songs, essentially the fame t sonaRty, ;her fancy footwork, and her last quarter hour grew tedious. [ wh^5w^iaVil2 U \n P1 sonff^ Vf^TlS 
wits is stirring interest m the ^ ^ visit, continues to! fact, let's face it. that she> It - S possible that because she’s still ^^ribbea^ ' : ^ 

saloon set. _ ,• ^trharm »nd nlwisi* Ppr ..cnai ! Betty Grable. Her famous .gams- u,_ 


iw,w tne Angel torce is Baroara Uimert l uc^uiuciih - . v . . - 

week Although ^ion a holdover. Her catalog of oyer-balanced by her per- and de S p lt e the appeals for more, 

billed as such, the battle o } comedy songs, essentially the same t sonahty, ;her fancy footwork, and her last quarter hour grew tedious, 

wits is staring in eies as on the last visit, continues to: ^b e let s face. it. that she’s ifs possible that because she’s still 

"iTthU - stage. Leonatd has the 1 ^rm ~dP«^e. V 

advmjtage. ^he sflf^ accustomed competence. show's chorines, and the gowns ‘ broke two years ago) she doesnt 

On the Coast Rickies, vs tne seii _;. she. wears are a big plus factor, know how* to leave the stage grace- 

styled ‘-emperor, and. |nas ae\ei- p . 1 . 11%*.^ Her songs,,include “Let Me Em pjjii v When she’s ahead 

oD€d a loval following who delight Mate Bros., H^toed teriain You ” ‘ I’m In The Market y When snes aneaa. 

-•« iwafna verbally castigated. How- Hollywood. Oct,. 7. nw v™, •• tU ! A sort of 'jafa descendant .of 


.-.when-:it was a Jamaican policy, and 
stage m a reasonable tune. teld uj) , vdn now ^ lt his 

She did an hour and 2P minutes, adapted itself - to a more general 
enough for two substantial sets, range. The McClevertys are a; five- 


aavamasv. <* "T, accustomed competence. snow s cno.nnes, ana. tne gowns vwu 

On the Coast Rickies is ine seii _;. she. wears are a big plus factor, know how to leave the stage grace- 

S«»<r Bro** HSvwmI hen she’s ahead: 

STbeing Verbally castigated. How- Hollywood. O.ct,. 7.._ •For a Yoh.”. U ^Hon^ : Tii'--the ‘Honev--^ .. °* "***? descendant, of 

ever, Leonard is a past master at Carmen McRae, Buddy De- col ^ •• -Billv and “Betti ’ On Sophie Tucker, Mis3 Faye is a com- 
the Friars soirees easily the test Franco-Tommy Gu nno Quartet ;- . rtanding .performer with, ' com- 

nrnvino- round and fastest track $2 cover, 2 dnnk min. 1 ' . .. “ . .. l 

for this v ork He has! developed -_ 1 Les Charlivels (3V return for this manding voice, and when she sings 


rutches (from the hip she ; It’s a group that .employs es- 
two years ago) she doesn’t sent rally good, musiciarishio plus 

how to leave the sta^e grace- v ^ als that sometimes achieves a. 
how to leave the sta 0 e grace baunt? - ns qil a litv a S well as some 

when she s ahead. ihat have the indigo double en- 

sort of jafe descendant of tendre,. The group does best with 
e Tucker, Miss Faj'e is a conir its island, songs such as “Jamaican 
ing performer with com- Farewell." For the late trade, it 
. “ . ,. .. - seems to have a greater appeal, 

ing voice, and when she sings , The. act tan also make headway 


craft as an emcee at many ban-} The Slate Bros. (Henry, Sid. one - an d effectively zoom through : she really means, business. If It’s • with the.livelier numbers, but until 

ms .__Viio ivil 1 t—1. . 1.__ j __i __ *t.„:.. -fhAir annlaiKP.-millinu flinLnropc .. . «■ _ _r_ i _ - in_ 


V,u e ts and has sharpened his vyit ijacki have departed from .■-t-heir . fbeir applause-pulling flip-overs, 
on a lot of hapless citizens on the 1 comical formula for the next two |- s Pi ris ' ^nees, pltis musicianship on 
‘‘celerv circuit as well ais in cafes, j weeks with current booking ofj th e clarinet, violin, arid 88. Hold- 
i * Blue Angel . ! Carmen McRae and the Buddy [over production, number features 

* The Blue Angel opening, in | DeFranco-Tommy'Gumina Quartet, [ the Bora Bora Dancers in a spec- 


question Of who's in charge its mainstay, Cailos. JVIcCleverty, 


which Leonard topped a bill with | L es f F er es usually rely on the yock ( tacular salute to Hawaii, 
the C’lanc - lire?. & Tom Makem j »j 0 y 5 ^ pu n ,f n the spenders. This Basil's orch (13} ably backs. 

and Barbara Gilbert, is!a program: ti m e out they're gairibling on a [ j 

expected to continue the capacity jazzier menu.. t - 


Hold -' a udiencg ? doesn’t stand 

itures 9^ anCe * ........ 

spec-; Witty, salty arid whimsical, she 
Louis -cut; an .eccentrically spontaneous 


comes later during the tv- . 
they do well with the soothing 
iriusie that permits a lot of relax¬ 
ing moments. Carlos, changes all 


CUV du. .^ceimicany this With his spirited tunes, much 

‘' rof "hich are quite clever end 


expected to continue the capacity jazzier menu.. 

business that started ^ with_ *_ e Mi S 3 McRae iis an attractive 
Shelley Berman e f% en Ri ii' sepia songstress that’s better 
Rickies, on his layout iwr in .'| known in eastern niterv circles 


Shelley Berman sepia songstress that’s better Boston r Oct. 1. 

Rickies, on his ^P 11 ^. t known in eastern niterv circles ^“Little Revue,” original rerue 
Eckstine in his first e than in this ' town. Since . this isyproduced and directed by Ben 

some seasons ^nd the j retu her local nitery- bow. the volujn^; Bagley, with Barbara, Anson, 

Charlie Barnet with a DI S » of biz will be steered by good-Vvord- f Dulcie Jordan, Bill McCutcheon, 

and net just oh herj Danny Meehan; Ihnng Adman, 
ropes-up at Basin St. fn 1. marquee value alone: piano ; ; $2.50-$3 minimum, 

spect both start evenly. ria Tj Miss McRae captivates the ” -^-r—- 

In the past few years, a p j sparse crowd with pop and ballads. This is Ben Bagiev’s newrest ef- 
_of insult has been de- • Jr. _..... Jr 


Me. I six p.ickup^musician^co^d' ^^quite-.ris^e. "He makes, with' tW’ 

• 1 fal i. ThS%oot*»r« ’ boId numbers and augments them 

Hole! Bostonian. Boston : dance interpolations, 

Boston, Oct. 7: i j^ lf 4. l ^ ed _ w ®Ji^espite her. copae-; T w e MeClevertys may, well be the 

y-Little Revue” original rerue ofMheset^it^vas’a happy musical i la?t of ^ he ca l vpsi[ > groups which 
produced and directed by Ben fLjn* SCt U VaS * ■ ap P > mUS 1 1 were highly in vogue several years 

Bagley, with- Barbara , Anson ,, “ ^ ‘ t . , * 4 / ' ago., But this group uses calypso as 

Dulcie Jordan,-Bill McCutcheon,] Her arrangements were tasteful ;a means of entertainment with 
Danny Meehan; IhHng Adman ,! and sTOgy.-and every number—| lutingappeal rather^ than a medi- 
piano; $2.50r$3 minimum, v eyen vvhen she overstayed^her wet- f um fop showing lyrical eleverness. 

__[come—was grouser. Notable sejec- j Barbara Hammond, a pleasant 


This is Ben Bagley’s newrest et- ; a ^^Ci^ hirpe ^ fits in with the intimate 


m Drunk With Love” and “Night j atmosphere. She’s an accomplished 
d Day:” [ singer who commands attention 


in me - - : , .rspuistr uuwu mm yop diia uciiictus. 1 xms- is dcii Ddgicv s mrw.esi tfi- •. ■ , ™.,. T „ , unJui-i ,,i nm. 

psychology of insult has been ae . ■ £Ven though McRae swings! fort since his w. k. Shoestring 1m Drunk With Love and Nigbt-. atmosphere. She’s an accomplished 

veloped. The public-^nj ^ . m la wild beat on the fast tempo Revues, which discovered Dodie i and Hav. I singer Who commands attention 

barbs at the bigs. It reduces numbers, she hits home with more Goodman. Chita Rivera, Carol Bur- j “BIuebeiTy Hill” wa9 at price a ; with easy renditions. Again, She’S 

to the level of the ordinary suy. [ impa ct on the-torch stuff. It gives net et ah He has put together a' spoof of Fats Domino and a gem addicted to .standards, and gives 

while those at the receiving ®““’{this gal her moments to gesticulate sparkling, updated, panoramic : Of a rendition in her own idiom, them interesting workovers. : 

at least in a nitery- aE ® per t * p : in dramatic fashion. Singer's' kaleidoscope of foibles and irioires ; Her use of enhanced microphonicSi Jose. 

flattered at being singled out „ phrasing is another plus in her mouthed, terped rind piped by an !. with echo chamber effects, worked ' ——^——— 

such attention. However, it s d i-;. f av o r an( j^^stands out best on '‘But extremely talented cast, of fouV, surprisingly well. Falflo© Afl|*©l 9 Pitt 

when headline names, p picxe • Not For Me.” “Day In Day Out/' two femmes and two lads. New comic Marv Welch had his Pittsburgh. Oct;, 3 . . 

on. , R1 i “How Little We Know 'and “Guess The material fs subtle timely moments but mostly misfired in the Lenny Bruce. Eric Miller, Dai;id 

Leonard shook up ; tn ; who I Saw Today?”. ' running the gamut from broad warmup spot. (See New Acts.) Val’s Quartet; $2,50 cover. 

Angel assemblage. t DeFranco-Gumina’s jazz quartet i burlesques to sick, but always House band, the Joe Parnello Trio, • • - 

hard and frequent, ana m [is tops. They score on just about I boffo With 23 blackouts in two backstopped him satisfactorily, I Lenny Bruce is a strange, highly 

quency of laughs was at 1 i f a5L t “{every number they tackled, espe- acts . Bagley explores themes from Miss Faye, occurring the piano specialized talent that belongs in 
- Of anv comic to! play this . *•«««r wiah tlw. B J v ■. thJDtenollA eliliinwin __ 


Fallep Ain|*©l ? Pitt 

Pittsburgh, Oct , 3.. . 
Lenny Bruce. Eric Miller, DavAd 


great as any 


comic to 1 ! play 


“How' High the Moon,” \ y 


spot. He had some choice and orig- [Gumina treated the sippers to a 

inal insults He described one gent : ice “Sorehtb” via the accordion. ing: Tennessee Williams’ char- Vic Damone retUx 
as being the kind \\hp . uses his [P i Gilber^^ and^ Reiko open next 3( >terS. beatniks and.British spoofs 

Diner’s Club card in,the mens sbow Oct. 20. Kafa. on sex: , ———r 

room. There were others o • . :— Dulcie Jordan, is,a blond looker 440 Cl¥ll 9 ; 

lar potency. Althou 0 h^ . Boverlv Hiflisi. rinev with winsome ways with, a song, bit San .Franci 

BA working space £ . Cincinnati, Oct: 7. of a d?nce. and lines. Barbara Jactci Gayle; D, 

enough for dancing, Le Jane Morgan .with Laurence AnSon is an excellent low come- Cosmopolitans (3), 

_ hi$ vast bulx to do a |iew p - Stith and Bob Alberti), ‘Sammy dieririe. arid mime. Blond Bill Me- Trio; ,$1-$1.50 cover. 
ettes. Quel talent. Shore. Moro-Laridis Dancers (9) | Ciitcheori has the mobile features ' —^—- 

Rickies came in at a oJea T ' ; with Charlie Hines, Gardner Bene- j of ..a true cornie versatile in all Jackie Gayle ts a s 


young presidents and Reader’s | herself, used the Parnello sidemen [ intimes whoise: customers know 
Digest titles, to werewolves includ-1 and added a brass section to boot, j what to .expect, in a concert hall. 


Vic Damone returns Oct. 25. or a zoo. He doesn’t belong here, 
Les. When caught,, the room .was 
-———r— filled with show biz tradesters who 

440 Club, Frisco yocked it up. But his selection of 
San Francisco, Oct. 7. material,; while original; sharp arid 
Jaclci Gayle, Delia Martine, biting was not W'hat, provincial 
>srhopolitans (3), Bill l Perkins customers are used to hearing! He 
io; $1-$1.50 cover. j should be solid in concert ; appear- 

_U—; arices where his- limited publjc 

Jackie Gayle Is a sort of second- could go. know what to expect arid 


440 Clob, Frisco 

San Francisco, Oct. 7. 
Jaclci Gayle; Delia Martin 


— —--— -j . j \jnsf u/xtrr -Dent:* ux a line A u.uiic .UMbdlfie in dll Jduuc vva/ic » oouiv ui »w 

dicap- On the Coast ana in w . dicf Qrch do), Jimmy Wiiber Trio, J situations. Dannv Meehan is an ivy string Lenny Brace, with Jots of not be subjected to shock therapy, 
Vegas, he can do- na i?,i Lfirry Vincent; $3-$4 minimum, ■ league tVpe. dark, slim and nifty racial, religious and scatological The Zoo is mentioned because 

the strange territory of the east, - ^i 5Q coi;er with the spooferoos and lyrics. allusions but without Bruce’s wild there the more worldly are always 

Rickies was perhaps timid in ua^- -- Irving Actrnan came in from and often hysterically fiinriy flights able tp. take the ,young and un- 

his vast catalog w^th full potency. This is Jane Morgan’s third play*. New York to get the music set for of fancy. initiated away. from the front of 

During<ius first show he was sus- here in Iess than three years, the revue, which is booked in the Gavle onens his 28 minutes by a cage where the iniier emotions of 

pended y in a nether wprld of fe- Each^with a changed treat of songs: Jewel-Room of the Hotel Bostonian DU ttiria down most of today’s ^ anunpl bring, on an obvious 

slraint and violence. The j VI ^ 1 ^ in her artistic manner, which em- for. four weeks preceding a tour of “name” comics (Bruca is an ex- effect. Bruce s delivery and timing 
of his tirades was watered down braces top know-how In wardrobe) niteries.. Opening nig^it, Friday cebtion.) in a lemg monolog. He are exceUenL ahd his use of filth- 
except for getting a few nngsiders production and routine. It’s show- (7>:. a smart and. gave big milting rambles oh to many other show se ?? ls tp J*®- * or shock, alone, 
to stand up and work witn him. manship that points to a winner fpr to the sharp bits, and spontaneous nt*** pa r«Anaiiti«>^ ((including a . ey ? r , this young man tmees the 
He was raving and ranting fran- the current fortnighter. The scin- applause at end of the 90 minute particularly sour bit about Sophie chip off his. shoulder and channels 

tieally. but he wasn’t directing his tillating chanteuse is supported by layout. TUcker and Ted Shapiro land hls talent » “ th ® d^ecUon ht 

fire with clean hits that leaves rep- Sammy Shore, versatile coinic, and Hi°hli2hts of the . show include occasionally comes up with a to make it. but hp has to hurry, 

utations shattered, red. faces, and two nifty routines by. the Moro- ironic ' “Youngest President;” in genuinely funny , line, sueh as, Rnc MUler is an excellent foil and 

audience limp with laughter. How- Landis line featuring Jerry which Danny Meehan shrinks down “ ‘SuddenlyXasfc Summer’ was such^^ P 3 ^ 1 • VaJ’s.Quartpt plays pleasant- 

ever, there were many especially, Gotham ana Jacque Arbini, with to diaper size with seme smart a big hit they made a musical out iy do r nstenmg and dancing. 

those in from the Coast for the backing by Gardner Benedict’s Ivric<=; “Familv Troubles*” in which Q f it'Pleas# Don’t Eat the j, ®^ m * or v'' r ° f ra ™ ea - 

World Series, who were laughing band. Dulcie JordaA and Bill McCutch- Daisies’” Comes out OcL 15. lAt. 

uncontrollably, reason-{-for which In platinum blond hairdo, Miss eon prance about as a pair of m Ww U n In dnlns a hit mm- ««_ w •' . 

wasn't evident to all. Morgan enters in a yellow satin Britishers who have a weird family ., 4 TT > aftiturfpq toward Ger- Shamr#ck, H»USt(WI 

RasmSt. traveling coat with big collar and [of werewolves and Dracula types. 1943 Houston, Oct. 8L 


The second show of the evening pockets, Jater peeling to a lavender [, Miss Apson and- Meehan score 
was more to Rickies’ liking. With satin and iridescent lace sheath with, a “Nobody’s Doin’ It Dance,” 
an audience including (Ethel Mer- -kirt Heavy intro of “.Fascination" and a big. number is “Mink, Mink.” 
man, Keeley Smith. Monique Van is followed by big returns on her a sort of take off on “Thei'e’s NOth- 
Vooren, Margaret Whiting and Sa- soloing of “Baggage Checks.” a ing Like a Dame,” only in the case 


He picks up in doing a bit com- Chamraok. Hohliiaa 
paring U,S. attitudes toward Ger- HWMIM 

mans and Japanese In 1943 and . 

. then sinks to tastelessness c ^ crrw ? 

mofflpinT aKAiit art fifrria- 'tanrl WlbOH|, IDtth. • DKBlMWld 

matOTal about art films and & Rod Laurdn _ PM Neighlm r, 
.sterns. . Orch (10); iio cover or minimum. 


.‘to tastelessness 


with material about art films and 
tv westerns. 

He w ; orks into some lings about 


brina, Rickies was inspired and medley of ballads and a Conti- here, it’.s^ “Theie^ Nothing Like a Rockefeller, Kennedy and Frank. Krin Murray Revue was plagued 

displayed tb° form that gave him nental blending in several lan-jMirik;” A very funny bit is “Clande- gi^tra and winds up witlv a Ku opening night by; mlke‘ trouble/ 

his Coast rep. rguages. New standouts are dueling stine.” irv- which the four evolve a Klux Klan^Dit, fonowea by- some hew here* arid numerous gags. old 

The rest of the Basin St. bill with her husband, Laurence Stith, strange relationship at a ball. business .about olatime . show biz here. Saving grace is that bid pros 

purveyed a sense of solidity. Eck- tenor, in takeoffs of famed show Some skits at a coffee shop with begoffs. AH the Bruce words, from Murray and Miss Wilson can play 

stine remains a vigorous singer, biz vocal teams, and a song : and- all four, participating: are hilarious, '.whacko on down, ^are there, an<a everi;w r k. material to good returns, 

and the distinctiveness of his style, dance light takeoff, of terp teams. Aniorig the show stoppers are a so are the maimerisms. But Bruce s. Much of material Is directed at the 

which put him in a top bracket Bob Alberti is piano conductor; cynical lament for “Wabush 4: often-mmbla wit seems lacking. generous physique of Miss Wilson, 

some years ago. is still evident. Shore’s fun fare opens slowly 7473," sung by Danny. Meehan, and Delia Martine is a stacked Latin Leo Diamond helps carry the hour- 
“Everything I Have Is Yours” is with one-liners and finishes hot in the entrie corripariy’s relating of singer-stripper, and the Cosmopoli- long show^ with: enough giiiunlcks 

well-remembered and ;his newer his takeoffs of western characters the trials and tribulations of “The tans (see New Acts) complete 75- to his harmonicapers to keep stints 

tunes roister strongly!: in this as- and surefire clown trumpeting. It Hurricarie.” minute show. BH1 Perkins Trio interesting. 

semblage. j! is his first repeat in 20 months.!. Biz looks to reach big propor- sounds loud. Show’s in at least Murray opens with some standup 

Charlie -Barnet hasr^trabandonedf-Lfiberace -opersr Oct.-21-. - - -KoH.- - i tiohs- at -this* 1 mthnex* with*the-furr -until ■*0etr - > - - - - - -- - ^tContmued-oir page 66k - - - - 



Wednesday, October 12, I960 


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63 


MARTY 


STEVE 


ALLEN 


AND 


ROSSI 


Sensation In London 




ASSOCIATED PRESS 

"Princess Margaret said Allen and Rossi's ma¬ 
terial was the funniest she’s heard for a long 
time,” 

RECORD MIRROR 

"Allen and Rossi have Pigalle Club consistently 
in an uproar. One of most rousing and rollick¬ 
ing comedy acts yet sent here from across the 
Atlantic." 

STAR 

"Two very likeable and easy to laugh at funny 
men." 


Harold V* Cohen in London, Drama Desk, 
PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE 

"Biggest hit to come over from America since 
Danny Kaye and Alan King. And that's pretty 
good company, Isn't it?" 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 

"London hails the funniest comedians ever to 
appear here In a night club." 

DAILY EXPRESS 

"Short, Smart and Savage in topical humour. 
They're really top comics." 


Opening tonight (Oct. 12) SANDS HOTEL, Las Vegas 


rfi&IETY 

"They scored with big yocks." 

SUNDAY PICTORIAL 

"Allen and Rossi are truly International, a pair 
of excellent comics." 

DAILY MIRROR 

"Marty Allen and Steve Rossi win big laughs on 
T.V. show Sunday Night at Palladium." 

EVENING STANDARD 

''Funniest double act in years." 

EVENING NEWS 

"Allen and Rossi—a Terrific Click." 


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Wednesday, October IZ* IVOtl 


Merger or Not Vegas’Rima Hotel 
Enlarging Stage to Snag Big Shows 


Although attempts are still being I 
made to merge the Riviera Hotel,. 
Las Vegas, with the group operated 
by Vegas' Desert Inn, Riviera prexy 
Ben Goffstein is slated to start a 
aeries of alterations, major one of 
which will enlarge thestage to pro¬ 
portions approaching that of Radio 
City Music Hall. N.Y^ According 
to plans blueprinted by Goffstein, 
the plav-space will be enlarged so 
that the .nitery room can store and 
fly scenery, there will; be a gigan¬ 
tic board, and probably several re¬ 
volving platforms. jj 

Goffstein’s idea is to’be prepared 
for any kind of show that will pre¬ 
sent itself and which appears to be 
boxoffice. At one time, it’s re¬ 
called. the Riviera had first call 
on the Le Lido show which proved 
a smash at the nearby Stardust, 
and also had been negotiating for 
the “Folies Bergere” which went 
into the Tropicana. However, 
aside from other matters, the size 
of Its stage was a barrier toward 
the completion of the deal, 

Goffstein and Sammy Lewis, 
Riviera’s talent buyer, were In 
New York last week tor a session 
at talent gandering and the World 
Series, and Goffstein lleft Monday 
(10* to return to Vegas. 

Although Goffstein didn't know 
whether the Nevada State Gaming 
Commission would ultimately okay 
the new merger deal proposed by 
the Desert Inn and Riviera groups, 
he was hopeful that jit would go 
through. The State board refused 


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to okay the first offering whereby 
the Desert liin setup" would ac¬ 
quire 33% of the hotel stock. Since 
then, the DI execs presented a plan 
whereby 20% qf the hotel would 
come under their ownership. Final 
decision is still to be made. 



Feeling is that; the State, board ; was : r £ a d y . 


New York. 

Editor. Variety: 

Speaking of restaurants, as we 
were, why' don't'-you do a not-too- 
serious piece on showmanship in 
restaurants? 

To serve good food; Is not 
enough. The famous restaurants 
[once, prided themselves on “eyery- 
tiring cooked to order.” Nothing 


Is trying to: avoid the creation of 
monopolies in the area. The Desv 
ert Inn already owns the Stardust 
as well, and okay of the deal would 
have meant that it had a control¬ 
ling chunk of the third hotel. As 
far as the Riviera is concerned, 
business is generally excellent in 
the sale of rooms and the dining 
room. The lounge, according to 
Goffstein, is doing exceedingly well. 
Goffstein says they've had some 
tough luck in buying shows, and. 
he’s hopeful that the combined 
buying power of the three inns 
will correct that defect. 


Ole Olsen’s New Pard 
As Chic Johnson Sts 
Out ‘Globetrotters’ 


Chicago, Oct 11. 

Comic Red Coffey becomes Ole 
Olsen’s new partner when “Hellza- 
poppin’ ” is revived in abbreviated 
form as entr’acte to the Harlem 
Globetrotters’ basketball games. 
Olsen’s longtime vis-a-vis Chic 
Johnson is sitting this one out be¬ 
cause he feels the tour will, be too 
strenuous.. 

Globetrotters’ tour begins at 
Madison Square Garden, N. Y., this 
Friday (14), but the “Hellzapop- 
pin’ ” sideshow doesn't begin until 
the following day. In Schenectady. 
Road engagements are. booked to 
April 1. 

Olsen & Go. will do a 40-minute 
show at half-times. Company in¬ 
cludes Eileen O'Dare, Bobby May, 
Tunesters, Boy Foy, Connie Van 
and Andy Rissitto. .; Coffey, by the 
way, is the “voice” for tv cartoon 
characters In “Quick Draw Mc- 
Graw” and “Huckleberry Hound; 1 


Nowadays, everything is ready; 
They have steam tables in the 
kitchen' and “the table” In the 
diningroom.. Because the element 
of service has become prohibitive¬ 
ly costly* they feature ' “ready” 
dishes and lose their shirts on 
cooked-to-order things. 

Their showmanship takes many 
expressions. They flambe every¬ 
thing, including p.ing pong balls. 
What restaurants use to cause 
those flames to leap up to the ceil¬ 
ing is anyone’s guess; Ernie By- 
field always said;. “It doesn’t .hurt 
the meat much and the customers 
like ,it.” 

Every restaurant is an- art gal¬ 
lery, or has a fountain. Or both. 

Many have “singing violins.” 
Ain’t 22 fiddlers playing gems 
from “Countess Maritza” delicious? 
I’ll see you in Lindy’s.. 

Sincerely, 

Lynn Farnol 


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1 ‘Broadway-llSA’ Unit 
On USO Far East Ran 

Marilyn Ross, songstress, will 
i head a USO group under the, title 
of “Broadway-U.S.A,” Unit: will 
‘ depart Oct.. 21 for Toyko on a 12- 
. week tour of military installations. 
Producer John Effrat started re¬ 
hearsals last Friday (7) In N.Y.' 
Show, will run 90 minutes, sim¬ 
ilar to another. Effrat unit which 
: headed for Europe iri September. 

Special musical numbers have 
! been written for the Tbyko-headed 
' unit by. Peter Howard, assistant 
; conductor with “Sound of Music.' 

; Jack Beaber will choreograph: Cast 
: includes Arden Anderson, Jeanne 
; Beauvaid. Ronald Brown, Patience 
: Cleveland, Jack Eddleman,-Robert 
: Keegan, Claude Kezer, Richard 
1 Kneeland an<jt Joan Riven?. 


Campo-Swam Fisticuffs 
Punctuate AGVA’s Nat’l 
Board Meet in New York 

Battle between the. administra¬ 
tion of the American Guild of Va- 


Gene Detroy Loses His Suit to Halt 


>> 


in 


A motion'for a temporary injunc¬ 
tion brought, by performer Gene 
Detroy against the American Guild 
of Variety Artists, was denied by 
Judge Edward Dimock in N;-\Y. 
Federal Court last week who ruled 
that Detroy had riot exhausted lils. 
remedies within the union. 

Detroy sought to end the “haras- 
merit.” by AGVA stemming from 
loss of an; arbitration in which he 
was assessed $1,250 for his al¬ 
leged failure to play out the last 
week of an eight week engagement 
at- the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas. At 
arbitration, in which Detroy 
charged the chief prosecutor was a 
representative of AGVA, be was 
assessed a full week’s salary. 

AGVA put him on the unfair list 


and then went about attaching his. 
sal ary at various engagements.. At 
one date; the..union, attached his 
full salary, $LQ00, and at another, 
$50; Destroy, who i& with the Mar¬ 
quis Chimps act, sought an injunc¬ 
tion to end these union activities, 
which he said turned AGVA into a 
collection agency for an. employer: 

Detroy, in his papers,, claimed 
that the; “persecution.” was the re¬ 
sult of an ad he took in Variety 
supporting Penny Singleton; for the 
presidehey of the. union against. 
Joey. Adams, who was supported 
by national' administrative secre¬ 
tary Jackie Bright. He. claims the 
action was a result of this ad: 

Judge Dimock, in his ruling, de¬ 
clared the case to be moot inas*» 
much as there were appeals with¬ 
in the union that should have been 
taken prior to court action. 


Takes 80,000 Attendance 
Drop, Blit Revenue Rises 

Memphis, Oct. 11. 
Despite the fact that Memphis. 
104th . annua 1 Mid-South Fair 
dropped some 80,000 in attendance 
compared with. last year’s fig¬ 
ures, the total revenue of gate 
admissions topped the 1959 b.o. by 
$2,000, G: W. (Bill) Wynne, Fair 
manager, told Variety. The nine- 
day event drew 433.504 l wiith adult 
admish hiked from 75c to $1. 

“We were very much pleased 
, with our revenue,” Wynne said, 
riety '. Artists and the. insurgents | ‘.‘arid it seemed that bu r patrons; 
Teached the JBsticuff stage for the | were more.in a spending moo d 
first time at the union’s national j this year as literally all shows re¬ 
board irieeting which convened 
Monday. (10) at the Hotel New 
Yorker, N. Y. Joe Campo, union’s 
second veepee, and Russell Swann, 
a member of the administration’s 
opposition, (angled briefly during 
the first day’s session, but were 
separated. However, the fireworks 
continued along verbal lines. 

Th.e first day’s. session was de¬ 
voted mainly to a report by presi¬ 
dent Joey Adams, who In his re¬ 
port, was bitter about the opposi¬ 
tion and denounced, among others,* 
former AGVA president Penny 
Singleton whom he defeated in the 
recent election, Swann and Paul 
Valentirie, all of whom are highly 
vocal dissidents.. The tone of the 
report arid later discussion indi¬ 
cates that Some disciplinary action : 
may be taken against these board 
members as welt as Victor La 


TREMBLAY EXITS CHAUDIERI 

Ottawa, Oct. 11. 

Aiirel* (Paul) Tremblay has left 
the Chaudiere Club where he. was 
manager-brooker for the past eight 
years. 

Succeeding him is Paul Mouton, 
veteran of hotel-cafe: work, who 
came to the Chaudiere from Seven 
Islands, Que. 


ported good attendance. We defi¬ 
nitely will firiish in the black for 
I960,” he added. 

. Dale Robertson, of tv’s “Wells 
Fargo,” fronted the World Cham¬ 
pionship rode shows in 11 per¬ 
formances arid drew 62,000 at 
$2.50 top. The rodeo events were 
tops but Robertson’s delivery and 
“gags” didn’t seem to click with 
the natives: He was struggling for 
laughs iri his 30-minute stint when 
caught. 

. Ricky Nelson and his crew drew! 
21,000 in four stints at $3.50 top 
with the. bobbysox brigade having 
their days and nights -— screaming 
arid stomping. Both the. Nelson and 
Robertson shows were 'held in the 
Rodeo Arena with capacity 8,400. 

Japanese Spectacular, proved to 
' be the biggest hit. on the midway 

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Wi&lted I 


Latin Casino 

; Continued from page 61; 


“Tko Refreshingly 
Different Corned/ 



LARRY 

WILDE 

Currently 

ELEGANTE 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 


Per*; Mgt.: BILL POSTER; 

16*7 Broadway, N.Y. JUcfton 2-3326 


Mimte. plaintiff in the unsuccess -1 and drew 18.000 for 26 perform- 
ful suit which sought to unseatances in a 1,400-seater at $1.50 
Adams and on which an appeal is top; 

being taken. ■ —-- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ _ •. .• 

Another development of the! 
meeting was a reading of a letter j 
by Miss Singleton who stated heir ] 
reasons for not coming. Her letter! 
said that she refrained from at-. 
tending the board meeting to pro- room seats 1,500 patrons on sriven 
tect . her legal position. She has I terraced levels, 
filed a cross-complaint against na- . Size is more than double that of 
tiorial administrative secretary I any cafe operating in area, and in 
Jackie Bright and attorney Harold addition to big room there is a ban- 
Berg for $1,200,0*00 damages. She, quet quarters for 500 more up- 
is similarly the defendant in a suit; stairs, who can. catch floor proceed- 
brought by Bright and Berg. She ' ings by closed circuit tv: Decor 
also charged ,in her letter that i created by Waldo Angelo, stage de- 
Adams used AGVA’s facilities arid j signer, might be described 



Naw RCA Vfctar LP Album 

HI-DE-HI-DE-HO 
Variety: "Ingratiating" 
Management BILL MITTLlfi, 1619 Broadway, Naw York 


monies to defeat her by sending 
out AGVA franked letters in his. 
behalf... The letter was accepted as 
read with ho discussion. 


BERMAN TOPS $25,000 
IN FIRST THREE DATES 

Shelley Berman, in his first 
three dates of a projected 36-city 
tour, did solid biz; with a total gross 
of over $25,000. 

The comic did capacity in Cleve¬ 
land Oct. 7 with % $10,580 gross; 
in Bloomington,. Irid., the follow¬ 
ing night* he pulled an; SRO gross 
of $7,340; arid in Dayton, Sunday 
(fl). he did a near-capacity $7*410. 
The tour will carry him through 
November. 


“baroque modern,” with subdued 
tones of- plum, gold and African 
walnut predominating. 

Latin Casino is iriakirig tie-ins 
with sightseeing bus companies for 
night-life tours and will inaugu¬ 
rate a series of “mystery tours” 
for residents of North Jersey and 
New York, which will couple 
visit to the cafe with ateridance at 
a legit show production in Phila^ 
delphia. Trade shows and conven¬ 
tion tie-iris are also being sought 
to supply patrons for the show 
place. 

There will be a $6 minimum for 
food and beverages with the min¬ 
imum reduced to $5 for late shows 
Monday through Friday.: 

A staff of 200 will be required, 
and the spot has engaged 26 musi¬ 
cians for the main room and 
lounges. The band plays in a bal¬ 
cony box offstage right, or from 


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and the Entire Staff 

of the 

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Monte Kay has packaged a jazz. .. . . . . ,v . . 

show which will bow at Chicago’s I | he P 1 ^ w hich is otherwise covered 
Regal Theatre Oct. 21. Headlining ! for table space, 
the unit are the Modern Jazz “Holiday in Japan.” the kickoff 
Quartet, Miles Davis' combo and i attraction, will play four weks and 
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. j other attractions to fpllbw include 
Kay is producing the bash in j Tony Martin, Steve Lawrence & 
association with Chicago’s South- Eydie Gorme, Bobby Darin, Sam- 
erland Lounge owner Lou Alpert. my Davis Jr., Milton Berle, Joe E. 
Concert will program material spe- Lewis and Dick Haymes, Louis 
daily written by Jon. Hendricks to Prima & Keely Smith arid Harry 
the music of the MJQ and Davis. | Belafonte. 


Harry B t la fo nf 
Toffy Bennett 
Al Berate 
Lorry BesP 
Joey Bishop 
Jock Carter 
Myron Cohen 
Nat "King" Colo 
Vic Damon* 
Billy Daniel* 
Bobby Darin 
Sammy Davh, Jr. 
Geotge DeWitt 
Afen Drake 
Mika Durso 
Four Coins 
Four tods 
Earl Grant 
Buddy Hdckett 
Jackin Konnon 
Sonny King 
Steve Lawrence 
Jerry Lester. 
Johnny Mathis 
Corbett Monica 
Gary Morton 


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Rowan & Martin 
Frank Sinatra 
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Wednesday, October 12, I960 


NigKt Club Reviews 


5 . Continued from pac* 62 ; 


Shamrock, Houston 

patter and alter shadow boxing 
with mike for a spell, presents 
10-minute film with numerous sight 
and tape gigs, mostly bidding tv 
commercials. It's followed by Miss 
Wilson who comes on in a gown 
that isn’t as ample as her measure¬ 
ments. Diamond plays a straight 
harmonica, then brings on some 
gimmicks, including a j series of 
pitch pipes and plastic cups, a one- 
man band contraption and an elec¬ 
tric harmonica. !' 

Rod Lauren, who looks like all 
other teenage idols but sings belter 
than most, does a few songs and 
plays trombone in trio |of Murray, 
capable on daiinet, andj Diamond, 
on his electric harmonica and flute. 

Perhaps the best Munay-Wilson 
number is their w. k. pantomime 
of Louis Prima and Kejely Smith. 
Show ends with semi-strip by Miss 
Wilson, and begoff Salvation Army 
bit. with two headliners singing 
“Side by Side.” 

Murray is - still an. excellent 
comic, and can put freshness into 
contrived ad lib. But his “Black¬ 
outs” material has been well- 
milked i seven and a half years in 
Hollywood ■ arid he could try a 
new and fresher format. But audi¬ 
tors, knowing what to expect, seem 
plpased and respond with top 
mitt mg. 

Paul Neighbors Orch. jwith pian¬ 
ist Bill Geyer conducting, does 
usual fine backing chore. Show 
plays here for two weeks. Skip. 

Flamingo, l^is Yogas 

La- Vega:-! Oct. 6. 

Vic Dii.iiOfC. Milzi Green. Fla- 
mingoettes. tl2>. Sat Brandirl/nue 
Orch »14 >; staged and choreo¬ 
graphed by Barry Al'tov: S4 min¬ 
im u m. 

Vic Damone. *.ho serins more 
improved as a singer and a per¬ 
sonality wi ll each Vegas outing. 
Is displa>ing hi-, ware, in the 
Flamingo Room. ills "ringer's 
singer” status wa* never more 
evident. becau>e a 3 a major league 
technician ire’s— riding at hi- 
hutheri. 

Mitzi Green i- ex’ra !added on 
the bill, and pre.-enl.-, a i delightful 
collection, of nostalgic bits which, 
pulled cheers from first-nighters. 
The former child star i«! satura ed 
In show biz. and knows [the knack 
of sharing the best of it. with her 
audiences. 

Damone offers such numbers as 
“Falling In Love With Love.” 
“Small World.” and “Leifs Do It.” 
He hits a peak with a “Porgy and 
Bess” medley, w inds up with a 
stirring “Maria,” and .tops the 
turn With his big platter “On The 
Street Where You Live.” Strong 
support, complete with gag lines, 
comes from Dick Stabile guiding 
the Nat Brandwynne orch. plus 


(the special Damone team of Russ 
Black on 88. Sid Balkin, drums; 
and Bobby Bryant, trumpet, 

: Miss Green initiates her session 
with the song sh.e introed when 
■a 16-year-old: ”Ladv Is A Tramp,” 
i With charm, she mirrors Maurice 
: Chevalier. Sophie Tucker, Helen 
i Morgan. George M. Cohan, Fartnie 
Brice. A1 Jolson and Joe El Lewis. 

Barry Ashton’s two imaginative 
production numbers, featuring Joy ; 
Benham. Don Kirk. Dion Bondshu, 
Ernie Knowles. Larry Masse, ar.d 
the Flamingoettes round out the 
solid entertainment package, 
skedded for four frames. Duke. 


Adolphii* Hold!, Dallas 

Dallas, Opt. 7. 

Frankie Sco f f. Delores Gay. Joe 
Reichman Orch 17 1 : Sl-ST.50 cover. 


Tidelands,Hoaston 

Houston, Qct. 3, 
Dick■ Curtis, Louise O'Brien, 
Don. Cannon Orch \6); tio covet 
or minimum. 


The Century Room . conies up 
with a big 'surpri-p in its current 
dual-bill Show, both comedian 
Frankie Scott and dancer Delores 
Gay playing their .first local dates 
to good 'results, auguring hefty 
patronage and return bookings. 

Scott, who also looks funny,.of¬ 
fers mostly new material in this 
plusliery, scoring all the way with 
neat one-liners. Comic smartly 
works with the ringsiders to estab¬ 
lish the glad-hand bit. Better, Scott 
remembers the names throughout,, 
and his ringriding “thank you” bit. 
pleases the patrons. Vocal imitar. 
tions of Frankie Laine and Billy 
Daniels-go-well, and winds his stint 
, with trumpet takeoffs of Harry 
James, Henr'v Basse ' arid Clyde 
McCoj. 

Asset to the -how is Delores 
Gay. shapely platinum -blonde 
terper. who opens with a short 
vocal medley. Then, in brief cos- 
Unr.!\ s executes some expert 
tapping. Miss Gay excels in a 
flamenco stint. 'Spanish Tap 
Fantasy.” to hiriy applause. 

Joe Reichniair's crew ably aids 
the two performers, arid is an asset, 
at terp time for tabler.' 

Guy Mark-, is due Oct 20.. 

. Bark. 


Dick Curtis, a singing ccrhlc with 
a built-in. smile, is on . 55 minutes 
in /opening night headline act, but 
on this night at least It wasn’t over¬ 
long. Much of his material is well 
tried, but lie is capable of building 
in freshness that 'makes even 
retread material appear like new; 

Again well-liked infhis. second 
appearance at the Tidelands Motor 
Inn iiitery in less than a year, 
Curtis Uses oldies of man' trying 
to quit smoking, another who ' 
abandoning bottle (T saved $85 
the. first day—on lemons alone’’), 
the hillbilly radio performer ex¬ 
ploring the;. French language, and 
the bit about the Italian guide 
topping the tour . for an unim¬ 
pressed Texan with Mount Vesu¬ 
vius. 

Oh Curtis’ last appearance here, 
Frankie Laine opened show : by 
introducing a young singing pro¬ 
tege. This set up Curtis’ fine open- 
"'i'g line for regulars here: “What 
ever happened to that young boy 
singer who opened my show last 
year?” After that line, however, 
comic has his brief troubles, but 
.from there he. builds to a closing 
ovation. 

One of-auditors : at opener w as 
Shelby. Singleton,. A&R director 
for Mercury Records' southern 
division. who began plans to cut 
a .Cu'r:is' album during stand here. 
Other albums cut at; T idelands 
were “The. Button Down- Mind of 
Bob Newhart” 'Warner Bros.' and 
Dave Gardner's “Kick Thy Own 
Self”; (Victor'. 

Louise O’.Brie a Jack paar 
regular wlio can belt or croon, opens 
show to. excellent milting. She’s 
reviewed under New Acts. 

Dim' CarinoiT Orch again tops in 
backing effort*;. C’.uricnt show 
plays for two' frames, with I so be 1 
Robins arid Bobby Sargent' due iri 
Oct.. 17. " Skip. 


.There comes an. impasse In some shows that becomes difficult to 
resolve. At the current International. (N. Y.) session, Gretchen.;Wyler 
does a Ray Bolger dance bit which requires a lot of hoofing. This it 
preceded by a sketch by Foster & Dean in which comedian Stanley 
Dean eats a banana/ part of which has to fall on the floor. On opening 
night (28), Miss Wyler took a spill which forced her out of the show 
on the following two nights. She blarhed this on a particle of the fruit 
left on the floor* At her return,to the show Saturday (11) both were 
still doing the. same numbers, 


Ish Kabibble (Merwyn Bogue), longtime regular on Kay Kyser’s radi 
show of the 1830s and ’40s, has. been named convention'manager, for 
Ocean Shores, a new resort in the Grays Harbor area of Washington 
State. More recently the comedy singer has been Working with his own 
five-piece combo., Ginny Simriis,. another ex-Kyser singer, owns a res¬ 
taurant at Ocean Shores. 

; - ' ■ • ■ - ■ • • . — 


Burlesque Clips 

Continued from, page 1 

Village smallseater, “Gypsy,” ..the 
longrunning musical .version of her 
autobiography. will, be giving reg¬ 
ular .peiformanebs uptown at the 
Imperial.. Her Cherry Lane dates 
are Oct. 24, Oct, 31 and Nov. 7. | 

Noel Bohn, operator of the- 


ScotVauderiesPass By 
Pantomimes for Revues 
During Christmas Run 

Glasgow, Oct* 11. 

. Fewer pantomimes and more re¬ 
viles are the theatrical trbnd here. 
for upcoming ., Christmas 


Cherry Lane, is coproducing with.; Scotland, once 4 the home of pan- 
tclevisiori producer Bob' Costello. Itomime, is. drifting to more general 
{ It is a continuation of an irregular jstyle of. festive-season fodder. Les- 
i series of one-night specials .at the. [lie Macdonnell & Bernard Delfont 
house. During'the 1955-56 seasbn, i will . stage; a revue at the. Empire 
Hal Holbrook appeared there ' ihere, while even the longtime, 
his Mark Twain characterization j Alhambra Theatre Christmas pan- 
' as. part of a Saturday night series..| tomime is. biiled?differen{ly $'S : “A 
Tw'o seasons later, Holbrook scored . Wish fqr Jamie," thus leaving the 
with his one-man show, “Mark! tirtieriionored . “Cinderella.” and 
Twain Tonight.” in a regular run! “Babes in. the Wood” category, 
at- another off-Broadway house. Citizens’ Theatre; local stock 
I The Cherrv Lane was also the,., . will stagb “Ga^giegal6rih ” 
springboard for ‘the return .to a revue. This keeps to 13-letter 
Broadway during .the 1953-59 sea- j title tradition associated- with, thi 

jsori. of Betty. Copiden and Adolph'soiith-side theatre. . . 

'.Green in a recap of material writ-, Kenneth MeKellar, Rikki Pul¬ 
len by them. The team moved tb ton and Fay Leriore are named as 
Broadway after appearing at the-j stars of “Wish for . jamie.”,.: Which 
Cherry Lane as part of a “Monday j Freddie Carpenter, is staging at 
Nights at Nine” series. j Alhambra. Same megger. Is’ re- 

j The program, to be offered bv {sponsible for “Rose Marie,’’ with. 
' Miss Lee, Will comprise stills aridDavid. Whitfield, set for a. Christ- 
film shots of buries ue, both in inas run at Edinburgh followed by 
- Europe and the U. S . sumablv. 3 season at Glasgow. He will also. 


4'ainelol. \.Y. 

Robert Clary . Fay DcWitt. Terry 
Thorton. Don i> -s Trio; $6 mini- 


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Must have experience ballads to opara. 
2 P. M.-4 P. M., Friday, October 14th 

CHEZ VITO 

30 East *0th Street, Net* York 
(Use Entrance in Building) 


Current business at this new 
eastside iritery :> i:i siiarp contrast 
to the mob seer e that 'prevailed a 
nion h ago -when Vie Damone 
' topped. And a light 10tie 

group fur the ji:e-cn.t show when 
cauglit Friday ni^ht 
; French singer Robert Clary.. 
; however, managed to provoke a 
good response out of the small 
, crowd. He’s added some bright 
[ numbers to his old “New Faces” 

J catalog for solid returns, espe- 
. daily with a swinging calypso 
: blues and a c\ riically .sophisticated 
' tune called “He and She," ? 

Singer-comedienne Faye DeWitt, 
a lively fugitive from Broad- 
( way via the flop revue, “Vintage 
60.” had less luck with the out- 
front sprinkling, which w as a cold 
| splash tb some of her comedic 
j efforts. She goes doggedly through 
: with a long routine w:hen better 
! judgement might‘have called for 
some on-the-spot trimming. Turn, 
however, would click easily under 
better circumstances. Blonde 
( sprite has a hip irreverence, gusty 
j pipes and spirited projection. 

| Singer Terry Thornton, sepia 
j sophisticate, opens the.spread with 
a book that includes showtune 
j standards and a couple of lesser 
knowns. She’s a strong contralto, 
with a straighlfoward arid calm 
style that comes across most pleas¬ 
antly* She occasionally indulges 
in creative jazz phrasing : that’s 
neither pretentious nqr imitative. 

Don Evans, at piano, Intros the 
acts and, with bass-drum. rhythm, 
gives solid scoring throughout. 

Bill . 


] Ringlings 

1 — Continued from page. 1 

: are piaying a wide variety of in¬ 
door. stanq.-> ever since it.abandoned 
tent setup a few'/ years: ago. 
Much of the time played. isnT too 
profitable, blit like many of' the 
large shows, sorne of the unprofit¬ 
able stands have, to be continued 
because it. is on the way to or from 
a wiriniiig engageinent. However, 
! as some of the- larger auditoriums 
[become available, .the Tongrange 
. plan of the; Ringlings is to work 
| fewer, but more rofitable dates. 
,i The. Toronto date Will-be frorri May 
30 to June 3. The fact that the 
circus is working two 3'ears in ad¬ 
vance- to make roorii fbr the Pitts¬ 
burgh stand indicates tiiat the long- 
range plan is to hit the lush areas 
| with, others to be bypassed. 

During the old days of the tent 
|operations, the circus played many 
[ one ahd two-riight stands. This 
I type of engagement will probably 
! be ended completely within the 
j next few years. 


; acceptable to the. censors. 


; Conti ucd from page 1 ; 


j direct “Goody Two-Shoes*” with 
! ,Vice Finlay. Reg Varney and De- 
^nise. Shauric, at. the King’s. Ediri- 
j.biirglv. 

The Fo.l-de-Rqls,.. revue unit, 
'returning to . fill - tli Christmas 
'.stage at-, Lyceum Theatre. Edin¬ 
burgh'; . Annual Scot-flavored win- 


“iriedible.” and the restaurants are -. ^ 

loaded, with dishes arid silver “left 
over from the Czar 


Moscow’s really !:a blarik city 


all dirty?; ri n ? j ^lark & Murray; is present¬ 


ed from Nov. 18. at the downtown 


Ella Grosses $38,000 
In Four City Concerts 

Chicago; Oct. 11. 


'TOPS IN THEIR FIELD" PffiilETY 

Brliii 

ETTES 

Currently 

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES 

TIVOLI THEATRE 
Melbourne, AusTralid. 



Montreal Wave 

Continued from page 2 

front, where none was used be¬ 
fore.” 

Cutler charges that, among AGVA : 
members-Lboth local and visiting 
from Toronto, and the US. — in 
local, clubs, a kickback for protec¬ 
tion is comrnon; but that getting 
them to state that. in. court is not; 
After . AGVA’s .two full-time em¬ 
ployees there, Phil Patry and Eddy 
Munn, were beaten up early this; 
3 r ear, while investigating a com¬ 
plaint from variety artists at east- 
end Cafe • Domiiio, Cutler says 
someone, on the club’s mike, con¬ 
gratulated the leaders of a rival 
“union” seated at .ringside table?. 

Mrs* Colette Robertos, an agent 
who reps Edith Piaf In Canada^ 
was there representing a tram¬ 
poline performer on the bill, who 
was prepared to sign a complaint. 
Mrs. Robertos testified in court, 
after, being hidden for a \veek. Cut¬ 
ler says, because of threats that 
“she would not be able to recog- 
nie her face’- if she did. AGVA was 
granted an injunction against the 
rival outfit that prevents it from 
raiding AGYA’s menibershlp. 

Shields gives the figure of 82 
“nightclubs, and cafes with some 
form of entertainment—besides 30 
bars and; 600 taverns” in 1,500,000- 
pop. Montreal. .“Most of . them are 
targets for extortion money.” 


they accepted; ‘Marty’ in dur-pW indie vaudery. Glasgow 
film exchange program and must p^'. lllQn ; kt ^P s 
have felt great empathy; with it . tm the \J.ood, starring 

because there’s not much to do in cpmedtan.-Jack RHltoy, Four Kool 
Moscow at night,.either.’’ a r* d Three. Bells; 

Other Sahl observations:. 

“Moscow; is full of Chinese tech- 
icians *. ' the Russians don’t ha\' 
world outlook ... . they serve 
caviar incessantly, and I'm. not its ! 
biggest fan—I'm afraid I'll lose!! 

touch., -ith the people . . ; they 1 ......... 

keep telling vou, ‘we’re in a period ! Ella Fitzgerald grossed an aggre- 
of transition’” • i gate $38,000 in four concert per- 

So. after Uvo days of frustrations 'fotmances^a week ago in fogr cities, 
and with his. “morbid curiosity” j Best date was Philadelphia, 
satisfied. Sahl departed. When his . where she grossed over $13,000. In 
plane touched down at Copen- j Boston thd net receipts were $9,100; 
hagen. and he put .the rap oil the j in Chi $8,900, and in Detroit $6,900. 
Russians, he was told, “When this | 
story comes out, you won’t be able 
to go to Russia again.” Sahl-s reply: 

“Promise?” ' 

One point of resemblance to the 
West Sahl found In Russia: 

“I tried tipping. It worked.” 


Dempsey's New leer. Spot 

Paul Dempsey, for many years 
the road publicity head of “Holi¬ 
day on Ice,” has been named ad¬ 
vertising manager for the show' 
and will headquarter in New York. 

Now doing the road publicity for.. 
“Holiday” are Jim Riley, Art 
Johnson and Arthur Seelig, 



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DICK AUNT 

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WESTON AND MARTHA 


Comedy Ventriloquism 

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CerireRtly 

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HOTEL THUNDERBIRD 


Las Vegas, Nev. . 

Per*. Mg*.: GEORGE SOARES 


4201 El Jardin, Lat Vegat, Nev., Du, 4-2182 




HELD OVER! 3rd WEEK! 

Christopher's Wonders 

MAIDMAN PLAYHOUSE. 416 West 42nd Street. H. Y> C. 

pirecHMi WltUAM MORRIS AGENCY 


Wednesday, October .12, i960 


PSSRIETY 


REVIEWS 


67 



EYDIE GORME AND STEVE 

LAWRENCE 
6ongs 
60 Mins. 

New XntiiSj: D;C; 

Making their bow ; ightclub 
duo, Mr. and. Mrs. Steve Lawrence 
combine their television-proven 
talents for an act that, from its ini¬ 
tial reception, should click solidly 
anywhere. 

Although wellwishers in strength 
furnished, a favorable .bias- the 
Opening, night crowd at the New 
Lotus Thursday (9) gave van im¬ 
pressive exhibition of being thor¬ 
oughly wowed. The occasion , had, 
double significance. Not only was 
it the Lawrences’ break-in as a 
jiitery team, it was his first appear¬ 
ance since shedding the.Army garb. 
... Act has a casdal flow that re¬ 
flects . professional Showmanship; 
behind-the-scenes' (arranger Don 
Costa of UA Records, writers 
Frank Peppiat . and John Ayles- 
worth, special lyricist; Dick Wil¬ 
liams and conductor-pianist Joe 
Guerciol. It’S: deftly balanced be¬ 
tween duet and. solo sessions 
bridged by folksy . hubby-wife re¬ 
partee. The tone is. set by easy 
humor arid personality; 

. Air. arid . Mrs: have lost none of 
their vocal strength ,and,.' Law¬ 
rence’s ability, to belt but the. loud 
numbers has. if-anything; been en¬ 
hanced bv his Army performing 
experience. His solo rendition of 
’’Face the Music” displays swings 
ing style at its besti while he 
riiotes, well with the [inspirational 
.‘’Clinib..' Every Mountain,’’. Along 
with “Only Have Eyes For You” 
and .other numbers; a good variety 
is. provided. 

Miss .Gorme hits, her peak with 
a rousing “Bill Bailey.” Contrast 
is furnished with. ’Til Take Ro- 
niance,”. “Who’s Sorry 'Now/’, and 
tearfully dernure “When..the. 
World Was YoUng!” 

The duets come thrbiigh loud 
and clear with “Johnny One-Note” 
arid “Start of Sorriething Big.” 
They sign off with a: noveltv num¬ 
ber-mixing up Rbdgers arid Porter 
melodies; " ..s' 

Act had some, faltering Spots 
opening night and some of the ex-, 
changes skirted, the .precious, but 
no. glaring defects. They, are head-, 
ed for,the Copaeabana. 'Oct. 20>, 
the Latin Casino in Philadelphi 
Miami’s. Americana, the Sahara in 
Vegas and other spots, in a tour 
lasting into April; . jby. 


MIRANDA MARTINO 

Songs 

12 Mins.. 

Left Bank, N Y. 

Boniface Dick Kollmar appar¬ 
ently, has a good ear for unusual 
' sounds among singers. ’. Some of 
, the turns he has showcased of late 
; have been making splurges around 
J the country. His newest songster. 
{is ...> Miranda Martino, redhaired 
j Italian lass, who combines Con- : 
j tinental charm wiih the heat and 
| precision of American .. singers. 
She could, however, include some 
ballads; 

I’ IViiss Martino unabashedly car-, 
j bons the Arileriban rhythm singers; 
j Although her English is seemingly, 

’ phonetic and bulk of. her tunes are 
j in her native tongue, she has the 


LOUISE O’BRIEN 
[Songs. 

2Q Mins; 

Tidelands, Houston 

Pretty Louise O’Brien,* a Slightly, 
buxom Irish belter, is a thrush who 
seems' headed for, musical comedy. 
This isn’t to say she isn’t a fine 
nitery performer,, which she. has 
been for' nearly two years (some- 

I ibtlity to swing out and interest I ^njiMihg IJ?w Ants coiunint 

! listener; Nnw that tlie French i B vt.her tine set of pipes and fresh 

excollenee at show 

their cycle, perhaps a : new lingo! lune s stock exgeri- 

• r/iiwthf ' Wice' \TpllHnh 


wards- voice doesn’t have enough [ 
range. Trio winds tip with a pleas¬ 
ant “Blubs in the. Night” and a f 
fairly frenetic “Shakin’ the Blues j 
Away;—these last two numbers! 
are nicely donb. and show some ’ 
promise:. 

.. Group obviously., has. lots of 
homework to do and there seems 
to be some question's to whether 
their voices really blend Well 
enough to work ensemble. Edwards 
may be a dancer—he .does a few 
turns—but the girls • don't show 
much in this line. Stef, 


VARIETY BILLS 


WEEK OF OCTOBER 12 


is \ being . sought. Miss,.. Martino 
makes, out a good case ; for the 
Italians: Jose.. 


enee,: indicate she must head. In 
that direction. 


NEW YORK CITY 


MUSIC HALL 

Brazllan Revue 
Rockettes 


( Corps de Ballet 
R. Paige Sym. Ore 
< Helen Wood 


AUSTRALIA 


MELBOURNE 
. .. Tivoli 
Lee Davis 
Barney Grant 
Edith Dahl 
Coquettes 
Les Dandinis 
Rita Moreno & Ann 
Evelyn Rose 
Ulk A Maor 
Marie Claire. 

Peter Crago 
Patricia Smith 
Eileen O’Connor 
Jimmy Vaughan 
SYDNEY. 

Tivoli 
June- Bronhill 
John Larsen - 
Deidree' Thurlow 
Howell Glynne 
Ra.Vmond Nilsson 
Kevin Mills 


Robert Eddie 
Bruce Williams 
John Godfrey 
Helinka De 
Tarczinska 
The* Phillips 
Renee > Osbourne 
Douglas Stuchberry 
Ronald Austrom 
BRISBANE 
Her Melesty’s 
Nat Jackley 
Sonny WiUi 
Seth Gee 
Trio Hoganas 
Montego & Partner 
Wasta. & Rena 
Dahl 

Flat Tops 
Hi-Fi’s 

Dancing Fountains 
Paula Langlands 
Williams & Shand ' 


BRITAIN 


BIRMINGHAM 
Hippodrome 

.Wearing an Irish green gown, j 0 d h a ™ B ariy 7 
Miss O’Brien opens with “Deed I i Johnny worth 
Do;* follows, with -‘CountrjT Girl, 1 ; j g^fcarisen 
written for her. by. Mel TormeJ Larry Grayson 
Then, she does “In Other Words,” ) J & b laciIpool 
£ belting, medley from. South Pa- [ Tower circus 
cific,: croons ; Irish ballad “Sweet j/Ctertie, Caikoii 
Malone;” and closes with - - Co * 


MARV WELCH 
Comedy 
30. Mins. 

[Trade Winds, Chi . _ 

I . A voung monologisf with coun- [ M? 1 ly A? « and r >^ th 1 Bob' Geny Troupe 

trifled inflections and an oversup. ) Alan .That Got. Aw,’ Thrush has - 

piy of stock jokes. Alarv 

: Siivs some flair but is clearly a *>«V 

comic who has not yet arrived, 1 

Therons 


his material spotty it’s too - months before intimate,club audi- Three Houcs 
ls tn - S - lit - toj’s' to develop personalitv. and Cycling There 

, often crass; and he.has. jet to de- t , irii j. h . rhlVlrf ^rpndvfnr-nnvthi.n^ »"f 


velop a [true comic maimer. «mu , 
visage. Probably those virtues .will 
come with more,work arid maturity, j 
As he appears ',he’s too 
youthful to get away with blue ma¬ 
terial in a 'first' rank cabaret. He 
makes it sound like, boy-talk re^ 
searched in an army latrine, and. 
it-s never subtle. To him, girls are 
never “girls”; . they’re always 
“broads;” if that's .a' clue to the. 
level of. liis hunipr. 


mari'rier° and , thrush.'could be ready for anvthing. 
■ • i/ap. 


Gerd Siemoneit 
Knie’s. Elephant! 
Knie’s Horses 
& Ponies v 
Our Sammy 
Little Jimmy 
Circusettes 

GLASGOW 


ky Greene in New 
1-Yr. Tropicana Dear^il 

Las Vegas. Oct. 1-1. 

..Sliecky Greene has sigried a new 
onewear contract .with the Tropi¬ 
cana Hotel. 

- , - f G r e e n e headlines the Trop 

But W elch is a gam worker w ith i pU nge for ; 20 weeks a year; and 
fast delivery who seems, neyer accoI . din g to show producer Lou 
daunted when the response fails. Walters, is paid SS'OOO a week i Birdiand 
He.has.a pretty good.siriging voice ( Greene, intimated that the new Bud s d t £ rs Rith 
and at his: best, he’s reminiscent of Troja deal will pav him “somewhere Horace Silver 0 
the oldtime vaudevillians. Some bet\v -the five and the seven- AfrnJa2ziacs 
judgment in his. choice of-gags and five:” 

terms , could, probably, work- won- , 
defs for him;. Les.. 


Kinning. Park Pipe 
Band 

Bert ShorthoUise 3 
Max Kay 
Dixie Ingram 
Ivy Carey 
Lindsay Wood A 
. Jeanette 
Alex McAvoy 
Falcons 
Jock Morgan 
LEEDS 
Empire 
Emile Ford 
Jimmy Lloyd 
Kay & Kimberley 
Bobbv Deacon *-& 
erasers 
Alan Field 
Norman Vaughan 
Mistihs 

NOTTINGHAM 

Royal 

Geo. Mitchell Min. 
Stan Stennett 
Penny Nicholls 
Ossie Noble 
The Jackpots 
Mitchell Maids 
Larry Gordon's Co. 
Joan Hinde 
Tony Mercer 
Dia Francis 
John Boulter 


Cabaret Bills 


NEW YORK CITY 


BOBBF CARLE & THE BLAZERS 
Vocal Instrumental 
40 Mins, 

Show-Bar, Boston 

Former head of:Bobby Carle and 
the. Blendaires is out [with a' new 
group,, which he ‘ fronts in. nice 
-jjyjf in , the piping^ department. 
With Lou Coloriibo on. the trumpet, 
Pete Theodore, , Ted Rego 
drums, and Al Smith on • the 88; 
lie’s got a .swinging unit. AVhich is 
laced with comic impression bits 
and is plerity; okay on "uptempo 
fare. ' 

Out for a short time; but riot yet 
documented in Variety, the boys 
cover the stage dominating their 
instruments on a Louis Pririia kick; 
Bobby. Carle, .who is remembered 
for hit disk on Decca, “Any Tim 
Any Place, Anywhere^” the 
gamut from jazz to. pops, 

Lads have a circus with “Baby 
Smiles At Me,” donnlhg : . fright, 
masks. They're hot with impresh: 
bits, getting in nice carbon of Ink 
Spots’ “if I Didn't Care;”; thev 
make, a big; production out of their 
material and carbons of shoiv. biz 
figures t.Liberace, Armstrong, et all. 
..Nobody sleeps, when . they’re on. 
Look good for the dririkefies from 
coast to coast;: -Guy,' 


LETTE REHNOLDS 
Songs; Comedy 
i5 Mins. 

Syria. Mosque, Pitt 

Fred .Waring’s uncanny knack 
through ...the years. of discovering 
and. properly : showcasing young: 


Pear lie Mae‘s 
Tnternalional House 

Pittsburgh, Oct. 3. 


Afi;o-Jazziacs 
Basin St. East 
Don. Rickies 
Billy Eckstine 
Charlie Barnet Ore 
. Blue Angel 
Jack E. Leonard 
Dorothy Loudon 
j Janice Mars. 

Jimmy LyoU 3 
. Bon Soir 
Tony - & Eddie 
Phyllis : Diller 
3 Flames 

_ Jimmie Daniels 

- Written, sloped and directed, by. 1 Robert Clary 1 
. ., . • -j i u ^ Pctirl Bailey; ckoreoqTaphv.. Marie 1 Fav Dewitt 

j. stars is : again, evident here as he $pecial vmsi N{clc ._ de Page-Cavanaugh 

I Presents^ Lette Behnolds stars Pearl Bailw Features ^ 

i the stars_in his IQeO.touiinoAei-, t] }e Tapateers. the Moroccans,. Mr. Laineanne Lemay 
g°“ ^ St ^ eQ Festival, . .Miss Wyim, Alice Grant/Loine Bellson’s 
RehnolcLs’ odd name .comers,from , OTch . il7 . K tne p ea tlettes ( 18 ), the (Su'ySii? 
her Pennsylvania Dutch extraction Bailey Choir <9), . Opened .Oct. ^te.u^adSd 
. and-she sees np need to change it. , 3 ^. - 60 ihe xixon Theatre: ! Lobato Sa^f r ’ 

| On stage, she has a warm pei-.j Ralph Font Oro 

sonality, an. excellent voice and * -peailie.. Slab’s. Iriternatiorial ?a ^S°a'S£na 
igads lines beautifully as she pai- House” bowed as a legit .attraction Joe e, Lewis, 
lies with the.maestro Earlym trie here^nd it comes: as close as possi- [ 
showv she fits in perfectly in the; b le to a top Broadway musical bS >YaVie C 
usual. : Waring production numbers reVue withbut -havirig the label. ! Raul 2" 
and toward the end;, he brings her staged, originally for Las^ Vegas [as ; Fran¥ Sets ' 
■..out to da a. spot. She almost runs- a nitery turn, the show \vas at the I Dorothy Donegan 
away with the show, v Xbe whole Twin-Coaches here and in a last ; 
proceedings, got treiriendous ap- minute Switch moved downtown to Barbara Black 
! plause,.from .the packed, house .but. .the Nixon to;take advantage of the 2 wen c 3 i>, 

! it was only here that it appeared world series influx. HoTei Astor 

the show might be stopped.^Varing . A serious appraisal of the star Eddie Lane Ore 
i waited, awhile and then broke into herself must show that she is one Ad^'cavliio ° ' 

number. ; of today’s top talents, aiid slie has Bob Kasha 3 

Ideal for tv and musical comedy; ■ surrounded herself, with a cast that' Miit -- s ? u - n df rS L;P rc 


McKenna Line 
Mike Durso Ore 
Avila Ore 

Latin Quarter 
Rudas Dancers 
Gloria LeRoy 
Harrison & Kossi 
F<jrd & Reynolds 
Metropolitan 6 
Dorothea McFarland 
Bob Anthony 
Lowell Harris 
Ronald Field 
Jo Lombardi Ore 
B Harlowe Ore 
Living Room 
Don Cornell 
McClevertys 
Bobby Cole 3 
No. T Fifth Ave. 

Harry Noble 
Fred Silver 
Eil.v Eden 

Roundtable 
Duke Hazlitt 
Joey Bushkin 
. Sahbra 
Rinat Yaron 
Sara Avani 
Baduch. & Oyadi 
Kovesh & Mizrac ie 
Zadok Zavir 
Fershko Ore 
Leo.Fuld 

Savoy Hilton 
Gunnar Hansen Ore 
Chas. Holden Ore 
Ray Hartley 
Town & Country 
Jack Carter 
Cathy Carr 
De Vahi fiernue 

Ned Harvey Ore i Golden 

Unstalrs Downstairs Mi g ueli, ° Valdes 
Ro’ e iwrph’” ■ C “ 1 - 

Slam Stewart 


; this youngster can look to a great belongs., in her league;. Every act * vagabond P Kin* 

•future. T.ii. •vie' .ennL- 'atttwitrcrK HolYat-iwo Alton Jinimv Carroll 


Lit. 


: COSMOPOLITANS (3) 
Songs 
22 Mins. 

440 Club, San Francisea. 


MICKEY MANNERS 
Comedy 
12 Mins, 

Left Bank, N.Y. 

Mickey Manners, a newcomer. Is 
B personable comedian who Works 
quietly but with sufficient author¬ 
ity to get his message across. At 
this time, he needs an expanded, 
set of material to make greater 
headway in the cafes. 

His, best, number is a burlesque 
©f a teevee western which he de¬ 
livers -in aii offhand manner; He. 
could impart greater stress on 
some of. his lines; without, hurting 
th* overall low key of . the turn. 

Jose, 


! is sock, although ballerina Alice Jjmmy cwoii 
Grant is the: most outstanding. The. jack/RusJeii 
16ryear-old ballerina^ doing amaz- Wilbur Eyana 
ing. work, is the highlight.- of the g d i,^ n M§ba Ore 
first part of the show. Joe Ricardel Ore 

Top. standard- turns such as the Gnii” Grant 1 *** 
Moroccansv the Tapateers and Mr. Ted straeter ore 


This trio is still quite roughs but Wvrin score repeatedly. After . is. Monte’s Coii- 
might have a: chance in highly ; ? Lbuie : Bellsori’s rousing drum solo tin HoSiTaft 
specialized urban clubs with sbriie. ; Miss Bailey comes .onstage. : Her ! Vincent Lopez ore 
heady management, only new’ number is[ of the; familiar I 

Right now trio is notable mainly Bailey Fabric; Entitled “New | Hotoi it. R.git 
for the fact that it’s composed of -Shoes,’' the song deals with her Hubert 

a slim, ivy.suited colored boy. Bill ] sore feet, and the new highly wiiter Ey o% 
Edwards; who must resist; impulse stylized pointed shoes woriien riow i. • intcmatienai 
td “camp” too much, and two [ have tq wear. . • 

pretty w hite girls in black, leotards j Waves, of applause greet every 1 
—blonde . Muffin Preston and one of her trademark songs; After 
brunet Vicki Frazier. i 40 minutes she brings on,the finale 


Marty Rubinstein ; 
Marx St Frigo 
Palmer House 
George Gobel 
Dolores Perry 


Bon Arden Ore 
Trade Winds 
Frances Faye 
Marvin Welch 
Joe Parnello 3 


10S ANGELES 


Band Box 

Billy Gray Rev 
Lenny Kent 
Ketty Lester 
Sonny Sands 
Bon Blua*a 
Ben Blue 
CuUy Richards 
Jules Savoy 
Ilona Adams 
Joan Kayne 
Joan Elliot 
Richard Gannon 
Ivan Lane Ore (9) 
Ciro's 
Lberace 
Ballet Trianas 
Cloister 
Buddy Greco 
Tratan Boyer 
Geri Galian 


Cecoanut Orsvo 
Dick Shawn 
Sue-Danes 

Crescendo 
Bob Newhart 
Jeri Southern 
Rene Touzet Ore 
Dlno's 
Ruth Giilis 
Jack Qton 
Steve La Fever 
Slate Bros. 
Carmen McRae 
Buddy DeFranco* 
Tommy Gumina 4 
Staffer Hoto) 
"Playmates of W 
Bklnnay Eiinis Or* 
Y* LIHIo Club 
Sally Jones 


LAS VEGAS 


Desert Inn 

Tony Martin 
Guy Marks 
Donn Arden Dncra 
Carlton Hayes Oro 
Michael Kent 
Dave Apollon 
Milt Herth 
Henri Rose 3 
Dale Jones 

Dunes 

Frankie Vaughan 
Pascaline 
Gil Bernal 
Jaci Fontaine 
Novelites 
Bill Reddie Ore 
El Corf** 

Joe Sante 4 
Don Corey 
Ike Carpenter 
Don Friend 
Joe Cappo 
Topnotchers 

Flamingo 
Vic Damone 
Milzi Green 
Philly Duke 
Dinah Washington 
Jack Ross & Dick 
Lane 4 
Harry James 
Barry Ashton Dncrs 
N. Brandv.ynne Ore 
Fremont Hottl • 
Jets 

Selellites 
Bob & Sylvia 
Joe King 

Golden Nupqo* 
Lee & Faye May¬ 
nard 

Sons of Gold’n Wst 
Hacienda 
Four Tunes 
Johnny Olenn 
Keynotes 

Mint 

Bobbv Sherwood 
Dr. Giovanni 
Edmond Sisters 
Hoyt Henry Ore 
Nevada Club 
Smokey Stover 
Edi Domingo 
Anita De Castro 
Rovkl Tahitians 
Johnny'Paul 
Los Latinos 
New Frontier 
Larry Alpert 
N. Brandwvnne Ore 
"Oriental Holiday” 
Billy Eckstine 


Trehiers 
Kathy Ryan 
Dick Rice Oro 
RIvlor* 

Red Buttons 
Mills Bros. 

BilJy Williams Rev 
Jack Cathcart Or* 
Novelords 
Bob Brainan 
Dave Leonard 
Sahara 
Betty Grable 
Dick Humphrey* 
Ray Anthony Rev 
Deedy & Bill 
Louis Basil Ore. 

Sands 

Lena Horne 
Allen & Rossi 
Morrey King 
Bobby Cole Trio 
Garr Nelson 
Copa Girls 
Antonio Morelll Or* 
Jan August 
Showboat 
Harry Ranch 
Johnny Cash 
Mer’e Travis 
Silver Slipper 
Hank Henry 
Sparky Kayo 
Red Marshall 
Danny Jacobs 
Charlie Teagardeb 
Lori Phillips 
Don Santora 
Geo. Redman Or* 
Stardust 
Lido De Paris 
Billy Daniels 
Sam Butera 
Roberta Lind 
Hawaiian Revu* 
Thunderblrd 
"Follies on Ice** 
Toni & Jan Ardea 
Chaz Chase 
Al Jahns Ore 
Fred & Marcy 
Millionaires 

Tropicana 
Folies Berger* 
Ralph Young 
Maria Lopez 
Janine Caire 
Colette Neidiger 
Frank Moore 4 
Channing Pollogfc- 
Perez Prado 
Denis St Rogers 
Al DePaulis 4 


MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH 


Americana 

Ross Trio 
Pupi Campo Ore 
Bar of Music 
Bill Jordan 
Gina W’ilson 
Sue Lawton 
Steve Hunter 
Carillon 

“Folies Ftancaise” 
Harry Mimmo 
Elisa Jayne 
Darryl Stewart 
Jacques Donnet Ore 
Deauvillo 

Henry Levine Ore 
Gwen Bari & Co. 
Sacasas Ore 


Eden Roc 

Mai Malkin Oro 
Jackie Heller 
Rascha Rodell 
Luis Varona Oro 
Damito Jo 

Everglades Roof 
Underwater Ballet 
‘Stars of Tomorrow 
Don McGrane Ore 
Fantainbleau 
Freddy Calo Oro 
Len Dawson Ore 
Slngaporo 
Snuffy Miller 
Florence Mayo 
Lisa Wood 
| Jack Ma.vo 
I Hal Rader Oro 


RENO-TAHOE 


They come, on with; “Love Eyes,” j which, is another rouser. She closes 
follow with “Sit Down You'rej the show herself with “Tired.” The 
Rockin' the Boat” (arranged too Pearlettes, some 13 of the most 
elaborately l and Miss Frazier next j beautiful girls , ever seen : in . a line 
solos, rather torchily,. oh a number i here, move Ini and [ out of each 
celled “Little Girl.” . [ production number with beauty 

Miss Preston follows with -a ; and precision, 
quasi-comedy bit, “Give the Little | This, miniature musical Is so 
Lady a Great Big Hand ”: and j tastefully set up that It can fit into 
Edwards does “Old Black Magic,” a ! any legit House with : the addition 
la Billy Daniels-^-except that Ed-; of a few numbers. Lit, 


Ceil Cabot 
Gordon Connell 
Gerry. Matthews 
Bill Hennant 
Mary . L. Wilson 
Pat Ruhl. 

Carl Norman 
WUIiam Roy. 

Viennese Lantern 
Kuldip Singh 
Neula Iz. . 

Pawel. Prokopeine 
Harold Sahdler Ore 
Paul Mann 
Jerry. TroppI 
Village Barn 
Jack Wallace 
Johnny King 
Carol Hitz 
Piute Pet* 

Bill Cimler 
LoU Harold Ore 
Village Gat* 
Geoffrey Holder 
. Village Vanguard 
Chris Connor 
Ronnie Ball 3 

Waldorf-Astoria 
Frankie Lalne 
Sidney Kassimir 
Violins ires 
Emile Coleman Ore 
Theo Fanidi Ore 


Four Coins 
Apollos 
. Harold's Club 
Rusty Draper 
Freddie Morgan 
L Si E Roberts 
Harrah's (Tahoe) 
Tony Pastor 
Jimmy Wakely 
Cooper Sis 
Liberace 
Ballet .Trianos 
Aiiden’s Poodles 
Taylor Dancers 
Mary Kaye Trio 
Arthur Ellen 
George Rock 
Leighton Noble Ore 
Harrah's (Reno) 
W’ade Rzy 


CHICAGO 


Blue Angel 
Mighty Panther 
"Calypso Voodoo" . 
Marlin A Lationgo 
Tina Monies 
Camille Yarbrough 
Jamaica Slim 
King George 
Tino Perea Or* 
Canrad Hltten 
"Peraian Paradin’* 
Shlrlur Winter 
BUI Christopher 

Ro n VAu 


Byrd A Janine 
Gay Claridge Ore 
Boulevar-Deare (S) 
Botilevar-Dona uf) 

Drak* 
Diana Trask 
Jimmy Blade Or* 

•ef* *f Hern 

Bob Gibson 


Martin Denney S 
Audrey Morrla 3 
Eddie Higgins 
Mletar Kelly’s 
Sick Haynes 
Iran Jeffrie* 


Skeeis Minton 
Tune Jesters 
Lise Alonso 
John Buzon 
Patty Anderson 
Holiday 
Happy Jesters 
.Harry Babbitt 
VFimmy Jackson 
Gene Rains 
Charles Gould 
Mapes 
Mary Ellen 
Joe Kams 
Gigolos 

Jack Melick Or* 
Rlversid* 

Kitty Kallen 
Gaylords 
Andrini Bros 
Saddle Tones 
Ed Fitzpatrick- Or* 


SAN FRANCISCO 


Blackhawk 

Howard Rumsey 
Fairmont Hotel 
Ella Fitzgerald 
E. Heckscher Ore 
Gay W* 
Ray K. Goman 
Be A Ray. Goman 
Reba Brown 


Jimmy Rushing 
Darensbourg Ore 
Hungry I 
Louis Nye 
Llmeliters 


Sylvia Sjms 
Olga Sbragia 

Jazz Workshop 
Phineas Newborn 
On the Leva* 
Kid Ory Ore 

Neve 

L. Hendrick A Ron 
Ike Isaacs 
Tommy Conin* 
Purple Onto* 
Smothers Bros. 
June Ericson 
Mel Young 


Lewis Exits Riviera 

Las Vegas, Oct. 11. 

Sammy Lewis, entertainment dip 
rector of the Riviera Hotel for past 
five years, has resigned, blit re¬ 
mains through October. 

Pullout was due to internal prob¬ 
lems in management of Hostelry 
whereby: none of the officials could 
agree on an established policy. 


LEGITIMATE 


PRriety 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


I to a consistent climax and along 

Shows on Broadway 

' J stand too close analysis and if 

Haf.L«e (irical appeal. But as the sort of audience identification is weak, 

mvid Merrick pi esontation bf txvo-act phitosophieal study-that the -French [-the property -carries built-in values , 
drama by Jean Anouilh, translated by /relish, “Bec.ket” is absorbing, and ; for word-of-mouth.. 

&u enn Jttin« Olive? Smith^ le iightin";; SO far as his own .personality is | There is the Negro sailor picking 
Jwn Rosenthal; costume*. Motley; inci- j a bi . Olivier makes the title char-; up the white, girl. There, is the girl 
dental mus *:J'® ure A n ^ acter at least fleetingly attractive, i i n her subsequent.pregnancy being 

&ires* n E?n Montgomery. .Sidney walker. The play’s early scenes, wheii', “mothered’-: by- a. homosexual .lad 
R,>b fr t Eoktes. Fer;, h°~ Robert Becket is presumably an enthus-1 With a great need to. love. Finally, 
Th*Jrie?. r *Ma S ne Powe..s. Opened Oct. 5. iastic lecher and wastrel with the | there is the publicity factor that 
•so. at the st. James Theatre. N Y.; $7.50 youthful Henry II ‘as far as the j Taste of Honey” was written 
l°e p eknhlms y ; 8 i hero is concerned. these human : by * Ig-year-old girl, a sort, of 

King Henry ii Al ^iuke f°iblcs are merely mentioned in : proletarian Fr.aneoise Sagan. 

ss si«-.ESSsSswSiaiHS&SS 

rbb? !'ar jnowers tKe sd,en,ing i 

JSS. | at.em™oJSa, i t’ f 

French Girl (Malille'Vaoiinan ^ hierarchy, forces the selection of Joan. Plow right. 

Young Monk Brian Crowe Becket as Archbishop of Canter- The set; serves well enough, but 

provost .Marshall « k ^TeT^nova i bury, reigning church dignitary in the four jazz, musicians v-sibly 

wmism P o r f e corheii will Hussung , England, the play settles down to present, stage fight, seem more 

servants Peter iris. Juhan Miller i a religious-philosophical discourse. intrusive upon than helpful to the 
Queen Mother Margaret'Hail : As for Becket, it> a case of respon- drama.. Such jazz Interpolations 

Henry’* Elder Son Dennis Rosa > sibility making the man, but the have' been part of; bff-BEoadway 

Henry’s Younger son Tom Leith ! motivating force is still a coolly im-. and of France’s. “new wave” cin- 

fionks^rom Hastings Mei Berger, personal devotion to the honor of ema. The music enables the NegrO 
R Robe d rt W Ecktes God—not even anything so tangi- sailor to introduce a theme song 
French Barons 0 * wiUi Hussung. ble asGod, but rather the honor of about — one guess-honey, 

nuk. „r Arund.i cSSSSWJSSS [ G° d - . Significantly, Perhaps, in ;, xh( , al?t j bn is in two/acts. each 

Pope ? . . E ? iwar 3 Atienza ‘ the .°r i 8 in ai Jrencfi, the P la y # ** s sub-divided by blackouts iato yari- 

Cardinai Zamb^Ui Dino T^rranova subtitled* The Honor of.’ God* oiiq timp- and incident segments 

S3Sr“*" ‘nSS’^S, ™ a * a «/reasonably engrossing^ 

- J:, . I wenea -w the tom*. »«*%*»;1 mmI. George fcevfcie idrthilglit. 

Although saints may bei inspir- eral localed in the fields, with th® . though seemingly hurried opening 
Ing to contemplate, they’re apt to principal^ -hrJSfaS- ni £ ht at the outset, possibly to 

be uncomfortable to be around., back, and at leastI'M*..counteract a certain Inherent slow- 
“Becket.” the Jan Anouilh play ?cenes Jn ness.. The staging should jog both 
w hich David Merrick brought to, starred actresses to articulate with 


David Merrick pt escalation of two-aci 
frame by Jean Anouilh, translated by 
Lucienne Hill. Staged by Peter Glen- 
yllle; settings. Oliver Smith:.' lighting. 
Jean Rosenthal; costume*. -Motley; inci¬ 
dental music. Laurence Rosenthal, blare 
Laurence Olivier. Anthony «“mn: fea¬ 
ture* Earl Montgomery. Sidney Walker. 
Robert Eck’es. Fer'H Hoffman. Robert 
Weil, Dran Seitz. Edward Anenza. \ictor 
Tharley. Marie Powers Opened Oct 5. 
•80. at the St. James Theatre. NA -. *L50 
top Friday, and Saturday nights, *6.90 

£fng Henrv II Anthony Quinn 

King Henry U. Robert Duke 

Thomas Becket Laurence Olivier 

Archbishop of Canterbury , , k 


Bishop of Oxford 
Bishop of I.ondoi 
Bishop of York 
Saxon Peasant 
His Daughter 
Hi* Son 
Gwendolen 


French Girl 
Soldier 
Young Monk 
Provost Marshall 
French Priest 
'William of Corheil 
Servants Peter 
Queen Mother 
Queen 

Henry’* Elder Son 
Henry’s Younger Son 
Secretary to Becket 
Monks From Hastings 


Duke of Arundel 
Pope . ;• 

Cardinal Zambelli 
Foot soldiers Loui 
Priest 


Shows Out of Town 


Sydney Walker q 0{ j 
C laude Woolman 
Edward Atienza I the 0 
Dino Terranova su btit 
ich. Julian Miller 

Sydney Walker -Ini 


ing to contemplate, they’r^ apt to principal^ -hrJSfaS- ni £ht at the outset, possibly to 

be uncomfortable to be around., back, and at l eas t l''?..counteract a certain Inherent slow- 
“Becket” the Jan Anouilh play ? c * n 5*^ ^ st ® I *^-?®^?^®%!^.'Bciss..'Thlg staging.'sHbuid jog-'-both. 
which David Merrick brought ^° , ■' st * rrtd 'actresses-’t^artrciilate with 

the St. James Theatre last ^ d 7 ^Jow^SySi more consistent clarity. Quite a: 

ic irhnrnssive drama but there is aiso -a-low comeay SKeicn • . .,. ar . a hsrtic nr w-hniiv 


nesday (5>. is impressive drama but - rew speecnes were.paruy of .wnguy 

unexciting entertainment. Ss diviois Cardinal bSth S&Dg'' lo 'st. though the Lyceum, novy 

On the premise that Tjeligious | he -wop” li}igo d of old-fashioned : Broadway’s oldest standing legit 
plays tend to be tough bjpxiffice, -vaudeville, try to out-fox each house, is small. 

♦’Beckett” has the additional draw- otJier Many of Miss Lansbury's first- 


few speeches were, partly, or w holly 
lost, though the Lyceum* now 


-Beckett” has the additional draw¬ 
back of being essentially a philo- 


Although ‘‘Becket” was. a pres- 


Many of Miss Lansbury’s first- 
act speeches-are asides to the audi-. 


sophical discussion, with long talky j ige and boxoffice success in Paris* i ence. In them, as at other points 
interludes and a cUFious jlaclc of "has not been produced in Lon- ! through the play, a kind of raking 
personal identification. Significant- don j n a rather cerebral way it fire of flippancy occasiorialiy. seems 
ly. despite the presence of ^ as cer t a i n modern connotations, strangely variance. with and 
Laurence Olivier and Anthony There is possibly limited content- playing against the realities of 
Quinn as costars, there are rela- iporar y relevancy in the struggle, seedy conduct: 
tively few’ theatre party bookings, between the English crown and the ! If this is an actors’ show, the 
Under the circumstances* “Beck- Catholic Church, and perhaps In script made it. so. Yet .the impres- 
et” is likely to appeal primarily the martyrdom of th priest and $ion persists that the acting is 
to the sober-minded public. It psychological destruction of the : sup'Orior to the lines. Shelagh De¬ 
will hardlv draw a mass audience king. \ laney.. at 19. exhibits .ibre gen- 

and certainly not the expense ac- “Becket” is primarily a two-char- 1 eralized feeiing for humanity in 
count trade. Since it's a fairly ex- acter play, generally heavy in tone ( the aggregate than penetration of 
pensive show to operate and has and deliberate in pace. Olivier ■ characterization individually. She 
doubtful prospects for a film sale, and Quinn, as the respective hero- does not bother much about ex¬ 
it seems a questionable bet to re- and monarch, carry 4he brunt of j p la nations. 

coup its investment. ,‘ he have the best scenes j out of left Held -in a factory 

uc* nftnniar (and hence in e f fe6tivel y contrasting parts qf j town: comes a rich playboy who is 

rnmmerrial) limitations however th - e stor y and have the best scenes dl . unk clock-airound arid wearing a 
commercial) limitations, however, . e ff ec ti V ely contrasting parts and picturesaue eve-Datch His plot 
Lucienne Hill’s adaptation; of the personalities. In the title i?!^I e ! qUe 


Lucienne Hills, adaptation ot tne g ta g e personalities. In the title ; DUroose - to snatch the mother 

etratin^ handsomely ' pro- role ‘ has^the. more subtle* leavfng the daughter strand- 

etrating play, handsomely pro <jb ar piy edged character, and he e d a<»ain in which mood she in¬ 
duced and stunningly acted, In its giV es an outstanding performance. v it es“a NeeTo saiJor toTeduce he!' 
special way it offers a cha lengmg 5 ne ayer scene? in particular, ait M a ^ 

r„ e "ha1 basuTan artHrad’Si-: UKe J ly ? ,a, f ""r 8 * J' a"xi«y niie' mon^futer 

t?on^^ b ro S aLt\ n nd ariedtf to Si^en the iahy is due, and mo,i- 
SC f iC de ' r*S portwat^^Ofyhe crude. 

“Becket’ is a rather inteilectual j»SU mXd. S“»C0P«. 
story of the 12th century iEnglish opportunity for-finesse, but with | -given 

martyr. Thomas a Becket. i who is admirable viality and reality. to nf^nfiv 

also the subject of Ti S{ Eliot’s : the secondary roles. Marie ^‘4 

1935-36 verse drama, “Murder in ers is forthright as the Queen in 

the Cathedral." It presents Its Mother, Robert Eckles is plausible ! f^ s ^° ft n rn ^ e ls otf tQ sea m 

T._olraof ,a »l,o nonns, Vrannl, IrihO ,\T,r<.dral I WC. mOming. ; 


the author, producer, scenic de¬ 
signer and costars. j: 

“Becket ’ is -a rather intellectual 


The 49th Cousin 

Wilmington, Oct; 6. 

I Theatre Guild A George Kondolf pres- . 

entation of three-act comedy by Florence 
: I.o.we Sc Caroline. Francke. revised by . 
Leonard Spigelgass. Staged by Jack 
Smight: scenery and lighting. Stewart 
Chaney; costumes. Gene Coffin. Stars. 
Menasha . Skulnik. Martha Scott; features 
Marian Winters. Evans. Evans; Bernie 
• West. Paul ,Tripp, Eli . Mintz. Gerald 
Hiken. Opened Oct. 5; ’BO. at - the Play-, 
house,' Wilmington. 

Fanny Lowe .Martha Scott 

, Tracy Lowe ............. Marian Winters 

j Carrie Lowe . -iv:Evans Evans 

!-Isaac.Lowe .....: Menasha. Skulnik 

I Moishe Golub ............ Gerald Hiken 

Simon Lowe .... ■ -Eli' Mintz■ 

I Rabbi . Ansbacher Bernie West 

. Mr. Miller ' _Alfred Leberfeld • 

Mr. Kronfeld ..:David Kurlan 

j Mr. Cronyn .. .... Paul Tripp 

r Menasha Skulnik’s firebrand por¬ 
trayal of a crusty, but lovable head 
r of a household of three, unmarried 
■ daughters provides most of the en¬ 
joy rinent of “The 49th Cousiri.’' As 
| long as the former star of the Yidr 
| dish stage remains With the show 
it stands chance on Broadway. 

I Seems due for at least a moderate 
run: ; 

However, the comedy by Flor¬ 
ence Lowe and the late Caroline 
. Francke.. revised by. Leonard Spi¬ 
gelgass, has many rough edges aind 
needs sharp cutting. But It is 
.loaded with laughs and Skulnik.and 
the supporting cast know hovv to ; 
, deliver them for.maximunreorriedy 
’ effect. 

j The plot is a sort of a Yiddish 
‘ “Life With Father”, in Syracuse at 
the turn of the century* The accent 
,. is on huirior despite the. serious as¬ 
pects of some of the situations. 

.. As. a cantankerous widower who 
has his own ideas of how a syna¬ 
gogue arid ai family should be.run, 

( Skulnik is at tlie top of his form 
' and easily dominates the action. 
Father and daughters move from 
one family crisis to another, always j 
accenting the comic, angles: 

Events include papa losing out! 
for the presidency of the syna- j 
gogue,. his youngest daughter’s ! 
elopement with a Russian, causing I 
another tirade as only a German [ 
is an eligible son-in-law. . There j 
is also, the second, daughter s de¬ 
parture from hririie, leaving, only I 
the eldest daughter to:remain loy- J 
al in. their father’s C 3 ;es: . 

Martha Scott, costarred, is de¬ 
lightful as the oldest girl. Evans ;: 
Evans is pretty, and. effective as 
the^- youngest daughter who defies 
her father, Marian Winters is fine 
as the rebellious second daughter 
and Gerald Hikon generates sym¬ 
pathy as the hapless suitor. Eli 
Mintz plays an understanding 
uncle, Bernie West is a rabbi and 
Paul Tripp the school principal 
who wins the second daughter* 

Spigelgass has apparently done 
a yeoman job of revising, the .play 
script after corauthor Caroline 
Francke died last spring. Stewart 
; Chaney’s Victorian jivingroom-kit- 
; chen set is outstanding and Jack 
Smight directed with the emphasis . 
on laughter. Gene Coffin’s cos¬ 
tumes are another production asset. 

! Klep. 


ing playgoing experience. 

^ Around ihe ; single thread of 
Senatorial confirmation of a noml-: 
nee for Secretary of State has been 
woven a compelling story involv¬ 
ing . a wide range of hitman be¬ 
havior. Many. facets are touched 
upon; including the idealism of a 
champion of integrity, the lengths 
to which ambition will drive in 
individual, . the. ; ruthlessness of 
power-seeking apd the vacillation 
of self-preservation -and similar 
traits, all effectively blended to 
produce a. work of significance. 

Apparently adhering closely to 
the original best-selling hovel, thi 
stage Version should please readers 
of tlie book. It does not need this 
factor as a prop, how’ever, as it is. 
engrossing as well to; playgoers en¬ 
countering the. tale for first time. 
It can become an . attention-grab¬ 
bing film.' (Otto Preihinger ac-; 
quired the screen rights in ' a pre- 
production deal). 

They have gorie all out in pre¬ 
senting this story in smooth-flow¬ 
ing manner; through a lap-dissolve 
technique which is Somewhat baf¬ 
fling in early, scenes but. becomes 
increasingly effective; as play pro¬ 
gresses. The sets are. markedly 
sirnple, with subdued lighting and 
dark drapes predominating and 
the. action frequently pinpointed 
via spotlights. The effect is telling 
at. climatic,- moments: 

The several important roles are 
in good hands. Ed Begley’s inter¬ 
pretation of a very •’human” Sena¬ 
tor is fine, Richard Kiley is first- 
rate as the idealist, Chester Moiri 
is properly efficient as the Senata 
Majority Leader, Henry Jones com¬ 
bines acidity, and repentance .for a 
good, portrait, Otto Kruger’s; ver¬ 
sion of a wearying President is 
polished. On the assist side, Staats 
Cotsworth is excellent as the Sec¬ 
retary nominee and Richard Car¬ 
lyle is skillfully reprehensible as 
a fellow-traveling Senator, 

Sally Ketijp. as the idealisl’s 
wife, is convincing in; the major 
feminine role, and Woodrow Par- 
frey has a good scene as a testify¬ 
ing witness. 

The drama has been given.a good 
physical production Within appro¬ 
priately niodcst; limitations. 

Bone. 


hero as a brilliant, strangely aloof . as the canny French king, Margaret ^ ^«« 

young man apparently motivated Hall Is acceptable as Henry’s , m The truth as that he relates no 

inly by a sense of duty and. by his scorned queen. Dran Seitz, is ap- 

owi admission, an esthetic atti-, pealing as . the youthful Beckefs.„? y J* n se 
tude. Imistress. Sidney Walker and Earl h f r '"® th ' r ” ther * ha " seJtua * f”' 

He seems devoid of human feel- Montgomery are capable as bishops Juf.M * re tW ° s0 1 ’ 

Ing. being obviously embarrassed and Edward Atienza and Dino Ter- 5 hhe 1 - , . 

at an expression of love from his mow suggest a coupfe. «T C|Uc»- L.* SnAnSS- 

adoring mistress and incapable of ^“^atures as^^the Papal con-• 'SPSK'.SSS^bSdSl? iSSSSSS' 

“kt"o'f •. The elaborate production, involv- 

England or th- worldlv jiFrench! in S *n arrangement of slender daugnter shows signs, of »ewg like 

monarch who befriends him There i columns with Gothic arches, plus h ® r mother— detaqhed from and 

Is the barest hint early in the play.! ft *•«“* and picture backdrops m her own P end - 

that Beckefs emotional Constric- «* represent thenumerouS i lo«I mg P«sPrinS- . , . 

fion mav be related to his feelings changes and provide ample playing The one ttuly. likeable figure, in 
tmJart his bMt h- /xoress-- spate ’ has been artfulI y designed the-play is -the. homo/ He alone- hqs 

l TifTtnfni^i ni inn S by Oliver; Smith, and Jean Rosen- potential human worth. It is 

filei? memnrif Ini in thal’s lighting and Motley’s cos- Strangely affecting, to see him se.w 

nomt 3 mi J ; fumes vividly contribute to the ef- clothes for the baby, prepare a 

point rema ns enphe. f t cradle, create order in the slovenly 

If Becket the man baffles his flat 

roval eronv. his mistress ind hie . Peter GlenviUes staging en- Hat 


point remains cryptic. . 

If Becket the man baffjles his 

ieafm.s^ii'n^^hances the pageant^ of" the his- The mother’s ultimate evil is to 
1“ ^m-t c a^a ^heatriSl irical drama’ Hobe. expel thi S .i.omo ind his protective 

S,' .. . a theatrical - . instincts from the premises. This 

“ay such ermtio"" S ."X- A Tasle of Hoaey , 

*^'dr^n e S;4? rf Xwte.e delimjuenf aihne as H.e^abi pal4 

ment or even, anger, and when the presentation of two-act drama by b pa h and the final curtain de- 
king appropriates h : s mistress he Shelagh Delaney, s.agerf by Tony Rich- - f 31 ” ■ lmal curtain ae 

di sola vs nnlv the cliehte-;> cren of ard*on and. George Devine: setting. SCenas.. 

a spia. s oni> me st ^nte..c .sign, ot Oliver Smith; lighting. Jean Rosenthal; Andrew Rav realizes the devi- 
irritation and IS rotdv to accept an costumes, Dorothy Jealcins; jazz music, .v * j. . 

ea CT er ncasant <*i—I as heri succes- Bobby Scott Four, star* Joan Plowright, aled lad with rare tenderness and 

sor Tho nP VS t h i t t he bust re^ Angela Lansbury; features Andrew Ray, no . camping. Though pathetic he 
SOI. ine new A Mai llic mistress Nigel Davenport. Billy Dee' Williams:.’. c ■ 

lias killed herself seems tb shake Opened Oct. 4. *60, at the Lyceupi Thea- t.bas nobility,•Though..effeminafe r ne 
him temporai’ilv. < s it dries -the ^ e ,e? Y ' ; $69 °. toP ;.. Angela Larisburv ^ responsibility and ponsidera- 

king, but later he says that he Josephine .. Joan Plowright tion. On Rays final exit opening 

doesn’t even remember her. i ^wfinK mght , the pl , ay was interrupted for 

It’s difficult for an audience to ' Geoffr* y And^ew ITy t something close to an ovation* 

Identify itself w ith such a seem-j ——— This in : no way disparages the 

lngly callous protagonist, and A hit In London, a moderate tour de force achieved by Miss 
there’s only the character’^ Intel- ] prospect for Manhattan, this ironic PlowTight/in the fat, many-faceted 
lectual acuteness arid: moral j comedy of shabby British, factory ro ^ e °f the girl, worried belatedly 
strength to admire. That’s a for-■ tow’nfolk possesses two consider- that her child be black, w-orried, 
blddingly chilly element for thea- [ able stage merits. The script plays (Continued oh page 74) 


hances the pageantry of the his¬ 
torical drama. Hobe. 

A Taste of Honey 


Andrew Ray realizes thp devi- 


has respbrisibility and considefa- 


Nigei Davenport night the. play was interrupted for 
lIly ^something close to an ovation* 


Advise and Consent 

New’ .H*aven, Oct. 11,. 

Robert Fryer A Lawrence Carr (in .asso¬ 
ciation with John Herman) presentation 
of three-act drama by Loring Mandel, 
based on the novel by Allen Drury. 
Staged by Franklin Schaffner; settings, 
Rouben Ter-Arutunian; lighting. Klaus 
Holm; costumes, John Boker. Stars Ed 
Begley. Richard Kiley. Chester - Morris,' 
Henry Jones. Otto Kruger;, features Staats 
.Cotsworth. Sally Kemp. Joan Wetmore. 
Toni Shirley. Bernard Hughes. Woodrow 
Parfrey Richard Carlyle. Opened Oct. 10. 
'60 at- the Shuberl Theatre, New Haven; 
S4.80 top. 

Orrin Knox -;■.;.. Ed Degley 

Brig Anderson Richard Kiley 

Mabel Anderson ... Sally Kemp 

Newsmen Vi rien. John Boyd. 

Michael Ryan 

Seab Cooley .... Henry Jones 

Bob Munson .. Chester Morris 

Danta .. -........ Clarence Kavanaugh 

August . .. Barnard Hughes 

Vice-President Hurley .... Tom Shirley 

Wm, A- Leffingwell- taats Cotsworth 

Ricltardson .... - . Leslie.Litbpiy 

De Wilton .............* Wynn Wright 

Claire Munson .Joan .Wetmore 

Winthr.op : Conrad Bain 

Van Acktrman ........ Richard Carlyle 

Robert Gelman ........ Woodrow.Parfrey 

President -;...... Otto Kruger 

Liz ... Joan Hotchkis. 

Calloway .. Wilson Brooks 

■ Guards. Pages,, Aides, etc;: James P.' 
Truax. Richard. Dickens. Ed J Moroney, 
Garrison Sherwood, Jim Renda, David 
Elliot. ..Kayton Nesbit.. Hack Rightor; 
JIVilliam Farmer. Al Cavanaugh; 


| The premiere of “Advise arid: 
Consent” indicates ingredients of 
good drama. The tautriess Of tlie 
script and the .playing, are a favor¬ 
able combination that sustains in¬ 
terest throughout the three acts. 

It is an enlightening play insofar 
as behind-the-scenes Washington 
political revelations are concerned; 
From the aspect alorie, ‘‘Advise and 
Consent” Is worthwhile, and. ele¬ 
ments, of topflight dialog and stel¬ 
lar acting are bonuses in a gratify- 


Touring Shows 

(Oct. 9-23) 

Advise . and Cone*nt dryout)—Shubert. 
New Haven (10-151; National. Wash.- 
118-22 >. 

American Shak«sp*ar* Festival-Theatr 

Co.—Ford’s, Balto (10-lS); Hanna, Cleve, 
(17-22>. ... • ' 

Andertonvlll* Trial—Municipal. Savan¬ 
nah, Ga. (lO); Royal. Columbus. Ga. (IDs 
City Aud . Pensacola, Fla. (12); City Aud., 
Jackson.. Miss. (13); Eliis Atad:. Mempbis. 
(14-15); N.W. Classen H.S. Aud:, Okla¬ 
homa City (17-18): Miller. Wichita (19-20>| 
H.S. Aud.,; Topeka (21); Central Sr: H.S., 
Springfield. Mo. (22-23). 

Best Man <2d. Co./—Alcazar. S.F. (10-22). 

■ Camalot. (tryout)—O'Keefe. Toronto 
•(10-22). • ' 

Destry Rides Aiaaln—Philharmonic Aud..' 
L.A. (10-22). 

■ Duel. ; of Angels—National. Wash, 
closes).. . . 

Face . of. a Haro (tryout)—Wilbur, Bos¬ 
ton (10-15. moves to N.Y.). 

Florollo (2d Co.)—Shubert, Chf (10-22). 
Flvo Finger fc'xercise—Walnut. Philly 
(10-15).: Ford’s Balto (17-22). 

.. Flower Drum Song—State. Fair Musi 
Hall. Dallas .00-23). 

4»th. Cousin (tryouts—Locust, Phltly 
( 10 - 22 ). . 

-Invitation te i March (tryout)—ColoniaL 
Boston (10-22). 

J.B.—Playhouse. Wilmington (19-22 1 . 
Marcel Marceeu Compagnie da Mime— 
Blackstone,. Chi (10-22). 

Majority or One—Ei langer. Chi (10-22). 
Music Man (2d Co.^American, St. L. 
00 - 22 ). 

My Fair Lady (2d Co.)-,Her Majesty’ 
Montreal' 00-22). 

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok)—Geary 
S.F. 00-22). 

Once Upon a Mattress tbus-and-truck)— 
Yet- Mem.; Providence.- R.I. (21-22). 

Period of Adjustment (tryout)—Play¬ 
house Wilmington (12-15); Walnut, Philly 
07-22). . 

Pleasure of . His•: Company—Municipal. 
AUd., Lafayette. La. (10); Municipal. Aud... 
N.O. 01:14); City. Aud.. 'Beaumont (15)i 
Municipal, Amarillo .07); Audi, Denver 
09-21). . 

Raisin In the. Sun—Nix&n, Pitt; (10-15)j 
Cass Det; 07-22). . 

Rape Of. tho Bolt (tryout)—WUbur. 
ton 09-22). . 

Show Boat—Curran:. S.F... 00-22). - 
Taffy (tryoutK-Shubert.; N.H. (19-22). 
Threepenny Opera (2d Co.)—New; Muslo 
Box. L.A; (12-22). 

Unsinkabl* Molly Brown (tryout)—Shu- 
bert, Philly: 00-22): 

World of Suzie Wong—Shubert, Ci 
00-151; Murat, Indpls. (17-19); Auditori 
Dayton (20-22). 

Scheduled B’way Preems 

Tenderloin, 46th St. (10-17-60). 

Fact of f Haro, O’Neill 00-20-60). 

4fth CoUs|n r Ambassador .00-25-60). 
Invitation March,: Music R>*x 00-26-60). 
Rapo of Bolt, ANTA 01-2-60). 

Unsinkabl# Molly, Wint. Gard, (11-3-60). 
Period of Adjustment, Hayes (11-10-60). 
Under Yiim Yum tree. Miller's (ll-16r60). 

. Advise and. CohsOnt, Cort (11-17-60). 

All Way Homo, Belasco (11-30-60). 

LiHIo Moon, Longacre (12*1*60). 

. Camolot,. Majestic 02-3-60). 

No Flowers, Atkinson (12r3-60). 

Critic's Cholco, Barrymore (12-14-60). 
Wildcat. Alvin (12-15-60). 

Do Ro Ml. st. Jam-s 02-26-60). 

Haro, ANTA U-5 6D. 













Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


USriety 


LEGITIMATE 


69 


See London Setup No Good Here 


The unanimity demonstratedby 
the, League of N, Y. Theatres in its 
recent battle with Actors Equity 
last June was shortlived. The or¬ 
ganization of .producers and thea¬ 
tre owners has broken ranks over 
the experimental 7:3.0 Wednesday 
ight curtain for Brbadway shows. 

The early ring-up for the mid¬ 
week evening performance is no 
longer a uniform practice.:. David 
Merrick last Thursday (6) : an¬ 
nounced that the shows he's cur¬ 
rently, presenting on Broadway, will 
return to. the regular 8:30 or 8:40 
starting time tonight (Wed.)!,; He. 
took display ads to further impress 
that. 

Whether, the. other .Main Stem, 
productions will, follow' Merrick’s 
move will be decided tomorrow 
(Thurs:) at a meeting of the board 
of governors of the League of 
N.. Y,. Theatres. It’s possible, that 
a' decision to continue the' early 
ringup for : the non-Merrick shows 
will be made. If so, the Main Stem 
will be following a pattern of stag¬ 
gered starting times similar-to that 
practiced in London where there’s 
considerable variation in the. ring- 
lip ti ie. With different schedules 
Lor different nights of 'the Week.. 

Ilowever, M e r r i c k can’t- be 
forced into going along .with- -the 
early curtain. His six shows, 
identally,. represent more' than a 
quarter of the -22. currently. Jhe- 
boards; It r s possible the. League. 

lav feel it impractical on Broad¬ 
way for sonie shows to start at 7:30 
pm, and others an hour later. 

Tomorrow’s. League meeting to 
diScpss the plan had been set in 
advance of Merrick’s, announce- 
. hilt because H. negative reaction 
to. the .experiment from some mem¬ 
bers' of the .organization and res¬ 
taurateurs,.. v.ho ’complained.'of a 
ubstr.nti.al- drop / in. Wednesday 
(Continued on page 72) 


Vtt Advanf Man 

Ned Alvord 

lit his treatlw on 

W ho Killed Cock 
Robin? 

blames today's esoteric Broadway 
legit entries as killers of 
■The Road* 

'.*■ 

one of the many.. Editorial Features 
in the. upcomi' 

55*/t Anniversary Ntimjber 

of 


Brusteih, Knight, Seldes 
To Speak atMinn. Uniy. 

Minneapolis, Oct. 11. 

! Robert Brustein, New Republic 
drama critic;. Arthur Knight, Satur¬ 
day Review film critic; and televi¬ 
sion critic. Gilbert Seldes will give, 
three of the- seven : lectures in a 
course on “The Critic, the Artist 
and the Public” being offered by 
the local Walker Art Centre and 
Minnesota Uniy. department of 
concerts and lectures extension 
division. 

The course, will cost $10 for the 
general public and $7.50 for. the 
art centre members and university 
students. 




laurette’ Folds, ‘Camelot’ Postpones 


Record Gross, $260,500 
With 121,600 Attendance, 
At Philly Park Playhouse 

Philadelphia;. 

The riino-year-ald .Playhouse in' 
the Park here grossed a record 
$200,500 on its recently ended 13- 
week. season. That was disclosed by 
Ethelyn R: Thrasser. managing di¬ 
rector of 'the .municipally operated 
1437-vseaf tent. .Paid admissions 
also climbed more than 10,000. over 
the previous high* to a record 
121,600. 

The gross for the I960 season., 
which ended Sept. 3. represents an 
increase of .about S7.000 over the 
previous semester’s take. The 1959 
■gre>s. according to a report, recent¬ 
ly issued.’by City Controller Alex¬ 
ander Hemphill,. -was $253,089. Of 
.that’ amount., $36,232. represented 
H-t profit. The Playhouse, was for-: 
ler.ly managed by Sarii Handels- 
ian/; ' •' ’! 

Miss Thrasher, \vh was house, 
manager of the; Playhouse under 
Handelsman, . succeeded him as 
ianaging director.... 


“The Tenth Man,, currently 
its 49th week tet the Booth Thea¬ 
tre. N. Y., has thus far earned' 
aroinid $180,000 . profit. .. That’s 
based on a ; Sept. 3, audit; ..pliis esti- 
inate’d, subsequent income, Accord¬ 
ing. to the- accounting, .the,. Saint 
Suuber-Ai'thur Cantor production 
made $21,078 operating profit for 
the fiverWeek period, ’.Aug. 
Sept.-3. 

The- audit also discloses that the; 
rights for, a Hong Kong ;■ piesenta- 
tiori ..of the ’Paddy- Chavcfsky .play 
were sold for ,$20.0; .of.; w hich the 
production received SI 80 after 
agent’s: commission. Highlights of 
the Sept. 3; financial statement 
as follows: 

Investment, $125,000 ‘repaid).. 

Net.profit. $172,148.,. ■!; 

Distributed profit.13 750 ‘.split 
equally, between the backers, and 
n>anagement,. r giv.ing the,fprn.ier i. 
47Hr return on their investment 
i Bonds and deposit’s; $i$!l09. 

[ Sinking fund. $20,000. : .. 
c Balance .available; $15:289; 


Detroit, Oct. 11. • 

. The uptown Fisher Theatre, a ! 
filny house since 1928. will be con-: I 
’verted,with in the next year, into a 
“theatre within a theatre” for legit¬ 
imate plays and musicals, It will 
replace the Shuhert: and Riviera 
Theatres,' according. to• Charles T, 

' Fisher, president of Fisher & Com¬ 
pany;. Ineg Reconstruction will cost 
$ 1 , 000 , 000 . 

T h e.. . Xed.erlander Theatrical .1 
:Co.rp., which now 


Robert Downing 

barks back to tha era of Tent Shews,’ 
Tom Shows, Toby Shews, Show¬ 
boats, etc., which played up 
and down the Big River, In 
art amusing piece entitled 

Shades of ‘Little Eva 9 


one of the many. Editorial Features 
in the upcoming 

55th Anniversary Number 

of 

PSriety 


laurette Loss 


’ The usual problems involving 
stars, scripts and staging are 
plaguing the new legit season. The 
illness of one headliner and the 
withdrawal of another from a star¬ 
ring role have already contributed 
to the demise of two shows, one 
destined for Broadway and the 
other for off-Broadway. 

Two Broadway-targeted musicals 
are undergoing extensive rewriting 
and the librettist-lyricist of one of 
the tuners has ...-been hospitalized. 
The star of a straight play, cur¬ 
rently breaking in out-of-town, is 
reportedly dissatisfied with her 
role and a consulting director, has 
been called in to help out another 
tryout entry. 

The pre-Broadway folderoo was 
"Laurette,” which decided to call 
it quits last Friday <7i because of 
the hospitalization of il.s star, Judy 
Holliday. The Alan Pakula pro¬ 
duction of Stanley Young’s drama¬ 
tization of Marguerite Courtney’s 


I biography of her mother, the late 
! actress Laurette Taylor, played its 
-initial out-of-town date in New 
! Haven the week qf Sept. 26-Oet. 1. 

| The reception wasn't good and it 
. .... . . ;was generally agreed that the book 

The on ’ Lauret.e, )rinch ; needed severe doctoring, 

r ^,-. ... operates -folded last week in Plnladelphia. i The production moved from New 

downtown Slnibert and the uptown-"as- ; bigh-as .«160.000^ after • jjaven to the Fo rest Theatre, 
Riviera, will operate, the Fisher on ^ the bills are in. That meansrihe , Philadelphia, where it gave a pre- 
a long-terpi lease, beginning Aug. •; of-the .Alan -Pakula produc-| v jp W performance Oct. 3. That was 

1. .1961: The move will leave He- 1 ?, ve already put up SloO,- ] as f time the curiain went up 

troit .with two : legit houses. the.!°P 0 ' YOhtihe. may have to- on the show. It’s official onening 

downtd\yn Cas and the Fisher. ' :-$ ,nk coin-into a produe-; in phniy, scheduled for Oct. 4, 

The'.arch'ifcQ-tural.fi'rm--of Rapp. & j.w*'.- s "‘ already collapsed. The - V . as cancelled -when Miss Holliday 

Rapp,- Chicago, will■'design the new in }'^ s \ ors a *e contractually com- xvas taken to-New York fo r hos- 

Uicatre. within- a theatre. By means mitled to a 20 c involuntary over- pitalizatjon due to a throat ailment, 

of, p rtition the . house w ill scat ,. ca -Jr . . . . . . ^ ; which had been evident w hen the 

-1-.C0O for plays and 2.100 for musi-! '•5 1 ! 1 ®r r .' t ?^\ ts d ^ clsron ie . c how opened in New' Haven. 

eaKConstruction, will start early iJiidyliQlliday-stairer^ last Friday! ^ds relating to the plav’s book- 
Janiiary. The Fisher will con- ' * th(i managemcnt had sent out j in g at the Forrc , t comirmed to run 
, tinue. to show, films until then. ■ seekmg^' the overcall to in the 'philly daihes until the early 

. The new theatre will liave a low- a hout half pf the investors, The j editions last Fiidav The man¬ 

ner ceiling, new* Sight lines, a^ huge ;forrespondepce, however, has-been | a g cm ent of the Shubert-operated 
" . - =d«rnnt.n„Pd nCmlmcr a r.n.i • Forrcst orde red the ranking of the 


:■ ■ i 


lounge-lobby, an extended mezza-! discontinued pending a. final de- 
nine!, a iowef proscenium arch for: termination of the loss. Overeall 
improved acoustical quality; a .new ; already Received from some of the 
marquee and hew* carpeting....plusv-Paekers will bp held by the man- 
new seating with ample: leg room:' ; a^oment until the situation is clari- 
The Fisher occupies, the ground " ed * , 
floor Of the. 30-stdrv Fisher Build-! Stanley Young's adaptation of 
ing, . rectecl by. andmarned for, the Alarguente Courtney’s biography 
automotive body family. It is an up- ^ mother, the late. Laurette 
.town area adjacent to the inter- \ Taylor, is figured to have : dropped 
| change' of. the east-west and north-i a ; r< ? und $130,000 thus far. It’s an- 
south expressways serving Detroit..! ticipated additional bills may ac- 


for count 
ironic 


Sidney Rlackmers Will 
Drop Hinsdale Barn, Chi 

Chicago, Oct.. 11. 

Legit-actor Sidney! Blackmer and 
his actress^wife ! Suzanne Kaaren, 
Who have operated Hinsdale Surii-. 
mer. Theatre the last, five years, 
have given up on the .venture after 
a poor, season iii 1960. The silb in . 
stihurban Hinsdale was... th . only 
one of six stock. operations on a 
star policy in metropolitan Chicago 
that’ failed to show a profit last 
season.. 

The iMelddy Top tune tent In 
nearby Hillside,..uniquely success- 
fbl iii its first year, unquestionably 
cut more severely into the Hi" sdale 
boxoffice than it did to other straws 
hats in this area. Edgewater Beach 
Playhouse;, although it’s nearly 20 
miles away from Melody Top, atr 
tributed its decline iii business this 
year at least partly to competition 
from the new operation. 

Before; the Blackmecs took it 
over, -the Hinsdale had been known 
as Salt Creek Summer. Theatre and 
was operated by Marshall Migat. 


• The.-profit on" flie'- : .8i’oad\yay pro¬ 
duction pf “Look . Back, in Anger!* 
climbed an. additional. $7,080 dur¬ 
ing the year ended last April- 30.- to 
a total, of $209,669. That 'represents 
a .prol'ii of nearly 525 r f .on thg $40,- 
000 ihvested. in the. 1'958-59 Dayicl 
Merrick. production,, which had, . 
51-week' Broadway ' and llieh. 
toured;' 

The .April 30 audit reycals that 
during the peripd fronvMay 9, 195.9, 
the John- Qsb6rne. r drama.accumulat¬ 
ed, $1,033 royalty income; $108 in¬ 
terest income and. $5,939 sundry 
income of the ; S209.669 total net;. 
$18,738 has..gone, to the English 
Stage. Co., . which did the buiginal 
London production, and $3:560 rep¬ 
resents. :unineorporated business 
tax! •'•■■■’ 

Of the $187,371 balance, $184,000 
has been distributed equally her- 
tween the; management and' back¬ 
ers, giving the latter a 230fr return 
on their- investment;A .balance of 
$3,371 has been, retained by the; 
management for future distribu¬ 
tion, The Broadway, .production co- 
starred. Mary lire ; and- Kenneth 
Haigh, 


for another '$30,000. An 
aspect of the demise of 
(Co on page 72 j 


There are sparking fa-ilities 
, 2,000 cars in the area; 
j David. Nederiander, president of | 

: the Nederlander firm, savs that the | 

'l.700-seat .Shubert, now used for El AD in A CTftrV PI AWQ 
plays, .will be., converted to shops or j i LVAII/il u I ULIY I Lill\u 
’ torn down to make Avav for a park- 
. ing lot; • The 2,700-seat' Riviera. 

..where Nederlander how books mu- 
sicals. -Will -revert to, films.! 


Plan Musical Theatre 


DRAMA ABOUT O’NEILL 


“Laurette*’ ads and Pakula fol¬ 
lowed up Friday afternoon with a 
(Continued on page 72) 


PaV CUmnLin DnrAvt i,‘'P«ter. Pan” followed on the first 
.TOl uOdinOHlD ACSvl l] of thi? year by the World premiere 
A. musical theatre will be part of ; off Ernest Hemingway' “Love and 
a 40-acre resprt planned for Sham- • Death,” with Frank.-Corsaro ;direct- 

^okiiu Pa... by Irving Tilson, of Irv- t teg.. 

ring Tilson Productions,. New York. v. Also on. the program is ‘’Trouble 
! Tlie'venture is to open next spring ;^ n Ihe Flesh,” a. drama about 
- and Will be - called Music - Island, .i Eugene P’Neill, by K.etti^ Frings, 
. Tiispn plans converting a present | from . the novel by Alax Wylie; an 
j musicjil pavilion, oh the" property Appearance by Shirley Booth, 
j to a theatre, with both indotr and I Probably in “The Late Christopher 
outdoor stage.. . ICll seat,. around j Bean,” and Helen Hayes in “The 

! 1200 - ’ I MpTiAgCrip " 


Owen Phillips and George Engle, 
operators, of the Coconut Grove 
(Fla.) Playhouse, are planning, a 

heavy schedule for the winter. On ; *. __, ... 

the agenda is a holiday showing of ’ h - ve mana E? r , of both the A^P 1 }?* 


Kermit Hunter Writing 
Historical Pageant for 
L’viile’s Amphitheatre 

Louisville. Oet, 11. 
The Iroquois Amphitheatre, .al¬ 
fresco spot operated for the pa*t 
20 years bv the Louisville Park 
Theatrical Assn, but idle the last 
two. summers, may j r c-i nl a drnra' 
by Kermit Hunter for next season. 
Mayor Bruce Hoblitzell is cooper¬ 
ating on the project with George 
Gans, prez of the Park Theatrical 
Assn., and Maurice Settle, execu- 


r Martha Raye will do three weeks 
of winter stock .in .“Solid Gold 
Cadillac” at the Drury Lane, Chi¬ 
cago, starting Nov. 8. 


Agents Put Up $30,000 


Los Angeies. Oct! 11: 

The personal management firm 
of Gabbe,! Lutz, Heller i .Loeb is 
entering .theatrical - production, arid 
is putting up $30,000 to finance a 
musical, “Money ior Nothin’,” due 
to open .in Noveiriber/ with possible 
subsequent bookings in Sari Fran¬ 
cisco and on Broadway. 

Bill. Loeb, ond of partners, Js : 
producer of the revue Written by 
Raisa Rechetnik and Danriy Jack- 
son. Tom .MahOney will ; direct. 

Inga Hagborg has withdrawn 
from the cast of the. touring com- 
i.paiiy of. ‘‘World of. Suzie Wong.” 


A seven-month season from mid- 
j.April until Thariksgiving is conr 
! templated’ for the musical Exesen r 
j tations. Also planned , are a school 
‘ offering courses in the theatre, a 
year-round! 400-seat'restaurant, re¬ 
cording studios for the waxing pf 
disks under "a Musical Island label, 
a "school for . models, motels, park¬ 
ing space for 2,000 cars : , athletic 
facilities and art exhibits... 

- A residerit company and staff 
will be employed, for the musical 
theatre: 


Seek Another Theatre 
For Atlantic City Legit 

Atlantic City, Get;. II: 

The . Atlantic City Attractions 
Corp., a unit of the local. Chamber 
l of Commerce, plans to bring legit 
j shows to a boardwalk location here 
| this; seasori, as for the last three 
y ears: Mike Fiore, head of the! or- 
I ganiation, Will again head the sub- 
jsCription. drive.. - 
] Of primary concern now is locat- 
(i g a house tp replace the Warren 
jThca'r.e vvfiich. was .Used in the past, 

[but is. due to. be razed. this winter . ] \he Alley operation. 


Glass Menagerie,’ 

The playbouse closed recently 
after its surnmer - season, which 
featured the premiere of the new 
Tennessee Williams drama, “Night 
of the Iguana.” 


Alley Testing 
Gaglianos’ ‘Library Raid’ 

Houston, Get. 11. 

Under "a new Operating plan and 
with a riew company of players, 
the . Alley Theatre Will open its 
1960-61 season tomorrow |Thus.) 
with the premiere of “The Library 
Raid:” , by Francis Cagliano. The 
York piayw’fight will be present for 
the tryout. 

In addition to producing a new 
play, the .Alley opening will pre¬ 
sent the company of actors re¬ 
cruiter! under a grant of $52,000 
from the Ford Foundation and a 
matching siim from the theatre’s 
local supporters.. The $104,000 pro¬ 
vides for. a troupe of 10. players at 
salaries of $200 a weeic ior the 
company year. Niria Vance heads 


theatre and the Memorial audi¬ 
torium. 

Hunter has agreed to write & 
script for another historical play 
at the Iraquo ; <-\ The r :.a< t subject 
matter and story have not been 
determined, but will probably in¬ 
volve early days in Kentucky, with 
ah Indian theme. 

Hunter is the author of “Unto 
These Hills,” which has been pre¬ 
sented for the last 11 years at 
Cherokee; N.C. His other historical 
dramas include “Horn In The 
West,” produced annually at 
Boone. N.C.; “Chucky Jack,” a his¬ 
torical play produced annually at 
Gatlinsburg, Tenn. and “Thy King¬ 
dom Coriie,” a religious drama 
staged last summer at Roanoke. Va. 

The playwright has agreed to 
submit a first outline of the Amphi¬ 
theatre play, and have the final 
script ready for rehearsals starting 
in December. Hunter is a teacher 
at Hollins College, Roanoke, Va. 


Catholic Univ. Theatre 
To Stress the Classics 

Washington, Oct. 11. 

The Catholic Univ. Theatre here 
is stressing rarely seen interna* 
ticnal classics in its upcoming sea¬ 
son. 

Maxwell Anderson’s “Mary of 
Scotland” will lead off Oct. 28, 
followed by “The Knight of the 
Burning Pestle” by Beaumont and 
Fletcher; “The Town of Sheep- 
well” by Lope De Vega and 
“Phedre” by Racine. As usual, m 
musical comedy, riot yet selected, 
will finale the season. 




- TO 


LEGITIMATB 


D.C. Legit Parlayii^ Politics 

‘Advise and Consent* Opening Tryout, ‘Gang’s All 
Here’ at Arena Stage Next Week 


By LES CARPENTER 


■Washington,. ..Oct. 11* 
Politically-charged Washington 
will get two political-charged plays 
next Monday night (18>.. “Advise 
and Consent,” Loring Handel's 
dramatization of Allen {Drury's 
bestseller about the U.S. {Senate, 
opens a pre-Broadway tryout at the 
National Theatre, and Zelda Fic- 
handler presents “The Gang’s All 
Here." the Jerome Lawrerice-Rob- 
ert E. Lee play about the {Warren 
G. Harding administration, the 
same night to launch her llth sea* 
son of the Arena Stage. ; 

The Arena’s ‘‘Gang’ Alt' Here”; 
has a four week booking (the.the¬ 
atre operates on an eight-play, 32- 
week basis'. The Robert Fryer & 
Lawrence Carr production 0f. “Ad¬ 
vise and CoT.sent” is set for two 
weeks at the National, jt has 
brought more advance orders than 
any play ever to be slated {for the 
National.. I 

Mrs. Fichand'ler has picked “The 
Egg” for its American preem as 
Arena’s second offering, Nov. 15- 
Dec. 11. By the controversial Bel¬ 
gian-French playwright, Felicien 
Marceau. it was a big hit in Paris 
but a failure in English translation 
In London. ! 

Other plays on the {Arena’s 
schedule are Sheridan’s'. “The 
Rivals.” Dec. I3-Jan. 8; Pirandello’s 
“Six Characters in Search of an 
Author.” Jan. 10-Feb. 5; Anderson’s 
“Silent Night. Lonely Night,” Feb. 
7-March 5: Christopher Fry’s trans¬ 
lation of. Giraudoux’ “Tiger! at the 
Gates.” March 7-April 2; triple- 
bili of Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s 
Last Tape,” Sean O’Casey’s “The 
End of the Beginning” and Eugene 
O’Neill’s “In the Zone,” April 4-30; 
and Shaw’s “Man and Suphrman,” 
May 2-28. j; 

Ray Boyle Now Author, 
Stager, Actor, Manager 
At Fred Miller, MVkee 

Milwaukee, Oct. 11. 
Ray Boyle, managing director of 
the Fred Miller Theatre here, will 
be represented at the house later 
this season as author of the book 
of a new musical comedy. The 
vehicle. “Adam the Creator,’’ based 
f on a play by the Czechoslovakian 
brothers, Karel and Josef {Capek, 
will have music by Sam Lawent, 
a Milwaukee attorney. [ 

The tuner, to be choreographed 
by Robert Simpson, is slated for 
presentation Feb. 21-March 12. 
It’ll be the seventh entry j of. the 
semester, which begins next Tues¬ 
day *18) with Pat Carroll in { Robert 
Pastene in “Two for the Seesaw.” 
Walter Abel in “Death of Sales¬ 
man” will followr and then John 
Kerr in “Bus Stop.” The first three 
productions and “Adam” will run 
three weeks each. ■ 

The fourth production. “Song of 
Norway.” will begin a four-week 
run Dec. 20. with “Othello” fol¬ 
lowing for two weeks, starting Jan. 
17. Boyle, who’ll produce and di¬ 
rect the Shakespearean offering, 
will also appear in it as Iago. The 
sixth show on the 1960-61 calendar, 
which marks the Miller’s seventh 
season, hasn’t been announced. 

EDGAR DEMERS RESIGNS 
TO WORK ON CONTINENT 

Ottawa, Oct. 11. 

Edgar Demers (“Victor Vicq”), 
26. quit last week as legit edi¬ 
tor of Le Droit, Ottawa daily, to 
spend a year each in France, Brit¬ 
ain and the U. S. getting [further 
legit and film experience: Just 
back from fortnight in Neyv York 
covering shows, he sailed Friday 
(7) on the Saxonia. Bilingual, he 
directed four plays for {Ottawa 
Arts Festival this summer and 
took two of them to North jHatley, 
Que., Playhouse. He aims to direct 
at Stratford, Ont. r Shakespeare 
Festival by 1965. (It’s had only 
one Canadian director so far; 
George McCowan in ’59'. j 
Demers is specially interested in 
France's widespread Theatre Popu- 
laire’s “drama for the people” and 
in U. S.-born Sam Wanamaker’s 
ren in England. He hopes eventu¬ 
ally to form a bilingual irep in 
Canada. i 


Off-BVay Spot in Cincy 
Opens in City Building 

Cincinnati. Oct. 11. 

Playhouse in the Park, ensemble 
theatre of resident pros, opened 
last night (Mon.) at the 182-seat 
converted municipal Eden- Park 
building with “Compulsion.” Th 
show is set for Weeks. 

The off-Broadway-type venture 
has David Marlin Jones as director: 
and Gerald Coveil as manager. 
Future shows listed include “Cave. 
Dwellers.” “Death of a Salesman,” 
“Androcles and the. Lion,” “Or¬ 
pheus Descendi ," “Our Town”, 
and “Caligula.” 



“Miracle Worker” has earned 
around 120% profit thus far on. its 
$125,000 investment. That’s based 
on a Sept. 3 audit; plus estimated 
subsequent income. The take in¬ 
cludes about $115,000 from the sale 
of the. film rights to a United Art- 
ists-financed corporation formed by 
the play’s producer Fred Coe. au¬ 
thor William Gibson and direc¬ 
tor Arthur Penn. A 

A balance of $20,000 due the 
backers on their investment was re¬ 
paid them early last month and, 
as of the Sept: 3 accounting, the 
production had netted $135,791. Of 
that amount, $100,000 had been dis¬ 
tributed; with 47.6% going to the 
investors and the balance to the 
management, director and . author. 
Anne Bancroft, who costars in the 
play with Patty Duke, gets 1% of. the 
profits as a running expense, her 
sides 6% of the gross. 

The film income received thus 
far by the production represents its 
40% share. less 10% commissions, 
of $150,000, plus payments equal 
to. 10% of the gross on profitable 
weeks. The picture deal involves a 
maximum payment of. $400 000, of 
which the production’s cut, after 
the deduction of commissions, will 
total $144:000. That means that 
about $39,000 more in film revenue 
will be forthcoming, providing the 
show continues at Its profitable, 
pace. 

The plav, which earned an oper¬ 
ating profit of $20,191 for the five- 
week period from Aug. 1-Sept. 3, is 
currently, in its 51st week at the 
Playhouse, N. Y. 

Attendance Was Up 2%, 
Avondale Tent, Indpls, 

Indianapolis, Oct. 11. 

The Avondale Playhouse set a 
new single-week boxoffice record 
and exceeded the 1959 total gross 
by $2,000 in the I960 season, ac¬ 
cording to general manager Allen 
Clowes. The new house record, $14,- 
270 in 1,000-seat tent, was Set by 
Margaret O’Brien in “The Young 
and the Beautiful” in the last, week 
of season. Other top grossers were 
Robert Q. Lewis in “The “Gazebo,". 
Imogene Coca in “The Fourposter” 
and Jack Carson in “Make a Mil¬ 
lion.” Season attendance was up 
2 %. 

The old house record was held 
by Joe E. Brown in “Father of the 
Bride,” played two years ago. 
Clowes says there is a $7,500 ad¬ 
vance sale for next season for the 
local strawhat. 


North Jersey Playhouse 
To Build at Paramus, N. J. 

The North Jersey Playhouse, 
currently occupying a light-con¬ 
struction exhibit hall in the Bergen 
Mall, Paramus, N. J., is to have a 
new 700-seat theatre for operation 
next February. The directors of the 
project last week authorized a 
$285,000 stock issue to finance con¬ 
struction. 

•The new theatre will also be 
situated in the Bergen Mall, a large 
shopping center on Route .4, several 
miles from the George Washington 
Bridge. The stock operation moved 
several months ago from a former 
film house in Ft: Lee; N, J. Robert 
Ludlum is producer. 


PfostEfir 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


Why Not Elsewhere? 

Cincinnati, Oct. 11. 

The Shubert Theatre, whose 
2,000-seat capacity makes it an 
acoustical problem, has the 
following notice posted back¬ 
stage • 

“Patrons who pay to see 
plays are entitled to hear every 
word in the show. Please do 
not. disappoint them.” 

Reminder is by N o a h 
Schechter, house manager. 



Valmonth 


■ Gena Andrewski, with Barbara Grluer 
and Morton . Segal, presentation ; of two- 
act musical by Sandy Wilson, based on. a 
novel by Roland Firbank. Staged by Vida 
Hope; settings and costumes. Tony Wai*. 
ton: musical direction and orchestrations. 

Julian Stein; dances and musical numbers, 
staged by Harry Kaughton. Features Con-, 
stance. Carpenter, Bertice Reading. Anne 
Fra urine, Philippa Bevans. Opened Oct. 

iSi add D ' os ‘ ° f it lacks imjgiHjtlon: 

weeknights (S5.75 opening). .j*•-- - 

Mrs. Hurstpierpoint .. . .•.' Aniie Francine 


of casual ingenuity. Even the per¬ 
formers add a touch of brightness 
to this deceptive backdrop. They're 
cheerful, personable, and whole¬ 
some. 

It’s a, pity that so few. of these 
qualities spill over into the show 
material; Much of it is imitative. 


By ROBERT J. LANDRY ; 

Qne of things. that’s wrong with., 
“the. road’’: in the U.S. is Ids rail- ; 
roads’ inability to supply rolling! 
stock. Pullmans are not too bad.; 
but. baggage cars of the. kind re¬ 
quired .for theatrical trouping are . 
becoming scarce, and not being re- j 
placed. There was an agonizing time; 
for George Perper of the Sol Hurok ■ 
office [in . lining. up nine baggage 
cars for the [Royal Ballet of Britain,, 
which is heading /for the Pacific 
Coast with 150-odd ! personnel, in¬ 
cluding . 40 musicians. Train in¬ 
cludes seven sleeping cars. | 

Britons are big theatrical users 
of rails this year, others having 
been (1) Ringling Bros:-Barnum & i 
Bailey, which travelled in its own 
train again after some, seasons ! 
buses; (2) the Metropolitan Opera, j 
whose spring tour of seven weeks ! 
required 22 baggage cars and 18; 
pullmans. including one car for; 
the. musicians’ pinochle games, and.; 
(3> The N.Y. Philharmonic, which' 


The music., is pedestrian, the lyric* 
unoriginal, and almost, all of th* 
sketches and blackouts fizzle like 
n . n . RuDert! a wet fuse - Only one number, a 
Thom koiit^oukos i hiirlesqiie.. of. Village-.strip joints, 
• Bill .Mitchell {called “Miss Hi-Fie,” Is really suc- 

.. Mona Abbmind < f i 
Elly Stone j COSSIUL 

Nah^burtnev The revue takes potshots at a lot 

_ ... .. Franklin KKe'r yof .sitting ducks such as beatniks, 

’Vhi Fstilei- "'omen’s House of Detention, 

Carry '•:! .I.*.•!! ’!!!:*"'Rhoda'Levirie ;-areria\ .theatre, and off-BrOadway 
Lady Parvuia de Pan7oust Q ^ e ,j hits. But there are no bulls-eyes. 

Sir Victor Vatt wihiaTn Reck ; Among the fe\y near misses are 

Lady Saunter .......,—•, Janice o'Dei» j “Petition." a broad sketch in Which 

Madam Mimosa Maureen FH»r. t+„i: ' j • a 

Cardinal Pirelli. .^. Ralston Hiiif an Italian family is jarred out of 

Dr: Dee. Vince T.inipio : its winey; complacency by some 

, -- ^ ' huclearrage petitioners, and 

„,.,\ aI?nouth ; , the secon . d Sa ndy ! “B. L: T.” in which a waiter .and 
Wilson musical to be imported , a: counter girl, declare their. love 
from Britain, isn’t likely to repeat; f6r each other while going about 
the.success of its predecessor..Th ; their dailv !business, 
previous entry, “The Boy Friend” . . 

scored both on Broadway and in a~' a 

subsequent ofT-Broadwav revival. *°® d S’S, d0 

This new oirerinv. brought ^iX^lSS^U^ 


.Mrs, Thoroughfare.Philippa. Reyans 

Father Collev-Mahoney . . Eugene Roche 
Capt. Di.ck Thoroughfare. Alfred Toigo 
I.t. Jack -Whorwood . 

Ffines 

Nil ..........._ 

Fowler- ........... 

Sister Ecclesia 
Grannie Tooke 
Thetis Tooke 
n^vid Tooke 


| for instance,! they concentrate on 


specifically as an off-Broadway 

rather than a Main Stem eon -1 f . 

b-nder, has little thafs 

4 , •• . I Jenny of Threepenriy, Jane of 

Wilson s adaptation oi Ronald j “Leave It to jaTte,” and Little Mary 
F.irbanfc’s novel of the same nariie ! Sunshine herself, 
is an obscure mixture of fantasy.- 
and satire- Thp arp - d^ntiy*. of- course, is .a pcrfGct 

sketchv and th son^s and ber- ! sub i ect f D r pai; ° dy . s imply because 

sKetcn\ and rn songs andi Fpr- - takes herself so Seriously. But 

enoilgn T v,_- _■»■■■ 


used rails a lot. especially in the 


west, though also using airplanes. 
No scenery is involved with the { 
symphony, but the musical instru-j 
nients remain a problem, in log- , 
i’stics. ; 

Showmen are, unanimous in. their 
laments about the railroads* 1 almost: 
constanfly-sh r inking capacity to- 
handle a big production. For re- ; 
pertory companies like the Met and 
the Royal Ballet, with many chan- { 
ges of Scenery, the problem is/ 
acute. There is no evidence at pres- 1 
ent on ' which to anticipate any-., 
thing but' further deterioration of: 
rail service. V j 

As is well know , many of the ! 
U.S: railroads nowadays o p e.n 1 y > 
scorn passengers and respect only ' 
freight. Those who have toured 
theatrically in recent years report 
that cities of fair sizes are ghastly 
so far as their passenger;train 
yards are concerned:. There;, is lit¬ 
erally not a single redcap employ¬ 
ed in Rochester, N!Y., so that get¬ 
ting baggage out of the station is a 
real vexation, 

. Most of the showmen questioned 
do. not admit that any large cities! 
must be skipped because of train 
facilities. However, it is. self-ev¬ 
ident that the Met Opera has not 
visited the Coast in a decade. 
Partly this reflects distance—the 
loss of one or more days in travel 
each way. days which carry over¬ 
head burdens which the .Met can¬ 
not afford and the western, imp're- { 
sari will not absorb. I 

The route of the Royal Ballet, 
as finally hammered out, begins at 
East Lansing,.Mich-, always an im¬ 
portant, campus town date for cul¬ 
tural events. Thereafter the stands 
are: Cleveland, St. Louis, Denver, 
Seattle: Vancouver. Portland, San 
Francisco, Sacramento, Los An¬ 
geles, San Diego, Houston, New 
Orleans, Birmingham, A11 a n t a, 
Washington, Chicago, Rcichester, 
Detroit, Toronto, Montreal. Bur-, 
lington, Boston and Baltimore. The 
mileage gaps in the above are, in 
some instances, conspicuous and 
there are many zigs as zagS. 

Typically, the modern road tour 
is designed to hit the highways in 
buses. This necessitates reduced- 
size or skeleton scenery: It also re¬ 
quires a new kind of logistics in 
which the. stage crews nften .strike 
the. scenery arid, speed to the next 
town,, while the actors sleep in 
local hotels and catch, up the next’ 
day. 

The Broadway Theatrical Alli¬ 
ance, offshoot of.. Columbia Con¬ 
certs, has been built, wholly in re¬ 
lation to buses. The chartering and 
servicing of theatrical buses and 
trucks has become a specialty in 
Recent years. An elaborate “land 
yacht” was designed for the com¬ 
fort of Katharine Cornellwhen she 
hit the provinces in “Beloved Liar” 
a year ago. 


W'ibmSiUirto- 1,a3 nd su!!h ‘"“Slons. 

Physirally. h'avvever. the production ! /'f„^p-/r! h, SaU : 
ii first-rale. Tone Walton, who de- i dience Parodying her is 1 ke trying 
signed the srencry and costumes 1° ,™, ^ *» 

Tor the, original production, has ‘ a f,- So ”f‘ 

repeated, that* assignment . and the . - e a - oa ° t ] ')? e J°he gets 

picturesque sets and cotorful. garb ; - 1 ’ 

reflect tlie venture’s unusuallv high i T b e cast . is attractive , enough, 
ofT-Broadwav budget of $40,000. ' i brit none of the principals has that 
Among the'performers!!pnly iwo 

provide the show with . ncca- i ^ seeiR be'.ter. Jane A. 

sional spark. Bertice Reading, as a rJphnston and James Harwood are 
colored masseuse, the part she ^ j DnP re ^ive performers, 

originated in England, enlivens the and bo(h have their comic mo- 
proceedings sporadically during o h J f re u U ^f S + v Wh ?J* 4 

the. first- act with, •.he^ vjgoro'ul'i .•““.^e^o^ridge the wid.* 

vocalizing. Her energetic contribu- ga f that sepaiates passable cabai et 
tion is missing from the second act. ! ei t terta W ent fro ^ durable^ legit. 


but it’s during that' segriient that. 
Ellv Stone, as a nun who’s per¬ 
mitted to speak only on certain, 
days, delivers a pleasing “My Talk¬ 
ing Day.” 

Constance. Carpenter, Anne 
Fraricine and 


Ster.: 


Deep Are the Roots 

Lynn Michaels &: Bernice Barkan pres¬ 
en'ation of three-art drama by Arnaud 
d’Usseau & James Gow. Staged by Bert 
- t : Conway, decor. Harry Baum. -Features 
Philippa Bevans, 1 Lincoln Kilpatrick. Loretta . Leversee. 
hilled below the shoyvV title 

Miss Reading, have roles that per-!'lunette, opened oct. 3. *«o. at the st„ 
mit little mSr_e leeway than; to per- 

form profession all V. Making her Bella Charles.Gertrude Jeanetts 

acting debut in .the musical Mis^. Loretui^VeTm 

Readings niece is Gail Jones, in AUce Langdon ..... Jan^t Ward 

reality , the, daughter of Lena M^weii • Mark ^Gordon 

Horne. Miss Jones, looking nice on 1 ~ ■' — ■ . 

stage, gives an adequate perform¬ 
ance consideririg. the overall weak¬ 
ness of the presentatibri. The east, 

as was the case, in London, hast Arnaud - d’Usseau ..and James 
been, nut through! Its paces by ; Gow’s 1945. drariia oif- racial con- 
Vida Hope: ( flief in the deep south has beeii 

As . for the story, it’s concerned ' revived at the St. Marks Playhouse, 
with the inhabitants. of a resort [ In light of the past decade’s prog- 
known as “Valmouth.” Discrimina-i ress towards Negro equality. “Deep 
tion against Negroes, religion and Are! the Roots” is now more a col- 
homosexuality are among topics lection of cliches than, anything 
arid ideas that come into play dur- else, although it still provides 
ing the proceedings. The musical, spirited; if sporadic, drama, 
presented off-Broadway by Gene! Dealing with the return of a 
Andrewsk!. with Barbara Grmer; Negro World War II hero to his 
and Morton Segal, was originally | southern home, arid his subsequent 


Brett Charles 
Sheriff Serkin 
Chuck Warren . 
Bob' l 2 ay 


Lincoln Kilpatrick 
Dan. Priest 
Morris Borden. 
Albert L. . Gibson 


done two years ago by Michael 
Cbdron at thb Lyric Opera House, 
Hammersmith. ItTan there nearly 
four - months prior to moving to the 
West End, Where it continued for 
another three months at the Sa- 
yille Theatre, Jess. . 


Greenwich Village, 

i:. s. a. 


Allen Hodshire presentation of two-act 
revue.-with music b'' Jeanne Bargy, lyrics [ 
hv -Teenhe Barev. Frenk Gehrecke, and 1 

Plea for sonar equality 

..- ■ ,.il '. arid' fha napcnnsi hnnflioie nn Vtnth 


Hodshire; musical numbers , directed arid 
choreographed by Jim RusseU; -vocal. and 
dance arrangements, Jeanne Bargy; or¬ 
chestrations. Bill Costa; production de¬ 
signed by .Robert Soule; costumes. NUor 
lighting. Jules Fisher; Conductor, Bill 
Costa: :associate producer. Richard. Bar- 
low. Opened Sejpt. 28, 't>0, at One Sheridari 
Square. N;V. ' 

Cast: 7 Jack. Betts. Saralou Cooper; Pat 
Finley, Judy Guy 11. Da Wri Hampton. 
James Harwood: Jane A- Johnston: BUrke 
McHugh, James. Pompeii, Ken. Urmston. 


Like a gaudy necklace on. a: beau¬ 
tiful girl, the best thing about 
“Greenwich Village, U.S.A.” is its 
setting. The newly renovated One 
Sheridan Square, formerly a night 
club, is small, bright! .and attrac¬ 
tive. 

The show’s simple, sets and color¬ 
ful costumes have the right touch 


Jove affair/with the daughter, of a 
former Senator, the. story lacks im¬ 
mediacy today. Lines about army 
heroes-arid uniforms are dost, and 
various characters such 'as a 
bigoted southern Senator, a’ north-, 
era liberal, a mean sheriff and a 
Negro mammyrmaid have all been 
over-worked. 

Through it all, however, there 
remains a . hard core of. solid, 
drama; which Is performed ’ith 
sincerity by an able cast, The un- 


arid the .personal conflicts on both 
sides are still thought-provoking, 
but riot as powerful as they were 
15 years ago. 

Lincoln /Kilpatrick, is sensitive 
and' believable as the soldier and 
Gertrude Jeanette scores effective^ 
ly as hib mother.- Loretta Leversee 
gives a stiff perforriiance as the 
childhood playmate whose friend¬ 
ship for the soldier turns to love, 
and Janet Ward is sincere as her 
confused sister Whose upbringing 
gets in the way of heir liberalism. 
Mark Gordon is forced but often 
comic as a two-bit politician and 
James Karen gives an uneven peri 
forriiarice as a northern writer. 

(Continued on page 75) 









Wednesday, October 12, I960 


P^RIETY 


LEGITIMATE 


71 


Naked Island 

London, Oct, 4.: 

Arts Theatre (in association with David 
Pali Productions) presentation of a three- 
act drama • by : Russell YBraddon. Staged 
by Edward Burnham; decor, Brian Cun ah. 
from original drawings by Ronald Searle.. 
Stars John Neville. Opened Sept. 29. '60, 
it the Arts Theatre, London; S1.75 top. 


' lacko. 
Magpie ... 
Mum 

Ken ....... 

Oscar •. 

Robbie 

Yamainato 

Takahashi 


for self-esteem, effervescent .joy'of 
living, /impossible extravagance* 
and so on, there .Is a sameness 
which not even, the considerable 
charm and. laughter-can overcome; 
. Laughter, for all the description 
of “drama,’’ is the. chief concorait- 


" : xhari^Kay ^ a ?- t As the Government clerk in a 
'.; f .‘.I'.'."Robert Yahey | Nigerian village in. the 1920s pur- 

:;;.v;.-;;;‘Fauon JS3S ;*“«*' hi 5 H 1 -* 6 l ay: “"S 1 * 1, 

,...v. ; .V... Brian Peck enly offending the rules -of his 
■■-white masters/he runs into a situ. 


.;.... Christopher .Kum 


, at ion. that brings liis , death, -A 


Perhaps war plas-s have finally:"' ould - be Christian ."■adding cere- 

- r 1 Z. ■ ■■■ ■ ' . mnnu arvrl an hilariviiie..rrnman.tft. 


Theatre. Less of a play than a 

-■documentary, it' is based on Russell ^ cei 5 u lf ® nett ^ aln '’ cd i ron i 
BraddonVbest.selling novel aboui J MWngton -represent- the krnd of 
ori his experiences, as- a prisoner highlight that lingers long after 
of war i the underlying sober, theme , of the 

„„ .i-v , . i pathetic gap in understanding be- 

••Naked. Island" hast guts; aptheiv , wcen :1 . ed : tap ed Colobiaiism. / and 
tic ai - characters that. joy-]oving, innocent colored man. 

speedily become real people. Its : _• 

main problem is that, because of• Johnny - Sekka, as Mrster John- 

its apparent authenticity, some. pf s ?”-S lv _ e * a performance.little 
the inevitable tedium of being short of treinendous bubbling, 
cooped up in a prison camp comes along .with, undiminished, vitality 
over the footlights : and. jauntiness until, required to 

.oierinfiqouigm., (sober into a tragic •ictim: of-the 

The. plfiy is set In a Japanese e ]a S h of outlooks. Berril Briggs, as 
prison camp, in Singapore in. the . llis wif e. is delightful, while Delena 
weeks leading up to Hiroshima^ Kidd appears like a delectable 
The audience , is concerhed with -fugitive from “The Boy Friend” 
the hopes and fears of a small t p score as sDouse to the Assistant 
group; of Australians—with d,c. To this latter role Philip Bond. 

■Sppt—who are able to hear BBC ..] ends sound . emotional weight, and 
radio messages (strictly under v there are notable supporting per- 
cover, of course), and devote (hem- . j ordiances 
selves, tp. passing on the good news ! 


to the 7,000 other prisoners. 


Frith Banbury’s fluid production 


There isn’t a ereat deal of ten- ■ against.-an effective but not over- 

■■jjyj&j:-JOSS-/ 

■Erni. 


the crisp, true-jd-life dialog as the ! -* hles tte F '\|l- oIe 

nien eke out.the remaining days of cast *° ? ^ ,ne * 
their captivity and decide that, 


despite their privations, their; im 
prisonment lias, i some ways de¬ 
veloped their characters. “We are 
now. tlie best set pf bastards .we 
shall ever be,*’ remarks one, and 
that’s the keynote of. a, well cohr 
trived evening of character draw¬ 
ing; 

The-playing is mostly teamwork, 
but Old Vic. actor John . Neville, 
playing an offbeat character, has 
force and conviction and Fulton 
Mackay also earns a pat. oil the. 
back for bis playing of a well-, 
observed Scot. 

This * sound entertainment 
which gives an interesting insight, 
into how adversity; can mould char¬ 
acter, Edward Burnham’s direction 
is straightforward, sans frills,' but 
always controlled, and Brian Cur- 
ragh has produced an effective set 
from drawings/ made bv Ronald 
. Searle while he was him«Hf a. 
prisoner of; war. ••/' Rich: 


Mr. Burke. M.P. 

; London, Oct. 7. 

Mermaid presentation o£ two-act-musi¬ 
cal, with book lyrics and music by Gprald 
Frow. Stared by' Sally Miles; decor. 
Michael Richardson; music played by The 
Vipers, arranged by Wally. Whyton: musi¬ 
cal numbers arranged, by. Denys Palmer. 
Opened Oct. 9. -60, at .the. Mermaid Thea¬ 
tre; London;. $2,15 top. 


Randall/ Mavadam,. 


Commentator 
Warder.' ........ 

Slasher Jack 
Cosher Mike ;.. 

Mr. Crump. 

I Rand-” **- 
I Bill 
Tony . 

Seller.. Richardsbn.... 
Josiah Stirwell .. -;.; .. 
Client ; 

Mr. Burke - ......... ... 

Public • Opinion . Poll. 
Window Cleaner- . .. 
Dr. Campion. 

Mh Psononby. ,. 

El dir-. Merchant. MJP. . 
The Archbishop ...... 

2d Socialist - M.P....... 

Prime Minister. ...... 

2d Tory- M.P. 


in the author's opinion, not unlike 
the treatment of real human, mi¬ 
norities. 

There’s some shrewd observation 
and., some neat Joshing, particular¬ 
ly in the newspaper and . tv se¬ 
quences, and though the acting is 
as up and down as a roller, coaster, 
several players get chances to bring 
off effective snapshots. Peter 
Clegg, a dancer, plays the simian 
with graceful^ acrobatic good hu¬ 
mor. John Turner is a suave, un¬ 
scrupulous columnist. Norman 
Wynne makes impact as an M.P. 
who tries to cling to common 
sense. And Colin Ellis as a window 
cleaiier, and Raf De La.Torre, Bun- 
can McIntyre, Daniel Thorndike 
and Philip Grout have useful mo-! 
merits. 

Maybe the play could, have been ! 
tightened up by more experienced, 
and. sharper direction than that 
given by Sally. Miles/ But nothing 
much can: be done with Frow’s. 
banal lyrics and indifferent; music/ 
though the latter is brightly played 
by an informal group called The 
Vipers.. Diana Soberheim’s slick 
stage management of Michael^ 
Richardson’s spare, fluidly moving:! 
sets is .one of the better things of 
an evening which has the earmarks 
of an. over-inflated 30-minute skit. 

Rich. 


Harvard’s Loeb Theatre to Open 

Small Backstage Fire Won’t Interfere With Troilus’ 
Preem This Friday (14) at Cambridge, Mass. 


CM Uniy. Summer Spot 
Totalled $4,500 Profit 

Chicago, Oct. 11. 

The Univ. of Chicago’s Court 
Theatre, a summer el fresco opera¬ 
tion, grossed more than $14,000 for 
its six week season, representing 
a profit of nearly $3,000. The group 
did “Henry VIII,” “Scapiri” and 
“Oedipus”, in that order and had 
9.570 paid admissions on a nut of 
$11,500: 

In addition, the Court made a 
profit' of $1,500 on four concerts, 
one performance each by Richard 
Dyer-Bennet, the Woody Herman 
orchestra, the Linielighters and 
Duke Ellington. It was the semi¬ 
profession group’s most success¬ 
ful season in six years of opera¬ 
tion. 


Resamande Floris 

Berlin, Sept/ 291 

. Berlin Festival presentation of musical 
in two acts <10 scenesl by Boris Blacher, 
after a' play by Georg Kaiser. Opera 
version by Gerhart von Westerman.. 
Musical' direction , by Richard.-Kraus, 
Staged;, by. Erwin Piscator: Costumes'and 
settings : by . Hans-Ulrich Schmueckle. 
Preemed . at Staedtische (Municipal) 
Opera, Berlin, ..on Sept.'21'. *60; $4.30 top.- 
Rosamunde FlOiis .Stiiia BritU Melapder 
Herr Benler Peter Roth-Ehrang 

Frau. Benler ....Alice Oelke 
Bruno Helmut Krebs 

Erwin /. .. Karl Ernst Mercker 

Sister Wanda sKerstin Meyer 

William .... Thomas Stewart 

Watchman Leopold Clam 

Prison , director Hanns Pick 



,.. Wally W'hVfon 
..... Timothy West 
.. - Ronald Peraber 
Brian • Rawlipson 
Philip Grout 
Duncan McIntyre 
Daniel Thorndike 
.Lewis Wilson 
John Turner! 
. Raf De I.a Torre 
... Tan. He wit son 
.. Peter: Clegg 

..Sally Miles 

Colin Ellis 
lan McDermott 
. Lewis Wilson 
Edward Rees 
Daniel Thorndike 

_Timotfiy' West 

Michael Rose 
Lewis Wilson 


Mister Johnson 

London, Oct, 4. 

Frith Banbury presentation-(in' associa¬ 
tion with Thane Parker) of drama in. 
three ' acts bV. Norman Rhsten. based on 
novel by. Joyce Carey. Staged by Frith 
Banbury:. scenery, Reece Pemberton: cos¬ 
tumes. Michael Annals; lighting. Richard 
Pilbrow. Features. Johnny Sekka. Philip 
Bond. Barril Briggs. Delena Kidd. Onened 
.Sept,-'29."'*00, at .the. Lyric Opera House. 


.. Norman Wynne 
.. Ian McDermotts 
Geoffrey Thomoson 

Mr. Dogsbody.. . Ian •Hewltson 

Judges Colin .Ellis.. Daniel. Thorndike 
Music played by the Vipers. 


Gerald Frow, the Mermaid Thea¬ 
tre publicist \vho adapted the thea¬ 
tre’s recent production of “Great 
Expectations.” has now, written his 
first. original* a ; play with music, 
but with less happy, results. He 
[ describes, it as . a romp, but it is 
Hammerkmith,”Eondon; $1.75"top.j heavy-handed and flat-footed, falls 
Mister Johnson Johnny Sekka ; between satire and farce. It seems 

•ftd&ck.:; .. ^pitinR 8 ?^- Uimkeiy- that “Mr. Burke, m/p/’. 

Celia Rudbeok .......... Delena Kidd will rate wider showing than at 

Bamu’s brothers...... Jeffrey Biddeau. «.. .• v ■ • 

Kenneth Gardner . his honieground theatre. 

V/ J Con£e L sm < ith | Varying the familiar devie of 
Cyril Raymond. . making y monkeys of politicians. 


•Lionel Ngakane 
Rodney Douglas 
T.eo Car era 
'ivienne Keriaud 
Keefe .West 


. Verrion Neptune i ister. It*S .. 


Frow presents a chimpanzee who 
is elected to Parliament and Is on 
the road to becomiiig :Prime. Min- 


imble idea, but twq 


Bamu’s. father .... 

Mamu's mother ... 

Bultecl 
Benjamin 
Adamu ........,v 

W'ariri.. 

Falla ............. 

Ajali .. 

g oilup’.’.-V.*:v.V*.*...’/. / //. ’ JohlT Box*" | hbiirs of monkey business is so.me- 
Matumbi . .. . ciadvs Taylor I thing like 90 minutes too long. 

Si:^nci^.^ ,u :^Ji^;Fhe author’s theory , is that con- 
vuiage policeman. , iiiar»o Pedro j temporary high-powered salesman- 

wiwn F2yS e chSS‘!ship and publicity can gull the pub r 

Drummers......... tiiario redro, Jeffrey j lie into , accepting anything as 

other nart* ■'^.hied””'' Ge^ri^Kh! [ everything, and nobody as some^ 

Joseph Levode. lilario Pedro. Irvin Allen; ' body. 

Gladys Taylor,. Gibson onwaiu | The career of Charlie Burke the 

. ■ Chimp is launched .whep a/news- 

AIthough “Mister. Johnson”; re^ paper, with; flagging circulation, is 
veals the same merits in this taster - seeking a /“cause,” takes- up the 
ful production as it presumably idea of putting over the monkey its 
had on Bi’Oadway. four years ago, the champion of a downtrodden, 
Jt unhappily, also has tli^ dements.! under-privileged race. Backed by 
Even an enthusiastic..openirig : night [the newspaper and tv, he is elected 
reeeptiQn can t dispel the .feeling ; parliament as representative of 
™ g ^^Sthe crii Inal classes; The yarn .ot 
.-ttw possibilities for sharp satire, 

Beck^ Fliow?s Writing to ° heavy ’ 

Beck , rneatre, N.V., «Jiere « He labors his jokes too long, lapses 


; “Rosamunde Floris,” new musi¬ 
cal Aybik by 57-yeaf-old Boris 
Blacher, remarkably active Gei> 
maii classical composerj saw its: 
preem at the 1960/ Befliri Cultural 
Festival, It left no deep impres¬ 
sion and can hardly be regarded 
as a contribution to opera history. 
Reason for the, failure undoubtedly 
also stems from = its subject, a con¬ 
siderably shortened version of the 
Georg Kaiser play of the same 
name, which is,..in its present form, 
nothing much more than a simple 
murder story centering around'. a 
moon-struck /woman by the name; 
of Rosamunde Floris. 

Much if not most comes off in¬ 
voluntarily funny. Often one has 
the feeling as though this is a 
parody. The. text by Gerhart von 
Westerman borders on the banal. 
Music, itself is. surprisingly thin; 
Large port of the opera is deliv¬ 
ered in recitative.form/ 

A plus, nevertheless, in. the 
voices. Stin-Britta Melander as 
Rosamunde. Floris; Thomas Stewart 
as William, her lover,. and Kerstin 
Meyer as sister Wanda were soihe 
of the standouts. Erwin Piscator, 
long operating a N.Y. drama school, 
staged. Hans. 


Th # e Boadway production of 
'World of Suzie Wong” had netted 
an estimated $320,000 as of the end 
of its tour last Aug. 27, The profit 
on the drama, presented, by David 
Merrick, Seven Arts Productions 
and Mansfield Productions, was 
$290,135 as of a July 30.accounting. 
About $30,000 in additional profit, 
allowing for closing expenses,, is 
figured to have been picked up by 
the show in its final four weeks 
at the Biltmore Theatre, Los 
Angeles. 


London, Oct. 11. 

__ ( Associated-Rediffusion Theatrical 

The July 30 accounting reveals |P roduct i°BS Inc. a subsidiary of 
$38,523 operating profit for the I th * commercial television network. 


Vtcipasse de la Fideliie 

(Faithfulness Is a Blind Alley) 

Paris; Sept, 29. 

. Arthur Lesser.- Jean-Jacques Vital; G3- 
berie Reroute, presentation of a musical 
comedy, in-two acts (16 scenes), with book 
and lyrics - by Alexandre Breffort; music 
by Jean-Picrre Mottier. Stare Patachou; 
features ' Christian Alers. Jess Hahn; 
Fernand Sardou. Jackie Rollin. Staged 
by . Jean-Pierre . ..Grenier; choreography, 
Don Luribr musical, arrangements, Mario 
Bua: scenery and. costumes, Jeaii-Dems 
Malcles. Opened Sept, 28. '60. at the 
Theatre Ambassadeurs-Hehri Bernstein. 
Papist $350..top.! 

....i- Patachou 

--- Christian Alers. 

Jest Hahn 
... Fernand Sardou 

. - -. Jacques Jouanneau 

Fredo .;. ,7... Jacques Balutin 

Lucia ..Jackie HoUin 

. Singers, dancers, extras, etc. 


Dominique. 
Pa Princess* 
Rene r .. 
Macadam 


closed after 44 performances. 


The main fault appears to lie in . intb . » snee^ and adopts a 

Norman Rosten’s adaptation of the : cy ^ al p fJ[ nt of V1 ® V V' 

Joyce Carey novel,/ Showing skill!The author, spreads his animum- 
and an especial talent for develop- tlop te all directions, and nobody 
ing individual /scenes, it. nonethe-. es< l apc . s * shades of political 
less sticks to the book form too ’°P)nion, the press, publicity agents: 
closely and thereby offers.a series/’.tv..the Church, the British way of 
of incidents-which, however, enter-; Mf«- and foreigners, - all feel, the 
tainiiig in themselves, add up to an ! thuhip of his bludgeon; rather than 
episodic whole. : the lash of the whip. There’s an. 

/ Since the first two acts, are large-.l upeaay impfessipn that the treat- 
ly concerned with demonstrating j ment of the. monkey as a member 
Mister Johnson’s, infinite capacity • of an underprivileged minority is, 


Alexandre Breffort, who. wrote 
the original: libretto and. lyrics for 
“Irma la Douce.” has. collaborated 
with composer jeah-Picrre Mottier 
for a new musical comedy, “Im¬ 
passe de la Fidelite” (“Faithfulness 
Is a Blind Alley”). The show mixes 
low. life arid ordinary characters 
with the same pungent sentimen¬ 
tality, but stretches an anecdote too 
thin, for a whole evening and/ lacks 
[the musical atmosphere that Mar- 
'guerite Monriot's limes gave 
"Trina/’V' ., 

The result .is a riieandering. show 
with a few bright spots, but fre¬ 
quent repetitive stretches, and 
numbers more suitable for a revue 
than a musical comedy. It lacks the 
joyous wryness. that kept “Irma” 
afloat, but riiay have the makings 
'of a Continental success, and might 
do for Great Britain. . 

The star involves a ypurig: con 
(Continued: on . page 74) 


Boston, Oct. 11. 

Harvard’s new Loeb Drama Cen¬ 
ter, due to open next Friday night 
(14), was damaged by fire last 
week, when a short circuit in wir¬ 
ing over the theatre’s stage ignited 
a black velour, backdrop above the 
stage'. Damage was estimated at 
$ 2 , 000 . 

More serious damage to tlie new¬ 
ly constructed two story building 
was averted because an automatic 
alarm sounded and automatic fire 
locks opened, dropping the asbes¬ 
tos curtain. Another special de¬ 
vice also operated, opening louvre 
type shutters on the roof, allowing 
smoke to escape. A maintenance 
man, Joseph Dunleary, suffered 
first degree burns trying to put out. 
the blaze. 

The new Loeb Theatre can be 
converted from conventional pros¬ 
cenium arch to theatre in the 
round, three-quarter stage or to a 
stage even with .the audience, 
through use of. special elevators 
and movable seats. A stage apron 
can be brought up from the base¬ 
ment for the Elibazethean style 
theatre. 

A student production of “Shake¬ 
speare’s “Troilus and Cressida** 
will be given before an invited 
audience. Friday, with the formal 
opening due Saturday (15). 


A-R TV Web'Takes Over 
St Martin’s, in London; 
Continues It as Legiter 


five-week stand at the Geary Thea-“] 
ire, San Francisco. Other income 
includes $3,540 summer stock and 
amateur royalties and $14,410 
royalty on profits earned by the 
British production for the Jan. 16- 
May 28 period. The overseas pre¬ 
sentation has been running at the 
Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 
since last Nov. 17. 

As ' of the' July 30 audit, the 
profit divvy on the Paul Osborn 
dramatization of . Richard Mason’s 
hovel was $240,000 and the balance 
remaining for future distribution 
was $50,135. The distributed coin, 
split equally between the backers 
arid management, gives the former 

profit of nearly 67% on their 
$180,000 investment. The L.A. 
closirig marked the windup of an 
eight-month tour, which had been 
preceded by a 64-week New York 
run. 

Another company of “Suzie,” 
produced for a strawhat tour by 
Manny Davis and subsequently 
booked for regular road dates, is 
currently at the Shubert Theatre, 
Cincinnati. 


London Bits 

London. Oct. 11. 

Kenneth MacLeod arid his wife, 
actress Diane Hart, are joining Mrs. 
David Weitzman to form a /syn¬ 
dicate to back Wolf Mankowttz's 
plays. 

Charles La Trobe, after 51 years 
a director of the Haymarket 
Theatre, has retired at the age 
of 81. 

Theatrical angel Gilda- Dahlberg 
has joined a stock company, play¬ 
ing a lead part in “Roar Like A 
Dove” at Dundee. Scotland. 

Rex Harrison will make his first 
West End straight-piay appearance 
since 1954, opening Oct. 13 Chek¬ 
hov’s “Platanov” at the Royal 
Court 

Charles Stapley took over last 
night (Mon.) over from Alec Clunes 
as lead in “My Fair Lady.” He has 
been stand-in for two years and 
has now signed a. new 21 months 
contract,. 

Mary Ellis will appear in “Look 
Homeward Angel,” opening next 
Monday 18) the Pembroke Theatre- 
in-the-Rbund, Croydon. 

Croydon’s hew civic playhouse 
will be called the Ashcroft Theatre 
in honor of Peggy Ashcroft. The 
actress was born in Croydon. 

.. Faith Brook will star jin Jack 
Hylton’s “Little. Darlings,” opening 
next Tuesday <111 at the New Thea¬ 
tre, Oxford. 

Violetie Verdy, of the N.Y. City 
Ballet, address the London Ballet 
Circle . recenlty. She returns to 
the U.S: shortly. 


Associated-Rediffusion Ltd., took 
formal possesion of the St. Martin’s 
Theatre last week under a 10-year 
tease. It plans to continue opera¬ 
tion of the house for legit. The deal 
for the theatre was revealed by 
A-R chairman John Spencer Wills 
in his report to the annual stock¬ 
holders’ meeting. Sept. 22. 

Capt. T. M. Brownrigg, the tv 
web’s general manager, is chairman 
of A-R Theatrical Productions* 
while the joint managing directors 
are B. A. Meyer and E. G. Derring- 
ton. Also on the board are Ben 
Lyon; Richard Attenborough and 
A. W. Groocock, with L. T. Thorn- 
by as secretary. 

Meyer, who built the theatre in 
1916 for the Tate Lord Willoughby 
de Broke, remains as.administrator 
for the present Lord Willoughby 
and becomes chief executive of the 
theatre for A-RTP. The policy is 
“to . continue the presentation of 
good drama.” 

The first tenant of the St. Mar¬ 
tins was the late C. B. Cochran, 
who opened the huose with a re¬ 
vue. “Hoop La,” with Gertie Mil¬ 
lar, Nat D. Ayer. Binnie Hate. Ivy 
Tresmand and George Graves in 
the cast Sir Seymour Hicks scored 

personal triumph there in 1917 
in. “Sleeping Partners.” 

Other highlight shows associated 
with the theatre's earlier days in¬ 
clude' “The Skin Game,” “ A Bill 
of Divorcement” “Shall We Join 
The Ladies” and “Loyalties.” Cur¬ 
rent is the comedy by John Chap¬ 
man, “The Brides of March.” 


LONDON SHOWS 

<Figures denote opening dates ) 
Amorous Frown, Saville (12-9-59). 

And Another Thins, Fortune <10-0-60). 

- Art of Livino, Criterion (8-18-60). 
trttfes of March, St. Martin’s (7-13-60). 
Candida, Wyndham’s (6-13-60). 

Carotakor, Duchess .<4-27-60). 

.Fings Ain’t, Garrick (2-11-60). 

F(*wer Drum Song, Palace (3-24-60). 
Gazoho, Savoy <3-29-60). 

Irma La Douco, Lyric <7-17-58). 

Last Jsko, Phoenix (9-28-60). 

Man for All Seasons, Globe <7-1-6 B). 
Most Happy Fdla, Coliseum <4-21-60). 
Mousetrap, Ambassadors <11-25-52). 

Mr. Burke, Mermaid (10-6-60). 

Mr. Johnson, Lyric Opera (9-29-60). 

My Fair Lady, Drury Lane <4-30-58). 
Naked Island, Arts (9-29-60). 

Oliver; New (6-30-60). 

One* Upon Mattress, Adelphl <9-20-60). 
Passag* to India, Comedy (4-30-60). 
Pieces of Eight, Apollo (9-23-59). 
Repertory, Old Vic (9-3-59). 

Rose Marie, Victoria Pal. (8-22-60). 
Ross, Haymarket <5-12-60>. 

Simple Spymen, Whitehall <3-19-38). 
-Sparrers Sing, Th’tre Royal E. <8 24-60). 
Suzie Wong, Prince Wales (11-17-59). 
Stars In Eyes, Palladium <6-3-60). 

Tiger A Horse, Queen’* (8-24-60). 

Visit, Royalty <6-23-60). 

Waiting in Wings, Duke York’s (9-7-60). 
Watch It, Sailor, Aldwych (2-24-60). 
West Side Story, Majesty’s 12-12-58). 

SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Playboy W. World, PiecadiUy <10-12 60). 
Platonov, Royal Court <10-13-60). 
CLOSED 

Horses Midstream, Vaude. <9-22-6®. 
Majority of One, Phoenix O-S^OL 


















LEGITIMATE 


PrSaSBEfirf 


Wednesday, October 12, I960 


Toronto Splurges on ‘Camelot’ 

Dailies Give Huge Spread to Duel Opening of 
Musical and O’Keefe Centre—Some Critics 



Toronto, Pet. 11. 

The tuo-in-one opening here of 
the new O’Keefe Centre for the 
Performing Arts and the pre- 
Broadway tryout of "Camelot” re¬ 
ceived an unprecedented amount 
ot space in the local dallies the 
diy of the official preem, Oct. 1 
and again Oct. 3. The opening day 
coverage resulted from: newsmen 
being invited by the shojw’s press- 
agon f. Dick Maney, to a- dress re- 
hen-.al the prior evening. 

ItS understood that the invita¬ 
tion to reporters and: photog¬ 
raphers was extended by Maney 
without the- prior knowledge of 
the O'Keefe management. At the 
drev> rehearsal, attended by em¬ 
ployees of the O’Keefe Breweries, 
l.td . which built tiie Centre and 
i> underwriting basic charges on 
the property, security guards un¬ 
successfully attempted to; keep the 
photographers from taking pic¬ 
tures. 

Both (he Star and the Telegram 
took advantage of the pre-preem 
look-see to get a jump on the 
opening with stories and; pictures 
relating to the dress rehearsal. 
Borh papers also ran elaborate pic¬ 
ture and text spreads on the open¬ 
ing in their Oct. 3 editions. The 
Telegram, in addition tii a legit 
review, also had music and dance 
reviews of the production. 

The Telegram’s legit 'reviewer, 
Ma* or Moore, ran his critique in 
the form of a letter to Moss Hart, 
complete with suggestions on how¬ 
to cut the show and correct its 
structure. Nathan Cohen! the re¬ 
viewer for the Star, also offered 
advise as to where the production, 
which ran until 12:25 a.m. opening 
night, could be trimmed and re¬ 
vised. 

Herbert Whittaker, the critic for 
the Globe and Mail, also found the 
sh >w in need of cutting, but. un¬ 
like his collegues. he didn't under¬ 
take the task of telling [the pros 
how to do it. His attitude [was that 
librettist Alan Jay Lerner and 
director Moss Hart “have a most 
difficult task ahead in jwhittling 
down this book." 

NAME TOM DASH PREZ 
OF N.Y. DRAMA CRITICS 

Thomas R. Dash, of Women’s 
Wear Daily, was moved up from 
tiie post of Vicepresident to presi¬ 
dent of tiie N. Y. Drama Critics 
Circle at the organization’s meet¬ 
ing yesterday 'Tues.i. He [succeeds 
John McClain, of the N. Y. Jour- 
nal-Ameriean. Frank Astbn of the 
World-Telegram & Sun. was elected 
voepee. and Thomas H. Wenning, 
of Newsweek, and George Freed- 
lev, curator of the threatre collec¬ 
tion of the N. Y. Public ; Library, 
remain treasurer and recording 
secretary, respectively. j 

Howard Taubman, who Succeed¬ 
ed Brooks Atkinson as reviewer 
for the Times, and William’Glover, 
who succeeded the late Mark Bar¬ 
ron as the Associated Press critic, 
were installed as members. Atkin¬ 
son was given emeritus standing. 

John van Druten Award 
In Playwriting Contest 

Los Angeles, Oct. 11. 

The Univ. of California' at Los 
Angeles, under a grant made by 
the late John van Druten, wiil 
conduct an annual $1,000 play conr 
te>t open to all writers throughout 
the world for the best full-length 
play not professionally performed 
or previously awarded. 

The final judges will be Paul 
Giee. PuIitzer-Prize-winning play¬ 
wright; John Beaufort, the- Chris¬ 
tian Science Monitor's New York 
entertainment critic-columnist, and 
J dm Houseman, stage-film-tv pro¬ 
ducer-director. Preliminary judg¬ 
ing will be done by UCLA faculty. 

The deadline of the first' contest 
is next Jan. 6, and the winner will 
also receive standard royalty pay¬ 
ment and will retain all rights to 
his property. Van Druten. who 
m»de the award, was a noted play¬ 
wright and stage director. 

Hugh Hardy, assistant to; scenic 
designer Jo Mielziner, is the artis- 
t:a coordinator of the McCarter 
Theatre. Princeton, and will design 
the scenery and lighting for the fall 
series. 


Masquer’s ‘Workshop’ 

Hollywood, Oct. iL; 

Tiie Masquers Club is. embarking 
upon a theatrical educational' pro¬ 
gram via setup of a Masquers 
Workshop, where, worthy aspir¬ 
ants, according to prexy Harry Joe 
Brown, will be gratuitously given 
the opportunity of working with 
top professionals. Project will both 
‘train promising talent and serve, 
as a showcase through monthly 
shows. 

Cooperation of both .film and tv 
studios already has been enlisted. 
Leaders in various branches of the 
entertainment field, will deliver a 
series of lectures . as part of train¬ 
ing program* which will meet 
twice weekly. Jack Reed, Ralph 
Murphy and Joe Durkin are chair¬ 
ing Workshop. 

j S.F. News-Call Bulletin 
Shifts Amusement Staff 

j San Francisco; Oct. 11. 

j A reshuffling of by-liners In the. 
' entertainment field took place this 
week on the San Francisco News- 
Call Bulletin. Scripps-Howard af¬ 
ternoon daily. Columnist Paul. 
Speegle has taken over as enter¬ 
tainment editor, with major em¬ 
phasis on legit and films. 

Emilia! Hodel. drama editor since 
1948. has Shifted to tv-radio edi¬ 
tor. succeeding Guy Wright, who 
becomes a general-interest col¬ 
umnist. 

Dorothy Stickney’s ‘Light’ 
At Goodman Theatre, Chi 

Chicago. Oct. 11. 

Dorothy Stiekney • presented her 
; solo show. “A Lovely Light.’* 

; for three performances last Fri- 
^ day-Sunday i?-9j at the Goodman 
Theatre. The Edna St. Vincent; 
• Millay readings had a straight $3 
; admission. 

' This marks the third consecutive, 
j year in which Goodman has offered 
] a one-person show as a sidelight 
j to its regular semi-professional sea¬ 
son of plays. Previous solo per- 
■ formers were Hal Holbrook and 
John Gielgud. 


Early Curtain 

Continued from page 69 
night busiiies 

Merrick had originally voted 
with other members of the League 
in favor of the early ring-up. which 
was adopted Sept. 7. The producer 
recently decided, however,, that th 
move was hurting business for his 
shows. His decision to return to 
the 8:30 p*m. curtain tonight be¬ 
fore the League meeting on the. 
matter tomorrow is regarded in the 
trade as a canny publicity maneu¬ 
ver since the newspapers, in re¬ 
porting the. move, listed his six 
shows. 

The ads for the Merrick offer¬ 
ings are now listing the 8 30 start¬ 
ing time on Wednesdays. The six 
entries are “Becket.” “Gypsy.” 
"Irma La Douce.” "La Plume de 
Ma Tante.” “Take Me Along” and 
i “Taste of Honey.” Incidental iv, the 
i dissatisfaction with the Wednesday 
night 7:30 curtain does not extend 
to the early midweek matinee ring- 
up, which has apparently met with 
approval from all concerned. 


| ‘Laurette’ Loss I 

i Continued from page 69 " 

j “Laurette” is that it. was booked 
; for an Oct. 27 opening at the Mar¬ 
tin Beck Theatre. N, Y., where the ; 
j smash "Bye Bye Birdie” is cucrent- 
:ly housed. 

j Because of the Beck booking. 

• “Birdie” was forced to seek an- 
i other berth, and is scheduled to 

• move Oct; 24 to the less desifeable 
»54th Street Theatre. However, 

; there is an arrangement whereby 

it w ill be permitted to. move to the 
Shubert Theatre When that house 
is vacated by the. current "Take Me 
Along.” There’s a slight possibility 
that the Shuberts, who own. the. 
54th Street, might waive the con¬ 
tract for “Birdie” to take the 
house. Permitting It to remain at 
th# Beck. 


Mai Zetterling arrived Thurs¬ 
day (6) from England for rehearsals 
of' David Ross’ off-Broadway pro¬ 
duction. of “Hedda Gabler,” Tn 
which she will play the title role. 

Joseph. Boland has returned to 
New York: after 14weeks with the 
resident company - of the. Shady 
. Lane Playhouse, Marengo,. Ill. 

John A. Coe will, conduct a class 
entitled;- History and ..Theory of 
Acting Styles”, at the off-Broadway 
Living Theatre. 

Liza, Stuart is leaving the cast of 
"Medium Rare” in Chicago to be a 
standby in "Do Re Mi,” the up¬ 
coming Broadway musical. 

Garnet H. Carroll will present, a 
U S. company of ‘’West Side Story” 
in Australia, opening Oct, 28 at the 
Princess Theatre, Melbourne. 

Joan Littlewdpd. . director of 
/‘The Hostage;" has. returned to 
London to resume duties, as direc¬ 
tor ot the London Theatre Work¬ 
shop. 

Playwrights Jerome Lawrence 
and Robert ; E. Lee have opened a 
permanent New York office with 
William Barnes as executive direc-. 
tor. 

Robert Muller, drama critic, for 
. the London Daily Mail..has arrived 
I to cover the Broadway show s. He’ll 
. be here, a couple of weeks." 

!. Frink -Carrington’s Paper Mill 
j Playhouse began its fall season 
[last week with Leslie Stevens’ 

• “The Marriage-GO-Round,” st rring 
Constance Bennett and Edward 
>Mulhare. 

j Alina Sten. w ill relinquish the 
- role of Jenny in the touring 
I “Threepenny Opera” after its cur- 
! rent San Francisco ruti, and will 
' be. replaced .by Lotte Lenya for the 
[Hollywood engagement, opening 
j Oct; 18 at the Music Box Theatre. 
[Miss L . , widow' of tom poser 
! Kurt Weill, played the part in the 
i original German .production and 
j in the current off-Broadway edi¬ 
tion. 

Derek Glynne, partnered with 
Broadway producer Alexander H. 
Cohen in. The London Co,, arrived 
; to 'look over the new Broadway 
show;s and then visit the. Coast, c- 
companied. by his wife. 

Tom Helmore has. been signed 
tby Chicago's Goodman Theatre to 
•star in two-week production of 
Christopher Fry’s "Veiui Ob¬ 
served,” opening Dec. 2. 

Elizabeth Seal’s London' repre- 
tative. Eric Goodhead, has desig¬ 
nated General Artists Corp, to rep¬ 
resent the “Irma La Douce” star 
in.the.U. S'.-. 

Lucille Lortel will open her 
fifth season' of the ANT A matinee 
series. Oct; 25 at her Theatre. dejLys. 
j ,w.ith" a three-part program of Ed- 
| ward Albee’s “Fam and Yam.” 

: Samuel Beckett’s “The Zoo Story,” 

| and: Harry Tierney Jr.’s “Nekros.” 
" Mary Chase, whose “Midgie Pur¬ 
vis” is due to go into rehearsal 
shortly for Broadway presentation, 
rrived from Denver this week 
/with her husband, Robert Chase, 
j managing editor of the Rocky 
[ Mountain News, 

Edith Sommer, whose new play, 
i “Angie,” is under option to Rob- 
! ert Whitehead for Producers The- 
j atre. is east to sell Her house at 
j Pawling. N. Y, She. and her hu$~ 
j band. Hollywood tv. executive Rob- 
j ert Soderberg. have just bought a 
fiew place on the Coast. Miss Som- 
j mer is a house guest at Bedford 
Village. N f Y., with her agent. 
Janet Cohn, of the Brandt & 
Brandt office, 

Greenwich Village restaura¬ 
teur Dan Stampler is . planning to 
become a legit producer to present 
Ayn Rand’s “Ideal” plus two others 
| of her plays, and a new script by 
j Brendan; Behaii. 


Detroit, Oct. 11. 

Shelley Winters, here last week as star of the new Arthur Lau¬ 
rents drama, “Invitation tb a March,” trying out it the Cass Thea¬ 
tre, defended the right bf show business persorialities tbparticl- 
pate publicly in politics. 

Speaking at a Citizens-f or-Keninedy luncheon, the legit and film 
star declared, “We’re told that actors and actresses shouldn’t mak# 
known their political opinions—unless they happen to be Republi¬ 
cans, But I’m not going to let my proifessipn reduce me tb a. sec¬ 
ond-class citizen. I’m. entitled to my political, opinions arid T think; 
I should voice them.”* 


Star, Script and Staging Troubles 

— Continued, froth page ’69 


Bernard Sobel 

ftracM thcfiistory of ’’water shows" 
from the equina to the aquacade 
{ In. his treatise 

From the Riverbank 
Showboats to 
Showboat 9 

* 

one of the many Editorial Features 
In the apeominq 

55lh Anniversary Number 

VARIETY 


tatenient announcing the .cancella¬ 
tion of the show ’s run there. “Laii-: 
jrette” was to have/remained in 
Philly until Oct. 22. scheduled for 
Oct. 27 at the Martin Beck Thea¬ 
tre, N./Y,. : 

i . The confused “Laurette’’ -situa- 
j tion was particularly rough on 
j Philly firstnighters, since the can- 
' cellation of the preem. performance 
, wasn’t announced until about an 
: hour before curtain time; Adding 
to the irritation of theatregoers 
[was Pakula’s statement to the. 
i press that Miss Holiday would 
[ miss the. opening performance, and 
I the. Wednesday matinee, but might 
make the Wednesday Sight, per-r 
formance. 

Alan Jay Lerner Ill 

The hospitalized writer is Alan ! 
Jav Lerner, author of the book and 
' lyrics for “Camelot,” .the .musical j 
[ version of T H, White’s novel, | 
i ‘/The Once and Future King,” The j 
[tuner, with, music bv Frederick [ 
Loewe, is currently trying out at: 

I the new O’Keefe Centre. Toronto... 
[where it drew mixed notices. Ler¬ 
ner is laid up at Wellesley Hospi¬ 
tal,. Toronto, with bleeding ulcers,! 

| Besides the hospitalization of 
.^.Lerner, “Camelot” suffered an-/ 

| Other blow r with the death last ., 
i Wednesday (5 v of the : father of j 
Moss Hart, the show’s director j 
Sand co-prodUcer with Lerner and; 

■ Loewe. Hart did. not attend the i. 
/funeral of his 97-year-old father,. 

! “Commodore”. Barnett Hart, who | 
i died ih Miami. However* his broth- • 

; er; Bernard Hart; stage, manager of . 

! the musical, flew to Miami for the : 
services. According to Edwin C, 
Knillj the. show’s company man-/ 
eager, the director could not attend. 
the funeral, as it would'affect; “the 
! w hole ;show and its 60 performers/’ 

! “Camelot.” which was a three- 
and-a-haif-hour show at its Toronto., 
preem Oct. 1 had been pruned't? 
three, hours and 15 minutes : as of 
last Saturday night ( 81 . The man¬ 
agement intends cutting another 
25 minutes in order to ring down 
1 the curtain; at 11:20 p m. Because 
of. the required doctoring, the j 
Broadway . opening, scheduled, for 
[ Nov, 19, has been postponed until 

■ Dec, 3. “Camelot” . is currently I 
[scheduled to continue at the 

O’Keefe until Oct. 22, : with an; Oct. 
27-Nqv. 26 stand at the. Shubert 
Theatre, Boston, slated to follow;, 

;. Richard Burton and Julie-Andrews 
;eostar. 

, The other musical undergoing 
; script;:medication. is “Tendcrloi 
the Maurice Evans-starrer, which 
. ended its tryout tour last Saturday 
;/8‘ in Boston. The George Abbott- | 

[ Jerome Weidman-Jerry Bock-Shel- • 
j don Harnick musical, adapted from 
! Samuel Hopkins Adams’ novel, is/ 
scheduled to open next Monday • 
il7> at; the 46th Street Theatre/; 
N. Y. If was reported in Variety 
last week , that the : collaborating 
team of James Goldman and his < 

[ brother* William; w;ere doctoring 
I the script of the Robert E. Griffith- i 
Harold S. Prince production,-which. 1 , 
was accorded ... a mixed reception 
out-Of-town. i 

The play getting directorial as- ; 
^stance is Lester Osterman’s pro- j 
duction Of “Face bf a Hero.” Cur¬ 
rently in the final week of its try- ■ 
out tour in Boston* Harold Clur- : 
[ man. has been, called in to advise [ 
i Alexander Mackendrick on/ the j 
staging and Robert L. Joseph on j 
script changes. Joseph adapted the 
play, slated to open Oct. 20 at the 
O’Neill Theatre, N. Y., from’Pierre 
. Boulie’s novel, “La Face.” Jack 
Lemmon, Albert Dekker, James 
Donald and George Grizzard costar 
in the play, which, has received 
generally unfavorable review’s out- 
of-town. 

Dissatisfaction with her starring 
role in Arthur Laurents’ “Invita¬ 
tion to a March/’ now' trying out 
in Boston, has reportedly been 
registered by Shelley. Winters. It’s 
understood that if she. quits, the 
foie may go to Celeste Holm. The 
play, produced by the Theatre 


Guild* is. slated to open Oct. 26 at 
the Music Box Theatre, N., Y. The 
out-of-town notices ..haven’t, been 
enthusiastic. 

■Dead.’ Didn’t Awaken 

The off-Brpadw ; ay production 
which folded because bf its star 
withdrew;, was “When We Dead 
Awaken,” which David . Ross had 
scheduled, for an opening Oct. 3. 
at his' 4lh Street Theatre. Franchot' 
Tone, w ho. was to have headlined, 
w ithdrew from the production two 
weeks before it was to have opened 
because of ‘‘conflicts in. translation 
and interpretation.”/ Tone’s de¬ 
parture from the planned Ibsen 
revival had been preceded by tli 
withdrawal of Viveca Lindfors be¬ 
cause of illness; 

A major cast replacement affect- 
ing“49th Cousin” was made prior 
to its out-of-town, opening ; last 
week; when Martha Scott took over 
the costarring assignment relin¬ 
quished, by Betty Field, Th# 
comedy, by Florence Lowe and the 
late Carolyn Fraiicke, with script . 
assistance by Leonard; Spigelgass, 
is- currently in Philadelphia. Tli# 
Theatre Giiild-George Kondolf 
production; with Menasha Skulriik 
top-billed; is slated to open Oct. -25 
at the/Ambassador Theatre* N. Y.. 

Another show which has had 
its share of problems is Leo Kerz’s 
planned Broadway production of 
Derek Pro.use’s adaption of pugen# 
Ionesco’S “Rhinocefos/’ A. post¬ 
ponement in the opening until next 
January resulted in the with¬ 
drawal of Robert Lewis as director. 
The staging is, to be. taken over by 
Joseph .Anthony, 

Two shows which had been set 
fOr Broadway preeihs this .fall can¬ 
celled out last August; They wer# 
•Come A\vay With Me,” in which. 
Shirley Booth : and Keniieth. Mac- 
kenna \vefe to have ebstarred, and 
“Midgie Pufyis.” in which Tallu¬ 
lah Barikheadwas to have starred. 
“Midgie” has since .been announced 
for a January opening On Broad¬ 
way. 

Show’s ‘(Curious Paralysis’ 

[ Philadelphia, Oct. 11. 

The failure, of “Laurette” to 
open here last week, despite tii 
appearance;-of ads in the dailies to 
the effect that; it .was at the For¬ 
rest Theatre; resulted in drama 
critic Ernie Sehier taking a rah »h 
the Bulletin last Sunday-(9) “at th# 
curious paralysis winch descended 
over the production” arid its fail¬ 
ure to let the theatre-going publi 
"knOw what the score/’ 

Sehier wrote. .“Invariably . in 
these matters, it Is the public that 
is always in the middle. The first 
concern of the producer should b# 
to the public; not himself. his' in¬ 
vestors, the other members of th# 
cast, or even his ailing star,” Sehier 
stated. “The lack of any word from 
the producer between Tuesday and 
Friday reflects not just on ‘Lau- 
fette‘ but on the theatre as a whole. 

“Corny as it Is, the 1 slogan Th# 
show must go On’ has the validity 
if does only because it reflects tli 
theatre’s sober sense of responsi¬ 
bility. Of course, the show doesn’t 
have to go on- but the audienc# 
which has been anticipating th# 
event for weeks, sometimes months 
in advance, ought to know’ about it 
just as soon as humanly :possible.’ , 

The writer noted an ironic coi 
cldenee in . the fact that it was # 
similar incident, the/illness of Jean 
Arthur in 1946, that catapulted her 
understudy Judy Holliday, then an 
uriknowm, to stardom as the.femm# 
lead in ‘‘BOrn Yesterday/’ 

Arthur Treffeisen, executive vie# 
president of Mercury Artists, is 
back from London, where he. was 
appointed exclusive representativ# 
for the D’Oyly Cartb Opera Co.* 
by Brlget D’Oyly Carte, grande- 
daughter of the company's founder. 
A UiS .-Canadian tour by the Gil¬ 
bert & Sullivan troupe is planned 
for next season.. 






LEGITIMATE 


71 


Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


P'SiilETY 


Busy Road Big For Many Stows; 


in 


101 , 


Road business ranged from 
meagre to mighty last Week, Two 
musicals,. “Camelot,” in Its .. initial, 
tryout Week in Toronto, and the 
road"company of “Music Man,” In 
a return Des Moines engagement*. 
topped . the $100,000 mark. The 
break-in tour of “49th Cousin”; got 
off to an okay start In Wilmington 
and the touring “Five Finger Exer¬ 
cise” was a hot entry in Philadel- 
' phi 

“Laurette” folded in Pliilty last 
Friday <71. as the first tryout casu¬ 
ally of the season. 

.Estimates for. East Week 
Parenthetic designations for out- 
of-town shows are the same as Jor 
Broadway,, except: that hyphenated 
T with show classification indicates; 
t ryout and RS indicates toad show. 
Also, prices on touring, shows in¬ 
clude 10Co Federal Tax. and local 


Over $71,700 with 
scription. 


CLOA sub 


Ances; With . Broadway Theatro 
League. subscription: American, 
Roanoke, IVa., Monday- Tuesday* 
(3-4), two, $7,400,- City Auditorium, 
Asheville, N, C., Thursday (6), one,. 
$3,000;. Ovens. Auditorium, Char¬ 
lotte, N; C., Friday-Saturday 17-8), 
two,' $7,100. 

Flower Drum Song (MG-RS). 

■ Previous week, $63,600. seven •• per¬ 
formances with TG-ATS subscrip-: 
i tion, Municipal Auditorium, Den- 
veri, 


Over $68,600: for seven perform- 
MAWTDrAt ! ances: Municipal Auditorium, Den- 

.. _ . MONTREAL, ^ i ver, Sunday-Tuesday (2-4),' four, 

$37,900; State Fair Music Hall, 
( 2d: • wk)_ ($7.32: 1 ; 704: Dallas, Friday-Saturday (7-8), three 

$65,000) (Diane Todd,. Michael . $39 700 
Evans), Previous week, $40,000, 1 


Almost: $50,000.. 


Pleasure of His. Company (C-RS) 
(Joan Bennett, Donald.Cook), Pre¬ 
vious .. week, $21,800, seven-per- 


---- r ,day). Previous week., $38,500 for 

tax, if any, but as on Broadway ., first, week of pre-Broadway tryout 
errlustve- ofr toU r at shubert. New Haven. 


PHILADELPHIA 

Five Finger Exercise^ Walnut (D-v forhiance split. 

RS) (1st. wkV t$4.80-$5.40; 1.340; Almost,$24,600 for six perforrti-. 

$35,000 (Jessica Tandy. Roland ! ances: Qfpheum, Springfield, Ill,, 
Culver). Previous week, $14,500 Monday <3). one BTL; Loew’s, 
with twofers. Music Box, N. Y. .Evansville, Ind., Tuesday (4),. one 
Opened here Oct. 3 to rave no- BTL; Tennessee, Nashville, Wed- 
tices (Gaghan. News: Miirdock, In- nesday (5), one; Coffee Auditorium; 
quiref; Schier,: Bulletin). Florence. Ala., Thursday (6), one; 

Nearly $36,900with TG-ATS sub- iHigh School, Huntsville, Ala,, Fri- 
scription. rday '7K one BTL; Lanier High 

Liurett*, Forrest CD-T) .$4,80- : Montgomery, Saturday !8i, 

.$5.40; 1,760; $43.0001 'Judy Holli- one ml - 


grosses are net: i.e., exclusive of 
taxes. Engagements are for single, 
week unless otherwise noted. 

BALTIMORE 

Raisin in the Sim, Ford's <D-RS) 
<$4:98; 1,819; $45,000) (Claudia Mc¬ 
Neil). Previous week, $35,000* Wil¬ 
bur, Boston. 

Over $34;000' AVith Theatre 
Guild-American Theatre. Society 
% subscription. 


Was scheduled to open here Oct. 
4 after playing preview per¬ 
formance the previous night, but 


Future Productions 

BROADWAY 

“Anyone W<e Know,” musical re- 
a,* ..a vuewith sketchesby R:G. Brown 
preem^was‘'canceii^d° whln^Miss : a A rid u P^ris; lyrics, William 
Holliday left town for a New York ; £ r <* ll ? ald * nd Rut b Aarons; music, 
’ - " ’ • Baldwin Bergersen and Stuart 


hospital because of illness.; A rhan- 


BOSTON 

American Shakespeare 
Theatre Co., Colonial (Rep-RS) (2d 
wk). ($4.95-$5.50; 1;685; $44,000) 

‘Bert Lahri. Previous week, $34,- 
600 tilth TG-ATS subscription. 

Nearly $42,500 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. 

Face of a: Hero, Wilbur CD-T) > 1st 
wk) ($4.95-$5:50; 1,241; $33,699) 

(Jack Lemmon, Albert Dekker, 
James Donald, George Grizzard). 
Previous week, $20,000, Walnut, 
Philly. 

Opened here Oct. 4 to one favor¬ 
able. notice i Maloney, Traveler) 
. and five" unfavorable i Doyle, Amer¬ 
ican; Durgin, Globe; Hughes, Her¬ 
ald; Maddocks, Monitor; Nortod, 
Record). 

Over $25,900 with Shb\v of the 
Month Club subscription. 


agerial decision to fold the pro- I R° SS J Fearnley, producer-di- 

duction was announced last Friday ! re £w r ‘j May » . . . 

■ (7L The take for the preview \vas ! w J? ad .^ y 2 ,ue /T m T usl(:a ,l comedy 
: $ 5 , 000 . by Howard Henkin; Len Mackenzie 

j ’ * and Bobby Haggart, music; 'Mac- 

I Unslnkable Molly Brdwn, Shubert kerizie and Henkih, lyrics; Lorin 
' .|MC-T) : i2d wk) t$6-$7.50; 1,878; | Ellington Price, producer. For 
Festival ‘ $65,000). Previous. week, $63,500 ; February. 

Over $65,700 with TG-ATs sub-!! 7 “Tattooed Countess.” Vusical 
scription. : comedy with book* music, lyrics 

-— : —; by Coleman Dowell (from novel by 
SAN. FRANCISCO .. j.Carl Van Vechten); Richard Barr, 
Best Man* Alcazar 'CD-RS) (4th producer. For late December;, 
wk) i$4:95r$5.4b: . 1.147; $37,000) “Explainers,” revue by Jules 
(Leon Ames; William Gargan, Feiffer; John Lotas, producer. For 


Gene Raymond), Previous week, January'. 

$17,200. . “Hip Hip Hooray,” comedy by 

About $13,500. . Arthur Carter; Lynn Loesser. For 

.1 iei« e 6scar,” 

J.550; $55,000) (Dodv $ Goodman ' e T ? " Sh?W ’'‘T' 1 " 8 M ’ cNae Ji 
Buster Keatont, Previn,,, ?2»8W£ works of | 


Goodman, 

$17,000 for five pe!jor V m 0 ances leek '; ? sc f, W “ de; So) HuK ?£ Produce* ! 
Around $27 rtnn '' -Lfor late this season. 

A ounff $27,000, | “Little Locksmith ” drama by 

Show Boat, Curran tMD-RS) (2d Whitfield Cook; Harriet Parsons & 
Lb) (« -Tto. «««, Charles Hollerith Jr., producers. 

For late this season. 

OFF-BROADWAY 


Wk) ($5.75-$6.50; ^,758; $60,000) 
' Joe E: Brown* Julie Wilson, Eddie 
: Foy JK). Previous week, $56,900 
Tenderloin,. Shubert ^MC-T) .(3d j with CLOA subscription. 


wk) ($6.25-$7.50; 1.717; $65,000) 

(Maurice. Evans).; Previous week,. 
$60,200 with TG-ATS subscription. 

; Almost $60,200. . 


CHICAGO 

Fiorello, Shubert <MC-RS) (5th 
wk) ($5.95-$6.60; 2.100; $7i,115i, 
Previous week, $60,800 with parties. 

Almost S63.100. 

Marcel Marceau Compagnle de 
Mime, Blackstone (Rep-RS) (1st 
wkV i$4.50-$5; 1,447; $39,500) (Pre¬ 
vious Week, unrepofted). 

Opened here Oct, 3 to one rave 
(Greene, Sun-Times) and three 
nods (Cassidy, Tribune; Dettmer, 
American; Harris; Daily News). 

Nearly $20,500 for six • perforni- 
. ances. 

V Majority of .One, Erlanger (C-rRS) 
<2d wk) ($5.50-$6; 1.380; $45,000) 
(G ertrude Berg* Cedric Hardwicke). 
Previous week* $35,500 with TG^ 
ATS subscription. 

: Over $41,600 with TG-ATS sub- 
icriptiom 


COLUMBUS 

World of Suzie Wong* Hartman 
(D-RS). Previous week, $27,200 
with twofers, at the Nixon, Pitts¬ 
burgh, 

About $13,000 with twofers. 


DES MOINES 

Music Man* KRNT 'MC-RS). 
Previous week, $76*700, Orplieumj 
Madison, Wis. 

Over $101,800 for re : turn en¬ 
gagement. 


DETROIT 

invitation to a. March, Cass ; (C-T) 
(2d wk) ($4.85-$5.40; 1,482; $38,000) 
(Shelley Winters). Previous week, 
$20,200 with TG-ATS stibscription. 

Over $24,400 With TG-ATs sub¬ 
scription. 


LOS ANGELES 

Destry .Rides Again, Philhar¬ 
monic Aud. (MC-RS) (2d wk) 
($5.75-$6.50; 2,670; $79,800) (John 
Raitt, Anne Jeffreys). Previous 
week, $70,000 with Civic Light Op- 
era Assn, subscription. 


Nearly $57,600 with CLOA sub¬ 
scription. 

Threepenny Opera, Marines 
i MC-RS) (4th wk) ; ($4*95-$5.S0; 
840; $23,500), Previous, week; $20,- 
000. First, and second weeks of- 
run, here, $18,200 and $20,000, 
respectively. 

About $22,000. 

TORONTO 

Camelot, O’Keefe (MC-T) (1st 
wk) ($6.50; 3*200; $110,5ll) (Rich¬ 
ard Burton, Julie Andrews). 

Opened here Oct, 1 to three 
generally unfavorable re vi e w s 
based principally on the need for 
cutting the. overlong presentation 
(Cohen, Star; . Moore, Telegram; 
Whittaker, Globe and Mail), \ 

Capacity $106,472 for regular 
eight performances with TG-ATS 
subscription, plus $30,000 as pro¬ 
duction and theatre’s take for; a 
Sept. 30 preview and the charity 
benefit opening Oct. 1, which 
grossed about $100,000 at a $100 
top. 


“SIeei» of Prisoners*” drama by 
Christopher Fry; Michael: Ross & 
Manheim Fox, producers. For late; 
November. 

“Sudden. End,” , drama by Rich¬ 
ard Hepburn; Richard Barr, pro¬ 
ducer (in association with Judith 
Peabody). For late October. 


WASHINGTON 

Duel of Angela, National (D-RS) 
($4.95-$5,75; 1*677; $43,200) (Vivien 
Leigh). Previous week, $35,600 
with TGrATS subscription. Blacks 
stone, Chicago* 

Opened here Oct. 3 to three j 
favorable reviews (Coe, Post; Donr 
nelly, News; MacATthur, Star). 

Almost $40,100 with TG-ATS. 
subscription. 

WILMINGTON j 

49th Cousin* Playhouse . (CD-T) ; 
($5.50; 1,251; $20,000) iMenasha 
Skulnik, Martha Scott); ! 

Opened, tryout tour here „ last j 
Wednesday (5) to two favorable j 
reviews iCrossiand, Journal; Klep^ 
fer, News). 

Over $15,400 • for five perform¬ 
ances with TG-ATS subscription 


SPLIT WEEKS 

Andersonville Trial 'D-RS) (Bri¬ 
an Donleyy), Previous week, : $14,- 
000, four-oerfb.rmn ce split. 

Ovet. $17,500 for five perform^ 


Off-Broadway Shows 

(Figures denote opening dates) 

Bslcony, Circle In Square (3-3^60). , 

Connection,' Living Th’tre (Rep) (7-15-S9). 
Country Scandal. * Mews (5-5-60); closes 
OcJ. 30. 

Dane# Of Death, Key (9-13-60). 

Deep Are Roots, St. Mark’s (10-3-60). 
Don Juan in Hell, Jan Hus (10-3 60). 
Fantasticks. Sullivan St. (5-3«0). 
Greenwich Village, 1 Sher. Sq. f»-2S^0). 
Here Com* Clowns, Actor’s: (9-19-60. 
Idiot, Gate (9-25-60), . 

JCrapp's A Zoo, Provincetown (1,14-60). 
La Rohde, Marquee (5-9-60). 

Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sq. (5-25-59). 
Mary Sunshine, Orpheum (11-18-59). 

Sign of Jonah, Players (9-8-60). 

Theatra Chance, Living (Rep) (6-22-60). 
Threepenny Opera, rie Lys (9-20-55). 
Valmouth, York (10-6-60K 

SCHEDULSP OPENINGS 
Klttlwaka island, Martinique (10-12-60). 
Drums Under* Cherry Lane (10-13-60), 
Shoemaker, Peddler, EL 74 (l(>:i4-60). 
Darwin's Theories, Mad. Ave. aO-18-60). 
Man A Superman, Gate (10-30-60), 
Behind Wall, Jan. Hus (10-31-60), . 
Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix (11-1-60). 
Mousetrap, Maidinan (11-5-60). 

HOdda Gabler, 4th SL (11-9-60). 

Tree in Brooklyn, Barbizon (11-28-60). 
Emmanuel, Gate (12r4-60). 

What a Killing, York (12-22-60). 
Montserrat, Gate (1-8-61). 

Elactra, Gate. (2-12-61). . 

Merchant off Venice, Gate (3-19-61). . 

She Stoops to Conquer, ; Gate (4-23 61). 

Miiskemedy Authority 

Robert Baral 

bears down or Hie Winter Garden 
"Possinq Show” era in 
bis troatlso 

‘Tired Businessman s 9 
Revues 


another Important Editorial Feature 
in .tbe apeoming. 

55th Anniversary Number 

of 

P’SfilETY 


B’way Climbs; "Beckef 50G (or 7, 
Irma $48,900, Taste $16,800 in 7, 
'Miracle $33,800, Thurber $27 JO 


Broadway rebounded last week 
after a fortnight’s decli Sub¬ 
stantial increases were registered 
by all shows and the capacity Jine- 
upr, limited to “Sound of Music” 
the previous frame*, also Included 
“Bye Bye Birdie,” “Fiorello” and 
“Irma La Douce.” Indications are 
that this week will also be lively. 

The Main Stem had its third cas- 
i ualty of the season with the fold 
last Saturday (8) of “World of Carl 
Sandburg.” 

Estimates for ^ Last Week 

Keys: C (.Comedy), D (Drama), 
CD (Comedy-Drama), R t Revue), 
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD < Musi¬ 
cal-Drama ). O (Opera). OP (Op¬ 
eretta), Rep (Repertory), DR 
(Dramatic Reading). 

Other, parenthetic designations 
refer, respectively, to weeks played, 
nuinber of performances through 
last Saturday, top prices (where 
two prices are given, the higher is 
for Friday-Saturday nights and the 
lower for weekriighis), number of 
seats , capacity gross . and stars. 
Price includes 10% Federal and 
5%; City tax, hut grosses are net; 
i.e., exclusive of taxes . 

Becket, St. James <D> list wk; 5 
p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,615; $59,114) 

(Laurence Olivier, Anthony 
Quinn). 

... Opened last Wednesday night 
(5) to five favorable notices (Chap¬ 
man; News; Coleman, Mirror; 
Kerr, Herald Tribune; McClain, 
Journal-American; Watts, Post), 
one yes-no (Taubman, Times) and 
on£ inconclusive (Aston, World- 
Telegram). 

Nearly $50,000 for first five per¬ 
formances and. two previews. 

Best Man, Morosco (CD) (27th 
wk; 208 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 999; $41,- 
000) (Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy, 
Frank Love joy). Previous week, 
$32,400. 

Almost $38,300. 

Bye Bye Birdie; Beck (MC) 
(25th wk; 192 p) ($8.60-$?.40. 1,280; 
$57,518). Previous, week, $56,000. 

Nearly $57,600. 

Evening With Mike Nichols and 
Elaine May, Golden (R) ($6.90- 
$7.50; 773; $30,439). 

Opened, last Saturady night (8) 
Id. unanimous approval (Aston, 
World-Telegram; Chapman, News; 
Coleman, Mirror; Kerr, Herald 
Tribune; McClain, Journal-Ameri¬ 
can; Taubman, Times; Watts, Post). 

Almost $18,100 for preem per¬ 
formance and five previews. 

Fiorello, Broadhurst (MC) (45th 
wk; 356 p) ($8.35-$9.40* 1.214; $58,- 
194). Previous week, $56,900. 

Over $50,200. 

Gypsy, Imperial (MC) (66th Wk; 
519 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,427; $64;500) 
(Ethel Merman). Previous week, 
$43,500. 

Over $50,500. 

Hostage, Cort (CD) (3d wk; 23 p) 
($6.90-$7 50; 1,155; $40,000). Pre¬ 
vious week* $19,900. 

Nearly $22,600. 

Irma La Douce, Plymouth (MC> 
(2d wk; 12 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,250) 
(Elizabeth Seal, Keith Mitchell). 
Previous week $33,500 for four 
performances and two previews. 

Over $48,900. 

La Plume de Ma Tante, Royale 
(R) (95th Wk; 755 p) ($8.05; 1,050; 
$44,500) (Robert Dhery). Previous 
week, $301200. 

Nearly $35,500. 

Miracle Worker, Playhouse <D) 
(50th wk; 396 p) i$6.90-$7.50; 994; 
$36,500) (Anne Biancroft, Patty 
Duke). Previous week, $28*300. 

Almost $33,800. 

Music Man, Majestic (MC) (146th 
Wk; 1,160 p) ($8.05; 1.626; $71,000). 
Previous week, $34,400. 

Nearly $42,000.. 

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC) 
(238th wk; 1,895 p) ($8.05; 1,551; 
$69,500) (Michael Allinson, Pamela 
Charles).. Previous week, $48,000. 

Almost $51,000. Margot Moser is 
subbing, for Miss Charles, who be¬ 
gan a two-week vacation last Mon¬ 
day (10). 

. Sound of Music, Lunt-Fontanne 
(MD) (44th wk; 348 p) ($9.60; 
MQ7; $75,000) (Mary Martin). Pre¬ 
vious week,. $75,900. 

Nearly $75,900. 


Take Me Along* Shubert (MC) 
(47th wk; 368 p) ($8.60-$9.40; l,45Ji 
$64,000) (Jackie Gleason, Walter 
Pidgeon, Eileen Heriie). Previous 
week, $45,000.. 

Over $52,700. 

Taste of Honey, Lyceum iD) (1st 
wk; 7 p) ($6.90; 995; $32,000) 'Joan 
Plowright, Angela Lansbury). 

Opened Oct. 4 to five favorable 
reviews (Aston, World-Telegram j 
Kerr, Herald Tribune; McClain, 
Journal - American; Taubman, 
Times; Watts, Post), one yes-no 
(Chapman. News) and one unfav¬ 
orable (Coleman, Mirror). 

Almost $18,800 for first seven 
performances. 

Tenth Man, Booth <D) (48th wkj 
375 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 807; $32,000). 
Previous week, $17,700. 

Nearly $22,600. 

Thurber Carnival. ANTA <R) 
(5th wk; 40 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,185; 
$49,178) (Paul Ford. Peggy Cass). 
Previous week, $20,400 with two¬ 
fers. 

Almost $27,300 with twofers. 

Toya in the Attic. Hudson «D) 
<32d wk; 248 p) i$6.90-$7.50; 1,065; 
$39,600) (Jason Robards Jr., Mau¬ 
reen Stapleton. Irene Worth). Pre¬ 
vious week. $17,900. 

Over $25,100. 

West Side Story, Winter Garden 
(MD) (23d wk; 177 p) ($8.05; 1,404; 
$64,200). Previous week, $30,900 
with twofers. 

Nearly $36,400 with twofers. 

Miscellaneous 

H.M.S. Pinafore, Phoenix (OP) 
(5th wk; 39 p) <$4:95-$5.50; 1,150; 
$35,000). Previous week. $20,600. 

Almost $22,300. 

Opening This Week 

Laughs and Other Events, Bar¬ 
rymore (one - man) $5.75 - $6.90; 
1,067; $34,233) 'Stanley Hollaway). 

Martin Tahse presentation of 
Stanley Holloway’s one-man show; 
opened limited four-week stand 
last Monday night i 10). 

Wall, Rose (D) ($8.90 - $7.50; 

1,162; $46,045) (George C, Scott, 
Yvonne Mitchell). 

Kermit Bloomgarden and Billy 
Rose presentation of Millard 
Lampell’s adaptation of John Jer¬ 
sey’s novel; opened last night 
iTues.)., 

Nearly $15,200 for five partial 
previews at tire Rose last week. 

Closed Last Week 

World of Carl Sandburg, Miller’s 
(DR) (4th wk; 29 p) ($5.75-$7.50; 
940; $33,536) (Bette Davis, Leif 
Erickson). Previous week, $9,400. 

Over $11,400. Closed last Satur¬ 
day (8) at- an estimated $10,000- 
$12,000 loss on its Broadway run. 
Another tour is planned. 

Other Broadway Theatres 

Alvin, Ambassador, Atkinson, 
Belasco, Biltmore, Broadway, 46th 
St., 54th St., Hayes. Longacre, Mu¬ 
sic Box, O’Neill. 


Cast Placements 

BROADWAY 

“All the Way Home”: John Meg- 
na. 

“Critic’s Choice”: Virginia Gil¬ 
more. 

“Happiest Girl In the World”; 
Cyril Ritchard. 

“Hero”: Tom Poston. 

“Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe”: 
Claudette Colbert. 

“La Plume De Ma Tante”: Mau¬ 
rice Baquet (succeeding Michel 
Modo). 

“Little Moon of Alban”: Barbara 
O’Neil, Nora O’Mahoney. 

“Period of Adjustment”: Rose¬ 
mary Murphy,-Nancy R. Pollock. 

“Under the Yum Yum Tree”: 
Nan Martin, Dean Jones, Sandra 
Church. 

“Wildcat”: Paula Stewart. 

“Do Re Mi”: Liza Stuart, John 
Reardon. Joan Yanhon, Johnny 
Foster, Hal Hestor, Patti Karr, Bob 
McClure, Regina Grover. 

“Mad Avenue”: Frankie Laine. 

“Show Girl”: Jules Munshin. 

OFF-BROADWAY 

“Epitaph for George Dillon”: 
Julie Follansbee. 

“Leave It to Jane”: Alice Scott 
(succeeding Kathleen Murray). 

“Balcony”: Amette Jeni <iU*» 
ceeding Salome Jens). 


LEGITIMATE 


Shows on Broadway 

Continued from page 68 


A Taste of Honey 

too. because the carelessly evil 
mother has hinted that her own 
illegitimate birth was sired by a 
mental misfit. This British actress 
is sure to be among those consid- 
ered next spring when, honors time 
rolls around. 

MDs Lansburv is excellent as 
the trollop without miuernal feel¬ 
ings. a boozer, a pushover but her¬ 
self a victim of her own badness. 
Ttie part may be the screen gal’s 
finest legit opportunity to date. 
Nigel Davenport as the lushing- 
Itvhing-Iamming fancy and Billy 
Dee Williams as th girl-smart 
sailor exude the necessary plaus¬ 
ible male glow and display acting 
technique qualifjing them for this 
talented menage. 

*'A Ta-te of Honey” makes a 
pretty good theatrical diversion 
out of characters about whom one 
would ordinarily care very little. 
That compliments its considerable 
artistry. whatever weaknesses 
might be pointed up. Land. 

An Evening Willi Mike 
Nichole and Elaine May 

Alevuider H. Cohen presentation of 
Nine (VClork Theatre production of revue 
In t»vo acts, bv and starring Mike Nichols 
and Elaine Mav Staged by, Arthur Penn; 
dc-i^ned bv Marvin Reiss: music com-. 

f i.-ised bv William Goldenberg; costumes, 
la/el Ri>\; associate producer, Peter S. 
Kat/. Opened Oct. 8. *60. at the John 
Golden Theatre- N Y$7.50 top Friday 
and Saturdav .niehts, $6.90 weeknights. 

One thing about it. ‘fAn Evening 
with Mike Nichols and Elaine May” 
seems very short. As television and 
cabaret audiences already know, 
these are brilliant comedy talents, 
w'ith an uncanny eye for the ab¬ 
surdities of contemporary life and 
a caustic touch in satirical imper¬ 
sonation. 

As presented last Saturday night 
(8* by Alexander H. Cohen as thfe 
second item of w*hat lie calls the 
Nine O’clock Theatre, i it is a con¬ 
vulsing show*, though possibly lim¬ 
ited in style and range; Perhaps a 
change of pace in the: form of a 
different kind of supporting act* 


i or maybe a couple of sketches with 
a more amiable, kindly approach 
to human folly, might be agreeable. 

As it is, however, this is a hilari¬ 
ous show. It should be a substantial 
hit on. Broadway and seems a nat¬ 
ural for the road."Since the stars 
are already names in tv and caba¬ 
rets. that, leaves films and record 
' albums. 

• The former would probably re¬ 
quire special handling, possibly ii 
‘spots or tricky character assign-i 
ments. As for records, the visual 
nature of so much of- the Nichols 
and May sli ’ ' .obviously a limit¬ 
ing factor. 

| For the parochial. legit public, 
the Nichols and May talents are 
'extraordinary. They can seemingly 
do almost anything in the Way oF 
puncturing modern pretentions and 
idiocy, and they have a way of 
focusing a brilliantly penetrating. 

: light on casually accepted mores. 

\ Although the performance Tuns 
[approximately two hours, with a 
[single intermission, the partners 
rgiye the impression of being able 
to continue indefinitely and still 
leave the audience wanting.'.'more. 

I That’s especially surprising since, 
they do only sketches, without a 
; pretense of songs, dances or siip- 
! porting performers, 
j Both players are- astonishingly 
! versatile, with Miss May supplying 
■ a seemingly limitless range, of 
characterizations, including Ifght- 
!ning transitions from savage cari-, 
icature to something approximating ! 
[ pathos. Nichols is the expert foil 
and disarmingly casual m.c. Doubt- j 
less each partner has a coterie of 
partisan fans, but the Important 
thing is that as a team they’re sen- j 
sational. I 

It would be just about Impossible 
to describe the Nichols and May ; 
material and performances. Any-j 
j way, they reportedly change their j 
routine from time to time .arid will 
presumably vary it during this !eri- 
gagement. The premiere opened 
with a deliciously pertinent bit 
about a returned-from-work hus¬ 
band who, after the usual en.d-b.fr 
r the-day chit-chat with his wife 


tSbmety 


(offstage) suddenly realizes he’s in 
the wrong house. 

Also: pn the bill is the familiar 
sketch about the frustrated, tele¬ 
phone user trying to deal with the 
operator, supervisor and managing 
supervisor: a-corrosive skit about 
a whimngly. possessive mother on 
;the phone with her defensive son; 

[ another caustic one (i'ri an unneces¬ 
sarily .confusing Pirandello idiom^ 

! about, two. terrifyingly observant 
children imitating their bitterly 
quarrelsome parents, and a liowl- 
provokijig one. about a fatuously 
j hearty PTA chairman Uvearing a 
, huge - yellow chrysantheum which 
sheds petals in what amounts to an 
Alaska, blizzard' who introduces a 
-Tennessee Williams- like guest 
i speaker. 

j There’s also the, standard bit 
fabout the teenage" neckers in a 
■parked car, a number of capsule 
; skits and the finale 1 in which they 
, extemporize a sketch based on 
opening and closing lines, supplied 
by the audience. All of these have 
a ,sort of gleefully lethal point, in¬ 
variably concluding with a potent 
! blackout line,. 

j Probably the show is to some 
extent special, . and won’t appeal to 
the public, that demands bigress in 
a legit-production”: But the Nichols 
and May brand of spoofing is so 
accurate, the characterizations are 
so true and the performance is so 
deadly sardonic that, the show 
should be around, for a substantial 
j-runl\ . 

I; . Nichols and May are being pre¬ 
sented by Cohen under the Nine 
O’clock Theatre label becaus . of 
course,- -the perforriiance rings up 
at that hour, on tlie theory that 
Broadway audiences prefer a lei¬ 
surely. dinner before the show. 
Cohen's initial bill under this pol¬ 
icy was “At the Drop of a Hat,” 
with. Michael. Flanders and Donald 
Swann: That opened just a year 
previously, and. is about to go on 
tour. 

To .celebrate the anniversary, 
and not-so-incidentally tp promote 
the new offering. Cohen preceded 
the Nichols and May premiere with 
a press: cocktail party and dinner i 
at Sardi’s East restaurant arid fol¬ 
lowed It with a block party in 
Shubert Alley, with various Broad- j 
w f ay stars In charge of different 
attractions and the receipts going 
to :the : Actors Fund. Hobe. I 


Wednesday, October 12, i960 


Laughs and Other Events man on the banjo and Allan Atlas 

Martin Tahse presentation of solo show On the COncertina. Th* ihOW if 

&.-?!RJ5?.ISa81S^2S , 8LJSr WMwtij TsKw. 

decor and lighting. John Robert I*jyd; by Tony Charmoll, With Simple 

scenery and lighting by John Rob- 

Silverman; concertina. Allan Atlas. O^t Lloyd. rfOOe, 


! of songs and recitations, starring Stan¬ 
ley. Holloway. Staged by Tony. Charmoll; 

] decor and lighting; John Robert I^oyd; 

] t\vo-piano accompaniment, Richmond 
Gale and Arthur Siegel; banjo, Jerry.. 
Silverman; concertina. Allan Atlas. 

■ Opened Oct. 10. '60. at the Ethel Barry- 
! more Theatre. N.Y.; $6.90 top Friday and 
'[.Saturday nights. $5.75 w.eeknights. 

J At the end of “Laughs and Other 
Events,” which opened at the: .-Ethel 
Barrymore Theatre on Monday 
night (10), Stanley Ho]low*ay sings 
: a chorus each of “Get Me to the 
Church Time” and “With; a 
Little Bit of Luck,” the hit num¬ 
bers he did originally in. “My Fair 


Shows Abroad 

sjs ' Continued from page Jl sssa 

Impasse ole la Fidelile 

(Faithfulness Is a Blind Alley) 

man .who is ready to settle down 
and go straight . ith the right 
woman. A fortune feller arranges 


Lady.” The audience responds | *,¥3? 

With annrpciiitivo rp.^nitinn anrl tf ? r hlmto meet a likely. 


with appreciative recognition and 
the show* comes momentarily to 
life. 


Holloway, a veteran of the Brit- 'happy ending 
ish music halls and stage, has an j Cabaret singer Patarhon starred 
engaging personality and a. dis- '. n ^ 

armingly self-deprecating manner. 1 J„ n i er f r 

He’s a competent, experienced 

trouper Who’s, probably kept his. i »c ^mhcK vnSl 

f courage in bad tiriles and his head S ° h 

• savvy..and projection, that, she over-, 
in §ood ones, and he know ^ 6\6i.\ i j- iua' aiviAm .j• j• 

-.j% •. ; _ •* j* _ * shadows the-other leads, who do. 

old trickm. the song and dance f - 

i :„j! .-J all right-.as.actors -but cant. deliver 

t man s tra\eling bag. For an audi- c n n"<? with h>r rlnic ct 1f » 
ence that lilies this sort of thing. r ■— w 

-Laughs and Other Events” is a •£* "" the solos or baeked 
nicer unpretentious and nostalgic c . rs * . . t . ^ . 

meiriento of a sadly vainished era. 1 Don . Lurio s choreography Is 
1 r„. j„. ?bare. With a limited, series of stac- 

^ dancing,'of'little as- 

a week or.t.wo* Its scneaulea for 

/ A1M , n.kAt r-i i firAfniv /sistan.ce.■ to situation or- character, 

foui wcok.b, \\men seems .to stietcn mi l n i;■ i• .■■ A 

i A>1f i*,, A ■ ■ iTnat also applies some extent to 

hiPhw^ Fven ? nia?nlv t] ' e songs..-In short, the show is a 

dnSibS’niSn^ tlfi cut aboVe the usual operetta level, 

opening-night audience- gave the h'^ c 

show a rather perfunctory, if : but short of L - s - standards- 
friendly, reception; It’s unlikely !. Christian Alers Is a .personab! 
that many more such houses Will leading man; but as. the heavy, 
be forthcoming. j-Yank ac.tor Jess. H-aftri’lacks meriace. 

j Hollowaj’s program Comprises 29 . a ri^ comedy playing seems- 

. numbers, mostly sorigs in the: Eng- j stilted. However, he docs fairly 
j lish music hall.idiom, with, comedy j 'vell. with ballads. 

; recitations and the. standard sup- I Mottier’s music is reminiscent of 
ply of little jokes and asides. The [ the usual Paris street songs .and is 
two items from “My. Fair Lady”{at best when seguing into parody 
[are unlisted extras, added in the tango.or apache bits. The ordinary. 

, last few days, after “Lady” pro-'arrangements also detract from it 
; ducer Herman Levin withdrew* - his [ though a. couple of numbers stand 
previous objections. In general, • out. . due mainly to Patachpu’s 
( the show might do in drastically j knowhow. 

.curtailed form, as ..a .television or] The settings are picturesque and 
, revue spot, but it isn’t enough for the direction keeps the yarn mov- 
a full evening. |ing. Though th whimsical righ.t- 

| Assisting the star at the two ness in mood is ■■iiitermittent. it 
onstage pianos, are Richmond Gale generally fetching;: w*ith a sugges- 
: arid Arthur Siegel, with occasional tion of "impertinent insistence oh 
accompaniment by Jerry Silver- the joys of Paris life. The show 
could be possible film rnaterial. 
1 ^ ^ a A A A Arthur Lesser has the ,U. S. rights. 

n u mm Mm Mm- 


thefe J s..a mjxiip and they marry the 
■ wrong people, then finally break 
] away and get together for - tile 


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AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ACTING COMPANY 
1960-61 

Speciai Guest Star, 

BERTLAHR 

a worthy successor to the touring production of Lunt arid Fontanne in 
“The Visit ” during the 1959-60 season 
National Tour management 

AMERICAN THEATRE SOCIETY-PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT 
under the auspices of the Council of the Living Theatre 
and the Independent Booking Office 

with the co-operation of theatre managers throughout the country 


Production Assignments 

BROADWAY 

"Do Re Mi”: Luther Henderson, 
arranger; Lehman Engel, conduc¬ 
tor; Irene Sharaff, costume de-? 
sigfter; Boris Anderson, set design¬ 
er, Buster Davis, Vocal arranger. 

"Gift Horse”: John Lotas, di¬ 
rector; 

"Little Moon of Alban”: Herman 
Bernstein, general manager; How*- 
ard Whitfield, general stage m 
agerv 

"Wildcat’■: Terence. Little, gen¬ 
eral stage manager; Arthur Rubin, 
stage manager; Ralph Linn, as¬ 
sistant; Joseph Harris, general 
manager: Harvey Sabirison and 
David Powers, pressagerits; John 
Morris, musical director arid ar¬ 
ranger. 

"Captains and the Kings”; Ed- 
.ward Chddorov, director. 

"Hero”: Jean Rosenthal, lighting 
designer and! scenic designer, in 
association with William Pitkin. 

"M«d Avenue'': Anna Sokolow, 
choreographer; Marvin Reiss, 
scenic designer; Lehman Engel, 
musical director; Helene Pons, 
costume designer; . 

"Rape of the Belt”: Frederick de 
Wilde, general stage manager. 

“Rhinoceros”: J. Michael Travis, 
costume designer. 

"Show Girl”: George Burns, di¬ 
rector. 

"Whole Darn Shooting Match” 
Marvin Reiss, scenic designer. 

OFFrBkOADWAY 

“A Piece of. Noon": Seymour 
Kfawltz, pressagent: 

"Darwin** Theories”: Arthur 
Grasso, set designer; Nino Silva, 
musical director. 

"Double Entry": Seymour Kra- 
wltz, pressagent. 

"Fantasticks”: Rolf Barnes, mu¬ 
sical director (substituting for Jul¬ 
ian Stein). . 

touring 

"Once Upon i Mattress" (bus 
and truck): Boris Bernard!, Com¬ 
pany manager; Bill McFadden, 
stage manager; Bob Calhoun, first 
assistant stage manager. 

STOCK 

"Two for the Seesaw" (Roslyn, 
L-L; N.Y;):. [Louis Macmillan, di- 
*^ctor. 




Wednesday, October 12, 1960 


PfotiEfr 


LEGITIMATE 


Off-Broadway Reviews 

Continued from pag* 70. i— 


Beep Are the Boots 

Edwin Cooper lacks animation as 
the Senator: 

Bert Conway’s direction has 
good pace, and Harry Baum’s set¬ 
ting and lighting are functional. 
There is still a ring , of truth to 
'•Deep Are the Roots,” but time 
has taken much of the impact 
from it. Kali. 

ADelightful Season 

New Enterprise* (Allan Stern & Gerard* 
Burke), . in association ..with . :Nicholas. 
Pavlik & Jerri Kenneally: presentation of 
two-act (17. numbers) musical comedy by 
Don Allan Clayton, based on Oscar 
Wilde’s “Lady Windemere's Fan." Staged 
: by Bill' Butler; scenery and .lighting,. 
Robin Wagner; -costumes. Domingo A. 
Rodriguez; musical direction and orchesr 
tration; Jay Brower. Stars Joan Copeland; 
features Donald Symington, Jane Lam- 
bert, Nick Todd, Karen Thorsell. Opened 
Sept. 28. '60. at the Gramercy Art* Thea¬ 
tre N Y:; S4.90 top. 

Lady Winaemer* . . .. . Karen ThorseU 

Parker . . . Edward Zimmerman 

Lord Darlington . ... Nick Todd 

Duchess of Berwick .. . Jane Lambert 

Lady Agatha Carlisle ; . • Kay Brower 

Lord Windemere. .Donald Symington 

Mr. Dumby Jonathan Taylor 

Mrs. Plymdal# .. Frances Peter 

Mrs: Plymdale ..Barbara Newborn 

Mrs; Plymdale ,V>. . Estelle Ritchie 

Mrs. Plymdale ........ Ruth Livingston 

Count Itall . ........v. Nik Belong 

Mr; Rufford ......-^ William-Eddy 

Sir James RoystonJ......:.:James Baker 

■M r. Hopper . --Fred Mueller 

Lord Augustus Lorton.... Charles Frasch 
Mr. Cecil Graham . ' Brian Desmond 

Mis. Erlynne .. I.. . Joan Copeland. 

Musical, numbers: '-‘A Delightful:. Sea¬ 
son.” “Gentle and Kind." “I Don’t. Like 
ti> Talk." “Once" to Every Woman/!. 
('Someone That 1 Love/’ "A Good Hus- 

and/*' “Love Song/'. “Yes. Mamma,” 
“Would All Were Well.”: “Living Up to 
the Past.". “Windfcmere Waltz." "Who’s 
the Girl." “If 1 Were Nut the Butler/’ 
VI Discovered My Heart" (by Bill Butler. 
»nd Jay Brower, based on a theme by 
D. A. Clayton).. 

A superficial musical adaptation 
of Os * Wilde’s ”Lady Windemere’s 
Fan” was presented last Week at 
the Gramercy Arts Theatre. Lack¬ 
ing in Wildianwit. Don Allan Clay¬ 
tons “A Delightful Season” is trite, 
particularly in,its music and lyrics. 
It offers, a dull evening. 

The comedy about the. London 
Social season and its participants 
is given a stiff and somewhat styl¬ 
ized treatment by director Bill But¬ 
ler, but comes to life now and then. 
These sparks are , kindled mainly 
by Karen Thorsel as the naive 


Lady Windemere and Joan Cope¬ 
land .as the “scandalous” widow, 
who bring animation, to an dither* 
Wise listless pace. 

A high point is provided by Ed¬ 
ward: Zimmerman who, as the but¬ 
ler, has little to say, but delivers 
a wistful “If I Were Not the Butr 
ler” ably, Nick Todd gives an in¬ 
flexible performance as Lady Win¬ 
demere’s would-be suitor, arid Dom 
aid Symington is occassibnally ef¬ 
fective as her husband. 

Kay Brower offers a comic ren¬ 
dition of “Yes, Mamma,” a little 
ditty about why she is the way she 
Is, and Fred Mueller is over-zeal¬ 
ous as. her sweetheart. Jane Lam¬ 
bert is. rarely funny as a gossipy 
Duchess. 

About the closest resemblance to 
the flavor of Wilde in “A Delight¬ 
ful Season”- is Robin Wagner-s 
scenery and lighting, which lend a 
cheerful elegance to the effort. 
Domingo A. Rodriguez’ costumes 
are also an asset. 

Although Don Allan Clayton has 
been faithful to. the plot of “Lady 
Windemere’s Fan,” he has failed 
to capture the sparkle and zest of 
the comedy. Kali. 

; Closed Oct. 2 after seven .per- 
jormances). 

The Idiot 

.Gate Repertory Co. (in association witii 
Vincent. Spar) presentation of two-act 
drama by Boris Tumariri. and Jack Sydow, 
based on the hovel by Fedor Dostoyevsky: 
Staged by Tuniarin; scenery. Herbert 
Senn.A. Helen Pond; .lighting, Richard 
Nelson: costumes. Sonia Lowehstein; in- 
. ciderital music. Bernard Westman. Opened 
Sept,. 25. '60. at the Gate Theatre, N;Y.; 
53.90 top/ : 

Prince. Myshkin Archie Smith 

Parfyon Rogozhi John. Heldabrand 

I.ebedyev ............., William Meyers 

Gen. Epanchi .,... / Andrew Cox 

Ganya Ivolgi .Charles Caron 

Footnian .. . Robert Vandergriff 

. Miiie. Epanchi ....... Peggy Allenby 

Aglaia ..:........ ...... Kathleen Widdoes. 

Adelaida /.Nelly Talbot 

Alexandra / Norma Justin 

Nastasya Fili Juliet. Randall. 

Totsky .Hermit Murdock 

I Ferdyenko Frank Echols 

Darya ' Virginia Downing 

Katya ....;.... .... Ann Peters. 
Rogbzhin's Mot Willimette. Hines 

Fed or bbstoeyskFs sprawling 
novel, “The Idiot,” has been admir* 
ably transposed to, the stage of the 


Gate Theatre, N. Y. Adapter* Boris 
j Tumarm and Jack Sydow have cap¬ 
tured the atmosphere of the de¬ 
cadent Russian society of the late- 
19th century with absorbing sim¬ 
plicity and eloquence. 

Under Tiimarin’s well-paced di¬ 
rection, the drama explores Dbs- 
toyeyski’s Russia by examining the 
encounters of a Christ-like inno¬ 
cent with several representatives 
of that society. The action is de¬ 
veloped through a series of black¬ 
outs and cross-fades of light, shift-, 
ing from scene to scene in a vivid 
recreation of many of the high 
points Of the novel without ap¬ 
preciably sacrificing the - power of 
Dpstoyevsky’s original. 

The novelist’s intention and 
thought are kept intact in spite of 
the necessary condensation to the 
limitations of the off-Broadway 
stage. Although much of the scope 
of the novel is omitted, the essence 
is retained. 

Archie Smith gives a sensitive 
performance as the tormented in¬ 
nocent who Is considered an idiot 
by a society that doesn’t under¬ 
stand his purity, and John Helda¬ 
brand is forceful if over-intense 
as his friend and rival. Juliet Raft- 
d.all offers a captivating portrayal 
of the fallen woman sought by both 
men, and Kathleen. Widdoes is con¬ 
fusing as .R brat ’ifh- whom the 
idiot is also in love. 

Other effective performances are 
registered by Charles Caron as an 
ambitious socialite and Peggy Air 
lenby as a simple b. u t pleasant 
society matron. 

Richard Nelson’s lighting plays 
effectively on the simple and clev¬ 
erly-conceived settings of Herbert 
Senn and Helen Pond. Sonia Low- 
eiistein’s costumes are decorous and 
authentic and Bernard Wqstman’s 
incidental music lends proper em¬ 
phasis and niood. 

“The Idiot” is the first of seven 
plays to be offered by the Gate, 
each, for a four-week period. 

Kali, 

Robert Whitehead was elected 
president of the League of New 
York Theatres, last Thursday (6)! 
Others named were Herman Shuin- 
liii, first vice president; Robert L. 
Joseph, seedna. vice-president; Gil- ] 
bert Miller, treasurr; and Robert 
Griffith, secretary, 


Stock Reviews 


Generations of 
Strangers 

, Vineland, Ont., Sept. 26. 

Robert Hermann presentation of drama 
lii three acts (four scenes), by Richard 
Barnett. Staged by Robert Hermann; 
Setting,. Jack McAdam; lighting, James 
Johns. Features Nicolas Coster. Candace 
: HiUigosB. Barbara Elliott, Earl Simmons, 
Terry .denies. PaulAndor, Ben Lennick, 
Vernon Chapman. Opened Sept. 12. *60, at 
the Garden Centre Theatre, Vineland, 
Ont. 

Ed. Brovick .... __ Earl Simmons 

Grace Brovick .,. Barbara Elliot 

Chris Brovick ..__... Nicolas Coster 

Steve Mucowskl .. Paul Aiidor 

Aline Brovick ........ Candace Hilligoss 

Karen CarroU Terry Clemes 

Mike Carroll. Ben Lennick 

Man Vernon Chapman 

“Geheratioris of Strangers” is 
an illuminating play about ordi¬ 
nary people with extraordinary 
progeny. Refreshing as playwright 
Richard Barnett’s script may be, 
ft Is still replete with the first-play 
faults, including a low-gear ex¬ 
pository first act and tortuous oyer- 
plotting.. 

’’Generations” however, s 
pungently told story of the decline 
and fall of quixotic young man 
who returns home to the middle- 
west to find his wife in bed with 
his brother-in-law and the family 
reeling with waste, boredom and 
failure. Although the characters 
tend to be stock, all have stout 
.dramatic $ize and veracity. 

As the downhill hero, Nicolas 
Coster is appropriately fervent, if 
somewhat less than believable as 
an ex-labor organizer and Castro 
lieutenant. Candace Hilligoss, an 
attractively lean actress, is miscast 
as wife, W’hich weakens the central 
romantic plot. Workmanlike per¬ 
formances by Barbara Elliot, Paul 
Andbr, Earl SimmOns, Terry 
Clemes, Ben Lennick and Vernon 
Chapman sustain a professional 
level. 

The Garden Centre house, pros¬ 
perously located on Lake Erie, 
midway between Buffalo-Niagara 
and Toronto, Is. an impressive plant 
with a 1.000-seat capacity and full 
fittings behind the proscenium. 
The scenery and lighting of “Gen¬ 
erations” by Jack McAdams and 
James Johns, respectively, are un¬ 
distinguished. Producer Robert 
Hermann has directed. 


Come Blow Your Horm 

New Hope. Pa., Oct. 9. 

Michael Ellis presentation of three-act 
comedy by Neil .Simon. Staged by Stanley 
Prater; setting. John Raymond Frejmanat 
lighting. Robert Brand. Opened Aug. 79, 
’60, at the Bucks County Playhouse. New 
Hope. Pa. 

Alan Baker Gene Rayburn 

Buddy Baker Warren Berlinger 

Connie Dayton .. Georgann Johnson 

Mrs. Baker . Pert Kelton 

Nurse Alice Grant.Jessica Walter 

Mr. Baker David Burns 

“Come Blow Your Horn” is a 
slick, lightweight comedy about a 
young bachelor’s effort’s to evade 
marriage. It isn’t profound or 
necessarily sound, but is good 
entertainment. 

The action occurs in a New York 
apartment, where the bachelor 
welcomes a younger brother mak¬ 
ing the break from the family 
circle. The hero’s sweetheart 
wants to marry him, but is willing 
to do whatever he wants, if he can 
decide what it is. 

The parents are puzzled by their 
sons. The father calls them 
“bums,” and the mother is equally 
confused. 

Gene Rayburn is engaging as 
the bachelor and Warren Berlinger 
is effective as the younger brother. 
Georgann Johnson is attractive as 
the would-be bride, Nat Burns and 
Pert Kelton get laughs as ths 
parents , and Jessica Walter is dec¬ 
orative as a nurse. 

This is television wTiter Neil 
Simon’s first attempt at legit, and 
lie has. done a professional job. 
But if Michael. Ellis carries 
through on his plans to take the 
comedy to Broadway he will need 
a stronger cast. Stanley Prager’s 
direction kept things moving and 
the set by John Raymond Frei- 
mann is appropriate. 

BAYAN1HAN RETURN 

Last in the States under the Sol 
Hurok banner the Philippine. Bay- 
anihan Dance Go. will return next 
autumn under Columbia manage¬ 
ment. A transcontinental tour of 
three to four months is in prospect. 

Columbia figures the troupe for 
a week stand in Manhattan, at a 
theatre yet to be booked. Company 
was last at the Winter Garden. 


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Wednesday, October 12, 1966 



Following aref available parts in. upcoming Broadway, off-Broad- 
way, and touring shows, as well as ballet, films, industrial and tele 
vision shows. $11. information has been obtained, directly by the 
Variety Casting; : Department by telephone calls, and has been re¬ 
checked as of n 'on yesterday ( Tues .). 


accepting photos and resumes 
through agents only, Jo Carl Saw¬ 
yer, above address;. 

“Under the Yum Yum Tree” (C/ r nervous, tired; 
Producer, Frederick Brisson (745 ' Austrian; woman 


educated Bowery bum, cynic; man, 
50-60, looks younger, polite, strong 
features; woman, 45-50, thin, 
75, dignified 
50-60, short, 


Fifth. Ave., N;Y.; PL 1-1290>. Part d i g n Hi ed, intelligent; Various 
available'for experienced actorwh extras,. Mail photos and resumes, 
drives a taxi. Call Cl 6-5389 for ap- above address. 

! pointmerit. | “Tree Grows lit Brooklyn” (MDV 

‘•Whole Darn Shooting Match” Producer, Dick York (c y o H. L, 

I fC): Pioducer; : Anthonv Pare!la Slone, 521 Fifth Ave:, N.Y'; MtJ 

*230 • W. 5.4th St., X: Y.; Cl 6-8538/ 2-7836.. suite 1918b Available parts: 

The -available 'roles will be repeated weeldy utitil .filled, and addl/Available parts: ren, 26. hand- ’ soprano, 25, devoted wife;' yhar- 

tions to the list will be made only when information is secured'from \ some, enthusiastic. Ivy : Leaguer; acter man. 50;..girl," 12;-iVIdiUph 

responsive parrijj’s. The invention is to service .performers with leads- I'.girU 21,. ifrikiiig bruiiette, quick, and resumes, above address. 
provided by th-A managements of the shows, iiwolyed' rather than to alert; mail, 30, ziiiv collegiate;, -—i— 

run a wild goose marathni This information is .published ithout type;small man, 38.; slight, dissi-.i STOCK 

charge. , pa'ted: rnan, 40. short, stout, ladies'-; FT,. WORTH 

In addition to if he available parrs listed, the. tabulation include -nia ; man,,. 28. pomppus,. petty; ; Casa Mananatheatre.. Producer, 

du-tions ann-mneed for later this season, but, for which, the m i .. . girl; 25. sharp features, shrewish; Michael. Pollock (c/6 Casa Manana.!. 
ments as yet. aren’t holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa- | man. 66. New. England philosopher .Theatre, .Fort Worth/ Several '. 
tioes are us follows: i.C> Comedy, (D» Drama, (MC)Musical Comedy,/ man; 60, braw y, gruff; man, ' rts available for scheduled pres-:.j 
(31D> Musical Dram ( R< Revue, (Rep) Repertory, (DR)[.Dramatic /'.?0, tall, thi distinguished;; boy, entations of•/“Mister Roberts,”/ 
Reading. ... _ 


Cl 7-1744, Room. 202). Accepting 
photos and resumes of male aha 
femme musicaT variety performers, 
daily, except Sunday, 3-9 p.iri/ 
above address. 

“Lamp Unto My Feet’’ (religi¬ 
ous-dramatic series).. Producer, 
CBS (524 W. ; 57th St., N, Y.; JU 
6-6000»; Casting director,. Paula 
Iiindlin. Accepting photos and re¬ 
sumes of general male; arid female 
dramatic talent, c/6 above address. 
No duplicates. 

; ‘‘Naked City” (drainatic series). 
Producer, Herbert B. Leonard 
^Screen Genis. 711 Fifth Ave. 
X. Y,; PL 1-4432). Accepting pho¬ 
tos and resumes of . general male 
and female dramatic: talent by/nail... 

IV; c '6 above address. Appoint¬ 
ments will be made for Interviews. 



10. obnoxious., remark aleck; man, -Two for the Seasav” and, “The 
! 46. pa uric by balding, genial; sev- women/’- Mail, photos and resumes, 
An c. -o above address. 


sumes, c/o above address., 
i “Donnybrook" (MC/ Producer, 
BROADWAY I Fred Hebert (130 W, 57th St.. N.Y:; 

Clean Kill” fDZ Producer, : J.U 6-1962.. Parts available for- 
Clifford Havmani 1230 W. 54th St..: several male and femme character 
NY; JU 2-40Q5»!i Accepting photos singers. All roles are Irish. Mail 
and resumes, through 
of British perlormer: 


, . ., I oral women, 40-60,- woman's club 

character woman. 70s. grand- tvpos Mail-Shotas and resumes, 
mother. Mail photos and. re? 1 ■ - — 


c/o. above address, 
■through agents. 


preferably 


OFFrBRO AD W A Y 

“Captai jinks of the Horse 



Marines" (Ch. Producer, 

D/Arcy .T112" W. 72d; St., N.Y.;' EX 
2-4800). Available parts; plum 


OUT OF TOWN 

“Medium Rare” (R>. Producer, 
Robert Werner .(146 CPW. X. Y-; 
SU 7-1914'. Mail, photos and 
resumes of character, comedians 
g.J | and . comics for future replace- 
Vv ' merits, c o above address. 


;ents only, photos and resumes, c/o above ad- 

3, c o above dress. _ _, w , # _ _ _ _ _ ^_ t 

address. Available parts: three) Drama (untitled, formerly “Gen-' feubblv /chairic^-w<mia^ > TOURING 

character men;I two character i eral Seegar"). Producers Shirley ueet character man, Italian ac-* “Children’s Dance Theatre., Di- 

women- woman, 27. ! Ayers.-Charles Bowden & H. Ridge-.: cen t ; elderlv matron tvpe: three rector. Erika Thimey (.2934 . M. 

“AH The Best People” (C). Pro- lev Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St„i. ver y bad ballerinas; several bits , Street, Washington, D.C.; FE 3- 
ducers. Joel Speetor & Buff Cobb - N. Y.; CO 5-263.0'. Available parts:, '.and extras.: Mail photos and resu-172711. Auditions for male and . 
(147 W. 57th St.J N.Y.; PL 7-2691).; male lead, AS.Sr*.- -wnm-an-' sn- cnvi _ ^ ; "' 


Available parts: jnaive femme. 21; 
male, 30-35: middleaged femme, 
executive mole, 50-60; callous male, 
30-35- Mail photos and resumes, 
c o above address. 

“A Season in Bell” *DZ Produc- 


arid 

ad- 


30: and 10 reporters. Mail. photos available at Samuel French Inc. Michael’s Studios (743 Eighth 

and resumes, above addr j25 W/. 45th St., X. Y!/ | - : , ./.AM National tour of group 

and off-beat types. “Christopher. Columbus” iMC). performing stories for young peo- 

“Gypsy” <MC>, Producer, David producer; Federated Productions pie. beginning in January. 

Merrick J246 W. .44th St, N.Y:; V157.. w ; 57th Sf., N. Y.'.. Parts “Fibreilo”. (MC*. Producers, 

_ _ LO 3-7520>. Part availaible^^for boy available for several male and one.. Knill & Tahse (I860 .'Broadway,. 

er, Daniel Hineck '32 W. 72d St., singer-dancer, 7-11, under 54 inches .famine character actors'with mu- iX- Y ; JU 2-76o0' Parf available 

N Y.- TR 7-9792). Part available tall; girl to si g. dance and play -' sica i anJ j dance backgrounds. Mail ! for middleaged - character, maii. 

for dvnamic boy^ 17-19. Mail ph j trumpet. Accepting photos and photos and resumes, c 0 above ad- ' must sing, 

tos and resumes, c o producer, ; resumes, c o Michael ShurtlefT, dress • ! resumes, R 

above address. Readings will be above.address. ' “King of the Dark Chamber” dress, 

by appointment only. ^ “La Plume de' Ma Tame” (MC 1 . Producer, Van Joyce, in. as- 

* “Assignment In Judea” 'D'. Pro- producer, David Merric k <246 W;. ^ociatiori 'with Patricia Ncwhall 
ducer, F.ddie Do>vli n S ( f, o Lambs 44th St., N.Y.; LO 3-7o20'. Part , c o Krishna. Shah, 58 W. 93d St.. 

Club, 128 W. 44ih St.. X. Y.; JU . available for dancer-comedientie, . x y.; Rl 9-1642'. Available part 
2-1515*; associate producer, Eric must do point work. Send photos \ e?r ’ 0 man, 20-40.1 poetic, bare 
W Gates. Available parts: woman, and resumes, c.6 Michael Shurt-^^ voice, 5 feet, .10 inches tall or.'6ver; 

30*s; girl. 17-18.;' attractive;' man, j e ff, above address. , -woman, 30'Sf beautiful, dark hair, 

40-50; man 25-30- All are fea-j ^ “Love A La Carte” (MC 1 . Pro- roiid; woman.. 3Q's,^realm, .serene;^ 

. ' ~ ~ man. 


Mail photos 
Room 1108,. abov 


“Music Man” (MC). : . Producer, 
Kermit. Bloomgarden (1545 Broad¬ 
way, N.Y.; JU 2-1690). Parts avaiL 
able for two women, character sin¬ 
gers. Call Lilian Stein, above 
number, for appointment. 

'Sound of Music” (MDV. Prof 
Rogers , Hammerstei 


“Bermuda Adventure”... (featur 
ette *. Producer. Creative Hart 

1507 Fifth Aye.,-N..-..Y.;. OX 7-5895 
Parts available for an attractiv 
boy and girl, mid-20’s. Mail photos 
arid resumes, c/o above address. 

“Mad Dog Coll” (D): Producer, 
Ed Schriber (c o' Columbia Pic-, 
tures. 711' Fifth. ..Ave., N, Y.; 
PL 1-4406*. Parts available for male 
arid femme Extras.- Photos and 
resumes being accepted’ at Central 
Casting (Rponv UlO. at 200. W..5.7tlv 
St., N.Y 7 .: CO 5-0756.'.. AIL appli¬ 
cants must- bring SAG membershiil 
cards. 

“Pity Me Not” (DU /Producer. 
Gayle-Swrmniei-Anthonv Produc¬ 
tions (333. W. 8.6th St:, N. Y.;- 
TR 3-8800'. . Parts./available , for 
tw beautiful girls, L7-20;. ont 
European and. the other American. 
Mail photos and" resumes, c. 6 Tony 
Anthony >420. E. 64th St. N. Y. 
Apt, 3A West'. / 

‘‘Stairway Home” featurette). 
Producer, .Creative Mart Film 
1507 - Fifth Ave,. -X: Y- OX 7-5895'. 
Parts available, for attractive boy 
nd girl, iicf-20's. Ylail photos arid 
.0 above address. 


tured roles. Apply though agents dilcers. Arthur Klein, in. ssocia- mi^’30-sr*ff«fK "ayiiamfe' .basc;i L*land flayvvaf^&.Richard HaUi- 
onlv. c o above address. i tion with C onrad Thibau.t -bt. voice; man, 30 sv clownish. l-labby; . da -\^ 488 ' AI !: 

Carnival” (formerly “Carrot! James Thea'.re Bldg:, 246'W. 44th raan ’ sO-’s/ . serene; severM men, lav-k^We Mail, photos and 

LO 5-6376), Available , oq s . 1U 5 t dance act mime. Audi- 1 » o. Edwaid Blum, above 

22; leading man. 30: i iThnr’cr >: inH Vhh.iv 1 '.address. Script, published by 


Producer David ..St., XL Y.; 

; W. 44th St., parts: girl. 



__ v , rA = . .. 50'S; 

Top"' (MC 
Merrick (246 
N. 

parts: 

18- 

handsome. --- _ 

man 40-50. character comedian, ducers, Michael Charnee &; Gcof-, Katz- (c 6 .Sheridan Square Thea 
sing and dance; girl, 20-30. attrac- frev F> Rudaw (340 E, ,66th. St., | u . e ; seventh Ave.. & Fourth St;, 
tive commedierine. must sing;, X. Y.; RE .4-1478*. Available, parts: ! X.Y.; CH. 2-9609).. Auditions lor 
puppeteers to perform full act; * two men, 35-40._lanky southerners;/male and femme sirigers as replace; 
illusionist; three-man acrobatic three men, 25-3p, husky, two worn-.-: merits, every Thursday at 6/ p.rn.‘, 
team, also act;: jugglers, must) en, 20-30, attravtive; girl, .14; boy,/above address, 
handle Indian i clubs and spin ■ 15; boy, 16. Mail photos and ; “Paths of .Glory” (D). Producer, 
plates; male concertina player; ac- j resumes,' c/o above address; ] .Equity Library Theatre '226 W, 

cordion group oflthree-to-six mem- | -‘Once There Was A Russian” . 47th St:, N.Y.; PL 7-1710.', All. parts 
hers Mail photos and resumes, ‘ ■€:. Producers, Leonard . .Key, ‘ available. Auditions Monday (17 
c o Michael Shurtleff, above ad-. Morton Segal & Kenneth Schwartz,/ait 10-4 pirn.: l ^ 



Pro- 
44th 
. . Michael 

Shurtleff. Accepting photos' arid 
resumes of. oriental actors, rind 
actresses under 30 c o casting/di¬ 
rector at. above address. 


Y'ocal Group (unspecified name), 
200 W. 57ih St.. N'-.Y.;'Cl'5-4173...: 
Auditioning . for girl.; pop singer 
Moriday-Friday, at ll a.m.-2 .p.m., 
by appointment only, above ad¬ 
dress. Pli aboye number for 
appointiiient.. 


SHOWS IN REHEARSAL 

BROADWAY 

“Do Re Mi” (MC). Producer* 



dress. 

“Come Spring” (CU Producers, 

Charles Bowden & H. Ridgeley 
Bullock Jr. (137 p. 48th St.. X, Y.;, . 

CO 5-2630*. Available parts: two • only, c ’o above address, 
boys, 12-13, one: Negro and one | _ “Queen and the Rebels’ 


association With Mel Howard Wednesday (19k.at,-5-1-0 p.m., at 
-12.0 E. 56th St,, X. Y ; PL 2-4190'. ELT Rehearsal Hall, (133 Second 
Accepting photos and resumes of Ave.; X.Y.' Some nod-Equity parts 
character men and Women bv mail >; also available.. Scriot bublishCd. by 

. Dell .=D209, . .. . " " .. 

ID/ / “Rain” (D\ Producers v John Fish- 


mr> -anri David Merrick (246 W., 44t-h St:, 
Tuesday (18' and N . Y ; LQ 3-75201. 


‘‘Hero” iMC'. Producer. Robert 
Whitehead (165 W. 46th St., X.Yi: 
PL. 7-5100). 

“Little Moon of Alban” (D/ 

Producer; Mildred Freed Alber 


Harry Belafohte Tiio. (c/o Stein- 
way Hall, 113 W. 57th St... N. Yj.) 
Audition for baritone. 19-23, todayf 
‘\Ved.', above address. 


white; white girl, 16; white girl, [ Producers, Marilyn Shapiro. MicheL! er & Robert Lkgionaire (c :o Hayes ! -£ ® 20Q 

23; two character men, 40’s, one.; Bouche, Mark Shoeriberg (65 -Re'gistrv. 155 W: 46th. St.. N. Y.; ; / ,n p'rnHn^r 

Negro and one * white; (27 

photos and resumes, c 0 above ad- .5.7. p m . Michael Studiosf '743 ; 

„ • _ . j •. • . =.f]igh'th Ave.-, X.. Y./' Script avail- 1 

*. able at Samuel Krench.. ;T 

t i 40 .K 1 J# ' h 8 ‘ “Sleep, of Prisoners- <D>I frr 

4uccrs : Michael Ross & Manhcim 
joung woman 2a. Accepn.ng.pho- , F v , ia JIadis6n . Ave., NvYj; 
tos and resumes, e o abo,e ad- Ejj . 5 . 56;i3 ,.. Avaiiable parts: .man! 

, . ! 20-23. sliefit,: witty: man, 20-23; 

a. H nt l L C ‘i : '«»• muscular; man; 30s. 5 feet, 10 ... 

Bullock Jr. (137 W; 48th -Stv^CO L^ es '-’’- ta - 1 V st ?p k * v * MichaeT Kidd & N. Richard. Nash 

5-2630). Available parts- leadin'* o0 / > > wse ; ariectionate Mail photos ,1501 Broadway, N.Y;; Cll 4-6852). 
man, 55; woman. 5flf girl, At I OFF-BROADWAY 

91 all Italian tvnps- lpaHmcr man L. squaring ine l 



AMERICAN 

SHAKESPEARE 



JACK LANDAU, Director 

REGISTER HOW! 

PROFESSIONAL 
& COMPREHENSIVE 
ACTING PROGRAMS 

Full and Part Tima 
Classes in New York City 

Faculty will include; 

nny Iradihaw Fhoebe Brand Morrii Cornovlky 
Donald DaviC Diane Forhan 

FALL TERM 
BEGINS OCT. 24 

Write to: 

Malcolm Black, Administrator 
American; Shakespeare 
Festival Academy 
161 West 93rd Street 
New York 25, N. Y. 

Phone ACademy 2-3800 
Brochure available on request 


ers, Harriet Parsons, William Dean, 
Paul VrOom & Charles HoHciith 
'•230 W: 41st St., X.'Y.:' CH 4-5185'. 

“Taffy” (D). Producers. George 
Hamlin & Malcolm. \Vells (1501 
Broadway, N. Y.; PL 7-6960.- 
^‘Under the Yum Yura Tree” (C': 
Producer, Frederick Brisson (745 
Fifth Ave.. N.Y.;.. PL L1290 >: 
Wildcat” (MC). Producers, 


“Bartleby.” Producer, Richard! 
Barr le o Cricket Theatre. 162/ 
Second Ave: X,Y;; OR 4-39(j()/; 
Available parts: baritone., 3i3's,j 
w a r m. understaridihg;. character! 
bai-ifohe.' 35r.40; character tenor' 
All must : have trained voices. -Mailp 
photos and resumes; above address.ro 


3o, two chaiacter men, 4J ch_a.r- delsohn & Harvev L. Bilker, (c o 
acter woman, 40 all^ustraiian -^ddick. .3435 Giles PI.,' X.Y./ 
characters. Accepting, photos rend .^^0101-. Reddick. Available parts:, 
resumes above address I ingenue.', eute,/babvisli; ingehuc, 

’W".:. i cijfnifie; three merir 20;^ 
Harmrierstein 2d. °(488 Madison one over six feet tall, athletic; .one. 
Ave., N. Y.); casting director. Eddie character man; a^ few male and 


“Mousetrap” (D/ Producer..Rob¬ 
ert D, Feldstein (325 W. 45th St., 
X. Y ; Cl 5-0648). 

“She Stoops to Conquer’' (C/. 
Producer. Plioenix Theatre, (189 
Second, Ave.. X Y.; OR 4-7160 '. 
TOURING 

a , va;> _ u . *‘JB” . (bus and truck/ Producer. 

Blum ^Auditions for possible futiire femme walk-ons. Mail photos, and. Alfred, de Liagre (55 W. 42d St., 

replacements for girls, 7-16,.rend resumes, c o above address. v v, n,i, ' ! “ ,,tv 

boys, 11-14 all with trained voices. . “Tattooed Countess” (MC) Pro- 
characters. Mail photos; and ducer Richard Barr (C o' Cricket 
resumes to above,address. .{Theatre,. 162 Second Ave., X. Y.. 

“Thracian Horses” (D). Pro- OR 4-3960/ Available parts: 
ducers. Chandler Warren & Wil- I prano, 35-40, attractive: leading 
liam S. Boal (125 Riverside Drive./lady; baritone, 18*22, strong,/-.sep->. 

N.Y.; TR 3-8671) Available part:' sitive; baritpn, 50,. debonair.. Mail 
man, 30’s, virii; Mail photos and photos and.resumes, c/o above, ad- 
resumes c/o above address. [dress. 

T3’Daughters” (MC/ Producer,) “To Dariiascus” (D). Producers, 


: •FOKSALE-'-" - 
SHUBERT THEATRE 
IN CINCINNATI, OHIO 

to a purchaser Intending to use 
the property as/a Leqitimafe 
theatre, 

REPLY TO 

Bo* v-1273, Variety 
154 W. 46th St.. New York 36 


X. Y ; PE 6-6678/ 


Jack H. Silverman (152 W, 42d St, 
X. Y.; OX 5-3783/ Available parts: 
girls, 17-30, Hawaiian types; meh 
of various ages, mainly 20/s i 3Q’s, 
Hawaiian and English types. No 


Angela Anderson, in association 
with Marta Byer (c/o Byer, 4550 
193d St., Flushing. N.Y,; FL 7- 
7209). Available parts: character 
man, 45-50; worrian, 25-35, attrac- 


casting until leads are set, but rioW 1 live, serious; character tnan, 40-50, 



FOR LEASE 

PEEKSKILL — Westchester. County 
THEATRE ^- 700 SEATS . 
Percentage (“o) on Cross Receipts 
Fastest Growth , Area in Westchester 
Co. Peekskill Trading Area~5D,000| 
People. Real -Opportunity for Good 
Theatre Man; Find. Out for Yourself. 
Inquire BROWN-SOLOMON A Coi> Inc.I 
1014 Park , Street, Peeksklll, N. Y. 
PEekskilf 7^4035 


“Camera Three” (educational- 
dramatic series). Producer,. CBS 
(524 W/57th St., N. Y.; JU 6-6000); 
casting director, Paula Hindliri. 
Accepting photos and resumes of 
general male, arid female dramatic 
talent, c/.o above address! No. dupli¬ 
cates. 

King Variety Shows. Producer, 
George King (117 W. 46th St., N.Y,• 


FOR SALE 

400: Seat theatre Turntable Stage — 
Scene Shop Restaurant, Bar -Equlpt. 
— Private : . Lake, Private Road — 
, Housing Accommodatlont — Full: Staff 
and Resident Company— 35. .beauti¬ 
ful acres •—. .Development Potential 
Great.'. Approx. .50 miles from Nett 
York City. For information. 

Box 1271, VARIETY, 

154 W^ 44th St., How York 34, N. 



LITERATI 


77 


Wednesday, October 12,1960 


PfiRlkfY 



Flock of -Show Bis Books 

Just published: Maurice Zolo- 
iow’s definitive biography, “Mari¬ 
lyn Monroe” (Harcourt Brace);. 
Kate Smith-s. autobiog, "Upon My 
Lips A Song” (Funk & Wagnalls); 
Cliff Arquette’s “things Are. Fine 
In Mountldy” by “Charley Weaver” 

;< his nonwl e-Jack Paar); Pat Boone’s 
“Between Me, You, arid the Gate- 
. post’’ (Prentice-Hall); Ted Shawn’s 
“One Thousand arid One Night 
Stands” (with Gray Poole, whose 
husband is p.r. director of Johns 
Hopkins . Urtiv.), published by 
Doubleday Oct. 21, on the fanted 
dancer’s 69th birthday. 

Sidney Bechet’s “Treat It. Gen¬ 
tle,” first published in France and 
England, has just been issued by 
Hill & Wang ($4.50). It’s profusely, 
illustrated;. book by and about the 
New Orleans jazz= clarinetist, who 
died hi Paris, where he long re¬ 
sided, two years ago, was gotten 
. together, from tapes , and editing 
by Joan. Reid, Desmond FioWer and 
John CiardL 

Herb -Mayes, editor of McCall’s, 
who has fast put that monthly on 
the circulation, map, since exiting 
his longtime editorship of Good 
Housekeeping to helm his, present 
periodical, has achieved boffo mar¬ 
quee value With fancy prices for 
advance serializations of the Zsa 
Zsa Gabor, Kate Smith, Maurice 
Chevalier, Marilyn MonrPe and j 
kindredhiogs. 

David Hanna’s “Ava: A Portrait 
Of a Star” GPutnam J has just been 
issued; ditto Daniel Blum’s “Pic¬ 
torial- History of the Ariierican 
Theatre: 100 Years. 1860-1960,” a 
king8ize $11.50 volume, companion 
to his .other legit and film biz an¬ 
nuals. 


Mrs: Paul M. (Carol) Kendall, a 
native of Bubyrus, for the best 
juvenile book, “The. Cammage 
Cup.” Her husband, of the Ohio 
University faculty in Athene, won 
an Oliioana book award in 1958.. 5 


‘Do Re Mi’ in Hardcover 

A hardcover edition of Garson 
Kanin’s “Do Re Mi,-’ which first 
appeared in the Atlantic, is being 
sent to drama department staffers 
as an advance promotion .for the 
upcoming musical version . of the 
story'. Kanin is responsible for 
the show’s libretto; and music is 
being supplied by Jule Styrie, With 
lyrics, by Betty Comden and Adolph 
Green. Kanin will stage. 

The -musical,, a David - Merrick 
production with Phil. Silvers as 
star, is currently in rehearsal prior 
to a Nov. 7 opening at the Shu-, 
bert Theatre, Philadelphia. It’s 
scheduled to open Dec. 26 at the. 
St. James Theatre. N. Y, The book 
is an Atlantic-Little Brown publi¬ 
cation. 


Book Stocks 

( As 61 Oct. 11, 1960, 6lo8ivga) 
Allyn & Bacon (OO .... 22 
American Book (AS). ... . 47; 
Book of Month (NY) 19*8 
Conde NaSt (NY) .. ... 9*4 

Crowell-Gollier (NY) ... 35Vk 
Grolier (OC) . (bid) 3134 
Harc’t, Brace (OC). .(bid) 27 
Hearst (OC) .. 12Vk 

Holt, R&W (NY).. 453,4 

LA. Times Mirror (OC,) 25>4 
Macfadden (AS) 9 Vi 

Macmillan(OC) 43 

McCall (NY) .2914 

McGraw-Hill (NY) *7 

Prentice-Hall (AS) .... , 31 3 A 

Ran’ra House (OC). (bid) 32 
H. W. Sams (M) (bid) 39 
Time Inc. (OC)......(bid) 6m 

Western Pub (M) . (bid) 59 
World Pub (M) .. . .(bid) 13 


OC—Over-the-Cbunter 
N.Y.—N.Y. Stock Exchange 
AS—American . Stock - Ex. 
M—Midwest 


adapted into the play and him, will 
have, his third novel, “The King 
From Ashtabula ” on book stands 
Oct 28. The story is set on a 
fictitious chain of islands in the 
Okinawa area of the East China 
Sea. 

A European psychoanalyst, Dr. 


Local Bestseller 

James A. Michener’s “Hawaii” 

and Peter Gilman’s '“Diamond „ _^_ , . 

Head” notwithstanding, bestselling Joost Meerloo; has: Written a book, 
book in recent weeks has. been pu bii$hedi by Chilton of Philadel- 
“The Sun Shines on the Imm.i- i phia 0 n “The Dance.” To quote, 
grant,” a novel about a family of j .« it examines every aspect of the 
Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, ‘ dance, from pre-natal . rhythms to 
Published by . Vantage Press, book ; t he dance of the flagellants.v 
Was written by a rural Honolulu ! 


TEsky* Candor.' 

“The Esquire Reader” edited by 
Arnold Gingrich, Rust Hills arid 
Gene. Lichtenstein (Dial;. $4.95) 
has 1 10 of authors, eight of . whom 
are . schoolteachers, and Hills and 
Lichtenstein have Also been: teach¬ 
ers. •' 

Gingrich says he has been trying 
to convince h|s editors, that the 
day of excess candor is coming to 
the surfeit point but has not con¬ 
vinced either them or the writers, 
Leslie Fielder’s “Nude Croquet” 
sets the bawdy pace arid the; rest 
are riot far behind. 

Maybe Sen. Kennedy is right. 
We should raise the wage of school¬ 
teachers, but perhaps only on con¬ 
dition they stop writing latrine 
literature. Scul . 


Wrong Casting 

The story of the Wyoming gold 
rush, “South Pass 1868” iU'ni.v., of 
Nebraska Press) poiiits up that the 
^Chicago Tribune sent . its drama 
^critic, James .Chisholm, to cover 
the goings-on. 

His Wyoming journal indicates 
that the esoteric journalist, a far 
cry from the Bat Masterson type, 
suffered a constant cold, but faith- ( 
fully kept a diary of the events of : 21 
the time. 


No Lttenafi Thirsts 'Here! 

Doubleday hosting a/“2l” club 
wingdii^ for Robert Tyre (Bobby) 
Jones Jr. on Occasion of publishing 
his "Goif Is My Game.” the. Week 
before. Doubleday’s p.r. chief 
Louise Thomas is --pouring” for 
Jean Kerr: at the former’s Green¬ 
wich Village digs in connection 
With Mrs.: Kerr’s just-published 
“The Snake Has Ail The Lines,’* 

And still another “pour” is Ox¬ 
ford Uriiv. Press prexy John Brett- 
Smith’s cocktailery for Dr. Sieg¬ 
fried Kracauerv -author of “Theory 
of Filirij” and Duel!, Sloan & 
Pearce and J. M. Hickerson Hie. 
are dittoing fpr the inaugural of 
“Saloon Society,” by Bill Manville, 
photos by David AtHe, designed by 
Alexey Brodovitch. 


. Ghfoana Awards 

Five Ohioans rind a New. Yorker 
who wrote about an' Ohioan ill 
receive 1960 Ohioaria book .awards 
at. the annual luncheon of the Mar¬ 
tha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Li¬ 
brary Assn, in Columbus Oct. 29. 
For. the first time; in 14 years, a 
book of poetry written by an Ohior 
an Was judged worthy Of an award, 
going to James Wright, assist¬ 
ant professor at the University of 
Minnesota, for “Saint Judas.” He 
is a native of Martins Ferry, O. 

Awards also will go to Peter 
Taylor, associate professor of Eng¬ 
lish at Ohio State University, for 
his collection of short, stories, 
“Happy Families Are All Alike”; 
Margaret Leech (Mrs.. Ralph Pulit¬ 
zer), of New York, for “In the Days 
. of McKinley,” about the former, 
president; Harry V. Jaffa, associate 
professor of political science, at 
Ohio State, for “Crisis of the House 
Divided;'” an interpretation of the 
.issues in. the LiiicOln-Dbugias de¬ 
bates; Nelson Glueck, president of 
the Hebrew. Union College, ‘Cin¬ 
cinnati, for his ‘IRivers in the Des- 
a history of the Negev; and 


schoolteacher, Margaret Harada. 

The book, may be published in 
a Japanese-language translation. 


CHATTER 

Esquire Mag arid U. of California 
at Berkeley unite, Oct. 20-22. on a. 
“writing in America”, symposium. 
Arnold Gingrich; publisher of 
Esky, arid faculty members will 
alternate in . chairing discussions 
led by John Cheever, Phil Roth, 
Janies Baldwin. . 

Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher Of 
the Indianapolis News and the In¬ 
dianapolis Star,, has donated $60,- 
[600 to DePaiiw University for es¬ 
tablishment Of “the PuliiAm chair. 
'Of American history,” to support a. 
[professorship of American history 
with emphasis on constitutional 
and institutional development . -,. 

The Catholic Archdiocese of In¬ 
dianapolis will form a nonprofit 
corporation to publish a successor 
to the Indiana Catholic, weekly 
official paper of the church, which 
has : leased publication.. Cessation 
of the Indiana Catholic apparently 
Was an outgrowth of a two-month- 
old strike Of . the ; Stereotypers 
Union against. Shield -Press, which 
formerly printed the paper: 

Two., veteran former employes 
of . the Libia (O.) News were held 
entitled.to severance pay totalling 
■$11,107 plus, interest by a three- 
j udge court there, in a decision 
coveriJig only, the first two of about 
100 similar lawsuits filed by fpr r 
iner News, employes. Both men 
are now with the. Lima Citizen. 
They are Raymond D. Harrod, a 
printer, with the. News for $0 
years, who was awarded: $6:671 by 
the' court; arid. Richard F.; Moffat, 
an 18-year . veteran 
awarded $4,440. 

Milton (“Steve Canyon-* strip) 
Caniff gets the. Banshees’ annual 


Harry Ashmore, Pulitzer Prize- 
winning.. former editor of the 
Arkansas Gazette, appointed edi¬ 
tor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia 
Britannica; 

. Tirne correspondent Guy Shipler 
Jr. signed with Doubleday for a 
bool on. the world’s grand hotels 
to be titled “The Plu6h Palaces.” 
Just published has been the story 
of the one-famed, wartime-razed 
Adlon Hotel, Berlin. 

. Horizon Press postponed . Leon¬ 
ard Feather’s “New Edition of the 
Encyclopedia of jazz” until Oct 
to accommodate 16 added 
pages, last-minute changes, etc., 
-and it is now up to . 528 pages in 
length. When originally published 
in 1955: it : was 168 pages less in 
size. 

Prentice-Hall veepee and editor-, 
in-chief Stuart L. Daniels back 
from HoHywood where he hud¬ 
dled With three show biz authors 
on ballyhoo patterns: Bob Cum¬ 
mings on his. forthcoming “Stay 
Young and Vital"; Pat Boone’s 
“Between You, Me, and the Gate¬ 
post”: (first 36,606 print order al¬ 
most sold out; his “Betwixt 12 and 
20,” also a teenage-advice book, 
sold 500,600 copies; and Jim 
Backus* book, a year away, which 
will be titled "Rack to Backus.” 


Block FaHres 

Continued from pace f 

Theatre at the Golden, this time 
starring Mike Nichols arid Elaine . 
May, was a combo deal for thej 
VIPs-— first dinner at Sardi’s East, 
convoyed to the West 45th St. thea¬ 
tre by Doug Whitney’s Rolls Boyce 
fleet, then the show, and finally 
the “block party” on the privately^ 
owned Shubert Alley. (This called 
for riot a little maneuvering with 
the city fathers on licenses, per- 
mits and kindred papei'work, but 
John Shubert was a . big assist to 
Cohen in workiqg out the details). 

> The Shubert and Booth theatres, 
on the 44th and 45th St. sides, 
were the: entrances and exits but^ 
with Nichols & May ending their 
“one-man show:” at 10^0, it cre- 
nevsman, l ated a windfall for the neighbor 
ing bars; also riot a little vexation 


from some of the overly self-im> 
-. . u , pprtant guests at being stalled 
Silver Lady award Nov, 17 at the : until midnight which is when the 


Waldorf.. 

Random House has made an ar¬ 
rangement with Charles B. Bloch 
& Associates to represent them 
exclusively, as editorial consultants 
tm the West Coast in everything 
but the paperback field: Its job Will 
he; to establish closer liaison for 
RH with, authors living on the 
Coast 

Albert S. Callan Jr , vicepresi- 
derit and editor the 'Chatham 
Courier, appoiiited chairman nf 
the N.Y. R^)ublican State weekly 


block-party teed -off.. It had to be 
delayed, because of the stagedoors 
of two attractions 'Spilling nut into 
Shubert Alley, not to mention the 
normal 11 p.m. break for audiences 
at bpth theatres. . 

It came off surprisingly well 
despite, the fear It was -snafued by 
this seemingly unanticipated 90- 
minute intervril, between show and 
carnival, but it was . noted that 
many who walked. away in a huff 
'vere back, partaking of the Ferris 
wheel rides, auctioning (by stars) 


new^>aper bureau. The bureau is i for' the Fund, Nathan^s Coney 
authorised to distribute campaign; Island kin^iin hot dogs, and the 
information to more than 400 ! usual carnival props; all cf it gratis. 
Weekly newspapers in the state. . save for the $l-a-ride .tickets for 
. Vern Scnelder., Monroe, . Mich., [the Ferris wheel, the Wheel-of-for- 
autbor of “Teahouse of the .Augnstj tune s.’lverrdpllar games of rhance; 
Mdori/* the novel which was i and of course the auctioned item*. 


Presidential Campaign Songs 

Continued from page 1 ■ ■ 


maket no uncouth mention of poli¬ 
tics, but carols: “I keep my eyes on 
the skies with my dreams about 
Lady Bird . . . Maybe ‘angel’ i» the 
word, for heaven conferred all Its 
wonders on Lady Bird,” 

Latest information reaching this 
comer is that the only 1960 cam¬ 
paign song *o far recorded by a 
major company is one issued by 
Liberty about a character named 
Alvin. Even that switch is nothing 
new, for in bygone years such as¬ 
sorted eccentrics as Mr. Dooley, 
Barney Google, Andy Gump, and 
“Winter-green" were similarly sug¬ 
gested. Too, an LP called “The Re¬ 
publican Record” can be had. It 
reproduces parts of past remarks 
by the vioepresident and purports 
to show that consistency is not one 
of Richard Milhaiis. Nixon’s virtues. 
Probably the opposition will trot 
out one to the same effect about 
Kennedy before Election Day. 

Topical Songs’ Decline 

In the old days, the topical song 
was one of the livest types of pop 
music. Before vauue gave way 
to sound films end tv, many cam¬ 
paign songs were written, some 
were sung (though it’s doubtful 
that any number written specifical¬ 
ly for partisan political purposes 
ever racked up big sheet sales) 
and a few aTe still remembered. 
Anyone-curious to know what the 
o l d tim er s were like can be- 
coine enlightened by tuning in the 
eight-week aeries of “Songs for 
Presidents”; currently being aired 
on Sunday nights by Westinghouse. 

. Thumbing through the history of 
our musical past, it is seen that 
campaign songs of a sort as well 
as other competitions extolling 
presidents or guys who would like 
to be president, have been com¬ 
posed since George Washington’s 
day. Philip Phile. wrote* “The 
President’s March” in or around 
1793. In 1800, “Adams and Liber¬ 
ty” was sung to the music of “To 
Anacreon in Heaven,” which be¬ 
came the sotting 15 years later for 
“The Star-Spangled Banner." There 
was also a “Jefferson and Liber¬ 
ty.” 

The pre-Civil War era produced 
“Clay arid Frelinghuysen,” “Van is 
a Used Up Man,” which treated 
Martin Van Buren with less respect 
than he probably thought he de¬ 
served, rind the . best reinembered 
of all theonte-bellum arias, “Tippe¬ 
canoe and Tyler, Too,” chanted in; 
1840 in ho&or of William Henry 
Harrison, who lived only a month 
after his inauguration. 

. One of the most popular tunes 
for: campaign songs was a hit of 
the 1840’*, "Old Rosin, the Beau.” 
Iri .1844 two ditties favoring Henry 
Clay, “The Mill Boy of the Slashes” 
arid “Old Hal of the West,” were 
sung to that melody. “Lincoln and 
Liberty” of I860 had the same tune 
and so A id “Straight-Out Demo¬ 
crat” of 1872. 

Faster Is 1859 Act 

Stephen Collins Foster wrote a 
woefully bad song for the 1856 
campaign honoring the Democratic 
nominee, “White House Chair for 
Buchanan” was the less than in¬ 
spired title. Tour years later, the 
GOP praised Abraham Lincoln to: 
the strains 61 “Yankee Doodle” 
arid “Old Dan . Tucker.” There 
was also ope called “Honest Old 
Abe.” When General Grant got 
the 1868 Republican nomination, 
he was .greeted with “Ulysses Is 
His Name,” “All Hail To Ulysses” 
and one titled “Grant,” sung - to 
the. tune of "Aiild Lang Syne.” 
There was ,a 'Horace Greeley 
March” boosting one of Grant’s 
unsuccessful Democratic oppon¬ 
ents. No one seems to remember 
an anthem, lauding Rutherford 
Birchard Hayes, but his oppenent 
was praised in ‘Honest Sam Til- 
den.” 

James A.^ Garfield was the Re¬ 
publican choice In 1886. Thomas 
P. Westendorf, remembered today 
for ‘Til Take You. Home Again, 
Kathleen,” , turned out “Garfield 
Now .Will Guide the Nation” (he 
did for only a few months before 
he was assassinated), while Hart 
Pease Danks, whose “Silver 
Threads Among, the Gold” prob¬ 
ably, will be around forever, coun¬ 
tered with "Ring the Bells for 
Hancock.** After Vice President 
Chester A. Arthur took over suc- 
ceedi ng^ G arfield, he was saluted 
with “President Arthur’* Grand 
March.” His successor* Grover 
Cleveland, got similar preferred 
treatment with ‘President Cleve¬ 
land’s Victory March.” 

The McKinley-Bryan campaigns 


of 1896 and 1900 seem to have 
produced no songs that anybody 
cared about. A great many songs, 
mostly of the good natured “josh¬ 
ing” sort; were written concerning 
President Theodore Roosevelt. A 
few oldtimers still remember 
"Theodore” and “Teddy Da Roose.” 
The 1904 campaign brought “W« 
Want You, Teddy, for Four Years 
More,” while supporters of Alton 
B. Parker sang, “Goodbye, Teddy. 
You Must March, March, March. 

When Roosevelt almost single- 
handedly named William H. Taft 
as his successor in 1908, Rosis 
Lloyd and Monroe H. Rosenfeld 
came through with “B-I-Doubls 
L-Bill.” Although phonograph* 
were then used in millions of 
homes, neither this nor any other 
partisari production seems to hav« 
been recorded, bnt Taft and his 
Democratic rival, William Jen¬ 
nings Bryan, made campaign talks 
on Victor disks and Edison cylin¬ 
ders. After Taft defeated Bryan, 
Junie McCree and A1 Von Tilzer 
wrote an amusing topical song, 
“Did He Run?” in which Bryan 
was quoted as saying he would win 
the race, because “there’s too much 
weight on Taft.”" 

1912 Song 

The big ^campaign song of 191S 
was used by the Champ Clark 
forces, who complained of alleged 
unfair treatment by Woodrow Wil¬ 
son’s supporters. Known as “Ths 
Missouri Houn’ Dawg Song,” its. 
correct title was “They Gotta Quif^ 
Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun.’ ” Appar¬ 
ently there was no Charies Evans 
Hughes campaign* tune in 1918 
worth mentioning, but Wilson was 
praised, either before we entered 
World War I or shortly afterward, 
in “We Take Our Hats Off To 
You, Mr. Wilson” and “I Think 
We’ve Got Another Washington 
and Wilson Ts His Name.” Ths 
“Take Hats Offff” song was written 
by Blanche Merrill, who Is stilt 
active, and Victor issued s Nora 
Bayes record of it in Jan., 1915. 
It praised Wilson’s handling of tbs 
ticklish Mexican situation. Victor 
tactfully deleted It before ths 
Wilson-Hugbes campaign got un¬ 
derway. 

“The Sidewalks of New York,” 
which had been written as a ’senti¬ 
mental waltz tune in the 1890’s, 
was extensively used by the A1 
Smith forces in 1924 arid again in 
1928. “The Teapot Dome Blues’* 
came out in 1924, but nobody paid 
much attention. 

The best song inspired by ths 

1928 campaign was contrived on 
the ‘(Gallagher -add Shean” partem 
for entertainment purposes only. 
It was salted “Mr. Hoover end Mr. 
Smith” and was popular on plat¬ 
ters by the late Billy Jones and 
Ernie Hare. Although presumably 
non-partisan, it was so -arranged 
that in the -exchanges between ths 
candidates Hoover got all the top¬ 
pers. Lew Brown and A1 Von Til- 
aer wrote “He!s Our Al,” honoring 
the man in the brown derby, but 
It went nowhere. The same was 
true -of Irving Berlin’s “In the Fall 
Well All Go Voting for Al” 

A song originally written for s 

1929 film musical, “Chasing Rain¬ 
bows,” became the Franklin D. 
Roosevelt theme song of 1932. H 
Was, of course, Jaok Yellen snd 
Milton Ager’s ‘Happy Days Are 
Here Again,” where bouncy beat 
and cheery lyrics gave both ths 
Democratic campaign snd ths 
public morale a boost in those 
depression-ridden days. In 1940 
there were strictly run-of-the-mill 
tunes for both Roosevelt and Wil¬ 
kie—“Vote for Roosevelt” and, in 
the GOP aspirant’* behalf, “Thank 
God We’ve Found the Man.” 

Nothing (except, of course, “Ths 
Missouri Waltz,”) comes to mind 
from the 1944-48 campaigns, hut 
in 1952 Berlin contributed “I Like 
Ike,” and Tour years later'he used 
almost the same tune with a new 
set of words in “Ike for Four Mors 
Years”. The Democrats fitted new 
lyrics to ‘The Yellow Rose of 
Texas” and there was also “Believs 
in Stevenson,” which died a-born- 
fng. A few LP records were Issued 
•for purely political reasons, but 
no good purpose can be served by 
detailing those forgotten examples 
of ephemera now. 

Gome to think of it, although 
this year’s crop , isn’t causing any 
excitement, maybe after all they’re 
not much worse than the .general¬ 
ity of those gone before. How 
could they bet 





78 


CHATTER 


PZfcki&Elt 


Wedne8day,Oclober 12, 1960 


French-British tv producer Ni¬ 
cole Milinair, recently jparried to 
the Duke of Bedford, now signs 
her personal letters Nicole de Bed¬ 
ford. Both arrive toclay (Wed.* in 
the U.S. and have sorijfe guest shots 
hooked, including the Jack P'aar ’ 
show. j; 

Mel’s Helen Vann'i sings Oct.: 


30 at Town Hall. Handled by Theaj 
Di-'peker. P ] 

I’ublicir.l Irving ZusMnan out of 1 ; 
French Hospital following a siege 
of ulcers. 

Eddie Cantor out df L.A.’s Ce¬ 
dars of Lebanon ho>p: : and hack at 
his Bevllills home. | 

Pauline Bipom. of j the Authors 
League ol America, is resuming a ■ 
fiction wri mg cour.se’: at Brooklyn 
Colics* 4 . j- 

London's Siegi Sessler. operator, 
of Siegi's. \\ e<t End nitery. in fori 
a quickh* ar.d hack to [England this; 
weekend. : 

Show biz photog Bill Mark back 
today »Wed j from lending the Lido j 
*liow and showgirls, in Paris, and 
other European spots. 

Venice production of “Alcina" 
heing flown over for Dallas Opera 
mounting Nov. 16-18. Blanche 
Thebom will sing the warrior role. 

NHK -Broadcasting) Symphony 
from Tok’.o v.i'I concertize Nov. 1 
at Hunter College: first Japanese 
symph ever to play i Manhattan. 
Date set by Ilurok. j 

George London due in N. Y.: 
todaj -12 Horn his Russian opera; 
dates. First sng-singjat Met this' 
season is Oct. 27 in “Boris," his 
debut role for the Soviets. 

Herman Weinberg iQld Man Sub¬ 
title^-. head's to San Francisco : 
Film Festival, where- he’ll join Jean 
Renoir. Serge Gerasimov and: 
Darius Milhaud as a juror. j 

India's Prime Minister Nehru 1 
stopped the show void from the 
audience at “The Best ;Man" which 
he attended last week while in 
New York for a UN powwow*. 

Herbert Barrett, the ILLS, concert 
manager, has added Marks Levine i 
to his exc echelon. Levine for 25 
years headed National Concerts,! 
now owned by Luben Vichev. 

Rene Le Cren. whrii started in. 
2937 at the Plaza Hotel as appreh-, 
tice to the chef, and Worked his 
way up Uie culinary ladder, has 
been ele\ ted to the post of execu¬ 
tive chef: 

In from Stockholm; Opera on 
Sunday -9» was Kersttn Me>er, a 
Columbia client, to start rehearsals 
at the Met in “Carmen.*’ first Scan-■ 
danavian to sing the senorita there 
in a quarter of a century. 

Chandler's East 49th! St. eatery's 
reservation gag—a new dime is 
enclosed with- the reservation card 
on the table with the legend, 
“Thank you for your telephone 
reservation—we appreciate it.” 

Marian and Clarence Brown in .. 
from an extended European trip, j 
saw' the Series, with ;Phil Regan 
(east on Kennedy-Johnson cam¬ 
paigning*. Groucho Marx, also east 
for the Series, did a hideaway. 

Variety London bureau chief 
Harold Myers -iMyro) back to 
England, following a U.S. quickie, 
but Mrs. Myers (.“Maxfe”) staying 
on, returning by ship later after 
after catching up on shows, friends, 
et al. 

There’s a “Save Trie Absinthe 
House” committee brewing among 
members of the show'| biz-publish¬ 
ing set who want to block the city’s 
projected parking spotiQn r the site 
of Marc Reuben’s West 48th St. 
saloon-eatery. |i 

The Atoms-for-peace third an¬ 
nual world conference having 
ended in Vienna, RCA- exec Frank 
M. Folsom is now in Rome, on 
business, with stopoffss In Frank¬ 
furt and Paris to follow’, before 
returning around Oct. 120. 

Robert Fryer and Laurence Carr 
have optioned Rube Goldberg’s re¬ 
cently published satire;, “I Made 
2VIy Bed” *'Doubleday) |for a book 
musical about the femmes who 
“tell all” in their sin^-of-the-past 
memoirs. No composer or lyricist 
yet chosen. 

“From Chico Marx to Ben- 
Gurion is quite a parlay,” says 
George Jessel who flies back to 
emcee the Friars “roast” of the 
comedian and then takes the polar 
route to Europe, en route to Israel, 
fn company of Joseph E. Levine, 
the film producer. j: 

Levenritt Competition for I960 
Will climax Oct. 12 at Carnegie w’ith 
the public in on the [ finals pre¬ 
sented as part of the Symphony of 


the Air concert under Milton Ka- 
tims. This Is the piano award that 
Van Cliburn won prior to spring-, 
boarding to U.S. fame in Moscow'. 

Mike Stern due In from Rome 
on a quickie, en route to Dallas 
for huddles with Stanley Marcus 
(NiomamMarcus), and then back 
to Gotham for powwows with Faw’- 
cett Publications uiiich heTeps, as 
roving European correspondent, 
from his home base on the Italian 
capital. 

At request from President Eisen¬ 
hower, the Theatre Librarv ^* ss< ?“ tof : Circuits Management Assn.’s 


(HYDt Park 4561/2/3) 

Kay Hammond, hospitalized from 
“sheer exhaustion.” 

Jack Hylton planes to N.Y; to¬ 
day (Wed.) for talks and shfiwsce- 
irig. . 

Variety Club luncheon yesterday 
(Tues.) honored .25 top names on 
BBC’s-radi 

Agent Lord Uliek Browne hosted 
a. ebektaiiery ! for Hermione 'Gin-, 
gold, last Sunday (9>. 

' Ivor’ Smith appointed controller 


ciation has designated -its presi-, 
deiit, George FreedTcy, curator of 
the N, Y. Public Library Theatre 
Collection, its representative . oil. 
the Advisory Committee to the.Na¬ 
tional Cultural Center in Wash¬ 
ington. 

European pianist - composer 
George Ypsilanti, current at the 
Franco-Russian class restaurant. 
The Ermitage, which Alexandre 
Tarsaidze operates, says that the 
Michigan'city was named for . his 
forebear of the same name, the' 
liberator of Greece in the early 
19th century. 

St. John’s U. (Collegeville, 
Minn.) men’s chorus of 31 has re¬ 
turned to States after summer reci¬ 
tals in Germany, Austria and Switz¬ 
erland. Director is Gerhard Track. 
They have contracted to make an¬ 
other lour two summers lienee vi 


nori-cinema- activities...... 

Among those in.towri are Howard 
Hawks, Joseph. Mankiewicz: John 
Ciissavetes, Dan Dailey and Stanley 
Kubrick^. , . 

Columbia will distribute Mario 
Zampi's [“Five. Golden Hours” in 
U.K... Commonwealth ahd Western 
Hemisphere. 

Ballerina Claudia- Cravey re¬ 
turned to Palm Beach '-following, 
closing of “The Princess” it the 
Strand Theatre. 

Eighty-eight members, of Bos¬ 
ton’s “Show-of-therMonth” Club 
arc in town for a week’s exhaustive 
theatre ganderihg. . , 

Andrew' Neatouf. ad-publicity 
topper for Jack Hylton, quit to 
return to . act as flack for the 
C’vril Lord Pestite Group:. 

Added to the pix at London Film 
Fest. opening.... Oct. 20 is “Studs 


the German concert impresario, j Lonigan,’’ Jahies_T Farrell s .yarn 

Ernst Landgraf. i 3b x^5 - 1 

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette colum¬ 
nist Harold V. 

lettered” to Mr. and Mrs. Louis 


Associated British cinema raan- 
v,. jv . h ,.- ! ngers and cast of “Watch Your 

Cohen °P- e f}J-gter'h” will: be guests at a fiver 

4 , steamer party tomorrow (TluirS: 1 - 

A1 pern m Eastmont, a Pitt sub- ; ^ uiII . . bo taken to Putney for 

urb> that he had seen their son , 1 ^ lowing of this pic, 

Marty Allen <& Steve Rossi* at. ( bpcclal sno wm 3 u . . y 

the Pigalle, London, and reported 
—in a three-column plug—on their 
act and West End show' biz in ! 
general. I 

Sportcaster Bill Stern, 55, who 

contracted pleurisy Sept. 24 while J* weekends; Will not be 

broadcasting a college 'football j „,*«««* «Wirt'» f ter-. 

game for MBS in Denver* in criti¬ 


cal condition in White Plains’ :St. 
Agnes Hospital. Maestro Fritz 
•Reiner. 71. of the Chi Symphony, 
hospitalized in Chicago with “con¬ 
gestive condition 4 ” and ordered to 
a. complete, rest for an “indefinite 
period.” 


By Gene Moskowitz 

(66 Arc. Breteuil; SUr\ 5920) 
Qicitim, vauder .Concert P5cr 
_pcn only ....... 

closed and sold' after all. It relights- 
this week w'ith Felix Marten.. 

Louis Jburdan. finally ...getting 
title role in the coming remake of 
the Alexandre Dumas opus, “The 
Count off Monte; Cristo.” Jean- 
jacques Vital produces. 

Charles Trenet/ ’.working' on a 
. musical cbmb.dy to. be resented 

Eugene Voit. ex-Plaza manager; : nC xt season adapted from an early 
now ditto at the Hotel Savoy H.il- fi h . *xh ' Enchanted Road” He 
ton. has taken over with him wan j s Jean-Pierre Cassel to star. 
Plaza’s restaurant manager, Steph-j- Georges Cue tar v will play 
en Domeniei. for a ditto post^t tne l 0 p poS ite. Josephine Baker in a fe- 
SH. John .Selva and Peter. Ronga ; f Se the operetta. “The. Merry 
continue as headwaiters respective- at x b p htogador .whicli will 

ly at The Columns and Savoy. in next year. . Henri Varna 
Rooms. Succeeding Domeniei at ' stages 

the Plaza is John Fossatiwhom ]- -^.y Prini reading the prbdiic- 
Neal Lang brought along with.hu / u 0 ' f a m scal€; costumer, film, 
when latter became bossman, . Favette; . ^ Ufe 0 f the 
It was SRO at Adah and Ted . French general, jean Dreville di- 
Lewib’ 45th artnl party at tlicir rects and an ali-star International 
Central Park West digs;, over -00 bast is envisaged with an unknown 
attended with a “cast” that read as La Fayette. 

like a benefit and many insisted i. Yank dancer-choreographer 
: 0 n doing busman’s holiday stints George Reich, who has been on flie 
for the occasion. Among the no-.r terp^sceneAhere for a long time, to 
shows was Sophie Tucker, still ill jtaiv to choreograph a ballet for 
following death of her- sister, and ; the La Scaia in Milan based on th 
nursing her strengtn for the. open- hit . ic> *. Th Sweet Life .of 
ing this week (costarred with. Federico Fellini 
Lewis, incidentally) at Blinstrub’s, = Fiim star Jeanne Moreau back to 
Boston. plegit, next year, in twe ! projects, a 

One of the key show', hit fetes French adaptation of .the Eliza- 
-snared by Claude C.. Philippe for betnan drama, “Arden :of Favei- 
his Commodore, since becoming ’ sham:” and the late Jean Girau- 
v.p. and g.m. -of that hostelry, is doux’s “Judith/' Which Jean-Louis 
this Sunday's *M$) dinner dance Barrault, will mount at his state 
for benefit of the Catholic: Actors ’ subsidized Q d e b n-T h e a t re De 
Guild! sparked by Walter Kiernan, France. 

Pegeen Fitzgerald, Horace Me- i Marcel Karsentv celebrating his 
Mahon, Walter Kravun and Harry-j 40 yeaTs in iegit roadshow handling 
E. Gould. Gold medal awards.! here. This season he is sending out 
will be made to Sophie Tucker,! Sacha Guitry’s. “Mv Father' Was 
H^lf n Hayes, Irving. Berlin and , Righ t.” Jean Anouilh’s “The. Fight- 


tor Michael :Cacoyannis. moved 
their Lux-Tiberla production In¬ 
doors to the Cinecitta. 

. Virginia .Mayo starts “Revolt of 
the Mercenaries” (Prodas) while 
Debra Paget launches another cos¬ 
tumer here, “I Masnadieri” <Led.a):. 

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey 
Hafgitay off to Athens : to make 
“It Happened , In Athens,” after 
brief loi;ai stay to dub “Loves of 
Hercules." 

Franco Cristaldi back from Paris 
and, huddles anent his upcoming 
Marco Poio project in association 
with Raoul Levy and Ciiiedts. ./Pic 
is to be shot in 1961. . 

John : Francis Lane writing En¬ 
glish adaptation for “Dolce Vita,” 
which is to be dubbed in .Britain 
for Columbia release. in ; England, 
Release now; .set--back''.'to next Janu- ; 
ary; 

Joseph Levine left for . London 
and the U.S. after w;eek of confabs 
here on his local; deals. Also 
viewed material from, his “Thief of 
Bagdad,” joint project with TL 
tanus. 

In-and^out-of-Rbnie: Judith Eve¬ 
lyn* George Cukor, Robert Arthur, 
Louis■ ■■de.' Rochemont, Gian Carlo 
.Mehotti. Fred Clark, Edmund Pur- 
dom. Ziva Rodann. Ray MillamU. 
Ciiarlton Heston, Maurice Silver-, 
stef. Rudy Mate and Anthony 
Mann:. 


Hong Kong 

Bv Ernie Pereira . 

a tel. 7741561 

The. offbeat cha-cha i 3 prescntly 

the rage of the Colony’s dance 
floors. 

General David, Safno.ff/and Mrs. 
Sarnoff will be. arrivin. ..in Hong 
Kong OcL 29 from Japan,. 

. Charles Laughton is to vf it the 
Colony early iii November, lib has 
agreed to give a number of read- 
l iiigs at a local theatre on Nov./l 
or 2 . 

j Two American freelance tcle- 
I actresses, Eva Gordon and: Mary 
j Ellen Gleason, on a tour of the 
• Orient, here by ship-to have Uieif 
! first look of the Cblony. 
j At the recent Edinburgh Film. 
! Fest, a color film, “Rennie's Mill.” 

! depicting the life of refugees here-s 
was accepted for showing. The 1 film 
was made bv the Inter-Clvurch Aid 
and Refugees Service.. 

; Clyde McLean and Norma 
Pravatte, two tele men from Char¬ 
lotte, N. C., here to' produce a tv 
rbgrain with recordings of the 
j cities they are visiting. Hong Koiig 
will be one of these, communities; 
if Dennis Day slipped into town 
' quietly from Japan; and left as un- 
! obtrusively for Toyko with Mrs. 
j Day and their three children. 
Westrex Hong Kong -manager, 
Harry Moore hosted hit at Max^ 
i-m’s.. -. 

j A three-member^ photographic 
j team from Soutli America recently 
.; left after sliooting... . traV.elog 

.showing some .of,, hiain tourist 
fsppts here: Coming froni UrgUay, 

'. group i.^ headed by Bruno Fefruciio, 
;fXlusitelli of Musitelli Films. 


Hollywood 


Erfc Johnston pulls in Oct. 17. 

.: John C; Fiinri to Honolulu on Col 
Pictures, biz. 

Marvih Schenck; recuping from 
major surgery. 

;. Mitchell. Gerti to Romo for con¬ 
fabs With bind DeLaurentlis. 

. Jack Wrather building 18-hole 
goif course adjoining, his Disney¬ 
land Hotel. 

Donna Reed appointed chairman 
of TV .Committee for American 
Education Week. Nov; 6-12. 

Carl Lindemann Jr., set ns. pro-- 
grains veepee of NBC subsid, Cain 
fornia National Productions. 

Marty. Weiscr. leave from 
Cleary-Straiiss-IrWin’ to handle; Co¬ 
lumbia's L.A.. campaign for George 
Sidney’s “Pcpe;” 

Bruee lierschenSohn to New 
Delhi to produce documentary on 
Jndia for International Communi¬ 
cations Foundation. 

Dave Wynshaw. replaces Ted 
Rosenberg as L A- branch manager 
of Colunibia Records Distributing 
Corp , latter leaving to; set. up pw 
recoid distrib firm. 


. -.(DElau-are. 7-4984) 

Singer Dolores. Perry added to 
George Gdbel bill at Palmer House: 

' Georgette Foster, who left: to 
have a; baby, rejoined the Bob 
Howe prah.. .: :/ 

Tom Duggan iii for annual.Drury 
Lane date, with two weeks in- “Ro- 
man Candle.” 

Dorothy Olspn keyboaiding at La 
Cantina. 

Count ' Ba-ie and Stan Kehton 4 
, orchs . .staged a “jazzlaculat’.” at 
Mcdinah Teniple last. Saturday ( 8 ). 

Encore Theatre teciiig. off fall 
. season with a.. Froductioh of ‘ Ca- 

Dorot.liy $t ickney gave three ,.per- 
j formances ot /A Lovely Light.” her 
] ohe.-w:oman show based on life and 
.-! poems of EdnaSt. Vi.tVceht .Millay,' 

: at Goddtn’ah Theatre fiver- the 
;,w.*eekehd. *' 

liarry Tobias, veteran sfing- 
• writer, celebrating his 50th: Tin Pan 
: Alicy f stopped in* Chi last, 

i week on five-city -promotidhal 

/tour for liis siandard catalog. 

Robert l: Cfinii,. who:headed th 
j Chi office .of 20 .th-Ffix. the. last t\y . 
years, 'promoted to 20 th's riatiohal 
sales' •cabinet arid moves, to N.Y: 
Successor here, should be. 
nounced’ this week: 


William Gaxtoii. 

When McCann-Ericksoh’s, Terry. 
Clvne took his son Mlcriael to 
lunch with Spyros Skouras fin the 
20 th-Fox lot, the latter Insisted 
that the 9-year-old sit in his 
t Skouras’) office all afternoon and 
“see how' big motion picture busii 
ness is conducted and I’ll deliver 
you back in ample time for dinner 
at the Beverly Hills Hotel." It was! 
an experience for a youngster to, 
witness all the wheels In motion, | 
from star conferences to executive 
powwows, and even he was able 
to appreciate the unique honor. 

Eugene Picker, president of 
Loew’s Theatres, and Robert W: 
Dowling, president of City Invest¬ 
ing Co., will receive awards from 
the Broadway Assn, for “the great¬ 
est achievement for the advance¬ 
ment of Broadway." The aw-ards; 
which will be made on Oct. 24 
at the Hotel Astor, cite Picker and 
Dowling for their contributions in 
the improvement of the Broad¬ 
way theatrical district—Picker for 
refurbishing the State and! Capitol 
Theatres .and Dowling for enlarg¬ 
ing and rebuilding City Investment 
theatres. 


ing. Cock,". Felecien Marceaii’s “The 
Good Soup,” Robert Lamoureux's 
“A Nightingale Sang,”: “Trap For a 
Lone Man,” Arthur Walkyn’s ‘‘Nice 
Weekend,” p 1 u s- the handling 
Comedie-Francaise pro v i n cia 1 
tutns. ' 


By Robert F. Hawkins 

(Stampa, Estera; Tel 675906) 
Mark Forrest in. from Yugoslavia 
ready to start “Goliath and the 
Giants.” 

Giuseppe Proia moved from Do- 
ciimento to head the Rome INCOM 
Film Studio, 

Lex. Barker, Rossana Rory and 
Jaclife. Lane cast in “Robin Hfiod 
and the Pirates” (FICIT). 

“Ben-Hur” (M-G) in local bow 
at Capitol Theatre, with .English- 
language limited run at Rivoli. 

Plato Skouras and Michael Cur¬ 
tiz he.ire to prep their “St. Francis" 
project starring Bradford Dillman:. 

Anna Magnanl finally back In ac¬ 
tion and completing “Tears of Joy;” 
■long held tip because of her arm 
fracture... 

Van Heflin and “Wastrel’* direc-. 


Berlin 

By Hans Hoehn 

(760264) 

“Holiday On Ice" at Deutsch- 
landhalle Oct. 27-Nov. 6 . 

Federico Fellini’s “Sw;eie : t Life-'.’’ 
in its fourth lonth .at Gloria 
Palast.:. 

U.S. pianist Yehudi. Menuhin 
will appear, in CCCs upcoming 
“Sabine and Her 100 Men/’ 

... Ex-Bulgarian N.arziss Sokatscheff 
has a principal role in the. filrii, 
“Escape to Berlin,” w ; hich Will 
Treper is directing here. 

Erica. Balque, wife ,of pic. direc¬ 
tor Helmut Kaeutner; will direct 
CCC’s . “To Young -For Liove/’ 
Kaeutrier is artistic supervisor of 
this film. 

African Film Days are going to 
be held here Oct. 23-29. Organiz¬ 
ers are the German African Com r 
pany and German Institute for 
Film Research. 


By Chuck Mittlestadt 

(DJamond; 4-1596) 

: Diho Iahni' rtianager at 

j KQEO. 

; ' Fr |;kie . Avalon booked .for • 
l.dahee:: Civic Auditorium Oct. 13;, 

Dale Robertson iri.fiver weekend 
, to . assist in a. : land development 
coiiVpany .promotion, 
j Ed Sanchez exited KOAT-TV to 
i bccotneJ production coordinator at 
! KGGM-TV. CB$ affiliate here. 

Polly Sells, . formerly W'ith 
KLYD-TV in Bakersfield, CaL, ii 
new' traffic head of KO AT-TV, re¬ 
placing Dolly Ledet, \vho recently 
mariied. 


Hanga Roa boile at Hotel Car¬ 
rera shuttered. 

Victor Tevah signed for concerts 
In Buenos Aires. 

J. A. van Nieiiwenhuljzen head¬ 
ing Dutch; TV group filming, earth¬ 
quake and tidal wave damage in 
southern Chile. 

, Lucho Gatica and bride Mapy 
Cortes off to Puerto Rico: Donato 
Roman Heilman aired to Bogota, 
Caracas'Mexico and USA. 

Juan ■ Orrego Sailas tagged, by the 
Koussevi.tzky Foundation to com¬ 
pose a symphony in memory of the 
late maestro Serge Kousseyitzky. 


Frankfurt 

By Hazel Guild 

(24 Rhcin&tTasse; 725751) 
i Maria Schell pacted by 20th-Fox 
to appifhr in tne upcoming Cihema- 
Scfipcr. “The Mark.” 

" Erich. Sieinberg, Metro chief in 
Germany, back from South Amer¬ 
ica and New York Jaunt, 

German actress Erica Beer, ek-. 
wife of .the late Hollyw’oo.d scripter 
Robert Thoeren: inherited $250,000 
from., the estate of Thoeren’s re¬ 
cently deceased daughter Nina...': 

. An - 18-yearoId . Ernst Liibitsch 
film. “Seih order : Nichtseir|;• , (To. 
Be Or Not to Be) ,■dealing w'ith the 
Nazi eta. getting its first showing 
in German cinemas, with fine re¬ 
views. . ' . ' 

, Hal Holbrook. W'ith his “Mark 
Twain Tonight/’ making a. State 
Pebartment-finahced tour of Ger¬ 
many, then to Switzeriand, Scandi¬ 
navia and Yugoslavian with his phe-. 
man; 3how, accompanied by his 
Wife, arid/agent. 

Husband and wife Johanna von 
Koczian and Dietrich Haugk, ac¬ 
tress and director, to make a sec¬ 
ond filth together following their 
recent “Heldinneri” (Heroines). 
Pic is titled“Tagebuch einer Nfivi- 
zin,” (Diary of a Novice). 

American actor Leon Askin, now 
living in Germany, broke /his leg 
While playing in the Gloria -film 
“Weit ist. der Weg” (The Way is 
Far), firming; in Sap Paulb, Brazil: 
and did not return, with the. 21 - 
membef company w:hp just cam*, 
back to Gefmanj%. 



79 


Wednesday, October 12, I960 


p^aefr 


OBITUARIES 


Joseph n. Welch 

Joseph N. Welch, Boston lawyer 
who played the judge ‘ “An¬ 
atomy of a Murder,” and had 
begun a tv actingcareer, died Oct. 

6 in Hyannis, Mass. He would, have 
been 70 on Oct, 22/ Welch, who 
gained nationwide fame during, the 
Army-McCarthy televised hearings, 
had been= hospitalized several 

weeks, aftet suffering', two:heart. __... .. . „ 

attacks: Uthe Marddrii 'wireless, station atop 

: In near, retirement from the law the Eilerie Building, in. Boston. He 
in recent, years, he had been activ /j later organized a booking agency. 
In tv, lecturing and ; writing. His ! Knickerbocker Attractions, and 
most recent - part .was as tv host ■ then joined the-. Broadcast Adver- 
for, the series, ‘.‘Mystery Theatre.” j tisirig . Agency ' .Boston i 1923. 


ROY HARLOW 

Ralph Leroy (Roy) Harlow, 75, 
Viceprexy of Broadcast Music Inc. 
arid a pioneer in the radio industry, 
died in Framingham, Mass., Qct. 
-7 after . a brief Illness, Shortly 
after graduating . school in New 
England, he worked as an. actor 
arid singerandf or a lime/was' with 


Broadcasting Corp* died Oct. 8 in 
Manchester, England. Noted indus¬ 
trialist and social reformer, he was 
BBC chairman from 1947 until 
1952. During his stewardship, he 
was the centre of controversy 
when he cancelled a play that ridi¬ 
culed aspects, of socialism. 

Lord Simon, once associated with 
the Liberal Party, had joined the 
Labor Party four years earlier. He 
.admitted that the cancellation was 
a mistake in the House of Lords. 

. An engineer.and contractor Lord 
Siriiori headed Henry Si ion Hold¬ 
ings Ltd. arid Simon Carves Ltd. 


the Raymond Hitchcock troupe. -----...... ,, , 

T inio Roger Simon, 46, the elder of two 

In 1912. he became manager of ; s0 * inhcrits , he title. 


SAMUEL FELDMAN 
Samuel Feldman,, 69, veteran 
musician,. died Oct. 4 in Washing¬ 
ton! He Collapsed and was pro- 


He also gained prominence bn .’..In 1926, he became v.p. arid man- ;riounced dead as he, was about tb 
“Omnibus,” a program in which.;he /'ager of the Yankee-Network and | take bis seat; in the orchestra pit. 
LTated a series . simplifying the i.served in a similar capacity for;df the National Theatre just before 
nstitution arid, the law to. lay- i the Colonial Network and the“ the overture to -‘Duel of Angels.” 
•. rrnie ioH tw hie 'niflvine a ivonimn vnfrrnrii- Vd\l-c .. ■' Heblaved the violin aridviola. 


Omnibus,” a prograr 
nar 

Constitution 

This led to his playing 
judge in the film, “Anatomy of a 

Murder,” for which, he was nomi-director of station relations and 
nated for a .best supporting actor : ^ vas .named., vice-president !in 1950. 
Academy Award. He also was responsible for organ- 

Welch; w.k. iri legal circles; cam .• j z j n g several community bands and 
to ;the national front first for his : G horuses“in Boston and founded 
the ' Amateur Wireless Assn, of 
.New England! 


W( hava lost a dear friend-^- 

ALFRED E. COHAB 


..‘‘Any man’s death diminishes me. 
because I. £m involved ■ ih jnan.kiiid.-- 
And therefore , never send to know 
for whom the '-hell 'tolls.'- -It tolls 
for-thee."" 

Al, Charley, Htlrman and Jerry 


Yankee Network News.! , He played the violin and viola. 

Harlow, joined BM1 in 1943 as ! Feldman, born in Odessa, Russia, 

- .' - “ * was a member of the orchestra at 

the old Knickerbocker Theatre and 
the National String Quartet before 
joining the National Symphony 
Orchestra for its first concert in 
1930. Since 1955* when he left the 

. “National --Symphony-, he played at 

He Is Survived by his wife and the National Theatre and conduct- 


; two daughters. 


HARRY MEYERS 

j Hairy Meyers, 63. board chair- 
' man and major stockholder of the 
_ : Carl Fischer Instrument Co., died 

..... •• ' “ . . ; in Ne\v York Sept; 28 after a short 

part, in the controversial Arn-" • illness. A violinist, he was in the 
McCarthy Jiearmgs in the^pimg first c j, air 0 f the Cincinnati Svm- 


ed concerts at the Watergate and 
Carter Barron Amphitheatre. 

Surviving are his wife, two 
daughters and! a son. 


FRANZ ARNOLD 

Franz Arnold, 82, playwright, 
died Sept, 29 in London. A,former 

....... , jum mail u* t.ic ,wuu..i.au - oi...-., actor and producer. he. Was born 

of 1954. He w as chosen. bJ the ip honv at ie and later plaved with i in Berlin but went to England in 

.Army, as its counsel.when the rte- th g.©id N Y . Philharmonia Orches- 1936 and became a naturalized 

part men t charged he, ia^ Sen tra After the First World War, he Briton. 

Joseph McCarthy with pieieren i joined the Wurlitzer. Co,, instru- j He wrote most oThis many plays 
treatment-of a McCarthy diae* . mdnt manufacturers in Detroit. j in collaboration with Ernest Bach. 

David Sphme. After operating; several instru- i They have been translated into all 

Surviving are his wife a ment stores, Meyers joined ..the-late European languages. Among those 

! George M. Bundy to form the.: successfully staged In London, are 
ttavutwis /Selriier/Cbnn Co. which had stores-',. “Toni,” “The Whole Town’s Talk- 

LEONLfc>>i& in N. Y-. New Jersey and Hartford. : ing“ “A Warm Gorner,” “It’s a 

Lebn Lewis*. /Q. composer. He later sold his interest in this Boy,” Oh! Daddy,” ‘"Nice Goings 

cfuctorarid pianist, died H company to beconie a director of On” and “Blue for a Boy.” Arnold 


modore” billing. He was w.k. In 
show biz. and was himself an ama¬ 
teur songsmith. Anecdota about the 
London-born father of the show¬ 
men are recalled in the play¬ 
wright’s. “Act One” bestseller. 


DONALD V. McLUCAS 
Donald V. McLucas, 61, dean of' 
film distributors in Nebraska and 
Iowa, died Sept. 22 in Omaha after 
a long battle with arthritis. Head 
of the United Artists distrib center 
for the two states for 37 years, lie 
was a charter member of the Va¬ 
riety Club and in charge of its 
heart fund drive for years. 

Survived by wife, three daugh¬ 
ters, sister and brother. 


WILLIAM J. BROWN 

William J. Brown, 65', journalist, 
author and broadcaster, died Oct. 
4 in Wittersham; Eng; A former 
member: of parliament, he became 
well known on the BBC as a live¬ 
ly debater in the “In The News” 
programs and on commercial tv 
in the “Free Speech” shows. 

Survived by daughter and. two 


WILLIAM HEBS 

William Hebs, 80, erstwhile di¬ 
rector of freb concerts in Chicago’s 
Grant Park, died in Chi Oct. 3. He 
had played in the brass sections of 
the St. Louis, the Chicago, and the 
Chi Civic Opera symphony orches¬ 
tras. 

Wife and brother survive. 


MARRIAGES 

Glynis Johns, to Cecil Henderson, 
Oct. 10, London. She’s a film-legit 
actress. 

Lee Walker to Anthony Fertitta 
on Sept. 10, in Galveston, Tex. 
Groom Is head of the Balinesa 
Room in that city. 

Laura Schwarz to Jason Rose, 
Yonkers, N.Y., Sept. 24. Bride it 
with Warwick Records 

Phyllis Gordon to Robert W’hite, 
Hollywood, Oct. 2. Bride’s a former 
N. Y. tv writer now scripting on 
Coast; he’s aslo a tv writer. 

Maureen Moore to Richard 
Thorp, London, Oct. 7. Both are tv 
players. 

Leila Williams to Fred Mudd, 
Ockley, Eng., Oct. 8 : Bride, “Miss 
Great Britain of .1957,” is a show¬ 
girl; he is leader of the Mudlark’s 
vocal group. 

Joyce C. LaBelle to Arthur C. 
Daigne.ault, Burlington. Vt.. Oct. 1. 
Bride is a former Columbia Pic¬ 
tures staffer. 

Bobbie Golub to Herb Rogers, 
Seattle, Sept: 25. He’s producer of 
the Music Theatre and Tenthous* 
Theatre, both in Highland Park, 
Ill. 


ROI OTTLEY 

Rol Ottley, 50. Negro writer and 
onetime foreign correspondent for 
CBS Radio, died Oct. 1 in. Chicago. 
Ottley had authored four nonfic¬ 
tion books, all on a race theme, 
and. at time of death was on staff 
of the Chicago Tribune. 

Wife and daughter survive. 


NAT L COHEN 
Nat L. Cohen, 55, vice-president 
in charge of sales and a director 
of WGR, died of a heart attack 
Sept; 28 in Buffalo. He joined sales 


MICHAEL JEFFREY 

Michael Jeffrey, 65, vet actor. 


ALFREDCOHAN 

Alfred Cohan, 39, Metro home- 
office publicity staffer. died Tues- 


in: Memori 

CHARLES GEORGE 

October 3; 1960.; 

Margaret Shermaa 
Andrew J: ioeiffler 


Finger ' and . actress Monica - Ley is 1956 in 1939,; Meyers was respon- 
Lang, who sang oinder her maiden s ini e for Fischer’s purchase of . the 
name T ah . .l! 61 York Band. Instrument Co, of 

His. son is MaiTo. Lpvjf;. ' Grand Rajjids, Mich., and he was __ 

■nnULthis' season'^vheu^he"resSnCd L chairn ^ h of!! York at his and retired production manager of "day \4l in Boston air. disaster. 

t0 1 Irirvlvors Include his ;idb>w ; 36 ^ 0 ?^^ ' section. 

I ' ' 1 : 

which .is scheduled to be played . 
shortly in "Israel. Other composir . 
lions of note include “Jessica.” a 
tone poem} “A Portrait;’- and “Con¬ 
certo fbr Cello & Orchestra.” . 

Born,in Kansas City, Lewis.. won 
a scholarship to. the. Vienna Royal; 

Conservatory at .the age. of 14. “twTi daughters,: a. son, brother, and 
y h ere! he studied under- Theodor four grandchildren. 

I.esc-hetizskv., He returned to the.j ' ■ - ■ 

t, S, at ...the, age of 20. and gavel DR. HARALD BRAUN 
Loncerts throughout the country. | . Dr. Harald; Braun, 59, a top West 
lie scored silent films , for. s.Vni- ' German film“directpr and script 


BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Breines, 
son, Oct. 6, in New York. Father 
is musician with show “Camelot/* 
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hawver, 
daughter, Oct. 1, in Hudson, N.Y. 
Father is Albany Knickerbocker 
News’ tv-radio critic. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drischell, 
daughter. New York. Sept. 23. 
Mother is actress Nell Burnside; 
father is an actor. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jay, son, 
Houston. Fathef is a newsman on 
the staff of KNUZ, Houston. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McConna- 
chie, twin sons. New York. Oct. 5. 
Father is president of East-West 
Television Film Distributors. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sherviin (Sherry) 
Cloth, son. New York, Sept. 20. 
Father is a tv comedy writer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fox, daugh¬ 
ter, Washington, Sept. 26. Father 
is assistant manager of the Na¬ 
tional Theatre, Washington. 

Mr; arid Mrs. Richard Zanuck, 
daughter, Santa Monica, Cal., 
Sept. 30. Mother is former actrest 
Lili Gentle; father is a producer 
and son of Darryl F. Zanuck. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ludmer, 
¥ ■■ ™ ; son » Hollywood, Sept. 30. Father’* 

j J Emmett Graft, 61, who re- * a st0 exec at ur 

, ured last, January as chief engi-. Mr d ,, -\Tilmv 

A stage actor for many years,^neer. of radio station WHAS in daughter Glasgow rec-entiv* Mnthl 
•during which he appeared in. many ; Louisville, Ky., died in that city !e? fs Dorothy g Dean presenter of 
Henry Duffy plays at the old El; Sept, 29; Graft helped to put l"-ad V ertSnfi proems 
Capitan in Hollywood, Jeffrey also i WHAS on the air in 1922, and j Mr and jvi rs Ronald Mavor son 
worked in in any films and in tv,, served the station originally as its j Edinburgh * Oct 1 Father ic’dra- 
inclading : tfie teleseries, “Topper,” one-man technical staff; Surviving l^ ma critic ’ of T ^ e 'Scotsman ^Edin- 
His last film was -Man in the Gray are wife, three daughters, two sons, i burgh and son of late James- Bri- 
Flannel Suit.” brotheri three sisters and 10 grand- idi e> playwright. 

Surviving! are his wife,.. actress j children. j j^j r an( j Mrs. Sommerville Mar- 

Kay Hariitnond; son, daughter and [ 1 # {shall, daughter, Lenzie, Scotland, 

mother; Robert A.. McGill, 56* former di- ; recently. He's a former 20th-Fox 


vT n^ : K'in Anapl.es He company l 9. «?eco«ie « utimui ui. : v« aim biuv lor a uoy. .‘Lriiuio.;i sta jff 0 f WGR in 1931, becoming 
* a 5 h ? d^fehtef former the Fischer firm, He was president f provided the late Leslie Henson comme rcial manager in 1946. 

was yisiting his daughter, lorme^ ; ^ f p.j^ cher f rom the'rnid-^SOs t D 1 0 * 1 - - - 

er.trocc \Tnnirfl • I.PU1S._•. ■ : 


arid Sydney Howard with 
their best West End roles. 


le of 


His wife and son survive. 


■_ | rector of the radio-news division flack. 

TIM WRIGHT j ,hc 0®“ Inter-American , Dr. 

Tim Wright,. 59. .veteran band- ! Affairs,^ S ept . 24 jn .San Fran- 


cisco. McGill worked for the Wash- 

illness ..of five months: 'to***' «»«. Interna- 

tional News Service. In recent 


phony-.orchestras iri large theatre.,,; writer, died of a hear.t attack while, 

and at one .time was inusical. di- ' yisiting in Switzerland Sept.. 26. leader, died in Edinburgh Oct. 4, 
rector of WBBM. Chicago. He also Bom in Berlin, Braun worked a ffer * - - 

directed light music for CBS. first, as.-a theatre, critic, founded Born - i Stratford-on-Avon, Eng,, :. ^ ^ ... . 

Also survived by his. wile . and the literafv paper “Eckart;” then left . the accountancy field for he <} peen doing public rela- 

anoiher daughter,. Barbara Lewis became a director at Berlin, radio.■■■ the band business. jtlpns work, wife suivnes. 

GbUVmb, a. form -.concert fiianist., He jbined. UFA in .1937 ;and was | A piani!t antf organist. Wright 

^ v becam- a fulltime .musician .when 

i at ’Himmel und Erde arid Trau-., acquired the New Cavendish 
;.!ke .Myers, 62, known in Met merie.” 


pliis as “Col,. Culture--’ died, of a : *‘.Zwisehen Gestern und Morgen” D]aV p d th fre ''fesulart? wdth‘' Ss''- ril1 ' th ' at city.vHe -w;as also farm edi- 

heart; attack Sept. 24 in New York, - (Between Yesterday and . Tpmpr-! {modern and Scottish country darice t ? r fox the Herald-Dispatch m that 

Where lie .was visiting, Rudolph r qw) w.as his first postAVorld.' bands. He acted as maestro as i cit V* 

Bing, manager of the Metropolitan War IT film, made in 1947. He fol^, R P yal balls /and dinners at Bal- 

low ; ed it with “Der Letzte Mann-.”-■_! moral Castle arid HolvVoodhoUse. 

"Der Letele Sommer" and "Herr- Survived by his ..»««■ and two 
scher ohne Krone,. among other sons. ' 
hits. He formed the. Fteie Filni- 


William Daniel Click, 71, farm 
director for WSAZ and WSAZ-TV, 
Huntington, W. Va., died Sept. 25 


jn loyi of- my. Husband 

Saul H. Bourne 

October 13, .1957' 

lennit Bourn# 


HENRIETTA CHUMLEY 

Mrs, Heririetta Chumley, 67, 
Widow of Lee: Chumley, founder 


production Corp. with- Wolfgang 
, Staudte- nd Helmut Kautner in 
'.195.7 iii a move rrierging the talenta 

■ of the three, top German directors, | Jf^ehuml^^&estariraS a'GreenV 
iiinpY uipcrii ! W’ich Village landmark,, died Oct. 

Opera. Myers was instrumental iri „ Hi^ch 70 lon-time ! 3 Y , ork after a . brief 

brineinff the Met to-Memphis an- ariy .. -1^1' ^ • Chumley s was a literary land- 

ninigmg xne mcv w . Minnepohs theatreman .until, his ; -- k * trip ViiiaPA with n rlien- 

iuaHy,' and footed, all- the bi s. ; retire ineiit t died Oct. .4 in Beverly df writers and riewsnaneniien 
Because of a conflict in dates, Gal where he has been re- -' ll le °+ writers and ne\\spapei men. 

the Met will not play Memphis “^recent Veafs^ He'bperated M .: was also a rendezvous for chess 

1961. Bing revealed... earlier* that ^heMinrinapolis-htn-lesque theatres Pl? 5 -af s ,l 9 n 6 . b ofore the vogue'for 
he and Myers agreed : tb to-paw-i and 1 ttoa game-reached Its pragent «r«-. 

fhire!ty.priprtbJhii.l»tt*r«ag.«,f^”^S 1 ^Vi9«.' nort,ons “ the VllUee “tow. 

Ill addition to the. M~* i • . .. , 

irought Van Clibur 

,Mio drew am : SR(> audience, of ‘ He - also pmsentad vaudeville !*nd ^ 

4,800 .to the City. Auditorium. ... mus ical comedy tabs,. Hirseh w;a* ' 

One of Myers’ last Mempliis pro- in charge of the boxoffice for Min- | D ® en m ejc »stence since-1928. 
iif-otroris. was Leonard .. Bernstei-n > neapblis professional wrestling ,and 
and ; the New York“Philharriionic I promoted an annual Roller. Derby. 


Joe Wesp, 60, WBEN’s “Ironic 
Reporter” for more than 20 years, 
died ieceritly. in Buffalo after a 
year’s illness. At the time of his 
death he whs editor of 

WBEN-TV, 


and Mrs. Ronald Gillette, 
son. New York. Oct. 5. Mather 
is musiconiedy actress Anita Gil¬ 
lette, formerly with the “Gypsy** 
cast. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Ballerino, 
daughter, Santa Monica. Cal., Oct. 
4. Mother is actress Virginia Keith; 
father’s Metro casting director. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hassilev, son, 
San Francisco. Sept. 27. Father’* 
one of the Limelitefs Trio. 

Mr; and Mrs. James Booth, 
daughter, London, Oct. 3. Mother 
is Paula Delaney, former stage 
manager; father is an actor. 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Firstenberg, 
son. New York, Oct. 7. Mother i* 
the daughter of Eugene Picker, 
president of Loew’s Theatres. 


H. H. Barnes, 77, a theatrical 
costumer since 1915. died Sept. 14 
in Regi Sask. Wife and two 
daughters survive. 


Father, 61, of Bob-Yorke. divi¬ 
sion manager of RCA Victor'! 


i--- f mV v the..Aivm Horn-lWG-t° TIip Wfllh fif thi nrptnicpc VvAre 

the Met, Myers also [ A f ter discontinuing burlesque j dec6rated W ith book iackets of 
:hburn to Memphis and reliriauishirtg the Alvin W'here i . \ e " lin P 0 °K jacKets 
, SRO audience of L »ii„ SSLnfL vaudevi le and i noled wnters. many of whom fre- 


BARNETT HART 
44 Cbmriiodbre” Barnett Hart, fa- 


Orcliestra . which played to a ca-rprior to coming to Minneapolis, he' ¥ 
pneity audience of 5.000. : Hugo ! was a treasurer for Shubert legiti- '“her of playwright-producers; Moss 
Dixon, head of one of the South’s . mate theatres, in Chicago/ ' Hart flnd Hernanl Hart HiPd Oct 


top cotton exchange offices, is 
.heading a group, which will con¬ 
tinue Myers’ efforts in the cultural 
field. 

Two brothers survive. 


His wife survives. 


LORD SIMON 

Lord Simon of Wylherishaw e. 80, j 


years. He was 97. 

Harts’ . pere’s predilect’on 


for 


former chairmaa of the British i the nautical gave .him the “Cohn- 


Open-Minded Exhib 

Continued from page 5 

ture. It was initially presented as 
a shock drama. 

Selig got in touch with the paper, 
coriimercial records creative de- - acknowledged that his circuit had 
partment, died Oct. 6 in Detroit..-made a mistake in judgriient and 
- ■ ■! ■■ ;in its backing and advertising of 

Father, of Danny Welkes, a vice- jthe film, and agreed to rebook the 
president at Music Corporation of .picture as a top feature. 

America, died Oct. 9, in New York. ) The circuit topper said the plan 
His wife also survives. i to replay the picture illustrates 

—i— jthe industry’s need to maintain ac- 

Flvnt M. Josey Sr., 56, Albe-! tive and continuing contacts with 
marie; N. C., theatre operator, died ; all media. “We must not permit 
Sept. 28, after a heart attack. (criticism and challenge — whether 

_- we’re guilty or not—to go unat- 

Mother “ of Philip N. Krasne,'tended.” He added that “whatever 


Hart and Bernard Hart, died: Oct. I prexy “of California Studios, diedvbosoffiee results it brings is seepn- 
5 .at tbr, Miami Heart initrtiite OcL=.4 iri-"Hollywood. Idaay to me issue.” What is im- 

where he had lived the last, five r •- /■■ .•. — = ■ : — jpoitant, Belig stressed, is thi* 

: 1 Mother, 80; of British film actor ’example of meeting head-on prob- 


Robeft Beatty, died in Hamilton,; k>ms and trying to turn them into 
Ont., Sept. 24. j opportunities.” 










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© COPYRIGHT 1960 BY VARIETY. INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 


NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1960 


64 PAGES 


DO ADULTS WANT ‘ADULT' FILMS? 


Spiegel Images ‘Globebusters; 1 THEMES BEE 
Why Not $100,000,000 Rentals? Q£MS0R|flL FROWN 


Payoff on Pars Toronto Toll-TV Test 
Hinges on Next 6 Mos.; Hike Film Flow 


By GENE ARNEEL 

Income potentialities for i mo- 
. tlori picture today are “absolutely: 
nlimited.”. With the, growing 
World market . and' increasingly 
more people who can understand 
and are more curious about theat¬ 
rical: films; there's nb reason why 
a single entry, something on the. 
order of “an international ‘Gone 
With The Wind.’ ” couldn’t bring 
In SIOO.OOO.ODO or more in global 
rentals^ 

This is the observation Of Sam 
Spiegel,, obvipusl.v. universe-minded 
add an. independent .filmmaker 
whose track record of the . recent 
past includes “On the Waterfront.” 
“Bridge on the River K\yai” and 
“Suddenly . Last Summer.’’ 

He said, in New York this week 
he sees “no justification” for the 
fact that the income from abroad 
just about equals the money taken 
In the United States. In light of 
the ne-w world, patterns, he opines, 
the foreign market take ought to 
double what’s grossed domestically. 

There’s really no ceiling at all 
on what a picture, can do, said 
Spiegel, if all the accessible mar¬ 
kets. are reached;,and 1 he picture, 
has a subject .appealing to every¬ 
one. ‘.War and Peace” might have 
been such an epic, he added. 

In line with, this kind of think¬ 
ing, Spiegel, continued!/ he and 
Columbia Pictures, which .finances 
(Continued on page 61) 

Sordid Angles, Sure; But 
U.S. Films Still Best Sell 
For Yank Ways: Johnston 

Holly wood. 0<t. 18 ... | 
'Hollywood., niotiqiv ictures. con¬ 
tinue to.be among the most potent, 
forces in selling America, abroad, i 
despite some criticism to .th 
trary. iVIPAA proxy Eric Joh • 
told, the- World Newspaper Forum j 
of the. California 'Newspaper-Buh--'; 
lLbefs Assn., meet tig atlhe Bever-' 
ly Hilton IIo.te.r- fn Beverly Hills 
last Friday « 14 '. ! 

There is no -other- American com-, 
nmicatioh? medium that...travels 
so . extensively throughout the.| 
world, reaching so many vast mi!- j 
lions of persons with such, vivid 
impact and influence, hi? said. 

Average ekiy attendance at: 
American films around the World.! 
Joim-lon holed; mils up. to 2,"iO.-i 
000.000. and the motion picture j 
industry realizes, the responsibili¬ 
ties imposed upon it. “ j 

“To ..these.- people.'' - he declared./ 
“our films have brought, -without 
setting out to do so, the moving] 
image of a laud: that hq? achieved 
great material ., progress without, 
sacrificing individual liberties., j 
. “I know,, too, that some of our 
pictures convey another, impres- ■ 
sion—a view of the "grosser and j 
(Continued n page 54). | 


-———- ■ -■ -— j ' |—^-— ---—♦ By ABEL GREEN 

Comics’‘Hapipy Talk’; Who ' uon'ycture‘industry »5u face rae Mike Wilson.on ‘Arabia’; I . ^. t ~-oct. m 
Wouldn’t at 10G a Shot ? <*:«»: most crucial legislative sea- Another Ex-Blacklistee ! paUent <££ on “how writ 
Groucho Marx, George Burns, | Scripting “Lawrence of Arabia” j Telemeter going, or isn’t it,?” re- 

Buddv Hackett and Jimmy Dur- jproducer Sam. Spiegel is ferring to the local West Toronto 
ante will receive $10,00(1 apiece for ! ctltof Michael Wilson—and it looks like programming experiments, the an- 

j adlibbing during a 66-minute sper!,-/ the film industry’s blacklist is dis- swer will not be be conclusive un- 

j cial to be carried by NBC-TV ori. : .appearing more and more. Wilson til next March or April. This is 

i Dec: 6. They and another to be • l iJ., . °, ■ lc : a °°. has : been avoided, oh the surface the considered Opinion of John J. 

J chosen will be the principals on] ^ least ’ since the days bf the ! Fitzgibbons, president'of Famous 

‘ ‘ Happy Talk” a comedic round- I 7 f} e sto ^^ a " d ,., ^. ro ' v out : House Un- American Activities Players Canadian Corp. Ltd. and 

• table which David Susskind w ill f 11 n . 1 “ nicI P a j 1 “ ln ? licensing sys- • Committee investigations. He was his son, Eugene Fitzgibbons, who 
host. | tems. thejndustryssituation may ‘an “unfriendly witness.” is president of the subsidiary 

! Normally. Durantei- Burns and !. ;b ®■'. ^ at m ^ cl1 m0r ® difficult: Word from within has it that Trans. Canada Telemeter, both 
i Marx would go. at a higher price1 “ w *. “ n( /F ease d pressure for stateColumbia Pictures, financier and , working in intimate cooperation 
for a one-shot on tv, but other < -classification. being a possible re- = distributor of.. “Lawrence,”- ques- ! with Louis A. Novins. as president 
stanzas require rehearsal time ;. . ! |tioned Spiegel about the hiring bf bf the International Telemeter Co. 

This stanza is based on an off the 1 This'is'the consensus of opinion .; Wilson. Spiegel assured Col that <a division of Paramount Pictures 

yorli industry- he was satisfied with Wilson’s po- Corp.. 

local New York tv station (WNTA) lle . s ’ Last year the industry was litical position and Col agreed to I “Right now we just don’t hav® 

! as one of the “Open End” series a - 1 to : beat down state^backed go along on this assurance. the answer,” says Gene Fitzgib- 

‘ which “Susskind also hosts The' classi fi ca ttidn measures almost at-, Actually, Wilson was not really bons, “for the very good reason 
;• network package is his i the.last .minute—as was the case in; a witness at all, in that he never that when we started last February 

. ' '■ New York;'This year, however, the; appeared to testify. ; business was too good and w® 

^ Ol • 1 Tfc 'mjg | . . pro-classification forces are going ! r---— j knew that was a fallacious per- 

! Vlfifl |(A«ir MaVoIo to. be much better organized—hav- fflTT f7 > f\ . 4\ speclive. Over the summer, busl- 

JnlU 1\UW iTlUIdlo ing had a yeaf ih. which to gather . ly 1 /nf I |A| AC I Ifl ness is off for the very good reason 
tfieir forces, and they are going to A t T vl 1/UlCu Vll (that the ‘T-Day,’ which we are 
| « ^ « j have the backing (sometimes unin- ; balii‘hooing—i.e. a ‘Theatre in the 

r OCCAfl A c A t*t tentionaf perhaps) of many figures Ft»| J (T *1 ■ > Home’—finds very few people stay- 

1 UOuCIl ilO ill | ; from within the industry.., rlllTIC 1 lnPflV ing home when the nice weather 

- ' ] For example, . pro-classification 1 Ulllu lilllvl lJr comes.” 

Whether it’s organized or un- people certainly are not going to Says Fitzgibbons pere. “This we 

organized, the fact remains that forget last week’s blast by. Abram The creators in television are know—with Telemeter it must b® 
there is a distinct campaign against. F - Myers, now seniirretired as .Nia- called upon to make too many con- like with everything else in show 
skid ro\V tiioraiity in recent pic-. tioiVal Allied adviser, against the s .cossiqps. Take, it from a tv man. ; business; the attraction is the 
fure.s/and perhaps some of those administration of the Production i theatrical filmmaking offers free- (Continued on page 18V 

i upcoming. The written % word has Code. Speaking at-the Allied of : d° m of expression that can't be —- : — 


which. Susskind also hosts. The 
network package is his. 

Skid Row Morals 
Passed As ‘Art’ 


jpeared to testify. ; business was too good and w® 

r--—— j knew that was a fallacious per- 

. fflir 17 ■ speclive. Over the summer, busi- 

I 1/ Vdr 11 AT AC | In ness is off for the very good reason 

1 ? f CL I/UICu Ull I that the ‘T-Day,’ which we ar® 

• balii r hooing—i.e. a ‘Theatre in th® 
ft*l J {f »1 j Home’—finds ver\’ few people stay- 

films Liberty eom«“ me when ,he nlce ' vea "' < ' r 

* Says Fitzgibbons pere. “This we 
The creators in television are know—with Telemeter it must b® 


(Continued on page 18V 


now. ranged from the New York ; 
Times (critic Bosley Crowther, an- 1 
tithesis of irresponsible blue pencil 
zealots; recently opined, that, a con¬ 
tinuation of the trend could-lead 
to sacrifice dfrthe same money that 
the blue material is. aiming for) to ! 
the Catholic ..weekiy. Our Sunday 
•Visitor. = 

John F, Fitzgerald, who pens the 
Looking and. Listening column in 
Visitor, this week stated; I am 
tired, of degrading, disgusting, dis-. 
tasteful lid : disheaite.ning films 
(Continued on page 52) 


(Contmued on page 61) 


Slated for AB-PT 


found in video. > rii p 1 1 

This statement of sentiment came rifateS tlrOV faCC And 
from Joseph Cates, a veteran of 12 ff , _ . . _T f f 

years.in the field of television writ- Hal Smith HiMh HI LRlP 

ing, directing and producing (his ndI ‘ Jin,UI DrCdK m 

last job was director-coproducer of RmiHna at Pitt 

the recent Victor Borge special). He AOUUIie dl rill jpOt 

. said in a private interview’ this Pittsburgh, Oct. 18. 

week that, he’s curtailing his tv Elroy Face and Hal Smith, tw 
Activities because of the re- of the big heroes in the Pirates*" 
strictions. ; World Series victory, are going -on 

The exec has made one picture— the road. Their nitery turn broke 
just one—but yet he’s convinced, in Monday <17> at the Holiday 
he says; that the artistic advant- House here and will be reviewed 


(CbiUinued on page 52) '' ■ Presidential press secretary ( Continued on page 6 2) 

■ James Hagevty apparentlv hasn’t . 

ehind Shouts at U.N. Politically Frightened, 

A Series on ‘tuiahv S S France Censoring 

t\ uCIltS Oil Lulldaljl .: land, perhaps public relations, as.I Par:, Oct. 

Throughtput the. recent savage- was. .the original .case, he is how 1 Film censorship has tmi 


Behind Shouts at U.N., 


France Censoring More 


Par: , Oct. 18. 


bv Variety next week under New 
Acts*. 

Smith plays a guitar and Face a 
harmonica, and they broke into 
show business on the ABC World 
Series spectacular as a trio with 
pitcher Harvey Iladdix. After this 
one show. Haddix gave up and the 


Film censorship has tightened duo is going it alone. 


cries, raised by .sundry visiting dip- ' said 4° have been: Offered'the pres- here-as a result -of the Algerian 
lomats. at tile United Nations a - ic ‘ency of .the entire broadcast crisis and the movement via 
radio series w;as being produced division of American Broadcasting- manifesto- to incite French vout 
there, entitled “Lullabies From Paramount Theatres; [ l0 insubordination in the Freni- 

Many Lands.* ” It. concerned the Job would give him command.of a imv in Algeria to help end thi 
brotherhood of the nursery world, the radio and-. ;ty , networks,- the continuing "war. One film wa 


here - as a result of the Algerian ; Their act. which was put to- 
crisis and the movement, via a gether by George Claire, local 
manifesto to incite French youth j agent, is featuring hillbilly song r 
to insubordination in the French * and baseball comment. The Pi- 
army in Algeria to help end this rates’ senior broadcaster, Bob 


One film was Prince, is 


Series. Was produced and par- owned ,fit operated station and.| completely forbidden. “Le Petit he made his niterv debut with 
rated by Mary Hillis, who has - A?C ; s foreign operation, and also; Soklat” (The Little Soldier) of j them although he W one of th® 
been on leave of absence from the hll the vacancy niacte three years • Jean-Luc Godard, and the subject : top masters of ceremonies in tne 
Britislr Broadcasting Co. to be with ,“go wlien Robert. E., Kintner de- i s - 110w a complete taboo in films citv. 

her husband/Arthur Hillis. a mem-’ Pf rted ler NBC., Bid was reported- here. \ Face who saved two of the 

'fet nf .Britain’s; delegation to the inade to Hageriy by Leonard:H j : Even the usually moral and sex ‘ games/ and Smith who hit the 
UN. Program represents, a tieup voldenso.n,president-Of- the parent:.candor-. of ’ Freii'ch films is being j three-run home run that put the 
between .the BBC; the UN-and sta- i Broadcasting-Paramount j attacked by French family pressure team back in contention in the 

tion \Y BAI (Pacifica) and includes J.'The.atres, when the Lisenhower: groups and are in for blue pen- wild seventh game, applied for 
? native folklore -and j.-aid e ^slio\v-eq waning interest in .cilling, but undraped chassis, un- membership in the Musicians’ Un- 

lullalnes. the ■■material--provided by , a n offer to become (as did Kintner imade beds and unruly youth, and ion and were accepted before they 
delegations of the. 99 countries “ lien lie first joined ABC ) veep passion-blinded adults are still the could take the Ilolidav House en- 
now. belonging to the Avorl.d body, [ (Continued on page 40) ‘mainstay of. French pix. igagement. 









MISCBIXANY 


p'Sninn 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


Manhattan, Full of Negro Diplomats, 


Unlike the dining /at problems^ 
In Washington, and deeper in the 
South, for integrated patronage, 
the metropolitan New Yorjk restau¬ 
rants may be faced with a problem 
projected by a militant ofay group 
•winch has nothing to do either 
with the legalistic* or thejNational 


Sinatra’s Hula Pitch 
For Kennedy War Chest 


Frank 


Honolulu, Oct. 18. 
Sinatra’s o.ne-nighter 


Assn, for the Advancement of P e 7 ?°^atic Party ^ ene ^ show ln 
Colored People. While moist hotels , She 1 Sunday Bt^ed 
and restaurants have lAd little *20,000. which means beaucoup 
“open door" problems, the spot- ■ largesse for the Hawaii Kennedy- 
liehtin* reeentlv twine ,nj,t on llie Political campaign. With 

si'uation may create an lawkward S ; na i ra , g f'“£ *»}* * net 
situation i 1 of allout $15,000 shapes, up. 

It i* no longer true, as in the 
davs when Lena TIdrne refused to 
plav the Conacabana or; kindred 
spots, that Negro patronage was 


Orchestra was conducted by 
Nelson Riddle, who flew in to 
work with Sinatra at the benefit 
here (9,000 customers), another in 
being discriminated' against. Miss W?* Hawair island <2,0001, and^a 
Horne, when working thejWaldorf- j ^} ird . ? n Mam lsland (I,000) - 


ei-v 

Astoria (as have H-tv ReWonte. 
FHa Fitzgerald. Pearl Bailey. 
Count Basie. Diahnnn Carroll 
et al.) has had little cause for 
complaint. 

Fact is, however, thajj certain 
too restaurants in Manhattan do 
resort to the “reserved”:; tags on 


Sinatra’s ori Maui for filming. of 
“Devil at 4 OCloek” (Columbia).. 

Sinatra told the Honolulu audi¬ 
ence he wasn't going to speak, 
“just sing.” He did 14 numbers, 
ranging from oldies to fairly new 
trines. 

One of Sinatra’s “asides”, be^ 


choice tables* 1 a’i^PirIi‘riro^dt^ tween songs: “You can’t make,me 

Lr faired cnsmrners Zt H2& 

consideration heeausp of iilnnetime isn V? P\ a 9 e 5 ou 8° ^ or ^'O weeks. 


consideration heeausp of/longtime 
patronage or. even if not making 
advance reservation*, wojold auto¬ 


vacation.’ 

Introducing the singer was actor 


maticallv inherit these desirable 

tahles, for the same reason. • [° r Kenn J dy for Pi esident simply 
. In recent mom hr. of codrse. with because. He; wants his brother-m. 
the many new African nJ.ions ac- la ' v : , ou '. °f 11 ? hous ?; Lawford 
credited to the United Nations. j$ alled ? n . a ‘t. a / ou f n ' x *.: am , bassa ^ 
plus the influx of large segments of *»*« ltaly -. *° "- hlcl > s , lna ‘ ra re ' 
dinlnmatie nnrt nther A f,-n- A cfatin torted: 1 * Want to be 9H 



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St. Paul, Oct. 18. 

French author Aridre Maurois thinks there's too much emphasis 
ion 1’amour in Hollywood, releases and he objects to this. 

“Sex is very important, but there is something else in the world,** 
he told Macalester college students here in a lecture. 

Maurois expressed doubt that tliri public really wants great 
amounts of sex in motion pictures and other art. Pointing out that 
a love story is far different from a sex story,' he declared “love is 
a combination of sex and sentiment.” 

“Two of the most Successful films in America and France, 
‘Bridge on the River Kwai- and ‘War and Peace,* had hardly a 
mention of sex.” he pointed but. 

. Maurois is 76ryears-old, helping tp explain, perhaps, his attitude 
toward sex in films, some, of the skeptical hotblood students felt. 


Extroverted on One Orange & Vodka 

Guy Gabaldon Says He’s Not Difficult, Just Frank— 
Loved His' A A Promotional T our 


diplomatic and other Afro-Asiatic 
personnel, this “open door” resist¬ 
ance has become academic in the 
public places — hotel*. I nitcrios. 
restaurants, etc. 

Permanent housing, especially 
In de luxe apartments, jiias been 
something else again, but this is 
not the concern of the bonifaces 
who, however, resent this/one mili¬ 
tant group which seems lintent on 
reviving what has been a* more or 
le*s dormant situation in New 
York. 


ambassador to Italy. I just want to- 
run the Miss Universe contest.” 


Vienna. Fest Officials 
Differ With Heien Hayes j 
On Type of Yank Plays 

Vienna. Oct. 18. 

Vienna. F e ; s t i y a 1 has invited , 
Helen - Hayes to. perform here next 
spring but a conflict of interest i 
between what the Viennese ask in. 
the 'way of plays and what the ' 
American star favors w ill probably 
cancel whole transaction as to fes- 
Nevv Orleans. Oct. 18. rival itself. Austrians want “Amer- 
Vice squad officers Thursday tcan democracy ’ plays like “Sun- 
(13) arrested three employees of r ^ e Canipobello..’ any Lincoln 

the Gaietv Theatre in the French P la Y. eve n “AndersomiHe.” But 
Quarter and booked them with these'are obviously not vehicles for 
showing obscene pix. (fops also a '’/mi an star. 

seized three reels of film and two bnder the Lawrence Langner 
projectors to be used asievidenee. 'setup, the Helen Hayes repertory 
as well as $69 collected Sin admi company will tour European cen- 
sions. lers presenting “Glass Menagerie” - 

Shortly after the raid, constables “Skin of Our Teeth ’ and “The 
from the first citv court executed Miracle Worker,” as chosen by 
lien against tint property and Miss Hayes as suitable- for - her 


FRENCH 0UAFTER GRIND 
RAIDED. PADLOCKED 


padlocked the building. 

Booked were C-itheririe Eager- 


vehicle*. All are done in English. 
Another conflict arose because 


horn, manager; Charlie Morgan of the Tear of the U. . S, State 
Hyde, projectionist, and lllarry Al- J 

bert Miller, asst. mgr. 

Officers said they watched a 
film being shown and observed a 

woman on the screen displayed in . . 

the nude, and stopped ithe show attending the festival here patron- 


Dept. - sponsored repertory 
that it would be performingin 
Vienna for American tourists 
Austrian*, argued that this was a 
minor, hazard, that the Americans 


and arrested the employees. 


(Continued on page 59). 


•! 

Perjury Charges 

Charles Van Doren, Elfrida Von j 
Nardroff, Hank Bloomgarderi, Vi-1 
Vienne. Nearing and 10 other for-.-j 
mer video quiz contestants were] 
arrested Monday < 17) by y .Y. Dis- ‘ 
tfiet Attorney Frank Hogan for 
perjury: 

Big four, all of . whom appeared 
on “Twenty-One” or ‘‘Tic Tae. 
Dough,” til. Barry-Enright-NBC 
quizzes now off the. .air, sur- 
rendered and w ere booked and j: 
then arraigned on two counts, each) 
of second-degree perjury. Arraign¬ 
ment. -based bn alleged lies told 
by the former : tv .quiz; contestants, 
amounts to a - misdemeanor: 

Hogan said a. half dozen others 
were, expected to surrender in. the j 
next' -.few days on indictments 
handed' down for giving -false in¬ 
formation before the N. Y. Grand 
Jury that investigated the tv rig¬ 
ging probe back in. 1958. 1 

Also arrested were psychologist 
David Meyer, writer Timothy 
Iloran. teacher Paul. Bain, house¬ 
wife. Henrietta Dudley, salesman 
Mortem. Harelik. administrator 
Richard Klein, writer Ruth Miller, 
writer joseph Rasher. housewife 
Patricia' Sullivan and physician,. 
Michael Trupp.in.- : 

If convicted, each could get a 
year in the lockup and a $500 fine 
oh each of the, tw ; o counts. . 1 

Only one of the arrested ex-tv. 
contestants, entered a pica: .at ar- ; 
raignment. ilarelik entered' a not- 
guilty plea and like ril the others ! 
was paroled. How ever,' he'll have ■ 
a bearing Nov. 5. Rest will be hea:rd 
Ndy: 10: i 


Improved Edith Piaf To 
Play the Olympic, Paris 

Singer Edith Piaf has recovered 
from a long illness' sufficiently to 
start Work. She will play the t 
Olympic Theatre, Paris, in Febru¬ 
ary or March, and may make, a 
swing around the U.S. later next 
year, 

. However, word has been 
ceived. by General Artists. Corp. 
w v hich books her in the U.S,, that 
she will’• not play niteries ■ or hotels 
in: the inimediate future. .Miss.; Piaf, 
When and if/she works in the U.S.. 
will do concerts and television 
dates exclusively! 


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Israel Philharmonic’s 
U.S. Tour Achieved Not 
By Its Artistry Alone 

By ROBERT J. LANDRY 

The transoceanic transport of 
symphony rcHdstras . has become 
fairly ..conimonplaCe blit the Israel 
Philharmonic coming again.'as in 
195D has several unique aspects as ; . 
the cultural fruits of a new.”nation 
and one witli barely 2.000:000 pop¬ 
ulation, It follows ..that il8.: per¬ 
sons and their cairgo are not Winged 
over land and sea on artistry.:'alone;- 
Th added element ‘ financial 
wizardy,. and. that is provided by 
the; A'nierican ; Jewish community. 

For the first of three concerts in 
Manhattan the setting .Wars th 
Metropolitan Opera House and. the 
orchestra seats Were, priced at $100. 
If the one gala; with..the formal 
ball afterwards at the Astor; pro¬ 
vided an estimated $.7-5,000 profit; 
that figure must, be placed in; per-: 
spectiVe. To; swing' such a stupenr 
dous, tour the American-Israel Cul¬ 
tural Foundation in this instance 
needed and welcomed an 'associate/ 
the Jacob Kaplan Foundation, and 
its donation of $65:000, 

The various visits fi ; m. here to 
the Coast <and detours to Canada 
and Alexicot represent more, than 
(Continued on page 46) 


By VINCENT CANBY 

It lay not hav been easy to 
keep World War TS doughboy 
down oil the farm after he sa\ 
Paree; but it may be- even: more, 
difficult to 1 keep World >Var 11; 
Marine hero. Guv Gabaldon. down 
in Los Angeles after he’s seen th 
U.S., .courtesy of Allied Artists. 

Gabaldon. in New York last week 
on the. w indiin of a i3-week, 40-city 
tour/on behalf of his AA film bi , 
“Hell to Eternity,” admitted that 
he’d been having a ball, and that he 
wouldn't be adverse to starting out 
all over aeain-x-perliaps on a lec¬ 
ture tour people like to listen to., 
me”) or maybe with some kind of' 
commercial, sponsorship.. i“yoti 
shqulda seen the crowds r drew"). 

Gabaldon, being nothing if . not 
frank, obviously made good ..copy 
wherever . ho - w . telling about 
the time he blew his bankroll on 
some acreage ih Mexico to raise 
tomatoes 'but/ there wasn't any 
wateT on The land or undei; it* or 
perhaps about the time, he says he 
was. hired , as assassinate. Batista 
'he hail gotten a.*/ far as Texas 
when word cani that. Batista had 
fled Cuba>. 

Personals AVorth 25 r r 
As a matter of fact. Gabaldon 
admits' , frankly, his picture; did; 
25 f r better business in every town 
wherehe made p a.*-, than iii .towns 
which he missed, and with some 
of satisfaction he reports the 
pic tq have been an outright flop 
one' sizable midwestern city 
which AA had left off his itiner¬ 
ary- While ..he is generally very 
pleased ’/. .Tth the way tlie film 
turned out:, and especially with 
Jeffrey Hunter's, portrayal of 
him i .tke : star part//he thinks 
—and he thinks. AA now. thinks--., 
.that the -film'"might have, been just 
touch r more authentic had he 
himself played the role. 

I.Ie.alsq says that, while the action 
scene* are some of the best which 
iiave ver been filmed; “they have, 
been lorted.dpwn.” This turns out to 
me-amthat whereas the film credits 
him with haying, captured “more 
than- 1.000 Japanese,’’.the figure., 
should be ; “ thani 2.000.” 

(Continued on page 62) 


Rome Comes to Dallas 
la International Stunt 
By Neiman-Marcus Store 

By ROBERT F. HAWKINS 

Rome: Oct. 18. 

Qne of the biggest international 
tie-in operations, . containing... many 
show’...biz facets, w;cs set ini. mor 
i tion' this week when ah -entire 
opera . company, a 20-man dance 
; frou ' seven mannequins. 10 
fashion designers, one Rome trafv 
fie cop, arid many /other people 
l and things were/ flown froni Rome 
; to Dallas. service, an “Italian 
j Fortnight” sponsored by tlie big 
; Neiihan-Marcus store ‘ . Texas., 
i Venture follows similar but less 
: elaborate ones held in; 1957 for 
i France, 1958 lor Britain, and last 
i year for- South. America. It ru 
[from Oct. 15-to. Nov, 12.' 
j.- The! Texan “do” is the result of 
• long and detailed negotiations and. 
i organizational work on = both sides 
|p£; Atlantic; 'resulting in official 
Italian recognition. ' (guaranteed 
also by ceremonies), as well as full- 
scale backing-by' Italian Ministry 
of Foreign Commerce.; Longtime 
Rome resident Mike. Stern, Italo 
rep for Neiman-Marcus, handled 
details at this end. 

For the first time in history, 
(Continued on page 61). 



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Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


PRriety 


PICTURES 


ALPHA’S LOAD OF LETDOWN 


Helen Winston in Cold Approach Secured British 
Capital, Shot Feature There 


If you can’t get support for an 
independent production in the U,S., 
go abroad- 

. At least that is experience of 29? 
year-old . Helen Winston, ;whp is 
probably the first femme to Head, 
her \yn indie production, com¬ 
pany, The Toronto-born former ac- 
tress-publieist-ageht-tv producer, 
attractive,. fast?talking and' persu¬ 
asive, found no takers for. her proj¬ 
ect in Hollywood where she has. 
worked for the past. 10 years, most 
recently as. a tv producer. .. 

She thereupon went to England 
Where, she - ‘-didn’t know a -.soul:” 
She edged her. way into the offices 
of Associated British whom she told 
that her picture “should be made!” 
Not only did; Miss Winston pry sonic 
coin out of the British company, 
but she also convinced^ Columbia’s 
British topper. Mike Frarikovlch. to 
bring his company in on the deal. 

: The . result is that RJiss Winston 
Is now in N.Y. with a finished pic¬ 
ture. produced . by Helen Winston 
Productions, which Associated Brit¬ 
ish will release in the United King¬ 
dom arid . Columbia., will, distribute 
in' the rest of the world... 

The femme, producer has been, 
nurturing the project for six years,; 
ever . since she obtained the rights 
to a short story by the late Leopold 
Atlas: Backed with a bUdget of 
“under. $200,000*.’ which she ob¬ 
tained in England, she got a screen¬ 
play from Diana Morgan, Philip 
Leacock (“The Little Kidnappers'’), 
to direct, and. a cast headed by 
Dame .Sybil Thorndike, Finley Cur¬ 
rie and John Gregson., 

The finished product “Hand 
in Hand," a story of the relation¬ 
ship between an eight-year-old boy 
and a. seven-year-old Jewish girl: 
And Miss Winston proudly en¬ 
sconced iii a Columbia’ Office in 
N.Y. while release and bally plans 
are being arranged. At the same 
time, she’s planning her second 
film—“Strawberry Leaves’’ by T.: E. 
Clarke, who is known for “Pass¬ 
port to Pimlico" arid “Lavender! 
Hill, Mob.” 


NEW POST FOR STULBERO 


Late Ben Kahane’s Aide Now 
Columbia Pic Veep 


Hollywood; Oct. 18. 

Gordon Stulberg,. 6xec assistant 
to late B.vB. Kahane at COlurnbia 
Pictures/ which he joined in 1957 
as assistant secretary, has been 
.elected vp of company by board Of 
directors. 

Exec, in addition jo his duties 
with.Kahahe, had been aide: to pro¬ 
duction chief Samuep^^^ Briskin; 


Columbia Pictures Opens 
Shares to Employes At 
Uuder-Quote Price 

Columbia Pictures this week dis-)! 
closed an invitation to its employes I 
to purchase a total of 68,352 shares ! 
of the company's common stock at 
a price, of $20 per share. Eligible 
to participate in the incentive plan 
are all personnel 21 years of age. 
United States citizens, but; not offi- 
cers^directors. 

, Trading price Of the issue Mon- 
pay (17), which was the date of 
Hie offer, was $24 per share on the 
N.Y. Stock Exchange. 

Col thus has become the first 
film corporation to give all its em¬ 
ployes—not just the “key” em- 
empioyes^—an opportunity to par¬ 
ticipate in a stock option operation, 

.. Eligible employes may elect to 
purchase Shares Up to a. maximum 
equal tol5% of their annual com¬ 
pensation, but not less than 25 
shares. Payment for the stock may 
be made on a deferred basis via 
payroll deductions.. With a down¬ 
payment of $1 per share "and the 
interest on the balance to be at the' 
rate of 5te%' yearjy. Purchasers 
must agree tp a deduction, of at 
least - 5% of the.irv- base pay. 

Buying (Cohn Shares 

Columbia has a deal to purchase 
46,125 of Its own common shares 
froui the estate of Harry Cohn, late 
Col president. Cohn’s widow, Joan 
Perry Cohn, and Mendel B. Silber- 
berg, a director of the coinpariy, 
are executors of the estate, which 
now holds 170,658 Shares, or 
12.94% of the total outstanding. 

No other stockholder is knowii 
to own more than 10% of any class 
of Col securities or options to ac-. 
quire same. 

Stock from the C6hn estate will 
be used in the Col employes* stock 
purchase plan. 


Doom Lot of’Em 

By FRED TEW 

Detroit, Oct. 18. 

Subsequent rim theatre operators 
ate in. for some hard; times, ac¬ 
cording to Milton H. London, Mich¬ 
igan Allied prexyv He pointed to a 
critical shortage of product in reg¬ 
ular release, to the swelling num¬ 
ber of proclaimed roadshow - 
gagemehts and -to an imminent 
general business recession. 

“The .challenge; of a changing 
business pari; best be met: by being 
resourceful and flexible!” he told 
170 members ■ of Michigan Allied, 
at the 41st annual convention here.' 
London said he felt the “obstacles 
are only temporary and not insur¬ 
mountable!,; The very number of 
proposed roadshow engagements 
assures that this policy, will be 
self-defeating; Production prob¬ 
lems will be solved and the num¬ 
ber of tnovies . general. release 
will substaritiaUy increase;” . 

London urged; exhibs to devote 
more thought, effort and money 
tin that order.) to advertise outside 
of the theatre^ 

London and other officers were 
re-elected. Vice President is Wayhe 
C. Smith, Pontiac; treasurer, Wil¬ 
liam; M. Wetsman.. and secretary, 
Fred P; Sweet, both of Detroit. 
All .directors werri re-elected ex¬ 
cept Harold Clark, Detroit, who re¬ 
signed and was replaced by Gordofi 
M. Bennett, of Hastings. 

Resolutions adopted-, included 
those Which*- Commended Si Fa¬ 
bian arid pledged , support to the. 
American Congress of Exhibitors; 
censored officers of film com¬ 
panies responsible for selling prod¬ 
uct to tv: commended Edward L. 
Hyman for . his efforts to increase 
cominunication, coordination and 
cooperation within the-, industry; 
recommended support of Motion 
Picture Investors. InC; and the! re¬ 
issues to bp released tinder Its 
auspices. 



By RON SILVERMAN 

Hollywood, Oct, 18! 

The first four weeks’ operation, 
of Alpha Distributing Co,, has seen 
116 independent .film, packages 
submitted for financing, with only 
six of the projects now being ac¬ 
tually ebrisidered for production. 
Admittedly disappointed with the 
bulk- of material - submitted. Alpha 
general manager. James S. Burkett 
charged too many Hollywood pro¬ 
ducers “want to get in for nothing 
and. are hot willing to take the same 
gamble that monied interests must 
take -.*. making feature motion 
pictures.” 

Alpha, Which with Pathe La¬ 
boratories is a subsidiary of Amer¬ 
ica Corp., Will finance a dozen pix 
in its first year via an association 
with key exhibitor organizations. 
Company is in the.market for indie 
packages which prior to production 
must be; approved by a fivri-mem- 
ber comrnittee representing some 
128 U.S: theatre circuits. 

TOA prexy Albert.M. Pickus last 
week appointed five exhibitors to 
the committee which Will review 
proposed. Alpha projects. Named 
to the group Were George G. Kera- 
sotes, chairman, of the board of di¬ 
rectors arid. prexy of Kerasotes. 
Theatres of Springfield; III.; M. 
Spencer Leve, assistant to * the 
president .and exec : v.p. of Na¬ 
tional Theatres and Television, 
L.A.; Samuel Pinariski. honorary 
chairman of the board; of directors, 
arid prexy of American Theatres of 
Boston; Walter Reade. Jr ; . prexy pf 
Waiter Reade Inc., of Oakhurst, 
N.J;;. E. D; Martin, prexy of Mar¬ 
tin Theatres of Columbus. Ga.; and 
Pickus, who will serve as ex-officio 
officer. 

Nix Sex’n'Horror . 

According to Pickus, both TOA 
and Alpha have agreed to seek 
films which have the broadest pos- 
sibie aFPeal. and to avoid, pix stres¬ 
sing sensationalism, sex, and hor¬ 
ror, TOA is to urge its’members 
to support and play pix Which it 
approves. Budd Rogers, prexy of 
Alpha, reported simultaneously 
that, appointment .of Pickus’ com¬ 
mittee means production Al¬ 
pha’s initial pic is close: 

Alpha Will put up 50% to 60% of 
the total production budget on any 
project, amounting, in effect, tb 
the below-the-line Costs on each 
pic. Submitting producer is asked 
to defer the abOve-the-line costs, 
(Continued on page 17) 


Producer of Mansfield 
fie Into 

London, Oct: 18. 

Wigmore Film Productions Ltd., 
which made the \ Jayne Mansfield 
British pic. “Too Hot To Handle,” 
has gone into voluntary liquidation 
to solve problems of meeting pres¬ 
sure, from sorne creditors. Company 
anticipates no difficulty In eventu¬ 
ally paying all debts In full arid 
has chosen; the liquidation step to 
avoid possibles difficulties arising 
from making current settlements 
in some : directions but not others. 

Philip , Samuel and Terence 
Young, directors of Wigmore, reck¬ 
on that assets are $766,840, includ¬ 
ing the outfit’s share of receipts 
from the film, and that liabilities 
are $743,360; 

Film, which is being distributed 
by Warriei>Pathe, had a tough time 
during-, production. . Tro u h le s 
stemmed mainly from lack of coin, 
with the British Actors Equity call¬ 
ing on players to halt unless fees 
Were paid pronto. Shooting came 
to a virtual standstill before in¬ 
dustrialist David Broiwn came up 
, with further backing. 


Budget Kept Secret; 
‘River Kwai’s’ Sockfull Gross 


Legion Touts ‘Swiss’ 

The Legion of Decency is 
continuing Its “constructive” 
support of the film industry. 

Current bulletin (Oct. 13* 
recommended Buena Vista's 
.-“Swiss Family Robinson” as 
“superior entertainment” for 
the entire family. 



, American . and Canadian film 
executives have joined forces to 
organize Beaver-Champion Attrac¬ 
tions Inc.; a cornpany which frank : 
ly has its. designs on the mass au¬ 
dience. In that respect. the new 
firm.is similar to the: operation of 
Joseph E.. Levine^s Embassy Pic¬ 
tures. It’s, aim is to acquire spec¬ 
tacle, product, spend big money in 
exploiting it. and turn it over to a 
major distributor for physical re¬ 
lease. As a matter of fact, three of 
the principals were partnered with 
Levine in the first “Hercules” film. 

Executives of Bea er-Champion 
are Jarries A. Mulvey. president: 
N.A. (Nat) Taylor, David Griesdorf 
and Meyer M. Hutner. vice presi¬ 
dents; Harry S. Maridell, treasurer, 
and Stephen W. (Bud) Mulvey. 
secretary; Mulvey is former presi¬ 
dent of Samuel Goldwyn Produc¬ 
tions. Taylor and Griesdorf are 
well known Canadian exhibitors 
and distributors, and Hutner has 
resigned as vibe president of Wil¬ 
liam Goetz Productions to join the 
new. firm.. Hutner, former pub^ad 
executive with Warner Bros,. Sam¬ 
uel Goldwyn and 20th-F.ox, has a 
partnership interest in Beaver- 
Champion arid will play “the chief 
and most active role’’ in the com- 
panv. according to Mulvey. 

If Limited, N.G. 

At. a press conference Friday 
.(14Mulyey stated that the com¬ 
pany Is not interested in pictures 
with a limited appeal. He indi¬ 
cated that the company’s first throe 
properties, all Italian-made, are 
(Continued on page 63) 


♦ Sam Spiegel’s production of 
“Bridge on tlie„River Kwai” was 
brought in at a cost of $2,700,000 
and the picture grossed $30,000,000 
in worldwide rentals, obviously 
making for a fancy profit for the 
producer and financer-dislributor 
Columbia. 

Spiegel disclosed extent of Ihe 
budget investment in New York 
this week, and frankly hinted the 
information had been held back 
until now. The. nature of things m 
the picture business is such that 
disclosure of an outlay of $2,700,000 
—only $2,700.000—might dletract 
from the aura of bigness. 

. When “Kwai” was first unveiled 
there was much trade speculation 
that the Ceylon Iocationer had rep¬ 
resented about twice the actual in¬ 
vestment amount. 

The Spiegel-Col association has 
been a happy one, what with “On 
the Waterfront,” “Kwai” and 
“Suddenly Last Summer.” Film¬ 
maker and film company now are 
going for big stakes (separate 
story) with the upcoming “Laiv- 
rence of Arabia.” 


Norman Corwin Takes Brunt of Ridicule Fired By 
Critic at ‘Story of Ruth' 


Tel Aviv, Oct. 18. 

..The following is a translation 
from the Hebrew text of the news¬ 
paper Haaretz (Oct. 9> and rep¬ 
resents a uniquely scathing review 
of the 20th-Fox release. “Story , of 
Ruth,'’ as seen by a Holy Land 
critic signing himself J.S. Here¬ 
with the review: 

“There is little use of importing 
tenors to Italy, bulls to Spain, um¬ 
brellas to Great Britain' and bibli¬ 
cal films to Israel. Every single 
member of the audience—^and most 
of them came from Holori, the 
birthplace of the leading lady Miss 
Elaria Eden knows when; why, 
where the holy events happened 
hundred times better than the: 
Hollywood scriptwriter Norman 
Corwin. (By the way: what on 
earth happened to the . mental 
powers of Corwin? Unbelievable 
that IF was. him, who Wrote sfich 
impressive broadcasting features 
during and soon, after the; war.) 
The way: he distorted, sweetened 
and sentirrientalized. . story of 

undying faith and superhuman 
loyality between tivo women Ruth 
arid Naoriii borders on the criminal. 
Director Henry Koster became 
Corwin’s willing—and as it seems 
pleasedHacconiplice. Arid if Cor¬ 
win — who blindfolded himself 
while, writing the script -— should 


be shot with celluloid bullets at 
dawn, Henry. Koster should be 
forced to dispose of Corwin’s 
papier-mache bddy. (As a matter 
of fact Koster buried pur Elaria 
Eden as Ruth and our Zifa Shafir 
as Orpah in th mass grave of 
wasted film millions so solidly that 
any resurrection seems beyond 
hope.) 

“Let us rush to add that Viveca 
Lindfors as Moabit High priestess 
and Peggy Wood as Naomi suc¬ 
ceeded to give two dignified, con¬ 
vincing. performances in this 
moth-eaten, misleading mishmash 
of biblical hysterics and cold box 
office reasoning, that Arlhur E. 
Ariing’s color photography is 
more than competent, that the 
monstrous stone idol Chenosh 
looks as if sculpted by the late 
Sir Jaacob Epstein—and so does 
the Moabit High Priest and the 
Moabit King—. and that Franz 
Waxman composed some old testa¬ 
ment, electronic music. To un¬ 
balance these positive aspects a 
biblical dance of the Israel youth 
was.added at the end: some sort of 
Moabit “hora" plus a Broadway 
“tsha, tsha. tsha” which no mem¬ 
ber of our lrnbal, who collaborated 
on the choreography; should see 
without heart-rendering cries of 
‘mea culpa.’" 


Common Market Set For 
Discussion at Confab 
Of European Filmites 

Rome, Oct. 18. 

Basic structural details of th® 
now-forming European Common 
Market Film Community will be 
discussed at the next meeting of 
the Continental film industry sum¬ 
mit, slated lor Oct. 24-25 in Paris. 

Meeting, which is expected to be 
the most important to date on ECM 
film matters, will see Italian, 
French, German and Benelux in¬ 
dustry toppers gathering for the 
first time to shape the future of 
the European cinema. Prelim con¬ 
fabs recently were held in Frank¬ 
furt to prep material and subject* 
for upcoming palavers. Paris meet 
is to prepare the way for govern¬ 
mental okay in six member nations 
of approved motions leading to 
harmonization of European film 
industry legislations, so that the 
various industries can present a 
corhmon front when Rome (ECMI 
pact becomes completely effec¬ 
tive. 

Main suggestions include moves 
to abolish film aid legislations in 
return for abolition of government 
admission taxes, and a more recent 
suggestion that a “European Bank" 
in the form of a Continental pool 
for film finance of local (member- 
nations) productions be instituted. 
Latter move recently was sug¬ 
gested by German sources, creat¬ 
ing considerable Continental in¬ 
terest. Lacking such a ventilated 
arrangement, another foriri of 
flriaricial aid to member-country 
projects presumably would be 
cooked up. Both of these specific 
suggestions will be brought up at 
the upcoming Paris gathering. 


GOLD SHOULDER-BOARDS 
AWAIT ROSENFIELD 

Jonas Rosenfield Jr., whose till® 
has been exec in charge of adver¬ 
tising and publicity at Columbia, 
is slated to be voted a vicepresi¬ 
dency shortly. Promotion is in line 
with the role Paul N. Lazarus Jr. 
has been assuming of late. 

Lazarus had been ad-pub v.p. 
but more and more has been oper¬ 
ating on the administrative and 
production end. Thus as Lazarus 
moved up, now so does Rosenfield. 

The v.p. chevrons for RosenficxI 
will clear up something of a title 
conflict at Col. While Rosenfield 
was “exec in charge,” Robert Fer¬ 
guson has had the billing of ad- 
nub director. Ferguson will con¬ 
tinue in this capacity. 





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PICTURES 




Wednesday, October 19,' 1960 


Television- 



HI 


According to statistics compiled by Sindlinger & Co., mar- ance dived to 40,289,000 weekly. However, the attendance 
ket analysts , the impact of television on film attendance start- Made a significant comeback in 1959, with the weekly, average 
ed to level off in 1955f Between 1955 and I960, the Sindlinger fg^ 528 ’ 000 ' The 1959 Uvel is ex P ected P he maintained irv 
figures reveal, the weekly average attendance ranged in the ■ V indicated earlier, the.net theatre gross after federdt ad- 
40,000,000 to 45,000:000 '.bracket. mission taxes is expected to hit a new all-time high of $1,500,- 

The big falioff in film attendance came in 1953 when, ac- 000-000 in. .1960 largely as a result of increased admission 
"cording to Sindiingeri the freeze was lifted on the construe- prices from the reservecl-seat films, 
lion of new television stations , Attendance, the company’s The Sindlinger study shows that total television owning . 
figures show, averaged 51,415.000 in 1952 and fell to 45,917.000 households increased to 45,573,000 in 1960 as compared with 
in 1953. The industry sj lowpoint was hit in 1958 when attend- 43,986,000 in 1959 and 42,050,000; in 1958, 


TOTAL TELEVISION 



TOTAL 

AVERAGE WEEKLY 

NET THEATRE GROSS 

. OW T NING 

YEAR 

ATTENDANCE 

ATTENDANCE 

AFTER FEDERAL TAX 

HOUSEHOLDS 

1048 ... 

. ]i 3,449,800,000 

66,342,000 

$1,244.812:000 

493:.000 

3949 ... 


63,687,000 

$1,203,267,000 

1.427.000 

1050 ... 

... i 3,148.400,000 

60,546-000 

$1,154,417,000 

4,936,000 

3051 ... 

.ji 2.901.800,000 

55.804,000 

$1,102,710,000 

11,013,000 

1952 ... 

.li 2,673,600^000 

51,415,000 

$1,053,847:000 

16,319,000 

1053 ... 

..; 2,387,680,000 

.45,917,000 

$1,007,478,000 

21,687,000 

1954 

2,558,400,000 

49.200.000 

$1,143,400,000 

26,722,000 

1955 

2.381,600,000 

45.800,000 

$1,185,100,000 

31,324,000 

1956 

2.347,459,000 

45,143,000 

$1,20.4-200,000 

35,372,000 

1957 

2^39,951.000 

43.076.000 

$1,209,574,000 

39,324,000 

1958 

2.095,005,000 

40,289,000 

$1,178,502,000 

42,050,000 

1959 

2,211,432,000 

42,528.000 

$1,316,144,000 

43.986,000 

1960 ... 

* Estimated 


^$1,500,000,000 

45,573,000 


Will Hollywood Get Going On 
$70-Mil Industrial FOm Growth? 


Hollywood. 0et. 18. 

Major American firms have 
opened their eyes toward Holly¬ 
wood in search of the people who 
will spend and/or be paid $70,000.- 
000 a year in the production of in¬ 
dustrial films. Outlining the expand¬ 
ed market for Hollywood [talent, in¬ 
dustrial film-maker Ira Marvin not¬ 
ed fairly. “That's a lot of: work for 
a lot of.people.' j 

Marvin, who recently' produced 
and directed “Fantasy in Fordland,” 
has 60 industrial pix to t’lis credit, 
30 of them as writer-prpdueer-di- 
rectar. The Ford feature, budgeted 
at over SI ,000.000, is reported to 
be the most expensive industrial pic 
ever made. Starring such; names as 
George Murphy. Tennessee Ernie 
Ford," Mickey Rooney. D[ana Dors. 
Louis Prima & Kcely Smith, and 
Chet Huntley, the film has been 
seen by Ford dealers in 36 cities in 
connection with launching of the 
automobile company’s 1961 line. 
Ironically, the public will never see 
the picture. 

As a,filmaker who wants his work 
to be seen by w ider audiences, Mar- 
\in has just completed! financing 
plans for a program of [theatrical 
features he'll make in Hollywood. 
His initial project will; be “The 
Biggest Ride in Town.” [ and orig¬ 
inal comedy by Arnold Manoff, 
which will go into production in 
the fall of 1961. Marvini explained 
yesterday lie’s looking for five more 
properties, diverse in subject. 

Producer-director-writer declared 
the industrial film field supplies 
top background for the [making of 
theatrical pix. “First of ail.” he said 
“unless you have a gigantic project, 
there’s no such thing as a separate 
producer. One man does everything 
and is involved in every phase of 
the picture. Secondly, you must put 
big effects on the screen for little 
money. And, it seems toi me. mak¬ 
ing a theatrical film is not nearly 
as difficult as making one that must 
entertain and at'the same time per¬ 
form a training function.” Marvin 
additionally noted that it’s not al¬ 
ways easy to satisfy the audience 
that must be sold and i the client 
That is doing the selling. 

Having made industrial films for 
the Strategic Air ..Command, Gen¬ 
eral Motors. Evinrude, i : Monsanto 
Chemical and various fund-raising 
organizations. Marvin ; explained 
why Hollywood has jumped full 
steam in the industrial film area: 

‘“At one time all industrial shows 
were done live. In today’s talent 
market, you can’t get top names to 
spend enough time touring 30 or 40 
cities. And if you couldi get them 
free of commitments, [the price 
would be prohibitive. But getting 
them to spend two or three days in 
front of a camera makes it easy.” 

(Continued ©n page 63) 


Columbia Pfd.’s $1.06 

Columbia board last week 
declared the regular quarterly 
dividend of S1.Q6 1 4 on the 
$4.25 cumulative preferred 
j stock. 

This is payable Nov. 15 to 
stockholders of record 
• Nov. 1. 

Edited "Rosary 
Still Available 

.Attempts to find a US. the.atri- 
' cal distributor for Father Patrick. 
Peyton’s “The 15 Mysteries of the 
j Rosary” are continuing, 
j Earlier, 20th-Fox turned the pic- 
jture down after supervising the re- 
‘ editing of the Catholic-made 'in 
[Spain) "film -biography of Christ: 

' Film, which now rims 208 minutes, 
j was orsjnally shot as a series, of 
j 15 half-hour tv films. 

Screenings of the pic have sub- 
j sequently been held at the 20th 
j homeoffice for interested parties, 
one of whom was Boston show-man 
Joe Levine. According to an asso- 
| date of the latter, it doesn't seem 
; likely that he’ll add the pic to his 
ever-growing slate of properties. 

Ray Sfark’s Next Based 
On Alan Caillou Novel 

Hollywood. Oct. 18. 
Ray Stark has purchased screen 
rights to “Rampage.” upcoming, 
novel by Alan Caillou, paving a 
reported $100,000 for the prop¬ 
erty which goes onto, his World 
Enterprises slate. 

“Rampage” follows Cailiou’s 
“Walls, of Jolo,” projected United 
Artists film to be produced by 
Eugene Frenke, at Appleton Cen¬ 
tury Crofts, with publisher releas¬ 
ing book next year. Signet Books 
is involved in deal and will soft- 
cover the property. 

“Rampage” is a love story set 
in a safari, locations in India and 
Munich and winds up with a sus¬ 
pense ending in which a leopard 
escapes in the German city. Stark 
has made no distribution deal on 
the film. 

U Buys British ‘Gene’ 

Hollywood. Oct. 18. 
Universal has purchased the 
British-made “Cone of Silence” for. 
U S. distribution. 

Film is based on story by David 
Beaty. 


HAYDEN STONE ANALYSIS 
FAVORS AB-PT SHARES 

• [ Hayden, Stone &. Co:. Wail Street: 

[ house; this week is. high ori.Amerl-. 
j ean Broadcasting-Paramount ; The- 
! atres. 

j R. P. Bingamah Jr., analyst; for 
[the outfit, said ABrPT looks like 
I the right thing for >l'n vestprs- .look-’ 

| ing for .selective issues .with good 
i upbeat potential. 

j Th^s observer said .he believes 
the ABC network in five years \yill 
more than double , its 1959 gross 
billings of $126.o6p.0GO; the web is 
moving, ahead with international 
tv; improvement in theatre busi¬ 
ness. is- indicated and the Am par 
[Records subsidiary has shown 
[steady growth.. 

j The Hayden, Stone rep figures 
AB-PT earnings for the": current 
year .at $250 .per common share, 
compared with 1959’s $L87, and 
adds that the outlook for 1961 and 
beyond is for a continuation of the 
sales and earnings uptrend, 

Mori Krushen UA’s New 
Press & Exhib Relations 
Director Under Lewis 

j Mori: Krushen .has a change of 
! status at United Artists, 
j ... The longtime national ex.plo.ita-. 

' tion manager will hereafter.:.be .di¬ 
rector of Press' & Exhibitor Rela-.j 
tions under. as before, veep Roger ; 

! H. Lewis. ! 

Krushen joined UA in 1945 un¬ 
der the ancient regime, thus rank -1 
ing as one of i t s.: 1 o n g e v i t y brigade. • 
His duties' during the Max E. j 
Youngstein. regime, were consider- j 
ably expanded, UA’s . field force. Of ' 
rxploiteers often umbering over i 
40, of late years far and away the 1 
| largest group in the U.S. film dis- ; 
j tribution industry. i 

j Krushen has been frequent 
j traveler in connection with UA’s 
| big films. His wide acquaintance 
j with publishers and-managing edi- 
! tors fits in with his new. functions. 

It is expected he'll continue to 
| travel a good deal. j 

U.S. Supreme Court Will i 

i Review Chi’s ‘Juan* Nix \ 

j Washington, Oct. 18. 

,U; S. Supreme Court will review 
.Times Films’ case against the City 
j of Chicago tomorrow (Wed.), Case 
j marks the first time that the court 
ha# been asked to rule on the spe- 
! cific matter of prior censorship of 
films. 

: Presenting the distrib’s argu¬ 
ments will be Felix , Bilgrey, Times 
Counsel, and Abner J. Mikva, Bil- 
grey’s Chicago associate: Picture 
in question is the Austrian opera J 
i film, ‘‘Don Juan,” which was de- 
[nied a license for showing in. Chi-, 
reago When Times Tef used to screen 
it for municipal licensing authori- , 
' ties. ' ,i 


Mobile Phone B.O. 

London. Oct, 18. 

A mobile boxoffice for “The 
Alaino,” which is connected 
by telephone and radio link 
to the boxoffice at the Astori 
Theatre, Charing Cross Road, 
started' touring the , neighbor¬ 
hood districts of London yes¬ 
terday t Mon.V. Police, regula¬ 
tions prohibit the mobjle b.o. 
from the central London dis- - 
tricts. 

. “The Alamo” opens at the 
Astbria with a Royal Charity 
preem to be attended by. 
Princess Margaret on Oct. 27, 

Wometco, Miami, j 
Net Up 51.6% 

Miami, Oct. 18. 

Wometco Enterprises, diversified, 
amusement company, racked up a 
net income of $210,702 for the 12- 
week period ended Sept. 10. I960. 
The result was a 51:6r<- hike over 
the. $139,019 registered in the com¬ 
parable period a year ago. Per 
share earnings were equal to 21c 
as com pared to 16c in 1959 on a, 
smaller number of shares but- 
standing: 

Interim report for the 12-Week 
stanza shows gross revenue of 
| $2,979,132 as compared with 
; $2;315,709 in 1959. Expenses in 
[i960 were. $2,585,676 as against 
$2,016,789 in 1959. 

( For the 36-week period ended 
; Sept. 10, 1960, net income after 
[taxes amounted to S700.937 against 
t $510,306 for 1 959. Gross- revenue in 
", I960 was $8,506,085 w ith expenses 
'of $7,249,811. In 1959 these figures 
were $7,056,088 for gross revenue 
j rfnd $5,987,689 for, expenses. Per 
share earnings.for. the 36 weeks in, 
I960 amount to . 72c, as compared 
with 57c iri 1959, : 

Report to stockholders indicates, 
that 45.2 r r of earnings have been 
paid in dividends and 54.8C& has 
i been, retained in the business:- 
] .. Wometco. operations include tv. 
[stations, theatres, vending ma- 
| chines, a Pepsi Cola franchise, in 
j the Bahamas, and a playland. 

Everywhere-andTRetiim 
For Globetrotter Levine 

Joseph E: ; Levine, concerning 
himself with his: current and fu¬ 
ture production,- left New York 
Sunday il6) for Rome, the Holy 
Land and Tunis. The producer- 
importer has pictures in work and 
others on his slate which will re¬ 
quire selection of locations. It’s 
getting to be a large operation for 
Levine. 

How long will you. be gone? 
Levine was asked just prior to 
his departure. “Might, be as long 
as a full week,” he replied. 


"Noah’ Deluge 

Titanus of Italy, brie of the leadr 
ing providers of action spectacle 
films, is aiming for the “Ben-Hur” 
class With a super-spec now on its 
drawing board. In association with 
Uarlo Ponti; Titanus is preparing a 
$6,000,000 .production of “Noah,” 
For Titanus. .the project will .b© 
similar to Metro's “go for broke” 
venture pri. “Ben-Hur..*’ 

The picture, according to 
Titarius ; spokesman', will take a 
year to prepare. It will be filmed[ 
in English with a Cast of inter¬ 
national personalities.. Actual pro¬ 
duction is scheduled to start, early 
in 1962 in Italy.. . 

Meanwhile. Titanus. is busily 
engaged with less costly blockbust¬ 
ers. Set to start '. this.- year is a 
$1,500,000 production of “Dante’s 
Inferno.” In. addition; the. Italian 
company is associated with. Joseph 
E. Leyirie in two, king-sized efforts 
—‘Thief of Bagdad” and “Sodom, 
and. Gomorrah.’’ 

UNIVERSAL RETAINS 
SPOT FOR ORIGINALS 

Hollywood, Oct; 18. 

With two successful, originals— 
“Pillow. Talk” arid ‘ Operation 
Pettiebai” — under its boxoffice 
belt. Universal currently is devot¬ 
ing half of its feature production- 
slate; to fresh material unexposed 
I other media. 

At least ine original screen¬ 
plays are reduction, work br 
preparation, wit h d r a iri ait ic ■ proper¬ 
ties now. joining a strong. list of 
comedies . Next step in the pro¬ 
gram will find producer Sv Bart¬ 
lett moving from Washington, 
where lie’s filming “The . Sixth 
Mari.” to New York to interviex 
writers for tWo. original screen¬ 
plays. Both untitled; one will be 
based on a stor v: ritten by Bart¬ 
lett and Beirne Lav Jr., involving, 
a lbye story with air force back-;' 
ground, arid the other, on a inodern 
Americari love story- penned by 
Bartlett, Producer-writer will bis 
| joined iri New York next w eek by 
| Michael Ludmer, U-I story exeC: 

Remaining Universal ori iriais 
[are cbiriedies:. an untitled ori irial 
•by Stanley Shapiro: another by 
[ Paul Henniiig; “Lover Come Back” 

. by. Shapiro and .’Henning; ‘Tire 
Thrill Girl < ”.w;hich Carl Reiner will 
Screenplay from story by hirriself 
and; Larry. Gelbart, for Ross 
Hunter; “Come -September,’’ Sha-. 
pirp-Maurice Richlin original cur¬ 
rently iri; production iri Italy; “The 
Colonel’s Lady,” original by Stan r 
ley Roberts and “Baby Talk,” Oscar 
Saul-Harrv Kleiner original for 
Ross Hunter. 


1. A. to N Y. 

Jamies A; Doolittle 
Jose Ferrer 
L, Wolfe: Gilbert 
Derek. Glynne 
Mike Kelli n 
Peter G. Levathcs 
Bryan O’Byrne 
Maureen O’llar 
joe Pasternak 
Jane PoSvell 
Edith S.omrner 
Victor Winy 

Europe to U. S. 

David pay 
Fred Day . 

Rudolf . Friml 

L, ! Marsland: Gander 

Edith . Head . 

Joseph : L Marikiewici 
Burton E. Robbins - 
Sarah. Rollitts 
Samuel Schneider 
. Naim t on Wayne: 

N. to L. A. 

Bill Barrett 
Jack Edwards. 

Hillard Elkins. 

Dave Epstein 
Bill Ornstein 
Alice Pearce 

U. S. to Europe 

Marcel Cainus 
Conriie Francis 
Fred Hift 
George Jessel 
Griffith Johnson 
Vivien Leigh . 

J oseph E: Levi ne 
Jean Manspn 
Eric. Portmah 
Elliott Reid 
Sam Spiegel 











Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


P'jXRlETT 


PICTURES 


A HERO, BUT SHORT OF CASH 




New York Sound Track 




Envious actor quipped, upon hearing Marlon Brando was studying 
Tahitian for "Mutiny on Bounty”: “I ill ought .that was what ho spoke , 
all. along.*’; ' \ 

..... Biirtoti E, Robbins,- president of National Screen Service, back in 
town after-a London trek to install Edwin Smith as managing director 
-':Ih ! the: .British' -capital’’.. ' 

. Halsey Haines, a fugitive from Metro, publicity in Manhattan* con¬ 
tinues 1 his long professional sojourn in Britain bv next doing the bally- 
. lroo honors , for Victor Saville in “The Greengage Summer:” 

. Griffith'Johnsoni veep, of the Motion Picture .Export AsSn., left .New 
York for Europe last week with stops scheduled at its offices in London,] 
Paris and/'Rdme:. He may also have some talks with execs, in Madrid 
re a new Spanish, film pact. However* since Spanish government already 
;has allocated import licenses for coming: year new pact doesn’t seem, 
s'urgent , as before. Old pact, expiring . Oct: 31, will be renewed auto- 
i.aticaily unless one side, or: the other; decides to end. it. 

Producer Frank E^-T-ayior ip. from-.'Reno-, to confer with United Ar? : : 
tis.ts executives on the trailer ahd advertising campaign of “The Mis¬ 
fits" . Philip.Gerard, Universal^ eastern pub-ad chief, to, Washingtoh 
to confer with Sy; Bartlett, Delbert Mann and Tony Curtis on “The 
Sixth Man” which is. Curreritly shooting there . . Billie J; Sanders,, a 
field representative for Universal, mairries novelist. Harlen Ellison in 
December . .“Ben-Hur,” playing in Montreal since Dec, 1.7; passed 
the $500,000 gross mark at the Alouette^ Theatre;. .First liardticket 
date fdr Metro's '‘Cimarron” will be at the Midwest Theatre in: Okla¬ 
homa City where the peture Will have a pne-night irivitational pre-, 
friiere qn Dec. 1. Regular reserved seat run begins Dec. 28. 

Gerard Phillips and. Donald J. Wollins, for United Artists; and Roger 
Lewis. UA’s chief of publcity, et al. have set up Martin Starr; the for¬ 
mer ABC gossiper. for a session .of. examination 1 before trial. This ex-- 
tends the plaintiff's'questioning to some 15 hours. He is suing.UA And 
Columbia,: both, and their ad-pub chiefs. Robert Ferguson and Lewis 
charging, thej' got him .fired from his longtime job at ABC. Starr’s at-, 
torfiey Harry'-Heller is asking 200G damages for “libel.”/ 

Joe. Pasternak in from the Coast to discuss release plans for “Where 
the Boys 1 Are” with Metro homeoffice execs ... Ernest Lehman, who 
"wrote- “North by Northwest!’ for . Alfred Hitchcock,.. is preparing an¬ 
other original for. the producet-directori .James Stewart will star in the 
new.project . Fortunat Baronat, Universal’s foreign, publicity .di- 
• reefor. is .in Japan on the first leg of a Far East tour to set up the 
bally campaign for “Spairtacus”. Bache & Co., the Wall Street firm, 
notes that investors have adopted A wait-and-see attitude toward Dec- 
ca Records because of the mixed reviews- on “Spartaciis.” However. 
Bache comments that “it still looks like a. money-maker, to us. and 
we still like the stock .in -speculative--accounts.* ! 

Cavalier; the men’s magazine/points out that Zsa Zsa Gabor is the 
first female protagphisf featured .in the magazine' • because of what; 
she left out of hier book’’, ' / Samuel Schneider, president of Major. 
Productions^ back from, a four-week trip, to Rome. Vienna and Paris. 
,, . . British playwright Terence Rattigan is. at. the Metro: lot confer¬ 
ring with . Sol C: Siegel pn a number of properties under cdnsidev -. 
tidn as his, first Hollywood screenplay; 

Director John Sturges heads a scouting party this-week into Massa- i 
chusetts surbufbs to find locations for the film Version of: James Gould 
Cozzen’s “By Love Possessed" ’ Sidney, Poitier in Paris for “Paris 

Blues”. -V. United Artists sales chief .William J. Heinemaii reports that 
Billy ; Wilder’s “The .Apartment 5 ' racked up a gross of. $754,85^,in its. 
dual N. Y. engagement at the. Astor and Plaza for;:!7. weeks . Alan 
jay 1 Lerner and Frederick Loew’s “Day Before Spring” lias been placed 
in active preparation by .Metro Arthur Freed will produce and r Joe 
Stein will write the screenplay . Max Youngstein. United Artists 
vip., is treasurer of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy 
/ Di Merrill will tour for “Butterfield 8:” Eastern ad manager Si 
Seadler is on the road setting’up the campaigns for November open¬ 
ings of the picture Peter Riethof, head of American Dubbing Co:, 
in fronvhis Paris headquarters for a quiekie visit. 

'. Delbert Mann will, direct “.Lover, Come Back,"Rock Hudson-Doris 
Day costarrer for U release . Jeriry Wald spotted Tuesday Weld for 
costaf, role, with .Elvis Presley in “Wild in the Country”, for 20th 
StUart Millar and Lawrence Tiirinan inked Phil Kadlson to. direct “Th 
Young Doctors.” Fredric March-Dick Clark dualer. for UA release ... 
Jack Cardiff directs “My Geisha.’’ Shirley MacLaine-Steve. Parker 
start er for Paramount . ^ Stuart Whitman with . Brad. Dillitian and 
Ddldres Hart in Triton’s; 2.0th-Fox release,. "Francis of ;■ Assisi;”to shoot 
in Italy nder direction of Michael Curtiz. 

/Completion of: Carl Foreman's ‘-’The, Guns of Navarone,” at the 
Shepperton. studio /in Britain, after eight months r ^active production 



‘‘Becket.” Stanley Baker jogged, off on an Italian trip. Anthony Quayle 
Is boating off -the coast of Spai Irene Papas sped back, to her native. 
Athens; Jimmy Darren with his wife EVy Nbrlurid lan ex “Miss Deh- 
mark”Vand Gia Seala with her actor-husband Don Burnett returned to 
-.their/homes in Hollywood !. , On the executive end, no vacations are 
In sight! however*. for months to come. Forehiah. : and Director J. Lee 
Thompson, with Alan Osbistori, tlve picture’s editor; now face the huge 
task of-.'celluloid-pruning on the big color. Cinemascope film, for which 
total exposed footage reached 445,000 .feet. The, final, picture, when 
released by Columbia next spring, w ill, probably not exceed two and. a, 
half hours in length, in addition to the regular,camera footage, more 
than 85.000 feet of film-for television usage vvas shot during the eleven 
weeks of Aegean.: location.: After, final editing this material;, possibly 
the most combrehensive. of its kind ever put together to aid in the 
exploitation of . a feature picture, will be shown overt major TV net¬ 
works in America and Britain as sectional features of Various programs. 

Word from Tanganyika in Africa wdiere Howard Hawks is shooting 
“Hatari” 'with John Wayne and Gerard Blain: 14 cameras, two close 
and heavily protected, are . attempting to cToseupan elephant- herd, a 
risky thing since the African version is a sulky monster, 

..Promotion of Clayton G. Pantages from the position of 20th Century- 
Fox branch manager in Albany to one of a new fiye-irian ‘/sales cabinet;” 
and his transfer, to the bomedffices—as first disclosed -. to that burg iri 

Variety story last week was not.completely unexpected, It had been 
rumored, since he served as part of a three-member, team which twice 
toured the company's exchanges last summer-^to;;‘further, a. sales’-. 
bdoking drive^-that Pantages would be advanced. to a; job in. the home 
office-.' 

'Lee Mindff, formerly unit publicist on “Murder .1 . and other 

N/ Y. productions* has joined the Otto Preminger organization and will 
work under pubrad topper Nat Rudich bn the “Exodus” Campaign '; . 

Bill Qrnstein is leaving for the Coast after winding up a 15-city tour 
dn behalf of Allied Artists* “HelL to Eternity”; . /-Daniel Talbot and 
Peter Bogdanovich have set. a \vinter series of film classics for the 
New Yorker Theatre dii Upper Broadway. Screenings will be held on 
Monday evenings at 7, and 9:30 p.m. First program on Nov; 7 consists 
of “Gold Diggers of 1933”. and “ThingsYou’ll Never See in Movies,” 
(Continued on page 16) 


By HY IIOLLINGER 

Touted by N.Y. Tii film, 
critic; Bosley Ciowtlier as the man 
.who may sonic day “give us the 
great Americari urban -film” . and 
by director/Francois Truffault as 
the individual who most influenced. 
France’s “rieW wave,” '••do : it-your- 
self filmmaker Morris Engel, al¬ 
though pleased by the recdgnition. 
is beginning to ponder the--worth-of. 
accolades, including, the critics’ 
award at the; Venice Film Festival. 

Since 1953 Engel has made three 
films—“The Little Fugitive" <1953>, 
“Lovers and Lollipops” (1955b and 
the current “Weddings and 
Babies/' The pictures, all privately 
financed. received critical acclaim; 
with “Weddings and Babies cop¬ 
ping the Venice aw’ard two years 
ago. 

Despite, tiie 'seemi success, 
Engel continues, to scrounge for 
distribution deals and for financ¬ 
ing for additional, projects. After 
“The. Little Fugitive/’ which 
played, 5;000 theatres and earned 
$500,000 in the U.S., Engel exr 
pected the flood gates to Open. But 
such has hot been the sai 
Feelejrs Only 

After “Weddings.” which Engel 
entered at Venice himself, won the 
award, he received a hurriber of 
feelers Trbm. distributors. But, as 
Engel points but. none of them 
wanted to put up a sufficient ad¬ 
vance guarantee. Since most of his 
own; money was tied up in the 
film; Engel felt that he was eri-. 
titled ,to arp advance'.. “They all 
wanted the piQture/' he. said, “but 
only on a percentage basis.” They 
no-risk patrons of the arts. 

Stubbornly, refusing to reli - 
quish his property without some' 
soi t: of advance as an expression of 
“faith” in the picture. Engel held 
the picture for two years until he 
felt he : could, g: it the prober 
showcasing; He selected Dan. Tal- 
bot.’s New-, Yorker. Theatre on 
N.y;’s upper West Side for the 
launching. The house is an outlet. 
fpr -speciaiizeed ‘ pictures, and a 
haven, for film buffs. .The critics, 
although noting . some shortcom¬ 
ings,.hailed, the picture ecstatically. - 

The .Post's.. Archer. Winsten 
termed , it picture of “blazing 
originality” . and contended that 
“there must be an audience: to en¬ 
courage Engel to continue his stub¬ 
born, lonely, path to a cinematic, 
height no other American now oc¬ 
cupies;” The News’ Dorothy Mas¬ 
ter?; said, the writer-director-pro- 
duCer-phbfogfapher had “conjured 
a classic/’ McCall s magazine said 
“this movie and movies like, it are 
the hope, of films. as an art form/’ 
VARrETY!s H<nck reviewing, the .film 
at the i958 Venice film fest. termed 
it a picture of “unusual .value and 
.special charm.” 

. The critical comments, however, 
did not bring a line of distributors 
to Engel’s door and. he is.confused 
as-ever in his efforts to discover- 
just w hat ..the U.S.. film industry 
wants. “I’m not an avant-garde 
filmmaker,” he; contends.: “I try to 
make pictures that w ill have popu¬ 
lar appeal/’ In “Weddings and 
Babies,” Engel made a snecial ef¬ 
fort to obtain .a “name” in the 
person of Viycca .Lindfbrs. The re¬ 
views Miss L'ndf.ors received were 
distinctly of Academy Award 
calibre. ‘ 


Now Theatremen Pitch for TV; 


Former Pre-Sell Air Exposure 


WHY WASHINGTON? 


Because It’s Full of TOA’s Local 
Congressmen 


Washington has been, chosen for 
the third consecutive year as the 
site for the mid-winter meeting of 
the board of directors and execu¬ 
tive commfttee of Theatre of 
America. 

TO A has favored the capital as 
the site of its board meetings be¬ 
cause it gives TOA officials an 
opportunity to buttonhole their 
Congressmen and Senators to dis¬ 
cuss legislation affecting the mo¬ 
tion picture theatre Industry* 

The session is scheduled for 
March 19-21, 1961 and as has been 
TOA’S. custom In recent years a 
reception will be, held for Con¬ 
gressman. and Senators on March 
20 : 

According to TOA prexy Albert 
M. Pickus, it’s expected that new 
wages iand hours legislation, new j 
bills to ban pay-tv, and state efforts 
to enact censorship or classification 
bills will be among the topics TOA 
officials will discuss With their 
legislature: 


► Great Falls, Mont.. Oct. 18. 

An exhibitor organization has 
asked Walt Disney to resume the 
pre-selling of his pictures on tele¬ 
vision. 

The unusual step has been taken 
by the Montana Theatres Assn., an 
affiliate of Theatre Owners of 
America. In the text of a resolu¬ 
tion adopted at its annual conven¬ 
tion last month but just released, 
the exhibitor group stated that 
Disney’s “excellent programming 
bn television for many years has 
materially aided all motion picture 
exhibitors by keeping the pubiie 
conscious of the value of good mo¬ 
tion picture entertainment . . /* 
Mentioned were “Walt Disney Pre¬ 
sents.” “Mickey Mouse” and vari¬ 
ous other Disney tv presentations. 

Noting that it was keenly disap¬ 
pointed w*hen it learned that Dis¬ 
ney had discontinued some of his 
programming, the Montana unit 
urged that Disney resume his tv 
activities for the “benefit’ of his 
own organization and for exhibi¬ 
tors throughout the U. S. 


Censor But Urge 


'SPARTACUS' AMONG BON TON 

Universal has lined up Princess 
Margaret to head list of guests at¬ 
tending the overseas premiere of 
“Spartacits” at the Metropole The¬ 
atre. London, Dec. 7- Event , will 
be a charity, affair sponsored by 
the St. John Ambulance Brigade.- 

Going over the States, to attend 
Will be star Kirk. Douglas and U- 
toppers Milton R. Rackmil, prexy, 
and. Americo Aboaf. foreign gen¬ 
eral manager and veep of Univer¬ 
sal International. 

Heading ; tHe Brigade’s premiere 
committee are the Countess of. 
Brecknock and Mrs. Christopher 
Soames/ daughter of Sir Winston 
Churchill. 


By MARY McGAREY 

Columbus, Oct. 18. 

Ohio Independent Theatre Own¬ 
ers, voted “unalterable opposition” 
tp any pre-censorship by a Govern¬ 
ment body ait its annual convention 
here. 

Trade body also voted a strong 
protest to the National Screen 
Service Corp. for closing the 
Cleveland branch office, leaving 
only one at Cincinnati. 

The censorship resolution also 
urged members not to show “shoddy 
and questionable” pictures or use 
lurid phrases and catchlines in ad¬ 
vertising. Convention attendance 
was up 50^ front 1959, Ken 
PrickeU, executive secretary, stated 
■..and the prevailing obsession was 
i to. Improve business by applying 
j merchandising techniques succ-ess- 
i ful for other businesses! 

Delegates heartily endorsed sug¬ 
gestions by two speakers that thea¬ 
tre owners, statewide and nation¬ 
ally, support more research on cus¬ 
tomer preference. George Kienzle, 
director of journalism at Ohio 
State U. here advocated looking 
into closed circuit theatre tele¬ 
casts, monthly film club member¬ 
ship plans and better booking pat¬ 
terns, 

-William . Mnicli, president of 
Radio Station WMNI, advocated 
greater theatre participation in 
radio promotional stunts and gim¬ 
micks with auto dealers. 

Marshall Fine. Cleveland, presi¬ 
dent, and all other officers wer 
re-elected. They include F. W. 
Huss Jr. of Cincinnati, first vice- 
president; Jack Armstrong of 
Bowling Green, second vice presi¬ 
dent; Milton' Yassenoff of Colum¬ 
bus. treasurer; Prickett continuing 
as executive secretary; Fine as na¬ 
tional director; and Louis Wiethe 
of Cincinnati as alternate. 

• ; Four . new: directors are Louis 
Ratener; .Jack Haynes, Cincinnati; 
Olen F. Martin. Bucyrus, and Herb¬ 
ert Solomon. Findlay. 


Wayne Again Tries For 
Permit To Show ‘Alamo’ 

In Mexico Key Spots 

Mexico City. Oct. 18. - 

John Wayne is making another 
strong bid to convince Jorge Fer- 
retis. of the Film Bureau, that an 
j exhibition permit should be granted 
jto his “Alamo” <UA> for showings 
;in Mexico key spots. The Bureau 
' had turned thumbs down on pic- 
i ture because of scenes considered 
1 defamatory to Mexico. Wayne’s rep¬ 
resentatives and the actor himself 
: argue that film hews to the line 
o3f this historical event. 

While Ferretis has maintained 
the view that the picture needs 
j cuts to eliminate scenes considered 
damaging to Mexico, scissoring 
Would hurt the story continuity. 
The film has two strikes against 
, it here since Mexicans do not like 
[ to be reminded of the Santa Ana 
episode. 

Mexican circles claim that the 
U. S. would have same reaction and 
refuse to grant exhibition permits 
if a producer here took the theme 
of the Mexican-U.S. war of 1947, 
.and pre'mted Americans in an un¬ 
favorable light. 

Apart from attempting to iron 
out the “Alamo” exhibition im- 
. passe. John Wayne is readying pre- 
I Iimiharies for shooting of another 
picture in Mexico, possibly early 
next year. 


Burt Lane Productions Inc. has 
been. authorized to conduct a mo¬ 
tion picture productions business 
in New York, with capital stock of 
200 shares, no par value. Edmund 
Preiss of Manhattan was filing at¬ 
torney at Albany. 


100 SCRIBES INVADE 
TEXAS FOR ‘ALAMO’ 

San Antonio. Oct. 18. , 

A press corps of some 100 news¬ 
paper, magazine, radio and tele¬ 
vision representatives is expected 
to descend on this city on Oct. 24 
for .a four-day celebration herald¬ 
ing the premiere of John Wavne’s 
“The Alamo.” 

The celebration, featuring 22 
events over the four-day period, is 
rated as one of the most elaborate 
* motion picture premieres in recent 
: years. A force of some 3.500 Texans » 
have been marshalled to assist Li¬ 
the various activities which have 
the. backing of Gov. Price Daniels. 

: The lccal Chamber of Commerce 
,Jias organized a 250 -man commit¬ 
tee to coordinate and Implement 
the undertaking. 

j According to United Artists, 

< transportation requirements irt- 
! elude some 150 cars, 10 airplanes, 
six trucks and buses, and boats 
for travel on the San Antonio 
River. As part of the celebration, 
1,000 horsemen will make a 137- 
mile five-day trail ride to San 
| Antonio from Brackettville. 




FILM REVIEWS 


PSniETr 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 


Midnight Laee 

(COLOR) 


Artistically mounted but con¬ 
trived mystery mellejr. Bolstered 
by presence of Doris Day and 
beaucoup elements | to. attract 
femme patrons, upshot should be 
b.o. click in the Ross Hunter 
tradition. 


an uninspired yarn, building sus¬ 
pense with whatever device is 
handy, be it curtain to rustle 1 ;, fire¬ 
place to crackle ominously or 
footstep to overhear. Frank Skin 
ner’s score unobtrusively heightens! 
the tension. Tube. 


Blues 

(COLOR) 


Elvis Presley returns in 
flimsy, creaky military musi¬ 
cal. Curiosity about the star - 
should hypo b.o., but that vast 
teenage following has matured 
and the new crop of young¬ 
sters will ‘rind less to squeal 
about. 


Hollywood, Oct. 14. 


Hollywood; Sept. 26. 

Vimersal iHea.se of Ross Huntor-Mar- 
tin Melchrr production. Stars Doris pay. 

Jli-x Harrison. John Gavin. M.vrna *j ov » 

McDouall: features Herbert Mar¬ 
shall. Natasha Pany. -Iohn Williams. 
lie 1 ns'ione Baddelev; with . Kichai (1 N* > • 

Ant hen v Daw .-.on. Rhys Williams. Richard 
l/.tpino. Doris Lloyd Directed by Daud 
Wilier. Screenplay.. Ivan Goff. Ben Rob- 
en«.' from the p’ay. “Matilda Shouted 
Fre." bv Janet Green; camera. Russell 
Mettv; editors. Russell SchoenKarlh. 

Barsha: art directors. Alexander 
Golit/en. Robert Clal worthy; music. * rank l Paramount release of Hal Wallis pro- 
tik inner; sound. Waldon O. Watson. Joe ; duefion. Stars Elvis Presley, . Juliet 

I apis: assistant directors; Phil Bowles. Prowse; wiih Robert Ivers, -Leticia 

C*:t1 Berinper Doug Green. Reviewed at Roman. James Douglas, Sigrid, Alaier, 
Academv Awards Theatre; Sept. 26. 60... Arch. Johnsqn. Directed hy Norman 
RiinninB time. 108 MINS- . > Taurog. Screenplay. Edmund Beloin. 

Kit Preston ___£-• Doris pay Henry Parson; camera,. Loyal Griggs: 

Anthonv Preston-Rex Harrison editor. Warren Low; art directors. Hal 

Brian Younger ...-John Gavin > Pereira, IVaiter Tyjert-' music,' Joseph J.. 

Aunt Bea .. !i ■ • Myrpa Loy M.illey. Reviewed at Westwood Village. 

Malcolm ....... Roddy McDowall , Theatre. Oct. 14, ’60. Running time. 115 

C harles Manning.Herbert Marshall MINS. 

~ — j Natasha Tarry ■ Tulsa McCauley . Elvis Presley 

Hermione Baddelev jjh i.Juliet Prowse 

John Williams rooky ...... *»-’—*'»•-'*- 

i Richard Ney Tina ........ 

.. Anthony Dawson ; Ri t k ..._ 

...: i Rhys Williams Marla . 

Richard l.upino s gt . M c Graw 
_. Doris Lloyd , 


Peggy Thompson 
Il-ira 

Inspector Byrnei 

Daniel 

A«=h 

Victor Elliott - 

Foster 

Nora 


Robert Ivers. 
,..., .. Laticia Roman 
James Douglas 

...;- Sigrid Maier 

Arch Johnson 


-- ^ “G.I.. Blues” restores Elvis Presr 

Doris Day is off and ^running | ey the screen in a picture that 
again in ‘‘Midnight Lace.■ * ?cm- seems t p have been left over flom 

trived and not very mji-teiious, . . . 

mvstcrv melodrama f that most • the frivolou* filmusicals of World 
audiences will love. The Ross War II. On the logical assumption 
Hunter-Arwin production spends that the teenage following that 
most of its lime ^purposely mislead-j catapu ited Presley to the boxoffice 
ing the spectator, steering him; 

into a motivational rilaze. eastin* ; top a few years back has grown 
suspicion on everyone but the 
proper party. But. fbr all of its 


vagaries, the Universal release is 
so craftily manufactured, so lux¬ 
uriously mounted and: so artistical- 
]v framed that audiences will have 

a fine time. Hunter, U. Marty - . .. . 

Klclcher. Dav & Co. appear to have boxpffic^e, it will need the support 
u, A .ne»ii-ae innthcp hit of Presleys formerly ardent fans: 


cated in its tastes, the rather juve¬ 
nile Hal Wallis “comeback” pro¬ 
duction may have to depend on 
younger, pre-teen age ; groups for 
its chief response. But if the Para¬ 
mount release is to get by at the 


themselves another hit. 

As in most of Hunter's recent 


formerly , 
About the creakiest 


‘book'* in 


efforts, the emphasises on visual musicomedy annals has been re 
satisfaction. His idea, successful vived hy scenarists Edmund .Beloin 


and Henry Garson as a framework 
within which Presley warbles 10 
wobbly songs and costar Juliet 
Prowse steps out in a pair of flashy 


up to now. seems to be to keep the 
screen attractively filled. First and 
foremost, it is mandatory to have 
a lovely and popular [ star of Miss 
Day s calibre. She is to be decked ^dances. 

out in an elegant wardrobe and j plot- casts Presley as an 11-. 

surrounded by expensive sets and ; American - boy tank - gunner sta- 
tasteful furnishings. This is to be‘tinned in Germany who woos sup- 
embellished by highly dramatic posedly .icy-hearted Miss, Prowse 
lighting effects and striking hues, for what, starts put as. strictly mer- 
principally in the warmer yellow- ce nary reasons 'if he spends the 
brown range of the spectrum. The n jghf with her. he wins a hunk of 
camera is to be maneuvered, when- ca sh to help, set up a nitery in the 
ever possible, into [striking, un- states). Needless to say, the ice 
usual positions. melts and amor develops, only to 

Basis of the fuss is. preferably. dissolve "ben Miss Prowse Ieanis 
to be a melodrama,! but a light. D f t j le heely scheme. But every- 
sophisticated comedy jis an accept- thing turns out all right ih the 
able alternative. That it works so end, paving the way for a kiss-kiss- 
well in this film is a'.credit to the ];j ss finale that is straight out of 
einema skills of people such as the gonja Henie ice age. 
cameraman RusseH .^eUy. art d, Rosponsibility for P e„„ in g the 

rectors Alexander P°. m £" ‘“J to tunes is given no one on Para- 

Robert Ciatworthy |et deeoraior ,. t .,. e dit sheet. Considering 

Oliver tmerl. editors Russell F (| f these compositions. 

F.elioengarth and Loop Barsha. and , sllch 4 anon ’ mi ,y is understandable 
™ -J- L."ey is .credited with 
scoring and conducting music for 


under Hunter’s enthusiastic sur 
Vcillance. 

In “Midnight Lace*” which Ivan. 
Goff and Ben Roberts h*ve adapted 
from Janet Green's j?!av. “Matilda 
Shouted Fire.” Miss Day is vic¬ 
timized by what seems to be a 
crank on the telephone. Informed 
bv a nagging, mysterious, per¬ 
sistent caller that her life 
jeopardy, she works herself into 
such a lather that others. Scotland 
Yark included, begin to believe 
her obsession is tlie myth of a 
neglected wife (Husband Rex 
Harrison is constantly and unac¬ 
countably preoccupied with busi¬ 
ness matters). 


the film. It is not absolutely, clear 
w hether he had a hand In compos¬ 
ing the pop selections, [but it. is 
doubtful. Presley sings therii all as. 
a slightly subdued pelvis. 

Miss Prowse is a firstrate dancer 
and lias a pixie charm rerni iseerit 
in of Leslie Caron. She deserves bet¬ 
ter roles than this. A couple, of 
promising, attractive actresses from, 
abroad make their screen bows in. 
this film; Leticia Roman from Italy 
and Sigrid Maier from Germany.: 
Robert Ivers, as Presley’s G.i. 

! sidekick, is a comic standout, and 
; should go places in films, James 


Among the chief j; suspects are ■ Douglas capably plays another 
John Gavin, a construction gang i buddy and Arch Jthnson is in¬ 
foreman who makes phone calls i volved as the inevitable dumb top 
in a neighborhood, pub; Roddy Me- sergeant. 

Dowall, a sproiled young punk who* Lenswork. under, the capable 
can’t keep his eyes off the heroine:! control of Loyal Griggs,' is . ade- 
and Herbert Marshall, treasurer in ( quate, as are the bulk of contribu- 
Harriscns firm who's having ! tions in art and. technical depart- 
t’ ouble paying off his bookie. ! ments. Tube. 

There is the standard hokum of f 
producers requesting that the 
“unique plot development” ian- 
oi:>er way to term [“the ending'’) 
not be revealed. Actpally. it s more 
preposterous than “unique.'*' A 
Ie«:s ingenious, more botched ;;p 
plot to kill is difficult to envision. 

The effervescent [Miss Day sets 
feme sort of record here for 
frightened gasps. As executed by 
her. even a gasp can be attractive. 

Harrison is eapablie. as are Mc¬ 
Dowall, Marshall, [Gavin. Myrna 
Loy. Natasha Parry, Hermione 
Baddeloy and Richard N'ey. John 
Williams, type-cast [ as a Yard in¬ 
spector does quite; well. 

Director David Miller adds a few 
pleasant little humorous touches 
«nd generally makes the most of 


Siege of Sidney Street 

(BRITISH) 


Better - than - average , c r i m e 
thriller based oh authentic 
London gangster crime: lacks 
marquee value for U.S., but 
It’s a sound b.o. prospect. 


.London, Oct. 11. 

Rngal Filfs International release of a 
Mid-Century . (Robert . S. Bak.er-Monty 
Berman) production. Stars Donald Sinden, 
Nicole ftl-uireyj Peter, Wyngarde, Kieron 
Moore:' features . Leonard Sachs, Tutte 
Lemkow. George Pastell. T. P. McKeririn, 
Angela Newman^ Diretted, photographed 
and edited by Robert S. .Baker & Monty 
Berman. Screenplay.. Jimmy gangster and 
Alexander Baron, from story, by Jimmy. 
Sangster; rnuaic. Stanley; Black. Previewed 
at Studio One. Running time. 93 MINS, 


Mannering 
Sara. 

Yoska 
Peter ... z. 

Blakey ... 

Svadrs . . 

Dniitreieff 

Brodsky. ............ 

Nina- ..... 

Lapidos 

Gardstei 

Hefeld 

Hei sh - ---- 

Police Commissioner 

Old Hairy . ..._ 

Police Inspector. 


Donald Sinden 
Nicole Maurey. 
.. Kieron Moore 
. Peter Wyrigarde 
..,..:. Godfrey Quigley 
...Leonard Sachs 
Tutte. Lemkow 
.......... George Past ell 

Angela Newman 
T. P. McKenna 
Maurice Good 

..James Caffre.v 

Harold Goldblatt 
ristopher Casson 
.'. Harry' Brogan' 
.....Alan Simpson 


Because Robert. Baker and 
Monty Berman produced, directed, 
photographed and edited “Siege of 
Sidney Street” themselves; it’s a 
simple, matter to decide where to 
(dish out blame of praise. In this 
instance, it’s : praise since; within 
its modest limits, this turns out to 
be. quite .a lively version of a gang¬ 
ster episode that had. the East End 
of London on its ears early in 191L 
It’s a ie-yahip of the celebrated 
incident W'hen a gang of Russians 
brought out the police and tlie 
army before they could be smoked 
out of their hideout. ' Sidney 
Street. 

’ In straightforward fashion, this 
shows Donald. Sinden. as a dedi¬ 
cated police officer who, patiently 
tracks down the gang of Russian 
patriots, led by a. character named 
Peter the Painter (Peter Wyn- 
garde). They robbed allegedly to 
gain funds for their cause, wiiich 
was'anarchy. By disguising, hirnscif 
as a down-and^outer, Sinden even- j 
tually gets the thugs penned lip. 
The result ivas one of,the bloodiest 
gangster scenes that London has 
ever known. The East End of Lon¬ 
don in .1911 is vividly brought to 
life, direction is sound without be¬ 
ing . over-empha[sized while the 
final, siege is an exciting sock cli¬ 
max. The actors. may riot have 
much, stellar appeal for the U.S., 
but they all do a useful job, with 
one of two particiilariy deft per¬ 
formances. 

W’yrigarde gives an alert: strong 
portrayal of tlie quiet but ruthless 
top gangster. Kieron. Moore, a trig¬ 
ger- happy lieuteriant. and Leonard 
Sachs,, as an older but equally de¬ 
voted member of the cause, are 
also first-rate,. Sinden, as the cop, 
tends to: play iuph on some note, 
but His is a comparatively colorless 
role compared with those of the 
Russo thugs., Tutte Lemkow, T. P. 
McKenna, Godfrey Blakey and i 
George. Patell are others’ who pro¬ 
vide useful thesping, ; . ] 

The fenime side is less strongly 
represented, but; Nicole Maurey 
and Angela. Newriian both fit in 
well;. Miss . Maurey plays an or¬ 
phaned Russian refugee who gets 
di;aw‘n into the -gang because of 
loneliness, and her infatuation for 
Peter, She has one or two stand¬ 
out scenes, hotahly during a police 
grilling/ She also handles a few 
touches of implied romance be¬ 
tween her arid . Sinden; ith discre¬ 
tion and charm. Miss Newman, as a 
tougher member of the gang, also 
registers ^decisively. 

The Jimmy Sangster-.Alexander 
Baron screenplay , is sound and 
keeps tension to a high level, while 
offering; the. directors a splendid 
Chance of bringing some. dramatic 
vitality to the final siege. Garig, 
with the exception of Peter the 
Painter, who was never caught, are 
wiped out hy fire. Sangster also 
has a realistic, cheeky cameo . as 
the then Home Secretary (Winston 
Churchill) who personally con- 


1960 
High Low 


Week Ended Tuesi ( 18) 

N* Y. Stock Exchange 

•Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Tues. 


Change 


None of Trade’s Business 

UF SIG SHORE MISREPRESENTS?] 

Hollywood/ Oct. 18. 

“The Sword and the Dragori,” reviewed recently in . Variety, Is 
not a Yugoslavian production as Sig Shore, vvho is presenting the 
pic with Joseph Harris, informed this paper. ./Qrigihai ititie of tli 
Russian-made film, which vyas dubbed with English dialog for 
U. S. presentation, was ‘‘Ilya Mourometa:” Pic was reviewed from 
Paris by Variety Aug- 5, 1959, 

When que$tioned at his New York office.about the origin of the 
film. Shore acknowledged it was made, partly in Yugoslavia and 
partly in Russia. Asked if he bought pic through Artkino, Russian 
distrib agency in’this country. Shore snapped, “Where I got the 
film is none of yeur business.” 

For the U. f 5 . release version, name of the pic’s leading player/ 
Boris Andreiei', was Anglicized to Boris Andrews. 





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ducted the final operations: . j 

Stanley Black has provided ade- ! 
quate music and there is art. /in¬ 
triguing Russian song, sung by 
Miss Maurey, in the. East End. so- : 
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The Tu b Faces of 
Dr. .Vekyll 

(BRITISH-TECHNICOLOR) 


Sixth film version of the 
Stevenson chiller, sometimes 
crude but with aii Imaginative 
twist and enough horror to 
make: it a good b.o, bet with, 
bold exploitation. 


London, Oct. 13. 

Columbia release of -Hammer Film pro¬ 
duction.. Stars Raul ..MaSsie, Dawn Add.artis, 
Christopher Lee: features 'David KossOff. 
Norma Marla. Francis De Wolff. Pro¬ 
ducer. Michael Carreras. Director. Ter¬ 
ence Fisher. Screenplay. Wolf Mankowitz; 
from Robert -.Louis 'Stevepson’s story; 
editor, Eric Boyd-Perkins; camera. Jack 
Asher; .music and songs. Monty Norman 
& David Heneker: At Pavilion, London.. 
Running time, •• MlNSz 

JekylLHyde Paul Massie 

Kitty ...'.. Dawn Addam* 

Paul Allen ...: ... . . . .... Christopher. Lee 

Liatier ..;. ■■ David Kossoff 

Inspector : raheis De W'olff 

Maria .. Norma Marla 

Sphinx Girl Magda Miller 

Clubman . .. William 'Kendall 

Girl in gin shop. -Pauline Shepherd 

Nannie Helen Goss 

Coroner Percy Cartwright 

Corinthia • Joe Robinson 

Cabby rthur Lovegroye, 


This Is thP sixth film Version of 
Stevenson’s classic chiller. Decked 
out in. Teehnicolor,. with. an inter¬ 
esting performance.by Paul Massie 
in the dual role, and. with script¬ 
writer Wolf Manko\yitz’s blood and 
lust this one has all the; earmarks 
of being a b.O. winner, if shrewdly 
handled. Mankowitz has ..palpably 
distorted and, in fact, jettisoned 
Stevenson’s. original stofy &nd the 
. affair becomes rhostly a straight.- 
fprivard horror yarn, biit with the 
benefit of some good •opportunities 
for characterization, and a useful 
climax. There are some blatantly 
inserted spots Of sadism: 

;Whereas in previous editions Dr. 
Jekyll/ the experimenting Scientist, 
has been seen being .transformed 


with the aid of the makeup de¬ 
partment into a. hideous monster, 
this ;tirrie the. bearded Victorian 
doctor turns into a ybung. clean¬ 
shaven handsome man around town 
as Mr. Hyde. Paul Massie: playing 
the double Tole. has had to iriiply. 
riorra;, mainly through voice and 
eyes! Considering tlirit .Massie. has 
only, three films behind him and is 
a bit short on experience he does a 
remarkably adept job,. aided by. a 
screenplay which though invariably 
tongue-in-cheek does offer spine 
good thesiping .chances;. 

The original; yarn's too Well 
knoxyn to need much recapping 
here.,. In new film Doctor Jekyll is 
frying to separate man’s two dis¬ 
tinct personalities, the. decent and 
the; evil; lie experiments on hint-, 
seif ;arid . the. suave and evil Hyde 
occasionally takes oyet^ arid has a 
high old. tirrie, wallowing in- sin 
around:the nightspots of..yietpriaii 
Londori. He murders, a couple of 
people,; drives Jekyll’s wife to 
suicide and frames Jekylls own 
suicide with a spot pf arson. In : 
the end the good .doctor destroys 
Hyde, b'ut.iri doing so.destroys him- 
self:. 

..Terence Fisher’s direction, has 
cruditiesv biit is done effectively 
with a ,fe\v hold .barred, the ,Vic¬ 
torian atmosphere is well put over 
arid . Jack Asher’s camerawork:. is: 
colorful and sure. Mass! keeps 
the thesping side together and 
shows up even belter as Hyde : than 
as Jekyll..- And there are two or 
three useful perforinances to help. 
Massie*.. Christopher Lee. one of 
Hyde’s Victims (.bumped off by. a 
snakedancer’s serpent), is assured, 
as Mrs; Jekyll's lover, arid Daw 
Addams arid Norma Maria, as 
Jekyll's wife and Hyde’s: moll; re¬ 
spectively, ..are both well cast. 
There is also a quiet little gem. 
of pbseryation. from David Kossoff 
ai? Dr. JekylTs worried, syriipathetic 
friend. 

Among the violent highsppts ara 
the murder of Lee: with. a. snake. 
Miss Addams’-. death., plunge, .the 
strangling of . Miss. Marla during a 
bedtime frolic with the wicked Mr. 
Hyde, arid some, evocative glirtipses. 
of some; of yictoriah London’s.; 
seamier joy spots. .Rich, 






Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


PfailETY 


IN FRANCE IT’S C.O. VS. B.O. 


Tty Pictures Speak (or Me’-Camus J||||J|-|]RIFf \l\ Eastside Trans-Lux Dispensing 

French Director Not a Signer df Manifestos—Give* HHfllAJ RI7 'SlI2M As in French-Decor Lobby 

His Artistic Views 


• “My' pictures speak for me. I 
(don’t have to sign any manifestos,” 
is the way. prize-winning French 
director . Marcel Camus, whose 
“Black Orpheus,” won this year’s 
foreign language Oscar, com'me'nted 
on the current furor in France re 
the gbvernnriehl crackdown on 
“intellectuals.’' who have taken an 
anti-government position in the; 
current Algerian fight. (See story, | 
this page.) . I 

At the French Filin Office inj, 
New York Friday <14*. Camus in-‘j 
dicated that since he had been out 
of France for', some ;time, .he. 
couldn’t comment directly on the ’ 
situation, but speaking generally: i- 
he said he. himself was not one. of .. 
the manifesto-signing breed. The, 
director, one of tire, foremost of 
France’s “nouAdle vague,” was in^- 
town for two days enroute to Paris-;, 
from Brazil’ where earlier this year f 
he , completed shooting - of “0$ f 
Bandeirantes.” In between inter-; 
views, he was holding business, 
talks with a couple of U.S; majors 

release of “Os’’ as well as dis¬ 
cussing -a Co- pf oduction , arrange-. 

lent for his next project. Latter, 
will be “The White Rabbit,’' which 
will be shot in Paris, and perhaps • 
in New York.; with a cast of French, j 
American aiid Brazilian dancers" 
and. "no stars.” Director continued. 
on to. Paris. Saturday (15) for open¬ 
ing of "Os-' but returns lri about’ 
three weeks to interview dancers: 
for. “Rabbit.” scheduled to start 
production next spring. ■ - 1 

: Fact that he isn’t a manifesto-.; 
igner doesn’t mean that Camus 
doesn’t havie very strong ideas on 
a, wide-range of topics, but these, 
he says, he tries to convey through.. 
his pictures which are (as nearly ; 

s. it is possible in .filmsl the work 
oif one man. namely Camus. On j 
vOs Bahdeirantes,”. shot entirely; 
on location (in Eastman color .as f 
was his ‘;‘OrpHcus ’t in the. north;! 
and northeastern section of Brazil, . 
Camus functioned not only as di-! 
rector, but set designer, carpenter, j 
piakeup man,. principal writer, ! 
photographer, the- Ayorks, Be had 1 
five French technicians with him. 
with this number augmented from.. 
time to ti ie by local help! .! 

This desire to be on top. of all j 
the . various functions in film-! 
making, plus his penchant for im- 
provisitioh iii course of shooting to. ; 
utilize, the real and the actual,, also j 
has a way of drawing but shooting f 
schedules. .“Orpheus” took 14. 

: weeks and his latest five,months. 

•’Bandeirantes.”;the story of how. 
a -inan “learns to love.” is on the 
surface an adventure story ;ith 
psychological and ; philosophic un¬ 
dertones. says Camus: When pic¬ 
ture started shooting all lie had 
was an eight-page outline prepared 
by. him and Jacques Viot. “The 
idea, however,” says Cantus, “was 
In my head. I always.: knew what I 
wanted,” He. started out as a 
painter and he now “paints with 
film.” a. statement with which most 
people Avho saw “Black Orpheus” 
would probably agree; Though his 
use. of color on. “Orpheus” was 
probably the most striking ..single 
aspect of that film, the director 
says he is not lied to it—it depends 
bn the property, 

’ Stopping over: in New York with 
Camus was French-born but Brazil- 
based Jean .Mansort who. with Ray¬ 
mond Froment, produced directors 
latest film. 

For “White Rabbit’' (a symbbl of. 
Innocence>,, C aihus hopes to get an 
American, distrib partner. As far as 
possible • .New' York locations, he 
couldn’t tell yet since this was his 
first trip io the U.S. and aill he. had 
a chance to see were the insides of. 
various , taxi cabs and the tasteful 
fiCcor of the French Film Office 
oh Madisbn Avenue, He expects to: 
see rhore on his return,. 

Eugene A* Jacobs’ Post 

Eugene A. Jacobs has been named 
branch manager of United Artists’ 
Omaha-Des Moines exchange. ;! 

Jacobs will headquarter in the 
Des'Moines office. He was formerly 
UA Pittsburgh sales manager. . He 
replaces Donald McLucas* deceased. 


WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER 

Datfid Swift Acquires Triple- 
Threat Status . At Disney ' 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 
David Swift, currently directing 
“Petticoats and Bluejeans” for 
Walt Disney, has signed a deal 
with Columbia production v.p. 
Samuel Briski whereby he’ll 
serve in triple capacity—that. of 
writer, director and. producer. 

SAvift will have indie status on 
the . Col lot, with his first: property 
to be “The Image Makers.” i 


Neither’ tlie. Screen. Producers■ 
Guild nor the Theatre. Owners 
Of America,, both of Ayhich organ¬ 
izations have bet-h critical of U:S. 
film advertising . techniques. . has 
formally responded to ,an invita¬ 
tion from the Motion Picture Assn, 
of A merica t-o.. a .full-seal e meeting 
on the subject. MPAA’s ad-pub 
directors committee, ..headed by 
Martin Davis, on. ,Sept. . 21 ; asked 
both Walter Mirisch, president of 
SPG, and Ai.Pickus. head of TOA, 
to set time, add specific, agenda for 
ah airing of beefs aperit the. pic¬ 
ture ads. V'" : - 

The TOA camp said a “prelimin¬ 
ary” meeting is. envisioned: for 
early November, following Piekus’ 
attendance at conclaves with North: 
and South Carolina local .theatre-; 
men. 

It was reported that Mirisch 
designated Ross Hunter as SPG 
rep to talk to XIPAA about the 
seminar. Hunter was in New York, 
from,the Coast last week and re¬ 
turned Avest. Saturday (15) without 
haying . contacted MPA A- 

In other words, MPA A hasn’t 
gotten . anything definite front 
either. SPG or TOA re their specific 
views about the; film ad techniques 
which, they Ocnticiz:ed> Nor has 
MPA A received any. word on when 
a .full-scale meeting should be held 
with list: of topics to be considered! 

There’s just the notice from TOA 
that a preliminary meeting should. 
be held in early November,. Ex¬ 
planation about SPG is that this 
producers’ outfit is .3,000 miles dis¬ 
tant from! NY. and a Gotham get- 
together can’t, be so easily af- 
ranged: 

Everett Crosby Enters 
Low-Budget Filming; 
Long Biz Rep for Bing 

Film company bearing his name 
has been formed by Everett N. 
Crosby to produce six features 
within the next two years for. de¬ 
livery to Astor Pictures. This 
marks, the first indie pic venture 
for Crosby, who has been business 
rep for his brothe, Bing. 

Producer and Astor said yesteri 
day (Tues.) they, jointly will finance 
the six films,, all of which are to 
be .the. ;lo\v budget, exploitation 
type: First, titled. “The Drgss,”: 
will,"be lensed in New York. an- 
other will be done in Puerto Rico 
and at, least one other in Holly-.' 
Avodd: ‘ Among the associates in 
Everett Crosby. Productions are 
Franklin F. Bruder, owner of As¬ 
tor, and Samuel J. Foosaner, tax 
attorney. Bruder, a financier and 
exec v.p. of City Stores, purchased 
the company in 1959 from the Rob¬ 
ert Savini, estate; : 

Astor in 1961 will release 10 fea¬ 
tures; biggest schedule in the out¬ 
fit’s 30-year history; according to 
Bruder. Harry Goldstpne is new¬ 
ly-named national sales manager 
both of Astor and its. Atlantic Tel- 
evisidn subsidiary. 


Paris, Oct. 18. 

Political observers who. fear that 
France may be heading for civil 
war over the Algerian mess have a 
hew “divisive” (and explosive), sit- 
uatidn in the Petition pf the 121 
which promulgated the proposition 
that Frenchmen have the right to 
refuse military service if they dis¬ 
approve of the war against the 
Moslem rebels in Algeria. 

Entertainment has become in¬ 
volved through many of the 121 
signatories being theatrical folk. 
This mixing' of those who depend 
upon public favor in public debate 
is as controversial in France as it 
proved earlier in the States. 

(Of 121 total signatories to 
the paper: five were film di¬ 
rectors, five film actors,, three 
stage actors, three playwrights, 

19 scriptwriters . for radio, 
video,., etc. That . makes -26 
it h e a t r ic a 1 person-ages who 
endorsed 'the political resolu¬ 
tion.—Ed). 

The: issue is. somewhat. more 
pointed here in that the ..govern¬ 
ment’s ...power to levy military 
forces Is challenged. Those Avho 
take a long, view of the! political 
realities assert, that no govern¬ 
ment. Left, Right or Center, can 
tolerate such a challenge. 1 

It’s C. O. Vs B. O. 

There is much sympathy for 
those who signed, and the spirit 
of desperation felt by many 
'.Frenchmen about the endless Al¬ 
gerian ;conflict which is draining 
the economy of : something like 
$5,000,000 a day: Nonetheless. en¬ 
tertainers, who mix in politics must, 
expect to pay some, penality, the 
same, as anybody else. “Conscien¬ 
tious objection” invariably is pun¬ 
ished, almost anywhere. 

The French manner of punish¬ 
ment has been to remove , from 
• their positions and payrolls those 
employes. 6f state-cpiitroiied thea¬ 
tres, radio and television studios 
who sighed the petition. But 
meanwhile the latter have . their 
friends and their unions. Indeed 
many; are.denouncing the punitive 
actions of the government who do 
not approve of the petition itself. 

Union stand is against curtail¬ 
ing of the rights of an individual 
to gain his livelihood'due to his 
opinions, origins or beliefs. Be¬ 
cause actors Evelyne Rey, arid 
Pierre Asso were fired from tv 
roles the union backed them and 
live dramatic shows were called 
off for four days as a protest. Ac¬ 
tor unions ha^e gotten behind 
members who signed, evert though 
against their logic. It’s becoming 
a defense of the right to work arid 
not the petition. 

Consultations . 

Spokesmen of, the various ly un¬ 
ions are meeting with. Ministers 
Louis Terrenoire of Info and An¬ 
dre Malraux of Culture., But mean¬ 
while governmental moves against 
the petitioners go on. In the state 
theatrical setup there has been no 
overt action but it Is clear that 
signers -will probably not be al¬ 
lowed to Ayork there. 

The Odeori-Theatre Dp France, 
headed bv Jean-Louis Barrault,, 
can probably not add to their rep¬ 
ertoire last year’s hit, “Golden 
Head,” of Paul Claudel, due to 
• stars Alain Cluny and Laurent 
Terzieff. The Comedie-Francaise 
and Theatre National Populaire 
have several rep pieces adapted by 
those on the list which could be 
stopped, and several provinicial 
: state^underwritteri companies ha\ r e 
the samp troubles. 

Iii French film biz, Film Aid Is 
practically indispensable, in mak¬ 
ing a pic since it usually makes 
up about one-third of the budget. 
Paradoxically, these monies come 
from revenues collected at the box- 
pfficP. and put into Aid coffers tp 
be. given to producers, via 7% of 
the domestic and..20% of the for¬ 
eign grosses of . their last pic.' 

Clouded Outlook 

. Now all who affixed their signa¬ 
tures. Avriters, , actors, directors, 
etc., stand to lose this, necessary 
money to producers who might 
think twic® a^out going ahead. 

(Continued on page 63). 


MQCHRIE SHIFTS EXECS 

Mundstuck to Capital. Paul . Wall 
To Buffalo 

Jack Mundstuk has been pro¬ 
moted to Washington branch man¬ 
ager and Paul L, Wall has been 
upped to Buffalo'branch manager 
in two. appointments made this 
week by Metro sales’ chief Robert 
Mochrie. 

Mundstuk, who has been Buffalo 
branch manager, will fill the post 
held by Herbert J. Bennin before 
his elevation to the Sales executive 
staff at .the homeoffice. Wall, Avho 
moves up to Mundstuk’s former 
post * in Buffalo, joined Metro in 
1935. His . recent post was as a 
salesman |ri the N. Y, branch.. 

Oscar Eases Way 
For Fact Films 
From Overseas 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

Board of Governors has approved 
changes in tAvo rules which will 
become effective for Academy of 
Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ 
,33d annual Oscar award April 17. 

First, io stimulate entries of 
documentary films from abroad, 
provides that exhibition of these 
films iio ionger be limited to the 
U.S. to. be. eligible for art award, 
but may also have their first show¬ 
ing in any country during the 
A. wards year , before the audience 
for Avhich they were designed. New 
rule also stipulates that entries 
must have significant dialog or 
narration, in English or English 
subtitles. 

Second change is minor, recom¬ 
mended by the Short Subjects 
Branch. This states that short 
subjects must be released in L.A. 
County for a definite first paid 
playdate of three consecutive days 
after an Opening prior to midnight. 
Dec. 31, I960. This allows a short's 
SpOAving to lop over into 1961 iwo 
days if need be. Previously, the 
rules required that films be shown 
in the County for three consecutive 
days “during the Awards year.” 

A1 Zugsmith’s 170,210 
Shares 19% of Allied; 
Broidy Has But 85,206 

Producer Albert Zugsmith now 
owns 170,^10 shares of Allied Ar¬ 
tists common, or almost 19% of 
thq outstanding stock, it’s report¬ 
ed in the proxy statement sent out 
to A A stockholders last week. 
Company’s annual meeting of 
stockholders will be held in Holly¬ 
wood Nov. 9, with principal busi¬ 
ness being the reelection of nine 
incumbent directors. 

Proxy statement reveals that for 
. fiscal year ended July 2, 1960, 
prexy Samuel (Steve) Broidy re¬ 
ceived aggregate remuneration 
from the company of $109,375.08; 
exec veep and treasurer George 
Burrows, $74,000; veep Norton 
Ritchey (also; prexy pf A A Inter¬ 
national* $52,250, and ,veep -Ed 
Morey, $46:950. All officers and di¬ 
rectors as a group received a total 
of $448,575 08. 

Zugsmith’s stock holdings sub¬ 
stantially exceed those of any of 
the officers or directors df the 
company, Broidy owns 85,206 
shares and Burrows 43,786 shares, 
in addition to Broidy and Bur¬ 
rows* other directors of the com¬ 
pany. ;and their stock holdings are 
as’foilo\vs: W. Ray Johnston, AA 
board chairman, 300; Roger Hur- 
lock, realtor, investment counsel-, 
lor and farmer,. 20.200; Sherrill 
Cowin, prexv CorAvin Theatres, 
27:000; Ed Morey, 14,350; Paul 
Porzelt. investment banker, 100; 
Norton Ritchey, 3.249; and Herman 
Rifkiri, prexy of Liberty Theatres, 
T 8 > 06 L 


► If the Avord “Shane” is heard in 
the lobby of the refurbished 
Trans-Lux 85th St. on New York’s 
chic east side, it doesn’t mean that - 
the George Stevens picture is 
being revived at the theatre. It’s 
simply an order foi a roast beef on 
rye in the theatre’s lobby-turned- 
Parisian-cafe. 

Theatre, now an outlet for first- 
run pix, has converted the lobby 
area into a simulated Paris street, 
Avith the cinema cafe as the main 
attraction. It is one of few haTd- 
toppers in the country, to vie with 
drive-ins, in having built-in food- 
and-drink outlet. 

The atmosphere is sedate and 
the decor has a flavor of a Parisian 
side street. The Avail opposite the 
dining area consists of a row of 
shop windows. Space in these win¬ 
dows has been rented to a pho¬ 
tographer, a florist, a beauty salon, 
and an interior decorator. 

The lobby, about 70 feet long, 
has been named Rue du Lux. Other 
signs in front of simulated build¬ 
ings call attention to the Hotel du 
Cheval Blanc, Theatre des Arts 
(the entrance to the actual thea¬ 
tre*, Cafe and Patisserie. Avherq 
creme and glacee are sold. The 
ticket booth, formerly at the en¬ 
trance of the theatre, is noAv locat¬ 
ed in a kiosk at the end of the for¬ 
mer lobby. Patrons must walk 
through the “Parisian street” and 
the cafe to buy a ticket and enter 
the theatre. The indoor cafe will 
seat about 35. The capacity can 
be enlarged in the summer when a 
number of tables can be added 
outdoors. 

Operation of the cafe has been 
turned over to Arthur Blaustein, 
who runs the Right Bank' coffee 
house on the east side. It appea-s 
that the menu is closer to U. S. 
coffee houses than to Parisian 
cafes. A variety of sandwiches, all 
named,after motion pictures, are 
served. In addition, 14 varieties 
of coffee, six of tea, ice cream, 
pastry, and cheese are offered. The 
theatre has applied for a liquor 
license and once this is obtained 
the plan is to offer liquers and 
wines. 

A “Psycho” sandwich consists 
cream cheese on date nut bread; 
“Hiroshima, Mon Amour” is 
chopped egg and olive on white 
and “All Quiet on the Western 
Front” is braunschweiger on pum¬ 
pernickel. Prices range from $3.50 
for a “Twelve? Angry Men” (Rus¬ 
sian caviar and sour cream” to 65e 
for “The Philadelphia Story’* 
(cream cheese on toasted bagel). 

For patrons who don’t want to 
see the picture or who are bored 
with conversation, the management 
has conveniently supplied news¬ 
papers, domestic as well as for¬ 
eign. 

‘BEN-HUR’ SCORES ON 
BIG PREEM IN ROME 

Rome, Oct. 11. 

“Ben-Hur” (M-G) is off to a rous¬ 
ing start in this city, w r here the 
Metro opus was made. Reviews all 
predicted its success, and the initial 
b.o. reaction has been in kind. 
Gala preem at the Capitol Theatre 
(pic also plays a limited engage¬ 
ment in the English language at 
the Rivoli) drew an unprecedented 
crowd of government and show biz 
execs. On hand Avas guest of honor 
Donna Carla Gronchi, wife of the 
Italian president, as well as Amin- 
tore Fanfani, Italo Prime Minister 
and many other high government 
officials. 

ShoAV biz reps attending included 
Anna Magnani, Gina Lollobrigida, 
Abbe Lane, Tina Louise. Christine 
Kaufmann. Marcello Mastroianni, 
Vittorio Gassmann, Luchino Vis¬ 
conti, Alberto Lattuada, Frances¬ 
co Rosi, Carlo Ponti, Goffredo 
Lombardo and Dino DeLaurentiis. 
Also included were alt top exhib, 
distrit and government film offi¬ 
cials, not forgetting ANICA topper 
Eitel Monaco. 


PICTURE GROSSES 


LA. Still Lags Albeit'Love Stout 
$24000;‘Witness Light 13G;'Song 
Loud 17G, 'Stairs Good 9G, 3d Wk, 


Los Angeles; Oet. 18. 4- : ---:— : — 

L.A. first-run biz is off again this n I p 

Stanza with the main strength of DrO&QWftV brOSSCS 

newies coming from “Let’s Make 

Love,” gandering a stout $24,000 in TAf ~, r r „ c „ 

first week playing four theatres S ' G °%,- 4 lft0 

and second in another. !|“Kcy Wit- V&* * 9 o th , n S 4 °° - 

ness" shapes light $13,000 opening (B.sed 28 

round in a trio of situations. Last Year ... . ...... .$463,400 

"Nature Girl and Slaver" shapes (Based on .24 xhcmres) 

soft $9,000 in two houses. Best of ■ ■ - - - ■ • ■ , ’ — . U — . 

regular holdovers is “Song With- . ... 

cut End." a torrid $17,000 in third »1 1 9 I. I 

week at Warner Beverly. "Stran- I 2||||1|||0|C I.Alln 
gers When We Meet" is managing VCSlBllUWU.O LwllU 
a mild SI 1.300 in second round, 

three spots. “Dark at Top of Stairs" ^1A AAA • f^I •|| 

is good in third Chinese week. jJ If |||Ef| JF| i , |||||I7 

"Ben-Hur" still is leading the v* ")"vV I£1 X llllAj 

I.ard-ticket pix with a 1 busy $22.- 

000 for 47th Egyptain fr ; ame. “Can- Philadelphia. Oct. 18. 

Can" ran up to good $4,800 in final Strong weekend biz at most niici- 
three days of 32d-fmal week at; town houses is helping b.d.. picture 


'ARIETY 


Port. Dull; ‘Package* I 
L Okay $6,500, Tast’ 6G 

t . Portland, Ore., Oct. 18. 

! Main stem biz looms very dull at 
1 most spots this session. “Ben-Hur". 
shapes best with big takings in 39th 
round at. Music Box. “Surprise 
Package" is one of. few entrants to 
make a: passable first-week show¬ 
ing;“Fast and Sexy” is barely okay,; 
too, for a. first round;. 

Estimates for This Week 
Brioadway (Parker); 11,890; $1- 
$1.50)—"College Confidential" (U) 
and “Head of Tyrant" (U): Slight 
$3,000.or near.;Last week, “Angel 
Wore Bed" ‘M-Gi and “Day They 
Robbed Bank of England’’ (M-G), 
.53,200. 

Fox. (Evergreen) <1,600; $1*1.49) 

.—"Surprise ■ Package”.. iCpl) and 
"As Sea .Rages” 'ColJ. Only okay at 
$6,500; Last week/ “Come fiance 
With Me” <NFS) and "5 Bold 
Women" t-NFS), $6,600. ; 

.. Music Box 'Hamrick) (640; $1.50-. 
$3)-r-.“Ben-Hur" <M-G> (39th Wk). 
Steady.$13,000. Last week, $13,500. 

| Orpheum (Evergreen); (1.538; $1- 
I $1.49)—“Fast and' Sexy" (Coi) and 


Wednesday, Octoberl9, 1960 


Torrid $14,000, 'Usher Hefty 15G, 2d 


—— 1 — : — •' ——-Boston, Oct. 18; 

» p Crazy hot weather Saturday (15) 

Key lltv uFOSSCS with the temperatures at 85 de- 

J . grees hurt weekend biz, but. the 

big pix held up okay. ‘‘Subter- 
Estimated Total Gross , v raneans" looks smart at Orpheum, 
This Week .. ...>,.$%4?3,6QQ ; in first. “Rosemary’’., is torrid at 
(Based on ..24 cities and 263 the. Beiacan Hill; also opener “Studs 
: theatres, chiefly first runs, in- Lonigan’’ shapes good at Pilgrim. 
eluding N. Y.z “I’m All Right, Jack” was wow i 

Last Year ,;.. . $2,344,600 first week at the Exeter. 

(Based on 24 cities and 234 Of the: holdovers "Sunrise at 
theatres:) * . Campobello” is big at Gary in sec- 

■ ■ ■ — — ond.. “House of Usher’’ is boff at. 

■r . n ^ Paramount 1 .second. “Dark at- 

P P- , _ , L f Of 1 Top of Stairs” is nice* in third at 

uOnfif ullldSn loll. ^ Met - “Shng Without End” 

UIIIUUU- i.Uyj shapes smash in .third round at 
v « _^- : Kenmore. “Hiroshima Mon Amour” 

Vl> I a a* /I 1 .is nice at New- FenwajT'in seventh 

ot. Loo lime ... w ,. 

7 - j Estimates for. This Week 

St Louis Oct 18 i Astor :<B&Q) il,270: ,$1.75.) — 
Some new product here this ses- 1 “Sfangers. .When We Meet’’ <Col) 


Estimated Total Gross 
This Week........ .,.$2473,600 

' (Based , on .24 cities and 263 
theatres ; chiefly first rUns, iru 
eluding N. Y.) 

Last Year $2,344,600 

(Based on 24 cities and 234 
theatres:) 


'Song’ Smash 18G, 
St. Loo; Time’ 7G 


COO for 47th Egyptain fr^me. “Can- Philadelphia, Oct. 18. j ‘‘Nights of Lucretia Borgia” (Col). I" , Some new product Lere^this ses- Zl. TS.Wek- 

Can" ran ud to good $4,800 in final Strong weekend biz at most niici- p nl >‘ passable, a V $6,j)Q0 or less.-.sion is helping the Tmxpffice. P^“ j » 4 5 QQ "Spartacus” <U) opens bn 
three davs of 32d-fina : l week at town houses is helping b'd picture ! ^ ast - T»P of Stairs” «AVB) .tore. “Song Without End * is stands,154.5U0 Spartacus U) opens on 

Carthav ‘being replaced next Fri- ” nouses ls ftCTl P?Pg n.o.. picture ; and . “Walk Tall". (.20th), $6,100. : Out newcomer, with a great take at- -PS* ; 27 ' .- . , y __- . 

hv “Alamo " i! here currently, "All Fine Young . Paramount (Port-Par) (3 400- $1- i.Esquire. "Time Machine" is^ ^iXill .at { Beacon Hill /Saek),^6.76; $1.50)— 

Fctimatoc'fnr Thi«'W>«*k Cannibals" looms fine on opener, at : $i 501 —"For Members Only” (In- -' std| W- “Dinosaurus" and “Battle iri : ^°s? rn ^ r y^‘Lilms Arpund IVorldL. 

WiSr^ sWtT .SW- Arcadia.. Mungle Cat" shapes &d,^afin"’’Se) (2d iQuier Space" at the St l^uis ^ 

\\ litem, Hawaii, o\> . . ■ \»*k) 'Sad ^no Ta«:t '\vppir 'ca Dnrk at Top of Stairs ■ in! and-pro.vic\v?. Last ^veeK, 

G&S-LATC) <2,344: 1,106; 2 . 404 ; : ^eek at_ Goodpian while Song ^ :A k)...Sa d-$3,500.,LaM.week, $4.300. wpf?k . at the Ambassador, is i. “Sons and. Lovers" t20th) <m.o.) 

S0-S1.501 — “Key Witness" iM-O -Without End st.llis solid in second ; sock w ile “House, of Usher” in i(2d, wk), $5,000.. 

and "Subterraneans" j«M-G»- ,lst 1 ° U o?„ ^ t ., R f n _^ olP K'. S ai . k . at . T®? ’ 6f1- •- -) AT* second at Fox is nice. | : Boston fCinerama-. Inc.) >1.354; 

general release . Light ; S 13.000 or of Stairs looks bright in second L f AVfufvT |V||/>n Estimates fbr This Week ! S1.20-$2.65)—"This Is. Cinerama’r: 

near. Last week Wiltem with War-, a t the Fox El0rflIiy HlCC S 6^-Cinefama) -.26th wkk :Th«;;25th 

5f" s ; i 4rr^dV? IS f<i4! >,r (-v'R IS S^ftn-T' • ' * '' -••'- 90 )—“Top.of Stairs"-i-W6).»^d-.wkl/hve^k-ended_IVIoiiday (17) \vSs good 

v\ non \v o ^\Ioot <Cop Usi general { Arcadia *S&Si 99*S1.80'“t* a a a a a • % in i cio nnn t 9 rt ivaav* ci ^ nhh ^7 non t wopk 5flfl 

release», - "As Sea Rages" *Cpl», I “All Fine Young Cannibals" tM-Gk. (Q.(|AA I :% at ^ 12 ^ 08 * ^st ^eck$? 

$25,500. Hawaii with ; Orpheum, ! Loud SI0.000. Last week, “Psycho"! vvtvIHIi L V1116 Apollo Art. 'Grace! < i00; 90-^ .up ^ Cnn’- ton*-hi (m t3d wk) 

“Sex Kittens To Collie- ,AA» ,-Par, (16th wk'. S5.500. XI T SL^'Big Chief’ <Contk. ^I rg^^oOO^T d t Sek ^200 

“D ; no" 'AA) 'reissues S7.600., Boy| ^SWw,i^ G 2: _S1.40-S2.75i- Louisville,. Oct: 18. 

S-ate, Agnes Laurent ;.*.Aud» 're- Ben-Hur;’ OI-G» <4ilh wk<. Fine, * s H e ll‘ To Eternitv"' Rialto’s A^our . 'Zenith* '3d wk!.. 51.,-00U. T ^ r 

issue!. $1,900. • $15,000. Last week. S12.OU0. . ’ .ipifeton is. leading the ciVy • Esi ? ui ^ 'Schuchart-Levin) (1:800; J.™ ^“ond wbek oicnbd S4twS-' 

Orpheum. Hollywood -Metro- Fox <MiIgram. .2;000:-99-Sl,80.- QR ^, e • ’ H, ^ohi?' ^,5s LcS 9°^ 25V ~ f ‘Song Without -.End*;^ st S t S^$I3 000 
politan-FWC) <2,213: 75jj; 90-S1.501 ““Top of Stairs" -WB* *2d. wkk ^*h" coni led wih “Murder By i' ColK Srtla?h S18fl0 °- ^st.. 

-"Nature Girl and Sldver" -Lev) fright $15,000 or near. Last week, ^VrS “Subterraneans". *.M-G! and; "Kill-S cU ^ szsnr- 


Wiltem Hawaii State iSW-- lIie A - tLa uia. auugje snapes uie> anu..; iviaimg rune, ninaie/ iza 

G&S-LATC* <2,344*: 1,106: 2.404;-.•s.leck at Goodman while "Song^^-.wk). Sad $3;5.00.. Last week, $4,300, 
S0-S1 50i — “Key Witness" iM-Gi j Without End" still is solid in second ■; — : 

and "Subterraneans" j<M-G< dst' iound at Randolph. “Dark at Top ' , tTl 

general release . Light | S13.G00 or of Stairs" looks bright in second v Ll A ^ ni l IT 
near. Last week. Wilterrt with War- , at the- Fox. JulCTllllV ilil/V 

ren’s, Pix, Baldwin. [“Strangers! Estimates for This Week ■ ¥. . 

Wnen We Meet" <Col» (lst general} Arcadia <S&S) <536; 99-$1.8QT-^ . AA rtitA I 5 »11 

release*, "As Sea Rages" *Col), I “All Fine Young Cannibals" tM-Gk. vU LlEll I irillfl 

$25,500. Hawaii with . Orpheum, ! Loud SI0.000. Last week, "Psycho"..]. vvtVVVi *J VlllC 

“Sex Kittens To College"- iAA!,.'Par) (16th wk*. S5,o00. : 7 

“Dino” 'AA! 'reissue*. $7,600. i Boyd 'SWm 1.552: Sl.40-S2.75i— Louisville Oct 18 

State, “Agnes Laurent": *Aud> 're- ' “Ben-Hur” OI-G> (47th- wk«. Fine. ‘t-/ Fternitv ”"Ribit*r»’« 

issue!. $1,900. * $15,000. Last* week; S12.000: . ’ c^ton' is. leadirfg the city & 

Orpheum. Hollywoott -Metro- F« 'Mytmun. .awO^SltSOi- 0I% ■’ biz looml- Studs Loni- 
politan-FWC) <2,213; 756; 90-S1.50! — Top of Stairs - Vv B> *2(1. wkk gan C0lUv i ed , vith -Murder Bv 

Girl ar.<l Kl.fvor ’ -Lev, : B^thl S 15 .000 or near. Las. week, c^traS^ VniM 

sod Queen of Sheba- ilndle. .re-'518.000. .shapes .- dull, and may be 

1 --UC) -Orpheum , "Female Fiend Goldman -Goldman' '1.200: 99-. nulled before "the week is ovpr 
(Fav) (Holly. Soft $9,009. Last $1.80)^-"Jungle Cat" -BV', Fancy i t J * L ^ • 

week. Hollywood with Los Angeles. S10.000. Last week. "Ciunycled Sky"i Dark at lop ot Stairs in sec ; 
El Rev, “Expresso Bongo" (Coni! (WB), $8,GOO. : ond at t.ie Mary Anderson, is ok'ay 

(1st general release', "Battle of Midtown .'Goldman'* *1,000;. S24S^ h °i- 1 -? e f r 

Sexes" 'Contk S7.000. $2.75.-"Can-Can" '20th,. '25th wkk -j ^2 

Hollywood Paramount >E 1 e ct! ’ Climbed to oke $7,500. Last week, * e - ?cond lound. is fair. 

(1.468: S1-S2)—“Gigi" hl-G. and ,$6,500. i- Estimates for. This Week 


: ers. of Kilinvar.' 'Col! '2d wk),. 
$9,000. 

, Fox (ArtIn; '5,000;; 60-90} —- j 
“House of Usher" ' AI •. and “Squad i 
Car” (Indie! 1 2d wk*. Fihe $13B00 
or near. Last week, $18,000. | 

Loew’s Alid-City ' Loewi (1.160: < 
S1.50-$.2-:50) : — “Ben-Hur" 'M-G. j 
i'21st wkJ. Good $9,000 or : close. 


“Don't Near Water" j(M-G> (re-1 Randolph 'Goldman. *2.500; 99-^1- Brown. 'Fourth. Avenue) (1.200; Last week, $10,000. 

issues! Okay S3 500. Last week. ; $i. 80 >—“Song Without End" (Col) ! $l-25-$2.5.0) — “Ben-Hur" >M-G) j State 1 (Loew> 13.600: 60-90! — 

’Alan With Green parnation” I ?2d wkk Solid $15,000. Last week, ! (22d wk>. Perking as: .long run ;‘<Tinie Machine” (M-G) . and "Day 


“Man AVith Green parnation," 

<U t?v ‘ S3 ;° 00 - , . j^J-u.uuu. iic«tL S 11 ? ciiu ..biiu iiiuiii- 1 ‘UI: They tfoooea Bans oi tngiana. i AVashincton Oct 18 

LoyoL Baldwin^^.TA^Efcct*. T’• Stanley 'SW! <2,500: 99^$1.80>- ;Last Week, $4 : 000. : <M .GV- Dull $7 000. I hst.. week .M a instem\oks' for fair trade 

99C- 2*019- 825- 1 oa<f i Sn ( V on i " Let 's Make Love" (20th. »4th.wkk. Kentucky -Switoiy! <900; 75- :* Angel W ore Red; JM-G) .and.f thig r o Un d. “Magnificent Seven’* 
$150'—* ‘In"« vl:, 90 ‘hi S ^ art &h0QQ. Last week. $12,000, $1,25)—"Psycho” .'Par). <7.th- wk), i “Stranglers of Bombay’ (Coir, ! at Keith - S i 00 ms. lofty and “Desire, 
and “39 Steps”"'“0th. '”d wk Fox! Stanton (SW' ' 1 , 483 :: 99 -$ i. 80 w' Good $.4,000 after six;th week’s: $12,000. , in Dust" ‘ fairly good at Pal- 

WiLbhe* 1st v»k ot lifers* Stout “All Young Men" 'Col! <3d. .wk). {$5,000; Pageant. ■< Arthur! <1.000: 60-90)—j ace for opening stanzas. “Dark at 

$24 000 Last week Fox AViLhire Solid S12.500. Last week, $14;000. j MSry Anderson (People's) <900; "From Terrace” .<20!h)., <7th wkk Top of Stairs" looks' bright in 
$5,800. Iris, Lovola ’wilhi Hiilstreet’ ! Studio (Goldberg) '483; 99-$1.80) | 75-$l)--VTop of Stairs" i\VB) >2d Good $2,000, Last week, $2,500. Hseeond, two houses. “Sunrise at 


j $19,000. 

• Stanley *SAV) '2,500: 99-SI.80<— 
i "Let's Make Love" (20th i .'4th \yk). 


| nears its end. and likely, fair $4,500. ; Thev Robbed Bank of England" 
Last week, $4,000. <M-GV : Dull $7,000. Last . week. 

I Kentucky 'SwitoW) <900; 75-: “Angel Wore Red" <M-G) and 


dav • lo). First whs terrific $13,000. 

Gary (Sack) ' 1 0 277:.; Sl.50-S2.50) - 
-—“Sunrise at Camnobeilo” (AA’BL 
'2d wk!. Big $18.000. Last week, 
S22..0f»p:; 

kenmore ' Indie* *700; $1.50- 

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‘Seven’ Fast$14.0C0 In 
DX.; ‘Desire’ Good 13G; 
‘Stairs’ Slick 14G,'2d 


990- 2 019- 825- i oqq. i onn- on I y*ui-, ncmuihj . 1 ^ v """ this round. "Aiagninceni & 

$150—* *tV. v a ip^Tov;- , 90 ‘hi s ^iart $11,000. Last week. $12,000.. $1,25)—"Psycho” .'Par). '7.th- wkk!'“Stranglers of Bombay’ ^CoD. ! at Keitlrs i 00 ms. lofty and “I 
and “39 Steps”* 120th> «2d wk Fox! Stanton (SW< • 1 , 483 :: 99 -$i. 80 w[Good $.4,000 after six;th week’s: $12,000. , in pust” ‘ fairly good at 


(Continued on page 17) 


‘Seven’ Sparkling i6G, ^> 55 -^'° :"",aSS‘HffiwW''.: 1 .: V ’ a ‘ T 1SS^ s i ? 0 S : w. dI 

Hnnuor- ^»9re’"MniW Trans-Lux «T-L) *500; 99-SI.80) w in,top city with nice $9,000^Last} Shady Oak (ArthurV <760; 60-90) 

Henver, IrlOQSSt —“Sons and Lovers” <20th) >3d vveek. “High Time” '20th) <2d \vk)J—“Carry On Nurse (GOo) ‘21st 49 q. i 000- 90-SI 49)—“Top of 

1 M !«10 AM ° kc ^°' Last wefek ’ S4 '- 500 * $6’000;-- : . : .wkk may $1,000.. Last week, $900. ^ 

1UU, JUlpnSS Yikinff (Sley* ' 1.000: 99-S1.801— j United Artists <UA) <3.000; 75-$U 1 , 000. Last week, $17,000. 

Denver, Oct. 18. i “High Time" '20th* <3d wk). So-s6 j—“Studs Lonigan” (UAl arid | ( a , 9 p J (P7 AAA I- Apex (K-B) (940; 90-$1.10)— 

our new entries here; this round $s»,o00. Last \yeek, $8,000. i “Murder By Contract" (Colk Not jtdirS llOOfl Al.vUU 111 “Othello" <Uh Mild $3,000. Last 


|—"Morals Squad" ' Iridie* and “Sin | wkl Oke $4,500 after opener hit! 
and Desire" i Indie k Loud S7:OQO. | $6,000. [ 

Last week., “Members Only” ilm [ Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (31000; I 
.f! d Jir a n ing Game ” ' Indie): 60-si)— “Hell To Eternity" .(AAk l 
(3d wk , S4.300. i Building from Word-of-mouth, and. 


i^’Top of Stairs’ 'AVB) '2d Good $2,000, Last week,.$2,500. Second,''two "'houses. (‘Sunrise at, 

Oke $4,500 after opener hit St. Louis (Arthur) (3,800: 60-90) Campobello’’ shapes big in second 

) —“Dinosaurus" 'U) and “Battle in at Uptown. “Psycho" .is still draw- 

lto (Fourth Avemipi li ^000-^-'‘Outer' Space" (Colk Mild S11.000. i.ng well in 12th Wfeek at the Town. 

!M**' ••P 5 yehb-.(PaH i7th wk), VStmJ Without. End- looms fa ? t 


Trans-Lux 'T-L) *500; 99-S1.80) . w in. top'city with nice $9,000^ Last f .Shady .Oak (Arthur) <760; 60-90) 


Denverit Oct.- 18. i “High Time" '20th* < 3d Wk). So^sO '—“Studs Lonigan" <UA) arid 
Four new entries hereMhis round $5»500. Last w*eek, $8,000. “Murder By Contract" (Col>. Npt 

but not all of them were strong. } World (R&B-Pathe) (449: 99 r up to expectations, and: may : be 
Fail weather brought;: the first!$1-80)—“Royal Ballet" (Indie) '2d. yanked before week ends. Sad $5,- 
snow r of season and kept many [ wkk Good $3,500. Last week, $3- 000 looms. Last w eek, “All Yoiirig 
folks indoors. However^ “Magnifl- ’> 800. Men” (Col), $7,000; 

cent Seven" shapes big at Para- - : t—■-- - ... : ——^— L -^—=—:-- L ' 


‘Stairs’ Good $7,000 In 1 
Dull Prov.; ‘Hnr’Ditto 


Providence, Oct. 18. 


Stairs" (WB) (2d wkk Good $14,- 
000. Last^Week, $17,000. 

Apex (K-B) 1940; 90-$1.10)— 

“Othello" i Uk Mild $3,000. Last 
week, reissues. 

Capitol (Loew) <3,426; $1-$1,49) 
—Royal. Danish Ballet, onstage. 
Last week, “High Tirne” (20th) .(3d 


Nothing to get excited about wkk fair $7 000 
here currently, with Elmwood’s Keith’s (RKO) (1,850; $1-$1,49)— 
17th round of “Ben-Hur’ actually *‘M!agnificent Seven" <UA). Tall 
leading the town. However “Dark $ 14 , 000 . Last Week, “Studs Loni- 
at Top of Stairs" shapes good at gan"! (UAk $5 000 . ' '•• 

Majestic on opener, “Surprise MacArthur (K-B) (900; $1.10)— 
Package" is fair at Strand. State’s "School for Scouridrels" (Conti 
“Subterraneans" dull. (3d wk). Brisk $6,000: Last week, 

Estimates for This Week $7,300. 


Albee (RKO) 12.200; 65-90)—: Q 

“Goliath arid Barbarians" (AI) and -.f-XJ 1 


mount while "Surprise Package" is cn . /, n a/ vA «v cAm I* vv here currently; wriri wooa s Keith’s (RKO) (1,850; $1-$1,49)— 

rated unusually good at Centre. : V Anir I \| V JIIeiI Tlnf • ' Ua«% lith round of Ben-Hur actually Magnificent Seven" <UA). Tall 

“I Aim at Stars" is mild at the jOIlP 121621 MO.uIAI. 1161.. 11111 fl 6 D leading the town. However ’ Dark $i 4 ,000. Last week, “Studs Loni- 

Denver and “Come Dance AVith & vuvui^ivjvvvj i/vii) UilA ltv r at Top.of Stairs" shapes good at gan"! (UAk $5,000. 

Me" likewise is modest at the AA/1 , n ’ , in • + Majestic ;on opener, “Surprise : MacArthur (K-B) (900; $1.10)— 

Towne. "Psycho" looks okay in 7*#! *\(nvA f|lrA lCl 1 , AfniwA 7 1 /f 1 7 J Package", is fair at Strand. State’s "School for Scouridrels’’ (Conti 

ninth week at Orphfeuni: AAll. ijldrS llH6 lUU. ulHlTS 1 I ll. ZO “Subterraneans" dull. (3d wkk Brisk $ 6 , 000 : Last week, 

Estimates fdr This; Week Estimates for! This Week $7,30tf. 

Detroit, Oct. 18: "Elmer Gantry" «2d w : k). Wow Albee (RKO) (2.200; 65-90)—: a fi 4 nW^°‘ $ 1 ‘Jn ) ^ 

Good*S 4*00 iS weeifi S 45 n'T k) ‘ Another good session is in pros- $20;000. Last week,'$25,000. "Goliath arid Barbarians" (AI) and La^st^^week L( ^^^Undef P 'lS 

Cenfre“?Fox; 1 1 2-fh Sl $ $i 4?i peCt fter ^ with two; newcomers. Madison .'UD.) (1.408; $1.50-$3)— “Sign of Gladiator” (AI) (reissues). 

"Siu nr!2> — . shaping up well. “Song Without “Can-Can” (20th) (20th. wk): Oke Okay $4,500 in 5 days: Last week, ( - r) (2d " k> ’ *2,400 in 8 

1 a <-kagt L.o 1 '* Good End” at the small Mercury looks $5,000.. Last week. $6;000. “High Time” (20th) and “Young , T w a 0 nti n . ocN 

6 K Jesse James" ^Othi, $7300.' 

Denham .Indic^80U;_S1.25.S2.5m the %oad £^ SUd-Ebemy ^ ^ E'P.wood ^der) t724r *1^ $1?.00P Lari.week, "Angel WoM 

— Ben-IIur 'AI-G> 2/th wk*. Off' “'iTania" shTDe*; nas<;ahle at the S16 000 T a<;t week "Rattle Ontpr *2,o0)— Ben-Hur lM-G) (17th wk). Red (M-G), S/,5()0. 

to okay S 8 . 000 . Last week, S9.000. J Adams, both.new enffants. 'Ipafee?'-fCol ) 1 and^‘ 12 ^^^t © 1 Moon" Happy $7,000. Sixteenth week was ^ Playhouse (T-L) ; .(458: $1-$1.801— 

«.T D f- nvcr i 'r.? x> .]2,432;j!$l-Si.25‘—| "Dark at Top of Stairs" conr : (Col), $12,000, over hopes. ■ $7,5Q0. ‘All -Young Men” (Col) (2d wkh 

.*. Al T ni ^ tars •CoH.jfMild S10,-I tinues big in second round at the Adams (Balaban) (1,700; $1.25- Majestic (SW) ( 2 . 200 ; 65-90)— $5,000_after.$5,500 opener. 

n\n ek ’ ' Gnder 10 Flags" ^Michigan. "Elmer Gantry" is $1.50.)—“Mania" (Indie).. . Okay “Top of Stairs’^ (WB) and “Guis- ini PIa “, (T ’ L) „ <276 *\ $1-$L80)-- 
(Par>, $11,000. J socko for second week at the Palms. $10,000. : Last, .week, “All Young siipino” (Indie). Good $7,000: Last .^ VIa f d f'|^l a (Magna) (4th wk). 

Esquire _* 1 ox * *600; ^ 1 *—"Carry : “Ben-Hur” in 35th session at the Men” (Col! (4 th wk-5 days), $ 6 ,QOO. week, “House of Usher” (AI) and G®od $3,900. Last, week, $4,200, 

' 'Gov> ' 22 d| wk*. Fine j United Artists looms nice.“Wind- United Artists. (UA) „i 1,667; $1,25- “HelL Heaven, Hoboken" (AI), „ T< °^ [l „ (Itm g> ^800; $1-$1.49)— 


On Nurse" >Go\ ) '22d ! wk». 
$2,400. Last week. S2.500. 


$L45.<—“Psycho" ipar'" (9th Wk). 
Okay $7,000. Last week, $7,300. 
Paramount (Indie) 1(2,100; 90- 


2.690; $1.25-| Hall likewise is sturv. 


“HelL Heaven, 


Estimates for This AVeek... 


Nice $14,000. Last week, $14,016. 
Music Hall (Cinerama, Inc.) 


$L25»—“Magnificent Seven" (UA). Hours to Kill’’ <20th >. Fine $22,- 
Big $16,000 or near. Last week, 000. Lafct week, “For Love of 


“Dark Top of Stairs” iVVtB) (2d wk), Mike" 


$12,500. ' li 

Towne <Tndie) <600: $1-$1.45) — 


(Artists looms nice. “Wind- United Artists (UA) il,667; $1.25- “HelL Heaven, Hoboken" (AI), im To ^ „ (80O; $l-$1.49)^- 

'• in 30th round at Music $3)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (35th wk). same. “Psycho’ (Par) (12th wk). Stout 

ewise is sturv. Nice $14,000. Last week, $14,016. etat* i T apwI n onn- pk om_ $6^000. Last, week, ditto, 

timates for This AVeek Music Hall (Cinerama; Inc.) (Mpf’anfw TYans-Lux (T-L) (600; $1.25*2) 

Fox-Mich) (5;000; 75*1:49), (1,208;. $1.55*2.65) — “Windjara. ^\ Soh l Wlt bout End" (Col) (4th 

of Night" iAVB) and “12 mer" (NT) (30th wk). Sock $15,- W ltn ess, ( M-G). Split week hoping w t) Fast $9,000. Last week, 

o Kill’’ < 20th). Fine $22,- 000. Last week, $14,500. for dull $4,500 in 4 days. First $9,500. . 

.art week, “For Love of Trans-Liix Krim (Trans-LuxT *our dayst; was^meek $3,000. One- Uptown (SW) (1,300; $1.49*2:7« 
(20th) and “Young Jesse (1,000; $1.49*1.65)—“Sbns and s “ ot ‘I talian Night show caught, —“Sunrise at Campobello" (WB) 

'20th), $9,000: Lovers" (20th) (3d wk). Oke fairly good $2,500. (2d wk). Looks like nice *10,000. 


Fox (Fox-Mich) (5;000; 75*1.49) d,208; $1.55*2.65) — “Windjam- 
90- —"Girl of Night" 'AVB) and “12 mer" (NT) (30th wk). Sock $15, 
A). Hours to Kill’’ <20th>. Fine $22,- 000. Last week, $14,500. 


James" '20th), $9,000: Lovers’’ (20th) (3d wk). 

Michigan (United Detroit) <4.000; $5,500.. Last week, $6,500. 


“Come Dance With Me" (Col).. $1.25*1.49)—“Top of Stairs" (AVB) 
Mdd $4,000. Last week.'?“Strangers (2d wk). Big $17,000: Last week, 
When We Meet” (Col)t ,J (7th wk>, $19,000. 


Strand (National Realty) (2,200; Last week, $12,000, way below 


“Top of Stairs" (AVB) - Mercury (UM) (1,470; $1*1,49)— 65-90)—“Surprise Package" (Col), hojoies. 

t t17 nnn -T.ac+ wdoIt I. ' Snno Wifhnnt Wnrl”- JPaIV nWouf Fair $5:000 Tjllct "All I- Wam 


9.000. $18,000. Last week, "Pay or Die” Young Men" (Col) and “Pal Joey” -“Ben-Hur” (MrG) (31st wk). Nice 

Palms (UD) (2,961; $1.25*1.49)-^ (AA). (2d wk), $8,000, (Col) (reisue), $6,000. I $10,000, Last week, $9,500. 





Wednesday, October 19, I960 


PffiilETY 


PICTURE GROSSES 



Turn’Hep 13G,‘Stairs Oke 18& 3d 


Chicago, Oct 18. • 

With eight openers and several 
solid , holdovers. Loop, biz here is 
perking this week. Over-all show¬ 
ing’ promises to be the best in 
months. 

.. Biggest new entry. McVickers’ 
hardticketer, .“Spartacus,” which 
seems headed for a healthy stay, 
opening; week being wow. $27,000. 
“Let No Mart Write -My. Epitaph” 
rates : sock $34,000 at State-Lake. 
Roosevelt's “Magnificent Seven” 
promises potent $23,000. 

“Please Turn Over": at Esquire 
should be boff around $13,000. 
“Would-Be .Gentleman" looks lean 
at the World; The Carnegie, and 
the Surf , have new arty entries; 

“High Ti ” . is fast at the 
Oriental for second. Loop’s “Pri¬ 
vate 1 Property” : is fine, also in 
second. 

Third staiiza pix are generally 
encouraging with the . Chicago’s 
“Dark at Top of Stairs’’ brightest 
of the four: ./-Song Without .End” 
is still brisk at United Artists. 
The Woods’ “Let’s. Make . Love" is 
potent also in third. 

Estimates "for. This Week; 

Carnegie (Telem’t i (495; $1,501— 
-‘Poacher's Daughter” (Indie). 
Sturdy $3,500. Last week', “Apari-; 
jito” (Indiei <2d wkL $2.500.. 

- Chicago (B&.K) i3,900; 90-$l’8p) 
—“Dark at Top. of Stairs” (WB) (3d 
wk|. Still triin at $18,000. Last 
week, $2,5.00: 

Cinestage (Toddi <1.039; 90- 

$1.80(-^“Miracle of Lady Fatima” 
(WB) (reissue' (3d .wk), Oke. $11.- 
500 >. Last , week, S12.000. 

Esquire (H&E BalabanV <1,350: 
$i ;25-$1.80»—"Please. Turn Oyer”: 
(Col)., Hotsy $13,000. Last week. 
“Captain's Table" (20th> (3d wk', 
$6,000.,. 

Loop ; (T.elem't (606;' 90-$1.80'— 
“Private Property” iIndie) (2d wk). 
Nice; $6,200. Last week, $8,000. 

McVickers (JL&S) (1,580; $1.49- 
$3.50)—•“SpirtaeuS” (U>. Powerful 
$27,000 or over. Last week. dark. 

Monroe, i J ova n> (.1,000; 65-90)— 
“Mating Time” iCapitol) and “Love 
hy Appointment” 'Teiteli. Easy. 

- week, “Music. Box 


Estimates Are Net 

Film gross estimates as re¬ 
ported herewith from the vari¬ 
ous.key, cities, are net; Lei, 
without usual tax. Distrib- ; 
utors share oh net. take, ’when 
playing percentage,,, hence th 
estimated figures are met 
come. 

The parenthetic admission 
prices, however, as indicated. 
Include U. S. amusement tai. 



Pittsburgh, Oct. 18. 

Biz, which naturally was .bopped 
during the 1 World Series, Is pick¬ 
ing up' this; week... All downtown 
houses closed at 9 pirn. Thursday 
(13) when 100,000 jubilant fans 
jammed the .downtown, but avoided 
theatres: Stanley pacing city 


‘PACKAGE’ FAT $9,000 
IN K.C.;‘FIGHTERS’5G 

Kansas) City,. Oct. 18. 

Theatre biz is medium currently 
although the town is jumping with 
Future Farmers of;. America and 
American Royal week. “Surprise 
Package” at the Paramount looks 
strong, and may. hold. ‘‘Carry On 
Sergeant,”, opening at the. Fair¬ 
way, shapes as. fitting successor to 
“Carry On Nurse,” and will. stay. 
“Night Fighters” at the . Midland 
is very dull.“College Confidential” 
at Uptown-Granada combo looks 
mild... “High Time" holdover is 
good ..at the Plaza. Much needed 
rain came in over weekend, but 
mild fall temperatures are holding; 

Estimates for This Week 
: Capri iDurWood) (1,260; $1,50- 
$2.50)—‘Ben-riur” (M-G) (38th 

wkU. Fine $7,000.. Last week, $7,500. 

: Fairway (NT) (700; $i)^“Garry. 
.On Sergeant" (Goy). Nifty $3,500, 
holds. Last week,.. “Carry - On 
Nilrse” (Gov) (14th wk), $1,000: 

Kimo (Dickinson) (504; 90-$1.25) 
—‘(Conie- Dance With; Me’’ (Coi) 
(4th. wk). Pleasant $1,800, Last 
week, $2,000. 

Midland (Loew) (3.300; 75-$l)— 
“Night Fighters” (UA) and “A? Sea 
Rages”. (Col). Dull $5,000. Last 
| week, “Subterraneans” (M-G) and 
“Key Witness”: (M-G), same. 

Paramount, (UP) U.900; 75-$l)— 
“Surprise Package”. (Col). Hand¬ 
some $9,000 may stay.-Last week, 
‘‘Dark at Top of Stairs” (WB), 
$7,500. “ 

Plaza (NT) (1,900; $1.15J^“High 


with “Dark At: Top of .Stairs,” With Time” (20th) (2d wk). Good $6,000, 


fine take in prospect, Harris opened 


may hold. Last week, in combo 


with Granada, $9,000: 

Roxy (Dur.Wood) (850; $1-$1:50) 
—“Ocean’s. 11” (WB.) (8 th wk). 
i Fancy $5,000* holds on. Last week, 

' $5,560. 

Uptown, Granada (NT) (2.043; 
1,217; 85-.S 1 '—“College Confiden- 
; tial” <U;. Mild $7,500, Last week, 
Uptown only. “House of Usher” 


nicely with “Surprise Package." 

“Jungle Cat” is giving the Squir¬ 
rel Hill excellent biz, ‘‘Angel Wore 
Red” is only fairish at the. Penn, 

Estimates for This Week 
Fulton (SEA) (1:3:65; • $1-$1.50>—- 
“Key Witness” (M-G) and “Little 
Bank That Should Be Robbed” 1 (AD (3d wk', $4*000. 
(M-G). Dull $2.500..Last week, “De- — 

sire in Dust”'20th). $5,000: , ■ 1 

Harris (Associated) (2,100; $1- : 1 
$1,501—-“Surprise Package’’' ;(Col». 

Fine TV and Radio campaign aid¬ 
ing this to a pleasing; $9,000 or 
near. Last week,- ‘‘High Time”; 

(20th),,$8,000. 

Penn tUTAC) (3.300; Sl-$1.50*— 


Bway Finns Up; ‘Lace-Stage Great 
l ‘Inherit’ Sturdy $43,000 For 


2 Spots, ‘Spartacus Mighty 36G, 2d 


Mpk;‘Gantry’7G 


$6,000: Last week“ “Music-Box | , Minneapolis, Oct, 18., 

Kid” (Indiei.and “Noose lor Gun-: ' ‘ I Football continues to divert at- 

aan” (Indiei,-$4,500. J ‘ Angel Wore Red” (M-G). Panned tention fronr the first-runs on the 

Oriental . (Indie» ,'3.400; ‘90-$ 1,80) by crix, and only fairish $11,000.or; weekends when the bulk of their 
-^“High Time” .i;20th _ .(-2d ; ,. w'kL j less j s - iipped'..for. : - La'st week, “All i patronage; comes in. Last Satur- 
Stellar ■ $21,0(30: Last week, j pine Young Cannibals'’; (M-G) (2d - day the Minnesotarlllihois grid 

$28,000. . . . '•:••• wk) r . $9900. j game here drew 61:000. Current 

SHUirrel Hitt <SWJ <834; *L2JV- include VDark ^t Top 

T a 2 . 0 “ek “si“oo M J ungi« Cat" iBVi. Excellent st- S' 5ta, ' s .*»* 

$lp.00Q. La.>t week, $13,o00.» fnr ' thii art i n 1 Come Dance With Me,” good at 

Closes next Sunday <23,. j r iT t/VhM j World. / 


Roosevelt iB&K' '1,400; 90-SI 80' | j?onths. Last week, 
-‘'Magnificent Seven” (UA). j ^^hdrels .(Cont 
Potent $23,000. Last week, “House $2 : qOQ. 


,(4th' wk),: 


of Usher” (AD (2d wk). $17,000, 
Slate-Lake <B&K> (2,400;, 90^ 

(Continued on, page. 17) 


‘Package’ Powerful lOG, 
Cincy; ‘Night’ Hot 11G 
‘Naples’ Potent 9G, 2d 

Cincinriati, Oct, 18: 

Film trade here holds ..’firmly 
against added entertainment lures, 
like “Ice Capades” in for. nine per¬ 
formances, at; the Gardens* where 
Cincy Royals open • their basketball 
season ; sobn. First-ruri new en¬ 
trants rrently have “Surprise 
Package," shaping torrid at Keith’s 
airid “Girl of Night.’’ rating 1 nice at 
the Palace, “It Started In Naples” 
looms potent second :week at the 
Albee. 

"Psycho” warrants encores after 
announced final week in. 12th 
session.. “Can-Can” bids for okay 
17 th Week and final at Lou 
Wiethe’s suburban Valley. “Ben- 
Hur” continues strong in 31st 
found; Twin Drive-In opener, 
“Sword and Cross" and “Michael 
Strogoff,” looks good. 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) (3.100; 90-$1.25}— 
“Started In Naples” (Par) (2d wk). 
Potent $9,0OQ after $10,500 preem. 

Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,400; 
$1.25-$2:75).— “Ben-Hur” (M-Q) 
(31st wk). Fine, $13,000 with pick¬ 
up on . juye shows/ . Last week, 
$12,500, . Holds into December. 

Esquire Art (Shor) (500;. $1.25)— 
“Carry On, Nurse” (Gov) (9th wk). 
Swell $.1,600. Last week, $1,90Q. 

Grand (RKO) (1,400; $1-$1.50)-— 
(Continued oil page 17) 


‘Ben-IIur”,: still, is sturdy in 34th 
round. “Elmer-Gantry” is rated 
nice in fourth Orpheum stanza: 
“Jungle Cat” is offish in third: 
Estimates for This Week 
Academy (Marini (947; $1.75- 
$2.65) — “Ben-Hur" iM-GV (34th 
wkk Still sturdy at $8,500. Last 
week, $9,000. 

Century (Cinerama, IricJ,(1,150; 
$1.75-$2:65)^“This Is- Cinerama” 
(Cinerama)'. (2d run) (8th wk). 
Steady S10.000, Last week, $10,300* 
Gopher (Berger): <1,000; Sl-$1.25) 

;—“Jungle. Cat”. (BV; (3d wk). Dis¬ 
appointing ;$2,500. Last week, 
P * p 7/ 1 S3,000. 

,, ut rair I Lyric (Par) (1.000; ;$l-$i.50)— 

rama" continues big at. the Indi-* ^ ^ “ " k ’ $6 ’ 000 

apa. to iead. the.city. “Jurigle Cat" r RKO Orpheum (RKO) (2.800; $1- 

(UA) (4th: 
Last week, 

followed, at the .Lyric on Nov. 9 by j. rko Pan- crjcov m ei v 

:'C®”‘p a n" .S. ave ‘’Beh-H.ur” ;a-boost 

j “Strangler of Bombay” (Cpi). 
« ].Light $4.500., -Last week* “Rose- 


Stanley TSW). (3,700; $1-$1.50)— 
“Top of Stairs” . tWB'; Mixed no¬ 
tices, but fine. $15,000 looms, prob¬ 
able holdover. Last week, “Under 
10 Flags” (Par), $8,300: 

Warner (.SW) (1,513;. $l-.50-$2.75) 
-“BenrHur” (M-G'j (39th wk). 
Bouncing: back ..to hefty $11,000. 
Last week, $3,500. ; 


‘Stairs’Big $8,000 In 


"Dark at Top of Stairs” at Keith.’,, i « 080 ta 

shanps hi@ Nntirp that if ti-ili ho r in e $7,000. La 


in 32d round at that house. 

Estimates for This Week. 

I mary”. ( FA.W) and “Virgin Island’ 
$1.)— Jungle Cat <BV>.. .. Fair ,FAW) S=i non 
$7,000. Last -week, “All Young 1 * $D ' 000 ' 

Men”. (Col), $7;500. 


Indiaina. (C-D) 1,000: $1.25-$2.50l 
—“This . Is Cinerama” (Cineram ) 
(3d wk). Hefty $15,000. Last 
week, ditto. 

'.. Keith’s ; (C-D) 1,300; 90-$i;25)-^ 
“Top of Stairs” (WB). Big $8,000. 
Last week, “Sons and Lovers” 
(20th), $3,000; 

Loew’s (Lbevv) (2.427; 75-$l) — 
“Under 10 Flags” Par), and “Bojr 
Who Stole a. Million” (Par).. Mild 
$5,000. Last week. “On Water- 
front” (Col) and “Wild; One” (Col) 
(reissues). $4,000. 

Lyric (C-Di (850; $1.2.5-$2.50)— 
“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (32d wk). Nice 
$5*500, Last week, $3,500, 


$5,000, 

St. Louis Park: (Field) . (l,000; 
$1.50-$2t “Can-Can” (20th) (2d 
run). <5th wk). Okay $3,000. Last 
week r $4 r d00. 

State . (Pari (2,200; $1-$1.25)— 
“Let’s Make Love” (20th). (4th): 
Fair $4,500. Last week, $6,0P0. 

. 'Suburban World (Mann) (800; 
$1.25)—“Man : in ..a Cocked Hat" 
(SCA) (3d wk). Nice $3,500. Last 
w:eek, $4,000. 

Uptown (Field) (1.000; $1.25)-r- 
“Captain ? s Table" (20th) (2d wk). 
Fair $2,500... Last week. .$3,500. 

World (Mann) (400; 85-S1.25)— 
“Come Dance With Me” (Col). 
Socko. $9,000. Last week. “AOart- 
ment". (UA) (14th. wk), 1 $4,000 at 
85c-$l,45 scale. 


With five new bills launched in 
the last eight days, Broadway film 
business is.looking up despite dis¬ 
appointment in some newcomers. 
Pacing the new entrants is “Mid¬ 
night Lace,” plus Brazilian stage- 
show, at the Music Hall where a 
great $170,000 is likely in first 
week. Figure is unusually big for 
this season of year and was ac¬ 
complished despite the picture’s 
preem at the day of third Nixon- 
Kennedy tv debate. 

“Inherit the Wind" hit a solid 
$43,000 or near in first week, day- 
dating the Aslor and T-L 85th 
Street. However, this is quite a bit 
below the $56,P00 claimed after 
five days, and obviously is nbt up 
to hopes. “Hell To Eternity” is 
rated okay $36,000 on initial round 
at the. Capitol, though not big. 

“Desire In Dust" did a mild $23,- 
000 opening stanza at the para¬ 
mount,, and plays only 17 days, 
with “September. Storm” already 
set to open Oct. 28. “Surprise 
Package.” fifth newcomer, looks 
only fair $25,000 in first Criterion 
Week. 

“Spartacus” shapes virtual ca¬ 
pacity with nearly $36,000 in sec¬ 
ond-full stanza at the DeMille, 
covering 10 perfonrianees. 'This is 
an even, faster gait than opening 
round of six days. Third week of 
“Sunrise at Campobello” is on to 
a good $20,000 or thereabouts at 
the Palace. 

“j Aim at the.Stars" opens at 
the Forum ibday (Wed.) after final 
five days of eighth w-eek for “All 
the Young: Men” dipped to $8,000. 
“High Time” is down to light 
$9,000 or near in current (5th) ses¬ 
sion at the Warner, with “Crown¬ 
ing Experience” opening Saturday 
( 22 ). 

“It Started in Naples” looks like 
okay . $14*500 in .seventh round at 
the X’ictoria. “Ben-Hur” is up to 
hotsy $33,500 in current (47th) 
week at the State while “Cain-Can" 
is; holding even with previous 
frame to get a good $16,400 for the 
32d week at the . Rivoli. “The 
Alamo” opens at the Riv on Oct. 
26. 

Estimates for This Week 

Astor i City.' Inv.) (1,094; 75-S2.50) 
-^“Inherit the Wind” (UA) (2d wk). 
Initial round erided yesterday 
(Tries.) was fine $28,000 •• or near. 
In ahead, “Apartment” (UA) (17th) 
wk), $16,000. 

Capitol . (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50) 
—“Hell to Eternity” (AA) (2d wk). 
First week completed yesterday 
(Tues.) wAs just okay $36,000. In 
ahead: “Ocean's 11” (WB) (9th 
wk>, $15,000. 

Criterion (Moss) (1,671; 90-$2.40) 
—“Surprise Package” (Col). Open¬ 
ing session winding up tomorrow 
(Tliurs.) is heading for fair $25,000. 
Holding., in ahead* “Fine Young 
Cannibals" (M-G) (3d wk). $19,000. 

DeMille (Reade) (1,658; $1.50- 
$3,50)^-“Spartacus". (U) (2d wk). 
This round finishing today (Wed.) 
. is likely to hit near-capacity $36,- 
000, covering 16 performances af¬ 
ter $31,500 oninine shows in first 
six days: Advance sale now: has 
hit $130,000. 

Palace (RKO) (L642; $1.25-$2.50) 
—“Sunrise at Campobello” (WB) 
(3d wk)/ Current round ending;to¬ 
day (Wed), is heading for good 
$20,000 after $25,200 in second 
week. Stays on. 

Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$2)—“I 
Aim at Stars” (Col. Opens today 
(Wed:), In ahead, “All Young 
Men” (Col) (8th wk-5 days), was 
fair $8,000 - or near after $12,000 
for full seventh week. 

Paramount (ABrPT). (3,665;$l-$2) 
—“Desire in Dust" (20th) (2d wk). 
First session finished Monday (17) 
hit mild $23*000. In ahead, “Let’s 
; Make Love” (20th) (5th. wk-5days), 
$17,000. “Desire" stays only two 
weeks, plus three days, with “Sep¬ 
tember Storm" (20th) already set 
to replace at that time. 

Radio City Music Hall (Rocke¬ 
fellers) (6.200; 90-$2.75>—“Mid¬ 

night Lace”.-(U). with all-Brazilian 
stageshow. Initial week finishing 
todqy (Wed.) looks to soar to great 
$170,000, remarkably big for sea¬ 
son ; of year. Holding, of course. 
In ahead, “Dark at Top of Stairs” 
(WB) and stageshow (3d wk), $143,- 
000. First four days rolled up one 
of biggest non-holiday weeks at 
Hall, playing to niore people than 
i Universal’s all-time record-break' 


er, “Operation Petticoat/* the 
Xmas pic here last year. 

Rivoli (UAT) (1,545: $1.50-$3.50) 
-“Can-Can” (20th) (33d wk). The 
32d stanza ended last night (Tues.) 
held at good $16,400 after $16,600 
for 31st week. “Alamo” (WB) opens 
Oct. 25 on hard-ticket policy. 

State (Loew) (1,900; $1.50-$3.50) 
-“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (47th wk). 

This round finishing today (Wed.) 
looks to land smash $33,500 for 11 
performances. The 46th w'eek, 
$32,000 fpr 10 shows. Stays. 

Victoria (City Inv.) (1,003; 50-$2) 
—“Started in Naples” (Par) (7th 
wk). This week winding tomorrow 
(Thurs.) is heading for okay $14,- 
000 or near after $15,000 last 
round. Goes through Sunday (23) 
after which the house closes down 
for facelifting, with “GI Blues’* 
(Par) due in Nov. 3. 

Warner (SW) (1,416; 90-$2)— 
“High Time" (20th) (5th-final wk). 
Slipping to slight $9,000 this ses¬ 
sion after $12,000, over hopes, for 
fourth week. “Crowning Experi¬ 
ence” (Indie) opens Saturday (22). 

First-Run Arties 

Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-$2) 
—“Happened in Broad Daylight” 
(Cont ;3d wk). This stanza finishing 
tomorrow (Thurs.) looks to hit find 
$8,000 after $9,500 for second 
week. Stays. 

Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80) 
—“Hiroshima Mon Amour” (Ze¬ 
nith) (23d wk). The 22d round 
ended Sunday (16) w T as excellent 
$8,000 after $8,800 for 22d week. 

Beelunan (R&B) (590; $1.20- 

$1.75)—“Flute and Arrow’.’ (Janus) 
(2d wk». Initial frame ended Sun¬ 
day (16) was poor $5,000. Stays 
only six days more in order, to 
(Continued on page 17) 


Sports Bop Balto B.O.; 
‘Seven’ Fairish $8,000, 
‘Stairs' Smooth 9G, 2d 

Baltimore, Oct. 18. 

Action is slow at most spots this 
week and exhibs are blaming it on 
baseball, football and tele. Biggest 
coin of new entries is going to 
“Magnificent Seven,” fairish at the 
Stanton. Also new, “AlUthe Young 
Men” is fair at the New. “Dark at 
= Top of Stairs” looks nice in second 
at Hippodrome. 

| "Psycho” is big in 13th frame at 
: the tiny Aurora. “Sons and Lovers’* 
j is mild in second at the Charles. 
"Jurigle Cat” is hotsy in third at 
the Little. 

j Estimates for This Week 

Aurora (Rappaport) (367; 90- 

$1.50)—“Psycho” (Par) (13th wk). 
Big $4,000 after $5,000 in 12th. 

Century (Fruchtman) (3,200; 50- 
$1.25) — “For Members Only’* 
(Indie) arid. “Mating Time” (Indie) 
(3d wk). Drab $5,000 after $6,000 
in seeond. 

Charles (Fruchtman) <500; 90- 
$1.59)—“Sons and Lovers” (20th) 
(2d wk). Mild $2,000 after $2,500 
in first. 

Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 60- 

$1.50) — “Marie-Octobre” (Lopert). 
Slow $2,000. Last week, “Erie da 
Paris” (Lopert) (2d wk), $2,000. 

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 90- 
$1.50) — “Always A Price Tag” 
(Cont) (2d wk). Oke $2,000 after 
$2,400 opener. 

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300; 
50-$1.25)—“Dark at Top of Stairs” 
(WB) (2d wk). Pleasing $9,000 after 
$13,000 in first. 

Little (Rappaport) (300; 90-$1.50) 
—“Jungle Cat” (BV) (3d wk). Hot 
$2,300 after $2,500 in second. 

Mayfair (Fruchtman) (750; $1.49- 
$2.50)—“Can-Can’ (20th) (21st wk). 
Steady $4,000 after same, in pre¬ 
vious week. 

New (Fruchtman) (i,600; 50- 

$1.25) “All Young Men" (Col). 
Fair $6,500. Last week, “High 
Time” ®0th) (2d wk), $4,900. 

Playhouse (Schwaber) (460; 90- 
$1.50) — “Up the Creek” (Indie). 
Okay $3900. Last week, “Operation 
Amsterdam" (20th) (2d wk), $2,000. 

Stanton (Fruchtman) (2,800; 90- 
$1.50)r-“Magnificent Seven” (UAL 
! Fairish $8,000. Last week, “Hell to 
] Eternity” (AA) (2d wk), $7,000. 
j Town (Rappaport) (1,125; $1.49- 
■$2,50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (29th wk). 
I Upped to good $7,600 after $7,000 
[in previous week. 


KttlETY 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 


20th ALWAYS HAS 
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD! 


17 Major Properties Set For 

Production in 3-Month Period! 

Return To Peyton Place • Wild In The 
Country • Francis Of Assisi • Tender Is 
The Night»Solo«Voyage To The Bottom 
Of The Sea »The Big Show • Snow White 
and The Three Stooges * All Hands On 
Deck • The Lion Of Sparta • Madison 
Avenue • The Right To Love • It Hap¬ 
pened In Athens •The Canadians *The 
Fiercest Heart Story Of The Jules 
Verne • The Queen’s Guards 


Largest, costliest sets in studio’s history 
constructed for TODD-AO production of 


Historic Egyptian locales, never-before- 
filmed, will be used! 


ELVIS PRESLEY 

to head all-star cast 
in the Jerry Wald production 

WILD IN THE COUNTRY 

with screenplay by Clifford Odets! 


CBN-CBN continues world¬ 
wide wing-ding as records fall by the 
wayside in newest openings in Argentina 
and Finland! The Todd-AO spectacle 
conquers continent after continent! 


First Two of 80 Stars 


Mi 


WAYNE POITIER 

signed for THE GREATEST STORY 
EVER TOLD in Todd-AO! Producer- 
Director George Stevens promises only 
the best for every role! 


International Beauty Contest to 
Find World’s Loveliest 


WHIM! 


will tie-in with our Thanksgiving release 



based on Lawrence Durrell’s acclaimed 
"Alexandria Quartet” will be made in 
Alexandria and Paris by director-writer 
JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ 


RICHARD RODGERS 

to write words and music of new songs 
for the Todd-AO production of 

STATE FAIR 

which Charles Brackett will produce! 
ARTHUR GODFREY to make film 
debut in musical classic and will co-star 
with PAT BOONE. 

More Marquee Magic News 
Will Be Forthcoming 


~ and our next bonanza is North to 

John Wayne • Stewart Granger • Ernie Kovacs • Fabian and Capucine m 













'VAR1ET Y'S* LONDON OFFICE 
4f St. Jamttfa Str««t, Piccadilly .. 




UP FRANK H. FISHER 

Odeon Ad-Pub Dept. Staff 


INTERMnOim 


Despite Dip in Cinema Attendance, ! 
French Fdm Prod. Up For 1959-60 


Rome, . Oct. 11. —” “ 7 ; / • f : “ 

Local product is off to a flying Vfcgoda. in N.Y. on Prod., 
start in the first seasonal boxof- / ™ 

fice returns from Italian key cit- «fm 

ies. Six of first 10 grosser* are L ndg.vflct; 18;- 

v . v . i * \u ■ ■ s„ Joseph Vegoda who, with 

Italian*subjects. Another, ts F.anco- ■ ^ fo , mded Sc , 

Italian, one is 5wedi S i. one Rus, f ,. lms Int( , rnational le b£ 

sian, arid the lOlh one is Arner . 


ye.ai> back, planed out for *UY. L f the art department. 

1 r» pf -Sir fl-A.i frtP ■ n tUi*AAn-oolr I • *' • 


Very tentatiy listing sho>\s , j ast Fnday fd r a threeweek 
“Under 10 .Flags” (De La urentiis),! visit, during which he hopes, to 
hpldi an early bdt .commanding : acquire further tJ.S. pix for British, 
. . T ; • TTo. w Parfl ! distribution. He also: will, open 

Tor 

. Compagne” ..(Ergash. “Ballad of^ p „ •• •/ 

Soldier” .(Sovief. ”Un Dollaro di Regal’s first feature, “Jack The 
Fifa” dtaliari-W.B“La Lunga Not- Rigper ” "as distributed ‘ the 
te del ’43” <Eupro>, “Le .Pillole £- s -; through Joseph^ E. Levine’s 
D’Ercoie” tDeLaureritiis), “Mein .^hassy .rioUireK.neg^Vs latest, 
kampf” (Swedish., f :D.on’i- SRt'The Eiege of Sidney 
“Daisies” “I! Barone” Street,, is dqe to open a prerelease 

(French) and “Lia Vendetta di Er-I da ^ : * n th.e,/\\ est.. End later this 


P aui m rrenen rum im up ror ukhw 

rector of advertising and publicity . ., 4 

to Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd. — - ! -77—" + Paris, Oct. 18. 

by Frank H- Fisher, Veepee and t> qm spite of falling attendance, 

g.m. He succeeds Ronald S. How* rUtniSn l^eiiSOrS Dan only helped by upped admittance 

ard Who has left film industry. Three British Films Prices, French film production on 

James R. Chalmers, former city Helsinki Oct 11 completely local plx or where the 

supervisor in Ottawa and Bramp- W{f , . fmA the VinnlRh majority investment on coproduc- 

toi * named publicity manager; - :SSd^lltte three' tions ls French dUrin « tha past 

William Mprley, former ho. artist, ^fctdrespresented*^ them season climbed ahead the two 

becomes advertising manager. Bank pictures presentea^fo tnem p revious onejL This season (1959- 

up as head 255 


. t) 4 fire, Club” and.“Fury at Smuggler ’3 

strength.. • !-Bayre already in the can. 

Altogether, 12 of the- first 26 • __—^ '■ : ■ 

Subjects are Italian vs. only seven t 

Xf&S: Kranco ' Italians ana :Hotelmen’sBeefs,Coin 

Problems Harass Third : 
Acapulco Film Festival 

that-; pix like /The'- Apartment”- Mexico City, Oct 11. 

(UAlv ‘Ben-.Hur” iM-G>.. etc;, have . . 

bnlv just started ut on Italo key : f, r J" 1|lg t ? find a S()lu ' 

-runs. ’ ( tiorf- for all problems, not pnly eco- 

v ^;'a 1 so not counted above list-;nomic.. but altmatter^ that require 
ing is that local phenomenon; “La . attention for. good organization of 
Dolce Vita;” which is still outgross- ; ;a festival of the category of the 
most .newcomers. Jt..is-.riinning ‘ xhi ' d W o rl a Revi » of Film Festl- 
in key. citv first-runs after close: , *„ , . . Ht _; , 

to 250 day* on the market, liotnc va,s • ooard member ,Miguel Ale- 
totail: to -date is over $ 33 . 0 , 00 . 0 .. P 1311 Jr.....declared laist week. Event, 

: —^ : .1 Which : is held in Acapulco, is only 

RESHUFFLE OF VENICE 

' :BIENNALE,UNDER;WAV:S^?|iS^l^ 

: of foreign-;film.-Aele'gati'ons,-'coi?*-- 
Rome. Oct. 18. sponclents. as well as bills for ad- 


] Hotelmcn’s Beefs, Coin 
; Problems Harass Third 
| Acapulco Film Festival 


London, Oct. 11. 

A suggestion-. that: a government 
fiim unit should be set up, akin to, 
but smaller, than the Crown Film 
Unit which was disbanded in 
1952. is recorded in a report from 
the Select Committee on Estimates 


ing Tom” and “Circus of Horrors.” th is setup compared with 102 last 
This Is the firsi time that s single y«r and the 92 in the period be- 
company so far has been so hard f °«- Investments in coproductions 
also went up. 

“Key Witness’* <M-G) is among It Is felt that hiked production 
presently banned films as well as was good for film employment but 
the Swedish juvenile problem pic, also led to too many potboilers 
“Susanne.” that will find it hard going if and- 

V - ' . 1 ', /. . ■ - - when audiences get more selective, 

ag n n n However, this also was responsible 

MdT6r j€6S S6X» udinc Tor much new talent getting its 

J p ... J f n , chance and leaving a residue of 

Sadism Vital for I IX needed newcomers in ail phases of 

. i filmmaking. 

To SbII Sohu Today More films were distributed this 

__ J year than previously with 397 as 

Hong Kong, Oct. 11. against 385 and 375, with the in- 


1952, is recorded in a report from Hong Kong, Oct. 11. against 385 and 375, with the in- 

the Select Committee on Estimates : Sex, spectacle and a bit of sad- cre ase in French pix and dubbed 
published here. It was an earlier i$m sell pictures these days, ^gc- yank and German entries while 
recommendation to Parliament cording to former Yank exhibitor, utilization of pix only in subtitled 
from a Select Committee on Esti- Arthur L. Mayer, now visiting versions fell, 
mates, which led to the demise Hong Kong from Japan with his Judeine f rom first . run Pflri - 
of Crown, despite the protests of wife, Lillie. Mayer was telescop- g W hich represent about 

many members of Parliament, ingmore than 30 years of experi- 

Hence it Isn-t femarkable that the ence in show biz while talking ?“ t ° th °e™T h 1 
present mention of a unit earns about current film trends that had “ fewer 

no comment or. recommendation been greatly changed by the im-l^ “ 


from the committee. 


pact of television: 


Blit, this mere mention undoubt- Stich ordinary films of the “Ma 


were fewer pix which pulled in 
more than 100,000 people. There 
were only 43 this year as compared 
with 51 and 52 of former seasons. 


RESHUFFLE OF VENICE 
BIENNALE UNDER WAY 


Rome. Oct. 18. 


The expected reshuffle sf posts yertising. It. is expected that, this 
at the Venice Biennale has begun, indebtedness will be liquidated 
First m , arinounced. here this fidm the $200,000^ advance the 
week, has been the. reconstitution : Treasiiiy Department; has cpm- 
pf an “Administrative Group” to mitted for organizational expenses, 
regulate tile functions of. the va-; This; sum, incidentally, is a . drop 
rious Biennale sectors.;, which in-Vf' om the $240,000 asked . by or- 
Clude the film fest, the legit; festi- ’.ganizers. 

yal and the art exhibit. .Acapulco hotel:, owners .had 

GrPup replaces special commis- heefed tligt. the fest has not pr.o- 
sioncr Senator Giovanni Ponti, wlio ' ddt -P d any exceptional profits from 
resigned. It is composed of the fol- a . I f pu ^ : tourist trafffc. On the 

lowing: Nicola' . DePirro, director °tb er hand, they had_ to sign notes 
general /of ^entertainment under fj! iarantqrs Qf $12,000^n prehm^: 
that Ministry: Enzo. Porta, director , expenses for .the _second 
general of artisanship in Ministry i n5’ 8 e 

of Industry: and Michele de Tom-| and feedlng 

maso. assistant director of fine arts • _ /. ... 

: ih Education ..Ministry.' President j ,.Qtacoramo Barabmo, original iii- 
of the group, which also^ includes'-.^^atpr.of the Mexican festival^and 
the mayor of Venice arid the head ^ ^°^ anizer ' qq °P eded .^ 
of the city s ad mi istrative .coun-' f h . ad t to fee i s ^ gllted - hut 

cil. : is ttalo Sicilianp. who heads > tt2L5““V " ? e 

j lathed out at-hotel keepers for 

literature institute'' 1 S g d their non-cbpperafive attitude in 
literatui e institute, not pushing sale of tickets to sec-. 

New regulations: - and. organiza- ond event. Therefore receipts, were- 
tional setup as well as other pro- not enough to pay off expenses, 
posed chahges will be submitted While publicly Acapulco hotel- 
to ; this group before going to the iers state they will back the third 
government for approval, festival, privately their remarks 

-- , ; • are unprintable. They feel they are 

t .... being taken for a sleigh ride. But 

II V ‘IViJicc Miff rail AH what with; political pressure, hotels. 

V*Q. inazb ITLviauuu are over the barrel and can : do* 

To Aussie’West Side’ ; SS than e Wpih » ,llis 

Melbourne, Oct: il. The Mexican'Tourist Bureau has 

Twenty-three. American mem- promised that this year things wilt 
bers of cast for the Aussie pro- be; differeptv that .it will beat, the 
duction of “West Side Story” publicity turns’ -for - .tpe.-invent' ‘to • 
planed in here last week, direct attract a tide of tourists to Aca- 
from New York: This is first time pulco, fill the hotels, and keep 
In Aussie, theatre history that, so managements happy with tinkling 
many members : of one. musical cashiers for rooms, food and: bar 
company have come from. U-S,. bills: 

Garnet H: Carroll is presenting: ■ :. -—-~ 

the musical her i • 

. Usually when artists come here Rank ClaHIlS Ydok Filfll 

from overseas they are limited in / _ f _ . ^ m T 

numbers#,, which generally means Prnif KAIAW Rril NmuIc 
limited coverage. But,with so many . 1IUU * DCIUW DllL 

visitors; the publicity is booming. Dublin, Oct. li... 

Already newspapers .are featuring . Lord Rank’s statement to share- 
special : stories on different cast holders, of Irish Cinemas Ltd!, at 
. members, radio: interviews have; annual ; meeting today, stressed 
been taped and arrangenients aU that the production of feature pix 
ready have been made, for variousJ in Hollywood “on which, we. rely 
'/member?- tb .-appear : o.n tele and on r for, much of. our product” -con-, 
radio panels. tinued at a level well beldw normal 

Producer of the musical here is requirements. He added that: pro- 
Joe. Calvin, who , .has' been as- Hticticm of Rritish films had! been 
sociated with a. great nianv Ameri- well maintained arid is expected 
can. musicals. Cast here* will be. to iniprove in quantity during the 
supplemented bv Aussies in non- coming year, 
speaking par The musical opens During . the year,; the Rank 
at Princess here-Oct. 29,. and after Organisation in Ireland established, 
a limited .earnn Will/transfer to Ren-Tel Ltd. for' the sale and 
the Tiyoli in. Sydney, . rental of tv sets. I 


ledly insures that.some HP’s will. And Pa Kettle” type no longer had . - . s * 

seek an opportunity to ise the any boxoffice appeal. They would; More interest in tele, vacations 
matter in the House when sittings play to empty houses if shown be-1 a 5 ia ^motor cars^ were blamed for 
resume. cause people would prefer to stay ^e falling boxoffice. So It all boils 

In the ;view of J. P. Langston, at home to see tele. Only higger : d ^n to that^old prob lej? of getting 
director of the Central Office of and better spectacles, with sex and l h theatre All 

information films division, it’s not sadism in th«n, would lure people “?is being studied here as the film 
possible to re-establish the Crown to the cinema. Mayer frankly com- wz enters lts new year - 
Fiim Unit — remembered mainly mented. ' 

for. \yartime dociirnenfaries such as The fact that visitors, hitting the : rnurinil Pit IITHA i C 
“Fires Were Started,” “Target for town in a hurry, could have five to LUlirilUll uALlnl/U Au 
.Tonight,” “Western Approaches” 10 suits tailor-made for them in a /uiirnTmtin/ift 

and “Desert Victory ” oyer the day or two, did not give the whole, CHURliBUSCO CHlEr 

whole range of COI’s film services, correct picture of Hong Kong, he 

But he considers that there is said. The Colony, though known Mexico City, Oct. 18. 

scope for “a very small unit for for its shopping, has more to offer. Cesar Santos Galindo remains at 
the supply o frapid news material Mayer marveled at some of the to P man of Churubusco Studios, 
and news features material of a new> modern buildings he saw now State-owned. The new board 
topical sort, specifically for our here. of directors which met to elect a 

television services/’ An importer of foreign films into studio manager, bypassed this mat- 

■/’'-'Film's, now used by the govern- the U.S., Mayer will be returning ter hut reaffirmed Galindo as dK 
■ merit., here and abroad are made to Japan to resume his business rector-general of the studios, 
by, indies; on contracts entered talks with Toho and Daiei for the . Studio manager will be selected 
into by GOI in behalf of sponsor? importation of their product. later. 

ing governinent departments. This • - ■ Galindo, in reporting to board 


year, around 200 pix will be shot 
under the COI’s aegis, while 200 
others will be acquired from in¬ 
dustrial firm and other sources 
fdr screenirig abroad. The estimate 
for film services has beeri upped 
this year by $476,000 but. the de¬ 
mand still exceeds supply. 


2d nims CoBncil Term 


later. 

Galindo# in reporting to board 
members, headed by Federic® 
Heuer, Film Bank head and presi¬ 
dent of the board and Eduardo 
Garduno, vice president, said 
studio, operations were showing 
a small profit Plans are to nurse 


Him aervites^nas oeen uppea London Oct. 11. a sma h profit Plans are to nurse 

mfn/ e Sn b Av?tI^°L^niV the de ’ Sir Michael Balcon has been ap- ^is along with ultimate expansion 
mand still exceeds supply. pointed to the Cinematograph studio sound stages and addi- 

- — : -- Films Council for a second term, tion of new equipment. 

A L L H7 • | 7 n The producer served previously New laboratories for processing 
Aueroaco WarWlCK S llCP from 1940 to 1943 . Present ap- of black and white and color film 

t nnrinn ii pointment expires Sept. 30, 1963. are now operating, Galindo re- 
KnrWf T n - hoj K» 0 n Other new members of the new vealed. And a modern building is 

nampii hw Gouncil, set up under the* Quota slated to house offices of various 

R (‘^iihSv»»VnIw*^d!f^Act to advise the president of the major Mexican production firms. 

^ 5 SSJ l nf YSSih Bqard °i Trade on film industry No other personnel changes ar® 
Whn rippnHv^iiff 1 nh ^* otters, are K; D. Cole, partner contemplated at this time, accord- 

tinpntaf^anarniumhfa in a firm of solicitors and mem- ing to a board announcement. The 
her of the British Filiri Fund Agen- board is studying likely candidates 
S cy; Scottish trade unionist P. Con- for the manager’s slot. But James 

ST Pros nor, who are appointed as “inde- Fields appears to be secure as tech- 

an d Er°s product m Europe and pendent persons,” and J. K. S. nical director of studios 

.the near East. Poole, chairman of Pooles Enter- _ 

Auerbach’s duties will not rest tainments Ltd.,: Edinburgh. Poole 
solely with distribution and sales, represents exhibitors. 1.11 1 )All Arfnr flttn SirtTfl 

He will be active in negotiating There are 22 members of the ucui nuui vuuuugu 
Warwick’s coproduction deals bn council, chaired by Sir. Sydney Wine Aetrlnm in Mati'pa 
the Continent. Roberts. nifl» ASyiUlU ID meXlCO 

/ - ; 1 • - '■ ■' ———-^ • ■■■■ ' ■ ■ ■. -— - : ' "—--— Mexico City, Oct. 11. 

* • m ( « n • 1 f I Cuban actor Otto Sirgo, fleeing 

Legit-to-Films Switches Loom b 

n j I* a • f «« Violeta Casals, will receive asylum 

Barcelona: Now 9 Live Houses S £?“tsass 

7 tection to the actor and is inter- 

By JOAQUINA CABOLLOL .the Calderon, is also in the works vening with federal authorities to 

^ _ i*_ _ - . a to switch to pictures, ending its obtain a permanent stay for him. 

Barcelona, Oct. . 18. longtime policy of musical come- ANDA prexy Rodolio Landa’s 

Barcelona which has always taken dies arid operettas. About this prompt action in this case has 
pride in. being a city of sorne latter possibility the “Diarlo de h^ 11 hailed by the Cuban Institu- 
artistic sophistication* is threatened. Barcelona” is trying to stir up pro- tional Defense organization (this 
with the loss to the feature film of tests, arguing that the complaints is anti-Castro and anti-Red). Sirgo 
two of its nine le^timate theatres, of legit produCers about conditions arrived here from El Salvador. 

The Comedia is operating; at the are exaggerated. The Cuban organization ex¬ 

moment with the Infanta Isabel At the moment- there are nine pressed hope that the same asy- 
. troupe directed by Antonio Set- legit theatres open in town, as lum, status and Tights can be ac» 
rario. But what the local public follows: Apolo, Barcelona, Cal- corded, to other Cuban actors liv- 
does nqt yet know is that the house dero’ , Candilejas, Co medi a, ing here, even though they do not 
has been acquired by Reizabel Comico, Guimera, Roniea and Vic- equal the popularity or fame of 
Brothers Of Madrid, operators of a* toria, against 34 first run pic houses Sirgo. Under current legislation 
ririenia circuit. Thtis “Things and 56 Second and third run Cubans do come here, can perform 
Abo$t..Papa” by Alfonso Paso withhouses, all in the downtown area, under limited work contracts, but 
Isabel Graces and Antonio Prieto It is not difficUit to diagnose that then must leave country or file 
in the leads may be the swan song the legit stage in Barcelona is papers leading to a change of 
for live theatre presentations there...really undergoing a difficult mo- migratory status, atter is a long 
: Anbther home of rourid a ctors, ment. land expensive affair. 


12 ___ P^RIETY __ . Wednfojayy October 19, 1960 



The legend that has thrilled generations of 
adults and children in every country of the globe 
for more than five hundred years, has nOw been 
brought to the screen! 

Filmed in technicolor and in fantasCOpE— a 
startling new process of special effects photog¬ 
raphy—this spectacular motion picture will be 
ready for release the summer of 1961* 



THRU 



Wednesday* -October 19, I960 


PSriety 


PICTURES 


IS 


CLUB SANDWICH OF SHORTS 


National Boxoffice Survey 

Trade Still Sluggish; ‘Hur* Again on Top, ‘Stairs’ 
2d, ‘Eternity* 3<L ‘Song’ 4th, ‘Love’ 5th 


Presidential election campaign 
coupled with an array of unusually 
mild product is keeping first-run 
biz in key cities : covered by 
Variety— in the doldrums again, 
this session. As the actual voting 
day draws nearer, there, is little 
(question but. that interest in the 
election has increased. 

“Beri-Hur” (M-G) has moved 
back into No. 1; spot after slipping 
to second place last week. “Dark 
at Top of Stairs” (WB>, which;was 
champ a week ago, is winding up 
a strong second-place winner. 

“Hell To Eternity” (AA) is cap¬ 
turing third place, helped, by the 
lohey garnered in N.Y; arid To¬ 
ronto. “Song To Remerriber” (Col) 
is finishing fourth as compared 
with third last stanza.. “Let’s Make 
Love” (20th) is moving up fifth. 

“Surprise Package” (Col),just, 
out to any extent' this stanza; is 
taking sixth spot; “Psycho” (Par), 
long high on the list, is finishing 
seventh: 

“Can-Can” (20 th) will take 
eighth irioriey while *‘High..Tirrie” 
(20th),. fourth last; round, is land-, 
irig in ninth place, “Jungle Cat” 
(BV>. is winding in 10th position. 

“Sunrise.: at CampObello” (WBV 
now playing five keys; will finish 
11th while “All Young 'Men” (Col) 
rounds out the Tori 12 list: “I’m 
All Right; Jack” (Col) and “Carry 
On Nurse” (Gov) are the two ruri- 
her-up pix. 


•Midnight Lace” (U) looks to be 
heard from plenty yin the. future 
judging from the great takings 
opening session af the vast n;y;' : 
Music Hall, “Inherit the Wind.” 
XU Ah also new, is rated solid in 
N.Y. where playing two houses: 
“Girl of Night” <WB), ice in Ciney: 
arid Detroit, looms big in Clever 
land. “Spartacus” (U>, near capae-. 
ity in second in N.Y., looks wow 
■in Chi. 

“Desire in Dust” (20th), another 
newie. shapes good in Washington. 
“Night Fighters”- <UA), mild/, in 
K.C., is rated good- in. Seattle; 
“Magnificent Seven” (UA), potent 

Chi, is tall .in Washington, big 
in Denver and fair iri Balto. “Key 
Witness” (M T G) looms light in L.A. 
“I- Aim at. Stars” (Cot), fair in 
Detroit,, looks mild In Denver and 
okay in Frisco.. 

“Rosemary” (FAW) is rated 
hotsy in Boston: “The Entertainer” 
(Cont) shapes fancy iri N.Y. 
“Started in Naples” (Par), potent 
in Cipcy, is good in N.Y. 

“House of USher” (All torrid in 
Boston, looms fine in St. Louis: 
“Time Machine” iM-G i shapes dull 
in St. Louis. 

“Sons and Lovers" (20th), okay 
in; Detroit and ; Philly, looks hep 
in L.A. “School For Scoundrels” 
(Cont); is hotsy ih Toronto. 

(Complete Boxoffice Reports oil 
Pages 8-9. ► 



Producer Robert Yourigson, who 
has made a very profitable career 
reviving the laughter of the silent 
era, is on the verge of signing a 
deal with 20th-F6x for the latter 
to distribute his latest oninibUs 
feature,... “Days -of- Thrills and 
Laughter." Obviously the associa¬ 
tion with 20th; which riegairi when 
latter distributed . Yourigson’s 
'‘When Comedy Was King” earlier 
this year, has been judged profit¬ 
able to both. 

. “Thrills,” like “When, Corned 
Was King” and Yourigsqn’s “Gold¬ 
en' Age of Comedy,” released by 
DCA in 1958; is an anthology of 
silent film comedy items, with the 
addition of highlights of various 
serials. Pic is expected to be com¬ 
pleted iri about a month arid be 
ready for release some time after 
the first. of t h e year. 

Yourigson reported. in New YUrk; 
Friday (14) that “When . Comedy 
Was ;King.” ;.'which'." cost' about; 
$100,000, has, according to the/ lat¬ 
est figures he’s-received from 20th, f 
taken in $218,393 in domestic rent¬ 
als in six months. “Golden Age,” 
in release :for two years, has racked 
Up $500,000. 

Editing;. Costly 

Despite fact that; he’s using old 
material, Youngsori says that his 
pictures are not exactly cheap to 
make; For one. thing, •acquisition 
or the material also consumes' tre- 
for another, screening arid editing 
of .material it also consumes tre¬ 
mendous amount of time which, in 
the film biz as> every where else! is 
money. (For new film, he has gone 
through 500,000 feet of footage for 
a .final. 8,000.) He /also goes “to k 
great length: . get an original 
Musical score,” rather, than simply 
use the kind of tinkly old piano 
music usually heard as background 
for such revivals. By time “Days 
of Thrill? and Laughter” is ready, 
he expects production costs to 
i-each $125,000 or. more. 

. There some talk as “King” 
was going into general release that 
Youngsori was not particularly 
pleased that its New York circuit 
break found it billed with 20th’s 
“Crack iri The Mirror.” a drama of 
murder and adultery. Yourigson 
admitted this the other day;,, but 
said elsewhere it had been booked 


, somewhat more appropriately with 
i “Ppllyanria” and “The Story of 
j Ruth;” However, he added, picture 
[ has had a most satisfying range of 
; response, from, kids through egg- 
! head intellectuals. 

Both “When.. Comedy” and 
“Golden Age” have been big 
abroad, -the former, doing great 
biz in. Italy, and the latter, han¬ 
dled in India • by 20th, turning out 
to be the biggest grosser 20th. has 
ever had in that market. Idea of 
course;' is that, being silents, they 
speak a universal language. 

IATSE Dickering While 
Crafts Fret As Features 
Shy From Hollywood 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

International Alliance, of The¬ 
atrical Stage Employees .and the 
basic crafts; at a meeting here, 
hammered out four new proposals, 
to be submitted to producers arid 
designed tp curb “runaway” pro¬ 
duction; 

Proposals titled “foreign run¬ 
away .production,” “plant and 
equipment, removal,” “removal of 
operations” arid “discontinuance 
of motion picture production by 
[ producers” seek to discourage film- 
; makers , fronv going overseas or 
j moving facilities to states like Ari- 
i zona Which have so-called ‘‘right-to- 
j work” laws. 

! General proposals committee is 
; meeting daily with the basic .crafts 
[ in a . try to finalize deinands on 
| hours and conditions and other 
‘ items to. be included in negotia- 
| tions skedded to Start with pro¬ 



ducers. 


| Charles Boren of the; Assn, of 
| Motion Picture Producers, accOrdr 
jing to John Lehriers, committee 
i chairman; has, promised to start 
these talks with the several locals 
on Npv; 1 instead of Dec, 1, as pre¬ 
viously ikedded, if the .locals’ pro¬ 
posals can be \vhipped together, by 
Oct. 15. Then, after the Ideals’ 
specific demands are dealt with 
for the first time in Hollywood his¬ 
tory, the IA and the baric crafts 
reps will sit doWn in joint negotia¬ 
tion session on general proposals 
with the producers* Lehneirs said: 


. Ed Kingsley, .prexy of Kingsley 
International, who made the U S. a 
brighter place to live when he re¬ 
leased “And God Created Woman” 
this side; also loves short: subjects. 
Indie distrib, who has handled 
soriie of trie best of recent one arid 
two-reel product, is now mulling 
a plan which riot only would bring 
some extra revenue to him and to 
shorts producers, most of whom 
live ori little but love and hope, 
but would also iriake the public 
arid , rnaybe even exhibitors con¬ 
scious pf the quality of new. short 
product.. 

Kingsley would like to combine, 
iri one feature-length package 
about five or six of the best of the 
current crop. Show, wriicri would 
include, both animated and live- 
action .. stuff, might not have any 
common denominator except that 
all Of its elements would repre¬ 
sent the best and most interesting 
by way Of technique and. content. 
Idea Would be to. put together a 
program which could play alorie> 
dr in tandem with a regular fea¬ 
ture to iriake up a conventional 
double bill. 

Listed, by Kingsley as possibili¬ 
ties for the package are the 14- 
minute ’ live-aclion “Day of the 
Painter,’’ Little Movies’ live-action 
spoof on abstract impressionism, 
and two Ernie Pintoff one-reel car¬ 
toons, “The Violinist.” nominated 
for an Oscar’ this year, and hi 
current “The interview.” Under 
consideration as the “peg” or pri - 
cipal item in the package is Pin- 
toff’s upcoming “The. Shoes,” a 40- 
minute featurette starring Buddy 
Hackett. Latter, done much in the 
style of silent film comedies, is 
the droll and pathetic story of a 
lonely Bronx bachelor, his dog, and 
the changes which take place iri 
both their lives when the man 
comes upon a pair/ Of fine new 
shoes.. 

Hard to Peddle. 

With the - exception of Robert 
Ydungsori’s two orimibus features 
highlighting the best of the old 
silent comedies.(see separate story), 
such combination packages haven’t 
yet had any notable success at the 
boxoffice. A couple of years ago 
Kingsley; put together a group of 
shorts dealing with psychiatric 
subjects. “What’s on Your .Mind?” 
and another Tirade up of flora arid 
fauna items, “Secrets of Nature.” 
Each got a . few dates, and that’s 
all. George. K. Arthur had a ..little 
more success when he packaged 
six prize-winning shorts under the 
title of “Sextet,” with trie 73-mirir 
ute program including “The 
Stranger Left No Card,” ‘‘Martin 
and Gaston,” “In the Park” with 
Marcel Marceau. “The ; Bespoke 
Overcoat” and “A Prince for. Cyn¬ 
thia,” This got about 30 dates.. 

As Kingsley, Arthur and Pintoff 
point, out, any film' businessman 
who likes theatrical shorts; must 
also function in another line if he 
wants to eat. Kingsley, of course/ 
is. a very active/distrib of feature 
product... Arthur has done very well 
in distributing, his shorts to tv, as 
well as to libraries, colleges and 
film groups. His “Twelve Days of 
Christmas” brought * $45;OQO 

from tv alone; 

Pintoff is busy in commercial 
film production and says that de¬ 
spite .the fact that “at last account¬ 
ing” he had only received $145 
ori his $20,000 “The Violinist.” that 
short had more; .than riiade up its 
costs by bringing him new com¬ 
mercial accounts from people who 
had srieri and liked his work. Al¬ 
though he says the shorts field is 
a. “dead industry” and he plans to 
go into feature production next, 
Pintoff says he’ll never stop mak¬ 
ing shorts for the simple reason, 
that he likes to make. them. 

Something of the same feeling 
motivates Kirigsley/ who continues 
to acquire new shorts (latest is 
Peter Sellers’ “The Miickiriese 
Hunting Honi,” 20 mins ), though 
he hasn’t riiade a profit on one in 
years/ 


Debt Reduction, Stock Buy-In Next 
At 20th As Special Meet Approves 
Studio Sale-Leaseback 


Samuel Bronston pitching to 
Clair Bloom to appear. With. Charl¬ 
ton Heston in “El Cid.” 


Stockholders of 20th-Fox Mon¬ 
day (17) voted overwhelmingly in 
favor of coiripany’s $43,000,000 
cash deal to sell the studio prop¬ 
erty to Webb & Knapp’s 91091 
subsidiary. At a special meeting 
at the homeoffice,, holders voted 
1,795,304 shares for,- compared to 
19,885 against. Deal supercedes an 
earlier one with W & K which 
called for a total of approximately 
$56,000,000 in payments deferred 
.over a 10-year period. 

In course of his opening re¬ 
marks. prexy Spyros P, Skouras 
reported that earnings per share 
for the third quarter, ended last 
month. . of. current fiscal year 
would be about 40c. This com¬ 
pares with 49c earned in the third 
1959 quarter, and with 41c earned 
in. the second 1960 quarter and 69c 
in t he first quarter this year. 
However, this year’s 39-week fig¬ 
ure of $1.50 a share is still sub¬ 
stantially better ; than the $1.25 
learned for the comparable 1959 
period. Skouras described himself 
as “optimistic” about results for 
the fourth quarter. 

Major portion of the prexy’s re¬ 
port was given oyer to detailing 
history of negotiations with W & 
K and explaining the virtues of 
getting $43,000,000 cash now as 
.opposed to $56,000,000 sometime 
j in the distant future, The $43,000.- 
•000 invested now, he said, would 
[approximately equal $56:000,000 in 
j 10 years, adding that there were 
/also distinct advantages in having 
; the deal concluded quickly instead 
of being subjected. to the uncer¬ 
tainties of. the future, 
i No decision as to how the $43,- 
000.000 (minus about $9,000,000 
capital gains tax) will be spent 
will be made until W Ac K comes 
up with its final $38,000,000 pay¬ 
ment on or before April 17, 1961, 
Skouras said:. However, board is 
strongly considering using approx¬ 
imately $21,000,000 towards retir¬ 
ing indebtedness to Metropolitan 
Life Insurance Co. The remainder 
might be used to reduce number 
of 20th shares outstanding. 

Vital (Clause 

: Skouras said he thinks the most 
j important aspect of the new rash 
ideal , is the clause which provides 
j for the 99-year lease-back of the 
; 75-acre tract on which actual stu- 
! dios stand, and which, after five 
‘ years, permits 20th to sublease this 
| property. This tract,. he said, will 
j inevitably increase in value with 
‘ the development of the rest of the 
land. Eventually, he added, studio 
activities may in fact be moved to 
the company’s 2,300-acre Malibu 
ranch property in order to capita¬ 
lize on the commercial value of 
75-acre studio tract. 

Exec vigorously defended the 
studio, sale and the price .for whicri 
it’s going, when, a couple of stock¬ 
holders questioned the wisdom of 
selling for $43,000,000 and then 
paying W & K $1,500,000 annual 
rehtal for the studio lease-back. 
One holder pointed out that in 
less than 30 years the company 
will have paid the William Zeck¬ 
endorf company more inoney in 
rental than Zeckendorf paid for 
the entire studio acreage. Same 
holder raised the prexy’s dander 
a bit by asking Skouras not “to 
waste the stockholders’ time” by 
trying to pursuade them that $43,- 
000,000 is more than $56,000,000. 

Also A Stockholder 

Skouras answered that manage¬ 
ment certainly was not trying to 
put anything over on the holders 
arid that, after all, he too Is a big 
holder of 20th stock. He had spent 
sleepless nights, he said, trying to 
devise a means of making the ex¬ 
tremely valuable property pay off 
arid, this deal was the best. He add¬ 
ed 20th couldn’t possibly under¬ 
take, the development itself since, 
if real estate values suddenly went 
down “as they sometimes do,” 
company could be wiped out. It 
was an iinpassioned plea and won 
a big hand from majority of audi¬ 
ence. 

1 Exec also revealed that several 


years ago, when he asked the 
board for $75,000 with which to 
hire architects and appraisers to 
make a study of the possibilities, 
the board tried to talk him out of 
it. On top of that, the appraiser’s 
first estimate of-the value of the 
property was only $27,000,000. 
Skouras allowed as how he had 
told the appraiser he was wrong, 
which, as current deal shows, he 
was. 

Prexy said that the Malibu 
property, bought less than 15 years 
ago for $212,000 could in time (10 
or 15 years), with development, be 
worth $50,000,000 to $75,000,000. 
It’s expected to be joined to the 
Malibu water district within two 
years, which also will increase its 
value. Skouras also revealed that 
company’s deal with Universal Oil 
Co., which provides for 20th to re¬ 
ceive royalties of 11 3 4% until oil 
company’s investment is recouped, 
and 50% thereafter, -should start 
bringing 20tli .the 50% royalties 
before the end of this year. 20th 
reserves its oil rights to studio 
property in the Zeckendorf deal. 


AA Pair Reissue 
Via MP Investors 


Allied Artists has confirmed that 
a deal has been consummated “in 
principle” for the lease of two pic¬ 
tures to Motion Picture Investors 
Inc. for reissue purposes. MPI, a 
mutual fund whose aim is to ac¬ 
quire stock in film companies so ft 
can have a voice in policy decisions, 
has recently decided to purchase a 
number Of post-1948 films for the¬ 
atrical reissue so that they can bo 
kept off vidro. 

The AA pix on which a verbal 
agreement has ' been reached are 
“The Friendly Persuasion,” a 1955 
release starring Gary Cooper and 
Anthony Perkins, and “The Okla¬ 
homan,” a 1957 entry starring Joel 
McCrea. These films represent the 
first acquisitions by MPI. 

Details of the guarantee and the 
length of time MPI will have to re¬ 
issue the films will be determined 
this week in a meeting between AA 
execs and MPI or trials. 

First Division Films Inc,, headed 
by veteran producer-distributor 
Harry Thomas, will handle the di 
tribution for MPI. 


FILM ADMEN BEAM 
MERIT SPOTLIGHTS 

Winners of the first annual 
achievement awards of the Associ¬ 
ated Motion Picture Advertisers 
will be revealed today (Wed.); 

S. H. Fabian, president of Stan¬ 
ley Warner, was named the Indi¬ 
vidual who has done the most for 
exhibition in the 1959-60 period for 
his work as first chairman of the 
American Congress of Exhibitors. 

Universal was cited as the film 
company which most benefited the 
industry during the 12-mdnth peri¬ 
od because of its resurgence after 
a period of inactivity and loss. 
Prexy Milton R. Rackmil has been 
invited to accept the award. 

Metro was cited for the best ad¬ 
vertising campaign in connection 
with “Ben-Hur.” Prexy Joseph R. 
Vogel has been invited to accept 
the award. 

Joseph E. Levine was named the 
year’s outstanding showman. 

Gordon White, Code administra¬ 
tor of. the Motion Picture Assn, of 
America, was cited for performing 
outstanding meritorious service to 
the industry. 

AMPA will also present a special 
award to Paramount board chair¬ 
man Adolph Zuckor in recognition 
of his long service to the industry. 

Presentations according to AMPA 
topper Rob Montgomery, will be 
made at the organization^ opening 
1960-61 luncheon Nov. 2 at the 
Piccadilly Hotel, N.Y. 


MAGAZINE CALLED 


14 


Uahiety 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 































Wednesday, Octo^ 19, 1960 




PICTURES 


If 


A1 Cohan, th« 39-year-o!d Metro publicist, who crashed in that Boston 
Electra plane, en . route to Philadelphia, while on a ballyhoo trip In 
behalf of "Butterfiled 8/' wrote his. mother, from the Hotel Statler 
Hilton; Boston, a day before the accident. The rabbi, who officiated at 
the services, read it, and as one show biz friend of the latte exploiteer 
put it, **How often a man’s most inner thoughts and basic feelings are 
best expressed in a letter to a loVed ohie.” Cohan’s letter: 

(Copy) 

"Hear Mother: 

“Had a pleasant one hour flight with dinner on board and am now 
settled in my hotel room. 

. ‘Tiri so used to bouncing around, it seems I’m in my element when. 
I’m hopping on and off planes. Have been in town about 15 minutes 
and .have already transacted some business. 

“The past two days have been hectic for ybu^—and I do apjpreciate 
what you are doing. 

“It’s been hard for me to keep pace with you in things like setting 
up an aipartment: I would like to get the thing ■■set !up. with. a minimum 
of effort from now ‘ , so that we both can settle.back and enjoy life. 

“It occurs to me that my Coming birthday : Will be the beginning of 
my middle years—and what ll want—and; want immediately is a life 
free from tension and ahxietv. Having food and shelter; there is little 
else .materially that is \y6rth[ a day devoid of peace and contentment 
and I am becoming determined to resist involvement in small, anxietyi 
provoking thoughts which destroy .the, serenity of life.. 

“I wish this serenity to you. Will call you next weekend. 

“Love, 

' Alfred” 


Herbert G. Luft. who has been. in; Y:. for the last fe\v. weeks/has 
received word that he is-to receive ain. Hrkunde (certificate) for. show¬ 
ing his.American International, pic; “Why Must I Die?.-’;at the Mann¬ 
heim Documentary & Cultural Film - last May. He scripted the film, 
which was screened as “Girl on Death Row,” the picture’s foreign title, 
at this Fest on the final day.. According to Luft,. it was screened under 
festival auspices and ..expense, screening being on final day because 
“Die” was longer than rither documentary pix, .most of which were 
two or three reels in length. 

Luft also received a. letter from Paul RothaV.pre^y of the Fest jury.- 
stating in part: “I. was . very glad that the Festival Authorities here 
publicly screened the American-Internatrohal picture, 1 ‘Girl on Death 
Row;’ which you; brought with you.. to.. the, Mannheimmer Filmwoche 
. we felt it was a gri ing Indictment th . injustice of capital 
punishment.” , ' 

The picture was listed in the Documentary Booklet (catalog) of the 
Fest. along with a complete, story description, cast, director, etc. This 
was published ..prior to the Fest opening arid, given to all participating; 
Similar synopsis of the pic also was published in a. May bulletin, with’ 
news about the Mannheim Fest as well as.in;R Denmark publication. 

Actually, th pic was shown Out Of competition because so. long 
which, gave rise, to earlier, erroneous reports that the film had been 
withdrawn because purportedly a gangster-type subject. 


iPlanted 9 Commercial Products Not 
Payola - a -La-TV If In Features? 


Morris Stein; Now Out 
Of Show Biz, Named 
Canada's’60 Tioneer’ 

Toronto, Oct. 18. 

. Because he was responsible for 
a great share in the furtherance of 
the Canadian film industry, Morris 
Stein will be “Pioneer Man of, the 
Year for i960” at annual banquet 
on Oct. 26 ih the crystal ballroom 
of the- King Edward Sheraton 
Hotel: 

Stein, who .was g.m. of the east¬ 
ern division of Famous Players 
(Canadian); receives the gold-and- 
onj'X plaque presentation that eve¬ 
ning on the recommendation of the 
Canadian . Picture Pioneers Com¬ 
mittee of John J. Fitzgibbons 
Famous Players); N... A. Taylor 
(20th Century . Theatres) and 
Haskell . Masters, g!iriv of Warner 
Bros: Pictures in. Canada; 

Stein until his resignation from 
Famous . .Players to open his own 
auto sales agency in Toronto, 
headed the Motion Picture. Thea¬ 
tres Assn.: of Ontario, the Motion 
Picture Indlistry Couricil of 
Canada, the National Committee of 
Motion . Picture Assrt. of Canada, 
the Canadian picture Pioneers arid 
the Variety Club of Ontario. 

Born in Chicago. Stein installed ■ 
projection equipment in Canadian; 
Of my. camps during World War I j 
and theri joined the' U:S. Army, :. 
After managing a vaudeville j. 
agency , in Detroit, he was hired to j 
manage the; Imperial. Toronto by ! 
;n: L: Nathahsori. then Famous! 
Players piexy. In 1930, .J. ,J. Filz-1 
gibbons moved Stein into the head J 
office in Toronto where Stein was 
aii executive for 28 years. 


Lionel Lober Steps Up 

. . Lionel Lober, formerly-an 
assistant to Otto Preminger on 
the production of “Exodus,” 
has been named executive as¬ 
sistant to United Artists v.p. 
MaX E.Youngsteln. 

Lriber, 27-year-old son of 
Louis Lober, v.p. in charge of 
foreign sales, for UA, was pre¬ 
viously a writer-director for 
Contemporary Productions of 
Boston and editor of foreign 
language subtitles for Warner 
Bros, in Paris. 


Lerin Uris! whose, bestseller and upcoming Otto Preniinger filmizai- 
tion of/‘Exodus” requires little footnoting, has.collaboratedwith Greek 
photographer Diniitrios Harrisiadisona kingsize book, ‘ Exodus Re¬ 
visited” (Doubleday; $5.95) .which is not. only an ideal gift item but an; 
informative pictures-and-text closeup on Israel. For anybody who’s 
been there opce—a high average for .the average American tourist— 
this volume certainly points up. how much there Is to see. For those 
with an eye to sometimes doing the Holy Land trip this is an ideal ad- 
varicerconditioner. 

But above alt it’s an .entertaining book! with excellent photographs 
arid pithy, concise text .that spares little, least of all the English. Uris 
makes no bones of the British determination to play ball with the 
Arabs (oil, etc.) but. at the saine time v it is an authentic reprise of the 
past 12-15 years’ history. Against the canvas, is the panorama iof the. 
Jewish; Moslem arid Christian shrines, truly, the Land of the . Bible 
comes Into, sharp camera, focus under. Harissiadis’ skillful Tensing,. 

' Abel. 


Twentieth-Fox,, currently, romancing Egypt for government coopera- 
on Walter Wanger’s “Cleopatra.” apparently playing non-partisan 
politics. Company has secured the cooperation of the Israeli govern¬ 
ment in worldwide promotion for “Esther and The King;” Plan in-: 
volves a series of beauty .contests in couritries around the world to 
pick an Esther, with winners to be given all-experises-paid type, trips 
to Israel. ' ; 

While beauty contest type promos are hardly new, 20th veep Charles 
Einfeld thinks: this is particularly apropos since the Bible’s/Esther 
“actually history’s first recorded beauty .contest .winner,” He also 
says contests will be open to all races, colors arid creeds, and that if 
an Egyptian girl wins one of the competitions, she’ll .also- get her free 
trip, 'to Israel! Contests will be held over four-month period starting 
with premiere dates here and abroad in December. 


When St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Mt: Clemens,. Mich., 
burned, Irving and Adolph Goldberg, owners and operators of the Com¬ 
munity Theatres chain, through their manager; Wilson Elliot,, offered 
the use of their theatre for Sunday services to the Rcy Paul C! Hee- 
rian, pastor of the church. Father Heenan accepted and published in 
the church paper a letter sent, to The Goldberg Twins; Excerpts of the 
letter follow: ^ - 

“When . . (I was) , ... told that the theatre was at oui* disposal; It 

certainly took, a great load and worry, off my shoulders and I caririot 
even begin to tell you how deeply I appreciated it! My.-people have the; 
same feeling that I have, thankfulness and! gratitude, towards you .. v 
All of my congregation has!felt that This has been a great manifestation! 
on your part for your Interest in the general welfare of the people in 
the community of Mount Clemens.” 


A yoUng khaki-clad riiari sat through“Oceans 11” .(WR) which has to 
do with a. rimltimillion dollar Las Vegas holdup. Then, lie went to the 
theatre office arid staged a holdup himself, escaping with about. $300. 
This was at the Riverside, Minneapolis neighborhood house. -Police 
there ire speculating whether the picture inspired, the deed. At any. 
rate, the man bought a ticket at about 7:30 p!m. and viewed the. entire 
first evening showing. Wheri the filrii ended he walked Into! the theatre 
office and confronted assistant manager;' John J: '6’Brieri! 69,. with a 
38-calibre and demand for money. He grabbed the petty cash box That 
O’Brien had just taken from the safe arid. fled. The: usher pursued and 
tackled .him, but after dropping the: cash box thief retrieved it and got 
away. 


Joe Levipe says; he’s been happy with his associations with Warners, 
with Paramount, and now With Metro and while it was a point of dis¬ 
cussion some. time ago/he has rip ideas at the present i‘me of .setting 
up his, own d^stributi bh agentyv There’s been talk, too, that Levine 
might . Want to v go public” but importer-producer Levine says nothing 
how along the lines of a stock issue. 


FROM ELECTROVISION 

.Hollywood. Oct. 18. 

Fred Stein Enterprises, which 
owns and operates 16 film theatres J 
i Southern California. !has ac¬ 
quired 12 hardtops from the Elec¬ 
trovision Corp. The buy makes 
the company the.largest iridie oper¬ 
ator in the area witji a total of 28 
properties ranging from San Diego. 
to Los Angeles. 

The transaction involved ini ex¬ 
cess of $2,515,000, according to 
Electrovision board.chairman Rob-: 
ert L.. Lippert, Who stated that his 
firm is retaining its 22 theatres in 
Central and Northern California 
and Southern Oregon. These, prop¬ 
erties are mostly drive-ins. At. the 
same time, Lippert indicated; that 
EVC is riot now looking for any ad¬ 
ditional theatre properties, but will 
diversify in other fields, such as its 
purchase, last August of an air 
cargo company* 

Simultaneous with the reiport of 
the sale, Lippert, stated that Martin 
Stone;, board member, and special 
consultant on acquisitions for the 
company, succeeds Edwin F. Zabel 
as... Electrqvision prexy: Latter, 
who set up EVC'with. Lippert ,in 
1958, has resigned to rejoin Au¬ 
brey Scherick. in indie film . pro¬ 
duction. His stock will, be ac¬ 
quired by Stone .and other EVC 
principals, Lippert is the largest, 
stockholder, probably the control¬ 
ling one, with, his holding of 400- 
600 of firm’s 2,500,000 shares out¬ 
standing. 

Houses which; Stein takes over, 
on Nov. 2 include the Hollywood, 
Paramount, Crest,- Beverly,. Bald¬ 
win, Bay,. Corbin, Buena Park, 
Imperial. Manchester.. Rio. Triple 
A; and SoutUside, all in; L.A. The 
latter seven include the property 
on which the theatres, stand. . The 
first five involve long-term leases,. 
The . lease on the Hollywood, for 
example, runs until 1978;. 

. Stein, stated that his operation 
is coinrriitted .to a program,'of run¬ 
ning “preseritable” theatres arid 
that if any of the new acquisitions 
peed renovating or remodelling, 
such expenditures will be made.' 

;Stone, observing'that the sale of 
the theatres is one of a series of 
steps EVC; will take to create “a 
balance, between its; motion picture, 
arid theatre business and the op¬ 
tical, and ground support equip¬ 
ment manufacturing businesses” in 
which it is already engaged, stated: 
“The sale price is in excess or 
our eareying cost of the. assets and 
we will thereby show a profit.” 


Universal's ‘Spartacus’ 
Unclassified; Legion 
Is ’Negotiating’ Rating 

Universal is negotiating with 
the Legion of Decency for a rating 
ori “Spartacus.” Situation came to 
light when the Legion reported 
that the film would not be classi¬ 
fied “until tlie conclusion of riego- 
tiations” with the film company 
"for an approved, rating.” 

Unusual disclosure on part of 
the Legion was. said to be prompted 
by fact that it had received many 
inquiries ori why it hadn’t yet rated 
the picture which had its world 
preern at the DeMille in New York 
two weeks ago. 

Execs of both Universal and the 
Roman Catholic reviewing group 
are.irnum on the direction negotia¬ 
tions .are taking. It’s thought, most 
likely that The Legion may be .con¬ 
cerned with two scenes of blood 
and gore of the type usually la¬ 
beled “excessive brutality” or 
’“excessive violence” by the Legion. 
Two scenes were cited in a num¬ 
ber of the New York reviews of the 
pic.... 

It’s further thought that the 
homo-inferred scene riiay pass mus¬ 
ter sirice it’s so veiled that only, 
sophisticates get the point! This, 
however, would not prevent the 
Legion from pointing out that this 
particular scene passed the Produc¬ 
tion Code Administration though 
the Code specifically prohibits 
scenes of perversion or any infer¬ 
ence of same. This is tact the 
Legion took in giving “Suddenly 
Last Summer” a special classifica¬ 
tion.: 


BID TO ‘PRESS’ MEANS 
POLICE BEAT ONLY 

Chicago, Oct. 18. 

Sagittarius Films, which will 
soon release “True Gang. Murders” 
as a theatrical documentary, pre¬ 
viewed the p ic for the press yester¬ 
day (Mon:) but didn’t invite the 
critics. Initial screening was held 
only - for police reporters and 
photogs, and particularly for those 
who had a part in creating the 
newspaper material used in the 
film,'.. 

Producers Dari Goldberg and 
Harry Mantel researched the film 
at various news morgues, and used 
the - stilj-piciture technique with 
some 500 crime photos borrowed 
from the press. Film “stars” Bugs 
Morari, Baby Face Nelson, Machine 
Gun Kelly, Frank Nitti, John Dil- 
linger, Johnny Torrio, Jim Colo- 
simo, arid. the Everleigh Sisters, 
among others.. 


Borzage Directs ‘Atlantis’ 
In Italy With Harareet 

. As her first filrii following Met¬ 
ro’s. “Ben-Hur,” Haya Harareet, 
the Israeli actress will be seen in 
“Atlantis,’’ a film, that will be 
made in Italy by Fides,. a French 
company. The film, scheduled to 
start on Nov. 1; will be shot in 
English with American director 
Frank. Borzage at the helm. 

Cqiricidentally: Metro will short¬ 
ly release “Atlantis, the Lost Con¬ 
tinent,’’ a George. Pal production. 


R. V. Perkins With AI 

Americari internationai Pictures 
Export. Corp. has appointed Rob¬ 
ert V. Perkins supervisor of the 
Near* Middle arid Far Eastern ter¬ 
ritories. . including.. Australia and 
New Zealand. He’ll headquarter iri 
New York. 

Perkins most recently was direc¬ 
tor of International Distributors 
Corp. ! : in. East Africa. He. also 
.served!;, as a Paramount district 
manager in the Far East. 


Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

Major motion picture companies 
have taken the official position that 
the Federal government’s recently 
passed anti-payola legislation does 
not apply to theatrical features, 
even though the pix eventually 
iriay find their way to tv. The mea¬ 
sure. signed into law Sept. 13, pro¬ 
vides that producers who receive 
any “consideration” for using com- 
inercially identifiable products or 
services in a program nuist reveal 
such at time program is aired.. 

While not confirmed, it’s under¬ 
stood that the film .companies* 
position was made firm by the 
Motion Picture Assn, of America 
and its members after study by 
their legal counsels. 

An executive of one of the com¬ 
panies—United Artists v.p. Herb 
Golden—was in town last week 
meeting with legal representatives 
of the independent producers af¬ 
filiated w’ith UA. Golden explained 
that, while UA takes the position 
that theatrical films are not afr 
fected by the new bill, the UA 
indies should be advised of the - 
bill’s content and implications, 
“particularly since failure to com¬ 
ply is a crirhinal offense involving 
fine (up to $10,000 and/or im¬ 
prisonment (up to one year).” 

Golden said the FCC in Wash¬ 
ington currently is working out 
ground rules which will interpret 
how the law will be carried out. 
“The ground rules,” he declared, 
“are more important than the law% 
for they are what we . must live 
with.” Whether or not theatrical 
films released to tv will be covered 
by the bill will be determined in 
a rule-making procedure. FCC also 
has the power, to waive the dis¬ 
closure rule when in the public 
interest. 

MPA A has sone on record with 
FCC, noting it will communicate 
with the cornmissiori on the subject 
of anti-payola bill’s effect on tv and 
theatrical films. Letter has not yet 
been drawn up, and content is not 
knowm. 

Concern, of course, is FCC’s In¬ 
terpretation of the new law. Feel¬ 
ing is that the distributor will have 
to “exercise diligence” in policing 
every tv film covered by the bill. 
If FCC should determine theatrical 
pix are to be covered, policing 
the strung-out UA indies wotild be 
a difficult task. Golden explained 
that United Artists’ production-dis¬ 
tribution contracts with indies al¬ 
ways have carried a clause pro¬ 
hibiting undue identification of 
commercial products and services 
used as props . of sets. 

It apparently is not clear just 
what /orm rn^ broadcast dis¬ 
closure of products would take, 
whether it will be done yocally by 
an announcer or visually on a title 
card. Golden feels that identifying 
the source of a product or service 
compounds its impact on the view¬ 
er and simply reinforces image in 
his mind. 

UA exec additionally outlined 
how spelling out of product usage 
could work economic hardship: 
“Let’s say a tv show used a Ford 
in a segment, and FCC ruled the 
show had to include a line, ’Ford 
cars used in this program were pro¬ 
vided by the Ford Motor Co/ It 
would be pretty tough to sell that 
show in syndication to a Chevrolet 
sponsor." Golden also noted that, 
if FCC defines cpverage of bill to 
include theatrical films released to 
tv, the number of firms interested 
in sponsoring a particular film 
which included commerical prod¬ 
uct disclosures would be cut down. 


Schwartz’s Valiant Gets 
Mexican’s ‘Young Ones , 

Valiant Films, the Fred 
Schwartz distribution company, 
has acquired U. S. and Canada 
release rights to “The Young 
Ones,” Mexican-made film by di¬ 
rector Luis Bunel.. 

At the same time, Columbia has 
closed a deal for the foreign dis¬ 
tribution rights. 


NEW WB ART CHIEF 

Sam Q. Weissman has been nam¬ 
ed creative advertising art director 
for all Warner pictures, to work 
under ad-pub director Richard Led- 
ersr. He’ll headquarter at his own 
studio in Manhattan. 

A specialist in ad design for 
years, Weissman formerly was with; 
the Monroe Greenthal and Buch¬ 
anan agencies and- 20th-Fox. 



1* 


PICTURES 


ISasuety 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 


Lutheran Women Plot Protest Rally 
Aimed At Film ‘Sex And Violence 5 


Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

A major women’s church £roup 
in the United States—the Augu- 
stana Lutheran Church Wonien— 
has set the wheels in motion Sfor.a 
national meeting of women of all 
faiths to “remedy the dangerous 
and unwholesome situation”; sur¬ 
rounding the “exploitation of sex 
and violence” by feature and; tele¬ 
vision films. ;; 

Action came through a resolu¬ 
tion made last month at the group’s 
national convention in Kansas;City. 
It's believed to be the first time 
a women's group has taken national 
action on the subject which; has 
been keenly debated this past year 
by local and national Protestant 
organizations. 

In its resolution, the Lutheran 
women's group commended those 
in the field of communications 
“who through their actions -.have 
shown that they are interested and 
concerned in maintaining high 
standards and morals as they per¬ 
tain to the American way of life.” 

Continuing the resolution,; the 
group added, “We recognize, how¬ 
ever. that there are large numbers 
in the field of communications; who 
are exploitting sex and violence for 
the sake of sex and violence to the 
detriment of America at home and 
abroad. This results in the under- 
mi ing of the manners, morals and 
living habits of the people at home 
and abroad.” 

Convention instructed its execu¬ 
tive committee “immediately” to 


call a meeting with women of all¬ 
faiths, the United Church women, 
and all other interested women’s 
groups on a national level for the 
purpose of “taking prompt action 
to remedy this dangerous and un¬ 
wholesome situation.” Group ad-, 
ditionally gave its executive 1 board 
the right to “take decisive action 
in accordance with, the majority 
( opinion and pledge to support 
whatever action this combined 
meeting may recommend.” 


British Film Grosses 

Climb Higher in Aug. 

London. O^t.. 18. 

A substantal upswing ip, attend¬ 
ance and gross receipts at cinemas 
during August is reported by the 
Board of Trade here. Average 
.weekly admissions in that month 
were 12.200.000 and receipts 
averaged $4.11(5,000.. . 

Both figures are above the 

• weekly average calculated over the 

• whole of 1959. though substantially 
'below the 1958 figures. 


I “The Sharp Blade,” original 
screenplay by Irwin Denton, pur- 
I chased by actress Abby Dalton for 
J production under her Abby-Jack 
banner. 


! Fredrlc March, will star in Stuart 
j Millar- Lawrence Turman’s indie 
! for United Artists release, “The 
j Young Doctors,” also to star Dick 
: Clark. 


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Jessel’s Levine Chore; 
Lines Up’Sodom’Sites; 
Titanus to Have 20$ 

Joseph. E. Levine, president of 
; Embassy Pictures, will shoot his 
? upcoming production of “Sodom 
and Gomorrah” ori. the original. 
Biblical sites in Israel and has 
designated George Jessel as. go- 
between with th Israel govern¬ 
ments 

Jessel has been a big booster of: 
Die relatively .new nation to the ex¬ 
tent of urging feilow-Americans to 
make business investments in its. 
economy; His job with. Levine is 
coordinatoir-T-that is, making the 
right contacts, w ith the right peo¬ 
ple, so far as: “Gomorrah” locatiori- 
ing is concerned. 

Levine: revealed the property 
will be directed.by Robert Aldrich, 
with"’ Stewart Granger set for : the 
male lead. Importer-filmmaker 
added it’s to be the most ambitious 
of his career,with a budget at over 
:$3.000.000. Titanus Films, Rome, 
|is.to be coproducer and ow ; of 
:20 r c of the production, with 
Levine holding 80*rc. Embassy will 
hold world distribution rights with 
ithe exception of Spam and Italy. 
Levine hasn’t entered any deal 
with a releasirtg agency as yet, but 
he figures oil United States mar¬ 
keting by the end of 1961. 

Levine and Jessel. are to be i 
Jerusalem latter part of this week 
for meetings will; Prime Minister 
David Ben Guric a concerning the 
production. 

Levine said he hasn't thought 
about rOadsh vying the entry but 
..does intend to provide the 
look with one of the largesctce 
processes, such as Super Tccli- 
hirama. 

As previously.elaborated up 
VariEtv, Levine's “My Day”, is. 
hardly ever concerned with- only 
one picture/ After discussing his 
elaborate plans, for /Gomorrah,” 
., the. excc let it be know n that he 
just purchased “Tvyo Women” from 
producer Carlo Poriti in Rome. 
This is based on the Alberto Mora¬ 
via novel. is being directed bv Vit¬ 
torio D'e Sica and has Sophia Loren 
in the .lead. 

Levine couldn't fovid'e . 
other details about this production, 
except that he had seen an hour's. 

- ioGtage. walked away from the 
screening ; in Rome' 'at 10:30, a,in. 
and by . noon departure.-time the 
was flying back to/New/York)/he 
had worked out all details of the 
deal with Ponti:. Embassy has the. 
United States and Canadian rights;, 
rest of the world is held by Metro. 

Levine said he's.highly satisfied 
-with the American distributors 
who have handled' liis. product so 
far, including Warners, Paramount 
and Metro. ’But he thinks industry- 
economics are unrealistic ;in that./ 
costs 30-3o f c of the gross to have 
a finished'product sold to the cus¬ 
tomers. It's-not Tike this in any 
otlicr business.- he commented./but. 
he has no thoughts about setting 
up liis. own distributi unless 'Tm. 
iorced fo,” 

..Levine said hewas high; too-, on 
.British exhibitors whose coopera¬ 
tion helped put across liis; steam¬ 
roller .campaign .for ■‘Hercules. Un¬ 
chained.” He stated this: entry now 
may go. as. high as $1,400,000 in. 
British rentals whereas the origi¬ 
nal "Hercules,” without cam¬ 
paign, brought only $70,000'. 

Of ii lediate concern to Levine 
is. his “Where the Hot Wind 
Blows/’ going but via. M-.G. This 
goes to market Nov. 9 with 602 
prints in .work, in the U. S: .alone. 


N.V. Soundtrack 


i Continued from page S ; 


a 10-minute compilation of fluffs and blowups during the shooting of 
Hollywood pix from 1936 to 1942 . ;.. Boston, is the fifth city set for 
an “Exodus” booking. It opens Dec* .21 at the Saxon Theatre. 

CareyMcWilliams, editor of The Nation, in art address to. the Albany 
section of the National Council of Catholic Women, at Temple Beth 
Emet.h last week, commented that .playwright-screenwriter, Gore 
Vidal,.a Democrat running for Congress-in the 29th District of: New 
York/ \\c conducting an unorthodox and very unconventional cam* 
paign. He stated that Vidal (grandson of the: late U.'/S': Senator Thomas 
Gore, of Oklahoma); was pointing the path to a new form. .of. political 
argument—by giving casual, put-at-ease answ ers to. controversial ques¬ 
tions. ' " ; 

James A. Fitzpatrick of Plattsburgh* who for several years during 
his Assembly service .was chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee 
on Offensive and Obscene Material and who, after, his retirement from 
the Legislature, became the Committee’S: counsei and guiding force, 
has been appointed by Governor/Nelson A. Rockefeller to the Public 
Welfare Personnel Classification Commission., 

Twentieth-Fox bought. “Incense to Idols.”- new Sylvia Ashlon-War- 
ner novel which Simon & Schuster publishes this, morith ; Gene 
Corman registered “The Capture of Martin Bormann,” pegging proj¬ 
ected film on Nazi war criminal Argentina “thought” it recently cap¬ 
tured, for future production by Filmgroup . "i Buddy Hackett signed, 
exclusive with 20th, first appearance to be. in “All Hands On Deck* 
Jerry Wald wooing Nunnally Johnson to script '‘Mr; Hobbs Takes 
a Vacation.” and Kim Novak for femme star role in “Celebration,” 
both for 20th release . . Alfred Hitchcock inked Ernest Lehman t9 

write script of untitled screenplay and James Stewart to star : *'• 

George Glass and Walter Seltzer set Michael Wilding with Gary Cooper 
and Deborah Kerr in their Pennebaker production, “The. Naked Edge;” 

Robert Aldrich, has signed to direct “Sodom and Gomorrah” for, 
Titanus Films <Rome) and Joseph Levine’s Embassy IntT Productions. 
Pic, starring Stewart Granger, is slated to foil November 1st bn loca¬ 
tions in Israel, with interiors to follow in Rome. 

October, issue of Films in Review details the film career of Tarzan: 
28 features, four serials and three combo: feature-serials. Some 12 
actors who played the part starting With Elmo Lincoln, and Including 
Genie Pollar (a N.Y.C. fireniahV.and P, Dempsey Tablet/ a . singer.. 

Hot rumor currently making the Roman rounds that Lee Kamern is 
resigning as head of Metro/s Italian operation in Order .to assume an¬ 
other top film biz position in the Eternal City. Report has: surprised 
local film milieu,, due to Kanierri’s .31-year association with M-G-M. 
Move would become effective Jan. I. 

Kirk Douglas accepted star roie ini “Town Without Pity,” Miriscfi.'Co.-t 
Gloria Films co-production which Gottfried Reinhardt Will produce 
arid direct for United Artists release. Paramount, bought rights to 
"Come Blow; Your Horn.” Neil Simon play skedded for Broadway 
roduction next year, -pic to be produced and directed by Bud Yorhin 
and Norman Lear under their Tandem Productions banner. . Richard 
Matheson signed to script Paramount’s “Appointment in Bahrain,” 
slated for Edward Dmytryk to produce and direct. 

Eight local Rugoff & Becker arties are .playing. a 60-secorid “avant 
garde” trailer promoting the Cinema 16 filni society. Cinema i61 exec 
secretary. Amos Vogel, says that it must be seen from the beginning. 
“If you come any later* you miss it” . . Nat Weiss, 20th-Fox publicity 
manager, flew to the coast Friday 1 14) for conferences with studio 
publicity director Harry Brand and staff /* Random House .has just 
delivered the first copies of the hardcover souvenir book for Moral 
Re-Armameht*s. "The Crowing Experience,” Book was /'created by Jim 
Hardiman, who also did the ones for "The Big Fisherman” arid “Wind?.- 
jammer.” ; 

Gertrude Brooks, 20th’s. fan magazine contact, took off Monday (17> 
on the Niew Amsterdam for a Caribbean, cruise Execs, staff, and 
patrons at Trans-Lux 85 Street theatre's new cinema-cafe were inter¬ 
viewed by the Voice of America Monday (17) evening . / “September 
Storm.” Ed Alperson’s adventure, pic filmed Jn SteieovisiOri and being 
released by 20th. follows “Desire /in The Dust” in. the Paramount here 
Oct. 28 . British/producers DanielAngel andAnthony Havelock. 
Allan in town. Angel was one of. the producers “blackballed” by the 
British industry’s FIDQ for. selling,his/pix to tv Interests: 


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Comedy Team in Europe 
As Theme for Kanter Pic 

Comedy team Of Marty Allen & 
Steve Rossi are/ negotiating for 
film roles in a still untitled film to 
be produced by Hal Kanter. Story, 
concerns the political and cbmedic 
experiences of a- comedy team 
■ working in Europe. 

| Act recently returned from: the 
; Continent. 


I i : Hall Bartlett talking to Bette 
- Davis about toplining his new prop- 
I' eriy, “The Caretakers,” novel by 
I Dafiel Telfer about doctors and 
J • nurses In mental institutions. 


Make-or-Break Year For 
San Francisco Film Fest; 
Mary Pickford, Hostess 

By BILL STEIF 

San Francisco, Oct. 18. 

. Art upturn, of interest in San 
.Francisco's /Film Festival, set to 
open Wednesday (19) . ight, is evi¬ 
dent in this area. .Irving M/Levin, 
director of this annual fest (fourth 
year) has said i960 is the;“make-or- 
break” year, meaning: 

<1) That if. fest can make a go of 
it at the boxoffice, he will probably 
pitch for. better, than a “B” classifi¬ 
cation from IFFPA; 

(2) That if fest can’t break out of 
“local” category, doesn : t get full 
community 'arid, inferentially, 
Sputhen California) suppOl’t, he 
may have to scrap the whole thiffg. 

Levi has managed to.: add a. 
modicum of glamor xo fest this 
time by iriducing Mary Pickford to 
be “official hostess” throughout, 
Oct. 19 to Ndv. 1, and by bringing 
personalities ranging from the Rus¬ 
sian film critic, Alexander Kara/ 
gonov to actress Susan Kohner. 

More important, possibly, are the 
burgeoning hints of local interest: 

(1) Advance sale of tickets, at 
$2 50 and $2 a head,, is up at least 
509 ^ over 1959 advance, with some¬ 
where between $5,000 and $7^500 
expected in the till before doors 
open at the 1,000-seat Metro—this 
probably would be tiiiy by. other 
fest.standards, except that no other 
fest has to be supported by boxof¬ 
fice. . 

<2) Deiriands on Levin for ‘'per¬ 
sonage” passes far exceed those of 
previous year, indicating an up¬ 
trend of interest—Devin, conse¬ 
quently, has been forced to tighten 
his Annie Oakley policy.. 





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PICTURES 


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TOUNG MEN’ FAIR 6G, 
OMAHA;‘CAT’OKAY 4G 


e;‘Cat’$8,000 


Omaha, Oct. 18.. | . Seattle,.Oct. : 18- 

Midwest convention of 'Shriners.! Indian summer here is not con- 
some 10.000 strong, was in town this : ducive to. first-rutt biz; with only a 
Weekend but th only downtown few. passable spots; Best newc6me;r 
■first-run apparently helped is the is “Night Fighters,” • rated good at 
Cooper, with the- hard-ticket “Ben> ‘ Coliseum; “Psycho:/ now in eighth 
ttur, ; ’ now in 35th week. Only, new stanza at Paramount, shape's okay- 
entry “All Young Men,’’ is fair at. “Jungle Cat’/: lobki 1 fine at Music', 
the Omaha. Second week of “Dark.. Box. Music Hall shutters until late 
at Top of Stairs” is Slowing to mild: November mainly because of prod- 
total at Orpheum; Third stanza of; . et shortage. Orpheum has stage- 

. “Jungle Cat” at the State is.okay. ;-Sho\vs fdi* two weeks, arid so is 

. Estimates for This Week for- This Week 

1: Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (739: 
fBen-Hur ■ : $1.oO/SS)-—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (37th 

E P ni° g00(i ‘ Last ,eek. ;wk); . s w e ll $8,500: Last week, 

$4,500... .. _ i $9,000.; 

Omaha* (Tfistates) .(2,066; 75-SI h /Coliseum (Fox-Evergreen) (1,- 
-t-“A 11 .Young Men”-/(Col) and/g-iO; $1-S1,50> —. “Night Fighters” 
•••“Tirigler”/;(CtfUi..Fair •;$6;000. Last.j4uA) and ‘‘Studs Lonigari”. (UAL 
week: “Under Ten Flags”; (Par>,,Good $7,000. Last, week, “Sword 
$5,000. ........ and Dragon” (Valr arid “Planet 9 

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,877; 75- Outer Space” (VaD;. $8,300. 

$iv—“Dark at Top of Stairs” fWB) \. fifth Avenue (Fox ^Evergreen) 
(2d w.kH Slowing to. lild $ 6,000 ' ^OO; $i-Si;50.i—“Surprise Pack, 
after $9,000' bow, age” (Col) and- “As. Sea Rages” 

w«. .-Vv ' *CoD. Okay $8,00.0 or near. Last 
„ r ®***' “Come: Dance With -Me- 

."[nnn C , 1 B / , 3d 'Coll and -Boy Stole Million” 

$4,000. or close. Last week, $4 1 o00,! (P; i rl ( t^ Rnn 

. ' mus^'box ,HamnckW850: Sl- 


Buuv Light ; ‘Package’ 


.$1,50)-—“Jungle. : Cat” (BV); Fine 
( $6,0Q0 or over. Last week, “Royal 

Thin $ 7 , 000 , ‘Flags’ . iva \ $61200. 

- & Music Hall (Hamrick) (2.20Q; Sl¬ 

eek “Dark at 

Top 

‘ Otpheilm. .{Hamrick) (2,600;. $1- 

being, made d\ tho longi*uns.‘ Sui* • ^n* mh 

Prise Parka ere”, • , ra fp d vii m at W T im . thin Sp. 60 Q, . ;. 

round/ iiowever. “ To^Eler^ L?^" k • (l0< ’ d s7 - 000 
'•’ still is fast in third at Lafay- ■ * J • ■ 


Buffalo; Oct. 18, C 15 O)_-Dark La«t Week 

Fi.rst-ruu biz looks^glbomy here Top 0 f stairs” i WB), mild $5,300- 
this round, and exhibitors, are in- 4 H ’ 

dined to blame , on . weaker 


ette.. “Under 10 Flags” -shapes 
slow at Paramount. 

Estimates for This Week 
Buffalo' (Loewi. (3,500;7G-$1)— 
“Rosemary” (Films Around World' 
and “kiss for Killer” (indie). Tepid 


BROADWAY 

(Continued fro hi pa ?e 9>- 
open “Confess 'Dr:/Corda”' (Indie) 
on .Sunday J23). ... 

_5oih St. Playhouse; (Moss) (253: 

$7,000 or less. Last week, “Night.! Si.25-$1.80)-^“Heaven on. Earth” 
Fighters” (UA) and “Cage of Evil” '.Miske‘ 


LOS ANGELES 

(Continued from page 8) : 
“Jungle: Cat” (BV) (1st general re¬ 
lease), $14,160. 

Hillstreet (Metropolitan) (2,752; 
90-$1.50)—“Jiingle. Cat” (BV). (2d 
wkV Fair. $4,200, 

. Warren’s, Fix, El Rey (B&B- 
Prih-FWC) (1,757; 756; 861; 90- 
$l r 50)-r—“Strangers When We Meet”; 
(Col) (2d wk, Warren’s, Pix; 1st wk, 
El. Rey) and “As Sea Rages” (Col) 
(Warren’s).. (2d ; wk). “Who Was 
That Lady” (Gol) (1st wk. Pix, 
EL Rey). Mild $11,300. 

Vogue (FWCM (810; 9D-$L50V:'—' 
“10 Commandments” /(Par) (re¬ 
issue)' (2d wk>. Thin $3,6001 East 
week, $5,200. 

Four Star (UATCt (668; : 90-$r.o6V 
—“Mirade Our Lady of Fatima” 
(WB);. (reissue) (2d wk). Poor $1,- 
800. Last week, $2,100. 

Chinese (FWO (.11408; $2-$2.40V 
—“Top of Stairs” (WB) (3d wki 
Good $9,000 or near. Last week. 
$10,300, 

Warner. Beverly (S\V) (I;316.: $2- 
$2.4Q)—“Song Without End”. (Col) 

: (3d wk)l Torrid $17,000. Last week:,. 

: $171500. 

.! Beverly (Elect). (1.1:50;$1.49-. 
$3.30>—“Sunrise at Campobello” 
j < WB> (3d wk). Slow $6,500. Last 
week, same. 

V .Fine Arts .(FWC) (631; 90-$1.50) 

•• —“Sons . and Lovers” (20th) (2d 
! wk); Hefty $4,500. Last week, $4,- 
8Q0;. 

1 Music. Hall (Ros) (720; $1.85- 
,;$2.,25)—“I’m All Right, Jack-’ (Col) 

! (13th wki. Okay $3,000. Last week, 

! $3,500. 

■/ Crest •( Elect) (750;. $1.25-$2> —. 
“Carry On, Nurse” (Gov) (32d \vk). 
Snappy $3,700. Last week. $2,800. 

. Carthay (FWC) (1,138: $1.75- 

S3.50)—“Can-Can” (20lh) (32d. wk->. 
Good $4,800 in 3 days. Last week, 
$5.8001 

W ar n e r Hollywood (Cinerama 
•Inc.) (.1,389; $i.20-$2.65)—“Search 
■ for Paradise (.Cinerama)* Started 
j 37th Week Sunday (16), after big 
$13,700 last week. 

Egyptian (UATC) (1.392: $1.25- 
$3.'50i — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (47th 
wk*. Climbed...to, big. $22,000. Last 
week, $20,900. 


2d , wk), initial . .stanza fin : 
ished. Sunday (16) was great. $7,800. 
best at this tiny house in more th 
two years.. "'. 

Fifth Ave. Cinema. (R&S) (250; 
,, .. ..$1.25-$1:80.)—“World of Apu (jlar- 

Century (UAT.C) (2,7Q0;. 70-$l>—1 risonV <3d wk). First hdldoyer ses- 
‘finrnnw. Package”, ^tCdl)y and jsion finished Monday (17) Avds great 
1 $8,000 to top $7;500 in. fii*st week- 


(UA), $6,000. 

.Center, rAB-PT) .(3,000; 70-SI)— 
“Higlv Time” (20th) (2d wk>.. Mod¬ 
est $8,000. Last' week. $U,b6o,- 


“Surprise 
“Walk Tall” (Coi).' .Slim $7,000. 
Last week! “Fast and. Sexy” <20th) 
arid “Nights Lucreti Borgia” 
(20th), ditto. 

. Lafayeite .(Basil). (3.010; 70-$.D— 
^’Helj. to -Eter ity” (A A) arid “Sev> 
en Way from Sundown’-’ iAA) (3d. 
wk), “Fast $6,0001. Last. week,. 
$7,500. 

Paramount, 1 ; AB-PT» (3.000'; 

$1 '—“Under 1 6 Flags” < Par 


which was second highest every at 
this .house for opening session: 

Normandie.' iT-L) (592; $1.25- 
$1.80 )y-“Royal Ballet” (Lopei't) i3.d 
wk). Second stanza finished Mon¬ 
day (17) was fancy S8,000 after 
$8,500 .for opener. 

Little Carnegie (L.. Carnegie) 
foil' .; 520; $ 1:25-$2)-^Carry On,. Nurse” 
and : Goy) <6th wk). This round wind^ 


“Gangster Story”- (Par). Tepid" mg tdriniorrow (Thurs;Vls hbldirig at 
$9,000. Last week, ‘‘Started in lively $9,000 after $9,500 for fifth 
Naples” (Par) and "Boy Who Stole we ^ k v. y _ : .- 

Milli “ (Pari): (2d .wk), $8.5001 Gudd .(Omld). (4oO; $l$l,).o)-- 

,r : x "Vi ««„'■ ^ . 1 I m Ail Right; Jack (Col; i-26th 

Tec* (LoewL (L200;- I wkil The 25th week completed 

r > I ‘ G i 3 l- f ond k ' Sunday '16) vyas.stoiit $8,000, same 
Okay $o,000. Last week, $p.20.p; as 24th round. 

Cinema (Martina) <450:. .70-Si)—* | Murray Hill (R&B;< 565; 95-$1.80) 
“Jurigle : Cat” (BV)' (2d wk'; Lusty | —’Surprise , Package” (Col);' .In- 
$3,000.. Last week. $4,000; liti.aL $tanza ending tomorrow 


CINCINNATI 


Tliurs.i looks like: okay $l6,6Q0. 
bay-dating with • .Criterion: In 
ahead, “Started in "Naples” (Pan : 
6th wk), S6;000, 

Paris . (Pathe Cinema) <568; 90- 


(Coritinued from page 9) 

“Psych ;, (Par) ii2th. wk>, Okay ... 

$5,500 ohr holdover after/advertised $1.80'—‘‘Picnic oil. .Grass (Kings 
final week! Last week, $6,000. j(2d wk >. First round Vended Mon- 
"\GlmId:(Varicei,(300;:-$li5)“‘‘rm.^ a “^ 7 <.^ s Tair:$9;000. ■' 

All Right. Jack” (Col) :<5th : wk)., . Fraza 'Lopert) /D26i S1.50-$2)-- 
Fairishi SI.600: Same last week, i “mer .on Sunday tLopo. Opened. 

•Keith’s tSlio.r): (11500; 90-Sl:25'^-1/?£, alie . ad ' 
“Srirbrise Package-.’ tCol)'. Loft.v I'-Yp.ai tmenl (AP). . (,1.8th vk-6 

$10,066: Last - Week; “High Tini ^ 6 ’ 500 

(20th) (2d w.k), $5,000, \j 68th St. Playhoiise (Leo Brecher) 

'Palace. (RKO) <2.600: •$1-S1.25 1 — • <370; Steps” >20tlu. 

“Girl of .Night” {\\MC_ Nice $1 LOGO t2d : wk). - Initial round finished 


I BOSTON 

I; (Cpntiriued from page 8) 
j $1.75)—“Song Without End” (Col) 1 
;(3d. wkh Smash $14,000; Last: 
j week, $15,000. I 

j Metropolitan (NET) (4.357; 70-1 
: $1.10)—“Top of Stairs” (3d wk).! 
! Nice SlQ.000. Last week, SI4.000. • 
; Memorial (RKO) (3,000; 60-! 

, $1.10)—“High Time” (20th). and : 
I “S.O.S1 Pacific” (U) (2d wk'. Okav : 
I $10,000. Last week. $14,000. ‘ 

New Fenway (Indie.) (1,350; 1 
: ;$l;2p-$1.50) — “Hiroshima ' Mon J 
j Amour” (Zenith) (7th .- wk). Nice 
j $4,500. Last, week, $5,200. 

: : Orpheum (Loew) :.(2.900; 90- 

' SI.50.) — “Subterraneans” tM-G) 
arid “Nose .for .Gunman” (UA). 

; Stout $17,000. Last week, “Under 
’TO Flags” (Pari arid “Boy Who 
Stole Million” .(Par\ $12,000: 

Paramount (NET) (2.357; 70- 

$1,10)—“House of Usher” (At) and 
/‘‘Wiry Must . I. Die” .(AD (2d wk). 
Solid $15,600. Last .week. S20.QOO. 

: Pilgrim (AT.Ct '1.900; 60-$l.i6.i 
“Studs Lonigan”-. (UA) arid- 
j “Stranglers of Bombay” (Col',. 
Good Sij.OOO. Last, week, “Night 
Fighters” (UA.) and. “Edge of Fury’'/ 
! (Indie), $6,0.00; ‘ | 

! Saxon '(Sack) (1,100: :$1.50-S3)— 

1 “Ben-HUV”. (M-G' «48th. wk)'. Great 
$141000: Last week, $15,000. 

. .. State. (T-L) -.(730: 75-S.l.25» , ; — 
i “School for Love” tlndie) arid 
[“Question of Infidelity” clndie).. 
Good S5,600. .Last week, “For 
i Members - Only” i Indie i ,(m.o ; ).. and 
’.“Mating Time” (Indie) (2d. wk>, 
$6,400. 


‘SONG’ BOFFO $10,000, 
FRISCO;‘STARS’11G 

San Francisco, Oct. 18. 

First-run; trade is shaping up 
better here this week. “Song 
Without End” shapes, standout 
afriong newcomers with a wow. 
take at the bandbox Stagedoor. 
“Sword and Dragon”. looms fair at 
the huge Fox while "“I Aim at 
Stars” looks okay at Paramount. 
“Dark at Top of Stairs” is good in 
third St. Francis round. 

Estimates for This Week 

Golden Gate (RKO) '2.859; $1.25- 
S1.50)—“Psycho” (Par) (10th wk': 
Good $7,500. Last week, $8,000. 

Fok (FWO (4,651; $1.25-^1.50)—- 
“Sword and Dragon” (Val) and 
“Half Pint” (indie:. Fair $12,000 
dr dose. Last week,. “Daiice With 
Me” (Col) and “Happened In 
Rome” (CoP, $81500. 

Warfield (Loew) <2,656: $1.25- 
$1.50)—“On Waterfront” (Col) and 
"Wild One” (Col) (reissues). Okay 
$7,000. Last. week,. “Angel Wore 
Red” (M-G) and “Noose 'for Gun¬ 
man” (.M-G), *$8,000. 

Paramount (Par) (2.646; $1.25- 
$1.50)—“I. Aim At Stars” (Col) and 
“Stranglers of Bombay” (Col). 
Okay $11,000 or near. Last week, 
“Fast and Sexy” (Col) arid “Nights 
of Lucreti a Borgi ” (Col>, $9,000. 

St. Francis (Par) (1.400; $1-$1.50) 
—“Top of Stairs” (WB) (3d wk). 
Good $7,000. Last week; $8,000. 

Orpheum- (Cinerama, Inc.) (1,456:. 
$1.75-$2.65)—“This Is Cinerama” 
(Cinerama) (reissue) (16th wk). 
Strong $18,000. Last week, $17,500. 

United Artists <No. Coast) (1,151; 
$1.25-$1.50>—“Sex Kittens to Col¬ 
lege”' (AA) and “Heroes Die 
Young” < A Ah Drab $7,000 or less. 
Last, week, “Jungle Cat” (BV) (2d 
wk), $7,000 in 5 days. 

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $1.25- 

$1.50)—“Song Without End” (Col). 
Wow $10,000. Last week, “School 
for Scoundrels” (Cont) (4th wk) 
and “When Comedy Was King” 
(20th) (2d wk), $1,800 in 6 days. 

•Vogue (SlF. Theatres) (364; 
$1.50)—‘‘Savage Eye” (King) (6th 
wk) arid "The Roof” (Indie). Oke 
$11800. Last week; $2,000. 

Coronet (United California) 
(1/250; $L80-$3.50) ; — “Ben-Hur” 
(M-G'. (43d wk). Good $15,500. Last 
week,. $16,000. 

Presidio (Hardy) (774; $1.25- 

$1.50)—"Royal Ballet” (Lopert). 
Good $4,500. Last week, “Quiet 
Flows the Don” (Indie), $4,000. 

Marina (Hardy) (840; $!.50-$3.501 
—“Sunrise at Campobello” <WB) 
(2d wk'. Okay $7,500, Last week, 
$ 8 , 000 . 


Tternity’ Giant 1 
l Toronto 


or. near: Last week, “Under 10 
Flags” ..(Par', $3,000. 

. Twin-. Drive-Iii <Shof) (1.200 cars 
each side: -90(—West Vide: “Bword 
and Cross” (Indie) and “Michael 
'Strdgpff-’. .(Indie v . ; .Good $6,000. 
Last \veek, “Devil’s .Cbmmahd- 
irierit” (Indie) and “Mark of PeviT’ 
.(Indie), $3,500. East side: “Night 
' Fighter's” (UA'f arid “Fpx.Fire” (L 1 ) 
(reissue). So-so $4,000. Last week;. 
“Fast and.Sexy” (Col) and “Enemy 
General” (CoDl $5,000. 

Valley ( Wiethe) • (L200; $1.50r 
$2.50)—“CanrCah” (1.7th wk), Qkay 
$6,000 finale,. Last week, sarne. 
Regular policy resumes. Oct. 20th 
with “Song. Without End” (Col), 
Next hard-ticketer, “Alamo” (UA), 
opens Dec. 23. 


Surida\' ' 16); was good S6.400. 
f Sutton •'R&B). '561/. 9^S1.80)^ 
“Eritcrtai.rier” tCon.t' :<3d wki: “ V 
ond frame, ended Sunday (16) 
fine S 13,000 after ISG opener. 

Traiis-Lux 52d St. (T-L). '540: Sl- 
$1 50)—‘Let’s Make Love” "(20th.) 
>6th wk). . This week • winding td- 
day (Wed.)', looks like sturdy 
$8;506..after $7,500 for fifth, 

Trans-Lux 85th St. (T^L) (550: 
$1 ;25 t$ 2)—‘Inherit the Wind” (UA» 
(2d wk). First week ended. yester¬ 
day (Tues.) spared to. big $15,000 
or near, tops here in. some. time. 

. World.. (Perfecto) (390; 90-$i.80' 
-r-“Nalin ; e’s Paradise” (Indie) (12th 
wk). Current session, finishing tri- 
morrow (Thurs.) is heading . for, 
sturdy $7,000 after. $7,500 for ilth 
week. 


CHIGAGO 

... (Continued from page 9.' 
.Si.80i^"Let No Man Write My 
I Epitaph” 'Col': Smash S34 : 0OO. 
‘Last week, "Hell-to Eternity i : AA). 
p.4th, wkv $15,500. 

| . Surf (H&E Baiahan) (635: $1-60’ 

, -L“Lesson i. vLove” 'Undie;. Very. 
I.gdod S5.0001 Last week, “Man; iri 
j Cocked Hat” (Show); (;4th wk 1 . 
j S2;800. 

Todd (Todd) (1.089;' Sl.75-S9.50' 

|—“Ben-Hur” (M-G.' i43d wk'. Fine 
$17:006. Last week..SI7.500. 

United Artists (B&K) '1,700; 90- 
S1.80—“Song Without End” (Col 1 
(3rd wk/1 High S18,QOO 
Last week, $20.0Q(h , 

. . Worids (Essaness)’ (1,200; 90- 

$1.80'—“Lei’s Make Love” (20th > 
'3d. wk). Brisk $13,000. Last 
week. $17,000. 

World (Teit.el) (606; 90-$l 150<— 
“The• Would-Be Gentleman” (in- 
; diiel. Very mild $3,500. Last w.eek, 
"Naked iNight” (Time), $4,500. 


‘Night’ Reusing $17,000, 
Cleve.; ‘Psycho’ 7G, 11th 

Cleveland, Oct. 18. 

.Some new product, launched 
this week, is making for better 
boxpffice lineup here currently, 
“Girl of Night” looks to land a 
great opening stanza at the Allen, 
to. pace field, ‘‘Surprise Package” 
shapes slow on initial session at 
Palace despite some sneak pre¬ 
views. Stillman in winding up a 
strong Il-.week run with “Psycho” 
with a good take in finale. “Hiro¬ 
shima Mori Amour” is fine at 
Heights . Art arty theatre. “Sep- 
teinber. Storm” is modest at Hipp 
for initial round. 

Estimates for This W T eek 

Allen (SW! (3.000; $1-$1.50:— 
“Girl of Night” 'WB'. Great $17,- 
000.. Last week, “Top of Stairs” 
iWB', S12.000: 

. Continental Art (Art Theatre 
Guild) <950; $1.25)—“Pull Mv 

Daisy” (Indie), and “Idiot” (Indie) 
'reissue 1 . Light $1,500. Last week, 
“Sons and Lovers" (20th) (m.ol', 
$2,100: 

. Heights Art. (Art Theatre Guild) 
(950; $1.25) — “Hiroshima Mon 
Amour” (Zenith'. Fine $4,500: 
balds. Last Week, “Royal Ballet** 

Loner! •. $3,300. 

Hippodrome (Eastern Hipp) (3,- 
700;. $1.25-$1.50) —• “September 

rSlon ” (20th'. Modest $8;000. Last 
week, “Hell to Eternity” (AA) (2d 
wk), same: 

. Ohio (Loew) (2,700; Slr$2.75‘—■ 
“Ben-H.uf” (M-G> '38th. wk'; Up to 
big ;$6.5Q0. Last week. $5,600. 

. Palace 'Silk & Helpern) <3.750: 
S1-S1.25) — “Surprise . Package” 
JCqI). Slow $10,000. Last week. 
“Jungle Cat” (BV). $7,500. 

State (Loew) (3.700; Sl-$ 1.25)— 
“Under 10 Flags” (Par). Drab 
$8,000. Last week, “Started in 
Naples” (Par 1 (2d wk), S7.500. 

Stillman (Loew) (2,700: $1-$1.50' 
—“Psycho” (Par) fll-th wk'. Good 
$7,000. Last week, $6,500. 


Toronto, Oct. 18. 

In nine-house combo of down¬ 
towns and deluxe nabes, Famous 
Players and Nat Taylor interests 
did phenomenal biz with. “Hell to 
Eternity” on opening round. Other 
newcomer. “The Subterraneans/* 
is just okay at Uptown. 

On holdover, “Song Without 
End” is leading the city with a 
great take in second stanza at 
Carlton. 

Estimates for This Week 

Beach, Century. College. Down* 
town, Glendale,. Midtown. Oak- 
wood. Prince of Wales, Runnymede 
(FP-Tavlor) < 1.288; 1,338; 1.493; 
1.059; 995; 1.089; 1.138; 1.200; 

1,385; 50-90)—“Hell to Eternity’* 
.(AA). Sensational .$70,000 for 
these nine houses. 

Carlton (Rank) (2,318; $1-$1.50) 
—“Song W’ithout End” (Col) (2d 
wk). Great $20,000. Last week, 
$25,000. 

Eglinton 'FPi (1.080; $1-$1.40)— 
“Jungle Cat” (BV» (3d wk\ Excep¬ 
tional $4,000. Last week, $5,000. 

Fairlawn (Rank) (1,165; $1.25- 
$2.50>—“Royal Ballet” (Rank). <4th 
wk). For last five days, okay 
$4,000. Last week, $5,000. 

Hollywood (FP) (1,080; •Sl-$1.25> 
—“Psycho” (Par) (10th wk). Nice 
$9,000. Last week. $10,000. 

Hyland 'Rank) (1,057; $1-$1.50) 
—“From Terrace” (20th) (12th wk'. 
Fine $5 000 for length of run. Last 
week, $6,000. 

Imperial (FP) (3.343; $1-$1.25'— 
“Ocean’s II” (WB) (4th wk>. Happy 
$10,000. Last week. $12,000. 

International (Taylor) (557; $1- 
$1.25'—“Hiroshima Mon Amour** 
(Zenith) <6th wk). Trim $3,500. 
Last week. $4,000. 

Loew’s (Loew) <2.745; $1-$1.25)— 
“All Fine Young Cannibals” (M-G). 
(2d wk). Dull $6,500. Last week, 
$8,500. 

Tivoli <FP» (935: $1.50-$2.50)— 
"Can-Can” <20th) (29th wk». Fin* 
$7,000. Last week, same. 

Towne (Taylor) (693; $l-$3.50•— 
“School for Scoundrels” (Cent) 
(9th wk). Nice $4,000. Last week, 
ditto. 

University (FP) (1.363; $1.50- 
$2.75) — “Ben-Hur” (M-G) (44th 
wk). Hefty $7,000. Last week, 
$ 8 , 000 . 

Uptown (Loew) (2.745; $1-$1.25) 
—“Subterraneans” (M-G). Okay 
$9,000. Last week, “Night Fight¬ 
ers” tUA), $6.00TE 


Alpha’s Letdown 

■mh Continued from page 3 Sa 

representing his fee and the par¬ 
ticipations of directors and stars. 
“But,” said Burkett, “most inde¬ 
pendent producers today are look¬ 
ing for a.deal where they can make 
a picture and get some money out 
of it immediately. Many times a 
producer lias come to us with a 
good package and tells us he wants 
$50-000 right away. We can’t do 
that.*’ 

Burkett feels there Is an ex¬ 
cellent potential in the new 
crop of young producers but 
remarked their lack of experi¬ 
ence sometimes shows. As for 
the fiimakers who have been 
around for some time, he de¬ 
clared the major studios have 
killed their incentive. “Major 
companies &ive the staff pro¬ 
ducer a handsome salary but 
no encouragement,” he added. 
Aipha exec, who additionally is 
sales manager of Pathe, empha¬ 
sized that the indie producer who 
is willing to gamble “will get some¬ 
where ” He called the Alpha con¬ 
cept “a groat victory for the in¬ 
dependent." explaining, “A bank 
asks lor collateral. All we ask is 
that the producer put up services 
and a package.” In return, the pro¬ 
ducer receives 50^ of his film’ 
'profits. 

Key to the Alfha slate will he 
substantial .story material that will 
sell at the boxoffice, an ingredient 
which Burkett feels too.many pm- 
ducers tend to minimize. 

Alpha will set up its own domes¬ 
tic branches and its own sales 
force, with talks r.o.v underway on 
foreign distribution. Program 
will be expanded .!* the first year's 
12 pix prove the concept li a suc¬ 
cessful one. Burkett said. Com¬ 
pany originally anticipated taking 
Itr; of the gross for distribution 
but ha- m-.v altered the figure to 
2n r '. «•(*.! 1 subs*; stially below the 
1 C..S received by major distributing 
comi'anics. 



18 


TOIX.VISION 


Variety 


Wedn&clay, October l9, I960 


Frisco Pressures Stoneham; 
Baseball Neither TV Nor Toll; 


PLEASE PARTICULARIZE 


Advises Hartford, Tollsters 
To Be Explicit: 


Toronto’s Toll-TV 


San Francisco. Oct. 18.’ : Park, opened last April, is a quasi- 
Horae e Stoneham. owner of the public venture, with revenues from 
National League's San Francisco the park and. just as important. 
Giants, has opened the door—Tat the parking lot, going, to pay ofT 
least a little way—to consideration cilv-obligated bonds.) 
of televising Giant ball games ■■ Informal position of Mayor 
away from Frisco. !: George Christopher and.the super- 

St oneham. under intense pres- visors is that road-game, tv would 
Sure from all three Frisco dailies stimulate baseball interest and 
Med by Hearsi’s Examiner), broke home game attendance, though it 
his silence Friday G4; on liis ball- should be noted that the I960 
club’s video policy to write Su- Giants, inartistic fifth-place flops, 
pervisor Henry R. Rolph: ’• i drew 1,795,000 paid attendance; 

‘•You mav be sure we a» e giving 200.000 more than they ever drew 
the matter our careful attention, in New York, with absolutely ho tv. 
We hope that we can come up with Stoneham went on to, say -that 
a plan that will meet our-business the recent “default” of 'Matty 
needs and at the same time please Fox’s toll deal with the Giants lias 


Washington. Oct. 18. . 

Broadcast Bureau of Federal thing. We know we have licke.d the 
Communications Commission lias scientific and mechanical aspects, 
recommended some clarification of We know we have a very workable 
| the issues In the forthcoming RKO ‘home boxoffice’ that the: box 
General pa-v-tv. hearings to include u ’. e attach- to your, tv set is altrac- 
1 more detailed program'm’ tive and practical; we know that 

formation it- would be liice to say ‘every liome: 

I The Bureau’s recommendation.contribute SZ-a-week fop Tele- 
! was in response to a petition by •">«»" entertainment;. that, would. 
; the Connecticut Committee Against > mMemwv excepting:. we 
Pay TV and .five exhibitors op-: nius t find .a sane average.* 
posing the pav-tv experiment. The! Causes For Worry 

Bureau proposed: that ,'FCC grant 1 “But this I also know; we have 
their request for clarification but | seen, film production fleeing .from 
deny their plea for . actual •modifica- . HdihvoOd; we have seen, television- 
tion of th§ issues iis set.forth in the ' deserting New'York for Hollywood, 
bearing Order; We. have seen exhibitors who; 

The Bureau, suggested that to the ^tep’t have tlie foresight on the. 
extent, they can be made available,.: driyerins as a cushion. Xets no.t 
RKO General make showings as. to make another big mistake if this, 
the different kinds of subscription,, or any home-toVlvisiqh systerq; gets 
programming it has 'iii mind,'iii-! a ' va ^ us - 


Continued, from page 1 j 


the people of-the Bay Area.” 

The second sentence was consid¬ 
ered significant by those who have 


forced a re-evaluation of “the 
whole subject.” Whether tv helps 
or hurts attendance is a thorny 


eluding feature films, sports; stage 
plays,, and education. 


been urging Stoneham to relent problem, but he added: 

~ ‘ ’ “One fact . cannot be ig¬ 

nored: the major league base¬ 
ball clubs that have the high^ 
est home attendance records 
this year are those which 
permit no, or only very limited 
televising of their games.” . 
Editorialists on all three Frisco 


on the Giants’ previously an-; 
pounced position of “No TV Except ! 

Toll TV." j ; 

Rolph is chairman of the city ! 
supervisors’ education, parks and J 
recreation committee. Earlier ;in I 
the week the board of supervisors: 
had voted for a resolution request-j 
ing Stoneham to appear before dailies immediately began chal- 
this committee to explain, if he lenging this statement—the fig- 
eould. why out-of-town Giant ures, of course, can prove. almost 
games, at least, weren’t available anything, since they don’t take into 
to Frisco viewers. account such qualitative factors 

Stonham wrote that he couldn't as team standings or area'economy 
appear—at this time, anyway—be- ic conditions and competition, 
cause he was off to a National j it’s assumed that if Stoneham : 
I.caguc meeting in Chicago and does go for a limited tv policy he | 
then was going to accompany the will follow the lead of the Los An-j 
Giants to Japan. He’ll return by. geles Dodgers, who televise the j 
Nov. 18. he said, but meantime fie 11 Giant-Dodger games played in s 
wanted Rolph and the supervisors ! Candlestick Park. 

to know the Giants’ management ___=_ j 

Is “deeply concerned . . on the 1 

problems raised hv televising ba$e- Wayne Carigan Promoted ' 
ball games.” Said Stoneham: * n . 1Q 

-The key point . . is the infiu- . . Albany. Oct. 18. 

enee on paid attendance . . the Wayne Carigan. booker at the, 
evidence on this point is bv no 20th-Fox exchange here, has been j 
means clear. ' '!• promoted to salesman, effective ■ 

“Paid attendance . . is the eriti- ; Oct. 24, succeeding John Wilhelm, 
eal factor in the financial success i branch manager. j 

c f our baseball club, regardless; of Wilhelm became manager when j 
its revenues from television or Clayton G. Pantages was named to ! 
broadcasting rights . . attendance, the five-man “sales cabinet” j 

is also important to the city be- termed earlier this month by 20th 
cause of its financial inrerest.” j: general sales manager Glenn ; 
(Frisco's 42.000-seat Candlestick Norris. 1 


Union Terms Free 


“This. is what I tell the security, 
analysts. This is what I tell Inter¬ 
ested exhibitors and owners of 
theatre chains who, naturally, 
wonder arid worry 'about this new 
competition to their boxoffices: 
. This I intend to tell a Federal 
'Communications .Commission offi- 
! rial who is. due here next w eek.” 
j New Audiences For Pix 
! The trade, already knows that 
Telemeter in . Etobicoke. ^ 
nounced “Eetobecoe”—“just y 
do { ” says 


tion minimum, this .may: become a 
factor in time./ But it is the next 
six months which. will project just 
what shows—film features,.perhaps 
the newly planned specially-pro¬ 
duced plays on tape, -or sports 
events, or what—will elicit best' 
consistent support. 

Certainly the Canadian*winters^, 
although Toronto is relatively mild; 
will figure iii the “T-Day” results. 

The 25«f. Saturday-Suriday.- car¬ 
toon arid kindred "kid ..matinees-* 
may rove unexpected, volume. 

The $1 -a-week average, per set, 
vvould-be too low; vet the $2. aver-, 
age, as Were tlie initial findings, 
are i still, suspect as .being hypoed, 
by curiosity - , “newness” status 
appeal. - 

35 r i Would Be Dreamy 

If all: installations averaged out 
35 r c usage, it would be a most sat¬ 
isfactory norm. It: has been around 
20-21 To.. The Easter- week’s “10 
Commandments” achieved.a phen¬ 
omenal 50^c. The foOtballgame, for 
which. $2 was charged, achieved a 
22Ci lookership. 

.. Of the.. 5-300 sets installed, the 
average Telemeter gross has - been 
$1;200t$1,300 a dSy; roughly around 

20^r, 

An average of five film features 


West Toronto like we . ... ...... . 

plant manager Bill Crarripton'—■-. of - the. subsequent-riin category, 
shows the same films as. its neigh-i but top product, are shown weekly: 
. International. Telemeter, Para- .boring FP Canadian, N>t Tayldr j. The .Telemetering of income also 
mount-owned home toll system, l and other operations. and> it is electronically indicates the; pro- 
this week entered an agreement . claimed, the theatres’ boxoffice is • ducer’s share. 


with the American Federation of. 
Radi &, Television Artists eover- 


not affected because Telemeter’s 
appeal is. a new and special audi¬ 
ence. This is both" the lpngrlament- 

ing compensation for performers.; e d .“lost” audiences 'discriminate. 
working for. the pav-as-you-see sys- middle-class people who pre- 
tern. ' ’ 1 


A special crew of three service,, 
men. specially trained as “goodwill 
ambassadors," can average 50’ 
boxes for collections and/or serv¬ 
ice a day. Front t h is 500-650 cycl e 


|fer not to be buffeted by crow ds) | of boxes, per week: the homeoffice 
This is' a significant . deyelopr : gn d the young-raarrieds with..their j ean quickly gauge public tastes on 
numt,. fO;r it means that Par cari j. babysitting thus solved. r programming.' 

now go ahead with the presenta- j The trade also knows that; in j. Still Watchful Waiting, 
tion of specially-filmed programs :^ me respects: Etobicoke parallels | The. desire • for another sixmonth 
tor its_ W est Toronto operation: ! theillfated Bartlesville <Okla:i ex-; waiting penod appears realistic. it 
Heretofore the programming, com- ‘ penment, yet has wider sampling j will spell out more edmprebensive- 
■prised only theatrical pictures and ' appeal a? an >j<}ear- town. It v/as ( ly the:Telemeter “boxoffice--taste, 
live sport$; J selected, say the Fitzgibbpns. be- It will have bearing bn the attend- 

Pian is to have legit shows, con- cause 0 f j ls wide-range of audi- ! ant union problems, as and when 
certs, etc., done on film, so a$. tdj ence - s — poor manufactur.i mid-1 Telemeter spreads: For one thing,' 
round out the.Telemeter hill- from (<jle.-class and high-income, Also .[the already smaller box ; js now be- 
week to w eek. i because it had all three American ] ing .manui'actured : in Canada and: 

Terihs of the AFTRA deal, are be- j. commercial Artworks, plus its own thus obviates duty oii. shipment' 

ing kept under: wraps , fob the J cgQ.TV from Chicago,, as nowv 

present: But it appears dear that j In the meantime, however i th Whether a famiiv will lay it on 

AFTRA figures as the nvaior oer- ' were many refinements. the line at SI 'a clip for an un- 


AFTRA figures as the, major per¬ 
former union to be considered in 
the field of home toll tv.-... 


Telemeter Experience 



Dates 

Days of 

o , 

of Pen¬ 

Feature 

Played 

Week 

Days 

etration 

Journey to Centre of Earth 

Feb. 26-29 

Fri.-Mon. 

4 

35 

The Nun’s Story 

Fob. 26-28 

Fri.-Sun. 

3 

.42 

Yoyage of Sin-bad 

Feb. 27-28 

Sat,-Su 

.2 

23 

Career 

Feb. 28rMar. 2 

Mon.-Wed. 

3 

* 17 

F.B.I. Story- 

Mar. 1-3 

Tues.-Thur. 

3 

25 

Big Circus . 

Mar. 3-6 

Thuf.-Sat... 

3 

23 

Ask Any Girl 

Mar. ,4-7 

Fri.-Mon; 

4 ' 

38 

Courage of Black Btauty 

Mar. 6 

Sat. 

I 

11 

Damn Yankees 

Mar. 7-9 

Mom-Wed. 

3 

12 

AI Capor.e 

Mar. 8-10 

Tues.-Thur, 

3 

17 

Mating Game 

Mar. 10-12 

Thur.-Sat. 

3 

34 

Cash McCall 

Mar. 11-13 

Fri.-Suri. 

3 

24 

Tom Thumb 

Mar. 12-13 

Sat.-Sun. 

2 

25 

North by Northwest 

Mar. 13-16 

Sat.-Wed. 

4. 

37 

Gigi . 

Mar. 14-17 

Mon.-Thur. 

3 

30 

Room At The Top 

Mar: 16-17 

Wed.-Tbur.- 

2 

16 

Rio Bravo 

Mar. 17-19 

Thur.-Sat. 

3 

16 

Sink The Bismaixk 

Mar. 18-20 

Fri.-Mon. 

3 

43 

Great Diamond Robbcry 

Mar. 19-20 

Sat;-Sun.. 

2 

17 

Dhn’t Give Up The S! ’ 

Mar. 20-22 

Sat.-Tues. 

3 

8 

Ten North Frederick 

Mar. 22-23 

Tues.-Wed. 

2 

0 

Last Angry Man 

Mar. 23-25 

Wed.-Fri. 

3 

13 

Five Pennies 

Mar. 24-27 

Thur.-Sat. 

4 

23 

Peyton Place 

Mar. 23-27 

Wed.-Sat; 

4 

23 

Have Rocket Will Travel 

Mar. 26-28 

Sat.-Mon, 

3 

14 

Third Man on a Mountai: 

Mar. 27-29 

Sat.-Tues:. 

3 

14 

Say One For Mo 

Mar. 29-31 

. TuCs.-Thur. 

3 

13 • 

From Here to Eternity 

Mar.- 30-Apr. 2 

W’ed.-Sat. 

4 

23 

Shaggy' Do? 

Apr. 1-4 

Fri.-Mon. 

A 

19 

It Started With a K'ss 

Mar. 30-Apr. 2 

Wed-Sat. 

4 

20 

Outlaw' Stallion 

Apr. 2-3 

Sat.rSun. 

2 

18 

Annfie Marne 

Apr. 3-5 

Sat.-Tues. 

3 

19 

Climb the Highest M'unitai 

Apr, 5-7 

Tiies.-Thur. 

3 

,7 

Brigadoon 

Apr. 6-8 

WedyFri. 

3 

12 

Anatomy of a Mu: 

Apr. 7-9 

Thur-Sat, 

3 

24 

Beloved Infidel 

Apr. 8-10 

Fri,-Sum 

3 

15: 

High Society 

Apr. 9-11 

Sat.-Mon, 

3 

16 

The Proud Ones 

Apr. 9-10 

Sat.-Stin: 

2 

14 

Man Who Kn^w Too Mu'-h 

Apr. 11-13 

Mori--Wed. 

3 

10 

Wreck of the Mary Deare 

Apr. 12-14 

Tues.-Thur. 

3 

10 

Best ot Everythin? 

Aor. 12-14 

Tues.-Thur. 

3 

10 

Annie Get Your G-m 

Apr. 14-16 

Thur.-Sat, 

3 

7 

Ten Commandments 

Apr. 15-21 

Fri.-Thur, 

7 

47. 

Son of Flicka 

Ahr. 16-17 

Sat.-Sun. 

2 

7 

No Time for Sergeants 

Apr,. 17-19 

Sat.-Tues, 

3 

23 

Sayonara 

At>r. 20-22 

Wed-Fri. 

3 

15 

Giant .. 

Apr. 22-24 

Fri.-Sun. 

3 

24 

Samson & Delilah 

A^r. 23-25 

Sat.-Mon. 

3 

10 

Sad Horse 

Apr. 23-24 

Sat.-Sun. 

2 

7. 

Anastasia 

Apr. 25-28 

Mon.-Thur,. 

4 

n 

Long Hot Summer 

Aor. 26-2.9 

Tues>Fri. 

4 

u 

W*o Was That Lr.dj ? 

Apr, 27-30 

Wed.-Sat. 

4 

18 


. interrupted, 
■'■new* release 


sails Conirriercials) 
the. least of the/ 


The film flow was stepped up. 

Hockey was - tried and- found hot . . . . ..... 

as exciting as expected. Fdotball.j ; Tc !f‘meter and:Or ther tollvisiOri 
got a 22 r F'audience at $2 a crack. J roblems. There are other factors 
Colorcasting continues -although j competitive freeyee shows, 

•recently kayoed' by the v Cai^diah | fte' a ^- ^itehle, sans-, a; -Buck-in-. 
Broadcasting Commission as still lth out penalty of 

too new to have sufficiently p.opu- [j^ncial sacrifice if found want- 

Iar appeal) and entertainment hills' , 

are changed . thrice weekly. Only.! ; Telemeter apparentlj-fecognfees 
"10 Commandments" -played>..fuH, h ^ nc h e „ ‘“e. .specialized show/s 
u-ppk (Easter Week) obviousiv being planned under, the 

bonsideratfijn’ The Bolshoi*! 

Ballet and -Swan Lake:" . two Ha - V > V A'^°‘Jen«h s Phonevision). 
nights only, did fairly, also, aii.e,- Tub B.O. Millenium 

periment. ! 'T.he ; ^mathematical horizons \yhen. 

The A-B-C channeis, with a you apply that ; 2Q r f. at $1 a . set,- 
weekly published guide, permits: to tee 50.000.0Q0 sets in use .iri the 
two film features on A and C. “B”.j ” a *- e .- staggering. Quite obvi- 

1 ously. for a $10,000,000 “one-night 
stand, ■’ via feeyee. you could biing 
Noah’s Ark with the original cast 
into tlieyhome. 

That's where showmanly enthu- 
siasqi segues: ihtO ballyhooey iiriag- 
inatibn,. : ahd this is \vhy the Fitzr 
making change, or giving credit'if j f realistic in their lo-. 

nvprnaid. are now. details, . i H^ ed . teidings m West Toronto. 


two film features pn 
is the 25c kid matinee station; also 
for the cuffo hi-fi music, civic bul¬ 
letins, program notes, etc., which 
are piped in gratis. "B" channel is 
also the free news outlet: 

The mechanics of the bpx (size, 
shape, colon; its feasability for 


overpaid, are novy, details. 

As showman, the Fitzgibbons’, 
like the Paramount homeoffice. 
bunch, know that the show’s the 
thing. 

Specially Produced Shows 

(Par reportedly is readying spe¬ 
cially produced plays; items like 
Marcel Marceau, "The. Consul,” 
possibly “La Plume' de Ma Tante,” 
and the like. Jean Dalryinple is 
special production consultant to 
Telemeter; and last week Zenith 
likewise engaged Leland Hayward 
to function ditto for its Hartford 
(Conn.) Phonevision experiment).. 

The reason for caution on the 
5,300 sets now liooked-up in Eticor 
boke (new subscribers are now 
being rationed) is a desire to get 
a graph on how the fall and winter, 
subscriptions average out. 

At first, say. the Fitzgibbons’, the 
new Telemeter subscribers paid 
their 25c, 50c arid $1. for the same 
thing twice and more, just to show 
off. The status symbol now figures 
no more. In fact, the status seekers 
are the ones w/ho may become a 
problem because of their casual 
only intermittent use (this is the 
high-income group) of the equip¬ 
ment. While there is no subscript 


The true pattern must eventually 
influence ' ia). licensing from Tele¬ 
meter International; i.b) program¬ 
ming; ,(c). labor relations, unions, 
etc., negotiations. 

While the patter appears prac- . 
tical, there is. the reality of., the 
.staggeringly costly topling-up to. 
y • • ”, the sundry communities. 

Right now- . millions are hidden in 
Paramount’s investments which 
have .ranged from Palih Springs to 
Etobicoke; - 

The talk about bringing the Metro-: 
politan .Opera: or a big. Broad way 
inusicil or “Ben-Hur” is still 
whistling in the dark, if only her. 
cause of the unions hot to mention 
the artistic and : boxoffice.. eco¬ 
nomies. 

The, possible horizons ter a "Hol¬ 
lywood bigger than ever before, 
because it will be getting its money 
back from inillions of ‘boxoffices i 
the home’” is the.millenium lure, 
for the proponents of any of the 
tollvision systems. 

Certainly, it is worthy of fullest 
trial. Even the ;FGC now , recog¬ 
nizes. it and, whether openly or 
not, the networks likewise agree. 
that it “rates the fullest trial, tp 
test public acceptance.’* 



Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


Uariety 


RADIO-TELEVISION 19 


AFTER THE ELECTIONS-WOW! 


When the, FCC approves CrowelhCbllier’s $11,000,000 purchase 
of WMGM; the New York radio market .will see a dogfight for No. 
1 position the 'likes of which its never witnessed before^ What 
with Storer moving into WINS,, with WNEW striving to maintain 
Its supremacy and with WMCA and WOR strongly ..ensconced in 
the picture, it’ll be an all-out fight. 

Gotharp has been virtual virgin territory for the “new radio” in 
the manner practiced by the Storz’s, the /McLendons and the 
Crowell-Collier chains, which have razzle-dazzled their way into 
supremacy in their markets. Gotham radio has been comparative¬ 
ly placid compared with some of the.other markets where the new; 
brand of AM ’operators , have moved in. 

The C-G operation, for example, belies the conservative ency-. 
eloped ia-makirig image of its parent. C : C chairman. Wilton Cole 
is a Wall St. conservative type, but he’s given virtual complete 
autonomy to the broadcast division, which Under v.p. Bob Purcell 
is as freewheeling and colorful as the parent is retiring, and con¬ 
servative. . 

In .Los Angeles, for example, C-G’s KFWB has maintained a 
strong No: 1 position for more than tvvo years- Ills a “formula, 
radio’’ operation in the sense that, it.; uses, a '‘Top -4Q” approach, 
but with a considerable difference. For one thing, it makes top. 
personalities, out of its deejays instead of submerging them as 
with most “format’’ stations; For another, it utilizes a large, free¬ 
wheeling news Staff with plenty on-the-spot L. A. local coverage. 
And for another, it employs eyerj^.sound gimmick in the book to. 
keep the. station jumping at all times. It’s a brand Of radio opera¬ 
tion that, many a listener Or broadcaster may not like, hut its 
Impact' and expertriess are undeniable. 


Answer to How High Is Up?’ 



Ovalline’s ‘P to P’ Bay 


A second N.Y. independent radio*- 
station in as many months was sold 
last week in the continuing “how 

high is up?” bafflement Over prices. . . _ . , . 

Loeu's Theatres sold WMGM to The Wander Cp. t manufacturers 
Crdwelt-Collier Publishing; for of Ovaltine. lias purchased four 
“nearly $11.000!00Q.” with consuni- one-minute participations on Pei>. 
motion of the deal only to FCC ap-! fon' to Person. ’ Time will be used 
Drova | ; to launch a new. drink, a. variation 

! ■ ...•■•. * ■!.. -Ovaltine.. Four participations 

PrBW.-W.btg .Ijdw-to. kick off Oct. 27 and ,ruii alternate 

dies is bullish. About the time he , pfc 

sold WINS. N.Y,.. to the Stbrer. • .v + 

Cham for $10:000.000; Elroy P. Me- . Buy brings. P to P^ to two par- 
Caw, a veteran broadcaster, said ticipations^short of SRO, through 
that there were at least eight Goth- ■ P ec - 22 - - has an option out 
m outlets that could command at. ,® n °^ e °\them with some nibbles 
least that on the open market. j date* ^ ° the Dec . 22 

One of the chief reasbns for the ^ - solid . 
remarkable, sales prices is lam by^ poj a p 0 id Go 
observers to the high profit return ; • ••.-■’ ■ 

in big. city indie radio; Most Of the | 
facilities were paid: for a long time I 
ago and . now' station r operators, I 
working on relatively inexpensive! 
platter spinning formats, are rak-' 
ing it in: 

Crowell-Collier w r ill pay Loew's 
$8,000,000 in cash and the 'balance 
of the .WMGM price in notes over 
the succeeding .18 months. Loew's 
began WMGM (then WHN) in 1922 
and has controlled it exclusively 
since. Loew’s was reluctant to sell, 
and as recently, as.last week (when 
they were in. negotiation with C-C) 

(Continued on page 40) 


. Jack Benny on Feb. 12 w ill ap¬ 
pear, on NBC-TV. The, comiedian, 
w ho Is under contract to CBS, will 
do a special, for American Tobacco 
in an 8:30-9:30 p.m. slot that night. 

The. reunites Benny with NBC 
. for the first time in over a decade; 
It also brings the CBS comedian 
back together w ith his oldtime CBS 
gpohsor, American' Tobacco, after 
a layoff of over three years. . 

Benny had a strict exclusivity 
•ith CBS until, he rewrote his pact 
early in i960; Evidently, the new 
agreement frees him to do a cer¬ 
tain number of one-shote on rival 
networks. (NBC has also sought 
Benny’s services for “Happy Talk,” 
the David Susskind remake of- a 
recent, open end in whichcome- 
dians adlib about their own busi¬ 
ness.) 

Deal Was brought to NBC by 
BBDO, the tobacco, company’s ad 
agency. , 

Stanza will be called “Remember 
How Great,” and will be in the 
music-variety vein; covering “pop¬ 
ular hit songs of the past few 
decades to be : sung by contem¬ 
porary recording stars:” Gil Rodin 
will produce and Greg Garrison 
direct the special. Hermes Pan will 
be choreographer and stage direc¬ 
tor It’s an MCA package. 


‘ date, however:, only' one minute a 
that; occupied by 


ABC-TV Laying In 
A Crop of Plots 
As Future Entries 


Before the ratings started roiling 
in. forcing all the networks to turn 
their attention , bacic to the current 
crop of tv programs, ABC-TV,. as 
with, its rivals, managed to lay In 
a store of pilot ideas for the ’61-’62 
season (and some for., later this 
seasonV 

j ABC-TV is financing another 
1 group of halLhour “Silehts Please,” 
j the Paul Kiiliain-Saul Turrell pro¬ 
duction built around old silent 
films. Web doesn’t have a new spot 
for the stanza, which had .a late 
surnmef run, but it figures maybe, 
something will open up in prime 
time by January. Web figures it’s 
doing better than some first-run. tv 
properties. 

Then, too, ABC-TV programmers, 
are underwriting a series with 
Jane Wyman, with Joseph Shaftel 
producing, called “Dr. Kate.” Pilot 
will be an hour and might even go 
as a special this year, but long- 
range thinking . calls. for it to be 
converted, into a half-hour series 
in "61-62. 

Warners will be doing two other 
pilots for ABC, definitely not for 
this season! One Is called “Soli¬ 
taire,” about a roving. Raffles-type 
character, : and the producer will 
throw in some foreign location 
stuff. Warners Is Ibcationing a 
pilot at Las Vegas, which , was an¬ 
nounced earlier, 

Another locatiorier, but not by 
Warners, ’ “The New' Breed,” 
built on a “Select Metropolitan 
Squad of the Los Angeles Police/’ 
Pilot is to be the first created by 
Quinn Martin, former “Untouch¬ 
ables” exec producer, and his QM 
Productions, under a new pirogram 
development contract W'ith ABC- 
TV. 


If there appears to be a delayed 
action on “show' fixing” and early 
season mending of program fences, 
it’s simply because all the tv net¬ 
works are currently basking in. 
some unprecedented prestige in¬ 
spired chiefly by the glory attach¬ 
ing, to the Nixon-Kennedy debates. 

Usually at this time, after three 
or four w'eeks of new program ex¬ 
posure, the rumblings and the. pro- 
ducer-director-wTiter hatchetirigs 
are under way. But the w'tjbs 'are 
merely holding everything in abey¬ 
ance in an enjoyment of the full 
flavor 6f the politico contribution. 

After the* Nov. 8 elections— 
which W’ill just about correspond 
with the release of the first all- 
inclusive national Nielsens showing 
who did What to whom on all new 
programming—it’s anticipated that 
the fur will fly. but”good, since 
most of the new entries <at least 
as of the moment), are in the cate¬ 
gory of “questionable status.” 
There’s no such thing as a. smash 
attraction; Seldom if ever have 
jso many new show’s offered so little, 
in qualitative values. 

Come mid-November ana Those. 
N.Y.-to-L,A, jets, will be transport¬ 
ing the netWoric-agency boys by the. 
plane load, all bent on salvaging 
as best they can; 

Nonetheless. some overtures 
have already been made to. set 
shows and program schedules in cr¬ 
uder, as witness: 

! NBC-TV may dump “Riverboat” 

I in preference to “The. Blue arid the 
Gray” (see separate story),. . 
j NBC-TV programmers had for 
awhile last week considered mov¬ 
ing “Michael Shayrie” from its Fri- 
! day, 16 p.m., anchorage to Tues- 
• days, at 10 p.m...where the network 
now does its specials. Network 
j now says it : has emphatically de-. 
tided against such a move, Which 
would have taken place shortly 
after the first of the year. Web Is 
going ahead with production of 
more specials. 

Mitigating against a shift in 
“Shayrie” time is the. difficulty de¬ 
ciding what NBC would use on Fri r 
days to replace it! Ditto a sug-. 
gested shift of “Dan Raven,” w r hich 
at 7:30, opens NBC’s ^riday night 
schedule. 

Ah NBC spokesman said that it 
w r ould be hard at present to deter¬ 
mine the potential trouble spots 
in. the schedule. Network would 
father w-a-it,he said, until the sea¬ 
son’s third, national Nielsen ratings 
are out in Nove^mber before any ac¬ 
tion is contemplated on program 
shifts or cancellations: 

Similarly, CBS; recognizing it has 
a potential, hit in “The Witness” 
series, may try at a more strategic 
moment to take it put of its 7:30 
time period, which isn’t helping it; 
any, and move it back to a more 
appropriate hour. 

Phil Rapp On Hunter Show 

In an effort to strengthen the 
lead-in for Chevy’s Dinah Shore 
hour on Sunday nights, NBC-TV 
has brought in Phil Rapp as the 
new producer of “The Tab Hunter 
Show” at 8:30. Rapp came, in on 
the heels of executive producer 
Alex. Gottlieb arid producer-direcr 
tor* Norman Tokar, both of,whom 
are leaving the new half-hour situa? 
tion comedy series. 

Decision to shift producers cariie. 
it is believed, after a look at the 
early rating returns for the 8:30 
to 10 p.m. NBC-TV Sunday, slots. 
New Hunter half-hour has been 
edging up slightly on the Arbitfons 
(Continued on page 41) 

‘MY SIX CONVICTS’ 

AS HAYWARD ENTRY 

Leland Hayward,' whose efforts 
for CBS-TV have thus far. been 
confined to specials, is developing 
a series, for the network. It’s “My 
Six Convicts,” based on the Dr. 
Donald Powell Wilson bestseller 
of a few years- back, relating his 
experiences as a prison doctor. 

Project is now in outline form, 
and Hayward has signed. Sydney 
Carroll to pen the pilot, script; No 
date yet set for production of a 
pilot 


Radio Profits Up 13% in ’59 But 
AM Networks $4,500,000 in Red 


‘Camera’s’ Whopping 30.3 

In its third w r eek on the air, 
“Candid Camera” seems to be 
taking, on the status of a runaway 
hit for CBS-TV. Stanza pulled 
doW'n a 30.3 rating and amazing 
51.3% hare on its third outing Sun¬ 
day (16). according to the national 
Arbitron. 

Loretta Young on. NBC was 
flow'd to a 12.1 with 20.5% share. 
ABC’s! “Islanders” did slightly bet¬ 
ter, 15.3 and 24.8% share. Week 
before, “Camera” got a 26.9 and 
42% shared so that latest rating 
represents no freak but an onward- 
and-upward domination of the 
Sunday-at-10 time period. 


1000 Rap As 
GEs Strike Cues 
Program Cutback 

General Electric, which had 
. planned: six specials on CBS-TV 
, this season to - surround its regular 
! Sunday night “General Electric 
I Theatre,” is cutting back to' only 
j three. Reason is primarily the im- 
i pact of the TUE strike against the 
company, 

l Moreover, because of the cut- 
| back of the additional three shows, 
which. Were, to preempt the regu- 
.; lar half-hour “GE Theatre,” the 
’ company is now scouting for three 
j special half-hour programs to fill 
I for the three. “GE Theatre” segs 
; wliicli weren’t originally ordered. 
■ Company has already set one 
• such replacement, the French film 
short. “The Red Balloon,” a multi¬ 
ple prizewinner at several film 
festivals. GE is npw looking for a 
half-hour pUbaffairs show for the 
second spot and hasn’t decided on 
a third category. 

If it fails to set the two addi¬ 
tional shows. GE and agency 
BBDO could order two more regu¬ 
lar GE segs from producer Revue 
Productions. However, company is 
making an effort to set all three 
open dates as half-hour “specials” 
a la “Balloon,’’ which it purchased 
directly for tv, rather than through 
CBS. 

GE has already aired one of its 
specials, the Art Carney “All About 
Love” stanza three \veeks back. 
It’s committed for “The Influential 
Americans.” special on education 
out of the Fred Friendly shop later 
this month, and for the Leland 
Hayward “The Gershwin Years” 
on Jan. 8. 

Original plan embraced one 
more pubaffairs hour, one more 
hourlong entertainment special, 
and one 90-minute entertainment 
Special. Net loss to CBS in terms 
of time is two hours (though web 
won’t feel any pinch since these 
were to be preemptions),, and to¬ 
tal outback involves upwards of 
$1!0Q0.000 in time and program ex¬ 
penditures. 


‘ Washington, Oct. 18. 

Radio broadcasting profits rose 
13% to $42,400,000 during 1959, 
Federal Communications Commis¬ 
sion reported Monday (17). Added 
to previously released television 
figures, this made total broadcast¬ 
ing profits for the year $284,700,00(1 
—a whopping 26% increase over 
1958. 

In its final report on AM-FM 
finances, FCC pegged total radio 
revenues at $560,000,000—A 7% 
rise over 1958. Combined radio-tv 
revenues were $1,700,000,000—a 
jump of 11% over the previous 
year. 

The sale of network radio time 
dropped 23% to $35,600,000, while 
national spot sales increased 9% 
to $188,100,000. Station sales to 
local advertisers increased 11% to 
$359,000,000. 

The four radio networks (in¬ 
cluding their 19 o&o stations) suf¬ 
fered a combined loss of $4,500,000 
during 1959, compared with $4,900,- 
000 the year before. The webs re¬ 
ported total revenues of $60,400,000 
—a drop of 6% below the 1958 fig¬ 
ure of 3,380 AM stations reporting, 
1,174, or 34<*% Suffered operating 
losses in 1959—roughly the same 
percentage as in 1958. Profitable 
operations Were reported by 2,174 
AM stations. Medium profit for 
these outlets was estimated at $10.- 
300, as compared to $10,600 the 
year before. -The average loss for 
the 1,074 losing AMers was $7,200 
as compared to $7,500 in 1958. 

Of 148 independent FM stations 
(not owned by AM licensees), 110 
reported losses. Revenues of these 
outlets totaled $4,300,000,. while 
expenses amounted to $5,900,000, 
resulting in a loss of $1,600,000. 
FM stations operated by AM licen¬ 
sees reported . revenues from 153 
outlets totalling $1,400,000. 


'Riverboat’ Looms 
As First Casualty 

First program casualty of the 
season—and a big one at that—is 
likely to be “Riverboat.” The 60- 
minute program, in NBC-TV’s Mon¬ 
day night schedule, is expected to 
give way in January to “The Blue 
& the Gray.” 

NBC has riot made a final deci¬ 
sion on the cancellation of. “River- 
[ boat,” preferring, evidently, to 
wait until at least the second Niel- 
] son report of the new season, but 
j network execs don’t look especial- 


especi al¬ 
ly hopeful about prospects for the 
action-adventure stanza. “River¬ 
boat” underwent a slight format al¬ 
teration at the beginning of the 
season, with Noah Berry being 
added to the cast of regulars, but 
the much-troubled show hasn’t 
picked up enough steam to satisfy 
the web planners in its 7:30 to 8:30 
p.m. time period. 

j “Blue & Gray,” Civil War pe- 
| rlod piece, which NBC has had oni 
i the shelf for months. Is the net- 
| work’s own production. Several 
: scripts have already been written, 
i Frank Telford, it is said, will serve 
j as the series executive producer. 


Pulse’s‘Man Of the Year’ 
Award to McGanhim 

Donald H. McGannon, prexy of 
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., has 
been tapped as recipient of Pulse’s 
“Man of the Year” award. The 
I960 ceremonies will be held at a 
luncheon at the Hotel Plaza, N.Y., 
on Oct. 19. 

Other winners in the past 18 
years have included Bob Kintner, 
Marion Harper Jr., Bob Hope, Ed 
Sullivan, Arthur Godfrey and Dr. 
Allen B. DuMont. Pulse prez Dr. 
Sydriey Roslow cited McGannon 
for his stewardship of the TV Code, 
for his general industry activities 
and for his public service efforts 
at Westinghouse. 


TAP BOB FINKEL FOR 
14 CHEVY STANZAS 

Bob Finkel will produce and di¬ 
rect 14 of the 39 Chevy stanzas 
that NBC-TV will air this season 
on Sunday nights. He w^as signed 
by executive producer Henry Jaf- 
fe, and Finkel has already set 
Jonathan Winters and the Marquis 
Chimps in support of Dinah Shore 
for an Oct. 23 offering called 
“South Pacific ‘Holiday.” . 

Finkel’s second Chevy stanza, in 
a 9-10 p.m. network slot, is an orig¬ 
inal book musical. “Arabian 
Nights,” with Janet Blair, John 
Vivyan and Louis Nye. On the lat¬ 
ter, Barry Shear will work under 
Finkel, former serving as producer- 
director, Jaffe did not explain the 
apparent conflict of titles held by 
both men on “Arabian Nights.** 



RADIO-TELEVISION 


‘Shirtsleeves of I960’ Keys Nov. 

Meet of B cast Promotion Boys 


Fifth Annual Convention of the- 
P ado■actors’ Promotion Assn. 

Orleans Nov. 14-16 will take 
*. a “Shirtsleeves for the Sixties” 
motif in a series of how-to semi¬ 
nars on advertising and promotion. 

Kcv speakers include Joseph 
Epstein Sr., exec v.'p. of Dancejr- 
Fitzgerald-Sample on “How jto 
Work With Advertising Agencies” 
and NBC board chairman Bob Sat> 
noff on how upper echelon man¬ 
agement \iews promotion activi¬ 
ties. Kickoff session will feature 
TvB’s Bill Colvin and RAB’s Warr 
ren Baroom doing presentations on . 
how the services of the two in¬ 
dustry organizations can best be 
utilized. ]• 

Other speakers and subjects i' 
elude RCA dirertor of color tv to- ; 
ordination William E. Boos aqd 
Croslcy Broadcasting tv veep John 
T. Murphy on “How to promote 
color television.” John J. »Chick) 
Kelly of Storpr and Alice Koch 
of KMOX. St. LouK on “How to 
manage budgets and money mat¬ 
ters in promotion.” and John Hurl- 
hut of WFBM.- Indianapolis and 
Chris Christianson of KPIX, San 
Francisco, on “How to live with 
Rule 317.” 

Other speakers and panelists in¬ 
clude Frank Stisser of Hooper. 
John Churchill of* Nielsen arid 
Roger Cooper of ARB; Fred Wilson 
of Leo Burnett and Jim Bower- 
master of WAIT, Cedar Rapids; 
and Jack Kavanaeh of WPRO, ; 
Frovidence and Marty Katz of 
Blair-TV, 


5 Pinch-Hit for WW 

Walter Winchell will be away 
from his ABC-TV newscast Sunday 
•23> for a second week in a row 
because of his cold plus an absessed 
looth. He’ll have five others filling 
in on his -half-hour program. 

Hy Gardner and Don Gardiner 
will be seen from New York, 
Shcilah Graham and Paul Coate. 
from Hollywood, and Bill Shade! 
will do the Washington news. 


Nielsen Defends 
You-Know-What 


VL1Z1ETY 


BBC-TV BARD CYCLE 
FOR MET STATIONS 

A 15-week. Shakespeare cycle 
. embracing five .lof the Bard’s his- 
| lorical- plays, produced for teleyi- 
; sion by the BBC-TV will: get .,- 
i-posure this, winter York 

'and Washington via Metropolitan 
Broadcasting’s . W .NE W .-.TV and, 
I WTTG. 

Stations have purchased the five 
plays from BBC-TV arid. '.will pre¬ 
sent them as - four- and fi’v.e- 
parters covering 75 minutes each. 
Pattern will call .for--, a Tuesday 
night exposure and a. Sunday night 
' repeat in prime time. Severi plays 
are “Richard 11/ “Henry IV;" 
“Henr.v V,” “Henry VI” and “Rich¬ 
ard’ III.?’ 

Cycle will, kick off Dec, 6 and 
run through March 19 under the 
umbrella title; "An Age of Kings.” 
BBC-TV originals were produced 
by Peter Dews, directed by Mi¬ 
chael Hayes, with theme, music 
composed by Sir Arthur .Bliss. 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


3-Year Extension 
On WNEW License 


Washington. Oct. 18. 

The Federal Communications 
Commission extended the license 
of WNEW, New York, for three 
years, but Commissioner John S- 
Cross voted for only a one-year 
extension. 

It was the second lime Cross lips 
east such a vote, with both in¬ 
stances involving a Metropolitan. 
Broadcasting Corp. property. Cross 
felt WTTG-TV, Washington, should 
have only a one-year permit. Com¬ 
missioner Robert T. Bartley dis¬ 
sented completely, saying i 
WTTG-TV should have no renewal.' 
But Bartley voted for a three-yeiar 
extension of the WNEW permit. 

The Washington Metropolitan, 
outlet had previously been, scolded • 
by FCC for slanting a public. serv¬ 
ice program in the conservative. 
direction and for its deal with the 
National Assn, of Manufacturers 
to make kines of the Senate probe 
of the Koehler strike. j, 

Du Pont on Prowl For 
Producer, Properties 
On ‘Show of Month’ 

Du Pont,and BBDO are shop-, 
ping for a producer and properties | 
to take over two or three of their i 
‘•Show of the Month” outings after | 
Jan. 1. Though the reason couldn’t I 
be ascertained, it’s reported reli- = 
ably that Talent Associates, show’s s 
normal packager, is encountering i 
difficulties in finding suitable \ 
properties. i 

One of the producers under con¬ 
sideration is CBS-TV itself, and!if: 
du Pont makes a deal with the nbt- | 
work, it would mark a return to the 
original arrangement at the outset. 
of “Show of the Month.” In the; 
show's first season. Talent Assoei- I 
ates produced five shows and CBS- 
TV four. CBS has on a standby . 
basis “Stalag 17” and “The Ander- 
sonville Trial”, as properties it 
would produce for du Pont, with 
Robert Herridge the probable 
choice as producer. \ j 

But the du Pont search isn’t con¬ 
fined to CBS alone. Company and 
its agency have talked with MCA, 
the William Morris agency and 
ethers, and is still looking. Com¬ 
pany has scheduled seven of its 
monthly specials this year, with 

S alent Associates originally set ;to 
o all of them. A deal elsewhere 
would cut TA down to four or five. 


Chicago. Oct. 18. 

Arthur C. Nielsen Sr.,, board 
chairman of Nielsen market, re¬ 
search firm, last week made a case 
for his most controversial product 
—broadcasting ratings. He termed 
a “serious fallacy” the conventional 
argument that the cash register is 
a better index to the effectiveness 
of television buys-than his rating 
service. 

Quite often, he suggested, the 
cash register will lie. Advertisers 
usually want to alter their tclevir 
sion purchases when sales begin to 
slip, he said, but it behooves them 
to find* out first if the trouble 
doesn’t lie elsewhere.. Sometimes, 
as he illustrated, th whole-mar¬ 
ket, is depressed for the com¬ 
modity. something the cash reg¬ 
ister does not tell. In such cases 
it's possible that the advertiser, 
through his tv buys, may actually 
be getting a larger share of the 
total market than previously; yet 
he will panic because the sales, 
graph has dipped. 

Nielsen said that if a high-rat¬ 
ed show failed to increase busi¬ 
ness appreciably for the client, it 
could be one or more of six other ; 
factors: defects in the product it¬ 
self, inadequate t attribution, a com¬ 
petitive price handicap, changes in ; 
inventories, an increase in-promo-! 
tion by the competition, or inade¬ 
quate non-tv promotion by the 
client. 

In making a case for the value 
of-ratings, he showed by. charts 
how one manufacturer of electrical 
appliances had a. cost-per-lhousand 
on television ol‘ $1.50. while an¬ 
other had a $10.40 CPM. “Can you 
imagine,” he asked, “a General 
Motors paying seven times more 
for sheet metal than one of its 1 
competitors?” j 

-:__ j 

Cincy‘Rigging’Claim On j 

‘Queen For a Day’ Brings ! 
Temple’s Hot Disclaimer 

Cincinnati, Oct. 18. ! 

Spiking a rumor that a . “Queen : 
for a Day” winner had been pre¬ 
selected at one of five recent 
presentations here, Robert Temple, 
president of the show, keyed a 
prompt investigation from his Los 
Angeles headquatrers which 
branded the accusation “a com- ! 
plete fabrication and ..w ithout ! 
foundation.” 

Temple backed his findings with ! 
offer of a $10,000 donation to any j 
Cincy charities “if. the rumor ' i 
proved true.” j 

The rumor appeared in a letter 
In Mary Wood’s Post & Times-Star 
radio-tv column. Writer of the 
letter said that while waiting in. 
line of the Sept. 27 show she heard 
“as just a rumor” that 'Mrs. Sands, 
from Alexandria, Ky., w-liose bus- J 
band had been killed, was going 
to be one of the four contestants : 
on that day’s show. And that .Mrs. 
Sands had . been called previously 
and told so. 

Mrs. Sands was the .crown win¬ 
ner that day. “The rumor spread ! 
and more women were in cm it/’ 
the letter writer stated, “and Tight- 
away they all said: v Oh well, 
everything is crooked,’ ’.’ 

Miss'Woods tailed the letter, with 
note that she would be glad to 
print a reply from the “Queen for 
a Day” people. Her lead story oh it 
Oct, 13 told that WCPO-TV', which 
originated the show for ABC-TV, 
obtained an affidavit from Mrs. 
Sands swearing that she had -not 
been pre-selected. 


Far MIT Special 

Garry Moore, who's emceeing 
CBS News’ “The Right Man” pre¬ 
election musical reviie Oct; 24. has 
been' signed for another pubaffair 
stanza at the web. He'll narrate 
“The City,” second in the web’s 
‘‘Tomorrow -’ series prodneed in col- 
laboration with tire Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, on 'CB$-. 
TV Nov. 21. 

"Right Man,” of; course, is in'the 
nature of an entertainment show*; 
what with a full, roster of stars, 
lotsa music and dancing, and ex¬ 
cerpts from plays like “Of Thee I 
Sing”.and "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." 
The “Tomorrow’’ however; 

is. straight, .documentary; Moore! 
will narrate, a sho\v on the city pf 
the future, and the opening show i 
later* this month is On “The Thinkr ] 
i'ng-MaeKi ? ” study of computers,; : 

Inking of. MoorO represents a I 
major- switch in CBS News policy, 
in that heretofore, all CBS news & 
pubai'faiis shows were fronted, by 
commentators and reporters on the 
CBS News staff. Signing of Moore 
for “Right'Man” w as a departure 
but softened in view of the nature 
of the show*; how’ever. in signing 
him for “Tomorrow'.” web’s' news 
operation makes it clear thaf the; 
newsmen-only policy is now a thing, 
of the past. 

Fast that both shows are, com¬ 
mercial vehicles lias something to 
do with it, of course. “Right Man” 
is sponsored by! Traveler’s .Insur-; 
ance. which is : sp;ertdirig upwards..of 
S500.000, .time & .talent, for...the 
one-shot. “Tomorrow” is bank¬ 
rolled by American Machine & 
Foundry; 

A. J. Russell Scripting 
TV’s ‘Gershwin Years’ 


AN ENLIGHTENED TV 

1 Historians, it iiow seems certain, will record that one of th® 

1 most important political developments ever achieved to advance 
the American concept of free elections caine in the 1960 Presi^ 
dential campaign—the gift of the nation’s broadcasting indus¬ 
try. ‘ ...... 

If the nation’s voters go to their polling places this Nov; 8 • 
without being better informed on the Democratic aiid Republi-, 
.ca.ii Presidential candidates and their views on the issues than 
ever before in history, it is not ; the. fault of the radio-tv industry. 
In 1960; the contribution of the two mediums^-arid tv in par¬ 
ticular^—has. been of above and beyond; the call of duty prppdr-* 
tions... " ' 

That the “Great Debates” are a permanent fixturc .in U; S. 
Presidential campaigns seenis an Obvious, fact: That .Congress 
will continue to exempt the Presidential campaign from “equal, 
time” restrictions (while, ;no doubt/protecting the rights of any' 
potential significant third or fourth party.) seems the samel 
That the American public will demand that the “Debates’’ be 
continued, also seems the same 1 . 

It is hot only possible—but it is probable-^tliat a! future Presi¬ 
dential candidate may consider the face-to-face encouoter. with 
his opponent before such a massive audience to !be. to. his disad-. 
vantage. This would be particularly true in the case , of a candi¬ 
date running for a second term In the White House; A President 
then in office would, by the very, nature of the program, hold 
the short end of the stick. 

He would. automatically lift his opponent to his ; pwn.. level of 
j rank, a situation any incumbent . Pfeside.ht. necessarily avoids 
for political reasons: And he would be a sitti target, to be 
held in a defensive* position and required to answer for various 
events and programs of his first term as President. Any politic 
cian wants to be in the affirmative 'nd, in a controversy, 

, the attack, 

But it is highly doubtful; .that* public opinion \vould permit 
any future major Presidential. nothin ee to' ref use '‘QreatDe- 
j bates” or would- let Congress deny networks the opportunity,.to 
| execute such a meaningful public, service. The number of “De-/ 
j, bates” conducted during, any specific' Pr.^idential camf)aigh,.‘ 

I the future can, of course/ vary as a result- of political power 
' plays; This year has been an .experiment, hi. formats and rules, 
and there is .no question, that, both can take refinement in 1964. 

Ironically, the tv story from Washington,-one year .ago was 
the quiz show, fixes, starring. Charles Van Doren and produced 
by the Oren Harris Subcommittee of the House. They were the 
darkest days the industry has. had. 

1 Flip the calendar 12 months, and the sunshine glows. These 
; are tv’s proudest days in the Washington political salons and- 
i also nationally. It couldn’t come at better time, with the threat 
of active Congressional consideration next year of legislation 
. requiring Federal regulation of radio-tv networks.. 

The networks, claim they . serve, the national, public interest 
best when they, have the same kind: of freedom the .press enjoys. 
They are currently, proving the! point;'. 

At the same time, to add to the irony, newspapers ate again 
on the receiving end. of sharp political criticism as a “pne- 
• party press.” Editorially, newspapers are again, overwhelmingly 
on the Republican side, and some ppliticians have accused som 
newspapers, of also, slanting news edverage of the candidates. 

To date, tv has. survived accusations of partisanship, indeed, 
tv. and radio have gbne to impressive lbiigth to ati in journalis¬ 
tic nonpartisanship. 

While the “Great Debates” are the brightest;, star in broad-, 
casting’s crown i the I960 campaign, there, have been numerous 
other regular and special - programs featuring the candidates.' 
and or the major campaign issues which have been, of the 
highest quality. Of these, NBC’S “The Campaign and the Candi¬ 
dates,”,.a one-hour Saturday night, tv offering, is the most, out-. 
..standing.-All have been good. 

Ratings oh some of the programs may have been a. disappoint¬ 
ment, but their value to the audience which, did have them 
tuned in is a tribute to ah. enlightened broadcasting Industry 
which is striving to enlighten.. 


Leland Hayward has signed A, J. which is striving to enlighten. 

Russell to pen the script of. “The -:- .-. ——- ——— : - 1 - ’ • < v.' "// ■ 

CBS-TV special for General Elec- NAME HOPPER PREXY WllK 

trie on Jan. . 6. Hayward has also AP AnP *1 FrTDANIfC " IV Ilia 

inked Jay Blackton as his musical l/DJ BLLLIIVUIIIVJ # ; . .. . 

director arid Joe Layton as chore- Clarence Hopper, vet corporate A /> Allltl’Q I VAmlPt 

ographer. veep of CBS Inc.,;, has'been named flvllUlllul f Vllllvl. 

Russeii \yas 'writer (w*ith Max. president of CBS Electronics, the ^ 

Wilki on Hayward’s “Fabiilous Fif- tube, semiconductor and phono- Washington,.Oct..18. 

ties’’ last year, Norman Jewison graph manufacturing subsid of. the ... Thurniari W’hiteside, a'-star per- 
who directed “Fifties/ was also network. He succeeds Arthur former in the sensational .Miami 
signed earlier to ditto on “Gersh- Chapman, who’s moving back to television Channel ,10.-•■drama,' w-asj 
win Years.” the N.Y. homeoffice as a' .staff V;jL' .acquitted ..’by '.a:'U.-S < district court 

—^—:— ' . . . . ■ ■ in the corporate setup. jury here of conspiracy and other 

Merrill Exits JWT To Appointment of Hopper report- I charges growing out of th 

¥ * r’ fl* edly will spark a wide expansion of tional .case. 

JOHl vxltlin ai TNi>V-l V the electronics subsid; Company. The jury delLberated Jess than 

Philip Merrill has left J, Walter has just opened a new $5.00Q,000 four hours !before finding AVhite- 
Thompson in Manhattan to, join plant in Lowell,.Mass,, in addition side not guilty of attempting jo in- 
thp n'pw Trvinff Gi«irt-Bob Allvson to its large Danvers arid Newbury- fluence ex-FCC* Commissioner 
7 ^g GilhmBob Allyon p 6rt ,.plants* in Massachusetts grid Richard Mack corruptly arid of 
unit at NBC which will pipduce its Windam, Me., operation. Comr conspiring with Mack to swing the 
the new debate program, “The pany is also' expanding its opera- award Pf channel 10 to .Public 
Nation’s Future.? Merrrill was tions in the field of digital elec- service Television, a.National Air- 
in the copy dept, at JWT on the tronics and cPmmunicatioris, lines subsidiary. Mack, described 

Ford account, arid earlier worked Hopper for five years-has been as a bedridden alcoholic; Was ex- 
with Mike Wallace. in.charge of facilities for the CBS cused from trial ori medical, counts; 

Of interest is the , like-fatber- parent organization—that post has Federal Judge Alexander Holtz- 
like-son angle since Merrill is the included real estate operations, off, who presided, called -the 
son of Leon Levine, longtime head with Hopper a key figure in the verdict “entirely reasonable? and 
of the CBS Educational Division purchase of CBS’ plot for a home- Said the court Would, have reached 
in radio times and producer of office. structure on N.Y.’' Sixth i the same conclusion fegarding 
“Americans School-of the Air.” Ave. and 52d St-. I Whiteside. 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


RADIO-TELEVISION 


21 


JAPANESE TV: THE GINZA BEAT 


Last, Thuisday (13) in case nobody realized it, viewers were 
treated; to such diverse fare as the wild-and-woolly World Series - 
finale. Khrushchev’s final day at the United Nations, the third in 
the Presidential "Great Debates" stanzas, the remote pickups ot 
Khrushchev’s: departure from- Idle wild Airport. 

In tamer but still diversified entertainment fare, there Was th 
big situation, comedy splurge on the three Webs .on Thursdays, an 
ABC documentary, ‘'Paradise in Chains” treating of the troubles 
irt Haiti, and the return, of “The Untouchables.” 

-Add to the network , st uff-such local, items as round, out the pic¬ 
ture, and in New York viewers'had a documentary 6ri the economy 
and political changes in western Europe- via WPIX at noontime, a 
Choice bf .such. late-afternoon feature films as. 4 ;Father Was a Full¬ 
back.” "Rogue’s Regiment,!’ "Scandal in Sorrento” and ."“King 
Kong.’’ and as a. sign-oil,, sign-off contrast! "Sunrise Semester” at 
6:30 a.m. and ."Yolanda and th Thief” at 2:30 a.m. as the ‘‘Late 
-LateShow”feature. 


A Detroit Posie: 

State of Chevy Sales Than Dinah’ 



Becoming a Habit 

Chicago, Oct. 18. 

Television is taking the rap 
for a murder that grew out of 
a family quarrel here last 
weekend. Mrs. Genette Ed¬ 
mond fatally shot her husband 
with a revolver after h^had 
beat her,' physically, in an 
argument. 

Tlie fight,, according to the 
Woman,, was over, two tele¬ 
vision programs. She wanted 
to watch one, he the other. 


What’s good for Dinah Shore is 
good for General Motors. 

The Chevy , chirp didn’t; get that 
endorsement from Charlie \Vilson, 
but did. manage to Wheedle it out 
of GM’s director of tv advertising 
Gail Smith after she returned from 
her three-show' production spree 
in Europe. *. 

BaCk last month Miss Shore flew!; 
to Detroit for a powwow of all GM | 
ad wigs; both agency and company.;! 
Smith. Who came, to GM a year'; 
ago. dedicated graduate, of Proc-!. 
ter & Gamble’s. Sliderule. U:. 
School of Cost Per Thousand, was 
lecturing the clan on stretching.the j 
tele ad buck for the ultimate in 
CPT and “frequency.” In a situa¬ 
tion t h ', according to Madison 
Ave protocol Calls for . unanimous 
. agreement,- Miss Shore shook tlie 
oak panels with a declaration: “I 
giiess this, means this is niy last 
year” and "don’t tell i 
don’t mean me” 

Thus cornered. Smith allowed as 
how there was nothing finah for 
the state of. Chevy sales than Dinah 
(but. NBC’s current efforts to im¬ 
prove the lead-in for the Sunday 
night "Dinah Shore'Chevy Show” 
outlined: in a separate story could 
be at the iiisistnce of Smith). 

Anyhow; for her \vn part, Miss 
Shore is: plenty happy .wiili the 
o’seas shooting. ...She figures the j 
three European filmed shows (and] 
other foreign .production being 
done, for; insert' will, lend this j- 
year s shows a vigorous and rieees-/ 
(Continued, on page 41) 


Ed Hitz Retiring 

Ed Hitz, veepee and a general 
sales executive for NBC-TV. may 
shortly retire. Brought from Chi¬ 
cago io New York Sbme months 
back:. Hitz was once NBC’s boss 
in. the central division, 

Hitz is going on 61), and has had 
retirement talks with web toppers, 
but he hg.s riot reached a decision. 
Vet;”' - 


Canada to Hold 
Back on Tint TV; 




.Networ tv .gross time billings 
for the first eight months of I960 
tbtal^d S44'2.5i4o;884. a ld r ^ increase 
over the like period a year agd; 

While . byerali billings were, up, 
the totals, released by the ^Televi¬ 
sion Bureau of. Advertising; showed 
A slump" in daytime grosses front 
Mondav through Fridav of 0.7”, 
front $132,436,324, for the first 
eight months of ’59. to $131,528,244 
for the first, eight, of ’60. 

Daytime weekend totaL'.however,. 
was lip 16”. from $18,940,344 , in 
!59 tb $21,967.79,6 in ’60; and night¬ 
time was lip 15:2” for a total of 
$311,912.640—an increase of more, 
than $40,000,000 over the first-eight 
take. , of .’59;. 

Total gross for all webs was up. 
.With ABG-TV showing a 29.3”! in¬ 
crease. for a $100,846,330 total. CBS 
Was up. 5:2”- for $183,229,196, and. 
NBC showed a 5.4” ' with 

SI 58-855.358! 


St ore r Broadcasting will, disaf¬ 
filiate its WGBS in. Miami from 
CBS Radio- effective Nov. 28 and 
turn ti: statipn' into, ah •.inde¬ 
pendent'. .Compaii/ will retain- its 
CBS affiliation in Wheeling; W. 
Va:, oh WW-YA. but it is • disppsing 
of that outlet in order to purchase, 
WINS; N. Y. 

A Storer exec stated that the 
disaffiliation 16 not a/disaffection 
with network radio, 'per sc, but: 
a particular problem . involving 
WpBS news operation. Storer has 
been building up the WGBS newe¬ 
st aft and prpgranniiihg to the point ‘ 
where .itV.thp. biggest in Miami, 
nd aiis 10. minutes of news both 
n the hour nd on the half hour; 

New CBS plan for 10 minutes of' 
news on the hour aiid five, niinutes 
on. th§ half-hoUr creates a major' 
conflict tor the station, the exeC 
explained, in that it involves too 
luch.of a news feed from, the web; 
in light of the local upbeat. Con-:; 
• sequently Storer has; decided to"' 
continue , the major , emphasis on 
local news : and prepare national I 
with its own staL. Idea is 
that under the neiv network .con-, 
tract, station would automatically;, 
have to. clear for at least five iriiii- 
utes of' the web feed; 

Beyond the.. Ws upbeat,, sta-; 
tion’s indie operation Will feature 
pops and showtunes, as before, : 
when it goes independent. * 


It’s Tit-for-Tat As 
CEi’s WBBM Views 
Press & Vice Versa 

Chicago, Oct.. 18.: 

One Of the dangers in criticizing 
t he/.press mn the air is that you 
gotta be sure you’re, not throwing 
stones in' a glass , house, "WBBM- 
TV .Views, the Press” a bi-weeklv-' 

. . got. ti.l-fOr-tat. in a. Chicago 

Sun-Times editorial last Friday 
’ 14/ after.the CBS-TY presentation 
of .the Adolph Eiehmann . storv on 
"Circl Theatre.” WBBM-TV. ‘is a 
CBS o&q. . 

•In bis /Sunday program, com-. 

■ niehtatbr- Carter Davidson .had de¬ 
plored as- poor taste , the use of : 
gruesom ws .pictures showing , 
the human carnage in- the recent; 
Boston plane crash,.;.He blamed .the ! 
Tribune and DAi'ly News, as Well as ; 
the ■Sun-Times,.for publishing them. 
Qn; Wednesday night (12>. the net- , 
Work furnisliejd the .-newspaper'with ! 
hition. for its defense. j 

im-Times argument cited, the 
‘‘horrifying pictures of victims of; 
Hitler’s gas chambers” in the Eich- t 
mann documentary and said; '“They* 
told as words could not. tlie brutal¬ 
ity And soullessness of the Nazi, 
regime.” Editorial granted David¬ 
son the right to liis opinion but 
indicated that it’s obvipusly hot 
shared by his employer. l 


By GEORGE ROSEN 

Tokyo.. Oct. 18. 

Japanese tv is jumping. As with 
-most all other facets of postwar 
Japan,; it’s a booming, thriving, inr 
dustry—and wholly imitative. If it 
is readily apparent that the Nip¬ 
ponese are going through a meta¬ 
morphosis, with the youth of Japan 
almost without exception shedding 
ancestral customs and habits. to 
embrace western mores and pat¬ 
terns while their elders cling stead¬ 
fastly to. Shinto traditions arid cul¬ 
ture, it is equally evident that 
Japan tv is heading in. but one di¬ 
rection—the American Way,.. 

The rhythm and the tempo, of 
Japanese iv is as-western-flavored 
as the thousands (more than 5.000 
in all) of coffee shops in and 
around the Ginza—as strange and' 
fascinating a modern-day phenom- 1 
eripn as the steanv bath and mas-, 
sage bit. for the less inhibited. VIP r 
tourist; Here the . thousands upon 
thousands of Tokyo j-ouths, dressed 
to match, worship at the shrine 
of modernity, or what to them sig¬ 
nifies western culture (of one thing • 
they’re certai the proverbial tea ! 
house of the August. Moon spells; Ottawa, Oct. 17. 

decadence'. The "rockabilly” cof-1 The Canadian ^Broadcasting 
fee houses, (for the rapt devotees Corp. doesn’t have the monev to 

ot ' ( r ? c ‘” ’ rolI , an ? hillbi.'Iy' a/e, go into’ color television on" its 
matched m popularity only by the ” . .. . - . .. 

jazz coffee houses. Yet the cof-1 present financing level, according 
fee houses for the- semi-classical 1° Alphonse Ouimet, CBC pres, 
and classical music fans ; are just as Ouimet issued a statement on tint 
jampacked. The Japanee teenager.. tv in Canada, claiming “Significant 
whether a Rocky Nelson, an Elvis c<) ior acceptance by the United 
Presley or a Leonard Bernstein c ,, „ rt . . , 

Pori •’ States public has not yet arrived 

tan, serious, earnest and stu- - . 

dious. due, ..part, to the price of 

, The U; .S.-Nippon parallel conies c PlP r receivers” He said prices in 
immediately to mind in. appraising Canada would certainly be no 
the viewing habits of the Tokyo lower and "Canadians today would 
populace (of the country’s approx- hesitate before purchasing color 
iuiate 6:QOO,OOt) tv sets, 2.M0.W0 ieceivefs for the same reasons that 
of them are m Tokyo, and what , ... . . ... 

Tokyo likes generally applies to the mak ^ the American public, cau- 
43 commercial stations scattered tious. These reasons, are still some- 
through the islands'. The top. 10 what of an enigma to the indus- 
sho\vs”for August are a "variation try;” 

on A U.; : S. therne. ehcofhpassing Ouimet listed some of the proh- 
•suehitems a s -Whats My Secret;". , cn>s color WQuld brlng t0 CBC . 
tlie No. .1 show which, if you look including large expenditures, pro- 
■ closely, is none other than a Nip- vision of U.S.- as well as Canadian 
.version- of "What’s My shows on its coast-to-eoast Web, 
Line.” Then there’s "Lassie” and a .special problem in providing 
(dubbed); a Tokyo-p.roduced ; "Ges-. color Shows to the French network 
ture Quiz”-(bur old friend “Pantor sians -.access to ready-made imports, 
mime Quiz ,); a police series “Dial - ‘ The corporation,” he said, "has 
110,’ (which turns put to he a to devote all its resources and 
Japanese-made version of “Drag- energies to the development of 
net”); pro baseball.: which shows, black-and-white television in order 
up twice on the Top 10; ‘•Saturday to meet the public demand for an 
Theatre.” an hour live, drama se- extension of national Iv service to 
ries; "Father Knows Best’’(and you all . parts ; of Canada. Tlie CBC 
haven’t heard tv unless you’ve lis- would like, to provide a national 
teried to Robert Young spouting service in color When all factors 
Japanese); a .variant on "Marl With make tlie time appropriate, not 
A Camera-’ called "Our Mr,. Hi- only because of the increased en- 
mana.” which is a half-hour live joymeht f<jr the Canadian viewer 
action series, and a crime reporter But for the sake of the general 
series (honiemadeiWibbed "Jikeri-^..buoyant effect on the electronics 
kicha.” ; industry and the resulting effect 

Translate it all . info English and / 11 tlle Canadian economy.” 
you could be watching WFlL-TV : 
in Philadelphia or WFAA-TV 
Dallas. 

‘ Nielsen Setting; Up Shop 

The ratings come from the Dent- 
su ad agency and. are generally 
.accepted as the. most authoritative 
of ; the research outfits, based on 


Radio Syndications "Big Sound’ 
Comes in Small Packages; Frank s 
All-Star Parlay Grosses $1,000,000 


By BOB CHANDLER 

The massive changes that have 
come about in radio over the past 
several years are now starting to 
be reflected in the radio syndica¬ 
tion business, an industry that is 
nearly unrecognizable from that of 
10 years ago. 

There’s virtually no market left 
fpr programs of more than five 
niinutes each, and even these are 
coming into disfavor as stations are 
calling more and more for pro- 
gram-productionvaides and devices 
than programming itself. 

Indicative of the changing pat¬ 
tern of the business is the fact 
that the biggest grosser today in 
the AM syndication field is a Iwo- 
year-old company. Stars Interna¬ 
tional, which instead of programs 
offers services and capsules and 
"cuts.” some as short as -five sec¬ 
onds in length, for Integration inla 
local programming. 

Stars International, headed by 
1 onetime tv exec Peter Frank, will 
[gross near $1,000,000 this year. It 
grew out of the needs of a small 
I Washington station owned by 
I Frank while he was still partner 
•and associate producer on the 
"Lassie” series. Today, it uses a 
roster of 1,200 big entertainment 
“names” and a large staff to “cus¬ 
tom-tailor” programming-promo¬ 
tion aids to stations and to operate 
/on a semi-consultancy basis in tell- 
/ ing them how to use the aids. 

| Company offers a package on a 
i two-year contract basis that pro¬ 
vides fresh material every month. 
The material ranges from station 
! call letters voiced by a Frank 
1 Sinatra or a Dean Martin, to woalh- 
; er reports by a similar big name 
like Rosemary Clooney (with tem- 
jperalure ard all), to time signals 
I by a likewise "name,” to "jockey 
shorts", or quickie gags by a Jim 
Backus or Steve Allen to whom the 
local deejav can play straiglitman, 
to calendar items like a daily there 
are 28 days left till Christmas” 
from a Hollywood star. 

Beyond the briefies. there’s a 
quickie Hollvwood interview series, 
a 30-second advice-to-the-lovelorn 
feature, there’s a complete theme- 
music service included in the pack¬ 
age. and there are public service 
announcement, complete with 
stars, music and sound effects. And 
also a brand new sound effects 
library for station use, first in 
several years. There’s comedy ma¬ 
terial—five second one-liners for 
use either in shows or commer¬ 
cials. or gagged-up versions of the 
customary "National Be-Good-to- 
Your-Dog Week" and others. 

To Frank, competitive radio to- 
< Continued on page 40) 


i Murray Susskind Exits 
Brother David’s TA; 
Mayo Helms ‘Witness’ 

. Murray Susskind has resigned 


a 500-home Tokyo sample; (Nielsen from Talent Associates and as pro- 
is getting ; ready to! set. up .shop; has ducer of TA’s "Witness" series, 
already negotiated a deal with He’s been. replaced on ‘‘Witness” 
NTV the most affluent and ambi- by .Nick Mayo, Broadway producer 
tious of all''the commercial video undertaking his first major tv- 
stations ' Japan), What’s been.. 1 stint with the "Witness'’ assign- 
happening around the. Dentsu agen- : - n( ^ nt; 

pretty much reflects the spec-! Susskind. who’s TA topper David 
tabular success story of Japan tv Susskind*s brother, is heading for 
in general.. Agencv; said to be the. tht > Coast this week to discuss a 
sixth largest. ” the world and:.number of deals, involving a new 
housed in a skvseraper compar- assoc i a titm: David Susskind stated 
able, to MadisoiV Ave’s best, ex- th ere Was- no disagreement be- 
ce.eds annual billings of $160,000 - . ^een them, but that Murray had 
000! About 35”. of that is nori] ndlca J^ a '? sh *° disassociate 
being channeled into t” Dentsu , hlIllself fro,n the TA option, 
being responsible for about 50” Mayo has been represented on 
of all business placed on tv in j Broadway as a producer by "The 
Japan. Agency , now brings , in its i Best House in Naples” in 1956 
own. live, tape and film production 1 and ? n the r 9 ad as producer of a 
for sponsors I tourin S version of "Oklahoma.” 

a, ” , . ....... ; He’s already on the "Witness” 

,^ lth electronics and elpc- pp S t . Raving taped his first show 

(Continued on. page 40) J over a week ago. 


Clearances 
On ABCs ‘Hair 


ABC Radio figures that on its 
, new 55-minute daily "Flair” entry 
It’s well ahead of the network ra¬ 
dio game. Segment, according to 
web topper Bob Pauley, has 258 
stations cleared to carry R. 

Pauley said that the number of 
stations equals 90” station clear¬ 
ance—"the best in years” except 
for the longtime "Breakfast Club.” 
' which is carried on 267 ABC sta¬ 
tions. Pauley said that at the net¬ 
work’s request' 25 major market 
.outlets, including New York where 
ABC has an o&o. are carrying 
"Flair" on an arrangement where 
various parts of it are spotted 
throughout the daytime schedule. 
"Flair” was designed to be cut up, 

1 if the stations wanted. Rest are 
carrying the unbroken 55-minute 
block. 

Interesting part of the large 
clearance picture is that "Flair.” 
, save for a single daily one-minute 
[sponsorship by Hudson Vitamins, is 
[sustaining. Stanza premiered two 
•weeks ago. 





22 


TV-FIU1S 


Sales on‘Magoo’ 
Hit 750G Mark 

Hollywood, Cct. 18. 
“Mr. Magoo” cartoon sales fo 
stations have reached the $750,000 
mark In the first week of active 
selling, according to Hank Saper- 
stein and Al Unger, proz andjv.p., 
respectively, of Television Person¬ 
alities Inc. ji 

Markets already signed up in¬ 
clude KTTV, Los Angeles, 'New' 
York, Chicago,. Washington. Cleve¬ 
land, Seattle, Buffalo. Salt Lake 
City, Phoenix. Boise. Miami Jack¬ 
sonville and Nashville. 

“Dick Tracy” cartoon sales 1 will 
start approximately Dec. 1. iwith 
many “Magoo” stations, according 
to Saperstein. offering to buy 
“Tracy” on the basis of “Magoo” 
audition prints and CPA produc¬ 
tion reputation. j; 


‘61 FOR W SALES I 
IN 31 MARKETS; 

National Telefilm Associates 1 
clicked off four new markets for] 
Its post-’48 package, “61 for; ’60." ! 
bringing the total salt s roster to ’ 
31 markets. 

Biggest sale, amounting to about 
$200,000. encompassing 180 pire-'48 ! 
20th-Fox features, as well, was to 
WISH, Indianapolis. Corinthian’s- 
station topper there, Robert Mc¬ 
Connell. for years has avoided any i 
library buys, keepinq station;: free- ( 
to buy packages as they become 
available. 

’ Other “61 for ‘60” recent jdeals 
were: WKBW. Buffalo: WFAA.iDal¬ 
las: and WFLA. Tamna. Poi>t-'48 
package includes “All About Eve.” 
“Panic In the Streets.” “Viva Za¬ 
pata.” and “I Was A Male j : War 
Bride.” 1 


Production, Sales Execs 
Exit Transfilm-Caravel 

Three Transfilm-Caravel produc¬ 
tion and sales execs have recently 
ankled the Buckeye Corp. blurb 
subsid for new jobs. 

Mauri II. Goldberg, formerly di¬ 
rector and production manager at 
Caravel and in the same post at 
Transfilm Caravel following mer¬ 
ger, has moved over to Robert 
Lawrence Productions as a senior 
producer-director. 

John Wilson -Jack> Bereh, for¬ 
merly a \eepee with T-C.; has 
joined Robert C. Durham A’-soc.'s. 
management consultants un s per¬ 
sonnel and new biz in the ad in¬ 
dustry. as a senior veepee in charge 
of special services in communica¬ 
tions. ] 

T-C camerman John Eicole re¬ 
cently joined Frlniways as a'/ ro- 
ducer-director and cameraman. 


UAA and Trans-Lux TV 
Launch Yule Selling 

United Artists Associated nd 
Trans-Lux Television are selling 
their traditional Christmas film 
specials. 

UAA has two features. Dickens 
“A Christmas Carol,” starring Alas- 
tair Sim. and Hans Christian; An¬ 
derson’s “The Emperor's Nigthin- 
gale.” narrated by Boris Karloff. 
Company’s two half-hours arc ‘‘Star 
in the Night” and “Silent Night.” 

Trans-Lux this season is offer¬ 
ing “Christmas Rhapso ’ “IS'ight 
Before Christmas.” “Christmas 
Through the Ages." and “Jerusa¬ 
lem. the Holy City.” all culled [from 
the output of Encyclopedia Britan- 
nica. j; 


‘Lassie’ Espanol Deal 

Madrid. Oct. 18. 

B. B. Kreisler. president of 
International Film Associates 
Corp.. concluded negotiations;;with 
the Spanish government tv j‘ offi¬ 
cials for the showing of 52 of ITA’s 
“Lassie” series. | 

Kreisler also finalized a contract 
with managing director Alberto 
Reig of No-Do Films for three 
special featurettes. The subjects 
are of the famous Spanish painters 
El Greco, Goya, Velasquez; and 
will be included in IFA’s “Master¬ 
pieces” series for U.S. cinema and 
tv showings. 


PfotiEtfr 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


TV Webs Share In the Profits On 50% 
Of A11 New ’60 - ? 61 Telefilm Entries 


By LARRY GLENN 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. . 

The networks have a participat¬ 
ing interest in producers’ profits 
in approximately half the new' tel¬ 
efilm series accepted for prime¬ 
time in the . 1960-61 season, accord¬ 
ing to testimony given to Federal 
Communications Commission in¬ 
vestigators here. The probers think 
it’s odd. 

The FCC’s Broadcast Bureau, in 
Coast edition of the investigation 
started 17 months ago into alleged 
culprit practices in network pro¬ 
gramming, is concentrating on two 
questions: (1) Does the producer’s 
willingness to giye the web a piece 
of his show help to get network’s 
commitment to a time slot? and 
«2) Are the big talent agencies, 
William Morris and MCA, using a 
talent hegemony to force a . pack¬ 
ager-sales agent position on pro¬ 
ducers? 

Studio executives and indie pro¬ 
ducers have, almost to a man, tak¬ 
en oaths that the answer, to both 
questions is “no,” but testimony-p¬ 
adding an estimated quarter-mil¬ 
lion additional words to the six- 
foot shelf of testimony taken in 
New” York and Washington the 
spring and winter of last year goes 
on. 

Testifying - under subpoena, ac¬ 
tual or potential, are the heads.of 
television arms of the major stu¬ 
dios—William T. Qrr of Warner 
Bros., William Dozier of Screen 
Gems ^Columbia i, Peter G. Lev - 
thes of 20th-Fox. George T. Sh - 
pert of Metro—in addition to Four 
Star topper , Dick Powell. Desilu 
chief Desi Arnaz and. union heads 
George Chandler and John R. 
Dales of Screen Actors Guild, 
Curtis Kenyon and. Michael Frankr 
lin of Writers Guild of America! 
i West, and Frank Capra of Direc¬ 
tors Guild of America. Loretta 
Young, Ozzie Nelson and indie 
producers Don Sharpe and !IJon 
Fedderson and agent - producer 
Frank Cooper have also testified. 

Windup This Week 

Top witnesses as the hearing 
closes the end of this week will be 
Taft Schreiber. head of Revue 
Productions, and Sam Weisbord. 
the Morris Agency's top television 
agent. Richard Jencks of the Al¬ 
liance of Television Film Produc¬ 
ers. and Edward Bronson and 
Frank Morris of the National Assn, 
of Broadcasters will be heard be¬ 
fore them. leaving the agency men 
for the grand finale. 

Piecing together testimony given 
last week, approximately 15 of the 
35 new filmed tclescries appearing 
in prime time on the three net¬ 
works in the 1960-61 season are. 
giving from a “few percent” up to 
50 r 'r to the networks on which 
they’re airing including par¬ 
ticipation in merchandising, for¬ 
eign sales and domestic syndica¬ 
tion. Indications were that the 
number was higher than 15. but 
exact testimony wasn’t- forthcom¬ 
ing. 

ABC participates profits of 


Warner Bros.’ “Roaring. 20’s’’ arid 
“Surfside . 6,” 20th-F0x, “Hong 

Kong,” Metro’s “The Islanders,” 

Four Star’s “Stagecoach West” 
and Desilu’s “Guestward Ho/’ CBS 
gets part of producer’s profits in 
Screen Gems’ “Route 66” arid Four 
Star’s “Tom Ewell Show,” arid is 
co-producer of “Angel” and “Pete 
arid. Gladys.” NBC participates: in 
profits: ; of Screen . Gems’ “Dan 
Raven,” Metro’s ‘‘NatiOrial Velvet,”. 

Four Star’s “Alike Shayne” and 
“The Westerner” arid is producer of 
“Outlaws.” 

, Levathes explained. “Econornic 
conditions of the industry have re¬ 
sulted in this trend—the cost of 
time is up . as is the cost of putting 

• on a show. An. advertiser can’t af- 
! ford to buy a show by himself and 

the growth of the number of hour 
shows has increased the .trend.” 

Shupert observed that, producers 
find it valuable for nets to have a 
! profit stake in a show> not because 
[ it has anything to do with acquir- 
[ ing time slots, but because the nets 
i thereby take a more active interest 
■in creative problems of the pro- 
j ducer.” 

j AshbEpok v P. Bryant, the bu¬ 
reau’s chief, counsel^ asked several 

• times: why it was that large compa- 
! nies with secure credit positions 
: would choose to give up syndica- 
j tion rights and other valuable 
I rights in order to acquire network 
| financing of r pilot films and sug¬ 
gested that it was; in order to in- 

! duce. the nets to! Rive commit- 

• ments on time slots. No one agreed. 

■ Fact that either the Morris 

Agency or MCA was sales agent! sons as actors, also has a contract 
j for at least 13 of the new telefilm ! with ABC bv which . the. web 
series in prime time this season, j'riames’ MCA as sole selling agent/ 
evoked close FCC. scrutiny. (Mor- J getting 10^. off the top. for the 
ris is credited, with: riine< MCA with f show which is now entering its 


before producer Irving Pickus ap¬ 
proached the Morris Agency about 
getting Walter Brennan es top- 
li . Pickus, Cooper said; told 
him “I can get Brennan, but you 
can’t continue to be sales agent.” 
The large agency, Cooper testi¬ 
fied, wanted, that plum <.10% off. 
the top). 

The agent, who incidentally; 
started in show biz as secretary to 
William Morris Sr., wouldnlt use 
the phrase “talent monopoly,” but 
i.r agreed the two giants; have a 
“preponderance”, of the star talent 
and noted three instances in 
which, he said, MCA and Morris 
had acquired representation rights 
to stars developed by smaller 
agencies: Frank Sinatra from GAG 
to MCA, Dinah Shore from GAC 
to Morris arid Alan Young from 
Cooper to Morris. 

FCC co-counsel James. F. Tier¬ 
ney wanted to know w'hether fact 
that MCA’s being in both produc¬ 
tion and artists representation had 
any effect. Cooper said, “If ..they 
control stars and production facili¬ 
ties, it’s only logical theyTl have 
a head start.” MCA is sales agent 
for Revue “so I can’t very well take 
a package there.” said Cooper. At 
another point he said the agencies 
are reluctant to-let acting talent, 
into a package for television im- 
less same agent is the sales agent. 

As with Loretta Young. FCC 
counsel. Bryant developed testi¬ 
mony concerning, agency sale of 
apparently pre-spld shows. From 
Ozzie Nelson he elicited info that 
MCA,, which represents the Nel- 


LA Testing For 
Mex-Made Senes 

Mexico City, Oct. 18. 

Mexican television circles are 
eagerly watching outcorrie of cur¬ 
rent experiment whereby KHJ-TV, 
Los. Angeles, statiori. has bought. 
made.-in-Mexico episodic series for : 
cbirimerCial . exploitation, aimed at 
the Spanish elements in the area. 

Rene Anselriio; . Televieentro 
exec, said; if experiment proves 
iuccessfui, jilari is to expand ex¬ 
port of Mexican episodic series, 
reaching Out- of. all of the south- 1 
west, Chicago, New York arid all ; 
other areas having a large Spanish 
populatiori. 

....Initial, series, “Pecado Mortal” 
(Mortal Sin) is a species of. .Mexi¬ 
can soap opera heavy on tears arid 
suffering. This .stars Amparo Bivel- 
les, Tito Junco, .Elsa Cardenas, 
Freddy Fernandez, Oswaldo Neg¬ 
rete and others. A total ;bf 25 seg¬ 
ments . of. this 50-episodc series 
has already been videotaped for. 
the; - . American market. 

; The . '* has proved highly 
popular in telecasts here, over 
Channel 4. Mexicans are suckers 
for!; heavy soap opera corn and 
Show has built up a. \vide audience. 

: . But iri'Airierican experiment Ad- 
selmo said this could be of “far 
reaching importance” for Mexican 
programmers since it-would open 
up a “rich arid wide market bring-; 
ing Tri new':. iriepme. for our elec¬ 
tronic industry.;’ : 

.Going further bevpndepisodies 
- |;aimed at Spanish, population cen¬ 


ters in the U.S^ Anselmo.inferred, 
that Mexico might test, dubbing. of. 
selected episodic series made at 
the America Studios, such as “Head 
Hunters," etc:, . Joe the wider; dis¬ 
tribution available in America arid 
possibly Canada. England, etc. 

Ten years after inauguration of 
television in Mexico program prdr' 
ducers look to broadening their ac->. 
tiyity internationally not only i 
traditioiial .Spanish speaking areas 


four). Warners, Screen-Gems and ; ninth tV season and had been .oil 
Metro toppers/said their companies ; ABC radio from 1944. System of 
have strict policies against use i four contracts. Nelson. said, gives 

of sales agents. Twentieth, which | the Nelsons'title to their show but'__ >rr .__„ 

had an. arrangement with Morris/ ] it’s only titular, so far. as sy'nd’ica- [but on a worldwide, arid especially 
has abandoned it. .and. assumed : tion rights/ etc., are concerned. American, basis, 
similar, policy against such deals, i Function of selling agent MCA, . 

Mri i Nelson, said. Is to. sell the .-show to-, •. 

nlrf:' nrnhere that'.TlTf'A: ariJ. \V5T_.i ■ n 


told probers^ .that MCA and Wil-i Polweli’s admission earlier that 
barn Morns haye.established a vir- . Four Star had no shows: on the air 
kP^P^bo.ny on star talent and : four years ago but now' has ,1'2- 
that the big agencies are “r#>- —j ....i 


FEATURES TO WEBS 

.. United Artists Associated has 
gotten into the “features-for-tv-. 
networks” act,- .submitting three pi 


tliat the big agencies are_ “re-j laying signed “sales agent.” con- 

coiuc" part -of°tel('vision a 0aoka«es | j/ars -'amrad/d^a;'o?July°T ' ?Ure * 

■ sales'/gents^ 10 . afe D0 ‘ ! I959 - f °t indeterminate nunjber. of j ° T|,e t hree ‘pix, 1 ’ all AStiiSi dis- 

• ty- t- ri t* • • -of- • -years) was apparently basis of- : ti-ibutcd; bv parent Cnited Artists, 

Dick Powell, Four. Star ,, Coopers remark later., ‘^Everyone ! are >‘Man With-The Golden Arm.” 

accompanied_by WP. chief ^execu-■ wants to be; a Four Star” -in Wf.■.starring•Frahk••Sbatra^.••TheR r ^•d•.•, 
tive officer Tom McDermott and sponse to question of whether j anc j ; TJle PasMon.” Sinatra; Gary .. 
i iPacHagin«;sales agent arrange-f cooper and Sophia Lorenand “Npt 

tod . under questioning that Hal. ments. were on the increases | As A stranger,” . Robert Mitchuiri; 


Hudson. Four Star producer, had Four Star exec Tom McDermott I 
told him MCA had prevented Joan (who was sworn with Powell) 


All are of relative recent vintage/ 



though Miss. Crawford had told- The two, lie said, are riot related j 
Powell, four days prior, that she l and that it wasn't Four .Star's de-' 

was willing and available, ; sire to get Morris. i s that ■ J^^SSOUr StudlOS Ill 


Cooper, appearing without cou prompted or even influenced their 
sel. said, that he was sales agent entering an arrangement With the 
for "The Real McCriys'’ package r . 'Continued on page 42) 


PR’s $1 



J. Arthur Rank pix group, dis¬ 
tributed by Programs for Televi¬ 
sion 'PTl», has grossed over 
$1,000.000,. the figure which rep T 
resents PTl s guarantee to Rank 
for the pdst-’43*s. 

Recent deals putting gross sales 
beyond the $1,000,000 mark in¬ 
clude KIVU, Sari Francisco; 
CKLW. Detroit; WTVJ, Miami, 
iand WFGri, Jacksonville. 

Previous sales include New York, 
WNBC; Los Angeles, KRCAc Bos¬ 
ton, W.HDH: Buffalo, WGR; Phila¬ 
delphia, WRC: Schenectady, 

WRGB; Palm Beach, \VPTV; 
Minneapolis, WCCO; and St. 
Louis, KTVI. 


UAA's Post-‘48 Sales 

United Artists Associated has 
sold its new' package of postr‘48: 
pix of 26 titles about 35 
markets. 

Major market . deals include 
’VYOR-TV, N.Y.; K11J, Los Angeles; 
and WIL„ Phiiadelphi . Ailanta,. 
Syracuse and Grand Rapid.s. Mich., 
are included in the sales roster/ 


| ^ John Leo's New Berth 

j John Leo/formerly Avith United 
’ Artists Television, has .joined Pro¬ 
grams for Television sales staff as 
• midwest sales exec. 


While a UA, Leo handled intro- 


i duction of the/ company's feature 
1 pix to tv. 


PAT BOONE PACTS 
MORT ABRAMS FOR TV 

Hollywonci, Get. 18. 

Co.oga Mooga Product ions, head¬ 
ed by Pat Boone, is eni ririg full- 
scale television and niotiori picture 
production, Cbinpany to date had 
produced the Bbbne.tv .Chevy show 
.and several • spectaculars^ 
i According to Veepee Jack Spina, 
Mort Abrairis has been signed as 
exec producer on ali tv pn-perties, 
including “So Help Me, Hanna,’’ 
/created.by Glenn Rose and penned, 
•by MeT^Diamond and Bill Daven- 
j port, and “A Baker’s Dozen,’’ writ- 
,-ten. by Biil .Jacobson. Abrams re- 
; ceritly resigried as lieiid of -NTA 
'.programmirig and preduetibn. 

I “The Jupiter .Incident.” a sci¬ 
ence fiction yarn, and “it Comes 
Out Love,” a romantic comedy, 
.have- also been acquired by Cooga 
Mooga for ' .theatrical, filming. 

] BOone will riot appear. iii either 
I film. 


Los Angeles, Oct. 18. 

A $359,000 breach of contract' 
suit, against ABC and 20th-Fox 
Television was ; filed in Superior 
Court by Savannah .Productions," 
indie unit wned by ‘Writer''Hal. 
Kanter. Complaint, draw by at¬ 
torney MelNimmer, of Nimmer •& 
'Selvin, aliege.s unlawful cancella-:; 
tion by ABC on a series entitled 
“Down Horn 

Suit charges that ABC i Feb-| 
ruary bought sho\y, pn basis of 26 
segments, from 20lh-Fox Televi¬ 
sion which had entered, production 
deal with Kanter, who- conceived 
the Pat Buttram starrer. Subse¬ 
quently, according to the coitit 
plaint,, ABC cancelled deal, and 
20th, as a consequence, is not go¬ 
ing ahead with production. Pilot on 
the series had been filmed. 

Suit asks $138,000 from 20thi 
$221,000 from ABC, figures total¬ 
ing amount of money which would 
have been received by Savannah 
had series of 26 been produced. 


Claim for $300,000 

Sari Jose, Cal., Oct. 18. 

Nassour Studios, Los Angeles, 
has -filed/a $300,000 /claim against 
the estate of Oscar F. Rplph, 
wealthy;Sari Joaquin. Valley cotton 
and feed grower, claiming that 
Rplph and his son, Donald! sold 
Nassour background. film of Africa 
without holding title to the/ film. 

Nassour, producer of .tv’ 
“Sheeria. Queen : of .‘the Jungle,” 
brought the action in the probate 
department of the Santa Clara 
County superior court, Prior to. hi 
death Rolph lived in Los Gatos, 
suburb of San Jose. 

/The African films, were? shot in 
1953 by Donald Rolpli. The elder 
Rolph, his son / and several • others ' 
later formed a .coniuanv. Africal,. 
Inc.. for purpose of marketing the 
films. 

. . Nassour suhsequently .purchased 
sonfe of the footage, in its action, 
the studio Charged it is now ..being 
sued by a third party for having; 
used film !frbi Rolph’s Africal 
company; 

Disney Sets Diane Jetgens 

Hollywood, Oct, :18 V . 

Diane Jergeris \vas iriked by. Walt 
Disriby for costar role; with Dewey 
Martin /and Mala .Powers iri ; pro¬ 
ducer’s new vidpix series, “Daniel 
Boone!” 

Prograi debuts this fall 
ABC-TV. 


Wednesday, October 19,1960 


P^AHIETT 


TV-FILMS 


2S 


J 


THEY’RE STILL TALKING DOWN 


Survival of the Longest 

Most of the new hpurlftrig vidfilm series on the networks, 
the weaker entries, are expected, to : ride out'the season. 
'■.'Charmed life of the; 60-mimiter has little to do - with quality, 
but. iitore with economics: Network, as opposed to a sponsor, is 
the buyer for these participation vehicles^ it’s understood net¬ 
works have sponsor participation coin lined up for friost of the 
hour vehicles. As to those in trouble, hnipst instances the.networks 
find it easier to discount the price to th advertiser-rather than 
come in with a new. program. 

Network pacts, on most of the new hours are understood to.encom¬ 
pass 26. episodes, although there may be: an out after a 13-week 
rpn. But even with a I3 : week out, web. has to order fresh, epi¬ 
sodes: before the first seasorrs national Nielsens are available. 
Sixty-minuter.would liaye to be real turkey for the web to shelve, 
it before the niid'-November Nieisens . are iii. 

:. The. big splurge of the 60-minuters took place last season. 
Many, of them failed to make spectacular rating noise, only to be. 
renewed; for another season. Reasoning there was that they, served 
as economical participation buys despite the lack of big ratings. 
Last season, there were only a few cases of,,60-minuters yanked 
oft the' \\eb before the expiration. Of the season,, among the few 
being “Five ..Fingei s” arid ‘‘Lineup.” 

;? A.si. iilar. “keep-the hi to n”. pattern for the 60-minliters ; is* forecast 
for this season. ' ‘ 


• 1 • > 


Assist on ‘Best of Post’ Entries 



SG Expanding Program Horizons; 

Live Drama, More Animation 


. Independent. Television Corpus 
•'Best of the Post” syridie. series is 
reaping a whiriwindof promotiphal 
and ad support from . th Sateve- 
"post/ marking-the first lim ma¬ 
jor. national mag has gone Out to 
back a .syndie entry. iSeries is 
based: on stories, of Satevepost). 

First of series of audience 
promo ads appeared in the Aug. 
27 issue of the mag. Ad, like others 
scheduled; heralds the series and 
asks readers -to view the st ies ; 
listing the local tv stations. 

In adchtion. in its newspaper ad¬ 
vertising. Satevepost has sched¬ 
uled tune- messages in its large 
size weekly ads. in those markets 
in which the series has already 
...preemed, 

' in Chicago.. for- example, the 
heads: of Curtis. circulation Con- 
taced. the, Chicago,wholesalers, and 
received .cOOperation. in .the use of 
large, colorful truck posters on all 
Wholesale newsdealers’ trucks prior 
. . to the kick-off pn WGN-TV.: Addi¬ 
tionally. in all tnajor markets, Cur¬ 
tis circulation has used stack, in¬ 
serts heralding the show,. .... 

... So clOsely has. the Curtis Pub- 
lising Co. worked •'with-. The promo¬ 
tion of the series that in a recent 
interview George Morris, account 
exec on Curtis at BBD&Q/ stated: 
“The iSatevpost tv spot campaign 
has nothing whatsoever to do with 
the -Best of,the Post v program that’s 
being sold in syndication. However, 
if we learned, that a station ip one 
of our markets Was running the 
‘Post’ program. we*d probably put 
(Continued on. page 41)' 


iceman’ fer lliealres? | 

Latest possible program wedding ; 
between the theatrical and. tv me-! 
diums" is. that National Telefilm! 
Associates’ .“The; Iceman Cometh” i 
may. be booked in art-theatres: prior I 
to. its telecasting on WNTA-TV, 
Newark-Ni Y. f- 

Vidtaping .of the Eugene O’Neill j 
play, starring Jason Rob aids. Jr.,.j ; 
I and directed, by Sidney Lumet, has; 
been: completed. Yidtaped version f 
j of the play covers, a; four-hour span, 
j with commercials. T elecasting;plan j 
is to..present: the play in two parts: | 
| As to possible theatrical exhibi-.j 
j'tion, NT A has. to secure, movie/ 
! rights to . the play as well as ex-i 
«amine the feasibility of. transfer¬ 
ring the. vidtape to film for pfojee-l 
lion in theatres. Tentative plans 
called for the telecasting of. the 
O’Neill; play in mid-November. 


TV Export Assn., 


, Manny Reiner, moves over to 
United Artists Associated as V.p. 
in charge of foreign operations, 
effective Tuesday' V24h : His move- 
oyer took place .with the an¬ 
nounced resignation of Norman 
Katz, director of foreign Opera¬ 
tions. effective with the expiration 
of his contract ir. JVIatcb, 1961; 

Reiner Will. be responsible for 
sales of all United Artists and 
UAA tv product throughout the. 
world, except for the.U.S. UAA is 
subsid of United. Artists; 

Reiner has resigned as exec v.p. 
of Galaxy Attractions, where he 
has been working with Milton Gor- 
dqxi for the past two years, an as¬ 
sociation that began at TPA Where 
Reiner, was v.p: of foreign opera¬ 
tions. Previously he had been forr 
eign manager for Samuel Goldwyn 
Productions and for the David O. 
Selznick organization. 

Katz has been foreign Operations 
director of UAA and its predeces¬ 
sor company, Associated Artists 
.Productions, since 1954; Previous¬ 
ly, Katz had been an exec in sales 
and. production; both in tv and 
lotion pictures. * this country 
arid- abroad. 


Television Programs Export 
Assn, is exploring a new facet of 
overseas marketing of American 
tv sh . with U.S. officials in 
Washington.. 

The facet comes under the juris¬ 
diction of the information media 
guarantee division • of the U.S; 
'Information Agency. The division 
guarantees the convertibility of 
local currencies into American 
dollars in- cretain listed, sensitive 
areas of the world; 

Purpose of the program—which 
has been operating for motion 
pictures, books, periodicals; etc.— 
is to stimulate the circulation of 
material, which reflects the good 
aspects of-.: American life. Sensi¬ 
tive countne.v comhig under the 
program includes Yugoslavia, Pol¬ 
and. Czechoslovakia,' Burma arid, 
new emerging countries of Africa. 

TPEA Will shortly hold a board; 
of . .directors meeting on the prob¬ 
lem, exploring the role respective 
Companies, can take in, the pro¬ 
gram, the extent of tv develop¬ 
ment in the sensitive .countries, 
arid whether it’s conomically feas¬ 
ible to get behind the program. 

USIA, of course, isn’t likely to 
be participant in helping the 
sale, of such shows .. ‘The Un¬ 
touchables” in, ideological .sensi¬ 
tive, areas of the world. But. there’s 
a wide array of American tv pro¬ 
grams, ranging from pubaffairs to 
drAmas- to comedies. Which - W ould 
be viewed with favor. 

- TPE.-Y. topper John McCarthy 
tentatively plans another trip to 
Europe. shortly, with Britain; Italy, 
(Continued on page 41) 


By MURRAY HOROWITZ 

,NeW r yidfilrii season;, both oft the 
network arid syndie levels, now is 
off to, a running start, and the 
questions being raised have little to 
do with ratings at this point. The 
switchefoo doesn’t represent any 
ultimate, deemphasis of Nielsen, 
Arbitron, Trendex. e.t. ail:,-’but a 
VW'hither-are-We-drifting'’ search, 
impinging on vital; areas. 

The comparative Johrmy-come- 
lately major motion picture com¬ 
panies in the vidfilm end of the 
biz haven’t , done, too well: It isn’t 
that some of them haven’t come 
through With comiriei;cial. successes 
—there’s 20th-FQxV“Do.bie Gillis.” 
for example. However, for all their 
vaunted size, what is the tv ve¬ 
hicle tliat matches Metro’s •’Ben- 
Ilui” on the tv. screen? 

..Paramount Pictures has only 
“Mr; Garland” for its video image. 
Metro has “Islanders” and “Na¬ 
tional Velvet.” Twentieth-Fox. be¬ 
sides “Gillis/’ has the returned 
‘‘Adventures in Paradise” and . the 
new “Hong Kong.” Since United 
Artists’’ acquisition of Ziv there, 
hasn’t been any discer ible swell¬ 
ing of the Ziy-UA network image. 

The comrripn link which stratifies 
the new major company entries is 
their failure to strike but for new 
horizons.. Their- ventures, in 
comparison to their motion picture 
ventures today,, bear the stains of 
following. blueprints of established 
tv shows. There may be added 
production values: in many of the 
nriwies, but essentially, they are cut 
of similar cloth of previous tv suc¬ 
cesses. 

The same criticism, of course, 
can be applied in varying degrees 
to/the established vidfilmeries. of 
the majors—Warner Bras., and Co^ 
lumbia's Screen Gems. But the key 
to the difference is that WB and 
SG's tv roiriance is of relatively 
lp n g - s t a n d i n g arid each has 
spawned some unusual offsprings 
—SG’s “Flintstones/’ And WB's 
‘‘Maverick” arid “77 Sunset Strip,” 
for. example. . 

Faced w.i t h established com¬ 
panies in the field, the newly-ar¬ 
rived vidfilm subsids of the major 
motion picture companies can’t, af¬ 
ford to be associated with retreads, 
no matter how decorative the: 
trimmings; Even the established 
ones, WB, SG, and the Revues and 
Four Stars, not associated With 
motion picture companies, in the 
long ruri alsb will suffer -froth, 
copycatism. 

Unfortunately, the thinking that 
prevails on the theatrical film level 
today has hardly made a dent in 
the vidfilm level; Motion pic^ 
ture companies sea rc h for four 
corriers. of tiie .world in. search of 
unusual properties. Today's the¬ 
atre marquees have such titles as 
“Sunrise: at Campobello,” “Inherit 
the. Wind.” “The Apartment,” 
“From the Terrace,” et:al. But when 
the same motion. picture companies 
zero in on television, There appears 
to be an automatic resetting of 
sights, as ; if the home screen me- 
diiirii has to be talked* dow n to. 
The same people attend motion, 
pictures in theatres as watch tele¬ 
vision at home. It’s not only a mat¬ 
ter of money. It may be a gamble 
to raise the tv sights, to try to 
strike but for new vidfilm hori¬ 
zons; However, money is thrown 
down the drain,; recklessly in some 
cases, on pilot retreads that either 
never get a network berth, or once 
berthed hardly make any impres¬ 
sion. 


2d Thoughts on 1st Runs 

October is the month of decision 
for many syndie houses debating 
'whether to put. in another first- 
run entry for January airing. Ziv- 
UA. already has unwrapped “Miami 
Undercover/^ 

j. Screen Gems and Independent 
I Television Corporation are among 
..the syndie houses which will make 
j their dicision-knowri shortly. They; 
; like others, in the field, are can¬ 
vassing regional advertiser senti¬ 
ment and station group potentials 
before taking the step. 


Muir in NBC Exit 
For His Own Org; 


-After 15 years as an NBC staffer. 
E, Roger Muir is quitting the.net- 
i W ork to go into the production busi¬ 
ness. himself. His first indie deal 
is with California National Produc¬ 
tions,, the NBC telefilm Subsidiary, 
to produce 130 eight-minute films, 
built aroundlhe antics of Cliff Nor¬ 
ton and many Mack Sennett com¬ 
edy shorts. 

With Muir in the production of 
“Funny Manns,” the name of the 
series, is Bobby Nicholson, a long¬ 
time associate on “Howdy Doody,” 
which Muir produced for the net¬ 
work. Muir is prexy of New Mer¬ 
ritt Enterprises, and Nicholson will 
serve as veep and treasurer of the 
new production company. New Mer¬ 
ritt owns the. “Mann” properrty. 

Muir, Until he resigned last week, 
was the senior member of the NBC 
program Operation. He expanded 
from producer of “Howdy Doody,” 
a job he kept until “Doody” went 
off the rietwork some days ago, to 
executive producer, NBC children’s 
programs. 

CNP controls rights to “Doody,” 
and the telefilm distribbery is now 
investigating whether tapes of the 
kidvid “show will convert satisfac¬ 
torily to the syndicated market. 
One o£ the problems, for instance, 
is to find a way ta cut out the many 
integrated commercials used on the 
network edition. 

j If CNP goes ahead with 
“Howdy,” likelihood is that the 
! company will make a deal with 
. Muir to produce the revised edition. 
: Muir expects to have the “Mann” 
j series ready for distribution short- 
! ly after Jan. 1 of next year. 


Screen Gems now is busily en¬ 
gaged in prepping network entries 
for next season, some of which 
represent an offbeat plunge for 
the Columbia subsid. 

John Mitchell. SG sales v.p. in 
outlining next season’s plans, em¬ 
phasized that his company’s opera¬ 
tion is that of a program supplier 
and, as such, is not wedded cither 
to films, live, or vidtape. tSG’s cur¬ 
rent gross of about $40,000,000 an¬ 
nually is derived from films, mar¬ 
keted both on the network and 
syndie levels.' 

Mitchell, in outlining next sea¬ 
son’s plans, repeatedly spoke of 
the need for originality. He men¬ 
tioned that the novelty factor has 
worn thin on tv and that people ro 
longer rush home simply to turn 
on their sets. The look alike pro¬ 
grams. in such a climate, compet¬ 
ing against themselves, can’t help 
but be disappointments. 

Next season’s pursuit for origin¬ 
ality at SG will take the following 
forms, as outlined by SG’s v.p.: 

1. More animated projects are 
bn the drawing boards. Fate of 
Ilarina-Barbera’s “Flintstones,” via 
SG. still has lo be decided on the 
rating meters. But it’s assured of 
a season’s ride on ABC-TV, and 
may likely open the doors for other 
animated adult cartoon shows. 

2. Entry of SG into the “live** 
drama field, with the accent of 
securing top name talent and high 
caliber properties. As outlined by 
Mitchell, it would be a super 
“Playhouse 90.” 

3. For the first time, SG is plan¬ 
ning a number of game shows. That 
category, since the payola scan¬ 
dals, has dwindled as to the num¬ 
ber of network entries. Mitchell 
feels the time ripe next season for 
game shows. 

4. Greater aecent on location 
shooting in vidfilm series! The , 
world can be the production back¬ 
drop for vidfilm entries, giving 
series’ added dimensions that can’t 
be secured at the Hollywood plant. 

Speaking of the current season, 
Mitchell noted that for the first 
time no one’s going wild one way 
or another on the basis of the ini¬ 
tial ratings. Everyone, up and down 
the line, he said, is holding back 
on determining judgment until the 
season’s first national Nielsens 
are in. 


ITC ‘hy’ Sale to Canada 

Independent Television Corp. 
copped an unusual deal in Canada, 
sellirig a property. “Halis of Ivy.” 
an oldtime release in t!?e.U:S,, to 
the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 
for network exposure, 

ITC’s “Ivy” sale marks the fifth 
time .within 10 months that the 
CBC has purchased the company’s 
prpduct. Roriaid Colman starrer 
debuts on CBC today (Wed:). Other 
ICT shows on CBC include “Fury,” 
“Danger Man,” a n d “Interpol 
Calling.” 


MORE TV FEATURES 

Producer Edward L. Alperson 
has sold tv exhibition rights of 
three features to BCG Films, head¬ 
ed by Nat Gassman. Three pix are 
“I Mobster,’- starring Steve Coch¬ 
ran; “The Restless Breed,” and 
“Courage of Black Beauty.” Tele¬ 
vision rights cover the. U.S. and 
Canada. . 

Other pix properties recently ac¬ 
quired for tv distribution by Gass- 
man’s company include “Forbidden 
Games;” “The Colditz Story,” and 
“Left, Right and Center/’ Gass¬ 
man stated that the company is ac¬ 
tively pursuing negotiations with 
several producers for additional 
film properties. 


Consul Films Expands 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

Consul Films, television com¬ 
mercial outfit, is expanding com¬ 
pany operation to include produc¬ 
tion of theatrical and televisiori 
pix. Company has been incorpo¬ 
rated in California by Paul G. 
Benton, Fred Ahern and Robert 
M. Koenig. 

Benton, prexy of Western Trust, 
will enact that post for Consul 
Films which Is Currently prepplnj 
the, production of a tv spec. 


Kellogg s Major 
Stake in SGSegs 

There’s an affinity now of from 
$7,000,000 to $7,500,000 yearly be¬ 
tween Screen Gems and Kellogg's. 

Comes January, dry cereal outfit 
will have three SG shows in na¬ 
tional spot syndication; as well as 
riding alternate weeks on SG’s 
“Dennis the Menace.” Total for the 
four'shows adds up to the $7,000.- 
000 to $7,500,000 yearly program 
billings paid by Kellogg’s. 

The three national syndie spot 
shows all are from the busy 
Hanna - Barbera cartoon shop, 
which was first weaned by SG 
and remains in the Columbia sub- 
sid’s fold. New “Yogi Bear- Show” 
will replace Kellogg’s underwrit¬ 
ing of “Woody Woodpecker” in 
Januar y, with “Huckleberry 
Hound” and “Quick Draw Mc- 
Graw” continuing under Kellogg’s 
sponsorship. Agency is Leo Bur¬ 
nett. 


It’s Now Marathon Int’l 

Konstantin Kaiser’s Maratlion 
TV Newsreel has changed its cor¬ 
porate name to Marathon Inter¬ 
national Productions “to more ac¬ 
curately reflect its current activi¬ 
ties.” 

The 12-year-old company’s new 
operations will be handled by Mar¬ 
athon’s Newsfilm Inc. subsid, 
wliile the parent will continue to 
concentrate on industrial and pub¬ 
lic relations films. 




GENERAL ARTISTS CORP. 


Now 

Represents 

JACKIE 

GLEASON 

and ... I 




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Look what bets been doing tafety 





Wednesday, October 19, i960 


Ks^GLEASON RETURNS TO BROADWAY! 


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gas? j 


••JACKIE GLEASON «-"• , 
standout «• ® f ° 0 qleaSON 

entertainment and s yH 

...K*»^v^o\o«r 

Associated ttou 

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"*•*^*5? 


• " i\vot. JACKIE 
"Any eoneern . Had about 

Ke«rd'E‘® yo, ;?o N »«D IKONS 
Hew York 


JACKIE GLEASON he*A 

return to T V w. ■ nev «r 

of my life. ° * L ,f »» rejf 
bi» comedy." Weaver for 
HEODAHOrfft 

“•"Vo* Daily N,^ 


American entertamm c0 ^ sltMNS 
N«WyVorV' . 

j 0 urnol-Am*rlcon . 





"TKe ample but agile JACKIE 
GLEASON playing o rjP®^ 
Hot all the exuberance »»»«».•"* 
cleared him to television watcher* 

•• l "'‘ : " ei ^ b , l o«o W ou S « 

Newhouse Pop« r » 


Straight with on »/* '?**•" r °^ a 
- h 00 engaging jWeef. 


JOHNCHArMAN 

N '*' Y ** D'ifyN'vn 


"JACKIE GLEASON proves him¬ 
self an Irrepressible, dasjihg 
com! 


'I predict that JACKIE GLEA¬ 
SON will be to the Broadway 
stage what John Barrymore was. 
y EARL WILSON 

New York Pm# 


l 4id oli »Voug^ 
••E,.„lK , -9 M do-n 
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»«OOM A«"f' 
New Yerk Time* 


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"JACKIE 

Sands'S* 

GLEASON ** book • 

1 GUASON^ Proved be : «^ a 

ifne actor.* 


°tvn the house " * * bring. 



■u«>* 

^KIE GlEAEON, ••«♦'“ 


iiJSs? 


full fledged actor Is bock on 
Broadway. The: fuse that charges 
his kind of tolent it os tore 6s a 
three-sided stomp." 

* ETHEL COLIY 
The Journal Of 
Commerce 


-’MR. GLEASON S performance 
is One of the most entertai. ihg i 
town v .. Intoxicates you:" 

WAITER WINCHELl 
New York Daily Mirror 


f SON -T^^c kib olea 

;?»'• ***« • 
fe c ^/on . . ^/.‘’PPwling 

Jbot Yoke Me Af!,* *< 1 rt ' u * t say 1 


"Like the opening Fourth of July 
Parade he HgM* up thr *»°gej 

GLEASON, in fact, eip ode* oil 

Over it with.the force of o giant 

Srecrocker . . . whatever he does. 

whXr if* dancing, sing.nj. 
carousing around. or ,0 ° P *T 

GLEASON J* the spork ol the 

,h ° w/V * LEONARD HOFFMAN 
Hollywood Reporter 


“<* EW0N 



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X^a t ‘y»'2as. l J; 


><*• GLEASON » „ 

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j-SThUs--* 1 -* 4 


l^J5^5 ** ‘Pfend'dly em. 

Miod by JACKIE GLEASON 
MR. GLEASON behoves with re.’ 
mortobre restroint." 

KENNETH TYNAN 
Mow Yorker Mag. 


l. broodly 

••OlEASON .1 rt- 

‘r^r u *• .srt&n 

WA0MI ’ rt 


% funny. j “ 

SSrz&SSt 

'®*"»«/-4m.„cen 


"T.V. hasn’t spoiled his fine, rich, 
rolling comedy style ... As a 
inger, dancer and actor he en¬ 
riches the role.'* 

ELINOR HUGHES 
Boston Horetd 


-it 

STckieouason- 

ring performance.^ 

Nets Traveler 



"JACKIE GLEASON has the 

Shubert Theatre and everyone in 
it under his awesome power and 

fucked away in his pocket, 
rucreq u y 0K)RC J t RY AN 

The Pilor 


g^'c* hove 0 /i?. d f»umbe r e f 4 

That »* that GLEJ$akr?‘ nWni> * 
5 f *dt octar.^ ^ 5QN «<* really 

***** * SUuivam 


•‘MR. GLEASON « U«t» 5iJ 

ChriHien 



“JACKIE. OL^SON r «l 

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Rlemlef Telefropfc 


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86 


_p__ J/^RIETY _ , Wednesday; October 19, 1960 

THE GREAT GLEASON 
RETURNS TO TV 


"JACKIE GLEASON'S return to 
a T.V. variety revue was suc¬ 
cessful ... Reginald Van Glea¬ 
son was funny indeed." 

JACK O'BRIAN 

New York Journal-American 

★ 

"The old times were good times 
as Gleason proved... The show 
excelled." 

MARIE TORRE 

New York Herald Tribune 


★ 

"Gleason's premiere was a 
laugh riot. Jackie was hilari¬ 
ous." 

LARRY WOLTERS 

Chicago Daily Tribune 

★ 

"It's been a long time between 
TV appearances; for Jackie 
Gleason and. just in case you're 
wondering, yes—HE'S AT THE 
TOP OF HIS FORM." 

BERNIE HARRISON 

Washington, D, C, Star 



"It was mostly Mr. Gleason's 

party/y^ 

'9*JOW P. SHANLEY 

New York Times 

★ 

"On the rating meter in New 
York, Mr. Khrushchev fell to 
T.V. comedies, 35.2 for Jackie 
Gleason and a 7.5 for Mr, K. 

UJvriety 


★ 

"Whatever and wherever 
Jackie Gleason appears any¬ 
where in a theatre, in movies, 
on radio. Toots Shor's or on tele¬ 
vision, take me along;" 

HY GARDNER 

New York Herald Tribune 


★ 

"TV's Butter and Egg man re¬ 
tains the capacity for thinking 
big, bigger than anybody in 
show business." 

ELEANOR CORRIGAN 

^ TV Channels 

it sure was 


"Most enjoyable." 

BEN GROSS 

New York Daily News 

* 

"A night of joy with our fat boy. 
Come back soon, Jackie." 

NICK KENNY 

New York Mirror 

★ 

"If his girth seems to have 
doubled so has his wit. He was 
in top form which is to say im¬ 
mense." 

HARRIET VAN HORNE 

New York World Telegram 
and Sun 

★ 

"Gleason and Pals give TV d 
lively laugh-bath. It was hi¬ 
larious. One of the funniest 
hours of the year." 

CECIL SMITH 

Los Angeles Times 

★ 

"Jackie Gleason slammed into 
high." 

BARBARA DELATINER 

News Day 


ARBITRON-— 

NBC ABC 

13.6 11.3 


GLEASON 

30.9 



27 


Wednesday, October 19,1960 


P&RIETr 


THINGS to COME 


T.V. 

(Drama) 


n 


(Sports) 




Jack Gleason Plays Willie Mosconi 
125 Point Match of Pool for 
CBS Sports Spectacular 

Jackie Gleason Plays Arnold Palmer 
18 Hole Match of Golf for 
CBS Sports Spectacular 


RECORDS 

Jackie Gleason Conducts His Capitol Record Album of 

u I a 7v I urn if i mir» 

1 

MOTION PICTURE 

Jackie Gleason Stars in His Original Story of 

MAI A AT” 




We at the General Artists Corporation feel that perhaps 
the following quote will explain our enthusiasm: 


“—let it be said at once that Gleason is great. He 
has so much talent, as a comedian, as an actor, 
as a producer, an idea man, that I sometimes 
leave him shaking my head in awe. 99 

JIM BISHOP 

New York Journal-American 




TEEEYISHEV HE VIEWS 


THE JACK BENNY SHOW j 

With Mike Wallace, George Burns, 
Robert Wagner, Tony Curltis, 
guests; Don Wilson, Eddie <Ro- j 
Chester) Anderson, Sportsman ’• 
Quartet, Frank Nelfon, others; 
Mahlon Merrick oreh 
Producer-Director: Fred De Cpr- 
d»va 

Writers: Sam Perrin, George Bal- 
zer. A1 Gordon, Hal Coldnta <J 
30 Mins.. Sun., 9:30 p ni. 

LEVEE BROS., STATE FARM IN¬ 
SURANCE 

( BS-TV. from HV-o:»d Lapt ) 
cut. .V■ ■, t /.■ s 


t n CBS-TV ti:.-; ;.i; 

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t'uuli- <t {■( .lipa/a iue-M- 

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ni'c anil may b( .t *111 or 

!v nny. S '•oli-cvkie.-.t i.i i:■ lat e 
« . :l.e ti.et that only Iff d Sko.tuu 
(i r \\ the con.It* in the 1 Uri- 
;. < survived tie m id. Hut 
?\;.t Benny can take can* of him¬ 
self and is no '•lout h win n it conies 
o -ta;. inc-pow er v as made even 
r.( re evident by the ski: ; :nd hilhr- 
• ' (; ii;e opener. 

i t fro.n ti e advantage of l y c- 
•'in.d.n : eniindi’i'-/' — pouiickjhs 
.. 0 e !•• mere like i v.- .■ s that 
is* *;> tv* (>n (very v.<yk. ;h» ine 
Led riiiff-:*] comedy \: tv at 

1 < v i;f nctnt \im:r 
running g .tr, an <•■*.:■ 

«;'■(. nt v. h tut.s P*-:. 
have t.ne-fatks in h,. 

Telling the folk'- F. -r.::v i- on cver\ 
v.«ek. tot ildi-ide ((Mid) 
f-ker root; line. "o h F mny won't 
in'-* out F ••esoen Y’ne a >hc>-\ 

Kit-hour.'* 4 r 

Add:d to the ton were :< dteajm- 
Mquer.ie sit:( n hv "Ike T :d- 

lac’e via in/'-nviev t:v’’ttu;ue 

s: :ne (oh-riul i its unbilled 

ue'tais Gcor'-e Fn ms. Robert 
Valuer <-.* d Ton.v ' -trr.e 

,. 0 (in £l tu: t d sye..t.n“ v Don W"d- 
. o-i aid the Ye.tv :v r. ml the 

f;:.-e bits b\ Ib c!.( r Frank 
N( Lon. |; 

An ail-tormu a v.l 
.ciup-iers Sam Perrin. (Yor.e 
2 .v. A1 Gord( n and II *! Goldman 
Inn's Benny going to 1-m.d a rffn- 
rins: gag around tb«. m. a la his Od 
Fat'en. Barton. Par-; r.e Sc 0<- 
h-me hit'. and prod n -di/ec^ir 
F.ed De ('diuiva. Lainr'> ne-\!to 
’:.e -how he did llu- (.'eerie Gob •’ 

«. lew v hieh a tom Ld tii Bcitny 
L. t >car hut a'-iiie cd _ .'ash 
si :>e e* co 1 : iniii'y Pun's i ha Hu - • 
tul/'d *i.e B< tun,' ad king, 

ChnYi 


ARMSTRONG CIRCLE ISiSjATRE 
CEngineer of Death: The LYkm ijnn 
S‘or>) 

Wslh Frederick Roh'. Idh- . , 

Alvin tipstein. John R.-.5n. Ciir- 
roil OT'onnor. V. II hnn Harsgn, 
Elien Madison, otner. 

Producer: Robert F. Cu-teHo 
Director: Pan! Email 
Writer: Dale Mas f nu;tn 
b*i >lins.: Wed.. K- v.m. 
ARMSTRONG CORFC 
C’BS-TV. from X.Y. Ripe) 
t'.BDki > : 

Teit-iaM t i T«: •? ! ; - '••* h>atk*s* 

"’Tae Eitiunann s: =: ' Wtdi (ia\ 
(]2 night on Ci.S-’i V came at tilie 
(rid (d 1 lie Jew. h Siu;i*tii iitdidj- 
It w;i' an odd coin.eu.k-tice <u tiin 
iri lt. e:u* a grim 1 (.minder ti a djla- j 
luiic iiaiwst el deat.i. and tilie 
<-*iur, the ludiday on Tic* ^air.e 
r.igbh a festive ccYb.arior. of the 
1 i'-iie. of the earth. 

seaser/s opening "Arm- 
Chrele Tiuat^e. (leali)ig 
he Eich 1 rrar .11 ca't. ran dolig 
-.ni-tioeununtaiy line 1 -. It was ab- 
?>>b:iig. despite tile (-Aioim '-!;kai- 
iug e:lects relleetad l\ interlac— 
in:* n.cv.sreel iootage in t;ie draina. 

Son. ter Da ! e Wa^-. m n ncatily 
tins tlie puidisiied Eirea is of Hie 
E'climai.n ci'.a. avtcr. Wa-'-ernian 
v. as iaetd wit if a cliarat-r wlicise 
dr(d' were so mon-tron tin eit. 
vi-.ird to Lelje*. e To,': any hie 
i.i.*:!) could e:.ie-e •.() m.u. n >-«dn and 
havoc. But the new crl ootage 
( S Dachau v;.>. there to under-ec re 
*in .i\iv] rtali’v. the L* Lcvabil ty 
: on Adrdnh Eiebm.'nn. 

P n>n t until tin- ,n:-t -as t t! at 
e (eidure of Lhumann was ek* 

. tone. Tii at chap < r ai:ne coiRd 
:a a lull-blown drama. j: 

.■(leilok Beil was puite tlfec- 
tl-. Eiclimar.n. O-Iu s in Hie 
c; . including TePy .Pavahis Alyiin 
Epstein. John Raein. Carroll O'Cpn- 
nor. and ethcpr'lent 'Tiirable 
support. Paul Bb": /Cs tiim 
appeared to realize i? sc 

Ilurol 


PUREN SPECIALS FOR WOMEN 
(The Cold Woman) 

With Pauline Frederick, reporter, 

Kim Hunter, Jack Klugman; 

others 

Executive Producer: Irving Gitlin 
Producer-Writer: George Lefferts 
Director: W’illian) A. Graham 
60 Mins., Fri. (14) 5 p.m. 

PCREX 

NBC-TV, from . . Y. 

• Ed?r. II. \Veiss) 

.•Vs the first of an ho.urlong day- 
• mo scries of femme-slanted spe- 
• la’s being underwritten by Purex 
and designed' as one of the impor¬ 
tant projects on Irving (litlin’.s 
1 ultlic i fTa'.s agenda at NBC-TV, 
"The Cold Wymiaif’ was. commen¬ 
dable for ofT-the-bcaten-path 
exiToratibn. into s<'n>itive tv 
subject 1 rigidity women), and 
for the resultant •(•ntertainnient- 
edueatiomd values dct.i.vc : d ther - 
Horn. 

Ther* nothing slapdash nr 
>uperficial in its approach to the 
-ubject. Aside from being- both 
authoritative and well-documented. 

achieved a high degree of dr. 
matic values, and even based sole.- 
ly on its cntertainnient quotient 
tor essential!, as an hour of 
drama., with an interjecting of di. 
eussion to solidify its content), it 
wa« more than worth the view! 

To call an out and out docu¬ 
mentary. r.s such, is a misnomer, 
for in Terms of format the greater 
emphasis was pi.it on the dramatic 
exposition. It was well done on 
both scores, and perhaps utiFzing 
the two methods helped strengthen 
the impact. Or maybe it was just 
a concession to d'ytime late. 

Frigidity, both from the emo¬ 
tional and sexual' angle, and to¬ 
wards life itself, was the breath 
ot the subject's approach. Of nec¬ 
essity the lrou--.re-trictipn resulted 
in a cursory, if honest, presenta¬ 
tion. The ease hi. tory as revealed 
by means of a tape recorder and 
the dramatic form offered a simple 
explanation of the- cau-e id ef- 
lects of this specific ce-- Also 
Pauline Frederick'.' . question-and- 
answer periods with Dr. Lena 
Levine, psychiatrist and past pres¬ 
ident of the American Mar iage 
Counselors and Dr. James: A. 
PaiTck. adjunct professor of psy¬ 
chology arid religion at Drew 
Univ.. elicited antliorat tive com¬ 
ments ; nd . general' statements 
which went bevond the individual 
story enacted. The entire program, 
as such, was competently handled' 
and proved a very ebstimt addition 
to d;’\time television. Certainly it 
should not be restricted hv its la¬ 
bel!! .of “specials for women.” 
for was a sociological- study, 
don with noteworthy- care., of 
equal interest to all mature people. 

In the dramatic portion, both 
Kim Hunter .and Jack King-man 
cave moving, believable ...peribrm- 
anecs and George LefTer*.'-" 
had >;rn:gth and cor.* ic : i 


'Ariety 


I LOVE is FUNNY 
| With Art Linkletter, : Chuck Con- 

I nors, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jimmie 
Rodgers, Betty Garrett,. Alan 
Young . 

Exec Producer: Henry Jaiffe 
j.Writers: Glenn Wheaton, Elroy; 
I Schwartz,.. John Guedel 
| Director: Bob Henry 
. 60 Mins., Sun. )i 9 p.m, 

1 CHEVROLET 

i NBC-TV, from HNVood (film) 

' ;<pieal of dayt.ii ;televjsion.was 
“Love Is Funn.V'- an. hour Ion gcx- 
eursioii into' ' : ...-. and Whe.re- 

loresl of.romance..aired Sunday- hlGi.. 
in Chevrolet's NBC--TV 9 p.m.. klbt: 
Turned, out by Joliii Guedel Fro- 
diu- ".'in' asTlociation ‘.'. S‘e- 
.\\\; Froduchh'ns, h billed 

'as a *\giusieal dpcu.iiTer: w<th t 

hmnai]i i uerest comedy. '; 

Ti iliiig- 'umiu.(-sli(')irabiy 
accurate. But tor. th 1 

there was nothing, subtle. s - \ 

! eat eel or'clever about the script j. 
'which lraci strong, yertono.. of 
I “Queen, for-; a. Day’ and"’Sundry-j 

I'diher ;da\ ;;iiiu-rs \\ hose fornia'is dip | 

' heavily ' sehlhhcnl. While " this !' 
filmed rogram had some top 
names including.. Art Linkletter. . 
.Zsa Z'sa. Gabo?-. Chuck (Tin .. 
Betty Garrett. Jimmie Rodgers\a.nd 
Alan Young:- only occasionally 
wore 'they' able, to ri$e : •' oye the 
show's overall iuecliocrity. 

“AVliat-is. love?”- shod Linklc ttcr . 
in the opening. . Jib'd of 

the remaining- .tiiTie used in 

supplying definitions. keeping 
with .the' t! ' ' ilie -<our'cei'iil . 
Linkletter ititcVviewcd- a. 

.couple.who were inatched by 
electroMie b-ra' .. As. wedding ■ 

present he., handed ’. a S1.0Q0 | 
cheek which tliey could ret:' 'j 
ey could ‘h, it, . They lidh- i 
Carrying tiro rapturous>icl>il >tii 1 ! 
furth * Linkletter. later introed 
a Utah con Lie who had. bee mates 
for 59 year Of bottrs ali. tiieir 
descendants V ihost ’ -m ' 1 

were brought op's ge.fou v.s and 
suitable gifts in a touching. sccne. 

Perhaps, the ,beb.-sequence- was 
a'bit. in which Betty Garrett deni-j- 
* onstrat-ed :the- ‘'roihahtic, Infellec -1 
ttial and hdme:nak'ing ; ' .bililies" 
wiiiih Linklettbr said every wif .. 
shou’d hayei. If was .an -.admirable j- 
chara'-ienzation and' Yolnig ..,11 icely ! 

’ complemented the piece, ..her: 

•. spouse;.. Less fortunate -from'- a roie.j 
point .of view "Rifleman's"’ | 

Clruek. CniuTors whose major stint j 
wa-s that of ah Indian swa.-rh. ! 
Mis$ Gabor \vas .largely wasted i 
jin :ner.e!y ' hbn-- rnot: ,. onJ 

; l.ov*>. Rodgers, w hu undeniably ha.- : 

. a fine, veiee.. crooned more than a |- 
, halT-cIo?en tunes' includirTg. his] 
; disclick. “ki'lscs hyeeter Than | 
| Wme.T Lin-klette.r 1 wl , his usual. | 
affalfle self in' "t v meeeing'.'* this pro-! 
due-t on. Bub Henry's direction w as.i 
| par for the..courser' ] 

! - (in, the . “Love Is Funny” , 

draped .up as «n: innocuous- stage., 
wait for next- \veek’s Dinah Shore | 
Show.. iYnklett'er;.' howeyor. didn’t { 
entirely lose the roman tic theme.] 
At'.one point h.e'tolci..yiw ; ers. “Don't,- 
v ai tihxil t.pniprr'ow id .show 
lo\ e. Sli.ow day, '" a Ghev- 
relet.” Glib. 


Wednesday* OcU>her l9, i960 


[The 3d TV Debate] 


Television has lade its .most majestic, contribution to public 
service with the i960 campaign’s “Great ; Debates.”*Btit. are the 
programs; as good as they could—or shduid—^be? The third program 
Thursday U3) pointed up. again the steadily mounting fact that they 
are.-not. 

The basic fault lies in tii sir ii jacket which ..binds both of the 
two formats- which have uw been. seen. Apparently the people, 
around, both candidates, as w ell as the. network personnel.involved, 
‘ame too nervnus too quickly. The hucksters, .image makers, tv 
.. :x tic its. psoii do-experts and others crowded.; around the stove, and. 
spoiled flavor of the broth:.Not.-..only were-there, too mii. cooks, ' 
hut also ihey picked some of the wrong seasoning." 

Intended; obviously. \yas : to "create "^Igood. tv”-and fake 
preeriiti'pn for '.^fairness 7 ’ y hen the candidates '. VOi'frohted. one; 
another. Created- iipread- h«. been an ..inflexible- hodgepodge of 
slopxvatelu s v.-hi.ch ' MvO l adequate, .disc.'u'ssibn of issues and 
.arrows .the explanation' oi complex. opmionsl TYce ia reliable 
audlericcTholder’ has hcen achieved, hut at. the' exn'en.--: ; 'of .the -ba'si'd.- 
“Q-reai. Debate” eonceut: the a.ii-jng of ei-nH.al dfidivs 'of 'state before 
tie nation, diir.ine a fa(■ e -;o-faee cncoi'ntcr of-the tw '' >r Presi- 
dciuial - eancFdates; If that cone opt doesnlt. capture- and -hold, art 
aiidienc in its natui-al^vos, jawY-faV?n. the. d.cmo't; '' ‘-system of- 
free .elections is in -trouH ' 

The X5.ue-ni.ov" drt'd jj-atst. . jspuf for e.'ainpie: \v:>s catapulted 
.l-y-.th.e,second "Debate”- irito tl'p.n ajo.r .cpntroversy of the.ca.ihpaig 
In. tire third debate..'-there was. inadeduate. time. With those ^weeping. , 
xuipwaie.b hands in-, motion, for] ther’-.candidatevto 'explain -an.d 
-.cl.infy his nosition siiffic' ht-lv. Instead:'a- seginerit of the'hour \va. 9 - 
a-ken to add a .light’ touch (n.-.t;h> language ex-Presidcnt -Truman, 
ms iced- in his. daminign- 'speeches. That may have served-the. 

,’tv“ concept .of ."'b-i-eakind”;. ; the 'seriousness pf' the program', 
but it; was -'Unworthy of the time'it took and is hardly, an issue for 
'.NiX-dn- and Kennedy to face on “Great Dphaf.e. ,, 'As fai'.as Kennedy 
nl Nixon, are concerned it was ;! s beside the. point >.s how niiieh.. 

, t!’f ir wives .spend on flot’u s. . . . 

Kennedy had .irmlv -go seconds at ''the- beginning- of .the prosrfirh: 

to caP'uY his thinking o Qu Yiw and-Matsu issue. Fortu¬ 
nately. the subiec-t f-nn?e-i”-> a'-.-Un inj-he xitiesti "But in the- 

erd. neitlicr. canr! ; c 1 nte had S ithfioci the : curious. American voter 
w-ib wanted .enoii-h facts.. his k. . isrivc to- be-alve to. reach un¬ 
intelligent concTusYn 0 f; his own.. The hi;:*- 1 "'*, goes’ to the. format. 

Fo-rt'inaVcly a’l r(-oor-‘ew< Un ol\ ( d in The .t wo CJ-A. debates have 
"'been, tbi ring. in-m of._ solid 'prnfe'sYnal .stand-'ng. Rut a.-chance 


-.;• .-••let iv. with ilie d''oiy ! e -aa "them' cbo c c.n by ht;-The’urge 
“fairness” .ha< hu’ > 1 . Yrosv.-.d tbevliVe (»f the ridic .. .- The 
progra ’ ro natmnr.l ' "'wy smUY and requh-e- a: mege sensible 
• o;; toward c-f ihc,;. best nun!ifled -iV stiq'nrrs, 

’:-IahY. That b -T'ed ly drawing'.iv*m.*?'4. oUt Of a lint, 

.ben-Ti the re in 1999 ,..t s e .peograi'n.’ 

?*ul tbc Q-A .{p-nT*;- arc ver^tod Li 1964. considc".. ;o.iw might_-.be 
•> -to tUriiing the. e-br :; -' <■ .rters o'-e-’; to n'alhm'M - .oj j t t hni'zaV 
t 'o’-’s. -'.mcrican- h i•*- “>»w'■■paper Edito-s red t u o .National 

A"-. o h B’-ocdrn'tcrs. , -. 

Vice Pr^s’dej’.t" wli-ei; d. .bad breaks .bn tlie fle-t p’-^gram, 

was .urccd to. be move .(•om’’n'*.ivc on the remaining ones.. He-has 
been "Yd li;i«=. eat’sed K'-hedv to sharpen bK. rMsagregment, 
to TV bile this has c" " r'm.ent to-live-tone of .the. nrograniy, 

not -“ouied to. tbem- : -ipf 6 rm?-‘:oiiaT-^ content, 

it is. another ^aiU-e w;be*;c the' image: 'lalfcr^-.-.h^vY• xl'bt'rja'ct'c'd' 
f: o>".: the eoneept of r'*b!;:'ning. points • of- view and' ’"akirg .theni 
mwlerstrlnclable. -Tno'et d. It' has iwcn shown that .Kennedy, and. 
Nixon are hoth.fL bte ir.d '.t’-'at they sometime ni is represent ting, 
another.’ : ... 

Surpr*' gly. r o one has mentioned it before, but Vicc .Prc'-ident 
Txon Is wearing mo v; -than vUtke .Un. To one who. has known.;bim 
14 \ ears a l’ Y ,..it is an Obvious fact that Nixon ha? 

more jiai.h up. iroUt; on hc. does around V—-hi He 

rm-'t be wea-.'ing a: 1 UU 

Productibn of the 1 ' 0 . 1 ’,. . ABC! met- all ; ..rnfesri.onal- 

ar.dards successful!v. V'-th ihe most controversy yet;b.ctvrecn the 
•and : da” it \.ed at the fa-'eri elip of'.be tTir.. fogripys seen 

- ’ Ccrp:; 


I cle FolIow -{ j) Comment 


Play of the IVeck 

“The Velvet Glove” isn’t likely 
to go down as one off’.-the more 
auspicious “Play of the Week” en¬ 
tries. nor as one of the less fortu¬ 
nate XTA endeavors ejilier. Rath¬ 
er it's smack in the middle as a 
moderate, 'low-keyed entry with 
warmth and occasional wit ...that 
falls short of engaging The viewer’ 
total interest oyer the full 
hours of playing time:; 

The Rosemary Casey comedy 
finds the mother superior of-an ed¬ 
ucational order pitted against an 
obstinate bishop who has decided 
to fire a lustorv rofossor at the 
college run by the order. The pro¬ 
fessor. young and eager, lias been 
aecentufiting the economic aspects 
of history, to the distress of;some' 
of the less enlightened members 
of the business community whff. 
have daughters at the school, 
when the prof cites an inflamma¬ 
tory quote -about labor from a 
Papal encyclical and t!ie bishop 
mistakes it lor Marxist' writings] 
that doesn't help either. In the 
end. the mother superior gets the 
bishop to change h s mind hv the 
-ubtle application c.f Sonic econom¬ 
ic pressure, namely, crippling, a; 
fundraising drive by having her 
alumni withdraw their support. 

. All of which makes for amusing. 


. someti: witty and continually 

human , medy. But the. theme 
never fiscs, above the lightweight, 
and the clima,-, all its Well- 
piayed payoff, has that familiar 
priests-are-people 'ring that'$ be¬ 
ginning to w:ear. as a dramatic de-, 
vice: Beyond this, there.is an^ ob¬ 
vious tendency to pail, and the 
'dreary stretches of nothing-hap¬ 
pening along with . the monotony 
Of a .single, setting-.makes .Tor a. 

. temptation to tune out. for awhile. 

The.perlermances. under tire dir 
reetiun: of Lewis Freedman, who 
also produces, are uneven. Larry 
Gates takes the. honors, with a 
faultless- portrait of obstinacy as: 
the bishop. Helen Ilay.Cs has .less 
■ hick as the saint-like mother su¬ 
perior. tending to fluff, quite' of¬ 
ten ■ in .the first half and oniv 
• realizing the-role with ' sense, of 
spontaneity in the - Second hour.. 
SJie then: endows-, it: with warmth 
and wffdotn. but the earlier sense 
off strain takes its toll on the be- 
lievability of the performance ;as a 
whole; 

Jean Dixon ii: fine as the sharpy 
tohgue.d dean . of the - college 
aligned agai - st the., bishop, arid 
•■Arthur Shields .gets what he. can 
out of ii turn as a sympathetic 
lonsignm-—trouble is. Barry Filz- 
1 (Continued on page .42) 


NEC SATURDAY PROM 
With Mrry Griffin.:] * Zchtm-r 
j orch, Conway,Twi.tly, Jfolinhy & 
{. HurricanPS, Auita Bryar.t 

* Producer: Ed Pierce 

.Director: Lynwood ■ Fling . 

Writers: Hal Ilackaday, Don Ep- 
tciu 

30 >iins.. .Sat., ~:30 p in. 

BEECH NUT 
NBC-TV, from N. Y. 

<Yt>H)uj ^ Ruhicaw) 

, Nothing: new, lias bee added to 

j't-he lorrhat •iit'ed for teenage 
! viewers in new .try for The 'live 
market, with “NBC Saturday Proni. ’ 

, Stecring.th.e gii.ests and the par- 
‘ tieipants through their paOcs on 
this rOcking-stylcd frolic is Alerv 
. Griffin, Although he docsnT cenne 
to the youngsters with strong dee- 
, ay ’credits. he'.s young lQoking. ahd; 

I person.ible enough ,to Kt into their 

- groove.; He’s also h good 'spokesman 
vfor the spo 

J In .addjtiuii to the (liskcr; guests. 

‘ who will.- vary each week. “Prom” 

. is featuring a “band of the lhorttb” 

; to get-the youngsters tCrping. V" 

; Zentner’.s Orch, in the kickoff laid 
] down a daneeable tempo and .eyeh 
. though the producer: Ed Pierce, ‘ 

: referring to : the beat as. “sophisti- 
: catcd r()ck,’ r it' keeps the kids hop-, 
ping a?rd that’s what counts. 

Guests for thg opener were Cori- 
wr.y Twitty. Johnny. Sc Uuri icaries 
.and Anita "Bryant.' They fkerf 
| oyer their disclicks, of .course, and 
.; the youngsters don’t usually ask for 
;i more than that: ;....' . 

| The showy as ptliefs:-in the past 
, in the sarne genre, hadn't vet ;beat 
| the visual problbins] Watching kids 
■ pack the floor to essay, their t.erp 
trickery gets tiring , after a while 
aiid having kids look at an ol’f- 
t scene director probably telling ’em 
[ to move out of the way so the cairt- 

• era cart wheel i n on - the. guest. per- 

; former is amateurish eycn for this 
.1 kind Of setting. Grds. 


FAMILY 

With- Paul & witts, Carol 

Knox, others : 

Producer-Direeioir: John Dorsey 
lExecujtive Producer: Alyi Peri- 
mutter 

60 Mins.. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. 
PARTICIPATING 
WNBC-TV, N. Y, 

.. “Faiivily” strives .exactly for that" 
diversified kind Of audience witli 
something for everybody format 
for ngsters as Well as the buyers . 

tiie fa'miiyl It’s t departmental- 
ired show w ith Paul: A. Mary Ritts 
: working puppets, with.Carol KnoX 
! to provide, spiels on many subjects, 
and; with various guests to. provid® 
erudition-along with entertainmeht, 

J The show, is still in .its rough 
i Stages: The regular partieipaiits are 
-.still hot.comfortable: in: their pres- 
!ent surmundings arid they are 
■ frankly pVobingr for the right- ele¬ 
ments. to put this hpui'iong session 

• into the. plus column. The Ritts are 
apparently, to ni p e t e-’p.. t puppet 
manipulators.: and seehi .to liaye a 
versatile armaineiit. of techniques 

• so that the dolls ean perform any¬ 
thing from eonnnerciais.. do-good 

. messages, to bits of enteTfainment:. 
Miss Knox, chats amiably on vari¬ 
ous . subjects including fashions, 
\veatljer, househould : hints, new 
products and also Works on thein- 
. terview sectors. , 
j The Ritts also, do chitchat and in- 
terviews. ShOw. caught contained a 
^dissertation On art and. the. legit 
(Opening Of llie : prevoius night. 
t There was also a guest who spoke 
of ducks and brought a batch of 
v day-old quacks to the show: It’s a 
program that ean go in any direc- 
. tioh, and once the participants get 
jout of their selffconSciousness, it 
‘ should line, up an audience plus a 
•lot of. participating sponsors. 

Jose. 



Wednesday, October 19, i960: 


PfifHETY 


TELEVISION REVIEWS 


29 


NAKED CITY 

With Paul Burke,. Horace McMa¬ 
hon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Ma¬ 
lone, Eli Wallach; George Ma¬ 
hans, John Baragrey, Jan Miner, 

others 

Producer: Herbert B. Leonard 
Director: John Brahm 
Writer: Stirling'Silliphant 
60 Mins,, Wed., 10 p m. 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

“Naked City” had a pretty good, 
run season before last as a half- 
hour on ABC-TV; but didn’t get re¬ 
newed largely because of a weak 
timeslot and pbcir station clearance. 
A sturdy vehicle, it rated the pres¬ 
ent comeback; efToft; 

But on the basis pf the- premiere, 
one wonders whether the. new 60- 
minute format; is : as desirable as: 
the old half-hour. " If it gives 
plenty of time, lor spinning a .story 
arid developing characterization,, it 
also poses iiie .danger of-too lei¬ 
surely a pace,, arid occasional pad-' 
ding in. a story that doesn’t: quite 
fill out the, hour. 

• This : was the trouble 7 with Stir¬ 
ling Silliphant’s Opening scri . a 
yarn about a dishonest ;cop who. 
rounds up a gang of harmless peo-; 
ple-with-a-past . arid blackmails 
them into helping him in a $100,000 
holdup at a St. Nicholas Arena 
benefit fight. The final 15. nii r 
,utes, spinning;off the robbery .it¬ 
self. was a ...’suspenseful and excit¬ 
ing exercise- biit pace virtually all 
th" . thr ugh. the rest of. the 
sh w was far too leisurely,, arid the: 
time spent in what; was. supposed 
to be characterization was more, 
.‘artifical paddi then anything 
•else'. 

For ..all its- script problems.. 
’.‘Naked City” retains a fresh look 
via its location shooting. which in 
. this, episode ranged, all over N.Y.—. 
the theatrical district, the Bronx, 
the; Central Park Zoo. Lincoln Sq:, 
the subw v system. About the 
best of the location sequences was 
the opening of The show, a, Sun¬ 
day morning manhunt in which 
sirens and church bells mingled; 
a mid f ive of herwise stillness of the 
city as. a killer was tracked and 
killed;. 

Paul Bur is the new hero bf 
the “City” police, .replacing James 
.Franciseus,. the young cop- of, the 
original. Burke, is rugged arid 
gopdlooking and a competent actor. 
Horace McMahon and Harry Bel- 
laver repeat as fellow cops; both 
good and looking the part. Nancy 
Malone, makes, pretty romantic 
interest opposite Burke. Guestar 
-Eli Waiiach was- fairly convincing 
as the heavy, though tending to 
overdo the ' eyebalLrolling: >Jan 
Miner. John Baragrey arid George 
Mahans Were good as his victims. 

John BrahnYs location '.direction 
was .excellent: his windiip was a. 
.suspenseful,. snappy job:, hut he 
too fell victim in. the; earlier por¬ 
tions to the ploddineSs of the Sil- 
lipharit script. 

On the face of it, “Naked. City” 
seems to have a better chance in 
its new form arid, time than the 
original; the competition is a gobd 
deal less formidable arid it gets a 
.good audience . leadin'. fr “Ha¬ 
waiian Eye." If'lie can snap up 
those scripts, producer. Bert Leon-; 
rd should have, a winner this time 
Ch ri. 


HARRIGAN & SON 
With Pat O’Brien, Roger Perry, 
Georgine . Darcy, Helen Kleeb, 
Peter Chong, others 
Producer-Writer: Cy Howard 
Director: Walter Grauman 
30 Mins:; Fri., 8 p.m. 

REYNOLDS METALS 
ABC-TV (film) 

.. ‘ i Lsiicuni jk Nexeelt) ■ 

Within it's formula niche, there’s 
some laughs and "warmth in this 
half-hour ABC-T.V series,, starring 
Pat O’Brien; 

Series concerns the working 
.partnership of a father and. son in 
a small N. Y. .law.''firm. Pat O’Brien, 
a vet actor with; a bag of tricks, is 
the father and his soiri just out of 
Harvard,, of course, is portrayed by 
Roger 'Perry- Opener had O’Brien, 
playing a seasoned Counsel, eccen¬ 
tric and a .bit seedy, taking in his 
Son as a partner in his one-man 
law firm. 

There. the inevitable. 

Clashes between the .green,. but 
riiodern youngster and the wise, 
bilt old, father. Producer .Cy How¬ 
ard. who also scripted the initialer, 
played -some. ..sentimental:, strings 
too. Situations also had some 
chuckles, when. Howard wasn’t, 
straining too much. v 
: ; Biggest fault. of : The episide was 
the histfdnics .displayed by young 
! Perry and. occasionally O’Brien, 
j AH that high key emotion was 
i hardly merited by the formula stp- 
[-ry'.lrrie; 

in supporting roles,- Georgirie 
: Darcy and. Peter Cliong were fine. 

: Howard has .a sense, of character 
[ types 'lhit lifts them from, ordinary 
[ stock material; gives them an extra 
i shfne: If the scripting: doesn’t bog 
too . much and he plays it for 
chuckles arid warmth, he may have 
a light, engaging , series in this 
Desilu filmed.'outiiig. Horo. " 


DONALD O’CONNOR SHOW 
With Mitzi Gayhoir*. Andre Previn, 

Sidney Miller, others 
Producer: O’Coitnor .. 

Director: Greg Garrison 
Writers:; Hal. Goodman & Larry 

Klein; Miller & Mel . Diamond 
X-.S. BREWERS FOUNDATION 
NBC-TV. from Ho]lywood 

(J. Waiter Thompsoji) 

Donald O’C.onnor again proved 
that : he’s one of the more versatile 
talents on. the spectrum. His sea- 
sonal opener on - NBC-TV with a 
guest roster that included Mitzi 
Gay nor and Andie Previn together 
\v i th - h is usua 1 si do kick Sid n ey Mil¬ 
ler stitched together a prihie bit of 
entertainment. 

O’Connor’s, show is fairly well 
departmentalized; a factor that 
doesn’t inar. its .entertairiment 
values. A viewer can look forward 
to a scene with Miller;which is gen¬ 
erally one of the reliable reaction 
.gelters. This tiriie, in their, song-, 
writer ..sketch, they satirized a lot. 
of personalities, including a good 
takeoff on Khrushchev. • There’s ari 
expert and professional air .about 
this tandem. The top comedy 
sketch was. a satire Of “Open End” 
labeled “Open Mouth” and presided 
river by a pundit, named David Big-! 
mind, which might have been pok¬ 
ing Tun. at David Whatsisriame.; 
Quite a funny, piece of business. 
Miss Gaynor m-yle . a charming 
guest. She sang and danced well. 

Andre Previn, in charge of the 
music; is one of the iriore imagina¬ 
tive pianist around. Jose, i 


THE UNTOUCHABLES 
With Robert Stack, Elizabeth 
Montgomery, Harold J. Stone, 
David White, Norman Fell, 
Linda Watkins. Paul Picerai, 
Walter Wihchell, others 
Exec Producer: Jerry Thorpe 7 
Producer: Josef Shaftel 
Director: Walter Graunian. 

Writer:'Leonard . Kahtor. 

60 Mins., Thurs.. 9:30 p,m. 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

EliOt Ness and “The Untouch¬ 
ables’’ started their second season 
ABC-TV with a . bang bang 
bang. It was a bullet a minute 
j climaxing in an old-fashioned garig j 
'••war.- with occasionally . a fist fight 
! fop a breather, or a girl getting 
sOCked, or a guy getting his tongue 
"cut out. By way of j relieving the 
. rough stuff. Elizabeth Montgomery 
J oozed sex between skirmishes; in 
i;as sensual a portrait as video has 
offered in. a long time. Not a dull 
f stretch in ail 60 minutes Of the 
I chapter titled “The Rusty. Heller 
[Story!” 

Violent it was, and sexy too, and 
yet it. was ail somehow less rep¬ 
rehensible. than . riiost. shows that 
are similarly guilty.; Violence . and 
sex become , legitimate qualities of 
. adult fare when the story is reaflis- 
: tic and believable, and that’s the 
charm of the quasi-documentary 
[ technique with a series that bases, 

J more or : less, on fact. What vali- 
j dates, the sexiness of Miss Mont- 
! gqmery is that she made her char- 
| acter a credible femme, fatale, 
Vvhen she might so easily have 
Islipped. into: caricature. Hers was 
! the key performance, and it. was 
a truly fine one. Although Rusty 
Heller was unadmirable, she was 
never wholly unsympathetic, 
Leonard Kariter told the' story 
well of the wily speakeasy per¬ 
former who, through her takeririe- 
to-bed attitude,, learns the secrets 
of two opposing gangs, turns them 
into a profit, and eventually 
durnps the. intelligence : into the 
lap of Eliot Ness (Robert Stack). 
Script had one serious flaw, how r 
ever, which tended at times to 
bring the story down To the level, 
of a Mickey' Spillane potboiler. 
The gal’s reason for feeding the 
info to Ness*was never plausible. 
Her sympathies were clearly not 
with the law, arid several times 
she made known her dislike oi 
“squealers.” and yet Kanter would 
have us believe she spilled to 
Ness because., he was the only man 
who criuld resist her conre-ort. . As. 
motivation, it was straight from 
fantasy, . . 

, Walter Grauman’s direction and 
Walter . Winchell’s narration kept 
It nioying speedily. Harold J. 


THE YEAR OF THE POLARIS 
(GBS; Reports) 

AVith Edward R. ; , others 

Executive Producer: Fred W. 

Friendly 

Producer: Jack Beck 
.Writers:. Friendly; Beck 
60 : Mins., Tues. (11), 8 pin. 

PHILIP MORRIS 
CBS-TV (film) 

(Leo Burnett > 

CBS-TV’s major claim to .dis¬ 
tinction in the :area. of public af- 
'fairs programrriing, “CBS Reports.” 
the ambitious hour scries of 26 
alternate-week probing of. the' mav 
jor: issues arid problems confront¬ 
ing. a world in turbulence; was 
given; a wholly commendable arid : 
intensely absorbing premiere last 
Tuesday (ID with the presentation 
of “The Year pf the Polaris.” It 
was a remarkable analytical docu- 
riientation (and as such a worthy 
companion piece to last season’s. 
“Biography of a Missile”), of the 
‘program'of accelerated technology 
as .the. newest U.S. advance in nu¬ 
clear warfare—made all the more 
absorbing and arresting by the fine, 
coricise reporting and interviewing 
of. Edward' R, Murrbw (who, in¬ 
cidentally,'’'’will dp about .half of 
the Fred. W. Friendly-helriied se¬ 
ries of 26'- 

If anything. “The Year of the 
Pblaris’’ pinpointed the . essence of 
the unique Murrow talent and why 
he remains one of the. most, if :not 
the most gifted comnientator in the 
sphere of tv documeritatiori. Hapr 
pi!j r ; he’s lost none of those virtues 
that have enabled him through a 
keen; sifting;- analytical mind, to 
translate the technical and scienti¬ 
fic world of missiles into a simple, 
clear and readily understandable 
dramatic docuriient for the layman. 
Since Murrow himself is so ab¬ 
sorbed, so interested and so thor- 
oughly versed in his subject, the 
viewer never has the sense, of being 
lectured or irierely being.presented 
with factual data in the abstract. 
His intense interest and personal 
involvement, by its very sincerity, 
first kindles the excitement arid 
theri wholly captures the attention. 

Those tail-end editorial. zingers, 
on their own, would justify, the re-, 
search and the cost of the program. 
This Was particularly true in “The 
Year of the Polaris,” for as the 
story .of this submarine-launched 
underwater missile unfolded, the. 
excitement generated by the step- 
by-step development of this suc¬ 
cessful achievement tended to 
blank out the knowledge of the I 
| enormous destructive power of the. 
i weapon! Thus the definitive arialy- 
1 . ': the projection of a weapon 
’ designed to deter aggression served 
; as a sharp reminder that “if it is 
[ ever fired it will have missed its 
i purpose.” 

| .There was some exceptionally 
i good camera work and a fine, clean 
! editing job as “Polaris” explored 
the; whole area Of rocket launching 
I front submerged pads in spanning 
! the decade pf travail; hopes and 
i frustrations from the initial 
“Lamplighter” experiments to this 
year's six-put-of-10 perfect shots: 

,Qn the basis of “Polaris,” Philip 
Morris can puff with pride on; Its 
sponsorship of “CBS Repiorts.” 

Rose. 


THE ROARING ?0’s 
With Rex Reason, Donald May, 
Dorothy Provine, Gary Vinson, 
Madlyn Rhue, Penny Santori, 
Lawrence Dotikin, Mike Road 
others 

Producer Boris: Ingster 
Director: George Waggner 
Writer: Larry Welch 
60 Mins., Sat.. 7:30 p.m, 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

The 20’s did roar, but Warner 
Bros, has managed to bring them 
up to date with a squeeky 1960 tv 
plot. Here again is the Warner 
Bros, performing triumverate— 
two men and a boy—backed by a 
doll; When “The Roaring 20*s” 
began Saturday (15) they worked 
over a group of gangster cliches 
and thereby, retarded an important 
60-minute period in the ABC-TV 
.schedule. At 7:30 p.m. that night,, 
the network has to compete against 
“Perry Mason” on CBS-TV and the 
coniboys of NBC-TV’s “Bonanza.” 

Warners cast the action-adven¬ 
ture program with unerring bland- 
riess. Rex Reason and Donald May 
are' rival reporters, the first for 
“The N. Y. Gazette," the other for 
“The N. Y. Daily Record,” and they 
share a baby faced copyboy, Gary 
Vinson. Dorothy Provine, as lively 
arid pretty as she is. was to be 
an imitation of Texas Guinan but 
looked rather like an escapee from 
boarding school. 

Shots Of N. Y.’s lower East Side 
four decades hack were impressive 
In their size, but they smacked of 
a Hollywood backlot just, the same. 
The costuming was authentic, but 
muscular Reason and May have the 
special-knack of making the short- 
collar suits of the 20’s look like 
badly tailored suits of the 60’s. 

Larry Welch, frorn a story by 
Samuel Fuller, prepared the 
script, which labored the restitu¬ 
tion of a gangster's girl. She was 
played by Madlyn Rhue. Penny 
Sariton was weak as the Italian 
mother, Lawrence Dobkin was the. 
urifrightening gangster, and Mike 
Road the honest cop, who ends up 
with a bullet in the shoulder and 
the reformed moll. 

Miss Provine’s dance and song 
numbers require, better technical 
aid from the Warners technicians. 
High volume on her vocals make 
theni. 'seem what they might not 
really, be—somebody else’s songs. 

Art. 


Stone gave a good performance in. 
Greek, dialect as the, mobster Pops 
Felcher, David White and Norman 
Fell were also firstrate in support. 
Stack Is still the, perfect crime 
buster,, all principle and .. integrity 
■ L>eii 


NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW 
With Ron Cochran, Charles. Col- 
llngwood, Nancy Hanschman, 
Bill Leonard, Harry Reasoner 
Exec Producer: Paul Levitan, 
Producers: Harve Fischman, Phil 
; Sykes 

Director: Verh Diamond 
66 Mins.; Sun. (16), 8 p.m. 
REYNOLDS METALS 
CBS-TV, from Detroit 

; (CihitOTi E. Frank Lie.) ' 

This show; was a big fat plug for. 
the 1961 "U.S... line of autos which 
staged their annual product ex¬ 
position- for the first time this year 
im Detroit’s new Cobd Hall. For 
ofio hour, the : Video cameras roamed 
lovingly over the; sculptured lines 
of the new models and, for the car- 
happy Americans whose numbers 
are legion, this stanza must have 
been paradise on wheels. ... > 
This stanza, however, had no plot. 
arid very little pace: For the most: 
part, the show switched ariiong the 
various. CBS announcers who riiade. 
descriptive comments on each of 
the car. lines. That inclifded at 
least a couple of models each for 
Rambler, Chrysler, P l y m o u t h, 
Dodge, DeRoto; Ford, Mercury, 
Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Gadillac 
and some truck displays. Even 
when cars are shown rotating pn a 
platform or, more unusually, on a 
rotisserie-like split; they don’t 
project much persoriality across 
the ty screen. 

The car spiels by the CBS staff 
were restrained arid objective-like, 
(Continued on page .36) 


BUGS BUNNY 
With Mel Blanc 

Prpducer - Director - Writer: Fritz 

Frelang 

30 Mins.; Tues., 7:30. p.m. 
GENERAL FOODS 
ABC TV (film) 

(Renton & Boioles) 

The delight of youngsters the 
world over ever since pen-'n’-ink- 
irig became a cinema art, “Bugs 
Bunny” is now a bigtime tv stair 
with a network all his own. He’s 
the perfect “chaser” to get the 
young ’Uns off to bed or to their 
homework so the elders can have 
their turn at the magic box. In the 
true tradition of cartooning. Bugs 
gets in and out of tight spots to 
the chortling glee of the. smallfry. 
To the tykes, it’s an extra special. 

To get the series out of the ink¬ 
wells, . Bugs and his mischievous 
pals scampered in three cartoon 
shorts clipped, from Warner’s 
post-’48s. Characters Were intro¬ 
duced in emcee fashion to dance 
across the stage as the storyline 
picked up the thread- Violence, 
such as is characterized by these 
irripish figures, need not unduly 
excite; the policing forces of the 
network code. Nobody gets hurt, 
arid they’re all put together again. 
It’s what gives the cartoon its pitch 
arid pace. 

Vying in importance with the ac¬ 
tion is the voice of Mel Blanc with 
all the tonal fluctuations to lend 
childish credence to the Bunny 
menagerie. His “What’s up. Doc?” 
has even caught the adult fancy 
and used by comics as a witty 
phrase. He Is the. exemplar of this 
protean ait. and his vocal tricks 
have, endeared, him to youngsters 
in the millions. 

Fritz Frelehg and Chuck Jones 
made a sprightly display of the 
animations by the corps of four 
and incidental contributioris. Post 
Cereals had only one purpose in 
sporisoring the series, and the di¬ 
rection can lead only to the kids 
whooping up sales. Helm. 


! SEE AMERICA WITH ED SUL- 
i LIVAN : . 

With Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, 

Mort Sahl, Dave Brubeck, Dor¬ 
othy Kirsten, Limeliters, Tia 

Children. San Francisco Bays 
_ Choir; Ray Bloch orch 
Prorincer: Robert Precht 
Director: Bryon Paul 
60 Mins., Sun. (16) 8 p.m. 
EASTMAN KODAK: COLGATE 
CBS-TV, from San Francisco 
<JWT; Bates> 

i There’s something commendable 
in Ed Sullivan's desire to take bis 
Sunday night CBS-TV variety bill* 
: out of its week-afler-.week static 
; status by roadshowing Its origina- 
' tions. Hence this oncc-a-monili 
“See America With Ed Sullivan” 
series, which premiered Sunday 
night <16) with San Francisco as 
the backdrop. 

Essentially it remains a vaudo 
bill, studded with name attractions, 
but as far as it went it was good. 
There was. inevitably, the Golden 
Gate Bridge, panoramic views of 
the colorful city from Telegraph 
Hill, the Top of the Mark, the 
Japanese Gardens at Golden Gale 
Park, a drive down crooked Lom¬ 
bard St., a park bench in Frisco’s 
Chinatown, the downtown sector, 
the cable cars, the Opera llous 
and the now-famed hungry i in¬ 
time nightclub. As an added fillip, 
the Kodak commercials had a ball 
with the scenic surroundings. 

For the occasion Sullivan sur¬ 
rounded himself with a long list 
of familiar pros with a career af¬ 
finity to Frisco. There was Dor¬ 
othy Kirsten, leading soprano this 
year with the Frisco Opera Co.; 
the Limeliters instrumental trio 
with their “folknik” vocals and 
Mort Sahl, both products of the 
hungry i; a visit with West Coast 
jazzist Dave Brubeck and his 
quartet; a rehearsal by native John¬ 
ny Mathis (readying his own unit 
for a tour of the South Pacific); 
stylist Peggy Lee entertaining at i 
vets’ hospital in Oakland and on 
the beach overlooking the Golden 
Gate arid the four Tiu moppets, 
with the San Francisco Boys Choir 
for the finale. 

Performance-wise, it came off in 
customary Sunday at 8 tradition, 
since most of the guest perform¬ 
ers know their way around the 
vaudeo boards. But having gone 
thus far in the quest to broaden 
the show’s vistas, it rated at least 
another talent dimension—the 
springboarding of some potential¬ 
ly promising new performers into 
the national bigtime. Neither a 
Frisco nor a Timbuctoo origination 
in itself can conceal the fact that 
the tv variety bill of fare Is a re¬ 
stricted one and is in desperate 
need of new faces. Rose. 


PETER LOVES MARY 

With Peter Lind Hayes, Mary 

Healy, Bea Benaderet, Merry 

Martin, Gil Smith, Alan Reed, 

others 

Producer-Writer: Dan Simon 
Director: Rid Amateau 
30 Mins., Wed., 10 p.m. 

PROCTER & GAMBLE 
NBC-TV (film) 

(Benton & Bowles ) 

As Peter Lind Hayes and hi* 
: wife Mary Healy have unquestion¬ 
ably learned, there is a marked 
difference between their accus¬ 
tomed standup comedies and their 
new brand of woFk, tv situation 
comedy. A major weakness found 
in the first edition, last Wednesday 
(12), of “Peter Loves Mary,” a half- 
hour situationer, was their joint 
inability to deliver dialog in a 
natural or fluid. manner. Writing 
by Dan Simon wasn’t much of an 
aid, so that the twosome cannot 
( be held fully responsible for the 

■ failure to get quips across. Inci- 

■ dentally, there were too many 
quips. 

> However, Four Star; which pro- 
j duces this package, has made pro¬ 
vision to capitalize on the Haycs- 
Healy strong .points. They are 
made to play exactly what they are 
in real life: a pair of nightclub-tv 
comedians, which on the first pro¬ 
gram gave Hayes a chance to do 
some excellent standup \vork as 
the aging prizefighter Punchy Gal- 
lahan. 

Some clever treatment was ac¬ 
corded the use of the children in 
! the tv family, bui nothing so ex¬ 
ceptional that Merry Martin and 
her simulated kid brother, tiny Gil 
Smith, can hold up the show on 
their own. Lines for them were 
sometimes of the precious tv vari¬ 
ety, but, more often, they were fed 
lines that made them seem like 
real siblings. 

Stanza has a long road to travel 
from its first outing before-it qual¬ 
ifies as strong tv fare. Art. 




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81 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


TV Tigering U.S. Foreign Policy? 

It might be the first time it has happened, but it now seems 
Certain that television: has helped shape the. United $tates foreign 
policy. NBC’s Chet Huntley started the whole thing by asking the 
Presidential candidate Kennedy where he stood-on the defense 
of Quemoy and Matsu, and he got answers that drew sporadic 
fire from rival, members of printed journalism, in particular the 
N. Y. Times’ Arthur Krock, 

Krock, in his Friday (14) column, said that Kennedy’s and Nix¬ 
on’s later answers should, in effect, never have beeri given because 
they served- as a guide.,by which, the Chinese Communists: can 
“make their plans accordingly.” Until now, Krock stated, the at¬ 
titude of the U.S. toward defense of these two offshore islands was 
sufficiently vague to keep the Commies guessing; Now, he wrote, 
■‘the result is that a question occuring to an iriterviewer can pro¬ 
duce an issue, evn an inappropriate one, if the lure of talking to 
millions in the Video dimension takes.control.” 

Huntley gave .his answer the same day on .a segment of. NRC's 
“Emphasis.” (Original question, was .asked, of the candidates on 
Saturday, Oct. 1). 

“Arthur krock implies that this reporter should not have 
asked the question . . that I should have known (the answer),” 

said Huntley. “Well, I deliberately' put the question the: way it 
was slated because I never was able to understand where our 
defense of Quemoy and Matsu started or. left off. If Mr. Krock 
understood it. perfectly, then . I give him credit for a great deal 
more insight, and perspicacity than this , poor benighted reporter 
for television, of which (he) is so contemptuous.” 

Noting Kroek’s line about keeping the. Chinese.. Commies guess¬ 
ing, the tv newscaster-interviewer added to his radio talk that 
“meanwhile we Americans have been kept guessing, too, and I’m 
not sure at all that the people . . should be uncertain about a 
ituation which could very easily mean the difference between 
war and peace/’ 

, This question about the offshore islands has in the view of many 
journalists,, including both Krock (by implication) and Huntley (by 
declaration) become the major issue in the campaign. 

TV Webs Resisting Move to Saddle 


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BABIO-mEVISION 


KBA s;J!So°K ABC Brills Off Some Electronic 

FCC last week okayed sale, of ** 

KBAK-TV. Bakersfield, owned by If 17 | | V> , • ri* fl. I 

Ban Francisco Chronicle. Publish- l\| V .1 A K 3 7711131377 111 NI1A NlVIP 
ing Co., to Reeves Broadcasting & lisle lie/le 1U|LLII|(1 UIu 111 1 111C UljlC 

Development Co. for $858,000. * 

c ^^ r ate>yu s ^ Y - (Nixon-Kennedy Split-Screen Debate) 


pi A 1 fft -—---1 By ART WOODSTONE 

JjQ lashman, JJ. 3.d Debate Breakdown By appearing in studios 3,000 

' * NBC-TV copped honors for miles apart, John F. Kennedy and 

p - If P. • I the _top audience during the Richard M. Nixon, in their third 

Fatdlv Stricken »thS n ;?^ 1Xn eae "Face-to-Face," seemed further re- 

• V ■ ' NBC got an Arbitron na- Iieved of euphemism. For pure im- 

TTnilvivnnd not ift tional rating of 28.1 and a Pact, the third debate was better 

, T > u ■' 41.2% share of audience. CBS’ than the second, just as the second 

Edmund L, Cashman,. 53, veepee jjj t ig.l-arid 26.7% while host was better than the first, 

in charge of Hollywood office Of network ABC got 11.6 and a And by the conclusion of the 
Foote, Cone & Belding, died sud- 17-2% share. third Presidential give-an-take on 

denly of a heart attack last Satuiv ( Thursday (13), the speculation as 

day in his North Holly wood home, [fill ""■> /1_ f 117«.f to which man had gamed moie 

He had complained of digestive WIlA C \TI1 pIt With with the viewing and listening pub- 
disorder arid the family physician TV 1IU 5 JltlvA TT IUI \\ c grew still more intense Was.it 
>Vas called. He passed away soon • the deliberate Nixon or the quick 

after his arrival; rvn ■ P ■ iff | A Kennedy? 

A veteran of 35 years in radio, I h3l KYIM I 311 I 111 I n the New York studios ofABC- 
tv arid the advertising business, he . 111AL UAll Cl IMJwll TV, which produced the debate 

was widely known through out in- , . . ._ for all the networks, the Republi- 

dustry for his creativity and ad- >npi • 1 TI7 I\ 1 . O can observers conceded to Kennedy 

ministrative ability. He started his I flirfl I V llPIttlP ' S? ! - e many Democrats thought 
radidt career as .an announcer with HH1U. 1 T l/CUMC. Nixon might have made the better 
the Yarikee Netw ork in Boston and , impiession on .the viewers. Discus- 

later moved to N Y as producer Despite all the talk to the con- sion was m terms of the effect on 
of CBS. While with the then Lord trary, the networks don’t yet have the tv watchers at home, since 
& Thomas (later to become Foote, an agreement as to how the cost of none of the studio attendees ap- 

Cone and Belding) his friendliness Producing the Kennedy-Nixon tv- peared to change their original 

and abilitv to handle difficult peo- radio debates will be divvied. opinions no matter whom they 

pie caught the eve of the late This became clear last week, di- conceded the propaganda edge to. 
George Washington Hill, then head reCtly after the third debate by the Technically, ABC had a tough 
of American Tobacco, .who had two Presidential aspirants. ABC had task to perform. Nixon spoke from 
spent several years as the agency’s to hire- special , lines to carry the the web’s Hollywood studios and 
executive on all Luckies shows words and pictures of the candi- Kennedy from a duplicate studio 
lie later joined his long devoted i? N «» X^X ^ vel 2' t w i , J d , ,r0 ’" - 

friend; Myron Kirk, in the Kudner f“L P “ )n v Ar t tn lltr eSeS S” 1 ?, m ? e TJ°i k , l ? ad to J xavcl 
aeenrv arid several vears later he to New York - An ABC executive 3,000 miles to the Hollywood con- 
fra^e a 11 e d i q S IIoH v \voo t o *he^ome was then gowg on the assumption trol centre and then 3,000 miles 
Sr ?for FTB this added cost; as with everything back to New York, but it come off 

head of radio and tv for FCB else, would be divided equally neatly. Most of the time, they 

Cashman leaves bis widow. Mar. among ABC, NBC, CBS and didn’t seem to be in different 
; garet. two sons, Edmund Jr , and . Mutual. studios. 

^F h pr n *Jidli fe R ! ' ; i Ml:S ' Brcsnahan ‘ But , t,le ;u 0t . He \!l' eb L we J? quick So far nothing has matched th» 

; of Providence. R.: I. to reply that while the diwv on ^nnnnnnn.^ Ft ,a 


Washington; Oct. 18> 
Let’s. face it, televisiori networks 
re accustomed to. being pushed 
around Washirigton. But ari 
item involving $36,673 which bipar- 


Deejays on Ice 


around Washington. But an | Philadelphia, Oct. 18. 

Item involving $36,673 which bipar-1 Metropolitan’s WIP ’ Phila- 
^npiahner S of,the^ t driang«- 

ral.Parade aietrymg to pass to dozetl 0 j; them will take to the ice 
tv has triggered web; tempers an<j for charity at tjie opening of the 
fired the instinct to give battle; 21st ual “Ice Capades’’ at the 

The first rbiv ended in a draw, . ;Ar ^ n a*; . v . . . . .. 

„• o uva , [.-Station has locked intermission 

and it looks like more arguipg is at the Arena’s frappe spec- 

ln store before the webs \vi ’br -tacular to race its...talent lineup— 
lose. Joe McCauley, Dick “Trolley” 

The wierd tale began; when tv Carr.. Tom Brown, Jim; Learning, 
npw; rAng ^Uph B 1 c k Reynolds and Chuck 


3d Debate Breakdown 

NBC-TV copped honors for 
the top audience during the 
third Kerinedy-Nixon debate 
on Thursday (13). 

NBC got an Arbitron na¬ 
tional rating of 28.1 and a 
41.2% share of audience. CBS’ 
hit 18.1 arid 26.7% while host 
network ABC got 11.6 and a 


Whos Stuck With 
That Extra Tab On 
Third TV Debate? 


news reps were called'before. Re- 
publican Carl L. Shipley and Dem- V°uS her l> 


ocrat W John' Keimev cSS- '*** racing will -rep a local 
ien of the bipartisan group set up jtet 

to plan details for the Jan. 20.1961; donate a new electric organ to 
Presideriliai Inaugural. It is the l he or S an,zaUon he «*» competed 
first time Inaugural planning ever 
started before the electiori. : Pre¬ 
viously. activity began about Dec. 1 w n j « a | « 

In a rush^rush atmosphere with al- V|> I. Wm |yi|A||| 
most everyone lunging, for the Oil jfllClll 

panic button. • 7 .- IT O ; 

The tv newsmen were asked jv • . • 

about their plans for covering the I lAll1r£lf > nilVTIIi*A* 
Inaugural parade:. The nets said 1/CllllvlllllAllllV* 
they planned to televise virtually • 

all of iti as before. (In 1957, the m| | V ¥ 

parade lasted alinost efight hours.) I hA l/|^jnl| I a |h 

Then Shipley and Kenney re- 1IIC i llvll lu ill 

called that the Jan. 20, 1957, In¬ 
augural; parade had gone $59,000 Washington, Oct. 13; 

■ fe-Sl *he arguments are in bn the 

ble for at least half that loss, if e V • j - a i 
riot more. Seats in the viewing Springfield-St, Louis deintermix- 
stand are: sold t$17.50 top) to fL ture case, setting the stage- for 
nance construction costs of the Federal Communications Commis- 

0 « er ,«?'? de ^' 9 S Sion’s: decision llib ek parte i 
the 7.0,000 seats built m 1957, only .. r “ 

35.000 were sold. h ^sle . , . . . 

; n j Parties to the case made their 
fSt? e ,L tv 1 ” Pilches last Thursday (13) in oral 

Shlri tv ^ Q ^hl Vr presentations to the full Commis- 

Shipley. ... Later, the suggestion, cion Taw Wag remailpfl tn-FriP 
was made that the Inaugural Cbm- hv f T c 

mittee mieht hlack out tv eovera^ U : S - Court of Appeals because 


S ' Bresnahan . But the. Other, webs were quick S o far nothing has matched th« 
of Providence. R. I. to reply that while the divvy on 70,000,000-odd audience for the 

the extra lines may occur. ABC had f irst debate, a fact which might be 

r j 11 \t i , pr/i no right making that assumption laid off to the initial curiosity of 

COW. Willis Named to Mb agreement had been the electorate for a nationally tele- 

V n . • i reached on anything that had to do vised debate between Republican 

HI Annommient production costs. and Democratic candidates. But 

• .. t ■ ^ 0ne Plan, put ^ forth weeks ago/the third audience, perhaps due to 

Washington, Oct. 18. when the debates were about to the sharpening of the direct clashes 
. Edward . K: Mills Jr., who had become a reality, was that the by Uie two main participants, num- 
to withdraw as . a nominee to the. charges for production be cut in bered at 65.000 000 persons, a 
Federal Communicatipiis Commis- equal sevenths. This meant that 4,000,000-watcher increase over 
sion earlier this year, has beeri ABC, CBS and NBC, with a radio Debate No. 2, according to Arbi- 
given a recess, appointment to . and tv network apiece, would eat up f ron estimates! 

Federal;Trade Commission. [six-sbyenths, while Mutual, in radio TT,n,r,M fl «- n rc ika 


Mills. Succeeds-.Edward. X iait;'only, would take the TemfUdiHC ^ 

who arinounced his reslgriMipiv last jShme. . ^ porter mag, Rpscoe Drummond of 

week after four years on the Com-1 Rreseutly, hpweyer, there seems the N Y Herald-Tribune, NBC’s 
™ ission ’ ' Frank McGee and CBS ' Charles 

Mills, a GOP attorney from New ^n h fho von Fremd. They addressed their 

Brunswick, N.J., was nominated by ♦ At questions from a third studio, lo- 

Presiderit Eisenhower last March ® A S Cfl ted hard by Nixon’s in Holly- 

to take the seat left vacant by wood. Still, the technical aspects 

former FCC Chairman John C. c °J? e . alon f g p has been of the telecast were fluid. 

Doerfer but had to withdraw be- c ^ a r 1 e. debate McGee’s questioning was concise 

cause of stock interests in West- ... P. oaucea ™ “P 1 aeDai ® a _ d hi . m o nn A r an npalim? Von 
intrhni.sp anri fipnorai Flppirip from Chicago* NBC the second ana nib mannci appealing, von 

inghouse ana general Electric, f _ yyashinoton and ABC did the Fremd ran a close second. Ques- 

held in an irrevokable trust. The Vvasnmgton, ana abl aia tne 

bar affainst radib-tv holdings does third on a split-city basis and is uons , DO P t '-“ler ana urum- 

oar against raqio tv noiam 0 s aoes r A 0arint? th „ f our +h strictlv from mond did not lack pertinence, but 

not apply to FTC members. Pl e P a £ in f tne rounn siricuy trom ... . . ^ * thd 

Mills'- reress annointment is New York, but reportedly none of neitner print man was up on xne 
/®P ess , app i )in , en the networks has so far sent the best video interviewing techniques, 
strictly of the lame duck variety. ^eiworKs nas so iar sent me reason opither was Rill 

The next Administration, whether others rts_tally on costs. This leaves 


Washington, Oct. 18; 
The arguments are in on the. 


porter mag, Rpscoe Drummond of 
the N.Y. Herald-Tribune, NBC’s 


Republican or Democratic, can {t}ori 0 f t rv ; ns before the whole for the host network. The ABC 
name their own . man after It takes posmoii ot trying, before tne wnoie , . . j, now _ th . 

over In Jariuarv thing is over, to guess at what each corresponaem, w no Knows tn« 

9 anuary. production will actually cost, since repertorial business well enough. 

amortization over the two shows was a mite on the loud side, which 
• McCaffrey ip wpix hmust be . considered on ABC equip- f ron } time to ti t me ma de his inter- 
, Andrew J. McCaffrey has been irient. locutory remarks grate, 

appointed public relations director Even things like refurbishing Marshall Diskin, from- the Coast, 
of WPIX, N.Y: studios, additional cameras, new directed the telecast for ABC. Per- 

McCaffrey is a veteran broad- mikes and lights are likely to be haps fearing that too much cutting 
caster with 15 years experience in counted in, although this has not back and forth would invite techni- 
the corporate public relations field! been decided either. cal disaster, he limited the entire 

^— - '■ r- ' -:-—— : ---:—- 60-minute program to a single “re- 

-a ___ action shot,” that of Kennedy 

FCC s Boston Slapdornffomes 
Ford About Agency’s Independence 

• ■ W ; '• V » dential runners on a national tv 

Washington, Oct. J8. [ the Commission submit findings staI ) z a, because ^the battery of re- 

US Court of Arineals action! a ;nd recommendiations to the court Porters m tne N. Y. studio seemed 
vmHinV Floral r^rntniirirniifione 1 but t ak e ^o action upsetting the resigned iu tne main to covering 
vpiding Federal Communications status quo without giving the court the color story and not the hard 
Commissibn’sTS'ecisiori in the Bos- tiirie to consider it. news coming from the tv screen, 

ton Chan riel 5 case raises question The- three-man appeals bench That the public could see for them- 
of the agency’s independence, ac- held that FCC indeed upset the selves. Nobody ran to any of the 
cording to Chairman Frederick W.' status quo in its July 11 decision. 50 pay telephone booths ABC had 
Ford. FCC then vacated the grarit ot installed in the large press room 

Voicing his concern- over the Channel 5 to WHDH and ordered <TV-2) to proclaim, to the city desk, 
court’s order, Ford saw a danger new proceedings with both WHDH that Mrs. Kennedy was wearing 
that FCC would become simply and Massachusetts Bay Telecasters two strands of pearls or that the 
an arm of the judiciary. The Chair- given demerits for off-the-record studio for Kennedy (TV-1) was 
man spoke out at the Commission’s approaches made while the case done in beige. This information 
hearing on the Springfield dein- was pending. was conveyed by the pool reporter, 

terriiixture ex p^rte case. Next step is up to FCC. In void- the only one of them allowed into 

Court of Appeals vacated the ing the decision,. the court gave the sanctum sanctorum. 
Commission’s Channel 5 order on the Commission 30 days to sub- The tv trade reporters filed, also 
grounds it violated.the court’s..re-irnit its findings and recommenda- for future use, the news that tv 
mand directive in thb . wire-pulling tioris in the case. Ford indicated • producer Fred Coe and director 
.case.' When the court sent the that, the Commission might con- Arthur Penn had stood by as con- 
case back to FCC, if directed that] sider fighting the court’s order, isultants to candidate Kennedy. 


all the networks in the difficult Bba del, who served as moderator 


the 70,000 seats built in 1957, only 
35.000 were sold.. 


niittee might black out tv coverage 
in the Washington area,to offset tv- 
moochers. (This probably won’t 
happen.) 

Shipley and Kenney said the 


of off - the - record approaches 
brought to light by the House 
Harris Subcoinmittee. 

. Initial decision by Special Hear- 
ixig Examiner Horace Stern last 


committee felt tv networks, should March' recommended that FCC’s 
pay the cost, of . constructing the .1957 deintermixture order shifting 
huge stand -in Lafayette Square Channel 2 from Springfield, tb St. 
across the street, from. the White Louis be set aside, because of !ex 
1 uriu ^ 7 ’-^ 18 n' part e ..contacts made fy Harry 

^ ebs r ?ps hastily ob- Tennenbaum. president of KTVI 
.jeefed;. paying ty/used only/a-.small cjv); which was given special 
P° l t10 ". °£ Stan^v with most of temporary authority to operate 

It used by newspape | r,, magazine, channel .2 in St. Louis. ‘ . 

f_ In the oral arauinents. James T. 


hundred ! additional . seats which 
are : offered for'public sale. 


Brennan of FCC’s Office of Gen¬ 
eral Counsel supported Sterri’s 


“If you-charge one me^ia, you ^ridings arid recominendations 
w ill have, to charge the others,” de- with, one exception. Because of 
dared Lewis W. Schalleriberger, of Tennenbaum’s conduct, he said, 
CBS, representing the Radio-TV KTVi should, bd given a compara- 
Correspondents. Assn, “Are the tiye demerit if Channel 2 is 
Washington Ppst and. Evening Star thrown opCn to new applications. 


going to be charged? 


. Stern had recoirimended that Teri- 


. Shipley said press coverage nebaum's activities should not be 
doesn’t cut back attendance, weighed adversely against his com- 
Schollenberger said. Inaugural coy- pany in any future proceeding.' 
erage boo.sts newspaper circulation. ; D. M. Patrick; attorney for San- 
“Y 011 don’t seem to tiriderstand gamoh Valley Television .Corp., 


our problems,” exclaifned Kenney. 
And that’s where It Was left—-'iri a 
state of mutual misunderstanding. 


losing applicant for Channel 2 in 
Springfield, argued that the court’s 
(Continued on page 40) 



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34 


RADIO-TELEVISION 




Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


Shows Bad Because Everyone Yens 
Lowest Cost-Per-Thousand: Duram 
-On Other Madison Ave. Fronts 


By BILL GRIELEY 

Fuller, Smith & Ross Veepee for 
radio-tv Arthur E. Djiram, who re¬ 
cently roasted “the establishment, 
the giant tv ad agencies, which 
have forced formula programming 
down the throats of sponsors and 
the nation’s viewers/’ has returned 
for a second mad chorus.:! 

Duram was prompted' to speak 
out again by remarks of E. Ter¬ 
rence Ciyne. McCann-Erickson tv 
topper, who blamed tv’s mediocrity 
on. among other things, the webs’ 
abdication of programming to pack¬ 
agers, and Hollywood's! use of 


claiming that the industry, has been 
‘outclassing itself’ and it is iriy 
opinion that we are coming dan¬ 
gerously close to that point. The 
television industry just recently 
has been rocked by scandal. Gov¬ 
ernment investigation and restric¬ 
tions, and some needless vilifica¬ 
tion. In . programming, we have 
been hamstrung by ‘follow-the- 
leader’ shows and a high display of 
mediocrity. As a result, the audi¬ 
ence has either turned away from 
the set, since it is obvious that 
sets-in-use are not growing from a 


year ago. In addition, the intangi- 
second-string production talent in ! ble bond of trust between viewer 
tv. Ciyne predicted that viewers j and advertiser has been broken; 
by the new year will be driven out [ therefore less viewers are being 
of their homes by video’s living < converted into buyers. 


rooms within living rooms. 

Hollywood is nearly [blameless 
and so are the networks, Isays Dur¬ 
ham. The networks particularly, he 
says, will go all-out on production 
perfection if given the chance. 

The singular factor in tv’s crea¬ 
tive slump, declares Duram, is 
the intra-competition aihong the 
members of the establishment to 
get the lowest cost per j thousand 
for their soap, .cigaret, toothpaste 
and other impulse package goods 
customers. The prime objective of 
any member of the establishment 
is to best the others with a low, low 
dollar figure when viewer noses 
are divided by show costs. 

“I’ve seen them come out of 
Hollywood production sessions all 
smiles because they were able to 
knock $5,000 (per stanza): off pro¬ 
duction costs.” says Duram. “The 
producer just smiles and [takes the 
money out of the show. He also 
has taken the heart right out of 
the show.” ji 

According to Duram, there are 
other ways to play the numbers 
game, if it must be played: Take 
total adults multiplied by target 
selectors (did a member Of the 
desired audience turn on j the set?) 
times sponsor identifiers^ For in- 


‘More advertisers are turning 
away from nighttime television arid 
putting their advertising budgets 
into other media, i speak not only 
from- observation of other cam¬ 
paigns, but from knowledge of what 
my client is currently doing. 

“Production, program and time, 
costs are up 10 to 15% over a year 
ago, and it is now rumored that the 
union negotiators are asking for 
even higher demands than they 
are currently enjoying. 

“We are at the brink. Where do 
we go from here?” 

Closed-Circuit Color 

As an adjunct .to its basic large- 
screen black and white closed-cir¬ 
cuit network for business commu¬ 
nications, Theatre Network Televi¬ 
sion Ine. is now offering color on a. 
network basis to firms Which con¬ 
sider tint essential for the presen¬ 
tation of advertising, products, 
packaging and. merchandising pro¬ 
gram. 

The Nathan L. Halpern company 
has purchased 35 color projectors 
from RCA. The units, capable of 
presenting color tv pictures of 26 to 
50 square feet, will be utilized in 
conformity with RCA’s engineering 
standards, according to TNT. 

Up and Down: Charles M. Amory, 


Ouch! 

Suggesting that . the Madi¬ 
son Ave,-Lexingtori Aye. ad 
agency rivalry is just in¬ 
tense, if not more so, lhan the 
intra-network jockeying for. 
position, is the J> Walter 
Thompson reaction to Me- ° 
Cann-Erickson’s Terry Ciyne, 
in the latter’s championing of 
more . live tv shows, particu¬ 
larly from the east. 

Cracks JWT: “So how, come 
McCann-Erickson, insofar as 
network tv exposure is con¬ 
cerned, is virtually 100% dedi- „ 
cated this season to vidpix en¬ 
tries ori the three networks?” 

As an addenda. JWT points 
to three live shows cited by 
Ciyne as worthy of perpetu¬ 
ation: Ed Sullivan, Dinah 
Shore and Perry Como. Two 
of these, Como (for. Kraft) and 
Sullivan (for Kodak) are out 
of the JWT shop. Dinah’s for 
Chevy (Campbell-EWald). 


stance, P&G’s“Rebel” has: a higher forrrier prexy arid board chairman 
rating than Lever Bros.’ Jack; of UM&M Tv Corp., has been 
Benny show. But both have adult! 
women as the prime target, Benny. ! 
via selection and identification, ‘ 
comes out with 11,775,000 useful 
Viewers to “Rebel’s” 1,651.000. i 
Figure the cost per thousand from 
that, says Duram. 

Other Factors This Program I campbell-Ewald prexy T. B. 

Duram reviewed other basic I : . , , ., 

arguments against establishment (Tom) Adams last week scored 
methods that he set forth before: | radio stations for their “24 hours 
“The media objectives of televi-; 0 f r&r and nickels worth of scare 
sion are gained not by programs,! headlines” and predicted there’ll 
but primarily by wise facility de-; be Some fast programming foot 
cisions based on the right time (work when it’s learned agencies 
period, the full network, j adjacen-; are beginning to judge radio out- 
cies and competition . . J If audi- j lets qualitatively as well as quanti- 
ence-cost efficiency must; be the! tively 

££• il s i i , c ™ Si<ier K th ? t .V* telev !‘ i In a talk before the Quality 
f / if a a ? -1 e £ Radio Group in New York. Adams 

i ***to«l «* <m assoeiation of big 


nairied director of radio-tv for Wes¬ 
ley Assoc’s. .. 

Veepee stripes for Robert J. Ly¬ 
on, account supervisor for Wallace 
labs division of Carter Products, at 
Ted Bates agency; Robert H. Ellis 
and James J. Jordan Jr,, at BBDO; 
and Roy Passman, director, radio-tv 
film department, J. M. Mathes.. 

Renee Babitts joints the copy de¬ 
partment of Reach,-McClinton. She 
was a script writer for the Olds-, 
mobile traveling industrial show. 

Edward P. Gallagher, formerly 
with Norman, Craig & Krimmel, 
joins Kenyon & Eckhardt . as an ac¬ 
count exec on Beecham. Products’ 
Macleans Toothpaste. Peter John¬ 
son to K&E from McCarin-Erick- 
sori as a tv commercial Writer 

New Biz: Cariadian Pacific Rail¬ 
way to K&E for communications 
advertising (teletype, telex and 
telegraph traffic services) In Can¬ 
ada. 

Reyriolds Johnson Co.. Volks¬ 
wagen distributor for Northern 
California; Utah and Northern .Ne¬ 
vada, to . Doyle; Dane. Betnbach’s 
Coast office. 


Tulsa •— Staff announcer Allen 
Collier has been promoted to pro¬ 
gram director of. Franklin Broad¬ 
casting radio station KOME here. 
Sports announcer, Hal O’Halloran, 
who came to KOME from KFH, 
Witchita. has joined the KOME 
sales staff as an account exec. 



programs, such as ‘Omnibus.” have 
a cost-per-thousand comparable to 
or lower than such widely read 
publications as Life and !Reader’s 
Digest, namely a $2.15 per-thou- 
sand adults reached.” 

Duram blast is more i; than a 
crusade for better programming. 


signal outlets for their attentipri to 
news, good taste arid atmosphere 
that quality advertisers want, but 
declared, “Still, many don’t ber 
lieve." 

“I’d like to suggest,” Adams said, 
'that it’s quite possible that 24 


FSR is making a drive for new tv, hours of rock ’n Roll and a nickel’s 
biz, and would like to convince the ■ "’°rfh of headlines is not quite-the; 
package goods industries that it ; [ atmosphere we’re looking for. I 
has the talent and facilities to do a S doubt that we’re serving our client 
good job. With billings arbund the 1 P r °perly when we let Chevrolet be 
$50,000,000 mark and tv outlay advertised—sar.dwitched in^-be- 
under $15,000,000 FSR currently tween "You’re Nawthin’ But a 
has no soaD. no toothpaste no j Hound Dawg” and “Mack, the 
cosmetic, no food, no cigaret and Kmfe ” Yet, on too. many stations 
no cure, and still has been agency still,, this is about the only atmos- 
of record on 539 nighttimej network phere available: 
shows. Major tele clients are Alcoa, I “Our media people; with their 
Libby-Owens-Ford. Universal CIT : three-foot slide rules arid their 
(auto financingi, Sherwin-Williams electronic brains, tell u^that radio 
paints. American Greetings Corp. offers the best cost-per-thousand of 
(greeting cards*. American] Optical ; any medium in use today. Great! 
and Wearever. j We’re always pretty fast to use the 

In line with the new biz drive, medium where the clients* dollar 
Edward H. Mahoney, formerly a goes the farthest. But. in too many 
broadcast veepee at Benton & cases, we don’t dare use radio, low 
Bowles and Cunningham & Walsh, C.P.M or no low CPM. We just don’t 
has been brought in as adriiinistra- dare for the simple reason that we. 
tive head of the radio-tv! depart- can’t allow our clients to be lost in 
ment, reporting to Duram. Peter i the chaos of “The Top Forty.” And 
Cardozo, veepee and radio-tv copy! they agree with us. 


director, will also handle some pro¬ 
duction. 1 

Brinksmanship 

While FSR’s Art Daram sees tv 
as the most economic of all medi¬ 
ums, Parkson Advertising’s broad¬ 
cast veepee Don Blauhutstakes a 
dim view of video’s up-and-up 
costs: ! 

“For years, advertisers have been 


He asked if the agency’s “big, 
dignified national clients that make 
the best products the mind of man 
can develop/’ should put them¬ 
selves next to Big Boy hamburgers 
or Preparation II. “Not that there’s 
anything wrong with hamburgers, 
but. I don’t really think you want a 
Chevy Impala riding next to a Big 
Boy harnbiirger in a junior jive 


program that features Fabian. And 
so iriany stations couldn't care less 
about what goes where or next to 
whom.” 

At Campbell-Ewald, he said, 
they are iri the process qf develop¬ 
ing not only, a quantitative analysis 
of radio stations, but also qualita¬ 
tive. “We are so concerned with 
the downright cheapness and = bad 
taste of so many radio stations that 
in due time we shall know, and 
shall be able to not select stations 
Whose programming is cheap or iri 
bad taste. We shall not select them 
deliberately. 

“Other agencies, are beginning to 
think this way, too. and though! I 
speak from much less, knowledge 
than you (laut with some under¬ 
standing of agency temperament 
today ) I’ll make a small prediction. 
I’ll, guess that, ..once it becomes 
known to a thousand radio stations 
that a hundred agencies are look¬ 
ing at them through a qualitative 
microscope, there’s going to be 
some pretty fancy footwork: Pro¬ 
gram, schedules will be revamped 
fast, price, they know we know.” 

OB&M Media Spread; 

Ogilvy, Benson & Mather’s per¬ 
sonnel explosion, caused by acqui- 
sion of Sheil. Oil’s $15,000,000 ac¬ 
count, this week hits the n r Jia 
department.. 

Jack Hill! moves over to OB&M 
from. N.W. Ayer, and Stephen 
Salonite.s from Television Personal 
Interviews, as media research 
supervisors. Raymond Brpphy, 
formerly with Colgate-Palmolive, 
moves to OB&M as a market re¬ 
search group head’ 

Briefs: Koryette stores have 
bought a spot carnpaigh on WCTC, 
New Brunswick, N.-.J,, via William 
Warren, Jackson & Driiney agency 

. . H-R Representatives 1 take on 
“fine” radio station KICN. Denver 
. . . KSWO, Wichita Falls, has 
appoirited Veriard, Riritoul & Mc¬ 
Connell . . . Donald F. McCarty 
has joined the radio sales, staff of 
Avery-Knodel. He was with S. E. 
Ziibrow ad agency, Philadelphia. 


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IN NEW YORK CITY . . 

For his riext Revlon special ori CBS-TV on Noy. 20;^ Harry Belafonto 
has sigried the Modern Jan Quartet as his. first guests . , . Edward S,. 
Murrow received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree Friday (14) from 
the U. of Rochester at a formal convocation in the city’s Eastman 
Theatre . . . Mary Martin and the children’s chorus from “Sound of 
Music” will front a special UNICEF program on WNBC Radio Sunday 
(30) . ... Nat King Cole bowed Monday (17) as a deejay over WLIB, 
which tapes his quarter-hour daily stanza for airing at 6:45 a.iri. ... 
WNBC publicity’s Johnny Falk off to New Brunswick, Canada, for a 
week of grouse, woodcock and deer hunting Lewis P. Johnstfri Is 
promoted to post of manager of eastern office of NBC Radio Spot 
Sales , . . March of Dimes cited Dick Van Dyke, of ABC Radio’s “Flair,” 
at a Pierre luncheon yesterday (Tries.) . -. British tv emcee Carroll. 
Letis appearing Monday (24) in his first Stateside tv stint^-ori Joe 
Franklin’s WABC-Ty day timer . “Person-to-Personed” on NOv. 24. 

will be the McGuire Sisters . . Trade Adams to London for BBC 
telecasts on Dec. 4 and: 11 Fred Robbins, for his ‘-‘Assignment 
Hollywood,” interviewing Gene Kelly,. Lucille Bali, . Frankie Laine, 
Dorl$ Day arid . Troy Donahue this week . ;, WMGM driejay Ted Brown 
prilled a stunt last week that kept him suspended off the; ground for 
six. days, three hours and. 31 minutes; he broadcast from a giant 
construction crane hard by a. new Manhattan hotel, site . . . Tele thesp 
Ronald Dawson is to appear,, for Ja change of. pace, in the “Mad Dog 
Coll” feature being shot on location here . It’s Perry Wolf, not 
James B. Faicbriey, as erratumed last week, who produced the “Air 
Power” series, Faichney. who has; moved over to Irving Gitlin’s prib^ 
affairs operation at .NBC-Ty, was associate producer ori the .series ,. . 
Agent Sarah Rollitts set two U: S. Steel Hour and one General Electric 
Theatre, script assignment for writer Sidney Carroll;, his “Goodbye My 
Love” aired on GE Sunday (16) arid *'A Timer to Decide” and “Operas 
tion Northstar” are set for the Steel show Nov. 2 arid Deq. 28 respefc- 
tively ..... i Michael Burke, boss of CBS operations in Europe, in tpw 
for conferences; ditto Guy delia-Cioppa, v.p. in charge' of Coast pre^; 
gramniing . . . Jerry Leider, CBS-TV director of special programs, off 
to Europe, Tuesday (25V for hieetirigs on the Ingrid Bergman spec 
taping in. January . .. G. W. (Johnny) Johnstone, National Assn, of 
Manufacturers’ radio-tv boss, off to the Coast for visit to L. A. and 
attendance at the National Assn, of Educational Broadcasters conven¬ 
tion in Sari Francisco. Ditto CBS program veep Mike Dann arid web’s 
special info projects boss Dick Heffner . . Announcer Ed McMahon 
celebrating his second anni on “Who Do You Trust?” . . Rex Marshall 

spent the weekend in Detroit taping coirimercials for Reynolds Metals 
on the CBS-TV National Automobile Show! pickup, then did the hand¬ 
shaking-cocktail rounds with Company executives at regional head¬ 
quarters . Richard Bobrie and his seven-year-old son will host CBS- 
TV’s “Wizard of Oz” tintcast this year Dec. 11 . . . TV magician Doug! 
Anderson planed to Dallas to film 14 segments in the “Magic Corner” 
juve telefilm series. Producer Fredrick Stoessell has shifted all filming 
operations on the show there from N. Y... Connie Francis to London 
to tape two specials for British tv. plus one-nighters and a .BBC radio, 
shot, / 

Mort Hochstein, promoted to senior column editor for NBC news 
arid public affairs. He has been acting in that capacity since June, al¬ 
beit sans title. Leslie Barrett set for Talent Associates CBS-TV 
two-parter oft “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” in. which Maureen O’Hara arid 
Michael Rennie star . . . Agent-rrianager Sarah Rollitts back from two 
months ori the Mediterrrariean, and has lined rip . a U. S. Steel; writing 
chore for client Sidney Carroll . Donald Woods in from Hollywood, 
where he lately finished his first villiarv role after 16; years on tv-r- 
for “77 Sunset Strip”. . . Bernard iisoii has beeri pronioled to publicity 
director of the N. Y. office of Rogers & Cowan. He had been aft ac¬ 
count exec formerly. Ilson as publicity director will report to Paul E, 
Menneg, exec director of p.r. outfit. 

IN HOLLYWOOD 

, Robert Horton and Revue got over their mad and he’s back rolling 
with “Wagon Train”. . Henry Saperstein’s UPI cartopnery is turning 5 
out 20-minute, comrnercial for AT&T to acquaint phone risers with the 
new dialing, systerri. No prefixes, all numbers .. . Quinn Martlii’s < inl> 
tialer for ABC-TV will be; an hour series of police stories called “The 
New Breed.” Title refers tq the new type of coppers, mostly college 
grads. He ! Il use .the L. A. police blotter for his stories . , . Richard 
Eyer, 15-year-old ebstar of “Stagecoach West,” received court apr : 
proval of his contract calling for. $1,500 per episode and $250 to his 
parents for “supervision” . . Charles Skinner, who produced. “Ser¬ 
geant Preston,” has reorganized his own tv producing unit for indus¬ 
trial and entertainment films . . . Lorraine Miller, who left Broadway 
for tv, is framing a night club act . v . Ed Jurist is proceeding \vith 
“Rooin For One More,” first comedy out of the Warners chutel AbC- 
TV ordered 26 and the situation cornedy costarring Peggy McCay and 
Andy Duggan is slated for an early Friday spot after first of the. year 
. . It looked like a league of networks at ABC-TV’s Television Center 

last Thursday as CBS prexy Frank Stanton and NBC’s Tom Sarrioff 
and John K. West roamed the studio. They had a perfect right, being 
in the . “pool” for the Nixori-Kennedy debate.-. . Gen. David Sarnoff 1 
due in this \veekend from his tour of the orient; . Red Skelton will 

do a spec for Timex Nov. 30. He will act as guide on a tbur of Holly¬ 
wood, 

IN CHICAGO 

Hal Stein; in partnership with Graphic Pix, reviving ‘.‘international 
Cafe” (ex-WGN-TV) for tape syndication, this time with, namb stars. 
Folk Singer Pete Seeger worked in the pilot . . . David .Susskind ; doing 
Norm Ross’ “Off the Cuff” this Friday (21), with tv critics Larry Wol- 
ters. Paul Molloy and Terry Turner also, in the conversation circle 
. NBC veep Lloyd Yoder- riarried a lifetime trristee of his . Alma- 
Mater, Carnegie Tech, at which he had been an All American tackle 
in the. ’Twenties . . Heilernan’s sudsery signed Roy Wood to a one- 
-year contract to represent the beer on Negro radio here . .. WGN’s 

Wally Phillips, with an assist from Bob Bell, fashioned a dilly of a 
“roast,” on tape, for the Janet Kern testimonial luncheon last week 
. . „ Len O'Connor of WMAQ-WNBQ addresses Chi Broadcast Ad Club 
at next month’s meeting . . . WGNrTV may be the first tele station to 
use the new expo centre, McGormick Place, possibly for winter in¬ 
stallments of “Great Music From Chicago.” Peabody Award series, 
by the way, was dealt a blow when Chi Syiriph maestro Fritz Reiner 
suddenly, took a medical; leave of absence, but all’s well now with 
Walter Hendl agreeing to baton the first program 

IN BOSTON 

WNAC swinging oft. new programming format ^ith lS-min.. “New* 
in Depth Reports” every hour . . . Carlton Fredericks show, “Living 
Should Be Fun” bowing, on. WNAC from 12:30-12:55 , WBZ-TV 

prograrii manager Herb Caban member of group currently inspecting 
Radio Free Europe facilities in Germany ; WBZ-TV late evening 
weather girl, Jane Day, hosting friends at unveiling of her portrait 
by artist Marvin Julian . . . Betty Adams, WBZ-TV. newswomari, bd- 
dressirig Beverly Women’s Club . ; ..Newspaper ods of WBZ-TV’s 
“Starring .the Editors” program recreated sbpw for Mass. Bay Lodge 
(Continued on page 36) 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 




5 

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No significant difference! 
TMs was the verdict of 
the A C. Nielsen Company 
following their qitaUtatioe 
analys ts of the audiences 
of two New York TV stations 
—the leading Network station 
and WPix, the prestige 
independent, This speaai study 
providesa direct comparison 
of the audiences of both stations 
during the hours 7-11 PM» 
seven nights a week. 

FAMILY INCOME 


HOME ownership 

| AUTOMOBILE 
OWNERSHIP 

SIZE OF FAMILY 


age of housewife 


OCCUPATION, HEAD 
OF HOUSEHOLD 

Nielsen states: "None of 
the comparisons yielded a 
significant difference.” 
Saying it another way, the 
“content” of a rating point 
on wm and the leading 



Network station is the samel 









36 


TELEVISION REVIEWS 


PSkMETY 


Wednesday, October 19, i960 


Television Reviews 


; Continued from page 29 ; 


albeit definitely upbeat. Several of [ 
the lines had the. 'additional ad-| 
vantage of pitches by femme com¬ 
mentator Nancy Hanschmain who] 
was generally more jopenly enth'u- 
s.urtic. I: 

The show also presented shots Of ! 
a traffic-control center., a tire- 
making machine, thie auto design ■ 
process, futuristic ; models, etc.; 
These interesting, angles, which ‘ 
could only have beep developed at.: 
the cost of showcasing the cars; 
themselves, were topi brief for im-] 
pact. ; ; j 

Plugs for Re\ nolds Metal were 
handled slickly by [Rex Marshall 
with ; an assist from actor Pat! 
O’Brien. Hetm. I 


FESTIVAL '61 
< H.M.S. Pinafore) 

With Eric House, Marion Stud- 

hlme, Andrew Downie, Harry 

Mossfield. Irene Byatt, Douglas 

Campbell, Elizabeth Mawson, 

others 

Producer: Robert Alien 
Directors: Tyrone Guthrie, Norman 

Campbell 

90 Mins., Mon. (10), 9:30 p.m. 
TRANS-CANADA TELEPHONES 
CBS-TV, from Toronto (tape> 

iMcKimj) 

In its new and ambitious offbeat 
series of lengthy musical classics, 
dramas and operas, [the Canadian 
Broadcasting Corp. teed off its 
“Festival *61” with ;[a 90-minute 
presentation of Gilbert & Sulli¬ 
van's. “II.M.S. Pinafore,” taped late 
in August by the same cast which 
is now at the Phoenix Theatre, 
New York. Opener --for 28 trans- 
Canada CBC productions. ‘ Pina¬ 
fore” is Tyrone Guthrie's first ven¬ 
ture into tv directing! and the first 
Stratford »Ontario! Festival show 
to be seen on tv. 

On singing, sets apd costumes, 
the G & S tv production has been 
given its stylized presentation, but 
scores on tradition—except for one 
glaring insertion to jthe sponsors j 
in the anachronistic | inclusion in 
the lyrics of the mutinous crew that 
their ship's dungeon has “no com¬ 
munication. no: even |a telephone.” 

What the CBC had was a well- 
rehearsed tryout of “Pinafore” in 
its six-week run at Stratford. On¬ 
tario. this studio version sand¬ 
wiched between its off-Broadway 
engagement. The original Strat¬ 
ford setup is seen in i the cutdpwn | 
tv version without losjs of story or j 
direction but the theatre atmos¬ 
phere has been maintained, with 
curtain raising and drops, shots of 
the orchestra in the j pit interpo-j 
lated with the studio audience. Dif¬ 
ference also is that Louis Apple-j 
baum had 22 men to baton in the 
CBC production. 

What Tyrone Guthrie and Nor¬ 
man Campbell have done an the 
90-mins. CBC presentation is give 
“Pinafore” a photographic medium, 
with a theatrical setting, that goes 
back to the early sound-days of 
photographing a play!; on-stage. A 
battery of overhead mikes f« * the 
CBC studio production didn't hurt 
the principals or choral groups 
who. in the main, were still unde¬ 
cipherable in the singing voices. 

With numerous Canadian spon¬ 
sors who have snapped; up the “Fes¬ 
tival ’61” series throughout the 
ensuing 26 weeks, the jhext (17) 90- 
minute sees Jean Anouilh’s drama. 
“Columbe.” starring. Kathleen Wid- 
does in the title role, [with Jeremy 
Wilkin and Mary Savidge. Skedded 
are Hugh Walpole’s “The Old La¬ 
dies.” starring Martita; Hunt, Fran¬ 
ces Hvlahd and Betty Leighton. 
(Both plays were videotaped dur¬ 
ing the summer and a| bocklog has 
been piled up by thej,CBC>. 

Other “Festival ’61 If highlights 
include a 120-min. production of 
Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar;” 
Chekhov’s “Three Siglers.” with 
Kate Reid and Michael Learned; 
Ansky’s “The Dybbuk,” starring 
Luther Adler. Joseph Wiseman and 
Avra Petridet: Henry [James “The 
Pupil.’’ with Albert Dekker, Wil¬ 
liam Job and Michel Ray. All have 
been taped by CBCj-and spon¬ 
sored. Also the rights to “The 
Quare Fellow” have been acquired 
by the CBC from Brendan Behan, 
Irish playwright. All efnanate from 
Toronto. Me Stay. 


ROAD TO REALITY 

With John Beal, Judith Ittaun, 

Robert Drew, Robin Howard, 

Salem Ludwig, Eugenia; Rawls 
Producer: Julian Bercovici 
Director: Paul Nickel] 

30 Mins.; Mon.-thru-Fri., 2:30 p.m. 

PARTICIPATION 

ABC-TV, from N.Y. (tape) 

Simulation of a group psycho¬ 
therapy session bn tv proved a very 
interesting outing. The half-hour 
series, created and edited by John 
G. Fuller, is being stripped by. 
ABC-TV Monday through Friday at 
2:30 p.m. Preem indicates the web: 
has a winner, a show which is edu¬ 
cational, as well as absorbing. 

Opener.dealt with five people in 
a group analysis situation, with 
John Beal portraying the psychia¬ 
trist: The five patients, played by 
actors, talked about themselves 
and their problems and interacted 
with each other. Problems they 
spoke of, sometimes with inflated,! 
intensity and occasionally almost] 
with humor, were private terrors 

shared by virtually all people. 

. Program is said to be based on 
the recordings of a real group in. 
therapy, reportedly currently meet¬ 
ing in N.Y. Names have been 
changed and some editing done. 
Series carries the endorsement of 
the Assn, of Medical Group of 
Psychoanalysts. 

Beal, as the psychiatrist, acted 
as the explainer for. many of the 
personality problems presented. 
He also served to keep the ball 
rolling. Viewers were warned that 
at times something “shocking” 
might be said or spoken about. The 
opener, however, had nothing 
“shocking,” Some of the problems 
kicked around was fear of getting 
married, fear Of being close to 
other people in general,, exagger¬ 
ated authority and timidity: Vehicle 
of the group session allowed these 
problems to be personalized. The. 
cast was excellent,, each living the 
role portrayed. Horo. 



PROBATION. OFFICER 
With;Jessica Spencer, Faith Brook, 
Hugh Sinclair, Terence Alexan¬ 
der, Henry Oscar, Anthony 


TV-Radio Production Centres 


; Continued from page 34 ; 


of B’riai BTith . ... . Shelly Saltman, asst., ad promo manager WBZ-TV, 
scouting local athletes for alma niater U. of Mass . WNAC : TV 
nabbed Maypo animated cartoon commercials ad campaign , . . First 
Dawes; . June Charlton, Gladys [ session of season for Broadcasting . Executives Club of N. E. comes 

<20) at noon at Nick’s; prexy Richard A, Keating, presides, 
Osborne. Le^on Garcia, L David with Ti,on,as Y - Gorman, CBS veep and WEEI gen. mgr., chairman 
of the day; Broadcasters Assn, holding Oct. meet same day, 

will join hi. 


IN LONDON 


wanted to get shot of the; whole 
business:, without publicity. They 
treated it as a single aberration 
which wouldn't occur again. But 


ONCE OVER LIGHTLY 
30 Mins., Sat., 1:30 p.m. 
j WCAU-TV. Philadelphia 

A. group of pleasant iconoclasts 
covered a good deal of territory in 
the aptly tagged half-hour gabfest, 
“Once Over Lightly.” Conversation 
had already started when session 
began and was still going strong 
at the finish: 

The engaging demolition drew 
included .Bucks Cpdnty Playhouse; 
producer Mike Ellis, ar.tist Aided 
Wicks and editor Alien Williams, 
of Little.. Brown & Co. They ex¬ 
pertly worked over their own fields 
and shattered high priests in other 
areas — from Grandma closes to 
Frank Lloyd Wright. Authors, cri¬ 
tics and for good measure, the 
presidential candidate's, were also, 
caught in the conversational net. 

Wicks and Williams tendered 
some informative in-trade gab. 
The editor stated that unsolicited 
manuscripts stood about a one-to- 
1,000 chance of reaching publica¬ 
tion and that it hasn’t happened in 
seven years, 

Wicks, a well-known * Bucks 
County painter, .said he probably 
knew his trade too well. “Grandma 
Moses is an amateur with no trade 
at all. It is difficult without train¬ 
ing to become a musician or writer, 
but the painter only needs some 
paints and a canvas and he feels 
ready.” Wicks thought a muralist 
should be paid an honest wage on 
the house painting level—“so much 
per square foot.” 

In architecture the target proved 
to be Wright. Trio tore at the new 
Guggenheim museum, charging it 
was unfit to sly w ..pictures. Ellis 
disputed reports of a religious Up¬ 
swing, stating he hadn’t noticed.; 
one. which segued him into a down : 
rating of a new suburban temple 
by architect Wright- Williams felt 
there, was a religious revival on 
the “grey flannel suit level.” but 
added that churches by Wright] 
were principally for the Worship 
of Wright. ' v 

There were general thumbs-down 
for Philadelphia. “No climate foi* 
authors—no one of the stature of 
Marquand.” There was an unani¬ 
mous disregard for literary criti¬ 
cism and the current "bland” Presi¬ 
dential campaign. Stanza was stim¬ 
ulating. brash and amusing. It de¬ 
serves a bankrolled but will have 
to find one who. doesn’t mind liis 
nimble panel’s habit of stepping on 
a great many toes. Gagh. 


: Gregory 

Writer; Peter Yeldham 
Director: Rpyston Motley 
55 Mi ., Mon., 9:35 p.m. 

Associated Television, from Lon- ; J. Robert Myers, formerly general manager of the TWW Ltd. com¬ 
mon j mercial web and managerial adviser for NBC International, called to 

Returning to the fall schedules,- NeW York for a new NBC assignment.. .-•••. Ed Murtow in town, tA tiake' 
ATV’s “Probation Officer^ kept up; Monday might (171 in aBBC-TV ^Panorama” edition devoted 

.. ' ... > , , . 1 to his CBS report on The Year Of The Po.lans and a person-to-person.. 

its adept, balancing-a.ct between. talk Qn ^e weapon with Richard Dimbleby ... ^Without conceding it’s 
fact and fiction in the sample j offering $140,000 or that [the series will consist of ;26. as reported locally, 
viewed. It’s a fine framework for Associated Television confirms, that it’s paging U. S. comedienne Jean 
.■thpUnmah cforv for it allows of Carrq11 for a skein . . Anthony C. (Cropper appointed a member of 

l a wideVari^vSrObject the Ind ^^ n ^nt Television Authority; filling the vacancy caused: by 
! .WaSS 1 Sir John Carmichael’s becoming deputy chairman . , . Playwright Har.- 

a old pblter and critic Kenneth Tynan chitchat on BBC’s Home Service 
the-AMfe (FaUh. .-Brook) of a sjc- ] Qct 28 V : , Desmond Langley quits the editorship of Audio-Visual 
cessful businessman (Terence A 1 ’) Selling to join the publicity department of TWW under Frank Brown* 
exande.r) . caught stealing . with program promotion as his special. baby . Shirley Bassey, who 

cigaret lighter from a frienqs headlined Val Parnell's Sunday Palladium show on;ATV Oct. 2, does 
house. At first hearing before the; a return stint Oct. 30, while-’the. program lines, up Dan Dailey for Nov. 
magistrate, he called for a medi-= 13 star billing . . . D. S: comedian Morey Amsterdam features in BBC- 
cal report, and this brought into j TV’s “Showtime” Sunday (23). 
play- a psychiatrist (Hugh Sinclair)] 

and a probation worker (Jessica- IN SAN FRANCISCO 

Spencer), • . 

The culDrit and her husband had Spotlight’s on convention of National Assn, of Educational Broadcast 
thl nSwi rpLtinnc Thpv * rs tfiis wcek - ^th chiet speakers including writer Kenneth Rexroth. 
the predictable reactions. . They i s , ere A ,te„. Fcc (Commissioner Kohert E, Lie. Franks Baxter: TJ.: of- 
Pennsylvania’s Patrick D. Hazard, film producer Jean Renoir and 
novelist Jessamyn West; Pianels and panelists include: “Nature and - 
Nurture of Creativity,” physicist. Edward Teller, philosopher Mortimer 
.... , , - , 1 Adlier, designer Charles Eames, McCann-Erickson’s Pat Weaver, CBS’ 

gradually the background was , Richard Heffner, NET’S Robert Hudson. WGBH-TV’s David Davis, 
filled , in. The woman had stolen kPFK-FM’s Gene Marine; “Integrity of Sound,” BBC’s Kenneih Brid- 
since she was a child and had usual-; KPFA-FM’s Colin, Edwards and Elsa. Knight Thompson; “Critics 
ly filched other people’s presents.; and Cultural. Programming,” TV Information Office’s Louis Hansman, 
Her resistance to submitting to pro-■ Fund for Republic’s Frank Kelly, Frisco Chroncle’s Terry OTlaherty. 
bation—it’s a voluntary act over j y. of Pennsylvania’s Gilbert Seldes/ New-s-Cali Bulletin^ William Steif; 
here-^ was broken down when she ] TV Guide’s Merrill Panitt, writer-producer Rod Serlin?; “Controversy 
made off with a gift diary belong-Lin Broadcasting ” CBS-TV^s Michael Dann, NBC's Ed Stanley, attorney 
ing to the probation officer: . Harry .Plotkin, ex-FCC counsel. 

Peter Yeldham’s script set ; the! T n _ IIT irkT , T „„ t . 
cautionary tale, in an authentic | IN I 9 tilLAUELrHIA 

°5 V e h^^K tat> 1 fvnt a ^ ar !f ^ Theodore Rosenberg, pioneer in video films, shifting operations from 
ment-liying which brought out EIkins Park t b New. York; after being named national sales director 
strongly the. personal torment j for King Features Syndicate TV . . Former WIP staffers tossing a 
caused by the delinquency. His; reunion party for ex-boss Benedict Gimbel Jr. at the Barclay (26) 
writing was crisp, and the; charac- j Wilbur Evans kicked off a “Best of Broadway session: oh WFLN . . .. 
ters. well-draw-n on a simple, but phii a . Orch broadcast from the United Nations preempts WFIL-TV’s 
satisfactory, level. Faith Brook was “Bandstand” session (24) . WCAU-TV's “Is It Deductible?” pre- 
maybe a little charmless as the. sented for the fourth consecutive year, cited for meritorious public 
erring wife, but Jessica Spencer j service by the Internal; Revenue Bureau.. . WCAU launched “Anato- 
was! suitably stalwart and sensible j mv of Freedom*’ series (17V scripted by George Lord, station's public 
as the probation woman_ and ade- l affars director . . . Tex McCrary, Inc:, gavC a luncheon at the Warwick 
quate support canie from Hugh Sin- m 18) for. John W. Kluge, president of Metropolitan Broadcasting Gorp. 
clair .and Terence Alexander. (local outlet WIP) . - . City of Philadelphia honored its three cqmmer- 
Royston Moriey produced fluent- ! clal stations. WRCV-TV, WFIL-TV and WCAU-TV for [their assistance 
ly, being content to leave well alOne ; to WHYY-TV, local UHF educational station in the w-ake of a five- 
When high-tension histrionics) alar fft fire- 

might have spoilt the documentary CINCINNATI 

U. of Ciricinnati’s WGUC. first educational FM station, in southwest 
Ohio, dedicated riot to entertairiment ; but to greater enjoyment of fine 
things in life, in music, drama arid letters with classroom, talent sup- 
plerriented by faculty discUssioh of; contemporary problems . . . Xavier 


flavor. It made an excellent sam¬ 
ple of professional drariia. With ed¬ 
ucational Undertones kept nicely 
submerged. Otta. 


RrinT^ir avri ^virnrr 1XI ' U. closed circuit station WCXU on 76-hour-per-w r eek schedule in third 

-- si ULMjt, ^ year of broadcasting with FM operation next goal . Streitmann Bis- 

I cuit Co., Gipcy, has becoirie largest, buyer of time on all Taft tv outlets 
Gene II. Liggett from Ryain Aeronautical Co., California, as new 
staff engineer of Taft’s, home office engirieerihg division here 
Charles H. Finney, ex-WINN, Louisville, announcer, arid Edward R. 
Rooney, salesman; from Ciricy telephone, company latest WKRC staff¬ 
ers. 


VS DETROIT 


CIVVY LIFE 

With Alfie Bass, Bill Fraser 
Writers; Barry Took, Marty Feld* 
man* John Antrobus 
Director:. Milo Lewis 
30 Mins.* Fri., 8:55 p.m. 

Granada TV, from Manchester 
When-, comic personalities click 

in longrunriing tv series, they’re in . t j.. „ . . _. , . 

mortal Knjnrr i«c* = Thomas V. Waber, yet WXYZ radio and tv'announcer, has been ap- 

. ; ../ ^ ein ®^ ost j pointed executive secretary of the Detroit EdUeationai Television 

out trace, when they stride Out on Foundation which operates WTVS . George F. Pierrot’s ”World 
their wn. Both Bill Fraser and- Adventure” series on WX.YZ-TV celebrates its 12th year. this, month; 
Alfie Bass scored in “The .Army.! show has been sponsored continuously by Earl B. Brink insurance: 
Game,” and Grariada TV has as- l a S ei ? c y • • August Maekelberghe, loral oiganist-composer who has re- 
tutely cashed in on their success i ceived international acclaim: begins, a weekly series of. organ: conpert* 
by removing them from that top- i on WWJ Edythe Fern Melrose, WXYZ-TV!s “Lady' of Charm” in- 

rating prograim and starring them i-ti’Pduces a new 90-miriute “House of: Fashions” program designed 
in their ow n half-hour. Already especially for w omen who work outside of their homes.. Show' is .on at 
the scheme . has worked.: for ; 10 : a.rii... Saturdays. 

“Bootsie and Srtudge” has joined : 

“Arrriy Game” in. the top 10. IN PITTSBURGH. 

The. kind of jape is similar, and 


the same scripters carry it out. 

Bootsie (Alfie Bass) and Snudge 
(Bill Fraseri are employed by a 
London, club.. arid in this episbde 
they scotched the devilish plan of 
Sir. Hubert Smythe (Campbell Sin¬ 
ger) to swindle a fortune out bf one 
pf the club members by getting 
him. to invert; in a spurious gold 
mine. Tricked out by such horse¬ 
play As setting fire to the contfact 
and hitching a dodory bid man to 

the railings by his suspenders, .if 4 ij\j Af I JV IT A P/1 T IC 
purled along happily, and raised a ' / WI i * It Ej Arif L*lp 


Randy Hall is back from service and again the all night d.j,; at KDKA 
. . . The new alignment of staff announcers on: WWSW since the death 
of Harry Lockhart will have George Nichols moving into the. morning 
and. afternoon slots formerly held down by Lockhart . . . Ray Lehman 
takes over the allnight shift on the .970 Club arid Frank Tomasello, a 
substitute announcer, becomes a regular member of,the staff'. ... Tom 
Johnson, one. of the Pirate owners, artd George Eby, past, international 
Chief Barker of the Variety Ciubs, are dickering to buy control of 
WJPB. Weston, W. Va. They own minority interest in partnership 
with J. Patrick Beacbm, the'.majority stockholder . . WAMP disk 

jockey Bill Brant will emcee the .United Fund radio: jazz.sh6w r from the,. 
Press Club on Oct. 27; 


sturdy quota, of yocks. 

Fraser, as the porripoiis and dom¬ 
ineering, one, and Bass, as the 
wily, schemer, made a. matching 
team. Direction Was speedy, and 
the script full of farcical ideas. 
So there’s every reason to believe 
that this ‘‘Army Game’’ satellite 
■will- go into succssful orbit, until 
they hive off either Fraser or .Bass 
for a series on hiis \v There 
need no. end to it, Otta. 


Donating the tirne, WLQL was the only Twin Cities radio station, to 
carry, a debate ifetween Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates before a 
live .audience- on the U, of Minnesota, campus. Educational station 
KTCA-TV televised it live and WTCN-TV on tape gratis: WLQL also 
is offering free time for a [debate between the state’s U; S, Senatorial 
candidates . WCCO-TV’s news department won Radio-Television 
News Directors Association: top. national award! for ‘‘reporting of a 1960 
community problem.” It’s the WCCO-TV’s new deparftnent’s third 
national award in the last five years. The current award, was for un¬ 
covering the Sister .Kenney Foundation funds scandal and subsequent 
coverage . Another Minnesota tv station y/ent on the. air at .Mankato, 
Minn., about 100 miles from the; Twin Cities. It’s a NBC affiliate. 











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Wednesdayy October 19 r I960 


MrTctt ARB feature chart 


Variety's weekly feature chart, based on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, covers one market » Each week the 10 top rated features far the one market 
will be listed. | ' 

Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in. 
determining the effectiveness of a feature Show in a specific market have been 
included in this Variety chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding, 
features as their stars, release year, original production company and the present 
distributor included wherever possible along with the title. Attention should be paid 
to such factors as the time and day, the high and low ratings for the measured 


feature period and share of audience,: since these factors reflect the effectiveness 
of the feature arid audience composition, i.e., a late show at 11:15' prn. t bould hardly, 
have any children viewers, but its share of; audience moy reflect dominance in that 
time period. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming oh a multi 
Stripped, basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the Week a total rating for the. 
total.number of showings for the week is given, the total rating hot taking into account 
the duplicated homes factorBarring unscheduled switches in titles the listed features 
fot the; particularly fated theatrical filmed show ore accurate as could be 
ascertained. 










































Wftlnrsriay, October 19, I960 


'AHIETY 


"Phil is one of our comedy greats, and Polly demonstrated again 
that she is rightfully called a star. A gay potpourri of comedy 
sketches and song . . . one of the brightest items of severa. 
weeks." 

—New York Daily News 

"Immensely successful . . . impressive diversion. The versatile 
and spirited talents of Mr. Silvers and Miss Bergen were in top 
form all the way . . . Miss Bergen revealed a keen comedy sense 
. . . Silvers was riotously funny." 

—New York Herald Tribune 

"They were hilarous hi-jinks ... a riot ... an enjoycble hour 
of comedy and songs." 

—New York Daily Mirror 

"Cleverly conceived end artfully executed . . ." 

—New York Times 

"Proved to be one of the funniest, zippiest end entertainingest 
hours of the year." 

—Motion Picture Daily 


"Just Polly. Just Phi'. Just right." 


-Chicago American 


"A polished gem . . . genuine entertainment. An inventiveness 
t© the musical numbers." 

—The News, Albany 

" . . Phi! Silvers and Polly Bergen —singing, dancing, chatting 

and especially downing — were complimentarily complementary." 

—The Inquirer, Philadelphia 

"A treat ail the way ... a most remarkable performance . . . 
the emergence of Miss Bergen as an expert comedienne . . . In 
the Silvers tradition of zany nonsense. Nat Hiken deserves some 
sort of an Emmy for his comic writing." 

— The Globe, Boston 

". . . Outstanding for its originality . . . The skits were priceless." 

— The Herald, Boston 


"A talented pair . . . amusing, bright and tuneful show. Come¬ 
dian Silvers proved himself to be a man with an engaging way 
with song lyrics, and singer Bergen turned out to have a flair 
for comedy." 

—The News Buffalo 




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Cancer Drug Show 

U:S. Time, bankroller of a score 
of variety arid jazz specials .in past 
tv seasons, has revived its efforts 
to air an hour documentary on 
the controversial cancer drug Kre¬ 
biozen which was turned down 
about three months ago by both 
NBC-TV arid CBS-TV. ; ' 

Besides- sponsorship of - the 
“Timex All-Star Circus Show/’ 
With Paul Winchell hosting,' and a 
special featuring the ,• Schumann 
Circus of Copenhagen' Friday (21) . 
on NBC,. the company is in on the 
NBC: pubservice “White Papers,” 
and may use that bankrolling as a 
wedge to get the Krebiozen show ; 
on the air. Company’s renewed in¬ 
terest in. the project also could 
emanate from the weeklohg series 
on the drug which 'ran last week 
in the New York Post/ 

Although it’s known that U.S. 
Time management is in favor of 
the. drug (for, however, unknown 
reasons), company prexy Joachim 
Lehmkuhl says his Org is ••well 
aware of the fact that there is 
more than one point of . view on 
Krebiozen, but because there is 
controversy surrounding the drug 
and because of the Tact that there 
are. many, eminent research minds 
interested in. determining whether 
it has any value in the treatment 
of cancer, we have decided to de¬ 
velop a program which' will ex- 1 
press both points of view.” 

Show would present only the i 
known fapts, say 5 Lehmkuhl, in ! 
the hope; that public exposure i 
would bring about, a, clinical test- i 
ing program, under auspices of the : 
American Medical Assn. the 
American Cancer Society; or .the.; 
Krebiozen Foundation,.' proponents 
of the drug; • .1 

Company already has a sii 
script by Walter McGraw. ;• 

Ottawa—A. French-language.. sat-j 
ellite tv station at Mont Laurier; [ 
Que., has been proposed by the 
. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. CBC; 
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After Elections 

Continued from page 19 — 

but evidently riot .‘enough to pro¬ 
vide a substantial lead-in for the 9 
p.m.-starting Dinah Shore,:/ the 
expensive Chevy hour. 

Miss Shore’s rating was 22.3 the 
Sunday of Oct. 2, but it was. a nai> 
row victory over the rival CBS spe¬ 
cial which got- a 22.1. Best Hunter 
could do that same week in the 
preceding halfdiour was. an 11.6. 
While Hunter on Oct. 9. went up to. 
15.8 on the seven-city Arbitrons. 
enough to beat ABC’s “Lawman”: 
by, better than a rating point, Ed: 
Sullivan on CBS hit 22.8 at 8:30, 
which might have reflected some¬ 
what favorably on the 9-10 p.m. 
Jackie Gleason special on CBS.. 
Against Gleason’s 29, Mi Shore; 
hit only 13.1. 

Fletcher Mark! is exiting Hub- 
bell Robinson’s ‘‘.Thriller” series 
as producer after completing eight 
shows in the NBC-TV stanza. He’ll 
reactivate his own, Aries Produc¬ 
tions for production of three fea¬ 
ture; films. 

Robinson recently; brought in 
Maxwell Shane arid Bill Frye from 
the Revue . Productions staff . to 
alternate, with Markle as producers 
of. the series. Frye and Shane 
will continue to, alteniate, with no 
replacement planned, for Mark! 


‘Best of Post’ 

Continued from page 23 ^^5 

the spots for that market on the 
same station,” 

Jack Van Sluys Maes, BBD&O 
tiihebuyer, also indicated that if a 
station in. one of. its markets hap¬ 
pens to be using 1 the .syndicated 
“Best of the. Post”: show, it “probr 
ably” would get the - mag's spot 
schedule as well. 

Entire, Curtis cooperation .stems 
from the office of head-man Rob¬ 
ert.. E. MacXeal. Robert Gibbon, 
secretary, serves as coordinator, 
Hamilton Cochran, manager of ad 
division of Curtis circulation, has 
been the prime mover in the.news¬ 
stand and neyysjbaper advertising 
area. Other promo and ad areas 
have been taken by. other Curtis 
execs, all of which are in addition 
to the regular prornotion developed 
by distrib ITC. 


TV Export Assn. 

—^ Continued from page 23.1 —» 

Spain, France arid Gerriiany in his 
itinerary. Following, the European 
trip, McCarthy plans a tour of 
Latin Arrierica in the . winter. . 

On Coritinental Europe, there’s 
a variety of export problems. In 
Italy, there’s an allocation of. ex¬ 
change for. the iinportation of tv 
programs which is considered 
“modest” by TPEA, in France, 
there’s a dubbing probleih; with 
French uriioris. opposed to the play¬ 
ing in prime time of any dubbed 
tv show; in Spain, remittances are 
on the top of the agenda; arid in 
Germany, the . second network 
needs watching, and nurturing. 


Houston—Miss Ray Nell Grier 
has joined the staff of KFMK-FM 
as operations manager/ She comes 
after six years with KAOK/ Lake 
Charles, La. 


■PSriett 


WNTA-TVVSo Sorry’On 
Wedding of Radio Free 
Europe Plugs With Mr. K 

Expression of “regret” was. con¬ 
tained in responding letters to 
complainants protesting The inser¬ 
tion of Radio Free Europe an¬ 
nouncements in the controversial 
Khrushchev interview on David 
Susskind’s “Open End” on WNTA- 
TV; Newark-N.Y. 

The station, in its responding 
letters, said While the station, ap-: 
proves the material in the an¬ 
nouncements which condemns the 
jamming of. American broadcasts 
to Iron Curtain countries, it “re¬ 
grets the urifortunate placement” 
of them in the particular program 
in w hich the Soviet Premiere was 
the guest. 

. The Radio Free. Europe inser¬ 
tions! . were the decision of the 
originating station,. WNTA-TV, and 
came, at the local station break 
times. Letters to the station /fob* 
iow-ing Sunday’s 1 9) outing num¬ 
bered 768 for the first two days, 
402 in favor, of. the program and 
366 which W'ere critical. Letters 
were, in addition to the 4,000 
phone calls to the station, said to 
be equally divided among! the pros 
and !cons. 

In a roundup conducted by Na¬ 
tional Telefilm Associates, owner 
of the indie outlet and syndicator 
of the program, these Were some 
of the^reported reactions: 

, In San Francisco, mail count to-: 
j tailed 411 favorable against 21 op- 
| posed to allowing “Mr. K” on the 
j air. Of 200, phone calls .received, 
j 24 were unfavorable. As a direct 
i result of the program, educational 
j fv outlet KQED gained 187 new! 
members subscribing to the station 
] paying a minimum of $10 each. 

WTTW in Chicago received 100 
! telephone calls of which only four 
I were , negative: Of the 15 letters 
i sent to the station, only one op- 
; posed, the station’s-position- in ear- 
i.rying the. program, 
j In Sacramento. KVIE carried the 
1 program on Sunday and repeated 
: it on Monday. Sunday’s program 
: on the educational outlet produced 
: 100 telephone calls with only two 
|. adverse comments. Monday’s pro- 
j gram produced 300 calls, none ob¬ 
jectionable. 


RADIO-TELEVISION 


French TV Thesps End Strike But 
Demand Right to Take Algeria Stand 


/ Paris, Oct. 18. 

p ■ After the four-day strike of 

Chevy & Dinah video actors here, against the lay- 

—— Continued from peso 21 - •*« ®* Players who had signed 

the petition advocating insubor- 
sary new’ twist—“you can’t stand dination among French soldiers in 
still.” Algeria, the thesps went back 16 

There were a lot of problems work but demanded a meeting with 
(which no doubt ran the produc- responsible public reps to make 
tioii tab up and up), but neither cleaT their position against this 
struck, crews, nor! midnight sun'-^’P e of reaction of firing actors 


(during moonlight sequences^ nor 
rain in sunny old Spain (and every- 


due to Their beliefs. 

Government fired those who 


where else), could dampen the | signed this petition which was 


singer’s enthusiasm. 

Shows were,shot in Copenhagen, 


considered subversive since it 
practically advocated desertion at 
a time when France was fighting 


Paris and Spain arid Portugal, us- the Algerian rebels . It forbade all 

mg jjoth mtenors-and locations foi j thesps, waiters and directors who 

production humbers. In Copen-■ slgned from''working in national- 
hagen, struck production utilized ked t radio or thea tres as well 
dock workers as electricians and -. 


as taking away Film Aid from any 


grips. In Spain, a production ; . pic they worked on 
■number titled “Sunny Spain” was TV plavers gav e a list of de- 
halted by rain. Ground had to.be mands to tbe R ad i 0 diffusion-Tele- 
ynped with towels before shooting V j S j on Francaise, the, governmental 
could resume. In Paris, the sum- 1 - - 


org lookseeing radio and tv, on 


mer holidays fouled production to, this sub j ec t. They asked for’full 
a degree. • payment of all those, forbidden 

Along the way,. Miss Shore got; or not. who had missed work dur- 
in a lot of good will for Chevy and j ing the four days when no live 
the U. S. at large, particularly at; show’s went on. They threatened 
the Rebild Festival in Denmark's to sue the RTF for interfering with 
Rebild National Park at which, the constitutional liberty of work, 
according to the country's leading ; They also maintained they would 
daily paper, Berlingske Tilende. probably strike again and try to 
“siie walked right into the hearts bring out others if some seltle- 
of the more than 20,000 people who ' ment were not forthcoming. How- 
had gathered iri the Rebild hills." jever the Syndicate of Spectacles, 

—r- : -grouping most unions in various 

. . a- vvalks of show biz ’ stated that they 

I Arif nRFFv /I iwere not in complete agreement 

JftVIV. | and the signees should take tlieir 

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42 


IT-FILMS 


P^RIETY 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 



Hollywood. Oct. 18. 

Initial joint proposals of the 
basic craft unions and the Interna¬ 
tional Alliance of Theatrical and 
St i?e Employees to’: all theatrical 
and tv film producers, call for a 
2 y'■ across-tiie-boarid wage hike 
and royally payments on post-’48’s 
amounting to double the amount 
gotten by the talent guilds this 
spring. 

For the first time.jthe subject of 
“runaway*' productions is written 
info the demands—0"king produce 
ers to agree not to make any films 
outside the eontinejntal limits of 
the U. S. and Canada. | 

Hard core of the proposals is j 
the demand for a strong pension I 
p*:»r.. to be financed ut of a size-! 
able slice of producers’ gross from j 
sale of post-*48 theatrical films to ‘ 
tehwi.sion. ! 

Union's request for “double” the j 
amount gotten on ; post-’48 s by j 
Sc reen Actors Guild..Writers Guild j. 
ot America. and others earlier .this ? 
\ear. has' never been spelled out. 
although it hung like the prover-j 
bi.il sword over SAG*s negotiations j 
with p-oducers and may have been ■ 
responsible for the moderation of • 
demands at that time. 

Whether the demand. means 
double the Iump-siim payments 
made to all talent guilds for “past 
service credii” or ja percentage 
double the various percentages ac¬ 
quired by the guilds isn’t known, i 
probably for the reason that the 
craft unions don’t mean it literally 
but are using it as a rule of thumb 
to indicate the area of their de¬ 
ni mds. 

The actors' lump-sum ’ payment 
of S2.625.fi00 for ’past service 
credit’*— both sides emphasized 
this wasn’t for televising of fea- 
tuies made after 1948—was calcu¬ 
lated on 1.75 r r of salaries earned 
since Oct. 26. 1953. Idate the mo¬ 
tion picture industryi; pension plan 
became effective for craft and 
other unions. Writers got a lump 
sum payment of SfiOQiOOO: 

Significantly.. IA’s pension plan 
proposa’ c^lls for produce's to con¬ 
tribute 16 cents per man-hour in¬ 
is lead of eight cents into the 
MPIPP. It spells out in detail a . 
plan whereby: ... ] 

Retirement age of jivomen Would * 
be reduced to 52 with that of men ! 
remaining at 65. (2> jage 45 would < 
be set as age at whidii permanently | 


calculated against the producer’s 
gross from television release of 
theatrical films, made from 1960 
forward. (SAG, 6 r c; WGA, 2 r 'c. f 
The IATSE basic craft proposal . 
is for a 21-month pact which, would ; 
expire Oct. 31, 1962. as compared 
to the WGA and. SAG pacts .which 
run. i with various reopener 
clauses and differ in pix and tvi . 
from two to six years. Idea, is to I 
get the expiration back to a busier’ 
tiipe of year to give- the unions 
more leverage. 


s More‘Pioneers’ 

Release of 52 additional episodes 
of “The Pioneers’- into, syndication 
was disclosed by Peter M. Robeck 
& Co:; bringing, the total number 
of available episodes to 104. 

“Pioneers” are selected episodes 
from “Death Valley Days” series 
long sponsored by Pacific Coast 
Borax on a national basis. Increase 
in the, number of episodes will al : 
low'stations to strip the cater. 


TV Followup Comment 


Continued trom page 28 .; 


! geroid ruined, Irish priests for all 
time. Robert. Morse, .had line 
trouble as the prof and : was gen- 
generally unconvincing (more a 
; case of poor casting than his ef- 


chatter backed by fiercely dramati 
still-photo blowups of - the celeb# 
involved. 

Bill Shade!, ABG News, wound 
the. show with angry commentary. 


disabled participants; could retire j 
and «3* automatic vesting provi- J 
sions allowing participants youngs ’ 
or than present age Tor qualifica-: 
tion to retire at 65 oh partial pay | 
in proportion to years of service. - 
WGA and SAG. for Example, have j 
received pension - health - welfare ! 
payments of 5'T on th^ir salaries 
lip to certain cut-off amounts. j 
Another part of thei hard core of ! 
the proposals is. of icourse. some ■ 
across-the-board wage rise propor¬ 
tionate to that gotten by other 
imions (SAG, tvpically li^o to) 
16.6^'r; WGA. 10Gj for the first; 
two years i. and some system where¬ 
by the below-the-line people will 
get some of the vvhat-used-to-be- 
called “residual” grav>. Both writ¬ 
ers and actors have, for example, 
options to take royalty payments 


Webs’ Telefilm % j 

' Continued from ■ page 22 
agency: “Thev're just our ' sales 
agents.” he declared. 

To substantiate his - point; Me-, 
Dermott pointed out that “selling 
is a 52-wecks-a-y job” and his 
own background in selling is not 

\rtinent. 

Lavathes, proxy of. 20th-Fox Tel¬ 
evision Inc. and v.p. of the parent 
company, responded to ^similar 
queries by placing in evidence art 
expurgated contract signed by 
Spyros. P. Skouras and Abe Last.-, 
fogcl. 

Contract, signed Alay 15. 1958. 
made the.Morris Agency exclusive, 
sales agent/for all live* taped or 
filmed television programs owned 
or produced by 20th's TCF televi¬ 
sion subsidiary. In exchange for 
preparing ’’properties” ii.e,, pack¬ 
ages i. which 20th could accept or 
decline, the agency was to receive 
10 r r of all gross amounts received 
from sale of such packages: Pact 
was to run for two years, except 
that Morris rights in packages it 
developed would run perpetually. 
In certain other instances agency’s 
rights were extensible for varying 
periods. Though exclusive on one 
side, pact allowed the agency to 
act as sales agent for 20th-Fox’s 
competitors—a fact at which exam¬ 
ining counsel raised eyebrows. 
Excluded from the deal were any 
films 20th might make for its" syn¬ 
dic arm, NT A. 

When Loretta Young, president 
Of Toreto Films Inc:, testified— 
assisted by treasurer Robert F. 
Shewalter—it was developed that 
she had approached the Morris 
Agency , in 1951. with suggestion 
she : appear on the new mediui 
artd repeated suggestion over one. 
and one-half years. Finally, . she 
said, she came up with a format 
for “Letters to Loretta” for which 
NBC financed pilot. The contract 
with NBC has been revised twice 
in the past eight years the .show 
has been airing and the Morris 
Agency continues to collect 109c 
off the top as “selling agent/’ 



fort', but: Collin Wilcox .was good ; jn -ve^y general terms, about, the 
as his spirited girlfriend who is: lack' of specifics emanating from 
also the mother superior’^ lay see- : the Nixon-Kennedy debates. Look 


re (ary. Joseph Warren; Lily who’s, talking! 

Lodge and Rosetta Le Noire-were 
competent in support. Chan. 


Bill. 


Guild Films; reporting assets of 
$3,500,000 and liabilities of $9,800.- 
.000, lias fileci a -petition for reor¬ 
ganization in New York Federal 
Court under Chapter XT of th 
bahkiu law. 

: The .move puts a temporary'halt 
to more than 60 pending litigations 
against the syhdie firm, most of 
-them by creditors, 

According to petition, request. 
Federal Court Judge John F X. 
McGpuhy appointed . a trustee. 
Charles Selegson. and set Dec: 1 
as; date for. a hearing on creditor 
objections tb the reorganization.- 

In the petition. Guild reported 
it had distribution Tights to 21 tele 
series with initial production valued 
at:$20,000,000. and more than 500 
short Subjects: Series represent 
some 600 half hour films. 

Also reported. Was- failure 
Of a deal to merge Vic Tanncy’s 
string of national heMth clubs with 
Guild. Tanny org was to have 
received 12.515.000 shares of Guild 
common stock in. the merger, which 
vvas supposed, to be closed out Oct, 
15 with possibility Of a one-month 
extension. . .. 

Bankruptcy petition was filed by 
Guild prexy John Cole via Levin & 
Weintraub law firm. 


Bell Telephone Hour 

Henry Jaffe’s “Bell Telephone 
IToiir" unit didn’t do .the music of 
Vincent Youmans much credit in 
its hourlong tribute to the com¬ 
poser on NBC-TV last Friday (I4h 
The'-conception of the hour was 
pedestrian .and the performances 
for th.e most, part routine 
TJie'overall outcome vvas particu¬ 
larly disappointing in view of a 
guest roster that included Patrice 
Munsel as host-singer, Janet Blair, 
Earl Wrightson, Gretchen -Wyler. 
Bambi. Linn & Kelly Brown; Red 
Nichols & His Five,Pennies, Witter 


Close-Up (Haiti) 

A shocking situation at the door¬ 
steps of America was / wrapped 
by ABC-TV’s “Close-Up*’ Thurs¬ 
day (13) night. The subject . . 
Haiti, where 90*Tb of the popula-, 
lion is illiterate, vvher the life 
expectancy 32. and where a 
regime of terror exists. 

John Dalv, as narrator, punched, 
hard at these facts. Unfortunately/ 
the filming done on the island for 
the episode vyas not as professional 
and dramatic as needed. Perhaps, 
dramatic isn't the exact word. 
There were a few shocking scenes. 
But the documentary as a whole 
lacked th imagination and car 
associated With good -filming. It’s 


more & Loew. the Norman LubofT 

Choir and of course; the Donald ; a shame, for-the‘story. as outlined 
Voorhees orch. 

Of the whole works, the only 


in the/narralion, surely W as there. 

Nev ertheless, Tt was timely to 
have the Haiti subject aired, one 
bf the Caribbean emerald islands, 
surrounded by Trujillo’s. Domini¬ 
can. Republic and Castro’S Cuba. 
If the cork blows.in Haiti, ABC-TV 


Pairis, Tex—Purchase of KPLT 
has been announced by Cliff Mar¬ 
shall of Atlanta, Ga. Station was 
operated by Ron Litteial with Fred 
Kincaid as prez and general sta¬ 
tion manager. Outlet operates on 
1490 kilocycles with a power of 
250 watts. 


CNP NOW SRO ON 
‘ANGELS’ AND BACKUS 

California National Productions 
is SRO on Alternate sponsors for 
“The Blue Angels” and the “Jii 
Backus Show:” Last summer the 
NBC film subsidiary sold “Angels” 
to Conoco in €8 tv markets and 
Backus to Carling Brewery ' 51 

and since. has been Working 
selling off the alternates; .. 

This W eek,. CNP filled up the 
tast ..of the alternate week vacan¬ 
cies on these regional buys when 
“Blue” vyas sold skip-weeks 
Syracuse. Omaha and Spokane. 
When alternate, weeks to Carling 
were sold in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 
and Atlanta, the syndication house 
put up SRO for Backus. 


number that canid'/offwith fresh¬ 
ness and verve was. of., all things. 

"Tea for Tw with. Miss Wyler 
and 'a trio of unbilled male dancers 
turning in a solid, breezy perform¬ 
ance: Otherwise,,it tended toward , has informed viewers of m 
the hackneyed all tlte w j reasons.; 

Miss Munsel w as okay as a host; j Arpoid Snyder, as the web’s on- 
6ut-her renditions of the Younians screen reporter, did a competent 
tuiies tended , to emphasize her j job. Series is bankrolled by Bell & 
• technique at the expense^^■ of;Yoiu-'How ell.- . JIdro. 

: nians ? melodies. Her duct with ! -—-r—-——--— 

Wrightson. especially, made a love¬ 
ly' tune like “More Than You. 

Know” sound like a road-company, 

“Student Prince.” Other .straight 
renditions were okay—Wrighfspn’s 

.. “Great Day” and •’Without a Song.'* | with 20th-Fox tv Nov. 1 when op- 
Nliss Blair’s ’’Sometimes I’m Hap- j tion. on pact expires. He rounds out 
. py,’/ the Luboff group’s ‘ : H'al!e- ] Tull'..'five -years on What had/been 
lujah!” and “Rise & Shine.' Miss ■ seven-year term, pact! .. Exec"will 
.Linn and Brown had an interesting vacation,-before disclosing future 
; dance conception for r “Cafioca.” ■ plans, 
j but it was more inspiring in the | 
j conception than the execution. 

| which tended to be far from 
cise: 

Two other elements of the hour ] 
were a “Fantasy on Time on My 


Asher Exiting 20th TV 

Iloily wood, bet. 18. 
Irving Asher exits his veepost 


Houston —J; J. Darby has been 
named head of the staff of KFMK- 
FM. He is well known in local ad¬ 
vertising circles* having worked at 
KHOU-TV for three years. He 
comes to KFMK-FM :as assistant 
manager and program director 
from KTLW, Texas City. 


Hands.” composed by Nelson Rid¬ 
dle and performed by Wittemore & 
Lowe, and a ‘’satire” on the musi¬ 
cal of the ’20s as typified by “No 
1 No Nanette.” The Riddle composi- 
. tiori merely razzle-dazzied the basic 
Youmans melody without adding 
, anything of substance; Wittemore 
& Lowe gave. it. their Usual glitter- 
! ing technique.. The. “satire” just 
‘ didn’t come off, and there: was a 
i good deal too much time devoted 
i to Youmans” less fortunate efforts 
: in that particular show. 

; Barry Wpod. exec producer. Bill 
Hobin, producer-director y . and Gor¬ 
don Colter, the scriptef. all disap¬ 
pointed with this one: They’ve all 
done much better in the past. 

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Asher was preppirig new series,. 
“Silent Investigators.” scripted but 
not yet piloted; 

New Orleans —r Mike Verges of 
the sales staff has been appointed 
sales manager of Fiankiin Broad¬ 
casting’s WWOM here. 


Walter Winchell Show 

Three syndicated columnists and 
a couple of ABC newsmen filled in 
Sunday night (16) for ailing Walter 
Winchell on his new ABC-TV half- 
hour. Excepting the view of Polly 
Bergen (intervievVed by N. Y. Her¬ 
ald Tribune columnist Hy Gardner) 
and. a shot of the flag of Chicago 
(with its symbols explained by Chi 
Sun-Times;columnist Irv Kupcinet), 
the gossipy otiting could have been 
a radio show—citca. 1930. 

ABC newsman Don Gardiner 
opened with an Imitation of Win- 
cheli’s staccato style presenting the 
“latest” news headlines. The dra¬ 
matic presentation was in rather 
ludicrous juxposition to such re¬ 
vealing items as this: “Vice-Presi¬ 
dent Nixon may or may not name 
a Negro to the cabinet if he’s elect-. 
,ed”; or so breathtaking a flash as 
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president Jimmy Hoff a signed 
a *.. . ” if any viewers still thought 
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vyere straightened out shortly when 
Kupciriet put the presidential elec¬ 
tion odds at 6-to-5 Nixon, His in¬ 
side info came,minutes after Gard¬ 
iner had cued viewers to the pro 
gamblers’ odds. J-to-S Nixon. : 

Besides his brief interview’ with 
pretty Polly Bergen, Hy Gardner 
had a quickie with comedian Jack 
E. Leonard, which at. least served 
as entertainment for Leonard, who 
had a ball laughing at his own 
quips. 

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MUSIC 


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Livingston Back to Capitol as V.P.; 


In two. riiajor moves at Capitol 
Records last week, Alan Livingston 
was brought back into the. diskery 
fold as vicepresident, and Voylfe 
Gilmore was upped to the newly 
created post of artists & repertoire 
director lor singles: 

.Livingston will'resume his Capi¬ 
tol career in an. all-around roving 
assignment for-the. label. A specific 
division iri the diskery operation 
may be assigned to him later. 
Livingston, left the. diskery. about 
five years ago to go into tv. He was 
prez of California National; tile; tv 
film producing, arm of NBC, and 
vieepee in charge of. tv . program¬ 
ming for NBC. Before leaving Crip; 
he. was r .p. in charge of artists & 
repertoire, 

Gilmore’s assignment comes, as 
part of label's drive towards in¬ 
creased prominence in the singles 
field. As singles a&r director. Gil¬ 
more, reporting to Josriph Csida, 
Cap’s veepee for eastern opera¬ 
tions, will establish the labers 
ingie record release schedule, 
control the recording of single 
records by all of Capitol’s a&r pro¬ 
ducers and coordinate all singles 
advertising, promotion arid mer¬ 
chandising activities w ith appropri¬ 
ate personnel iri Capitol Records 
Distributing Corp; 

The Gilmore move follows Cap’s 
Initial singles:realignment, lriade in 
August, when direction of all a&r 
operations was moved from Holly-' 
wood to N:Y, and placed under 
Csida’s exec control. In-this phase 
of his activities, Csida reports to 
Lloyd \V. Dunn; veepee in. charge 
of a&r. 

Gilmore has been with the com¬ 
pany 15 years and has been a" .long¬ 
time exec a&r. producer. 

On the singles promotion end of 
the CRDC operation. Manny Kel- 
.leh*. national singles promotion 
coordinator, has set. four full time 
district singles promotion co¬ 
ordinators, to \vork exclusively on 
the promotion of .Capitol singles. 
A1 Cdury. with headquarters in 
Boston, will cover New England;.: 
Bill Jamison, based; in Baltimore, 
will handle the mid-At 1 antic slate:.. 
Tom Geraldi.. iri Detroit,;will. work 
the Detroil-Cieveland area, arid 
Barney Fields, out ;of a Chicago 
hq., will cover the Chicagb-Mil- 
waukee area. 

According to Keilem. additional 
singles promotion coordinators, wi 11 
be added to the staff in. key mar¬ 
kets as. the rieed ai;ises. 



Needling the Debate 

The Nixon-Kennedy tv de¬ 
bates. ai-e getting a disk parody 
a . Trey Records release V 
called “The Great Debate.” 
The singlri, distributed by At- ; 
laiitic Records- gives equal 
time, to both candidates, with 
questions posed to a “Mi*. Ick- 
. son” on /one side and a “Mir; 
Benady” on the flip. “Ron 
Crimeron Nazy”, is the interro¬ 
gator Answers are furnished 
bv sound gimmicks and 
cerpts from hit songs rather 
than imiUted voices of the 
candidates. 

The platter was produced on 
the Coast by Lester Sill and 
Lee Hazlewood. 



Hollywood. OcU 18. 

Si Rady, head of Bing Crosby’ 
Projects Records, has closed a dis¬ 
tribution deal with MGM Records 
whereby the latter disker. ill re¬ 
lease .four. LPs by Projects; 

One album will be adueting of 
Crosby with Louis Armstrong, ten-, 
tatively. tagged “Birig arid Sa.tch- 
.aridi another big; waxing is 
’’Introducing the Crosby Bros:,” 
which features Dennis. Philip and 
Lindsay who are currently work¬ 
ing together as a niterv team ; The 
remairiing two albums haVen/t'been 
decided upon as yet. 

Rady, incidentally, recently 
closed a similar distribution deal 
with. Ahmet- Ertegun’s Atlantic 
Records in N. Y. 


The $3,OO0,QOO a year tax-: col¬ 
lected by the Anierican Federa¬ 
tion of Musicians from, travelling 
' bands, came, under attack in. a suit 
filed ' . N. Y. Federal Court last 
week by (he Orchestra'Leaders of. 

’ Y., a group which has been bat¬ 
tling the union’s administration 

for 

The orch leaders asked for 
injunction on grounds that the tax 
represents: a violation of the Taft- 
Hariley .Act when deducted from, 
musici wages, without written 
authorization; 

• Also challenged in the same suit 

lb me grounds. ’ The 2% 
tax on band siderrien imposed by 
Local 802., N. Y.wing of the AFM; 

. Local 802 reportedly .collects near¬ 
ly $1,000,000 yearly from the si 
gle engagement tax. 

The Orchestra Leaders, of N.Y. ; 
which claims a. meriibership of 300 
leaders primarily, iri the -single en- 
gageriient. field, .is now' launching 

• a campaign to enroll name' band- 
.,leaders. ..Central theme of their 

campaign is that the union, tax is 
tVClping to-price live music out of 
the market. 

Current suit . is the -third filed 
against the musicians union by 
the . Orchestra Leaders this . year. 
First .suit Was brought against the. 
single engagement contributions 
to. the welfare fund. A Federal 
Court injunction now prevents the 
union from forcing these pay¬ 
ments.’ 

i: Second; suit was against the un¬ 
ion’s upped, price list which the 
’•plaintiffs charged. Was. a violation 
of the/ antitrust laws. Godfrey 
‘ Schmidt, is legal rep for the. plain- 
. tiffs. 


All: the disk companies have set 
their eyes already on the Christ¬ 
inas season with the same antici¬ 
pated sales spurt in view but this 
year: the - approaches are varying. 
While some are goirig all out on 
new product others, are banking On 
catalog items to hold, up their; 
sales end. 

Columbia Records, for example 
is hitting the market with six new 
packages, while RCA Victor is 
..limiting its new output this year to 
| only one set. Bill Gallagher, Col’s 
sales vicepfezj feels that although 
the Xmas repertoire has been done 
over rind over again; new artists 
and new renditions can excite the 
buyer into buying new records. On 
the other hand, Bob Yorke, divi¬ 
sion manager of RCA Victor’s com¬ 
mercial records creative depart¬ 
ment, sayS that the investment in 
new Xmas packages is too high and 
the gamble on an appropriate sales 
return is too great too warrant a 
haphazard releasing Of new pack¬ 
ages. Although Victor is introduc¬ 
ing only one new Yrile LP (Hugo 
&. Luigi’s Children Singers) this 
!,season, Yorke reveals that 20 LPs 
will be in the company’s Xmas 
drive.;; Those LPs, he says, .have 
been screened from .the company’s 
catalog of about 50 Christmas 
items. 

.In Columbia’s new. Xmas album 
■ schedule are sets by . Andre Koste- 
jlanetz, Frank DeVol, Eileen Far- 
irell. E. Power Biggs, the Mormon 
Tabernacle Choir -and Pina Alvarez 
/ and her Choir.. Col will also pitch 
jIts past-year packages by Johnny 
[Mathis,. Mahalia Jrickson, Mitch 
• Miller, arid Percy Faith. . 

I Capitol Records, too, is banking 
i on new albums this season. Enter- 
: ing Cap’s drive are LPs by Peggy 
,[ .Lee,- the Kingston, Trip. Nat King 
| Cole and Guy Lombardo:. Decca 
i has : two .new packages; Sammy 
[ Kaye and a German choral group 
; ririd ABC-Par is also in with a new 
LP by Paul Anka and Melbourne’s 
( St. . Patrick’s Cathedral choir. 
: MGM is riding with .its standard; 
= Xmas repertoire. 


Bourne Cos. to Widow for $3,450,( 



; “NEVER ON SUNDAY” 

j Composed by MANOS HADJIDAKIS 

; “Never on Sunday” Original Sound 
[Track Hit. Alhu Released by 
j United Artists Records 

! ’ UAL No.’ 4070 




E: B. . Marks has bought up the 
cat alogs of Westbrook Publica t i ons 
and Eastbrook Music Co/ firms 
specializing in seasonal and chil¬ 
drens laterial. The firms/ were 
launched in 1953 by Bill Simon, 
now irianager of the RCA Victor 
pop album club for the Book-of- 
, the-Monthi Club, arid Hecky Kras- 
; no\y, kiddie arid pop disk producer; 

I Marks already has a substantial 
/catalog of children’s arid seasonal 
•tunes/ 


Victor Names Welker 
To Pash Tape Products 

Spotlighting its new, accent on 
tape, Edward. .0. Welker Has beeir 
named to the" newly created post 
of irianager of magnetic tape prod¬ 
ucts marketing in the RCA Victor 
disk and tribe divisions; Welker, 
who has; been. handling special 
projects for. the diskery, will 
organize and coordinate a special 
tape marketing staff to include 
sales engineers arid salesmen.. 

RCA ripened its new riiagnctic 
tape manufacturing plant in in¬ 
ti ianapolis early this year .and .has. 
been stepping, up its tape produc¬ 
tion for commercial, and home 
recording rise. 


Tiomkin Beefs to Col 
On ‘Alamo’ LP Credits 

Dirnitri Tionikiri filed a protest 
with Columbia. Records .for' releas¬ 
ing the albui of his 

‘‘Alamo’’ score improperly credited. 

. .Tiomkin charged, album doesn’t 1 
list him properly as crimposer arid 
conductor. Instead, front of j acket 
Credits Tiomkin only as/ conductor 
and the back of; sleeve lists him a$ 
.composer along.with Paul Francis. 
Webster.-who was. lyricist to sev¬ 
eral of Tiomkin’s songs. 

Further complaint by Tiomkin is 
that the disk label itself, is wrongly 
credited. It too reads Tiomkin & 
Webster as composers, 
i Composer asked that Columbia 
f ight the wrong, that label print up 
batch of stickers, cofnparable to 
amount of shellac in release, stat¬ 
ing proper credits. 


UA RECORDS TO SELL 
' NEW MUSICOR LABEL 

United Artists Records is dis¬ 
tributing a new label, Music-or 
Records, as part of a deril to get 
new artist, Gene Pitney. Latter 
was signed by- writer-publisher 
Aaron. Schroeder who organized 
the Musicor and then made the 
distrib deal with UA. . 

Musicor bowed with a comedy 
disk by Leo DeLyon and will 
launch Pitney in a couple of weeks. 
UA will release at least one Musi¬ 
cor single a month and two to 
three alburns a year. 


i The royalty collection agency of 
the American Guild of Authors & 
j.Composers is now distributing $1,- 
/ 000,000 a year from publishers to 
/ songwriters. While the future 
operation of the agency is due to 
be decided after the two-year test 
run is completed at the end of this 
year, it's likely that AGAC will de¬ 
cide on its : continuation. A report 
on the agency was made at a mem¬ 
bership meeting;. New' Yoik last 
week and a similar riieeting will be 
held on the Coast next month. 

AGAC /execs informed, the mem¬ 
bership that E. H. Morris Music 
/ has now agreed ta use the. AGAC 
basic contract for Its Melrose firm 
‘ af£er "holding put for over a year. 
The only major firm still not 
agreeing to use the AGAC contract 
is the Music Publishers Holding 
Corp, AGAC has been unable to 
reach, an agreement with the pub¬ 
lishers i>n a new- pact: and has been 
extending the use of tiie basic pact 
I which expired three years ago.. 

! In election of officers last week, 
the AGAC returned Burton-Lane 
j as prexy, .Other officers are Jack 
Lawrence, first vice-prexy’; Jay 
Gorney, second v.p.; secretary, 
1 Edward Eliscu; treasurer, Leonard 
Whitcup. Miriam Stern continues 
as the exec director. 


By HERM SCHOENFELD 

In an unprecedented and drama- 
packed public auction in New York 
Surrogate Court last Friday (14), 
the three music publishing firms 
founded by the late Saul H. Bourne 
was knocked dow’n for $3,450,000 to 
Bourne’s widow, Mrs. Mary M. 
(Bonnie) Bourne. Purchase of the 
Bourne, A.B.C. and Bogat Music 
firms ended a bitter three-year dis¬ 
pute between Mrs. Bourne and her 
daughter, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 
Keedick, also known as Beebee 
Bourne, w’ho were equal heirs to 
the Bourne estate. 

Mrs. Bourne’s victorious bid was 
a $50,000 jump over a $3,400,000 
offer made by attorney Lee East¬ 
man. At this point. Eastman 
asked Surrogate Joseph A. Cox, 
who w’as conducting the auction, for 
a five-minute recess to “confer 
with his principals.” After the 
session was reconvened. Eastman 
announced that he had no further 
bids to make and Cox finalized the 
sale to Mrs. Bourne, who was re¬ 
presented in Court by attorney 
Walter S. Beck, of the Phillips, 
Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon 
firm. Beck made the purchase in 
the name of Murbo Inc. 

Mrs. Bourne, who attended the 
sale, faced challenges of a half- 
dozen other bidders who dropped 
out as the sale figure began climb¬ 
ing. from the minimum $2,100,000 
quotation mridp by Beck to launch 
the sale of the three firms as a 
unit: In goirig through the mot ions 
of selling the three firms separate¬ 
ly, Louis Bernstein^ of Shapiro- 
Bernstein Music, bid $150,000 for 
ABC Music, while an attorney Er¬ 
win Schlussel, of N.Y., bid $5,000 
for Bogat Music. Since the total 
was less than the required upset 
price, the three parcels*were then 
auctioned as a unit. 

First Challenge 

First to enter the contest after 
Beck’s opening bid was Lew Chudd 
of Imperial Records who stepped 
the price up by S25.000. Following 
was Victor Muscat of Greenwich, 

!Continued on page 46) 


Jack Y. Burgess Jr,, RCA Victor 
/sales chief, has been given his di- 
vision viceprexy stripes. He’ll con¬ 
tinue to report to Norman Racusin, 
Victor disk v.p. aiid operations 
manager. 

; Burgess joined Victor 1938: and 
[worked in various sales exec and 
[artists & repertoire posts before 
I becoming sales chief a few years 
[ago.- 


Red Foley Tax Trial 
Ends With Split Jury 

Springfield. Mo.. Oct. 18. 

Clyde. Julian <Red) Foley, gained 
a no-deci ion verdict here when 
■the jury failed to agree in his trial 
for alleged income evasion of $28,- 
000 in taxes in Federal Court. 

The Government did not indi¬ 
cate whether it would press pros¬ 
ecution of the case with a new- 
trial. 

EMI’s Cross to U.S. 

Paris, Oct. 18. 

G -E. Cross, prexy of the British 
EMI arid head of the Pathe-Mar- 
coni disk setup here, headed for 
the U.S. to promote French talents 
on the various Pathe-Marconi 
labels. 

He’ll stay in New York until Oct. 
27 when he 'heads for the Coast 
for confabs with Capitol Records’ 
execs. EMI is Ca# r s parent com¬ 
pany, - 


NORMAN GRANZ MULLS 
PUBLIC STOCK OFFER 

Hollywood. Oct. 18. 

Verve Records has retained the 
auditing firm of Arthur Anderson 
Co. for the purpose of looking into 
the probability of offering a pub¬ 
lic stock issue. Diskery reportedly 
needs the extra coin for the pur¬ 
pose of expansion. 

Several months ago Verve set 
up its own sales company with 
diskery’s general sales manager, 
Bernie Silverman, in charge of 
operation. Prior to the formation 
of its own sales unit. Verve dis¬ 
tributed its wax via independent 
dealers. This operation in most 
areas will continue until Silverman 
can line up his own personnel, etc. 

Recently reports were floating 
about that Verve prexy Norman 
Granz had put his label on the 
sales block and was talking a sell¬ 
ing deal with Frank Sinatra. It’s 
known that Sinatra is interested 
in buying a record company if he 
doesn’t expand his own Essex com¬ 
pany. 


Mulligan Band Cooled 
By Pitt Baseball Feres 

Pittsburgh, Oct. 18. 

Gerry Mulligan w'as another 
victim of the rampaging hordes 
: that converged on Pittsburgh after 
[the Pirates’ dramatic World Series 
victory last week. Arriving dow n- 
; town for his concert Thursday 113) 
1 at Syria Mosqqe four miles away, 
; Mulligan and his band fought 
(traffic for over thiee hours before 
, getting to the hall about 9:30 
where only 350 in the 3.800 sealer 
; awaited him. 

A few demanded and got their 
.money back when the show didn’t 
get off on time. There was prac- 
; tically no window sale at all and 
• the gross was around $1,000 with a 
1 $3:25 top. 






44 


MUSIC 


PfiMETY 


Wednesday, October 19, 196® 


Jocks, Jukes and Disks 


By MIKE GROSS 


WORLD OF SUZIEi- WONG” pic. 
“WHERE THE HOT WIND 
BLOWS” 1 Lcvine-MeHugh* > is an- 


The Ames Bros. kRCA Victor*:” oped with a plucking twang arid 
“SL'ZIE WONG” 'Famous*- has a usually does well in the corn belt, 
good ballad feel with a charming “TRUCK DRIVER^ BLUES” 
oriental motif that [will serve as (Dixie - * rides at a proper blues 
did promotional toot for “THE pace that will, pick Up deejay iri- 

‘ .. . " terest in the alfalfa areas. 

The Del Vikings (Alpine': .“PIS¬ 
TOL PACKIN’ MAMA” (Vogue/* 
other title song that wilfdo well as shoots up a.focal',storm that Will 
an exploitation tool and build as a keep the jocks reloading the side 
dtvjat ballad bet. j! for repeat play. “THE: SUN” 

Pat Boone -Dot’: “DEAR JOHN” -Brown:) h«is a rocking , ballad 
(American revh es jl that war-let- sound that the teeners will go for : 
ter bit in a way that could catch mainly because of the group’s har-: 
teener interest. “ALL\BAM”'Star- monizing style. .. f. 

day iia s. a minsLCl show zest Leo DeLyon & The Musclemen 
thai's attractive and spinnable. TMusicbr*: “SICK MANNY'S 

Bob Beckham «Decca»: “ONE GYM” (January n ’• developed c 
MORE TIME" 'Cedarwood"*' is a along a. novelty line with a catchy. 
fresh counirv-flavored ballad idea beat arid an offbeat delivery that | 
hauled verv effectively by this may attract the spinners/‘;PLUV-t p . v ^. nU! 
singer with * chorus/ “MEET ME KIN* ” 'January t) is in the hands 
HALFWAY” iCedarwood' 1 is a of The Musclemen without DeLyon j.^vathr 
pleasing item als with pop and they work up an okay instiii-:j 
chances. mental side with a good rhythmic : 

Evdie Ciorme -ABC Paramount: beat. . 

(Atlantic): -‘‘FOR 



LAWRENCE WTSLK 

Single; 


‘‘Irma La Douce” (Columbia). ] mpve some squares into the jazz 
This is the first original Broadway ! fold. 

cast album of the new season and j ™ „ k ri avton . « The classic 
it’s: a complete delight;. Marguerite j p cK Uatfw,. The Classic 
Mohnot’s bouncy and captivaUng : Swing of Buck Clayton” (River- 
music and the bright English lyilc | side*: Here's a fine display of 
treatment by Julian Moore, David Buck Clayton’s trumpet styling. Al- 

Henckcr. and .Mpnty ^/though the recording hashes were; 

given a topflight interpretation by..... n 

Elizabeth : Seal, Keith. Mitchell. ; held in 1946, the sides have been 
Clive Revill and a boiiyant sup-1 re-maslered to bring up the sound 
porting cast and orch. Standout! t 0 appeal to current audio tastes, 
items are “\ alse MileU,. Di^- j j this package Claytonworks with 
done, dis-donc.” “Our Language of f . => * 

Love’’ and the title-song. It’s sure.' 3 - Quartet, .a septet and ,an octet; 
to be a nifty seller. ' and his horn shines through bril- 

“Spartacus’- (Deccak ‘Bpartacus’’ ,'lianlly. Ills, gi-pups are made up of 
is a big picture and. Alex North.has such topflight jazzsters as Trumrny 
composed a big score to support it. j Young. Sid. Weiss. Buster Bailey, 
Dccea has packaged this sound- 1 Cozy Cole, John Levy, Jimnk 
tracker in a handsome book-type [ Jones. Tiny Grimes. Dicky Wells, 
•folio with colored photos from the i Billy. Taylor, Brick Fleagle, George 


; i.Iis Newest 

“LAST. DATE' ,_ ___ 

n •'.lank Si ott at the Piano • fhm that makes it good gift: item j Johnson, Al McKibbon and Jimmy 

U't. \v .^ KvinemUe.r .i.oiiui’') I for the upcoming holiday season, j Crawford, 

Dot No. I North’s music stands up import-j Elisabeth. Waldo Orch: (‘Rites of 

aritly sans the visual crutch, and the Pagan” (GNP)i This is. a. welL 


“BE SURE MY LOVE” (Zizanee** Lloyd Sims (Atlaritic): fFOR e ffe C ^v e ('ONE;’(Concourse t) has ‘willmean"something-, to-'those who , fecorded collectibri of. South Arner-. 
has. a co'orful melodic flair that is S E N TI ME NT A L ; . REASONS, a' dramatic -ballad ’quality' that: rocks haven’t yetseen the pic: : . ! .ichri" pri'mitiveAypevmusic recorded 


captured with a vivid vocal style (Duchess -•» is. a rocking workover 
and could push through the spin-.: of the oldie and there’s a good 


Best Bets 


STEVE' LWURENGE 

(l nited Artists)' Tears From Heaven 

Sv»v L awrence’^ ‘'Hansel &r Gretel" (Aldon'j handles 'the 
f.nnUiar D u'ch d’/he story n'ith a zingy heat and a potent vocal 
that wifi pull out aU spinning stops. "Tears front Heaven ” (Janu¬ 
ary > pours out a I hot beat that the singer -matches with zesty 


JANICE HARPER 

(Capitol) ’Deed I Do 

Janice Harper's. "Good Cle n Fun ” (jsnnbeauv- ..is.a shorn tune 
on: of '’Tenderloin'' with a sock pop potential because of' the bnuy- 
a>-t leer-ding of melody and lyric and the vocal exuberance. “ ’Deed 
I Do ” ' Laurel* • gets across more of the thrush’s piping potency 
nak'otg ir a side the jocks will leant to program. 


to .jock and juke tastes. Dean Martin: ‘‘This Time .I’m -: on some, ancient instruments. • Th.s 

Faron Young (Capitol':. “A Swinging” (CapitoH, With the help idiom of jungle sounds and savage 
WORLD SO FULL OF : LOVE” pf Nelson Riddle’s brisk band back-: rhythms has. been .widely explored 
(Tree * > 'is.fashioned along hillbilly jng. Dean.Martin comes out in a on disks recently, but this set has 
ballad lines that will find an audi- swinging riiood that ! s quite fetch--.;.an-■arresting--sound of-its ow 
ence.in the alfalfa belt. “FORGET ing. Repertoire packs punch as ■ Clyde McPhatter: “Ta Ta!” (Mer- 
THE-PAST" ( Lancaster D should Martin ndes high with the likes of j oury', With ‘‘Ta , Ta!” an estah- 
HANSEL & GRETEL create 'strq'tfg-.deej'ay' •• interest in “Just In. Time” .and “.Oil The/; fished Liit.in the-singles field, Clyde ; . 

country areas because of the. street Where You Live.’’ McPhatter: has taken it < js the 

familiar twangy style. , / . ‘*60 Years of Music America ; drawing point for his first ; LR for 

Danny Jordan (Leader 1 : “JUST Loves. Best—rVol. 2” i.RCA Victor',; Mercury, The package offers a 
COULDN’T, RESIST HER ...WITH- This is a natural followup to Vol. 1 : neat variety of ballads and rocking 
H E R POCKET. TRANSISTOR” and will move into a sii ilajr hot, 'tunes.••!that' MeP.hattef’s slick .vo- 
-.‘Aldon / J is. in tune with current selling; category. Attractive' parK-’ calizing",'!. makes quite attractive, 
teeii tastes and plays it up in a cute- aging Vill aid sales as ;will the Belford Hetidricks helped a lot w ith 
blending of melody and lyric. , artists in the groove of such sta-. i his. arrangihg-conducting. .. 

GOOD GLEAN Fl’N, “LEAVE HER ALONE;. JOE” ture-as Artie Shavv. Glenn Miller. • Famib ; cf Song” (Epic!. 


]\Artists'-' ^ w.ispv ballad that Fritz Kreisler, Maurice ; Chevalier. ‘ ThisIs a .highly unuSuhl packaging 

j doeSn t piuch spinning Caruso .. and Gallicurei, There s. j dea that , sho u 1(I build, as, an• im- 

[weight; something hen? for ■ ^gverybbd>-Qprtari-t- gift item,for the libel’s 

Freddy & H.s_;C ;o ivti:rieit aIs D irk: Bogarde: For catalog: In ‘addition to the LP 

.Nocturne.: -SONG FROJI IRMA Lovers” iLondon'. This P' a )*f. VP. .platter which features a varietv of 

SOng*° anff.l'PQ with a * .* . . , . ..^o- 


DV.NNY VALENTINO.PH TI RES FROM THE PAST 

(MGM) .}> ’Till The End Of Forever 

Dnu.ei Valentino's "Pictures ft*on t'm. Past’’ 'Aldoip swings 
rith a 'teen-age betfl' nd a simp!*'- lyric .that ca-> build jure interest 
i: *o a strong pan o^.i; “ Till the End <r Forever " > Francgn i hgs ah 
o kau ballad quality ih t’s handled in ,-ay th : will get Some, teener 
r tv nests tor spin ■. 


THE BROWNS. . .SEND ME THE PILLOW YOl DREAM ON 
(RCA 'Victor) . . ii You're So Mnrh a Part Of Me 

Tre Browns' "Send Me the Pill w Yon Dream On" <Four St 
Sales h. s the country mood that p's 'pop market demands, v 
wi’l g > over big in: all areas'. "You’re So .Much a. Fart 
(Frank' >. a lighthearted and bright'tune 
is foshioned ( >r nen: ‘::s by w: attract 


LA DOUCE” (Chappell *> has a th song’s lyric angles with a 
charming Gallic, flavor that should romantic recitation by Dirk Bo-, 
get it .some programming time, garde whose name is beginning to 1 
“SONG FROM. LA DOLCE. VITA” mean something to U.S. audience 
. <BlEM( is iUthe'italian groove With because of his “Song Without End” 
j-.a bright lilt biit .it tacks that spark pic starrer. To a soft musical back- 
; that.decjays hinge their plays on. ing by the. Eric Rogers orch. BO- 
. .. ■ ,i garde' uts a lot of recitative. 

!'*'ASC-AP. f BMI. i schmaltz into such lyrics as “A 

^^^-— | Foggv Dav.” “The Wav You Look. 

[Tonight.- “These Foolish Things.” 
“As Time Goes By" and. “Smoke 
'Gets In Your Eyes.” It’s a mood- 
vocal Set that’ll set up a rom 
atmosphere in a dimly 1U 


New 'Jazz Encyclopedia 7 
Blankets Music Scene 


song material by different artists, 
there’s a portfolio,of photograph 
to match each song. The. 14; pho¬ 
tographic plates are striking and 
some buyers will even find them 
w rthy pf framing: On the disk are 
such rtists as Rov Hamiltoni Phil 
Brito, the 'Jim Fpgelsong Singers 
and Bet E. Martin. And fpr th 
c«l lectors,. Carl Sandbui'g 
“Careless Love” . nd \Valter Hus¬ 
ton works over “September Song:’’ 

Joe Loss. Orch: “Royal Society” 
(.Headline>: Joe- Loss, a Briti-h 


from several years back, 
re group:vocal pgreach 


DONNIE BROOKS 
(Era) 

D.j.u; 


Brooks' “jDoH House" (Bamboo- 
• Ir es with-- a vocal attack the 
’Hound Robin’’ 'Pattern* > 
r'g tin re. 


Round Robin 

built along 
a payoff. 


JOVNIE SOMMERri 


(W; 

uiKT 

Bros.) j! 


Vi l:y Don’t You Do Rij 

zhi 

Jo: 

f.'li:’ ,S>; 

ern-ers f 

Be Sly Love” 

t’Jdb'r- q"s-a powerful 

and 

pleas 

lug r.i , 

li to gel 

r this old M / 

do L. ■>•’ on the spim 


circy 

i* a gal 

J jr h 

epy teen arr 

eni~ ' Do»*‘t You 

Do 

Right 

• Mu 

’./fair > is 

done ruth ! in 

this catchy vocal handling 

i:\ii 


Leonard Feather’s kingsize iriem " bandleader, plays a glossy brand, of. 

New Edition of the Encyclopedia Ferrante ,& Teicher; “The dance, music in the class of the top 
j of Jazz” (Horizon: $15* is every- u’orid’s Greatest Themes” 'United s dyt e ty bands_ in this country.'The 

! thing the title implies. It's replete Artists*. Already established with a |' ra h§Q 11 U'nIs are sharp. the beat is 

: with .biography;. bibliography, their click single... “Theme - Froni ,; eal f”.d the. dansapation covers 
chronology, and -discography. It The Apartment.” the pianb team of . u ' a u z - : tan ^o : and fox: trot 

• covers the overseas; as well as the Ferrante- & Teicher take off oil, h !? s ^l 1 ' ' a ,-^ddZdn solid standards. 

•American jazz scene; it has pref- big themes bv Chopin. Tcliai- llp . b n er,. noteaccents the snob 
noil IIOfWF .•.-aces;'-intros'- and supplements by kovskvs; Borodin. Beethoven and an-^ie-pf th?. -Loss; band’s frequent 

1 personalities, such as Duke. Ejling- Rubinstein. It’s done with a full ^'^'maHees for the British-royal 

ton, Benny Goodman: John Ham- blown orch and chorus assist that . 3,ni - v - Gros. 

moiid. Gunther Schuller, It. lists surrounds their keyboards, with a •” ^ ^ 

agents, agencies, periodicals, disk -rich and earTarresting sound;. It’s.a Q BfAnP FIDMC 
com pan: musicians’ birthdays, strong entry for the mood music 0 IhUiyIj rlKlTIJ AUllLL 

..musicians birthplaces, musicians’ circuit. i*a 

and .sirigers’ home address Oscar Brand: “Sports Car”j TO CTf. PAYOl A ORnFR 

' :any, stances. , (Elektrah Folk singer Osc; Brand 1U UI\ JL.I\ 

BE MY LD\ E . This is ao.updated *hy fiv . . s' is-at the vocal wheel in this pack- o 'VVashington. Oct,. 18. . 

and considerably enlarged version age dedicated to sports car enthu-° Federal Trade .Commission. ap-. v% 
of tlie original’ encyclopedia. It./ siasts. He’s : taken, some familiar proved Monday <17.> consent order, 
..auth i'italiye and it points uo anev' .rounds and adapted them to the.' fQi'bidding eiglvt record djsl.rib.u-. 
j the prolific writings • on and be- ; sports^ cai’ field in bright and 'tors and manufacturers to hand 
; times .almost.'’’.'.profound appraisal, humorous term's. There.-■apparently- out payola. 

j.b'f..j:iZz'4hd jts'pri'nie exponents. enough Bugatti bufhs around The firms : Starriay Record 

!. Feather is an authority Who h: . make this an okay seller. and. Publisiiing Co., -and'"'starday 

' produced a definitive work bn the* i Arthur Godfrey & His Friends: Intornational ' Sale< Co.. Madisdti, 
field which; undoubtedly will serve “Jazz For The People” (Signature'., Tenn,; HitsRecord. Distributing;Co'., 
s a textbook arid reference for any Arthur Godfrey’s jazz is, light- .Cincinnati: S.& S Distributing Co.] 
■.and jail concerned witli the prepara- hearted and easy to take, Supported ' Detroit; PeVcbek Record Co.. Hpiis- 
j.ti production and projection of by a hip group that.doesn’t go loo ton; ARC Distributing Co.. Detroit: 

! jazz' and / ... musicians. Book far out, Godfrey '. along with i Mayfair Distributors. New "York; 
covers over 2.000 hiogs arid in- attractive vocals on a. flock of and..,Cadet Distrib.utirig Cq.; De- 
. rides' 200 photographs..- . standards. The set is riot for the trei : 

Abe.'. Birdland rr tvd but it may help Tiie can-ent or.lors, soitlhw, 

earlier complaints lodgejd by FT.C. 
nyolye no teclmical admissioiis of 


KEELY SMITH HERE IN MY HEART 

(Dol) ....... .:. ... Clearance Sale 

Keeiy Smith’s "Here in My Heart" <Mcllin.‘ > ets a polcru 
re-ival via a p ncerfyacked piping deliver;/ that spinners are. 

sure to lui’d up. "G'.earavc-e Sa'e" ' Enterprise' n ter-blnm 

ballad with on - much to sell. 

n.ng competition. ‘ I KviLL FOL- chance that it will pick U; 'new 
LOW YOL" -West iSide * lea- fans. “I WANT. TO KNOW ’ iTn- 
tures a cute heat and a bright lyric Jbi lias a rocking shout th* will 

style that . II: attract; teener in- catch on in some areas, 

tete-.;. j; jimmy New mail (MGMe 

Don It,in J Carlton-; “WAN- "WANTING YOU WITH ME:-TO-. 

DLRLUST” ■ ibin cnn^tjhas a strong NIGHT" 'New-keys is a- slow 
ballad ciu:.lit\ that will gain spin- hillbilly ballad with limited appeal. Rank Records .launching Noble Records., a new disk line, ritlv a 
ni yg impact becau-e of the impies-. ‘‘NOW THAT YOU’RE . GONE” series of “Previews In Sound!” Initial preview will be on. “Remember 

sive vocal handling. i;'“KING OF (Cedarwood v» is a die; ballad T.h -Alamo”•..narrated, by Claude Rains.with music coriiposed by Tony 



AnnualFeetoDiskers 


London. Oct. 18: 
The Performing Right Tribunal 


HOLIDAY IoLAND’V (Shapiro- that may win over th se wlio go for , Mottola ' Rose Murphyi singer now appearing at Julius Monk’s/ 

Be'-; 5 st.in' works up!; the alirac- the weepy alfalfas. j Downstairs at the Upstairs, will cut an album for Big A Records . - H , mwu"- . , . 

live lilt with a likeable rendition Jordan Bros. 'Jamie : “THING'S Herbie .Manii will augment his Afro-Jazz Sextet with , four trumpets . /. *, T /,?, . j, J ■ eDQX op ^ 
that spinners will find pleasing I DIDN’T SAY”. ' iShapiro-Bern- ..for liis date at N-. Y.’s Birdland; Nov. 10. Atlantic Records will record JJ ' sfx 
progi iVn n i*g material.; stein*' says a lot in teen tern:.' **; : the tentet . h Mercury Records has .ihe. original cast album of, “An _ . 1 1', 9 t. P r 

The Teen Queens (\nller*’ a simple melodic line and an -Evening With Mike Nichols, and Elaine May.” MaUer-v\^$T>r()ugh.t- before-.the. t-.n* 

“1‘O'LlTiCt \N” Symbol-:' has a derstandable vocal rendition. . " :-. • .'E^ctfomcs. 

driving heal * :.d a topicality on "POLLY PLAYS HER KETTLE Duane Eddy is renegotiating his. Jaimie pact and if a ne\y deal .i'sh’t JtiKepox aues,- -ma- 

its side that should help it get on DRUM”'Shapiro-Bernstein** slants worked put the guitarist either swings to RCA Victor or. Verve.. : . Chine--serving atifl; .arsfc supplies.- 

tux* turntable^ for a pushoff. “I’M away at a spirited beat arid a brisk Patti Page-cuts; a hillbillw album with the Jordanaires in Nashville The fee is payable to Piidho- 

A FOOL” !.\rgo ; - sends the girls vocal st\le that makes it a happy next • month fpr Mercury Dorothy Loudon’s UA disk'deal vv graphic Ltd., organization, repre- 

along a familiar rocking route that juke item. upped to; three albums . David Rose will cut a new MGM Records,, senting the.bulk, of/disk producers, 

still attracts teenage attention. Lu Elliot. (ABC Paramount': ' album as a followup to his “Concert With A: Beat”. . Bill Dana peris' -in..BrUa'in-.. .:C-urreht..-ds.ti'mat'e of trie 

Webb Pierce iDecca': “FALLEN “BIG JOE” (Hollis n is in the'bi'» T ‘ nirig m'at-erm;ial;-fdr an album he’ll etch with Pat Harrington. Jr. : , number of jukeboxes operating is 

ANGEL” 'Cedarwood-;! Is one of voiced rocking groove and Lu Elliot Roger Williams co-star 6f Warners “77 Sunset Strip” vidpix series, cut 20-25,000. comparing with the 500- 

Uto»e hillbilly sagas trial’s devel-’har.dles it With a vocal blast that’s .‘‘.Just One Of Those Things” for the film company’s diskery. .licenses issued in 1955: 


, licenses issued, in 1955: 












Wednesday, October 19, I960 




MUSIC 


(Tune Index of Performance & Sales) 


\This weekly tabulation is based ph a statistically balanced ratio of disk sales, nationally, as reported by key outlets in major cities, and music 
programming by the major independent radio stations. 


this 

Wk. 

last 

Wit. 

No. Wks. 

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST 

LABEL 

1 

1 

10 

MY HEART HAS MIND (DF ITS OWN 
Connie Francis MGM 

2 

5 

6 

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 
Drifters .......... • • Atlantic 

3 

6 

5 

1 WANT TO BE WANTED 
Brenda Lee 

. Decca 

4 

2 

9 

CHAIN GANG 

Sam Cooke: 

Victor 

5 

4 

8 

A MILLION TO ONE 
Jimmy Charles.. ..... 

. i . ; Promo 

6 

8 

'-6 

LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING 

Bob Luman WB 

7 

13 

5 

DON'T BE CRUEL 

Bill Black . > . .... ....... 

4,.1I/Hi 

8 

3 

7 

MR. CUSTER 

Larry Verne ....... >. 

Era 

9 

9 

7 

SO SAD 

Everly Bros. 

WB 

10 

15 

7 

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK 
Fats Domi 

Imperial 

11 

12 

10 

DEVIL OR ANGEL 

Bobby Vee 

LiberJ-y'-1 

12 

7 

13 

THE TWIST 

Chubby Checker .... . 

.. Parkway . 

13 

10 

13 

THEME FROM THE APARTMENT 
Ferrante/Teicher :.. A UA 

14 

19 

5 

BLUE ANGEL 

Roy Orbison . 

Monumenlr 

15 

14 

JO 

PINEAPPLE PRINCESS 
Annette 

Vista 

16 

26 

4 

TOGETHERNESS 

Frankie Avalon. ...... 4 < 

Chancellor 

17 

24 

4 

NORTH TO ALASKA 
Johnny Hortort ..... 4 .... 

Columbi 

18 

II 

i 1 

KIDDIO 

Brook Benton 

Mercury 

19 

16 

14 

IT'S NOW OR NEVER 
Elvis Presley 

Victor 

20 

37 

2 

GEORGIA ON MY MIND 
Ray Charles ... ... ... 

. ABC Par 

21 

35 

4 

SUMMER'S GONE 

Paul Anka . . ........ 

♦ ABC Par 

22 

34 

3! 

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
Bobby Dari 

Atco : 

23 

23 

II 

YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME 
Neil Sedaka.............,.. Victor 

24 

28. 

8 

DIAMONDS & PEARLS 
Paradoiis. 

Milestone 

25 

20 

8 

MOVE TWO MOUNTAINS 
Marv Johnson 

. UA 

26 

40 

7 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Joe Jones 

RIC 

27 

25 

4 

TWISTING. U.S 4 A. 

Danny & Juniors... 

,... Swan 

28 

29 

5 

MY DEAREST DARLING 
Etta James 

Argo 

29 

50 

2 

LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO 

Hank Ballard King 

30 

55 

2 

SLEEP 

Litrie Willie John 

King 

31 

18 

13 

DREAMIN* 

Johnny Burnette ..... 

.... Liberty 

32 

70 

2 

TO EACH HIS OWN 
Platters 

Mercury . 

33 

42 

5 

A FOOL IN LOVE 

Ike & Tina Turner 

Sue 


This 

.lost 

No. Wks. 


m. 

Wlc. 

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST 

LABEL 

34 

17 

14 

WALK. PONT RUN 
Ventures .... 

.. Dolton 

35 

43 

5 

SHIMMY LIKE KATE 
Olympics; 

Arvee 

36 

3P 

10 

LET'S HAVE A PARTY 
Wanda Jackson 

Capitol 

37 

27 

6 

YES SIR THArS MY BABY 
Ricky Nelspn . .>......... 

Imperial 

38 

22 

II 

NEVER ON SUNDAY 

Don Costa ........... . .. 

V;.. UA 

39 

36 

to 

THE SAME ONE 

Brook Benton 

Mercury 

40 

57 

2 

1 WISH I'D NEVER BEjEN BORN 

Patti Page ..., .> .... Mercury 

41 

21 

to 

ANY MORE 

Teresa Brewer .... ......... 

;.>•• Coral 

42 

31 

7 

LUCILLE 

Everly Bras. 

WB 

43 

61 

2 

EVERGLADES 
. Kingston Tri 

Capitol. 

44 

r 

1 

LAST DATE 

Lloyd Cramer 

Victor 

45 

60 

3 

LOVE WALKED IN 

Dinah Washington 

Mercury. 

46 

73 

2 

POETRY IN MOTION 
Johnny Tillotson ........... 

Cadence 

47 

85 

2 

SAILOR v 

Lolita 

Kapp 

48 

41 

4 

SOMEBODY TO LOVE 
Bobby Dari . , ... 

. Atco 

49 

45 

6 

AND NOW 

Della Reese .... i.... ... . 

.. Victor 

50 

46 

19 

MISSION BELL 

Donnie Brooks ........... 

.... Era 

51 

74 

2 

ALVIN FOR PRESIDENT 
Chipmunks 

Liberty. 

52 

66 

2 

IRRESTIBLE YOU 

Bobby Peterson 

. iV-Tone 

53 

33 

9 

THE LOVING TOUCH 

Mark Dinning 

MGM 

54 

— 

2 

stay 

Maurice Williams ........ 

• Herald 

55 

71 

7 

I'M NOT AFRAID 

Ricky Nelson 

Imperial 

56 

52 

8 

RUN, SAMSON, RUN 

Neil Sedaka 

Victor 

57 

51 

3 

you talk too Much 

Frankie Ford 

Imperial 

58 

56 

8 

ROCKING G>OOSE 

Johnny & Hurricanes ..,... 

. Big Top 

59 

^4 

1 

PETER GUNN 

Duane Eddy ....,. .. ,.. 

.. Jamie 

60 

37 

7 

SHORTNIN 1 BREAD 

Paul Chapli .. 

. Harper 

61 

83 

2 

SHIMMY SHIMMY 

Bobby Freeman. 

. . . King 

62 

58 

3 

TEMPTATION 

Roger: Williams 

Kapp 

63 

47 

5 

BEACHCOMBER 

Bobby Darin v.. 

... Atco 

64 


1 

WHAT A DREAM 

Conway Twitty ......., /. 

.. MGM 

65 

84 

•3 

SHOPPIN' FOR CLOTHES 
Coasters ... 

... Atco 

66 

62 

3 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 

Billy Vaughn.. 

;... Dot 


This 

Last 

No. WltSi 


wit. 

Wit. 

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST 

JLABEl 

67 

38 

7 

MY LOVE FOR YOU 





johnny Mathis 

Columbia 

68 

69 

10 

1 LOVE YOU THE SAME OLD WAY 




Paul Anka... 

.ABC-Par 

69 

68 

II 

HONEST 1 DO 





Innocents ... .\. 

.. Indigo 

70 


1 

NEW ORLEANS 





U. S. Bends.. 

Lagrand 

71 

81 

2 

JUST CALL ME 





Lloyd Price.. 

ABC Par 

72 

77 

5 

COME BACK 





Jimmy Clanton. 

.... Act 

73 

_ 

1 

WAIT FOR ME 





Playmates... 

Rouietto 

74 

■—_ 

1 

SERENATA 





Sarah Vaughn 

Roulette 

75 

75 

4 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 





Shirelles 

Scepter 

76 

._ 

1 

GOING OUT WITH TIDE 





Jivin' Gene... 

Mercury 

77 

78 

4 

GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO 




Dorsey Burnette 

Era 

78 

89 

2 

TAIN'T IT THE TRUTH 





Ernie K-Doe 

Minit 

79 

_ 

1 

LOVE LOST 





Santo & Johnny C 

an.-Amer. 

80 

63 

2 

IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU 




Anthony Newley- 

. London 

81 

39 

8 

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD 





Dee Clark. 

.Vee Jay 

82 

91 

6 

BRONTOSAURUS STOMP 





Piltdewn Men. 

. Capitol 

83 

59 

5 

GIRL WITH STORY IN HER EYES 




Safaris. . 

.. .. E!do 

84 

__ 

1 

BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS 





Eddy Arnold ... 

. • Victor 

85 

90 

3 

THEME FROM RAT RACE 





Richard Maltby .. . 

. Roulette 

86 

__ 

1 

STRANGER FROM DURANGO' 




Ritchie Allen .. 

, Imperial 

87 


1 

HUMDINGER 





Freddy Cannon . 

... Swan 

88 

94- 

2 

IT'S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING 




Tommy Edwards . 

.. MGM 

89 


1 

FOUR LITTLE HEELS 





Brian Hyland ... 

... Kapp 

90 

„ ; 

1 

MAD LAD 





Chuck Berry .. 

.’. Chess 

91 

82 

2 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 





Felix Skrtkin .. 

. Liberty 

92 

99 

2 

HAVE MERCY. BABY 





Bobbettes . 

Triple X 

93 


1 

WHOLE LOTTA SHAKING 





Cbubby Checker 

Parkway 

94 

98 

2 

MIDNIGHT LACE 





Ray Ellis 

MGM 

95 

95 

2 

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY 





Billy Borlynn . 

Columbi 

96 

97 

2 

TEENAGE CINDERELLA 





Rodney & Blazers . 

i ... Dor 

97 


1 

BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES 





Bill Plain. .. 

.. Vassar 

98 

48 

II 

YOGI 





Ivy 3 ... 

... Shell 

99 


1^ 

RELEASE ME 





Jivin' Gene. ... 

, Mercury 

100 

49 

7 

MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK 




Guy Mitchell .. 

Columbia 

















































Bourne Ouctioned To Widow 


;..Continued from page 43 ; 


Conn., who said fie was represent¬ 
ing a non-show biz syndicate. Also 
joining in later; were Mortimer 
EdeKtein. who refused to divulge 
his client, but was understood to 
be representing i Electric & Mu¬ 
sical Industries!! < EMI', parent 
companv of Capitol Records; 
Sevmour Klein, who was report¬ 
edly acting in jbehalf of ABC- 
P mi mount Theatres, parent com¬ 
pany of Am-Par Records; and fi¬ 
nally Eastman, who after refus¬ 
ing to divulge his principals, was 
variously reported acting in be¬ 
half of the daughter. Beebe 
Bourne, and or a group of Wall 
St'eet investors. ■; 

Imperial Records dropped out 
after a top bid of !$2,500.b00. Edel- 
stein made a final bid of $2,601,000 
while Muscat went up to $3,100,000 
before bowing out ! . Klein’s fadeout 
b : d was $3,300,000 and then East¬ 
man persisted iri: the contest un¬ 
til Beck made a; windup $50,000 
jump over Eastman’s final $3,400.- 
000 bid, ; 

Some Tin Pan Alley veterans 
recalled that only other event 
similar to the auction of Bourne 
Music was the sale of the Water- 
son. Berlin & Snider catalog dur¬ 
ing the 1930s. At that time, how¬ 
ever. the sale was conducted by 
scaled bids and the final price paid 
bv Mills Music was reportedly a 
litt'e over SI 1.006. or less than 
the tag that a single important 
copyright in the;. Bourne catalog 
would command today. 

Assets 

Among the assets included in 
the sale of the three Bourne 
firms was some $1,300,000 in cash 
reserves, which was not withdrawn 
for distribution to their heirs be¬ 
cause of stiff Federal tax penalties. 
The daughter will get half, of the 
$3,450,000 figure.j: less a reported 
5'r commission to Joseph Tracht- 
nian, impartial third executor of 
the estate, but will have to pay 
ail death taxes on the estate, under 
terms of Bourne’s! will. 

The inebme of the three Bourne 
firms from ASCAP over the past 
few years has remained steady at 
about the $300,000 a year level. 
An important part of the Bourne 
catalog, involving fhe picture tunes 
from Walt Disney’s early produc¬ 
tions. has been involved In a long 
litigation with Disney asking for 
return of the copyrights. It’s 
understood that negotiations for'a 
settlement of the ^dispute between 
the Bourne firm land Disney are 
nearing completion. 

The value of the Bourne catalog 
was recently strengthened by a 
Federal Court decision upholding 
the validity of the firm's contract 


I for the renewal of •'That Old Gang 
• of Mine.” . a 1923 song by Billy 
Rose, Ray Henderson and the laie 
Mo'rt Dixon. It was a test case 
i involving many similar contracts, 
j Rose was defeated in his challenge 
! of; the renewal assignment in .the 
; original contract However, 
j Bourne, along with every other 
; major publishing company, is .still 
facing the problem of getting re- 
; newals on songs written during the. 

1 1930s. after the basic SPA (now the 
‘American Guild of Authors & 
j Composers'' contract came into 
’ force. 

i In the legal maneuvering, be-^ 

; tween the estate’s heirs in the 
i last two years, the daughter had 
I charged that the mother had been 
^negotiating with Columbia Pictures 
| to buy the firm. M^s. Bourne, 
flatly denied that charge at the 
time and has always insisted that j 
| she plans to continue operation ; 

! of the company under her own j 
banner. There was speculation, 
that now that the dispute was set¬ 
tled. Mrs-. Bourne may resume her 
: seat on the board of the. American 
Society of Composers.: Authors 
& Publishers on which her late 
husband and then she served for 
many years. 

Although a handful of persons 
partiepiated in the auction, the | 
courtroom was jammed with over 
i 125 Observors. including many pub¬ 
lishers and or their legal repre¬ 
sentatives. Among those attending, 
the sale was; Hermann. Starr." 
head of the. Music Publishers 
Holding Corp.. who walked out 
before the auction was completed. 
Also present, was reps of Leeds 
Music. Frank Sinatra’s various 
enterprises. Sam Fox Music and . 
the Harry Fox office. 

Mrs. Bourne was represented 
directly at the auction by Simon 
j Rose, firm of the Phillips, Nizer, 
Benjamin, Krim &■ Ballon: Beebe 
Bourne was represented by the 
1 firm of O’Brien. Driscoll & 
Raftery; and Traclitman. 4 law- 
I yer, represented himself. 

: Roger Williams Grosses 
$4,100 in Port. 1-Niter 

Portland. Ore., Oct. 18. 

Pianist Roger Williams, with 
The Quiet Men, racked up a mild 
S4.1Q0 in one evening performance 
at the Civic Auditorium last night. 
The 3.600-seater was scaled to. a : 
$3 top. 

This is the first in a series of 
j promotions for the Jack Matlack- 
Gene Callahan. Enterprises. This 
; same attraction pulled about the! 

! same at the Paramoifnt Theatre 
I last year. 


WRIETY 


Bob Corcoran to Handle 
Pop Pubicity for Col 

Robert Corcoran is taking over 
as pop publicity manager for Co¬ 
lumbia Records. . He reports to 
Peter Fremd. director of Col’s in- 
formati services department. 
Corcoran, who joined the informa¬ 
tion services department as an edi¬ 
torial assistant last April, will 
handle artists & repertoire pub¬ 
licity for Col and Epic pop rec¬ 
ords. 

In appointment at the Co¬ 
lumbia Record Club, William Bell 
was named director of artists 
repertoire. His job will be 'the se¬ 
lection of all pop and classical rep¬ 
ertoire offered to club .members. 
Ginnette Krushel is a new addi¬ 
tion to the Col setup: She’s mov¬ 
ing into the Creative Services 
Operations' as traffic coordinator. 


Wednesday,. October 19, 1960 


Israel Philharmonic 

Continued - from page 2 


a musical event. Here is another 
challenge to.the forces on this side 
of the water which sustain the arts 
in the new state. Palpably a phil¬ 
harmonic as good as this one (and 
it. is quite good though not one of 
the greats, about what was said of 
the. Moscow Symphony last year) 
is potent international propaganda. 
Can Nasser! match it? 

The .necessities of national pride 
on the opening night compelled 
the inclusion of a young (25) Is¬ 
rael composer’s work. Noani. Sher¬ 
iff’s “Psalm” was too tentative and 
too labored and—for such an audi¬ 
ence. late arriving and slow re¬ 
sponding, like benefit audiences 
usually are—it held back the en- 



Louis Armstrong uses two! I 
Norelco ‘Continental’ Tape Re¬ 
corders at home and. always! 
takes them with him on his world-j 
wide concert tours. Says LOUIS, 
“I tape phono records and air- 
shots all the time and if I’m in 
the room talking with friends, my 
Xorei.cos keep right on copy¬ 
ing with the volume turned. 
down:” Louis also finds the 
choice of three ispeeds conveni¬ 
ent, using, the slowest,. ITs ips for 
interviews and speech recordings, 
the 3 :t i speed for some music,, 
and the 7*2 speed!for live records 
ing. He savs, “I’ve tried lots of, 
tape machines since I got my first \ 


one in 1948, but Norelco is 
the. one for me.” Recently he! 
picked up two Norelco ‘Con¬ 
tinentals’ in Copenhagen. Set to 
run on the European power fre¬ 
quency. of 50 cycles, they were 
reset for 60 cycles when he re¬ 
turned to. the United States; Like 
all Norelco recorders they can 
be. set in a few. minutes for any 
power voltage, requirement any¬ 
where in the world; from 110 to. 
250 volts. The Norelco ‘Con¬ 
tinental’ is a; product of North 
American Philips Company; Inc., 
High Fidelity Products Division, 
Dept ILL 10, 230 Duffy. Avenue, 
Hieksville. Long Island, New 
York. 


RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS 

(A National Survey of Key Outlets) 

This Last No. wks. 
wk. wk. on chart 

1 1 10 KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

String Along ( T 1407) _._ . , ,. . 

~ 2 ~ 2 27 BOB NEWHART (wl) 

Button Do w n Mind (W 1379) , 

~3 3 12 FRANK SINATRA (Capitol). 

Nice .-n’ Ea s y (W 1417) , _.__.. 

4 5 9 JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 

Johnny’s Mo od (CL 1526) _ 

‘ 4 14 SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-15013) 

6 6 27 SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia) 

. _ Original Cast (KQ L 54 50) 

r 7 8 18 PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par!) 

__ Paul Ahka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323) 

8 7 10 BRENDA LEE (Decca) 

Brenda Lee (PL 4039) , _ , 

; 9 9 10 DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

_ Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239) ■ 

10 10 27 TERRY SNYDER (Command) 

' , ,, , Persuasive Perc ussi on (RS 800-50) _ , 

11 13 27 ..CAN-CAN (Capitol) 

^_ Soundtrack (LOC 1032) _ . 

12 14 22 DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

__ Rejoice. Dear Hearts (LPM 2083) , 

13 11 26 ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

_ Elvis Is Back (LPM 2231) 

14 12 10 BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

___ Look for, a Star (DLP 3322) 

15 17 9 BOBBY DARIN (Atco) 

Bobby Darin at the Cppa (LP 122) 

16 — 1 ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

G. I. Blues (LPM 2256) ; 

17 15 27 SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

__ Inside Shelley Berman (MGV 15003) _. 

18 16 27 BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Theme from a Summer Place (DLP 3276) 

19 20 25 SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) 

Soundtrack (LOC 1032) 


20 18 27 KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

Sold Out (T-1352) 


21 30 2 RAY CONNIFF (Columbia) 

Say It With Music (CL 1490> 


MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia) 
More G unfighter Ballads (CL 1481) 


BILL BLACK COMBO (Hi) 
Solid & Raunchy (HL 12003) 


24 24 19 RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) 

In Person (8039) 


25 19 10 RAY CONNIFF (Columbia) 

Young at Heart (CL 1489) 


26 39 26 * PLATTERS (Mercury) 

Encores of Golden Hits (MG 20472) 


THE APARTMENT (UA) 
Soundtrack (UAL 3105.) 


28 28 8 TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (Capitol) 

Sing a Spiritual With Me (TAO 1434) 


LOS ADMIRADOES (Command) 
Bongos (R 809) 


30 81 27 HENRY MANCINI (Victor) : 

Mr. Lucky (LPM 2198) 


CONNIE FRANCIS (MGM) 

Sings Spanish & Latin Favorites (E 3853) . 


SONG WITHOUT END (Colpix) 
Soundtrack (CP 506) 


33 — 1 RAY CHARLES (ABC-PAR) 

* Genius Hits the Road (335) 


60 YEARS OF MUSIC AMERICA LOVES (Victor) 
I Various Artists, Vol II 


TERRY- SNYDER (Command) 

(. . Persurslve Percussion, Vol. II, (SD 808) _ 


ELLA FITZGERALD (Verve) 
Ella in Berlin (MGV 4041) 


37 21 20 MITCH MILLER (Columbia) 

Sentimental Sing with Mitch (CL 1457) 

38 — 18 MANTOVANI (London) 

Songs to Remember (LL 3149) 


LOS ADMIRADOES (Command) 
Bongos,. Flutes & Guitars (R 812) 


DORIS DAY (Columbia) 
Show Time (CL 1470) 


r I thusiasni which actually . only de- 
j'veioped after intermission With 
: 1 Brahms’. First and two encores, 

* l “Three Cornered Hat” and “SicilL- 
j an Vespers.” 

e The. tall and vibrant Italian con- 

* due tor, Carlo Maria Giulini, grew 

) • the esteem of the audience aS- 
. the : prograrri progressed. The 
: change of tempi arid attacks niani- 
i fcst .in the encores gave a. broader 
i - concept of th orchestra's 
1 sources. It "was a slo w upbuild per- 
' haps, but in the end there, was an 
' authentic triumph, a taking to 
1 heart. Historj' was not rriade mu- , 
•ysicallv. The orchestra has not 
' achieved that flowing velvet in. the 
5 strings which 14 .occasionally latent 

* and the brass often seemed!strange¬ 
ly jazzy for a body essentially ultra- 
conservative in its . riiethods .arid 
Choice of material. But pride Avas 
.possible and pleasure, too. 

LIBERTY TAKES OVER 
DOLTON LABEL, PUBBERY 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

Liberty. Records has taken over 
Dolton Records and Cornerstone 
Publishing ; Co., both: of Seattle! 
Plans calling for operation of both 
siibsid.s, under., the Dolton tab and 
as a division of Liberty. 

Robert Reisdorff. prexy of Dol¬ 
ton. rerriains as head of that com¬ 
pany but .working ; out of Liberty’s 
headquarters here. 

Mills’ Bonnie Music 

..Jack Miils. Mills. Music' prexy, 
has wrapped up a deal with Mozart 
; Allan, top publishing company in 
Scotland, to represent their cata¬ 
il log in the U.S- Allan has the larg¬ 
est available catalog of Scottish 
■song books and bagpipe music.: 

Among tliC Scot performers rep¬ 
resented as writers in the Allan 
catalog are Jimmy Sharid. Bobby 
AlacLeod. Ian Powrie and Ken- 
; neth .McKellar, Latter is currerilly 
:U.S. tour; 

BikelV $ 8 , 600 , N. Y. 

Theodore; Bike! pulled in $8;600 
in two concerts at N! Y.’ Town 
Hall Sunday. (16*. It was SRO at 
both the afterrioon and evening 
•concerts. 

In Bikel’s repertoire were songs 
from. his Elektra LPs. 


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New York 


Disk artists! 1 ! promoters Milton 
Karle and Jules Losch set by 
Embassy Pictures prez Joseph E. 
Levine to plug;the title song disk- 
ings of ‘'Where The Hot Wind 
Blows” . . Representatives of the 
east and v.e.W coast branches of 
KARAS held ai series of meetings 
in N.Y. la-t week . . Frroll Gar¬ 
ner set for aligned shot on Ed 
Sullivar/s CBS r TY show Oct. 23. 
Pianist then goes to L A. for a date 
at tiie Che condo stalling Nov. 4. 
His IS. Hurok'i-spon^wed concert 
tour begin the,;first wpek in Janu¬ 
ary and run-. tluouuh May . . The 
Salt Lake City! Six go into Nick’s 
in Greenwich Village Oct. 25 . . . 
Buddy Basch will be pop music 
editor and di.dv reviewer for the 
Brooklyn Eagle which resumes 
publication Oct j; 23. 

The Big Three tRobbins, FeNt & 
Milie: field men arc fanning' out 
on a helty push on the recordings 
from "The Alamo” score , "You 
Talk Too Much.-’ tune recorded hv 
Joe Jones, is now being published 
by Kalil Music & Bon-Ghazi Enter- 
piises Corp. Bide, which was 
originally released by Rie -Records, 
is now on Roulette release . . . The 
Lancers, Imperial diskers. set for 
two weeks of fall concert appear¬ 
ances beginning in San Francisco 
Nov. 12 Josei Jiminez in Mexico 
City promoting his latest Kapp 
I.P. “More Jo.se ;Jimine/" Lonny. 
Starr, WBIth L.I.. deejav. will 
emcee the 1 Long. Bland Sons of 
Italy t>"t at the L.I. Arena Satiir- 
diy‘«15-. 

Page Morton, piani>t-singer, do¬ 
ing a quarter h ur radio show for 
C’hock-Full-of-Nuts in 12 cities in 
the eastern market MGM Rec¬ 
ords introducing! its new pactees. 
the Four Coins.; to the trade by 
sending four pennies to deejays, 
distributors and salesmen 
Father of Bud Katzcll. promotion 
chief for Roulette Records, died 
last week Ornette Soleman set 
for the Village Vanguard Nor. 1 
MGM thrush; Connie Francis 
will tape two tv specials in Lon¬ 
don at the and of the month and 
will also do two one nighters and a 
guest shot on the BBC while in 


London. . .Billy Taylor Trio re¬ 
turned to the Prelude after a two- 
| week' trip to Europe.., Gil Evans, 
who Is now recording for. ABC- 
Paramount, began a six-week ses¬ 
sion at the Jazz Gallery yesterday' 
!'Tues.). 

Dimitri Tiomki will integrate 
two Greek folk songs in'his score 
for Carl Foreman’sforthcoming pic, 
"The Guns of -Nay . . .Bam 
Cooke, and his manager Jess Rand 
negotiating with Australian pro-, 
motor. Harold Lee for a five-week 
tour next summer .Frank Pollack; 
has moved to KCPD, ' Phoenix, ' 
deej'ay and .program director. He 
was formerly With KDAY , and 
KRI.A. Los Angeles.,, Gene 
Feehan began the; third; with 
his "Speaking of. Jazzy show on 
WFUV-FM Monte Kay has inked 
>inger Bill Meuderson to a man¬ 
agerial contract . . Gene Kriipa 
opens at the London House. Chi¬ 
cago. Nov. 1 for a three-week 
stand Columbia diskef. Jerry 
Vale returns to the Frolic. Revere.; 

I Ma^s., for two weeks beginning 
‘Nov. 6 , Chico Hamilton's band. 

: at the Cloister Inn ; Chicago, until 
-Oct. 31. 


Mary Baker Eddy Hymns 

Met soprano Eleanoif Steber 
arid her husband U.S. Major 
Gordon Andrews formed, their 
own recording company last 
.season. Its label, Stand, .takes 
two letters from. Steber and 
three from Andrews. 

A recent album of Stand is. 
“Christian Science Hymns of 
Mary Eddy." 


The’ 


F OF THE 
WEEK 



Original Sound Track 
Recording 

“RUBY DIIBY 
DU FROM KEY 
WITNESS” 

From MGM's 'Key Witness' 
(An Avon Picture) 

Charles Wolcott 

(And the MGM Studio Orch.) 
K 12944 



San Francisco 

Piani.vt Lon Levy' is back with 
Ella Fitzgerald, playing the Fair¬ 
mont . Howard Rumsey’s Light¬ 
house All-Stars opened at .-the 
BlackhaWk . Quincy Jones’; big 
band booked for a winter, date at 
Neve Y. . Maynard Ferguson’s.band 
and Anita O’Day both booked for 
.spring dates at the Blackhawk . , „■ 
Kid Dry laid up with bronchitis, 
and his wife, Barbara^ home after 
a series of major operations . . . 
Lionel Hampton band opened at 
Neve Tuesday <18 * . Bed Xorvo 
quintet and; Vince Guaraldi tri. at 
Outside-at-the-inside. Palo Alto 
. . Frankie Avalon in Frisco,, 
doing the deejay rounds. 


Pathe-Marconi Tees 
Disk Club Project In 
France With 3-for-l Deal 

. Paris. Oct. 18. 

The top platter company here, 
with the most xiibsidiary labels. 
Path.e-MarcDrii. has started a disk 
club which Wiii-give three L’PsV 
classic and variety, for.the price of 
one. That cpmes to. about $4.25 
for the three or about a saving, of 
■IS'Y' for the. buyer. Other -com-, 
panics are watching developments 
and.; the talk of crisis is again in 
the-. air. 

But Pathe rep? oiirt out it is 
mainly to. get customers who have 
not tiie time or possibility of direct 
Contact with;record stores But it 
is not-.against retailer's for. they 
car, take orders, for the club and 
get their percentage. Pathe says 
ublic response, has been good and 
will be kept lip; 

Other disk reps.state that Pathe 
was recently af War with retailers 
wlf cut prices to augment sales 
and : hoped-to make it up via hiked 
income, on- greater turnover. Pathe 
felt It' would be bad for the mar¬ 
ket at the time but have now 
made their own cuts via the club 
setup. Some say. that biz is good, 
and they Will .continue without any 
sort, of move of this kind. At any 
rate Pathe has started something 
Which may in the platter 

field' here. 


Inside Stuff-Music 

Interest in the role of campaign songs ih the history pf American 
presidential campaigns, outlined In last week’s Variety In. a, story 
by Jim Walsh, Is also spotlighted by the radio, package, “Presidential 
Bandwagon," being promoted, by the RCA Recorded Program Service, 
The Series, which was designed 30 fiyerminute segments- or 
quarter-hour shows, features a. cavalcade;, of 170 years, in American 
politics, including a rundown of. baliot-swinging ballads from the time 
of Thomas Jefferson to the current political, contest... 

• Tiie,RCA program service is tieirig in tire ‘‘Presidential Bandw'agon’’ 
series With .the upcoming Civil. War Cente'iiniar.jn,19.61. as .well ai.pr.e- 
.inaugural' prograniming events, presidential birthdays and patriotic 
holidays. Numerous,indie'sfattohs around the country have. been, using 
the “Presidential Bandwagon” as a public service show- to get ut the;: 
vote. 

As far as current Presidential, campaign songs are. concernedi “Walk-.;, 
ing Down To -Washington" -is emerging as a strong contender. Time, 
as originally written '.by Sammy Mysels and Dick Banford. Was art liis-- 
torical saga. Redd: Evans, ptibiisiier"of the. tune, added lyrics for the 
Kennedy camp and the song .hs. nov ,known as ‘'Walking Down. T> 
Washington to Shake Hands. With President Kennedy." The sorig was 
originally kicked off at the Democratic nominating convention in Los 
Angeles and has heen .rccqrded^ bv Mitch Miller for Columbia and 
England by. Ron Goodwin .on.;the Philips label. 


A flock of. jukebox distributors got a -Taste, of legit last week < 1 (it 
the. composers of the sedre for the;Incoming musical "Do Re Mi" 
save a “live” performance of ‘ All;You Need,Is A Quarter,” time, 
’he show, saluting the coin machines,-.Ttine was sung by Dgtty Comden 
and Adolph Green, who wrote the. lyricsand. played, by Jule Styne. 
who wrote the music, in addition to the juke people, also on hand at 
the get-together at Gallagher’s were the show’s producer,David Mer¬ 
rick. ■li-breUist-director- Garso.n Kanin and stair Phil Silvers. .Although 
seemingly pleased With. tlie “A 11 You Need Is A Quarter" tune. , 
.iukejop. complained that they should. have written. something about 
the, oOc machine.. These, new boxes offer seven .plays for a half-buck 
in comparison to the .tIn*ee-for-a-quarter offer; The-.juk.e-leg.it meet was 
set Up by the musical’s p ; a!Bill Doll! 


Philadelphia 

Count Basie-Stan Kenton Con¬ 
cert at the Academy of Music, Oct; 
24. will kick .off a nationwide pr - 
motional campaign for the Count’s 
silver , anni Four Freshmen fea¬ 
tured in a concertrinixer' at the St. 
Joseph College Fieldhouse. Oct. 23 
. . Barry Sisters at the Celebrity 
Room Oct. 19-29 . ; George Tun- 
nell, known as “Bon Bom” when 
he did the vocals for Jan Savitt's 
record hits, now manning the 
pumps at Woodie’s -Bar in West. 
Philadelphia . . . Danny & Juniors J 
set for long tour of Canada and 
the. Midwest next month’. Ot> 
satti’s, one-time girlie spot now 
closed, to reopen '2-4• with line of. 
chorines and featuring name sin¬ 
gers . . . Kitty Kallen at the Erie; 
Social Club. Oct. 21-23, with Guy 
Mitchell coming in the following 
weekend. 


DISKS SPARK GLOBAL 
TOUR FOR DELLA REESE 

. Global release of r S -made 
disks is. necessitating a broader in- 
person circuit for tiie. platter per¬ 
formers: -That's .the reason, says 
personal niknageV I ce .Magid. he’s 
headi for. England and the 
Continent to set up. appearances 
for Della ..Reese. 

' The thrush, who is getting a 
multi-country spread on her RCA 
Victor releases, is nowr being lined 
up for a spring season in England 
in/which, shell tour with the Ted 
Heath orch!. Magid also is plan¬ 
ning to'set concert dates in Paris. 
Brussells. Copenhagen and Berlin 
as a promotion tool for her disks. 

While he's ov rseas, Magid Will 
also concentrate on. setting up 
niore branches, of his Alexis Music 
operation. An office in.London has. 
already been opened under the 
management of Noel Rogers. 


Intercompany teamwork on disk,, ic and music publishing ends are 
coming into play on the platter, push for Charles WolcdtLs “Ruby 
Du by Du - from Key Witness:’’ Disk, released by MGM Records, w 
taken from the soundtrack of tfie Mel.r ic; “Key .Witness." and 
published, by Robbins. Music, firm in Loew’s .Big Three publishing arm.’ 
Diskcry is sending out 4,000 deejqy copies tying it i with the film., 
pi lure cbmpany has prepared .special ads .informing exhibitors to, ti 
in w ith the platter and Robbins, has sent its pluggers oii .the. road for 
an added promotional push. 


Dave Brubeck. jazz combo, leader, i.y branching. lnto radio:. He’s tak¬ 
ing oyer as .musical director and “spokesman",.for jazz WJZZ (Fair- 
fielcF Corin. the east coast's first all-jazz FM station..-which goes on the 
air Friday *21 r The bpenirig. sound of : WJZZ Will be a special two- 
hour program produced by Brubeck,, This program .will; be repeated 
around the clock from 4 pm. Friday .(21i td 4 p.m. Mori day-124> sta : 
. tion to operate daily from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Twenty-four hour broadcast¬ 
ing will follow shortly. 

Brubeck will continue his recording for Columbia; arid his 
• dates with, his jazz combo. 


16-Year Old Hollander 

Set for 20 Concerts 

Lorin Hollander, b.ov pianist, 
now 16, has over 20 concerts.lined 
up fo- the present season; !These 
include five with the N. Y. Phil¬ 
harmonic next April, Set. by Co¬ 
lumbia Management. 

When not performing young 
Hollander is a student at the pro¬ 
fessional Children's School in N,Y. 


Kapp to Distribute 


4 Lads’ Indie Disks 

Knpn Records : will handle, the 
disks, independently made by the 
' Four Lads,. Tiie singing group re- ; 
•• r xentjy Torniccl their own indie disk 
'producing-"''company after, -ankling 
: Columbia Records, 
h The Laris’ first release through 
. Kapp Wiir.be out in about two 
Weeks. For. a little'over. nine; years, 
the group’s disks had been Te- 
. leased under the Columbia banner. 


BRIT. DECCA HITS PEAK 
SALES; NETS $10,399,000 

London,. Oct. 18. 

British Decca is riding brightly 
aft a brisk year, according to its 
results for the year ending last 
March. Turnover increased by ^9.- 
520.000 to a high of $7q!560,000. 
Exports totalled $8.13a,000, show-, 
ing a Hike of S6.356.000., Of this; 
total $6,664,000 came from ;the 
U.S. and Canada! a lift on the pre-. 
vious year of $2,800,000. 

E. R. Lewis, Decca topper, re¬ 
vealed that trading balance had 
soared! by Sl.l;45j200. hitting a new 
record of $ 10,399.000. Wit-ii a net. 
profit of $3,528,000, an increase of 
$641,200, the shareholders were 
sharing:; a dividend, of .23! 
against iast year’s 20^,.. 


Ferraiite and Teicher 
with Chorus and Orch. 
United Artists 231 


Leroy Anderson's 
SERENATA 
Sarah Vaughan 
Roulette #R 4285 

MILLS MUSIC, INC. 




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Southern Sales Division 

Wainer Br Records, has set 
up a; southern, sales, division, and 
name! Dick (Reggie) Tobin as di¬ 
visional sales and: promotion man¬ 
ager'to harnUe’.the area. 

The creation of a southern divr-, 
>inn. brings to four the number of 
sales divisions! in the company. In 
aclclition . Tobi other district, 
sales ihar.agcrs are Vic Chirumbo- 
■ n. cast; Robert Summers, mid-, 
west:, and Fran Howell,!yvest. 


Alex Perf. Rights Society 
Joins Int’l Fedefatibn 

j Mexico City,. Oct. ;11. 

I. -The Mexican. Society of Authors 
& Composers has beedine a member 
Of the International Federation of , 
Societies of Authors & Composers, | 
iieadqmirtered, in. Paris. Carlos i 
Gomez Barrera is currently in Eu¬ 
rope representing the Mexican So ; - 
cietv. 

; Decision to incorporate the Mex¬ 
ican organization into the Interna-: 
lional Federation was based on 
I faithful completion' of. internation¬ 
al commitmehts by the former. 



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Wednesdayy October 19, 1960 


Latin Quart pin, N.l. 

E. M. Loeio & Ed Risman pre- 
ten tation of “Vire L<$ Femme” 
produced by Ron Lexqis; music, 
orchestrations, Tom Joexder & Bill 
Jacob: costumes, Freddie AVittop. 
With Ford & Reijnolds, George 
Campo i with Linda | Marvel), 
Metropolitan Sextet, Harrison & 
Kossi, Dorothea MacFarland, 
Rnr>as Dancers <&». Gloria LeRoy, j 


land in the production bits. The 
Rudas Dancers >;6*. Australian lm-; 
ports, are under New Acts. Also a 
familiar face and form at the LQ 
is. Gloria LeRoy, This time, Miss 
LeRoy. in one of her bits, performs 
a tasteful strip, down to pasties. 
In this she imparts a sense of .hu¬ 
mor and a feel for dancing as well 
as a fairly good vocal bit; 

As it is. the production is the 


Hotel Plaza, X. Y. 

. Gogi Grant, with. Archie Koty; 
Ted Siraeter and Mark Monte 
orchs; $3 and ^4 cover. 


Jo Lombardi Orch. Buddy Harloxoe jg*"^** * 

. Poti liyi (30*1 $7 . The Piirisisn number, the 

Ort ? . Ron - ; zilian production and the Viennese 

minimum., _ ! scene add up to brilliant cabaret 

The Latin Quarter production is | displays which should entice more; 
u ui m wf Pxoensive than normal trade for a long time, 

probably one of the mosj expense e T backing, by Jo Lombardi 

brought into a J Broad* g eate lt> ^ Bu d d y H ar- 

Veg« a 'i'Ontemi>oraric s .!’ and car- lowc again at the relief dancnpdst. 

S exceeds the investment that SI,ow has some additional fea- ...... ...... .... .. 

encs* into foreign cafe produc- tures including a pair, of filmed | barrassingiyenthusiastic that- she 
fions Indeed, some legit musicals inserts-to set the scene ip a pair of i t0 apologize for rve ringsiding .. 
cotne* in with a budget allocated sequences. The - F.reddie WUtop j table for being : a “hired” claque 

S the ne“' E. M LoewMiddie Ris- costume designs are lush and opu- ;, and (2 L having run out of reper- ; 

man creation of “Vive la Femme.” ent - "W set pit nudity attractive- ■ to i r e, nn bumed. that. all she has j 
ll™ Sih and ooulent arid it moves * and provide a constant splash ; left are ballads. They, bought 
-d jto provide everything ; . J 

Capably maestroed by her own.- 
i Archie- Koty. helming the. always 


A new Manhattan star was born 
at the Persian Room of the Plaza 
oh her opening -last /Wednesday 
night (19), Known in the abstract, 
vi disks, and, to the show-minded, 
for her off-screen vocalizing of the 
“Helen . Morgan Story” (WB), in 
person Miss Grant zinged across in 
so resounding a manner that she 
can sign , her own lease on future 
bookings here. 

A winsome,, petite brunet, with j 
all. the professional aplomb of a • 
veteran beyond her years, she , 
croons .mellow melodies in a man¬ 
ner thait had the customers so em< 


with grace . , 

aural as well as visual nitery splen¬ 
dor. 

There are several reasons why 
this show is important in'the Broad¬ 
way cafe milieu. In a large sense. 
It expands the province; of. nudity 
on the care scene. There; is epider¬ 
mis in wholesale lots, but it’s not 
blatant, it’s in good taste. 

The nudes are draped; with some 


Tom Joerder and Bill'Jacob have 
given the layout an okay set of 
special lyrics where needed. Per 
usual. Gigi presides at the tape 
tactfully. ’ Jose. 


expert Ted. Straeter orchestra, the 
special pianist and organ accomps 
further fortified her catalog of. bal¬ 
lads arid airiique treatments’ there- , 
of: These ; ranged from Kerri, i 
Rodgers Hammerstein, Arthur. 
Schwarts and . J.ule - Styne to pops 


Sands. Las Yogas 

Las Vegas. Oct. 12. 

Lena Home, Allen & Rossi, Garr] - - 

..IP nuues arc uu,-,-.. —* —- Nelson. Copa Girls (13> Antonio i'O'f- the calibre of.VVillage of St. 
of the most lavish costumes this Morelli Orch (18 >; produced byiBernadette” and “Kineret. an es : 
side of Las Vegas-and all that — -- —■ ■■ —mploHm T^pI, folk son*. 


without the help of the casinos. 
The layout is also endpwed with 
pace and excitement and good acts 
to punctuate the proceedings. 

The show also introduces a new 
producer to the Broadway scene. 
Ron Lewis, who had been assistant 
to Don Arden who staged, previous 
editions of the LQ revues. Risman 
apparently took a bold step in en¬ 
trusting an investment i that runs 
approximately $200.00,0 1° a 

youngster who has-not proved him¬ 
self on Broadway. 

Apparently Rismanls faith is 


Jack. Entratter: choreography, pecially melodic Israeli folk song. 
Rome Stuart: $4 minimum . iHer.“Wayward' Wind;.’, a personal 

• j disclick, also had strong Audience 

Lena Horne, another, of Jack En-identification.. 

otter’s money-in-the-casino stars, I Miss Grant is a songstress who 
returns to the Copa Room in a turn sings '.her ..heart out with profes- 


which strongly showcases her. 
powerhouse status. She. presents a 
fresh, exciting batch of songs; 
relying only once on nostalgi 
‘"It’s All Right- With Me’’> for 
insurance milting. 

Her selections include ‘‘Get Rid 
of Monday,” “Some People.” “Do 


sidrial pride rather 1 than studied | 
ingratiation, but the end-result is 
the same; there’s no denying her 
customer impact. 


Miss . Grant is a Coast product: 


As plain Audrey Brown she won an I 
amateur tv contest in L.A. in 1951.. 
but in subsequent years has im- 1 
pressed on top vaudeos and also 


I Love You?” and “Don’t Commit 

the Crime.” She gets laughs with e'«iaved niusicomedw and concert 
iustitied”and Lewis has j ; concocted ? clever bit of backw ard word toy- dates in spots of the'calibre of the 
a layout that carries a lot of well- i in S-. f and her appearance u more Hollywood. Bowl, and Kansas City’s 
paced entertainment. Bid there are **«;*«* thaTv * V T Le, ? f n t |e : Starlight- Theatre. In 1957 she im- 

Kx, lt-hnpM rnnt ’ More P»loH songalog with aplomb, pressed, but not quite enough, at 
fronting the Antonio Morelli orch 4 tbe jowri & Country, the big 
fl8r - Brooklyn ; banquet barn, which 

Marty Allen and Steve , : Bossi .seemingly'taiight her the.necessity 
*“ to bettcr prepare herself when 


light is needed on the subject, 
especially with so much to’inter¬ 
est the orbs, and there 'fare minor 
and easily correctible (flaws that 
intrude: However, after a shake- 
down of a few more shows, it 
should be a smoothly running 
proposition. u : 

There are some innovations, 
especially in bringing orif the girls. 
They enter via playground slides, 
circular staircases and sometimes 
the wings. There are well-designed 
sets, and the show has a'score that 
is melodic, as well as functional. 
In all. it’s a production that will 


balance, and the. comedy team 
zooms to a new high in the science 
of yock.-lure. Straight man singer 
Rossi and comic Allen, fresh from 
an engagement at London 7 s pigalle, 
bring with them mostly new ma¬ 
terial for this session. 

Rossi, a fine vocalist, also clicks 
in the impresh department, arid 
Allen's “Hello. Dere” character is 
a distinctive creation which is a. 
natural for laughs. At their present 
pace. Allen & Rossi are nearing 


hold up for a long run and induce " «** 

reDeat business once thei roster of alr '“ 5 „ e . . J05 „._i e . 2:..:-. 


Two new Renrie Stuart produc¬ 
tion numbers, featuring songs by 
Garr Nelson and terpirig'by the 
Copa lovelies (13) . round out hill, 
which runs through. Nov., 8. 

Duke . 


C hi Oil, Palm Springs 

Palm Springs, Oct. 12. 
Helen Boice. Estelle . Sloan, Bob 
Newkirk, Bill Alexander Orch 15); 
lio couer. 


Chi Chi’s second bill of the sea¬ 
son turned out to be a gasser. But 


repeat business once the i 
acts undergo the periodic change. 

There is one particular se¬ 
quence, the Vienna scene, that 
seems to parallel the Versailles bit 
in the second Le Lido revue at the 
Stardust. Las Vegas. The major 
differences are the music, which 
in this case is made up of themes 
from “Der Rosenkavalier.” and. 
the fact that the girls wear pasties. 

Early in the show- the ^epidermis 
sessions are used to startle the 
gentry. It does, anti it keeps them 
awake and interested thereafter. 

The talent is w r ell selected on __ 

the basis of performance ability literally. Gasoline tank being 
and not names. Perhaps later in yanked out of the Desert Inn 
the run. the show goes into head- ; garage next door, split open; and 
liners. In the lead spot is Ford J cops, firemen and gaw'kers were 
& Reynolds, comicsl (They are | a ]i over the place. But few Went 
bold and noisy and tliemed to ju- i inside the Chi. Chi, which had a 
venile antics. Most of ft is laugh j good bill, though Helen Bolce‘s 
productive and one bit, in wTiich 1 material was bluer than the newly 
the comic seemingly improvises. painted ceiling, 
lyrics to a song he doesn’t know,* a seasoned, well - nourished 
is the most rewarding bit of their. trouper. Miss Boice seems to get 
session. j her. comic effects as would a 

Also in the comedy vein is, champ bowler .who continually 
George Campo. with Linda Mar- [ tried for the gutter.. She would do 
vel, a Parisian import. Its a clever- j better to try to hit the pins for a 
ly staged act using pantomime, in ; change. That way when she sang 
which Campo achieves characteri- { “I’m Starting All Over Again,” it 
zation and a lot of comedy effects, i would be an improvements 
There’s a panto bit with; a dummy j Best act is Estelle Sloan, an 
for which the girl is later substi- \ annual performer whose hoofirig 
tuted, a nicely staged 'bar room • is as clean as the morning air. Her 
bit. in which prop pictures come j Irish jig lifts a nitery like a paid- 
to life and a lot of clever, invention ; up mortgage, 
that adds up to an excellent ses-j Bob Newkirk, a returnee, sounded 
sion of comedy. ! j as if he were trying to replace the 

In the dance department, Har- j Iracheas of Mario Lanza and At 
rison & Kossi work on the regula- ■ J-olson. He. sings only standards 
tion floor and an ice rink as well. | like “Cherries,” “Roma”* and 
They are skilled in both; fields, al- 1 “Knife” but he gives them unique, 
though the small tank space per- treatment, 

mits them only a limited range of : Bill Alexander, back from 
skating. But they use that limit * summer in Apple Valley, gives the 
wisely with overhead 1 lifts and acts top support. It’s his eighth 
spins. j: j year at the Chi Chi. House is 

The Metropolitan Sextette, pre-! under new management, Messrs, 
vious visitors here, condense a’ Stiff. Mawby and Biirgencr, who 
series of tunes from “-and opera, have the nitery dcr a 10 year 
for satisfactory resul. ; .Kind other lea'sc from their "old boss, Irwin 
vocals are by.. Dorothea MacFar- i Scliunun. Scul. 


hittitig the truly- polished dine-and- 
darisants in ^Ianhattari. ;She. has 
learned her. lesson, well in the in¬ 
tervening three years during which 
she has ; developed in the Las. 
Vegas. L A. arid Frisco proving 
grounds. , 

She is. attractively attired, match¬ 
ing her fetching songalog and slick 
professional approach to an array 
of standards whose prime distinc¬ 
tion is her distinguished sense of 
intefpretatidri. She did over an 
hour and left ’em hungry. 

Miss Grant Is in the current new 
wave of Yank thrushes in the posh 
Manhattan hostelries which have 
long been on a Gallic kick.. When 
the American gals are good they’re 
very much so. as witness the cur¬ 
rent Persiari Room incumbent. 

Per usual Ted Straeter,, at the 
piario and "with his own song 
stylings; conducts, the compelling 
dansapators. He gets ’em out on 
the, floor as does Mark Monte 
whose Continentals get a . lot of 
iriusic out'of their, quartet: of in¬ 
struments: New maitre a’. John 
Fossatiwill be a busy kid with the 
trade during Miss Grant’s four- 
week semester here; ; Abel. 


Carillon, Mladil Beach 

Miami Beach, Oct 15. 
Lou. Walters production. “Folies 
Francaise” With, Harry Mimmo, 
Elissai Jayne, Darryl Steibart, Line 
(12 ).' Jacques Donnet' Orch; $3.50 
minimum. 


. This longrunning : spring ^sum- 
fer-fall edition , of Lou Walter’s 
wintertime revue, is a budget-affair 
iii terms, of overall talent cost and 
number , of personnel concerned; 
but. it's a solid entriy. for the 
Carillon hotel when, measured as 
a jure for the off-season tourists 
Who come from the hinterlands 
arid srnall cities at this . time, arid 
who find . the colorful display as 
entertaining and. as impressive as 
do the high-tariff tjrpes in winter. 

They do .it in terrris of being 
able to advertise it as a part bf 
their overall “free to guests” girn- 
mick. Thus, the . American plan 
guest is given a .dinner and show 
as iitclusive on. the overall tab. 
Success of the Walters’ frplic led 
to the Fontainebleau trying an 
even bigger,’ more expensive Latiri- 
. themed revue the past summer. 
And now. the . other, big inns are 
thinking 'along same lines for next 
] suriimer. The> ’ll have to. plan care¬ 


fully and buy ditto if they’re going 
to par with the Carillon package. 
It’s a fast moving affair that sells, 
commercially all the way. 

Harry Mimmo is the topliner. 
His fractured English. ;yakkety-yak 
(most of it funny) and the . agile 
hoofery takeoffs keeps them, howl¬ 
ing and mitting. He’s an adroit 
performer who hai garnered 
plenty knowhow around a tourist-* 
vilie aud; He winds a .solid Winner- 

Ditto Elissa Jayne, a long- 
terfner this year, much as she was 
during the revue’s first summer in 
’59. Smartly displayed in skin¬ 
tight brief outfit, she shows talent 
at comedy-lines arid mimings. She 
tops this material, with gasp-rais¬ 
ing aero-twists and flips., rounds 
out a lively stint that has her pour¬ 
ing on topical, one-liners, artfully 
woven into; lampoons on Bette; 
Davis, -Marilyn Monroe, Bardot, 
et al. She could stay on longer. 

Darryl. Stewart, a handsome 
young Aussie, is a virile songster 
who belts out a tune as adeptly as 
he phrases the softies in ; his book. 

A highly personable pro, he too. is 
in his second sumriier sesh here 
who. emcees, works as production 
lead in facile manner. 

The iong-stemmers . in : the line 
and the dancers bterid into a neat 
looking assortment of prancers 
who work out Walters’ touches 
with verve,. These include a clever- ; 
ly lighted “candleabra” segment 
arid a bright and zingy finale to 
the. Parisienne musical back?,- 
ground among others. Lat .' . 

Stardust, Us Vegas 

Las Vegas, Oct: 12. 

44 Avec 'Plaisir!” Third Las Vegas 
'edition of Lido die Paris. With 
Edith Georges, Aleco & Vera, Lily 
Yokoi, Parker & Powers, Rudy 
Cardenas, Ma tie tii & Be ole. Les 
Curibas, Rolando, Christian Selva, 
Fichtner and His Tyroleans.: Blue¬ 
bell Girls < 16 ♦. Nudes M0), Boy 
Dancers (8>, Eddie O’Neal Orch 
M3 5; conceived by Pierre Louis- 
Gucrin, staged by Donn Ardeii, 
costumes by Folco; - sets, Harvey 
Warren and FoSmusic by. Lan- 
dreau^'.Gruyeri Betti, and Delvin'-.-■’ 
court; $4 minimum. 

The third- edition of the Lido de 
Paris show, this one tabbed “Avee 
Plaisir” lives up to the reputation , 
of its predecessors: it is obviously * 
the most spectacular stage pres- j 
entation-^-nitery or .otherwise-^in ! 
America. -j 

Those Who have seen all three j 
Stardust editions, may' complain; 
that this one : lacks the verve and ! 
color in its first moments, that the } 
pacing could be smoother, arid that r 
the vaudeville turns seem to be 
overlong. However, these faults are 
sure to be ironed out after open¬ 
ing night, and even with them, it’s 
a helluva hunk of entertainment 

The stage mechanization is at 
times overwhelming. The outstand¬ 
ing production gimmicks from the, 
first two editions appear here in 
new dress—jhe swimming pool, 
scene from the. first, and the water¬ 
fall from the second. In addition,, 
the ice skating is retained, and the 
“Dancing Waters” added, latter 
terping aqua being very effective 
to the tune of “Rhapsody In Blue,”, 
joined by the 16 spirited arid bead-, 
tiful dancing Bluebell Girls." 

With festive, finesse, . choreog¬ 
rapher Donri Arden guides a stage- 
full of girl and boy. dancers 
through plushly costumed produc¬ 
tion numbers which include Tyrcn; 
lean bell-ringers., a night ; With 
Catherine: The Great, a. falling 
staircase decorated with nudes,, a 
rainstorm, and the Irievitable fire : 
works, finale. 

Comedians Manetti & Beck get 
yocks with a collapsing full-sized 
automobile; singing leads .Edith 
Georges and Christian Selva are. 
■admirable. Miss Georges tr.Ouping 
with opening night laryngitis; near¬ 
nudes Aleco & Vera are skilled 
aero terps; powers & Parker dis¬ 
play top level ice skating artistry; 
Rudy Cardenas, the only performer 
in the cast familiar to Vegas, 
scores with his speedy juggling^ 

Rolando shows balancing skill on 
fingers and otherwise; Lily Yokoi 
is a pretty and talented cyclist; 
Fichtner’s Tyroleans are handsome 
foot-stbmpirig bell-ringers; and Les 
Curibas, an aferobatic trio, pull 
laughs with a woman from the 
audience, who’s -the most believable 
plant ever-seen here. 

., “Avec Plaisir!” was conceived by 
Pierre Louis-Guerin and Rene 
Fraday, staged by Donn Arden, 
with art direction, by Harvey War¬ 
ren. The Eddie; O’Neal Orch (13) 
superbly backs the. splash; in for an 
indefinite run. Duke. 


Waldorf-Astoria, X. Y. 

Frankie Lairie with Joe Sina- 
core, Stanley Kay, Fried Katz, Earl 
Rogers Siiigers; Emil Coleman 
Theo Fanidi Orchs; $4 cover. 

Frankie Laine. has been a singer, 
who at various times, entranced the 
teenagers arid later found that his 
melodic dissertations on outdoor; 
animal life such as “Wild Goose” 
and “Mule Train” had. much wider* 
application. 

With his. current stand .at .the 
Empire Room of the Waldorf-As- 
Laine enters a new phasexOf 
his development This, room is a 
status svmbol in the industry. A 
date, here is a mark of prestige, 
which is readily translated into 
good: and valuable consideration in 
niarquees outside this area. 

Laine has come well prepared,' 
having an .act that :is. virtually a 
•pster...of hiis. all. time hits, all of 
.which are .carefully arranged. He : 
has ,a staff of his own. musicians, 
pluis a background of eight sirigers 
welded into, a cohesive unit by Earl 
Rogers offeringcontrapuntal, em¬ 
broidery for gpbd all-around re- 
suits. •. - 

with all these trappings, 
Laine. had a toiigh time landing on 
the tit. side. But that he did. by 
dint of hard:labor, and quick acting 
impulses: by which he' gauged the 
tone of the room arid the desires, 
of the assemblage at his Monday 
.(■17). opening.' He was forced to 
turn, from the - hard-driving singer 
that hit.the Paramount Theatre au¬ 
diences of a decade ago to a singer, 
of maturity and vadtilt. expression. 
He hccafne. a positive hit arid; at¬ 
tained a loud vocal reception at tli 
end ,qf his iabors. 

; HiS major strength : came hear 
the end of the act. Arid, it’s prob¬ 
able that- he’ll mbve this heavy ar- 
tillery. plus a more adult type of 
entertainment to the foreparts of 
his turn: His “I Believe” was the 
strongpoint of the turn, arid Lai 
made: no attempt : .to-., hide his-ela- ■ 
tion at this turn of events,, 

Thereafter, all . else was avidly 
acceptable.; Yet his catalog is::es¬ 
sentially potent with .such ever-, 
greens as “Granada,” “Jezebel.” 
“Lucky Old . Sun.” and; virtually; 
every bit that he has registered, 
but it failed him until he gauged 
the attitude of tlie Waldorf parish¬ 
ioners. 

In his staff, jqe Sinacore guitar-, 
ed arid directed with Stanley Kay 
at the drums and Fred Katz at the 
ivories., plus added instrumental-, 
ists and the aforementioned Earl 
Rogers. Singers. (8>. Emil. Cole- 
irian’s band gave further strength 
to the proceedings. Danceable re¬ 
lief is by the Fanidi Orch., Josc. 

FrolitN Revere BVh 

Revere Beach. Mass.. Ocl.. 9 ; 

Denise Darcel in. “4’ 1 Evening 
in PaTis ,, revue. (2.4). Producer,. 
director, choreographer. Buddy 
'Thomas. With Beverly Blair, Chris¬ 
tine & Pirpskq 12-1. Nadin . Robby 
Burke.'‘ Cah Cah’i Line Ml V. Cliff 
Natale Orcii (7 > ; $4 minimum. 


This Buddy. Thomas ’. spectacular, 
opening- a big show name policy 
for boliiface 'jinimy Celia and en¬ 
trepreneur Chick Della Russo in 
the lusli decored 450-seater across 
t.he harbor, from the Hub. embodies 
some of the rnimbers. the versatile 
producer; staged on the stra.what 
circuit this summer: .also, with 
M’seilc Darcel. In for two weeks, 
opening Sunday night ( 91, .: the 
slickly costumed layout and Darcel 
magnetism 1 . drew..: big- : parties of 
VIP’s from Boston tp.w and 
points.' around the compass, 

Jn .closing spot, the Fie rich 
chantobsy; in skin tight ..silyer 
gown., pours it oh a la. Ftancaise 
with 1 a medley of . kJ songs from 
“I Love Paris” to “C’est ei Bon” 
and an “Ajlouctte” in which ';sh 
draws young ringsidei. On stage for 
some ' hilarious bits. Using the 
runway from , the stage 30-It . out- 
into the aud to .fullest, she \v nm 
up with . patter about . Frahce'.. the 
French ; and so.rio cute VstorieS -in. .. 
which, she sells, sex all the way 
with wide eyed innocence for'big 
arid rounds. 

She makes her act iiitimate with 
asides on her gown, weight, femme 
[foibles, but playing always ; io 
rhortirnes w i t h boffd . effect. 

1 Waniith and icharin plus sliowman-i 
ship arid throaty chan‘.oosying to; 
say. noth;rig: of famed chassis puts. 
Miss Darcel over sock in this room, 
Where she is debiitiiig. 
r Buddy / Thomas opens his. show 
with presentation, modeled strictly 
after Paris .club layouts, keeps; it 
1 (Cqntinued oil pqge 55) 



Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


VAUDEVILLE M 


AGENCIES STUDY TWO-A-DAY 



By LENNY LITMAN 

Pittsburgh, Get. 18. 

The Pittsburgh progress cbmini.t- 
.tee; group of - lbcal business 
.leaders \vh are. promoting events 
in the new .Civic Arena., hosted 36 
out of town writers and 39 mem¬ 
bers of the . local press .last. Tues. 
til) in the first official-preview tour 
-of 



By JOE COHEN 


Pans Vaudery Inks I Talent agencies are hopeful-that 

Iiirfv fnr Whalr ; two ' a / d?y 9 " d one ‘ ni ^ t concert 

JUUj lur If CCI\ JULllU stands may .be expanded to. ; be an 
Paris, Oct .18. i important segment, of the variety 
Tiidv GarTaiwPU fu ri snrk cnn- I field this year. More headliners, are 
certs at the Palais De Chaillot re- ; becomyig avaiJabte. to theatre and. 
cemly iiave decided Brun« Coqua- V onc, '|; t sta S es ,han at an >' >' mp 
-. .. r ■ »rv.4» i tri * to try her for a Week’s head-. a. decade. 

... the . m.ammotlr, facilitv; line, stint at his Olympia 'Music ! Among those who have already 

Arena is . one of the best aii-pur- j jj a n ; This time she will be; pre- j made commitments: in. theatres are 

pose . year 'round. ] ceded by.; a group of vaude acts " Marlene Dietrich, Harry Belafonte 

** ° before doing her r singihg stint,. : and Pearl .Bailey as well as: two 

Prices will be .hiked .forherone 1 Japanese units, “.Holiday in Japan” 

week stay, Oct! 26-Nov, 3, : but not Hftzer s “Japanese Spec:- 

up to the $10top of her concerts. ^ a Cblar The one-night concert 
The top will be $2 at this pop field already includes Mort Sahl, 


AGVA Fires Rex Weber; Pique Over 


retractable 

vorld-wide. 


the ' country and its 
dome has garnered 
publicity; , 

Gwilyh Price, chairman, of the 
committee, and vice chairman Ben¬ 
nett S. Chappie, . Jr. disclosed at 
the preview-that the first event in 
the $22,000,000 ..roll-top, building 
will be a series, of high-level sym¬ 
posiums Von city development on 
Ju 5-7, 1 Price, who * . .board 
.chairman of tVestinghouse, said; the 
iposiums will open an entire 
week of dedicatory festivities to. 
be known as “Pittsburgh: Progress 
Week:” 

. Show business' ■■which will have 
to carry this mammoth structure 
along with sports, conventions and 


house. 


Hawaiian Jazz Sesh 


Shelley . Bei;m Bob . Newhart, 
Lenny. Bruce, Roger Williams, Car¬ 
men Cav.allaro, Herb Shriner and 
Joni James amoiig others, 

The percenters, feel that now is 
the best time; to develop this phase 
of the business. The agencies be- 

Draws 17,000 in Waikiki, KfS 

“«. Oct. >«. , 


Las Vegas, Oct. 18. 

Benny Goffstein, Riviera prexy, 
revealed that the hotel is doing 
an abputface—buying stock in its 
casino, instead of selling. 


A threat to pull the American 
Guild of Variety Artists outmf the 
Associated Actors & Artistes of 


Riviera Buys 41% 

I America setup was made last week 
Holding in Its Lnsmo j by Jackie Bright, AGVA’s adminis- 


tlmr 
1 mia 


the union's national noard at the 
Hotel New Yorker. 

The threat to secede was made 


Hotel Riviera. Inc. bought the | in connection with the jurisdic- 
stock of Sid Wyman, Charles Rich, j lion of such shows as “An Evening 
George. Duckworth and Samuel ! with Mike Nichols and Elaine May” 


Gans, which repped 14% of the 
casino operation. 

A group of Desert Inn gamblers 
was .recently denied by the state 
gaming board an application to 
buy 38% of the Riviera casino 
stock, because of the “monopoly” 
angle. 


N.Y. Surrogate Kayos 
Minevitch Estate Bid 
For Return of Bank Loan 


at the Golden Theatre and 
“Laughs and Other Events.” a one- 
man show with Stanley Holloway 
which closed after a week's inn. 
Nichols & May’s jurisdiction went 
to Actors Equity. Holloway show, 
was not completely adjudicated. 
Bright, in his report, protested and 
then declared that he might even 
pull away from the 4As which is 
the international to which per¬ 
former unions are aligned. The 
Holloway, show closed Saturday 
<15*. 

The national board, at an in¬ 
camera session, dismissed Rex 
Weber, the union’s comptroller for 
nearly three years. He was voted 
four-weeks' severance pay by the 
board. He had been getting $175. 
weekly. Bright normally is per¬ 
mitted to attend most sessions, but 
in this instance he didn’t attend. 
Weber told the board that he will 
bid for a post on the national 
board. 

The national board .also took 
steps to lighten information leaks. 
Two resolutions were passed, one 


Pacific, Jazz Festival drew total ^attractions to, remain open. Legit The Surrogate’s Court of New 
of'6.400 persons, to • Waikiki Shell houses and auditoriums 1 in many : York last week denied a petition 

__ ....... _ during its two-day run Friday and towns have, rarely had enough [by the estate of the late Borran 

industrial show.s,. moves in on- June.: Saturday C7-8K and Johnny-Mathis. 1 headliners and . shows to remain ( Minevitch to force the return of 
16 when Gene Autrv brings in his I show dre\v 10;650'total-Sunday and Open constantly even during sea- j $1,850 from the Irving Trust Co., 
rodeo, for week withthe first j Mondav. <9-10).. Both were scaled son jVN. Y. Estate petitioned for the 

night being carried by, tv on /the , at §3.7*5 top. <■" At * he sa me time the market is • nlone y on the ground that the sum, 

V* H ••P<«n»--le»tarea:'G«»««,Shw r 

Opera, which triggered- the con- g Q uin t et , the Hi-Lo’s; Cal Tja,-.theatres by the rapidlv rising boo- • 1 S a " of J 10 ;20p taken out by Mm 

«druetion with a $1,000,000 ...loan ; (^..artet ^nd Mavis Rivers It ^,1 ♦ -Vii evitch. should have gone to the 

from the- president; the IMo j in bf I ?* aia “ ? f 

Kaufmann; moves m Tor the. sum-1 t1 , e 4ell staff, In association With. er s which pahe^he “vav for Suirwte S. Samuel Di 

con"vendons' t hav^'beeh S sc^adulefl' ' new mS i was , which prohibits any hoard mem- 

by executive director 

was lukewaim. e.rs,-w.ho'^ eschew nitery work can H armon ica Rascals on* vari- 

.Matlil.s'.-.show was sponsored by still make personal appearances. S emended 

Conceits. Inc. nd also featuied Of late, another angle, in the that the $1,850 set in aHer Mine- 
the. Hermes Pan singers and-dan- datediggers’ anxiety to develop the. vitch’s death., was part of monies 
( cers- apd Andre Tahon and his theatre and concert field has pre- : due Minevitch from various o.ne- 
, marioneltes ; Sunday show di^w a sen ted itself. Many of the long es- 1 nighters, and should have, gone to 
i whoppmg-big audience, of 7,213 but- tablishcd names are accustomed to - the estate; which was insolvent at 
III working oh a theatre platform. J the time but was sent to the bank 
1!iAmf if o oh 1 ed ri n 1 ^ This is One i’eason why Las Vegas ! j n error. Sum would probably 

! !rc dlsc0urag?ng p<> has been able to convince some of ! have been distributed among vari- 
lentiai snoWePers, the headliners to play dates there, oils other claimants, according to 

; Mathis reportedly worked on a f while on four, these attractions i the petition filed by the.-estate, 
guarantee plus percentage over.j can - be persuaded' to--^vprk hiteries j Court Said that it had no proof 
which ;haye fullscale stages.: This that, the Morris office requested 
the case of Marlene Dietrich.-■ that the. funds gd to the 'Irving 


Fraher: 

John H. Harris, of the 

(Continued on page 52) 


Mort Sahl Palls 
In 


... 

Minneapolis, Oct. 18. 
Appearing under the-U. of Mi 
sota Department of Concerts & j 
Lectures'auspices for a .orienighter.i 
in the campus 4,850-seater North¬ 
rop Auditorium at $3.50. top; NIort 
Sahl pulled 4,451 payees for a $11,- 
.474 gross.: The Limeliters. singiiig 
group was' on the show 7 , with. Sahl.. 
Latter,, instead of playing on per-. 
tentage, which he usually does, 
took; a $4,000 r flat fee. 


$20,000, gross.. 


lip 1 T J* i* who has beeh booked at the Eat in ; Trust in order, to protect its guar- 

il€6K UetS indigestion: casino, Merchantvi]le, N. J., soirfe- : antee, citing- this assumption as 

0 i “cnppnTatinri '* Rnrrnentp decided 


to 

Marietta: Ga., Oct. 18. 
Cobfi. County ; Superior ' Court 


: time in December, 
j At the. same time, the agencies 
j can make use of . the attraction's 


fallow time. Many aren't willing, to 



thah two months, he. has pocketed |,suggestion.followed by three weeks, performance^ 113110 ^ eight 


°< a 0 P‘ .ji0U5t-s:. 

for each and all Were sell- 


weekly, as in legit 


outs. The 
broken. 


room's records were 


Rank Bowling Setup 

Via Private Company 

Lond9h> Oct. il. 

.Top Rank Bowling, a Rank 
Organization enterprise,., has been 
registered here as a private com¬ 
pany with a : nominal, capital of 
$2;800 in $2.80 shares. Object of 
company is “tp carry on the busi¬ 
ness of proprietors and managers 
of bowling, lanes, cinematograph 
theatres, etc.” 

Rank has so far opened only one 
10-pin bowling centre, the Regal 
Bowl at Golders Green;. London,; 
However, he has big plans for. 
future ventures. It’s - estimated 
that by the end of 1961, nearly 50. 
centres will be operating under 
Various banners; in converted. cin¬ 
emas- or newly-built halls. 

Roy Thompson, the . Canadian 
newspaper magnate who's taken 
Over the. giant Kemsley group and 
who also; operates in commercial 
tv ; via Scottish- Television Ltd.,- 
hasn’t wasted much, time before 
launching into bowling alleys, fol¬ 
lowing a recent disclosure of his 
interest in the game. . Opening; date 
of his .first lihpin centre and .ball¬ 
room will be Dec. 16 is the new 
town of East. Kilbride, Lanarkshire, 
Scotland. 


speculation.” Surrogate decided 
the issue on. the. basis that the 
money in question was legally due 
the bank. 


out permission of the national 
board. The second is that when a 
board member inspects an AGVA 
document, it must be in the pres¬ 
ence of witnesses. A third resolu¬ 
tion is aimed to keeping non-mem¬ 
bers out of executive committee 
meetings. ? 

Tone of early reports indicated 
that action would be taken against 
insurgent members oi the board, 
<Continued on page 52) 



Melbourne, Oct. 11. 

Australia's version of Disneyland 
—to be known as Australialand— 
may be opened at Laverton, some 
.12 miles. from here. In; to ex¬ 
amine the economies of such 

roducer 


era tor at the fair, on .charges ..of > There is also the feeling that the 
cruelty to animals and public., in- range of tariffs in .night clubs are. 

.decency. too much for the youngsters .who 

In a summary of .his charge; to would otherwise:go to cafes. Thus, _ 

the grand jury Monday (10| Judge they- think that theatres are one ! project are Disney film producei 
Manning has.this to say about, the way: df developing new audiences ’j 0 hn Wilson, Disneyland chief de- 
Cobb County Fair Assn:: ;for niteries. J signer Harper Goff and R. Perkins 

^There have been a. lot?of com-! The combination of reasons has-from the Stamford Research or- 
plaihts; about the way the Cobb the agencies concentrating on the | ganization. 

County. Fair operated.this year. It’s creation of a two-a-day circuit. | The proposed park.would con- 
supposed to bean educational and There are many houses quite wilh'; tain all kinds of Aussie themes 
industrial exhibit. I have heard ing to go along: Their problem has ! from Ned Kelly to .Captain Cook, 


‘Capades’ Sock 116G In 
Cincy; Berman Boff 7G 

Cincinnati, Oct. 18. 

Variety roadshows did quite well 
in Cincinnati last week with th 
one-man session of Shelley Ber¬ 
man hitting a strong $7,000 in a 
single show Sunday night '16' at 
Musical Hall, and “Ice Capades” 
scoring a potent $116,000. Latter 
did nine performances in five days 
at the. Cincinnati Gardens. 

The blades shOvV gross wa« close 
to that of last year for a longer 
stand. 


been the lack of attraction in that 
field/ The percenters, are now try-, 
ing to correct that. 


Teeters Hike Scales 

In Mpls. Nitery Deal^SSTmxET 


Minneapolis, Oct. 18; 


that it was otherwise this year.” 

JUdge ^Manning said he was re¬ 
ferring to complaints about a 
“geek” at the fair, a person who 
eats—or pretends to eat—liv'e ani¬ 
mals,, as well as an . alleged herma¬ 
phrodite on display, 

Johnny.Porteniont, of Gantt, Ala., 
operator of the .midway shows, was 
arrested Sept. 24 arid charged with 
cruelty to animals.: and public-in- 
decency. He posted $500 bond, as 

did 7 the alleged hermaphrodite', bars was averted at the last minute 
who was charged with indecent ex- when the establishments and Local 
posure. 7 73, . agreed to terms proposed by 

Criticism of. the. Cobb Fair arose two assistant state labor concili- 
after the “geek” reportedly de- ;ators calling for higher minimum 
voured a live chicken, “feathers | pay schedules. ; 

and all,” ahd-.anhounced .he. would' 1 Flayers* minimum pav goes from 
eat a live pig on the final day of ! $75 to $85 a week; bandleaders 
the fair. j^ i.from $96.25 to^"$.105, somewhat less 

Sonie partisans, of J. H. Hender- 'than the union had .demanded.. 
son, unsuccessful candidate, for | Negotiators said players and lead- 
country commissioner in the ;Sep- ; ers at about half of the 45 estab-' 
tember primjary.. said the criticism lishments involved were receiving 
was politically inspired. Hender- • overscale pay previously that takes 
son was the secretary-manager of . them approximately-to the current 
the fair. rscaiie. 


plus restaurants and floor shows. 
Wilson said, he and olhers who 
would build Australialand were 
members of Origineering, the 
American firm owning some of the 
ideas on which Disneyland is 
based. The' project would be 
financed by Development Consoli- 


A, threatened strike of musicians : Pa. Spot Wins AGVA OK 

<" 25, local niteries and theatre [ j pi- j „> ■’ contain seven dining rooms, a 

•1** parienaers Ointie hydraulically raised stage will be 
Allentown, Pa., Oct. 18. " 


Cork Club in Houston 

Getting Bigger Site 

Houston, Oct. 18. 

The Cork Club, operated by 
Glenn McCarthy, will move in 
early spring to larger quarters in 
the Travis Building, currently un¬ 
der construction. The club will 
occupy 20,000 square feet on the 
13th and 14th floors. 

The 14th floor will have a glass 
enclosed lounge with a_seating ca¬ 
pacity of 200 persons and will offer 
continuous entertainment from an 
oversize piano bar. The Cork Club 
will offer name entertainment in 
the evenings. The 13th floor will 
contain seven dining rooms. A 


El Seville, operated by Vern, 
Frarikel, will continue its weekend 
talent policy. Spot is being pick¬ 
eted by the Bartenders Union, and 
Frankel feared that the American 
Guild of Variety Artists would 
prohibit acts from passing the 
picket line. 

However, indications are that 
the ; supply of acts will not be cut 
off. Frankel posted a bond with 
AGVA last Week which enabled 
SnoOky Lanson to work there last 
[Saturday (15). 


provided in the main ,dining area 
with capacity of 600 patrons for 
the evening entertainment. 


Glaser O.O.’s Offices 

Joe Glaser, president of A oi- 
ated Booking Corp., is set to s .ng 
around the cduntry to confer with 
heads of his various branch offices. 

GJaser leaves next week on an 
itinerary which will include Miami 
Beach, Dallas, Chicago and Holly¬ 
wood. 



52 


VAUDEVILLE 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


Pittsburgh, Oct. 18. 

Tiie wild, frenzied excitement 
th t followed Pittsburgh 

Pirates’ World Seri tv victory on 
Thursday • 13• resulted in one big 
five mile traffic jam and did very 
little for the are: ileries, with 

the exception of the Holiday 
Hou-e. and forced; the downtown 
deluxers to close jup early to es¬ 
cape the unruly mobs. 

John Bertera. owner of the Holi¬ 
day House, s^l the series was the 
biggest thing he has had since he 
opened. Every night since the 
series opened, lie turned away 
people and knew they were from 
out of town because “I never saw 
so many cabs coming out here.” 

At the Fallen Angel, a mile from 
Forbes Field. biz was soft although 
some of the out of towners found 
their way there because of the per- 


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* sonal draw of Lenny Bruce but 
they never filled the 150 seater.. 
The Town House, the Ankara, the 
Twin Coaches and the Horizon 
Room reported little extra busi- 
. ness, largely because the cele-r 
brants stayed downtown and every 
Pitt nitery is. from four to thirty 
miles from town. 

At the hotels it was a different 
story. Every place to get a dtink 
: was jammed. Much in the man- 
. ner of VJ. Day, the crowds were 
■celebrating with, booze and the 
closest .place for the visitors were 
: the hotel bars. Taverns all over 
i the city racked up their highest 
grosses in years. Restaurants Mere 
also extremely busy.' 

Nobody wanted to sit down arid 
be entertained or look at a motion 
l picture. The Harris. Fulton, Pehn 
’ and Stanley closed their boxoffices 
early with no more than 50 people 
j in any theatre. One ftiob; tried to 
; crash the Penn but the staff there 
repulsed them. The Nixon, reported 
no extra business but it was : big, 
anyway, due to the big advance 
sale and excellent reviews on 
“Raisin in the Sun.*’ 

The city, itself, was the big win¬ 
ner as the four games played in 
Pittsburgh brought In over $100,- 
000 in amusement tax. 


Vande, Cafe Dates 

New York 

Connie Francis heads the Dee. 1 
show, at tiie Copacabaria Cor- 
] bett Monica: signed, for tomorrow’s 
: (Thurs: ing at the. Copa. He 

■ follows with the ..Latin Casi , 
! Mercharitville, N. J.* Nov. 21 
josh White a. January starter at 
. the Round Table! Spot will. have 
; tiie Deep River Boys the preceeding 
month Sylviai Barry inked for 
j.four successive; ..cruises on the 
Gripsholiri: First- sailing was yes- 
{ terday iTues,) . Fisher & Marks 
'tee off at the Town. Casi , Buf¬ 
falo, Now; 21 .. . Marguerite 

; Piazza go to Palmer House, Chi¬ 
cago, April 27 .. . Burns & Carlin 
: start at the Celebrity, Philadel- 
i phia, Jan. 2 . . Johnny. Desmond 

j to the. Tradew'inds, Chicago. Nov. 
,2 and the Roosevelt. New Orleans, 
Dec. 22. 


Canadian National Exhibition .will open a week earlier than usual 
lext. summer, and will close on. Labor . Day. This will cut the number 
of days, from 16 to 15, according to Harry Price, CNE prexy. 

Change of date: resulted from complaints of. Canadian and. Americari 
visitors that attending the show. after Labor Day was difficult because 
of the opening of schools, with, subsequent CNE attendance, relatively 
small: Price said the 1961 dates will be from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4. 


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; being passed off as ‘aft.’ The idea 
that some have seems to be: “If it’s 
happy it can’t be art. That life, is 
cold, hard and hopeless, and that 
we are helpless pawns iri a giant 
chess game. While life is not a 
bowl of cherries, it’s also not a 
! bowl of cockroaches/” 

Critic Crowther was similariy 
disgusted and evidently, sought to 
driye home his point with the state¬ 
ment about economic pitfalls 1 - 
tailed, in any continitmg. emphasis 
; on raw arid certainly unheeded 
rough stuff on the screen. 

! John Trevelyn, official censor , in 
Britain, is currently in the States 
i with the mission of wising up 
i American producers to the. fact. 

■ that excesive brutality and sex will 
! not be tolerated in theatres, in the 
; British Isles. 

; Yank film exhibitors have com- 
■plained to Hollywood’s Production 
Code people arient the “license" 

J being taken by filmmakers today, 
i These theatremen sense, and are 
• fearful of, growing, agitation for 
; municipal and state censorship 
j across the country! 

: No conclusions are drawn yet, 

■ but already there have been trep¬ 
idations expressed ahout. “Lolita,” 

.“The Chapman Report” and “Re- 
; .turn to Peyton Place/’ It seems 
| clear that influentials iri both the 
! press and the trade itself will be 
j watchful. 


Bobby Darin set for two-week 
stand at Flamingo, Las Vegas, be¬ 
ginning Feb. 2! his first, engage¬ 
ment there under new pact . 
Miriam Nelson will stage Jane 
Russell’s first , solo nitery stint 
Duke Mitchell back, at Chuck Lan¬ 
dis’ Exotica joining holdover Rita 
Moss . Mary Meade French arid 
coinic Ray Hastings swings into the 
Chi Chr. Palin Springs. Friday f21 > 
Patti Moore and Ben Lessj 
open at , the Cave, Vancouver. SC. 
for 10 days Nov. 7, thence to Chi 
Chi.- PainV Springs, with .Paul. Gil¬ 
bert, for IT days’ starting Noy. 23. 


Amateur photographers have disrupted many. shows in .Honolulu’s 
Outdoor ; Waikiki Shell arid it w as orily a matter of time, until a per¬ 
former fJohnny Mathis) and. a newspaper reviewer. (Phil Mayer, Star- 
Bulletin) cracked, down on the “flashbulbs arid boobs/’ Until Mathi 
pointed out an offending photographer from the stage to the ushers 
after a firm pre-show Warning had been issued*: frantic flashbulb pop¬ 
ing had been chronic. 

“Most of us go to the Shell to watch and listen and it’s- time th. 
people who insist on taking pictures came to. their senses,” Mayer, 
opined in. an article that cheered Mathis’ anti-flashbulb edict. 


Pittsburgh Previews Civic Arena 


j Continued from page 51; 


Ice-Capades and former owner of a. 
chain of. hardtops here, will be 
the lessee for Americari . Hockey 
League and the National Basket¬ 
ball Assn!, both of which have fran¬ 
chised him. Harris will also have 
j the Ringling show here! The 
American Basketball League has 
also franchised a local group who 
are now seeking dates in the 
Tena. 

Fraher is aiming to' keep tiie 
j building open; every day of the year 


Fraher says he is working on thi 
problem, in another area of the 
building away .from the main audi¬ 
torium. ; 


Chicago 

Mr. Kelly’s in Chi now booked 
solid through ,-neit Feb. 12. with 
Phyllis Diller and Frank D’Rone 
opening Oct. 31; Herb Shriner and 
George Alexander .following Nov. 
21; Bob NeWhart returning Dec; 12, 
with Sandy Stewart featured; Mar¬ 
garet Whiting opening Jari. 2/with 
Dave Barry; and Jack E. Leonard 
arid Nancy Wilson booked for Jan. 
23 . . . Roy Hamilton current at 
Lake Meadows Lounge in Chi 
Mort SaHl and Limeliters .in con¬ 
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Continued from page 51 ^ 

However, no action was taken, al- 
thought it may come at a subse¬ 
quent meet. 

Circus Problems 

The four-day meet also heard 
facets of the yesteryear Ringling 
strike revived because of a derriand 
by aboard member Johnny Gibson 
thaf Dew ey Barto in charge of the 
union’s outdo6r...divisiori, be made 
to resign for not fulfilling his 
duties. Gibson charged that. Barto 
failed, to pull show s were .inequities 
to performers were, rampant. He 
urged that he be replaced by a 
more competent man. 

In answer to the charges, Barto 
stated that he cannot . ask people 
making small salaries to quit with¬ 
out the union having provisions 
to take care of them. He urged 
that tiie national board create a 
special, fund if he is to ask per¬ 
formers to leave. a show. He cited 
the fact that not a single circus has 
bonds posted; w ith AGVA as Is the 
case in riiteries arid-theatres. 

Barto. also recalled the fact that 
when AGVA asked performers in 
the Ringling show to walk during 
their strike against the circus, there 
was a small response, arid , only 
from, -'the American’ performers, 
definitely in. the minority. In the 
end. Bright asked that the matter 
be dropped! 


but Sundays. It. will be open Sun- 
I days, too, if he can, convince 
church groups or charities to use 
l it on . this day. . .Pennsylvania lavv 
; expressly forbids any public build-; 
' ing in the state from being used on 
Sunday. 

Fraher has a modern and fresh 
approach to rentals and has elimin¬ 
ated, all the extras a promoter is 
usually hit with iri rifiost buildings. 
The rental , will include everythirig 
, from ticket sellers to stagehands 
I and will hover around 15rp and a 
'small guarantee. 

| While the structure looks to be 
1 a sports and convention building. 
f the architects have come. up'with 
a neat trick in converting it into a 
. huge theatre that .seats 7.200 peo- 
! pie. A huge, hydraulic, lift Takes 
sections of the large theatre-type 
plush seats and moves them into 
orchestra .position within an hour. 
One big drawback ill be in¬ 
ability to fly any sets since all sets 
will have to move in from the 
wings. The stage is one that is 
used in all outdoor theatres. This 
was necessary because the Civic 
Light Opera; which will use the 
building three months out. of the 
year, will try to Work every night 
with the dome rolled back. 

Another drawback is. the in¬ 
ability to house small show's which 
look for 2,000 to 4,009 people. But. 



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BASIE, KENTON IN PEdRIA 

Peoria, Oct, 18. 

Peoria’s .1960.-61 music ; season 
opens Oct. 29 with the appearance 
of Count, Basie and Stan Kenton 
With their orchestras, at the. Brad¬ 
ley U. fieldhoiise! Event, sponsored 
by Bradley Alumni Assn., will fea¬ 
ture Joe \yilliarris and. Ann . Rich¬ 
ards. 

In a more sedate vein. Amateur 
Musical Club of Peoria will pre¬ 
sent the.: Goldovsky Grand. Opera 
.Theatre’s version of Mozart’s “Don 
Giovanni” bn Nov! 7; French pian¬ 
ist Robert Casadesus on Nov. 29; 
the Budapest String Quartet on 
Jan. 24 and the Bach Aria Group 
on March 9. 


Police Slate Hearing On 
Village Gate, N.Y., License 

A Police Dept, hearing on re¬ 
newal of the cabaret license of the 
Village Gate, N. Y., is slated to be 
held today l Wed.). Operator Art 
P'Lugoff is accused of dimming 
lights during a performance, and 
is also charged with having inter¬ 
rupted a performance to. ask the 
audience to serve as volunteer wit/ 
nesses that the show was being 
conducted in a legal manner. 

D’Lugoff had accused the Police 
Dept, of “harassment.” 


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1KEVIEIVS 


*ARIETY 


Wednesday, October 1 19,1960 


House Reviews 


Mntlic Hath Y. 

Leon Leonidoff production of 
“■ [frazil .” i-orronn'nJri' Quartet , ; 
Jonas Moura Folk Dancers, Salome 
Parisio . Sergio Martin Viera, 
Arthur Emidio de Oliver a, Nelson 
Goncalres, Hector & Atiiio, Miss 
Brasilia* Rockeites. Corps de Bal -; 
let. Music ti ll Symphony con¬ 
ducted bn Raymond Paige; “Mid¬ 
night Lace" ^ reviewed’ in current 
issue of Variety. j 

Radio City Music Hall has taken i 
a major step in the importation ; 
of a show from Brazil. |; The layout j 
from the carioea country has about i 
33 performers, which';: in league 
with the Rockette c and the Music! 
Hull Corps de Ballet makes for a 
heavily populated stage. 

For this display, producer Leon 
Leonidoff made two trips to Brazil: 
He has worked with Carlo Mac¬ 
hado. a Brazil impr sario, and 
Gisela Machado, who ajded in the i 
costume design, to bring what is 
a sprightly bit of entertainment. 

The show r essentially seems to 
have been designed for;an intimate 
effect. The ponderous^ filmed in¬ 
troduction and the pronunciamento 
b> President Kubitschek of Brazil, 
give the bill an atmosphere which 
the antics on the stage couldn’t j 
live up to. j j 

Another factor affecting the \ 
performance seems to be the con -1 
elusion that the late Carmen 
Miranda had the most profound 
effect on the culture of that coun¬ 
try. Practically everything is of 
the- samba or a related tempo. 
"While* one of the morp vital and 
colorful .aspects of that country., 
there are'other phases; that might 
have gone on exhibit without being 
overshadowd by the sainba. It’s a i 
limitation difficult to f vercome. j 

There are two turns.; one billed 
as Hector & Atiiio who spin hats, : 
juggle a wide variety! of objects j 
a la Piero Bros., and; provide a 
fast and sprightly turn; They get j 
the major mitt of the occasion.j 
The other act is Nelson! Goncalves,! 
a popular singer in that country, 
who does oka\ in his tune rendi¬ 
tion. !' 

There are rhythm 1 ensembles 
which thump out long stretches! 
of the samba beat or slight varia- = 
tions that make it almost indis-! 
tinguishable from this national' 
Brazilian dance, and there are ex-. 
ccllently staged flats and scenes | 
\\ hich keep lie customers in- • 
terested. v I 

The Farrouphila Quintet singers : 
with Salome Parisio fronting, arid j 
the Jonas Moura folk idancers do | 
some sprightly work with assist?:! 
from Sergio Martin Viera arid"’ 
Arthur Emideo de Olivera. i 

The Rockettes and ; Balleteers 
provide the precision touch to the ! 
proceedings and help the show off j 
to a hearty exit. Jose. 


about current events, marked } 
by an open pitch for the Senator 
John Kennedy cause in the up-j 
coming presidential elections. She i 
manages to get laughs, out . Of the; 
pitch, but there’s no doubting the . 
serious intent of her political., 
allegiance. Whether a vaude. show 
is the proper foriim for electioneer¬ 
ing can. be questioned. 

In the opening slot, Bobby! 
Ephraim shapes up as a slick ^ 
tapster with an interesting reper-! 
tory of rhythmic stepping.; How- ] 
ever, he stays on for three numbers . 
and that’s too long for this type ) 
of act. Songstress Valerie Carr,-: 
a good looker, attempts to make a 
limited voice go too far. Her* 
ballad offerings are marred by a. 
metallic stridency which might be [ 
more effective on simpler rhythm 
material. | 

Also in tire, vocal department-,'j' 
Andy & The Bey Sisters are a} 
harmony combo featuring some, 
interesting modernistic effects. 
Their attempts at impressions of 
Al Hibbler. Robert Sherwood and. 
The Coasters are. however. Only 
fair. The. Madison Gentlemen 
dish up brief precision hoofing 
for nice returns. 

Joe Chishoim comes over nicely i 
with a. medley of. comedy, cane- 
twirling.,: songs arid softshoe danc¬ 
ing while also handling the emcee 
chores. Reuben Phillips breh. 
overtures with a. swinging'number, 
and cuis the rest of the show ! 
handily. ’ Hem..; ! 


I and. also sang a bit, ;is. now .cbn- 
} centratihg on voiced Extremely ver- 
' satile, she. ranged when caught 
frorii .a throaty murmur, in “Man¬ 
goes”.to a pure simplicity in “Stay 
PW’a'y. From " My Window”-^both .iri 
i Jamaicari Room, with. Fred Wash- 
[ ingtori "on piano-^to. a highly so-, 
f phisticated reading of “I Could 
j Have Danced All 'Night” and a 
j.sexy .“Babalu v in the main. room. ‘ 
! with Tirio Perez Orch. ' | 

j With tremendous elan. she. does i 


VARIETY BILLS 


WEEK OF OCTOBER 19 


NEW YORK CITY 


LAS VEGAS 


MUSIC HALL 

Brazlian Revue 
Rockettes; 


I Corps de. Ballet I. Desert- Inn 
R. Paige Sym. Ore | TbnyMartin- 


With tremendous elan, she does j MEL TiSoi| RNR 
“Danced/’ first very.. cooL then ! r , e8 p a vis 
straight, iri a. strong, vibrant voice ; Barney cuant- 
With easy, effective gestures: Oh j ^queues * 1 
the floor again later; she sang in an j Les Dandinis 


AUSTRALIA 

INK Robert Eddie 

Bruce : Williams 
John Godfrey 
t- . Helinka : De . 

i TarczinsRa 
Thea Phillips 
Renee Osbourne 


Desert-Inn Billy Eckstlno 

Tony Martin- . Treniers 

Guy. Marks. Kathy Ryan 

DoniiArden Dncrs Dick Rice Ore 


Islands dialect and terped briefly ; & / 

with vivid imagination. Her cos-j: ink & Maor. 
tume consisted chiefly of long red 1 * Ia *' ie £ lai J e 
ribbons and a Parasol. . ! p^tHcia Ifmith 

Miss Yarbrough is a. highly., prom- Eileen O’Connor 


&-Ann Douglas Siuchberry 1. ^?, sc 4 line 


Carlton Hayes Oro/! 

Michael Kent; 

Dave Apollon 
Milt Herth . 

Henri Rose . 3 
Pale Jones 

1 Duties 

Frankie Vaughan 


isirig young talent. 


Jimmy Vaughan 
SYDNEY 
Tivoli 
June Bronhill 

RUDAS DANCERS < 6 > jJS&JflBSw- 

Aero, Dance Howell Glynne 

9 Mins. Raymond ^Nilsson 

Kevin Mills 

Latin Quarter, N, Y. 1 

Thd Rudas Dancers, produced by ‘ BR| 

Australian impresario Tibor Rudas, Hippodrome 
is an import- from Dow Under Emile- Ford 
pf .a type rarely seen, in these . 

parts. The girls are precision, j imm y Lloyd 
dancers - arid acrobats. ; skilled and Alan Field . 
well disciplined as well .a? attrac- Bob c ^ uiS erf con 
tive arid nicely costumed: 1 Norman Vaughan 

. . . ' ~ • ... • Mistins 


Ronald Austrom 
BRISBANE 
Her Maiesty's 

Nat Jkckley 
Sonny Willis 
Seth Gee 
Trio Hoganas 


Montego &. Partner Ike Carpenter 


Gil Bernal 
Jaci. Fontaine 
Novelites . 

- Bill.. Reddie Ore; 

.El Cortes 
Joe Sante 4 
Doh Corey 


well disciplined as well .a? att-rac- • 
tive arid nicely costumed:! 

Their work is frequently split 
into two trios .one of which does 
an aero and terp routine, while 
manacled. They wind up. in a ses-; 
Sion of tumbling and fast aero 
.work to provide! a. rousing finish. 

Jose. 


Wasta & Rena 
Dahl 

Flat- Tops 
Hi Fi’s 

Dancing: Fountains 
Paula Langlands 
Williams '& Shand 


HANLEY 

Royal 

Anthony Newley 
. Flack & Lamar 
Four Ramblers 
Don Lang & Frantic 
Five; 

Jeffrey Lender 
■ Lyrvnette Rae 


Don Friend Bobby Cole T 

Joe Cappov Garr Nelson 

Topciotchem Copa Girls 

Flamfhgo Antonio More 

Vie Damone • Jan August 

Mitzi -Green Showooa 

Phillv Duke . Harry Ranch 

Dinah Washington Johnny Gash 

Jack Ross & Dick Merle Travis 

Lane 4 Silver Slip 

Harry Janies Hank Henry 

Barry Ashton Dncrs.- Sparky Kaye. 

Ni. Brandwynrie. Ore Red Marshall 

Fremont Hofei DannV Jacobs 


Riviera 

Red Buttons 
Mills Brps: 

Billy Williams Rev 
Jack. Cathcart Oro 
Novelords 
Bob Braman 
Dave Leonard 
:- Sahara. 

Betty Grable 
Dick Humphreys. 
Ray Anthony Rev 
Deedy & Bill 
Louis Basil Orc^ 
Sands 

Lena Home 
Allen &- Rossi 
Morrey King 
Bobby Cole Trio 
Garr Nelson 
Copa Girls . 
Antonio Morelli Ore 
Jan August 
Shownoaf 
Harry Ranch - 
Johnny Gash 
Merle Travis 

Silver Slipper.. 
Hank Henry 


Satellites. 

Bob & Sylvia 
I Joe King - 

Golden Nupge* 
Lee & Fay.e May-. 
: nard 


Daniiv Jacobs.. 
Charlie TeagardeB.. 
I.rt.ri Phillips 
Don Santora 
Geo. Redman Ore 
Stardust 
Lido De Paris 
Billy Daniels 


Cabaret Bills 


NEW YORK CITY 

Birdland . . I Latin Quarter 


: Sons of Gojd'n Wsl I Sam Butera 


Unit Review 


ylobifio, Paris | 

Paris, Oct. 2, 

Marcel Amont. Cinq Peres.'Rika 
Zarai. Henri . Viriojeii£. Okaris 
Revue <2>, Newman Twins, Aiinas 
(21. Louise Verdal; $1.25 top. > 


The Zipgfpld Follies 

(Tivoli Circuit! Australia) . ! Dorothy Loudon. 

■ afelbourne. Oct. 7: 3 

Revue devised and produced by \ 

Tibor Rudas. With Barney. Grant, ;,£hyiits Diiier 
Lee Davis. Edith Dahl, The!?. Fla ™ e * 4 . 
Coquettes <2 *. Evelyn Rose. Rifa. ,immi came I iot 
Moreno & An ..'The'Dandinis (3), vEileen Barton : 
Ulk ;& Maor, The Taboris m. The■) ^ ck S chardas 
Diprs 1 2. Peter Craq.o; Rosemary j Laureanne Lemay 
Butler; . Marie-Claire.’ Patricia ; j^^M^rta 0 ” 7 
Smith, . Eileen O’Connor, James j bui Yedia 
Vaughan ..and The Million. Dollar • E1 ^er Hontath 
Ziegfeld : Girls; choreography.] Lo bato *Bault'■ 
Aniia and Tibor Rtidas; decor, Ralph Font Ore 


Buddv Rich All- Rudas Dancers 

I Stars : Gloria LeRoy 

: Horace Silver Harrison & Kossi 

■ Afro-Jazziacs Ford & Reynolds 

; Basin St. East - 

Don Rickies Dorothea McF. 

Billy Eckstine , B “Ld hS 

Charlie Barnet Ore 
Blue Artgel 
Jack E. Leonard 


; .. Hacienda 
Four Tunes, 
i Johnny Olenn 1 
Keynotes 
Mi 

Bobby Sherwood 
Dr. Giovanni 
Edmond Sisters. 
Hoyt Henry Ore 
Nevada Club 
. Smokey. Stover 
Edi Domingo. 
Anita De. Castro 


Dorothea McFarland } Royal Tahitians 


Apollo. !Y. |Y. ! 

Brook Benton, The Drifters (4), 
Jackie Mabley. Bobby Ephraim, j 
Joe Chisholm, Valerie Carr, Andy j 
& Bey Sisters <2>. The Madison 
Gentlemen i3i. Reuben Phillips j 
Orch (12): “Curse of the Demon” i 


Marcel Amont is a young, per- 
: sonable. song-impressionist with: a 

• thin but pleasing voice backed by 
a fine songiilog and expressive 

; stance and underlining of his num- 
; bers. He is gentle, zesty. pleasantly 
! melancholy, rowdy and pathetic 
with a range and knowhow that 
stamp him a new specialized sing-, 
ing star here. 

, Amont is supple and. graceful 
■ arid .dances, leaps and pantomiiries 

• with ease. He emerges an all 
j around songster reminiscerit of 

Maurice Chevalier and Yves. Mon- 
i land. He has not the breeziness of 
1 the former or the drive and per- 
; fection of the latter. 

! But he eriierges one Of the lead¬ 
ing . new crop of song specialists, 
i in this genre and looks ready for 
I foreign spots or tv. where a savvy 
■? selection of his better numbers 
; should have him for solid accept- 
1 anceL 

Whether a haraissed matador, a 
dreamy sweeper in. a castle, an 
Indian, or others he is intuitive, 
knowing and scoring. He is ably 
second spotted by the Ciriq Peres 
who do classical, jazz and pop. 
entries via well orchestrated 
j throaty sounds or instrumental 
j imitations, They are comical, disci¬ 
plined and a fine offbeater Iri for 
j mitts. 


Ronald Field. 

Jo Lombardi Oro 
B Harlowe Ore 
Living Room 
Bobby Cole 3 
No. 1 Fifth Avo.. 
Harry Noble 
Fred Silver 
Elly Eden 

RoiindtablB 
Duke Hazlitt 
JoeyBushkin 
Sahbro 
Rinat Yaroh 
Sara Avanl 
Baduch & Ovadia 


Johnny Paul 
Los Latinos. 

Now. Frontier 
Larrv Alpert . , ; 


■ Roberta. Linn . 
Hawaiian Revue 
Thuhdcrblrd : 
T*ollies on Ice" .. 

ToiU i Jan Arden. 
Chaz Chase ■. 
AlJabns Ore 
Fred. & Marcy 
. Millionaires .- : - 
Trooicana . 
.Folles Bcreero 
Ralph Young 
Maria Lonez 
Jan'tne Caife 
Colette Neidiger 
Frank Moore 4 ..• 
Chahning Pollbclr. 
Perez Prado:. 


MIAM1-MIAMI BEACH 


.Amencana 
■Ross Trio 
Pupi Catopo Ore 
Bar of Music 
Bill Jordan 
Gina Wilson 
Sue Lawton.., 
Steve Hunter 

Carillon..^ 


- Mizrachie j ‘Tolies: Fram-ai 


An'giisMHnnrk 
Clyde Collinsi 


Zadok Zavir 
. Fershko Ore 
Leo Fuld 

Savoy Hilton 
Gunnar Hansen Ore 
Chas. Holden Ore 


I Harry Mrinmo: 
EUisa Jayne : . . 
Darryl Stewart.' 


Edon Roc 

Mai Malkin. Ofo 
Jackie Heller 
Rascha RodeU 
i.uis - Varona. Oro 
Damito Jo 

Everglades Roof 
Underwater; Ballet 
‘Stars of Tomorrow*.. 
Don: McGrane. Ore 
Fantainbleau 
Freddy. Calo Oro.. 
Len Dawson Orb' 
Singaporo 


■Jacques Donnet .Ore Sn uff y Miller 


! Lawrence it Gormo Ray Hartley 


■ ■■■ i Corbett Monica' 

. jJohnny D’Arc 

“The Ziegfeld Follies,” although. I.Bonnie Marie 
a handsome lrevue, does nothing to . Frarik Sh Marti Ore 
oust Tibor Rudas r ;previous pr.oduc- j Embers 
tiori, “Oriental; Cavalcade;” from ; D° r °D?y Donegan 
the peak it achieved for this type 1 Roy Hote” Aster 
of entertainment Down Under. (Eddie Lane Qrc 


- Deauville . 
Heiiry Levine : .Ore 
Gwen Bari & Co. 


. Town A Country, f Sacasas Qrc 
Jack Carter ' :■ 1 ' 

Cathy Carr i n 

Do Vani Bernuo " 

Ned Harvey Ore Golden 

Martinez Ore . ! xjaYrv Ranch 

Upstairs/Downstairs “our Coins 


Florence Maya 
Lisa Wood . 
Jack Mayo, . 
Hal Rader Ore 


reno-tahoe 


( Rose. Murphy Apolles 

Ham SteTOrt Harold's Club 

'Ceil ■■ Cabot Sportsmen 

jrdon .Connell Characters 

irrY Matthew* Phyllis Inez. 

11 Hennant Harrah s (Tahoe) 

ary L; Wilson Teresa Brewer 

it R^d Jimmy Wakely 

■S, Cooper Sis-.:' 

iluam Roy . Arthur Ellen 

Vlanneso Lantom George -Rock 


Current stanza at this Hjkrlem 
vauder is given a strong lift by 
two topflight disk tuirns, j Brook 
Benton and The Drifteisj’ with 
veteran Jackie Mabley mopping 
up as usual with her standard 
brand of specialized comedy. Rest 
of the layout lends ample support 
for the headliners. 

Benton, who has been; one of the 
most consistent artists!on wax in 
the past couple of years, is an 
expert performer with ;a versatile 
talent as singer and composer. He 
delivers with sensitivity ;on ballads, 
like “Endlessly” and “Around The 
World” and belts the rhythm 
material like “Rocking Good Way” 
and “Kiddio” with powerful im¬ 
pact. Good looks and laultless 
-grooming help establish, across-the- 
board appeal. 

More strictly in the rocking, 
groove. The Drifters also register 
strongly with their contemporary 
harmonies and some nifty show- 
manshfp in their dramatic vocal 
projection and incidental choreo - 1 
graphic effects. They |;open with 
deceptive mildness in the “Lonely 
Wind” ballad and thep whip up 
a storm with a cdupl ! of gospel- 
type rocking tunes which are 
surefire here. 

Miss Mabley’s routine this time 
out, comprising her usual cracks 


Rika Zarai is a lusty .Israelian 
with big pipes and drive and good, 
in her national songs. Her French 
ditties are still somewhat fuzzy in 
delineation, but she looms, a good 
boite entry abroad. Henti Virlo- 
jeux essays a patter bit; about a! 
sexton preparing a trip to Lourdes. 
It misses the right comic edge and 
iy- more for boites than houses 
where it loses effect. 

Okaris Revue (2) have well 
trained canines doing a series of 
tricks for good effect, arid are a 
fine filler for house needs. Atirias 
( 2 ) are two lookers in a deft roller 
skating bit. Newman Twins do 
acro-contorting that is graceful and 
belies its skill-and ease for a good, 
entry. Louise Verdal is a beginning 
dramatic belter who is too nervous 
and sings her lowlife ditties offkey. 
Plenty of work is in store. Show 
looks In for a good, two weeks,. 

Mosk. 


w j , ■ ■' . .. , . . •'Heftl N«w York«r Gordon Connell 

Rudas has hitched nearly every- Ada cavaiio Gerry Matthew* 

thing to the megic name of Zieg- -g* Ygy, 
feld and nowhere in the show is Hotel Fierro Pat Buhl 
there any 'personality to match Vagabond King Norman 

this. The accent everywhere is on S S vV.n^.2°L«nt.r 

femmes m the glamorous settings Jack Russen. Kuidip singb- 

Ziegfeta^elightad ih; ; 

A flimsy story thread is provided Stanley. Melba Oro Harold Sandler Ol 
by Ziegfeld, impersonated by Lee Joe h^ pi« c JeSy TYoppt 
Davis, iriterrilittenllv talking about Gogi Grant vniago .Barn 

his career , with acts vaguely in- jotan 7 a ST 

troduced, sometimes with an audi- tinentais Carol Ritz 

tioning pretext, sometimes not vin-W^rw. 

Openirig is . presumably New Hotel St: Merit* Lou Harold Oro 
Ypfk % with skyscrapers and nhon 

signs. But ! the. ads are all Aussie; Joanne Gilbert Village Vanguar 

Acts are first-class, but no show Milt Shyr T)re Oirls Connor 
stoppers. .Yankee comic Barney mtarnationaf °waidorf-Astorfa 

Grant proves likable with a Will Sophie Tucker Frankie Laine ^ 
Rogers veirn ^ humor and come- 

dienne Edith Dahl is of the Sophie Mike Durso oro EmUe Coleman Or 
Tucker, school. Both get solid Avila Ore Theo Fanidi Ore 

hands * CHICAGO 

French comic acrobat trio. The lue Angel Drake 

Dandinis. wtn Idtsa plaudite. Wk 

& Maor, The Taboris and The ,: CaJw *, voodoo- Horn 

Diors also score with acrq routines. Mariiza * Lationge Barbara, Dane 
Evelyn Rose , arid Rita Moreno & Tina Montez Maine 

Anri register in magico hits. New j“^f a ^artrough Denny 5 . ; 

Zealand pianist Peter C.rago also King George Au^-ey Morris 

clicks, particularly in lavish “Rhap^ Tino Perez Ore ■ MwerfS^ny'* 

sody in Blue” number: Conrad Hilton ' flick Haymes 

_. . ' '• . ■ • Terafan Paradiae** Fran Jeffrie* 

The Coquettes provide an act Shirley Winter ' flfarty Rubinstetn 


- John Buzon 
KeUy .4 

..Holiday 
Happy Jesters: 
Harry Babbitt 
Jimmy Jackson - 
Rounders 
Charles' Gould 
Mapaa 
Mary Ellen 
Cohorts .. 

Gigolos 

Jack Meltck Oro 
Riverside 


Harold Sandler Or* skeets Minton 
Paul Mann Lise Alonso 

Jerry Troppt 

Village .Barn CA i. 

Jack Wallace 

Johnny King Blackhswi 

Carol Ritz. Howard Riimse 

Flu, 1 * Fete Boula Noil 

BIU CImler _ Dotty Dodgion 

LoU Benny Barth 3 

„ VIIIagaGato Earthquake 

Martha Schlamme mcGoi 


Leighton Noble Ore 1 Mi.voshi- Umeki 
.Harralr's (Reno) Giriny Tiu. 

Lancers Gaylords^ , 


SAN FRANCISCO 

Blackhswic [ . Hungry T 

Howard Rumsey Ore rPat Hamngton Jr,. 


Ronnie Ball 3 Fairmont Ho 

: Waldorf-Astoria EUa Fitzgerald 
Frankie Laine ^ E. Heckscher ( 
Sidney Kaahnir ,v. 

VioUnalres ' Vr* 

Emile Coleman Ore Bax K-Hn™ 30 


Boula Noire 
Dotty Dodgion. : 
Benny Barth B 
Earthquake 

McGooh'e 
Turlr- Miirphy Ore 

Fairmont Hotel .. 
EUa Fitzgerald 
E. Heckscher. Oro 


Drake 

Joanne.. Wheatley' 
Jimmy Blade Or* 
Goto of Horn 


Bee & Ray Goman 
Dik Keegan Ore 
Hangover 
Jimmy Rushing. 
Darensbourg Ore 


Jan Workshop: 

: Phineas Newborn 
. On the ! Love* 
Kid Ory Ore 
.-Ndve.. 

Lionet Hampton Ore 
Purplo Onron 
Smothers Bros. 3 
. June Ericsoh 
Mel Young 

.345 Club 
Kiki Paige’ 

Flovd & Marianna 
Walter Shyretto 
Jay. Nemeth 
Marya Liner.0 . 
Barry Ashton. Dncrs 
Roy Palmer. Ore. 


which is original and slick. Dressed bui Christopher 
in gorgeous gowns, they do “talk- m« Patkin ' 
ing” fiddle duet deadpan, each at-: Ron Urban 
tempting to out do other. This is rid^ore 

followed by iriild striptease and Bouievar-Dear* cs> 
vocal—all perfectly timed. Sur- Bouievar-Don* td> 
prise denouement is provided by , 

one partner flinging off. wig and b and b«i * 

revealing his; male identity,. Billy Gray Rev 


New Acts 


CAMILLE YARBROUGH 
Songs, dances 
25 Mins. 

Blue Angel,. Chicago 
Chicago - bovri Camille Yar¬ 
brough, a shcrpely looker who 
danced with Katherine. Dunham 
troupe on its ’58-’59 European tour 


vuc pm ura uiugiug uii wig auu ■ and Bw - 

revealing hls male identity,. BOiy.Gray Rev 

Towards end of performance Lee j^ty"Lister 
Davies discards Ziegfeld role to do sonny Sands 
comedy patter act as himself and ^ B^fe B,y#, 
emerges as strong personality in cS3y Richard* 
own right/ In addition to the gals Jules savoy 
in many 4 uick stepping numbers— 
including a vivacious Charleston^- Joan ^iiot . 
tunes long associated with Zieg- 
feld, are sung by. Marie-Claire, ciro'* ’ 

Rosemary Butler, Judy Gay and £ b ?, r * c ®L_ i 
James Vaughan. oSrtm 

Show adds up to lavish escapist 
entertairiment. ' Stdn. Geri G aiinr. 


Barbara Dan* ’ a* ■■ ■ ■ . a 

Sordid Aagles 

Martin-Denny .5;" : ■■ 

Audrey Morris .. continued;, from pkge. 1 SB 

Eddie Hifetna 

flick f H*ymes ,, ^ i Sordid aspects and values in our 

Ftan Jeffrie* society. This I won’t deny. 

Mar* A Frigo . . “But balanced off, it is no leso 

GeoIgPcobeT 1 ** clear to me that ur plus marks 
Bm^deifore ! very far outweigh the minuses.: 
TrtdoWind* And I hbpe we will add more 

Vagabonds <4> : ~ ^- . '. 

jo* pameiio 3 pluses and minimize the mmuses. 
NGKK This hope; I assure you, is shored 

CKMnvt orpv* by every responsible Hollywood 
Dick Shawn producer that. I know,” . 

SWfr r^!fwn<f commenting upon his recent 

Bob Newiiut* African, trip, which, took him to 
jeri Southern some of the new states, Johnston 

reported that in talks with native 
Ruth guST** leaders it. was brought out that 

jack Ettan “what their people learn from our 

La Fever films, right across the board,, is 

CamehMri^ that we are a free country—free 
Buddy DeFranco- to examine oUr; weaknesses as well 
Tommy Gumina 4 as our strengths. 

_.•riTflf ifotf*/ 

"Playmate* of mo- Can there be any : in 9 re power- 
skimay | Rnnis Dee ffli lessojq of what America means 
Sally Jones than this?” he asked. 


LOS ANGRES 

Box Cacoanwf Dfbvr 

Rev Dick Shawn 

! Swe-Dane* 

r Crescentf* 

* BobNewhart 

VTM jeti Southern 

. Ren* Touzet Ore 
rda IHn**». 

Ruth GUIis 
J jack Ettan 

Stave La Fever 
mon Slat* Bra*, 

tee (5> Carmen McRae . 

'* . Buddy. DeFranco- 


I "Playmate* of MO- 




Wedneg(lay, 0ctober 19, i960 


:P%ftIETY 


NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS. 


55 


Night Club Reviews 


; Continued, from page S'0-s 


Cocoanut 4»rove* I.. A. 

Los Ahgeles. Oct. 14. 
Dick Shau'n, Sue-Danes fAlice 


Frolic, Revere Beach 

Up-paced all the way through can¬ 
can numbers to boy arid girl lover 
eorig bits and dances. Sparking 
the big cp.mpahy is tpphotch 
French terp act, Christine; &. 

Piroska. showtoppers with their, .cl.ub engagement 
authentic 


Hotel Pierre,^. Y.. ' but at that point an original song 

“The. ;Vagabond King’’. with or two tvould have helped. The 
Jimmy CarrolkJavkRussell,. firstnighters. however, apparently __ 

bur.,-Evans, Ndrnia-. French ,- fiidi. had no complaints, and there was ’Bab's, Svcnd Asviu-sscn, Ulrik Neu- 
Vaii Eyck: Adapted by Stanley ] no riiistaking the. enthusiasm. • maun\ Bcngt Ballberg); Freddy 
-. Melba and : . Dolores Pallet; directed ’ Nevertheless, there was an over- Martin arch «17>• $2 50 cover 

clinvvmflnshin ran enhance eus- by-Miss Pallet;, inusical director ,;:all feehrig th^t the star was work-i -!— ' 

tonier enjoyment. Familiar listen.. • Carroll; orchestra- nducted by :ing too harcb to achieve the effect. Opening Wed., .13) night tun¬ 
able numbers get a- lift from this a^ms^al^rTanc f cme>a,by Lee He'never., gave the impression that ! act bill spanned 103 minutes, much 
■ s original ar^ , Hiubert; $2.a0 corcr. the Was doing what came naturally, too long. With each turn sacrificing 

' ^~~ rr — . f ve ri though. Ills talents in these io minutes—and each well could— 

Despite the distribution, of at three .departments are renowned, it’s a ivhale of an entertaining bill 
IbllOwing her re- ..n 0, ®!‘. Dick Shawn pulled’ out all stops 


ingenuity . as well . as original ar¬ 
rangements;." .... 

It’s Miss Windsor's first, supper 



does _ ... 

la “iSIbulin Rouge,” arid partner,;; v ?;SpnoDulatVd for tfm * ran1 '- Instead of offering the high- turn, Ugo Garrido gives deft jug-i 

brought .over-three: yeai ago j•preCm*’'dinner ^how^’ lights of. a .composer's .career, the gling display w hich he climaxes by dollied 

)*ad llie Latm:. 't}B.arte,: : . N, Y " i Tha .inaar'a 1ms- ne * Policy. coneonirat« on ihc ' cl0 " 10<l - 

-can-canning. Conies, u with some . music from single work. «^uffi- 

..flying midair diaiog.Js added to provide'.a 


the 


■riiminutive !. backing.. . Miss Windsor remains ., .. . if ,, 

- . . ..tuminutiye,. b. . -termined to see some of. the-old 

drirk^ h ired ; ;piper, carries off-.the ij^ n ccs * ’ -hp.erettas. .again.,:-this is a. painless 

singing chores of production num-{ V ane Moiga rir. Ktcs. -way to-, dp ..So.. •: 

bers in. fine style. .-Backedsceiuriy} Y. ' . Wisely, the concentration is. on 

by the conjoany of show: girls and ('aiL'lkioilf. K.ait Fr«'in(‘iscO the music, and in this department 
principals, in me . niagmnccnt.j. Sail Francisco Oct 14 ; the company handling "TheVagn- 

costuniing; . she takes:' S P, 0 ^; . f P r | -Ella Fitzgerald ■ M'iih ' Lou' Leei; bondKing" 
some plaintive rendering ot French : Q uartct Ernie Heckscher Orch.Impi-esario 
ditties," .VApril ■ Paris,- ;£ind j . i ■ i ^mh 


using a trio of blazing clubs. 

M»/ro. 


entertainers wi’l be 
with the customers 
naked”) tinough "Dry Bones,** 
j takeoffs on junkies and an effemi¬ 
nate baseball pitcher. Ted Lewis 
and his always hilarious satire of 


Hotel St. Regis. X. Y. 

..Joanne Gilbert (with Don Tan -. satirists imitating name singers. 
neri.; Milt Shaw and Walter Kay ! Then came a routine especially 
orchs; $2 and $3 cover. apt in Hollywood environs—his 

——— "Rat Pack Lament” lampooning 

The. St. Regis’Maisonette has a "The Clan” .conspicuously side- 

hut savaging 
Sammy Davis Jr. 


■Little Boys.” Ah which she is j 1 ’ - ol ^ r '\ ! the Rudolf .Friml scoreJack Rus"; hotel roorirs;. somehow- the Gallic inventive caricature which sepa- 

: joined, by Bobby Burke, slick; n j s ni0 ^^riew's'that Ella Fitzgerald ' sell,, familial to Cotillion Room! a « d .f he i Iaisonet J! e are a better rates Shawn from myriad other' 
juvenile 1 type tenor, ' sailor is suberb as ^ iazz end oi^ noos ! rcgulai's, is fine as Francois Villon i rhere ; have^ been^ ex-’ comics, in that the shafts sink deep 

arid .btliers: . - .singer She proves^^ it a^ai inAlri^^both voice .and verve, Wilbur i ^Pt^ns, meaning Julie Wilson s and are sti’etto sharp, but he dis- 

Cliff Natale's orch. cu^s-the'long . 5d-niinute‘.«how'wiii'ch'-jammed' the :-EvansV as Guy Tabarie. gives the 1 and Dorothy Shay s click, at the St. arms them just short of effrontery. 

.y ., ,^r; s v kcout , r • rir" 

hillbilly howlers and their leather- 
jacketed cult by now is almost ap- 


king” succeeds admirabiv; 1 ^ pcc ^ 1 character all its own and, stepping Sinatra, 
sario Stanley Melba has as- '^f pite . th . is 1 . f5ea£on ^ x °Z" e for Peter Lawford, Si 

, ‘ . • .. i “ A mnriPani7of inn 9 of Uia -r\*\cU _i n__*:_i 


s cm bled a.fin'e cast ‘to., interpret t Americanization. of the posh, and Dean Martin 1 . It’is the sort of 


. show C (.opening night, it. rap over, 'Venetian Room and which schmaltzy warhorse. arid added iift 1S - b .4 t . tI !^, S0 P hlStl( l atl ° n T lq tiie , 
but will be.trimmed to= 60 minutes ) s h 0U lcf keep .'it ‘•.backed’ throughout every time he’s on stage., His voice ' dl .^ e , nt,a l* Th f incumbent Joanne 
•in fine style and doubles for the..i?| lZ n e raid’s '^six-week Stay j is bright and buoyant arid he scents . Gilbert .tries for that but she’s 
dance sets. Gu ^ V Clad Vim a tasteful black ’arid i ^ th ^ 

■" • i.w.hite dress., -she comes on'^With . J i. egl1 ar C 

<'resi*OndO, L. j "Anything Gobs, - follows with a : F v ening \V ith shows 

! cfi’inp' nf arfkftt iniillhorc_tri 


capiei'.. Jiirtmv ;■»#* Uke a little girl trying to act i,.o ach i„^^ classic propor ion' It 

itYoiti, i» 0 ra >M c e 1hc “ 

'"?■ wores.vnth ‘1^" ue . Ji ,b . e ‘‘,S^ , a 'il a „ c i'a 6 ' .a by now almost performing a civic 


delinquent up to the ridi- 
rthich finally will jolt the 
misguided youths of those jacketed 

. .Bob, Xewhart ^unbuttoribd. bis ^ finish iY^Sie^he 1 ' ^ ^ ^ deadly ^n^S 

' mind” 'IpcaHy for,thb first time -Po^tive/V "Just ifr. Time,” "One £ g to £ Fo oS S t Hhanfie# comics.” His "Massa” windup 

Wednesday * 12 •. at the Crescendo ' ■•■; 1 P-ISfe might be hi order altlmugh ^ ’ cm lim P- a ^ a1 ^- 

•and- ireyealed '-an .honest brand of g SVrVsh Miss Van Eyck is also a. one-woman : the comely Miss Gilbert certainly The Swe-Danes -Alice Babs. 

b.umor. never offens iv e nor way- /; • pt !! e !. n .^ Id ; rS ? I balle ^ and shines in brief parades an ear-appealing medley of Svend Asmussen, Ulnk Neumann, 

opt. -.HCi’eS; a new comic ~ f h ‘interpolations.- . . ■ standards. The differential is the Bengt Hallberg) precede and prove 

. s, f k ; ; J°- v . r l din fi a success Stanley Melba and Dolores Tal- zingand the excitement that a a strong novelty opening act, a 

Irani that has gained great -. -•. Y v ; Kr ^. . Jet ’s truncated adaptation * Fernand Montel or a Genevieve better slot than they last bad in 

inentum; in less Ilian a .year, rigi- ? n(1 . lov cJy. r elaxed., mannerisms, j serviceable " ^ - • •’ - - - ----- - 

nality. of bis iriaterial should -keep . An -instance:. pianist . Lou . Lev./ 1 ’ 


. Miss Pallet’s .staging project and the somewhat too the Grove, when headlining. Of the 
providesVfreedprii of movement de-i.polite repertoire. of a pleasant al- 38 minutes. 10 should be trimmed 


•spite the-necessity, of employing beit not overly-exciting ingenue.’ 


him froni...being derailed for-. some ; ^.rotpmer Gus Johnson, guitarist ue 

.. • ■. ^ hand microphonesr The mikes are ! Reportedly/the booking' of tins 

Ncwhail ,s routine comprised:.^Lj’*’ ; conveniently located ' various type of act into the sophisticated 
■otcJiatler etched-on 11^-best seHtng ■SgreSrtt'Tr Wn sections of, tire rooms, avoiding the ; ehvirpns of the Maisonette ' 


Y-■■ , /-;® FiUfrppsM 'hnnon cJVtrri^or • »veuuijs- oi. ine rooms, avoming .tne • environs oi me . maisonette 

IESS 2 "*?L 10 . a,trart . 


gags, are lie WheeFs lighting effectively pin 

big ones , , CTan & °j r pa , dQ 11 , an ^ t-i.en points the principals in the vari- 

„„>? besan .sinsms tlip .nmnei*' -<wmer: . • „__ mi. ■ •. ■ -. 


front his .newer “'Strikes Back” : t he Knife:. After a .couple, of liars: f take plarie bn the tr v sta^e 

waxing. ’ While'- all his gags aiY bjoke up. laughed, said;;‘.‘Well, j. -- -• * ' r 

loaded with , laughs, the 

‘ “The .Retirement Pl.^. - 

'Spirit mf *76-." both new embel-, II ; is almost ■ impossible _ .... 
lislied with: his. familiar. "Driving: .Fitzgerald 16 beg off; audience 
Instructor", and "Khrushciiev” ^ cl&morous arid insistent^and 
touehiips. Newharrs facial exures- is. so. good, 
fions are an addition plus. ' ■ f'‘ V i. s .n.M^rtet is fine, Ernie 

catching-him off-wax. , rHeekschcr-s.. band.^ sounds ,dandy 

Newiiart looks like a terrific, bet and'-Fairinounf’s pick Swig figures. 


the 


same grounds as Shawn, repeti¬ 
tion). 

The vocal acrobatics are well 
meshed and Asmussen and Neu¬ 
mann are fine' musicians. Top rou- 


L r s_ ] i4youn ^” pe< ?P 1( 7 If so : u Points up tines are "The Three Bells*” har- 
m- : anew: Ill don t Tewrite a hit. and monized "Side Bv Side” and 


monized "Side By Side” 


and 


. H6ll_ 

Figailf*. London 

London, Oct. 10. 
Dan Dailey, Camille Williams, 

for pix; patterned, in the comical l V° have a broad smile on his. face Gould, Jimmy ^ Cross,. Bill 

.coolness;of Jack Leriiman or Tony |-^ QVv 23,.-Ayh'eh ^Iiss Fitz- v P a T J ’ ?do > 

- - ' gerald’s. stand Winds up. Stef \ Webb. Pigalle Lpi:ehes <IQ). Jerry 

. • ■ ' ’ ! FfoMi.l XATnnl-f Dhillino' ov>/7' 


3 er *fone i -„.■■■-.. • ^ri- | i2) the young folk haven t the loot “When Your Time Comes To Go 1 

'for Mf?; The-singers -get a. fme j for the St- Rcgis^brand of service, re ligioso hoedown. This act has an 

iY a ^ SI ^. f, ;omorch, under the .d'rec- ;.from menu to. the supplementary u i tra Da tina of thit co manv 

dl ^h? e : tiofi Of.. Lee Hiiibert:. .Hail. J eharees for the ultra sprvire wliirh t?< _ f l-.A 


> charges for the ultra service which European acts have* In such a spot 
this room has long commanded. If as now occupies, turn is a good 


the idea is also incidental economy, 
. this Is unwise saving and shaving 
on the budget. Fundamentally, the 
competition is too keen. Abel. 


Mister Kelly's- Chi 

\ Fieldin^, Woolf Phillips, and Tony \ Chicagoj! Oct. 10. 

j Scdit:. orchs; $6.75 minimum.. ■ Dick , Haymes, Fran Jeffries, 

Marx-Frigo Duoplus side men >2); 


Riverside- Reno 

. - . . Reno, Ocit* 1;4’. ! pari Dailey is: an-agreeable arid ; 52-50 couer, 

Miyoshi Vme.ki, .. Giniiy Tilt, Versatile entertainer and-the pack-1. 

Riverside Starlets, Eddie .Fitipat- \ age show he has brought into, the ! Rush Street’s kingpin cabaret is 0 / «« 
rick Orch- $3-niiiiimum... Pigalle should attract steadv biz : eilaneing an albsong bill for the - 


bet anywhere in U. S. 

Freddy ^Iartin’s fine orch *-17> 
does an expert job of show-backing 
and dansapation dishing. It further 
proves the wisdom of a top nitcry 
in maintaining enough sidemcn to 
properly play a good book or set 
of orchestrations. Cavernous Grove 
was about five-sixths filled af open¬ 
ing; very good considering recent 
biz. pace. Next: Teresa Brewer, 
Was. 


Randall.; If. he .wants to keep his. 
niteiv turn on a consistently high: 
level he’ll; have to bolster act with 
more material riot just from his 
.diskings. ; . 

. Jeri. Southern,. making one. of 
her fre.querit:. returns, dished up 
a batch of lmr familiar songs 

wiiicli n ' 9 Seins )C * niore^ sMIteri^^fo-i '' Vorkii ^ .mpstiy in a Gf fatigue standout, but has qualitiesY to. the usual format of comic and sing- j 

a lounge than 1 in this big-club : ?o^ ull?e ’ MiJ’oshi’-Umeki-. star of satisfy most ; customers, partipu- ^ Dick Haymes and his frau, Fran ! Buddy Rich & Bis All Stars <6), 

Rene Touzet’s orch- paces ^howA ‘r ay( ? nara -’ ! n <?ver* mentions the larly those, xyho enjoy in^the-flesh Jeffries, working separate -spots. j- azzt et <6); $2.50 minimum. 

ith a miicho fine heat " ' hi proving, her Voice is good; productions: featuring well-know and together, produce, a total of] *- 

enough; to require no introductory Hollywood personalities. 40- minutes worth of vOcalistics ! This Broadway jazz inecca gett 

vehicle; ^ : It’s a first time riiterv date for •iwith only the terse, necessary chat-' some diversification into the cur- 

Aliss. Lme-ki'-s throaty .voice is . Dari D.iilcy in London (though he ter between offerings. rent show* with two modern sextets 

versatile in a series bf imitations was here a vear or two back, film- . Judging from the interest shown 0 f vastiv different sound 

; of song stylists: Her .dances, are ring. ‘‘The Four Just Si'eri" yidpic. ‘ on. opening night UOl. the bill will 


, diiririg its; niontfifs run. It’s riot a next three weeks, departing from! 


Bird land. X. Y. 


Ne\vhart ‘is here- till Nov. 22. 

Kafa. 


Flaino Uooin. >1 pis. 

Minneapolis. Oct. 15. 


: X*- ww. -uci Udiiuw- me tiijj - me ruur jubi x uen \iapie. .me uiji-uiu Th TrnnloH hv ivnim. 

; done w earing Army dungarees series) and he shows a .sawv un-: probably suffice for the stand, but ! ^Af *!i ramw 

Pat Windsor 2r, Clair. P.erreau bnd.field boots in a fetching theme, derstanding. of audience tast.es. Far i R’s a short show and rough on the p “f 1 L V^[, c JL 

Orch, (7); $1.50-?2.50,cbrer, ...based on her d.iay.s as a. GI enter- from trying to hog all the credit','vHaymeses riot to have the burden ?® np :\ eJi®?"- C ° P !i 

, tairier..in. Japan. Her introductory he shares the load generously with divided. The comedy spot is !,?5u a 

What/.mak^ chirper Pat Wind- number is billed., as an old Japa- other members of bis team and . missed. "• , \ n ll 

. . ’ • : lv ■- ’ - ' create a balanced i Despite its weightiness in. song,^ ; c ^ al spec,als 5corcd ' ** in “ 

t. . which song, there’s, an odd kind of balance to siaers * 

„ . _ _ ______ __ _ are featured in the bill. Miss Jeffries is a warbler 1 There’s plenty of fine musieian- 

inanner itv which the, performer the show on a piano too large, for more or less equal proportions; with apparently a big future and ship and interplay. Group’s one 

embellishes her - nuriibers with her and singing, assistance from i To match the. star’s own versar Haymes, of course, a singer with a fault is a lack of signature that 

clever,winning pieces of business her little : brother,. Aiexarider. ! tilitv, the act riaturailv divides into big past. Consistent with that dif- would set it apart from other bop 

y—gimmicks, if you will. ; Gin.ny’s two sisters, ’aged^^3 and 4; . three .parts, bailey 'starts off/with ' ference are their respective styles units. Numbers, scoring and ban- 

Appearing at the Hotel Radisson work, only the 8 p m. show since | a few nosiaigic, song snippets such , and repertoires. , dling of choruses are stamped with 

for a second time, the blond Miss the midriight performance would ; as "I May Be Wrong.” "In a Span-.’ She gives cqt in the cohtempo- j the familiar. 4 


Windsor: seems an admirable keep them up past 
.choice. of boriiface Guy Lombardo hours; 
as the type of booking for this tony ; The tot from Manila and Hong 
and lavish supper club. She mer- Kong; wearing: red oriental pa¬ 
ils praise for riot being Satisfied to: jamas; opens with Chopin’s “Poion- 
get by on the strength of her top« riai.se,” barely reaching the piano 
drawer voice, magnetic vocalistic pedals. • Ariplh.er .. couple of well- 
style, beauty, lfty. figure and tal- done numbers ai’e , “Third Mari 
-ent generally, although.: they ia Theme” and: “12th Street Rag” 
themselves, seen! sufficient for her She .bounces through a tap dance 
success. ' ‘.’East Side, .-.West Side” then 

When .Miss Windsor sings: works a duet with Alexander, on 
“Everything Is. Coniing .Up .Roses” “I Been . Working, on the Railroad.” 
she tosses out flowers to. feminine Most laugh able, is her imitation of 
ringsiders. "I Could Have Danced ;jimmy. DuranteV 
All. Night’- has her choosing a male} : Rene DeHaven and the Starlet 
fab.lesitter to whirl atound ; the open the production w;ith : a Bali-, 
floor: with her. “Pennies .rFrpM'l.ftesp-type.. numbd^ .-Far- : ihor«- sue- 
Heaven” .finds;her throwing coins cessfiil is an impression of a Per- 
to customers. For “76, Trombone^” sian fiaretn ..dance which opens 
she expertly twirls an illuminated e.xpticaily and then breaks into a 
baton as she pretends to lead a jazz form. 

band, Eddie Fitzpatrick's orch backs 

It’s a fine example pf how the up w-ith effective arrangements, 
infusion of production values and i /Show closes Oct. 27. ,. 


regulation • i*!h tow n.” “Among My Souvenirs” : raiy idiom with such rarely heard [ Drummer Buddy Rich, wlio in 
j and “Give My: Regards To Broad- items as “Across Tomorrow Moun- the thirties laid down the beat 

anH rr«n« i ^:ay,” before being; joined by taih/*' “Lorelei” and “Lady Is In- for the big swing bands and who 

Camille Williams, an attractive. ; disposed”: while he. In the main, now sings and dances for Ed Sul- 
dancer, for pleasant terp routines. ■ harks back to his season in the ij van and others from time to time, 

. Mi^s William^ . is followed by j *4Cis with numbers like “There’s * also can front a fine bunch of 

Wynn Gould and . she can teach- No. You,” “Stella By Starlight” and young moderns who are as com- 

mariy singers how to belt a number “Spring. Fever.” The two comple-' mercially acceptable a bop unit as 
to win audience; applause. She ..ment each other nicely and have a . can p e heard currently 
makes her mark forcibly and good windup in their joint encore. , eaueht Rich Dassed ud the 
pow^erfully. with, three songs start- j Miss Jeffries, is arresting in a * n fkiA dSrnS Hr a solid 

ing;with “A Good Mari. Is Hard to gow that exposes all upstairs 5 .^*,?^]iLat Tm'Qic 

Find” and including “Bill Bailey,”., that’s allowed, and fortunately the ^foct " n d AlikL Vlarnleri Jr S on 
.Thedancing bit. is resumed.'when • stunning revelation is only a plus J Iost f J -}.** ‘ The g'nC ar . 
Jimmy Cross arid Bill Chatham!—arid an unnecessary one—to her , i VlPe c s - s # , ar . 

join the , first demonstrating effectiveness with a song. She has c cHnnit 

the soft; shoe and then showing ? an intime approach,, but a com- i ^ anV^Th^f 8 

how .t i old w altz ilog can be made manding one, and she knows how ! J a ^ e \ H /innIft 6 and 
to fit a variety of rhythms iriclud-i to phrase an intelligent lyric mean- : " Il j| drum, bass, bongo and 

irig the^^rhurriba arid rock.’ Y ro Il. jingfully, piano, rhythm backing, sock 

Dailey takes over, the final part | Haymes is a somewhat more out- j melodic, 
of the show to sing in pleasant!. going performer, which is as the ] Intros are handled as u^ual by 
style such, numbers as “Don’t Ever {contrast should; be. He scored par-' dee jay Symphony Sid Torren. 
Leaw Me” arid “A Fine Romarice.’’:| ticularly On a nostalgia riiedley and. > Both groups are in for two weeks. 


I They are okay as far as they go, the finger-snapping tunes. Les. J 


Bill- 




56 


LEGITIMATE 


Pfi&iETY 


Wednesday, October 19,-1960 


Shows on Broadway 


IVndorloiiii 

R;>hort E (Griffith & HarJld.'S. Prince 


will hot share? ' in any film sale 
revenue. The play .should be V 
natural: for foreign presentation, 
especially oh the Continent, but 
there’s little income to be had; from 
that-source. 

., in adapting the long, inclusive 
Hersey :book to .the stage, screen 
and tv writer Lam pell faced a 
iri.aijpr task of condensation. He.has 
purportedly tried to capture the 
spirit and .essence of the original 
rather, than to retain the form and 
principal characters^ . an,d merely 

. „... , .... - - .. compress, the plot. Perhaps in- 

i -Some 1 Of the songs are lively,-' evitably. he^ seems to; have lost 


action and such brisk pacing, that 
the show seldom drags, even 
though the material itself seems 
stilted. But nothing spectacular 
happens, even in the numbers, and 
there's little for a playgoer to take 
istumes. Cecil away with him after the final cur- 
’^vStui-is 1 Ron^Hut ■! tain* Thii.% there's only brief in- 


urd.ty ni«htsjj $8.60 week- j ■ 2,01 “ e "J - 11 * 

! notably “Littl 


__.. -- Old New Yor.k,' r I some of the personal identification 

EUeen H Rods*Jrs i “Reform." “The Picture of - Ha.ppi- | and the [emotional impact of 111 
nantat.D * j Ralph Dunn ' ness.” “Good Clean Fun” and “The. novel. 

^STB^SSfi.Tenderloin Celebration " .byt the! . m t| le play, br-,at,ieast : in. this 
......... Margery Gray : show, lacks a standout baLlad, witrij .pi-oductfon. several Of:, the key 

Patsv th Pet^rson ’’Tommy. Tommy’’ and the . ^' ( characters seem too complex, and 
Montgomery ; Miss Mary” waltz as approXima- ■ • ' - 

Irene .Kane tions. “My Gentle Johnny” ini- 




presentation ot two-act (iT numbers) 
musical with book by George Abbott and 
Jerome Weidman: music. Jerry Bock; 
lyrics. ' Shi-ldon Harnic : based on. the 
novel *».•• Siimifi Hopkins Adams. Staged 
Tr- Abbott; dance and musical 
J »e Layton: settings and 
Beaton: musical 

ma'in.Vym';- Miller?"Eileen‘'Rodgers, Rex j terCSt in several of the Sprightly 
fiVinh ar iiupn , ‘ ,, R =vS s 'BSierS : danccs staged by Joe Layton for 

Fan't. Dene Kane. Opened iOct. 17. ’60, . tile brothel SCCnCS. 

at the 4oih suvet ' T ' 1 .'* v * ««*»»•»«« * - - - - 

Fn.lav and 
nights. 

Tommy 
Nita 

It schnudt 
Rev Broi k 

Margie 
Dorothy 
Girl 

Viiunc Man 
Jessica 
I.aura 
F.lhngton 
Joe 
Purdv 
Martin 
Deacon 
Frye 
Rooney 
Kellie 
Becker 
Callahan . 

Prostitutes 
Drunk 
Maggie 
Liz .. .. 

Mrs. Barker 
Chairman 

Dancers: Jere Adntire. 

3ob Fitch. Di 

j'ack l.elgh^Erin Martin?”*!arJorfe Pragon. I ROll Husmann, as the TOmaritiC 
Wakefield Poole. Ron Stratton. Jayne . j uve lead, is outstanding with 
Tu smgers^ at cartel’ Aschmann. Carvel j “Artificial. Flowers” and ‘’Picture; 
Carter. Nancy Ernes. John Ford. Stokeley J 0 f Happiness. 

! Eileen Rodgers as fhe prostle 
Dargan Montgomery. Patsy Peterson. ’ who weds the yokel With a bank- 
Claire Richard. Michael Roberts. Elaine ; ro ji scores with “Gentle Johnny”, 

Musical Kumijers “Bless [ This j-and.” • and with comedienne-dancer Lee 


And Another •, Thing-- is excellent as the peasant youth 

London, Oct. 7. AVho becomes, a hero when the; vil- 
Anna. Deere Wiraari :■ic Charles Ross lage believes . he murdered his 
Productions Ltd. presentation of a revue fothpr Th»'r» Ic ;a1cn a 
in two acts, bv Ted Dicks and Myles iai .“ er -. 1 ?? re ■ « - 0 a^SianOOUC 

Rudge.With additional material by Alan ! performance by Eithne Dunne as 
Melville; Charles Zwar. Lionel Bait, Barry j Widow- Qiihlri 
Cryer. Robert Taniteh., and_ Christopher j ™ iao " wu * nn " 


Dandy: Staged by Charles, Ross; musical 
arrangements, Tod Dicks and Charles 
Mallett: deepr, Hutchinson Scotl; light¬ 
ing. John Wycfcham: .choreography, Lionel 
Blair, and Bob Stevenson. Features Anna 
Quayle. Bernard Cribbins. Anton Rodgers. 
Dennis Wood. Lionel Blair. Joyce Blair. 
Sandra Carori. Penny Newington,'Donald 
Ilewleit. Opened Oct. 6. ’60. at the For¬ 
tune Theatre, London;-. $2.50 top/. 


The 

treat!. 


show. 


isseur’ 

Myro. 


Ei in Mai 


Gordon-, - . . 

f Rex Everhart ; fited by a skillful arrangement. 
, 3 .vin,ond _ Kramiey «‘^v r tifieial Flowers” is already get-- 

i Roy Fant I ting a play. 

Jordon BSB5I Maurice Evans, in a notable de- 
Marguerite Shaw : parture from his familiar Shake- 
Mi Jack McCann • spearean and Shavian roles, is 
in. Margery Gray j starred as the rampagingly right- 
■ Pat b Turner eous Poacher, and he makes ah 
ristine Norden admirable attempt to give the part 
laine iDe° Hm ■ credibility arid verve. He has one 
. David Evans. ' solo, a duet and four group songs, 

’ ' .m pn ' ” 

the 


what is supposed to be/one Of the 
most exciting:: and moving se¬ 
quences, of the hook, the; escape of j the emphasis is; on' humor 
the little band of Jewish survivors , than wit. 


Huiiioo aait Juliet: 

London, Oct. 5.. 

Did -Vic piesentatipn' of a. .three-act' 
drama bv William Shakespease.. Staged 
and designed by' Franco Zeffirelli; cos-' 
Thnco u-hrt lik-A safirir* shamness Munies, Peter. Hall;, music, -Nino Rota. 

. -I nose w no llke saunc siLdipnvbi, Featutes Judv , Dench.: Alec McCovveh. 

in revues are likely to be. disap- John Stride, Peggy'Mount. Gerald James, 
pointed iii ‘‘And Another Thing •Jnn" si £ c - l {o 4 ’- ’ <J0, at; the ° ld v ^’ Lpai 
:• . ; As in a forerunner,.. '‘‘•Lopk * chonfs' ’ • . .•....,-Derek.- smitK 

Who's Here,” w;hlch 


,dnn: SI.9 

Chorus _ , , _ _ 

plaved the . Abraham Toni Courtenay 

V,..... Balthasar. . Laurence Asprey 

Fortune . Theatre early this year, s a mpson Michael. Graham Cox 

umdr rather «regorv, 


through the Warsaw sexyer-system, 
is merely indicated as . probably 
happening after, the curtain falls. 
It provides a . final .positive note of 


Benvolib 
Tybalt .. 

. Montague. . 


■ The overall result is-; a^divertifig- V’-caSaf^ 
evening, but without stimulation.; Ladv.'.Mohtasu" '.'i 
Several, promising sketches - lack! Udy^cap.uiet 
, a punchy blackout point, while. Romeo ’ V.V.V.'. 
hope and inspiration, but it’s off-./others of the, payoffs are foresee-: Paris ............. 

stage. : j able. In this. ' small theatre,.- ! '..^u^e * 11 C »V.*/• 

; The character of the..lone-wolf. : though, and with the less sophis-. Jjniet^ 
hero, said to be fully dimensioned, ; ticated as. customers, tlie show ; F r , ar Laurence. /; 
plausible and sympaithetic in the ought to click comfortably.. ip^r h Jbim' 

novel/ seems cryptic. arid ; stubborn- ( Of the 33 items, slickly produced , citizens. r.uar4s.-'-Kinsfolk: -- 

ly' unprepossessing in . the neces- - by Charles Ross, a couple involving |-{^ vSSom’DobtS 

pi a V; Rerriard Oribbins. (who blaved-the j kerrv- Gardiner.-John HarU-nod. Geoffrey. 


Paul Harris 
.. Peter Ellis 
Thomas Kempinski 
.. .. Brian HaWksley 
Charles. West 
Rosemarie • Dunham 
. Syhia Coleridge 
icholas-Meredith 
....../'. John Stride 

. . . Brian Spink 
:ivid' Lloyd Meredith 
. : .. ...Peggy Mount 
;Judi Dench, • 
:,.. /Alec McCowem 
. . - Gerald James'. 

. Vernon Dobtrheff 
Stephen Moore • 
Ann -Bell,. 


for the'-/first- time-to bring a whiff 



M j •. - . .. . . »• . c ... .. •• ■ • - ... • *■_ .. — . lu(ik, vermin uouicneii;. xvouin rfrraaay, 

sanly capsule forin, of the plsy^ Bernard Cribbms (who played the j Kerry Gardiner. John Harwood. Geoffrey 
Presumably his complicated per- ...first" .night from a 'wheelchair-. ’heVi^V u K b h oWsj'..E mpc Hooper* 
sorialit.v gave, added scope to the cause of an accident oh touri are [.Marti / Stephen Me - • - 

book; But on the stage it seems to i clicks, notably “Expenses,” \< hich pdward_ yauahan-sci 
confuse a situation that should be ' involves a victim’s Chat With the qn ’ • dP5 * n al Ker ‘. 

Clear and fast-paced. tax collector, and a ‘‘Folk Song.” j Franco' Zeffirelli, an , Italian 

3iu5 i„ di -, ullIwria . .....__ _ _ ___ _ _ It’s as.though Lampelli,were trjv Anna Quayle r the truest revrie ■ opera producer w ; ho has zipped up 

••Little' old New York.’’ “Dr Brock.”; B ec ker and others in “Little Old | In S .to present a character study ,. talent present, scores .w ; ith an off- a couple of Convent Garden pro- 
4Snm*f Tomm?!” i New York.” Eddie Phillips has two j a-Propaganda pl^; of |b eat lyric -by herself, “Three, for j ductiohs. turns to straight drama 

"The Picture of Happiness.*’ (Dance, ! good dance numbers ahd is accept- i action. Not only is the hero, a tacti- ( the Road and One for My . Baby,” 

Friend,” “The Army of the/Just. _How ; » 1 _ l _ : _ _ 

the Monev Changes I 
Fun.” “My Miss Mary 
Johnny.” "The Trial, 

Celebration.” 

- i ; 'Tommy, Tommy well /enougn., ... „, v -. • .... 

In all but the essentials, “Tender-[ Ralph Dunn is properly blustering ...relationship 1 -.First-rate- dancing' ''talent 'i'sc to : . evening, 

loin” is a compai'iiorii piece to in the straight part of a-grafting 1 ''“2. hand in. Lionel Blair"' and; Joyce ; Zeffirelli’s decor is a delight to 

“Fiorello.” The newl musical, police lieutenant. , tne heroine taiso . an, lmpeiiecu, Bi a j r ; but has only a. couple of full j the eye and;the senses.arid.'.the Old 

which opened Monday inight f 17 * i Cecil Beaton’s settings and ex Pm m ea cnaracien. airings. Miss Blair being featured [ Vie stage tually does look like 

at the 46th Street Theatre, also has ; period costumes are. expertly .. But despite its real and serious more" substantially , and less hap-‘ a slice of Verona. The. stage seems 

a book by George Abbott and gaudy, and Hal Hastings , directs faults a rid . limitations as a play, pjjy as a y 0Ca R s ^ H er viijrouse . re/ brightly alive: and the handling Of 

Jerome Weidman. with tunes by the m ?c capably, Hobe . I “The'Vail” is, a valid, graphic por- Strauss,” with « 

Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon ■ -^- * 1 ~ c 

Harnick. and is produced by Rob-.' 

ert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince. J Tho 1* all 

Most important, it has the inimita- Ker it B-ioprogardeh & ftnbr. Rose - - „ -- 

ble Abbott direction, j; . r.ampeii. based on the novel by John £l^hV* x -.. Af the record, of an iii- item, by Myles Rudgg arid. Ronald; the fatal fight-, in which Mercutio 

But where -Fiorello- has • !O SSf&S!? «'oolfo on the four-minute rocket- ■ killed seems th sprina fiaturally 

ibetler-than- Noli tavilr. musicii suneVision. Robert P? ^0^..- immediate commeicial Avarning .system,, ending on-> the- of.a street'-brawl rather thari' 

^eorge c. Schtt. ■ dimenbi. sound of. a lavatory flush and ;hav- as an act of premeditated evil, 

hell, Joseph BuloffDavid. Tn Hhivnrd - Rav.’s. - arfiftillv nm- mo enol, 15 •-Vr.iVA '-mA 'The ’ . - \ - - f > 

The main criticism of. this pro¬ 
duction is. that to sorn.. extent the 


serviceable book. . 

average score, with several stand- U1 , t . 

out songs, arid above all-f he charac-j or>”to«hu ’Si 

'' Robert Druva; 


. ... an inadequate . Alan [ crowd sceri.es offers the same, feel- 

trayal of the monstrous German i ^iel v ille lyric wherein .the .com- ing. of alert urgency that helps to 
savagery and despairirig Jewish "poser's wife having to live per-; give “West..Side Stofy” its vitality,^ 
courage in the AV-arsaw ghetto. It petually with .waltzes,} could ad- ; The. fight seqiiericcs ‘ little 
is gripping and .builds to a stirring yantageoUsly be^dropped. S<^cou|d ..masterpieces of adroit staging and 

” ie fatal fight. in vvhic.h Mercutio 

killed seems to spring, riat it rally - 


ter of the late Mayor' LaGuardia 
as Its pi*opulsive r captivating hero, 

“Tenderloin” has a.prosaic libretto. 

undistinguished songs and a stuffy pos P 'TheanT. n.v': si'sa top”Friday arid' 
hero. Thus. Where- AbbOtt'S Vir- Saturdav n-zhts. S6.90 weeknlght*. 
tuoso staging turned j; “Fiorello” ; 
into a smash, it merely gives the ‘ Doiek Borsfii 
otherwise unexciting “I’enderloin” y P j” lan Plhd ' 1 
cohesion and pace. | rieiiMaziir -.. 

In several aspects, there are un- oerii ka Apt - 
comfortable parallels between the Rachel Apt 
two shows, as if the ergative team j Mo^der:.; ;' 
had been, at lea>t subconsciously. Pan Apt 
trying to repeal a formula. ; - av - d A? 1 

That’s hardly surprising, since 
both musicals deal with what now 
seem picturesque periods in New 
York history, with protagonists 
who are colorful public figures 


... , Iri libward Bay’s-artfully qm- ..ing -such li 
irious and flexible setting of a War- Yale key” 


saw; street;' - with the forbidding yard, man 


“Give me the ; 
“I can’t, I’m a Har- 


Neat front-of-eur- 


effect of. Shakespeare’s, verse 


Spldes. Muni Seroff,; 

Leila Martin. Vincent , 

- _ Claudetle, Kevins. James Ray, j 

Michael Ebor‘., Leon Stevens/ Sol Frie- i 

d->r. Truman • Gaige, Marketa. Kim-1 _ __ . _ _ 

hreii.J)p t ;,ed oci, the miiy^g^sliding panel^^rievealing a.crowded . the longer stuff. 'several scoring , f nnera director The final 

living, room and later bunker bc^re smartly than the main sub^ final 

neath the piles of: rubble, the play ; s t an ee: 

opens ahriosf . casually. .Although 

W a couple ofi iiems. j 

hope, for the .best and meanwhile l .. ni .v,;i«‘rin;«*ii-A i;Vo«-ico hnc I 

go about, their regular lives. 


g h <;t:o well : in the beckground und ; , ai „ qulok i cs naturally iu.lersperse whji . h se( . n , s a c|1 .. jous , lapse 

for an opera; director. The .final 
sequences are played: too slowly! 
. . ; with- .unnecessarily dim lighting. 

Antori Rodgers makes an indi-jBut on. the w;hole. the show is re- 
Varding;. . 

Judi Dench and John- Stride, a* 
the . star-crossed lovers are per¬ 
haps the tw*b greatest, sinners w hen 


fighting civic corruption. Never¬ 
theless, such numbers ['as “What’s 
In It for You?” and’ “How The 
Money Changes Hands’* in the new 
show have a disconcertingly simi¬ 
lar tone to "Politics” land “Little 
Tin Box” in the previous one, and 
“My Miss Mary” is similarly sug¬ 
gestive of the lilting “Till Tomor¬ 
row” of “Fiorello.” 


StvfVh M37'T 
Rti.ka Mazur 

P.-*n Kogan. - 

Pani Ko^aii _ 

Regina-Kosan . 
German Se r '’eant 
Man and W fc 

Woman in 
Rappaport 
Beggar Man . 
Beggar Children 


German Off.for’ .___ 

Woman in Selection .. .Honey Mackenzie, 

Slonim .Sol Frieder 

Men and Women of the. Ghetto: Joe 
Alfas-». Alice Beardsley; Ai Verb, Ken? 
n^th Reid. 


Vincent, Gardenia 
Joseph BuJbff 
George C. Scott 
... James Nielsen 
James Ray 
Muni Seroff 
Claudette Kevins 
.. Joseph Bernard 
Yvonne. Mitchell 
... Marian Seldes 
.. Michael Ebert- 
David OpatoshU 
Raul. Mace. 

Robert Drivas 
.... Leila Martin 
Truman Gaige 
Marketa Kimbrell 
.. Lorraine Abate 
.. Robert Burr 
-James Stevenson, 

^Rifa^KaHn [ ghetto, and soon afterward 
Leon-B. Stevens ' Germans begin to ship the old. the 
r o'cheHe”Horowitz ! sic k and ; -the jobless away to “work 

Richard Carafa 
Korbert Horowitz 


. Blit sinister- developments accu¬ 
mulate.; First, the Jews are forced 
to wear, ’identifying-., armbands/ 

They’re forbidden, to hold meet-, 
irigs, and . several Nazi soldiers 
break up a religious Service, mak¬ 
ing obscene fun of. one whom they 

lhe ” bb i:: JftUM -.Uo help, 

orders that no one may leave the; 

the 


while Donald Hewlett likewise has 
several solo moments that amuse. 
The others are competent. Hutch- 


German playgoers -who sat In 
, . . „ . j ... silent sharne at “The. Diary of Anne;: 

‘Tenderloin, based on the Frank" may be. stunned and sick- 

Samuel Hopkins Adams novel, only ened bv * The Wali F or where 
occasionally captures the exuber- the Albert Hackett and. Frances 
antiy hind sinfulness of the gasht Goodrich dramatization of the 

Big Town. Moreover, it s inherent young Dutch girl's, journal was 

in the story that tne hero, rep- quiet, intimate and subtle, with the 
resenting crusading] morality, x az i barbarism offstage and im- 
tends to take the zip and life out pjieit. this Millard Lampell drama- 
of any scene m which,he appears tization of John Hersey’s best- 
And since lies a straightlaced se u e j* j s direct and violent, with 
linister, no major romantic angle t( ie crime of the Warsaw ghetto 
is Involved. The two Jove stones, shown oristage. in hideous brutality, 
both of trifling interest, involve an ’ The Kermit Bloomgardeii and 
opportunistic cub reporter and an gijiy Rose production, which 
ingenue heiress, and; a wealthy opene( j Qct. 11 at the Billy Rose 
bumpkin and a stereotype good- Theatre, is a sobering, occasionally 
hearted prostie. ; ! upsetting treatment of a revolting 

The hero, obviously based on subject, and anything but light en- 
the character of the celebrated ■ tertainment for a night! on the 
turn-of-the-century reformer, the i town, it’s unpleasant but purpose- 
Rev. Dr. Charles H.[ Parkhurst, ful, with an authenticity, qompul- 
kicks off the yarn with a sermon cion and Cumulative power that 
denouncing rampant vice, and the make it. a prospect for a moderate 
action then alternates [between the run. 

church buildings. where the On the other hand* the show- 
righteous congregate f to deplore opened to little advance sale, with 
sin, and a typical bordello, where few theatre parties, and has neg- 
the denizens gather tri enjoy, and ligible marquee -draw. . Moreover^ 
profit from it. In the hitter locale, it’s an expensive production, repre- 
the numbers are more sprightly, senting $150,000 investment, and 
hut even there the preacher’s re- obviously has a high operating nut, 
forming zeal casts a slight pall. An added hurdle is that; . al- 
Under Abbott’s brilliant direr- though the material seems e^ccel- 
tion, there is such [economy of lent for the screen, the production 


camps in the east:” 

With the. departing prisoner 
trains decimating the . .ghetto: the 
stirvivqrs finally, realize that the 
vanished victims.have beeri burned 
alive in the. furnaces of Oswiedn. 
The little jgroup, collaborating \vith 
others in the area, rises in niag- 
riificarit, suicidal Tesistance, deter¬ 
mined never to surrender, and in 
dying,, to kill as many of the eneiriy 
as possible. 

At the curtain, the 'lone-wolf- 
hero, having returned from, a mys¬ 
terious ; sortie beyond - the wall; 
spends the night with the hriroine 
in the bunker and. then, having 
coinmitted himself at last, dies to 
create a diversipri so the others can 
escape through the sewers to free¬ 
dom. ; 

The plot li as welL as certairi 
of the . key. characters, tends to be 
complex. Also, the excessive rium- 
ber; of principals diffuses and re¬ 
tards the action at times, so there 
are . soft spots in the. play,, w here 
the audience coughs.- But the 
ghetto seems slowly to- take oil a 
persoriality. of ! its own, and the 
lives of all . the. Jews. , not only the 
heroic ones , but: also, the shallow- 
arid even the cowardly and treach¬ 
erous. ones, become important. 


inson Scott’s designs are bright, it cofnes to an almost njattef-ofTfact. 
and resourceful and the chorebg- reading of the verse: However, 
raphv by- Lionel Blair rid Bob Stride is. a manly Romeo, Miss 
Stevenson Is firStrate. A mite njoie Dench a loveable., exciting young 
dancing wouldn’t come miss; Juliet and they give a strong im* 
while another romantic, number ; pression.of being in loWe, although 
.i„ Erni. . the balcony is: played a bit like the 

: bpy next door saying goodnight fp - 
' his: .date. 

j - Peggy . Mount,, ip her Old Vi 
/debut; as' the N’iirse, is cast- away : 
a ; s<o- ; froiri' the sort of parts-she’s - hai. 
since winning critical atteritiori. as!. 
the booming; : ma-in-l3\v in “Sailor“ 
Beware,'- and as Ma .Larkins in. a tv : 
series. .Her Nurse .has. .rare good 
humor; and. fully justifies., her 
crossover tp the classics. Alee Mc- 


Tlio Playlioy of I lie* 
Woslern World 


Henry Sherek presentalinri- . .. _ 

ciatiori with Brendan. Smithi . of revival 
of three-act comedy by J. ,.M. Synge. 

Staced bv Shelah Richards:-.decor; Patrick. 

Scott. Stars' S.iobhah McKenna. Opeticd; 

Oc.t. 12. *60/ at the Piccadilly Theatre. 

I.ondon: $2.80 top. 

Pegeen Mike .. iobhan McKenna 

Shawn Keoeh .. . Ronald Walsh, 1 

Michael' Janies'John Cowley'.'’ 

phiiiv cuiien ........ Desmond Perrv ] G'owen brings vigor arid cheek, to 

• • Bre fe < DS!S'5i!' MWcufio. and Gerald James offer* 
Widow Quinn Eithne .Dunne ’ - -.warm Friar Laurence. 

Susan Brady inola O'Shannon * ' 

Kelly . ............. .. AJine Mulvcy I 

Honor Blake .. /;;....... Kate _BinchV ] 


Rich,.. 


Sara Tansay. :Leila. Doornn 

Old Malion - . riah O’Higeins 

Crowd: 1 Ruth Baker. Peter- Cartwrieht. 
John.' Corvin, Frances Hooker. Stanley 
I.ebor/ John Malcol Susan'. Paice. 
Frederick Pinei. Rhea ichardson, Jill 
Smith;. Peter Williams- 


Acclaimed at its recent preserita- 
tion at- the Dublin Theatre Festival, 
this revival of “The Playboy- of the 
Western World.” has been, brought 
to London by Henry Sherek for a 
limited run. It.shapes as S.standout 
attraction, with Siohban McKenna 
providing potent fnarqiiee value; 
Immediately after the .opening prr- 
formance, plans,' were being d : s- 
eussed to extend the engagernent 
a week, to three-and-aThalf weeks. 

Miss McKenna is a. radiant per¬ 
former, a pleasure .to watch and a 
delight to listen to. (hough fre¬ 


quently her rich Irish brogue 
These are all people^ not just hnakes the dialog . difficult to fol- 


Jews, but human beings; and ;their 
story has application, beyond the 
original book or the play. So “The 
Wall” is only in an immediate 


low.. That, also’ applies to the [rest, 
of the cast,- 

The Dublin Theatre Festival, has 
given J. M, Synge’s play a lively 


sense..a play about ..the Warsaw.! and colorful production, arid She^ 
ghetto and the Jews. In a larger i lah Richards has directed [with 
(Continued on page 58) | obvious authority. Donal Donnelly 


LONDON SHOWS 

(Figures denote opening, dates j 

Amorous Prawn. Saville! (12-9-59).. 

And Another. • Thing, Fortune (10-6-60>. 
Art of Living/. Criterion 18-18-60). 

Billv Liar, Cambridge (9-JS-60). 

Brides of March, St. Martin's (7-13 60X 
.Candida, Wvridhim’s (6-13-60). ' 

Caretaker, Duchess (4-27-60). • 

Fings , Ain't, Garrick ' (2-11.-60). 

Flower Drum Song, Palace (3-24-60), 

Gazebo,. Savoy a3-29-60).- 

Irma La Douce,. Lyric (7-17:58).' 

Last Joke/ Phoenix (9-28-60). 

Man for All Seasons, Globe <7-1-60). 
Most. Happy- Fella, Coliseum (4-21-60). 
Mousetrap, Ambassadors <lH25-52>. 

Mr, Burke,- Mermaid. (10-6-60)/ . 

Mr, Johnson/ Lyric '.Opera (9-29-60). 

My Pair Lady, Drury Lane <4-30-58). 
Naked Island, Arts . (9:29-60>; 

Oliver, New (6-30-60). 

Once Upon Mattress, Adelphi (9 20-60). 
-Passage India. Comedy <4-20-60). ■'= 

Pieces of Eight, Apollo <9-23-59* , 
Playboy W. World, Piccadillv (10-12-60). 
Platonov, .Royal'. Court' (10-13-60). 
Repertory, Old Vic (9-3-59). 

Rose. .-Marie; Victoria Pai. (8-22-60)/ 
Ross, Hay market (5-12-60). 

Simple Spymen, Whitehall - (3-i9:58). . . 
Sparrers Sing, Tfa’tre Royal E. (8-24-60). 
Suzie Wong. Prince Wales (11-17-59). ' 

; Stars .in Eyes, Palladium (6^3-60). 

Tiger & Horse, Oueeri’s (8-24-60). 

Visit, Royalty (6-23-60). 

Waiting in Wings, Duke York's (9-7-60). 
Watch It/ Sailor, Aldwych (2-24-60);. 
West Side Story, Majesty’s 12-12-58). 

: . : SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Settled Out of Courf, Strand (lQ-19^60)/ 
This Year, Next Year, Vaude'UO 20«)). 






Wednesday, /October 19, I960 


PB m&fr 


UCmMATE 


57 


‘Camelot’ Delay Hits Party Dates; 
Lerner Succeeds Hart as Stager; 


The . postponement of the Broad¬ 
way opening of “Camelot”' frorii 
Nov. 19 to Dec. 3 has required; a 
number qf managerial adjustments 
in addition to the major production 
re-arrangerriehts. The second-night 
i ess list will probably be spread 
the \veek of Dec, 5. That’s 
necessary because of the musical’s 
heavy theatre party bookings; at 
the: Majestic Theatre,- N. Y; 

. About 12 parties had to be shift¬ 
ed because of . the deferred open¬ 
ing of the Alan Jay Lerner-Fred- 
.erick LbeWe musical adaptation of 
T. H> White’s, novel. ’The .Once, 
id Future King,”- which. Lerner 
. rid L 6 c\ye are: co-producing with 
the show’s director, Mbss Hart; 
Since thd. party sale: advance on 
th musical is reported to be in 
the. neighborhood bf $ 2 , 000 , 000 , 
the. shifting of the disrupted sched¬ 
ule; has called for. delicate .maneu¬ 
vering^ ' 

The, parties ;that had been set 
for. the fortnight between Nov. 19 
and: Dee.; 3 are being shifted, to 
dates set aside by. the management 
for mail orders and. in some cases, 
Saturday nights. When parties .nor¬ 
mally aren’t sold: The switch in 
the “Gamelot” parties, although a 
problem for the benefit -agents, 
charity- organizations and the thea- 
-■- 11 1, '.'management, is a- minor' prqb- 
lein compared to the upset eiiused 
by . the recent out-of-town, fold of 
“Laiirette/’ in which Judy HolU r 
day '• 

Approximately .170 benefits, 
resentah advance- 'sal 
'Continued bii page 59> 


Guthrie to Do ‘Pirates’ 

At Stratford Next Year 

Toronto, Oct; 18., 
Tyrone Guthrie will direct a 
new production of Gilbert & Sulli¬ 
van's “Pirates of Penzance” at the 
Avon Theatre next summer, in- con- 
; nectibn with, the Stratford (Ont.) 
_ •' Shakespearean Festival. No play- 
" 1 ers have been .signed, but the 

noted British stager hopes to have 
much the' same. cast as appeared 
this, season in his production of 
“H!M:S. Pinafore.” 

Brian Jackson will design the 
decor and the orchestra will , again 
be conducted by Loiiis Applebaum, 
musical director for the Festival 
the last five seasons. 

“Pirates” will run six Weeks next 
summer. Guthrie considers .it a 
.“logical sequel” to his “H.M.S. 
Pinafore,” which had .three- 
weeks’, sellout at th . Avon last 
summer before becoming' ah. offr 


Broadway presentation 
Phoenix Theatre, N.Y. 


at tile 



Slate Elsa Laochester 
For Dallas Festival Eve 

Dallas, Oct, T& 

Elsa Lanchester, English cchriev 
dienrie and character actress, will 
present her one-woman show Oct: 
31 at the Dallas Theatre Center. 

The program will be a special 
event of the Dallas Festival, open¬ 
ing No v. 1. 

Bay . Henderson: will be musical 
director, with Don Dollariiide at 
the piano. 


“juniper and the. Pagai ” a pre- 
-: BroadwayMryout casualty last sca- 
■ s' represented a.loss of $121,463. 
of , rphe David Merrick preseritat'on in- 
I volved . investment, of $150.,000; 
' including 20 ^.; overcall;, 

A post-closing audit reveals that 


For 3506 for‘Daughters’ 
To Give Natives a l 

//Hundluiu, Oct. 18. 


.•'the--backers have been repaid the, 
I S25.000 overcall, / plus S2,500 of ; 
iheir.;original inyestrnerit.: With the ! 
I management retaining a SL037 bal- ; 
• >;; ance for future'.distribution.. The 1 
2 : John Patrick adaptation of--James 
j. Norniah’s novel cost-$87,607 to pro- 

Ariother. ostensibly Broadway- ! David Wayne starred in.the pre- 
bound sical. is. being financed -. se ntati , which, closed after play- 
in Hawaii. This one rs._ -13 D^ugh- ► j ng ^y 0 weeks in Boston and one 
: tors,” which producer Jack H.. Sil- | week . i . Philadelphia. Fees , iri- 
verman. hopes to open on Broad- i volvcd in producing the plav in¬ 
way, next February.,, • . eluded $5,000 to director Robert 

Silverman and singer-actor, F.d: Lewis, $3,000 to set designer Oliver 
Kenney, who may play a lead rpl. : .Smith, $1,750 to lighting designer 
planed in. to audition the show's,. Jean’ Rosenthal and her assistant,. 


. Mexico City, Oct; 18. 

The Office- of Public Entertain¬ 
ments, which controls all public 
spectacles in Mexico, is getting 
tougher. The agency, headed by. 
Octavio. Peredo, has recently re¬ 
quired that copies of pi ays: and cast 
lists must be submitted for. ap¬ 
proval before the official- opem 
ings. 

Still more recently; the Office! 
suspended. performances of -‘Jeze¬ 
bel,” an adaptation of the Jean 
Anouilh play.; The altitude in the-, 
atrical circles is that the work is 
not immoral, but represents- a 
high standard, of contemporary 
theatre and culture. Judge Nunez. 
Prida; head of the Mexican Le¬ 
gion, of Decency, lauded the ban; 
however, teeming the play “offen¬ 
sive” to public morals. Pridi also 
asserted that only with “decisive 
censorship”: can the “libertinism” 
■be': held, in check!' 

Local union officials Rodolfo 
Landa, of the National Association 
of 'actors'; .-Fra.nciscQ.,Beiillcg,. of the 
Mexican ; Theatrical Federation" 
and Alfred Roble. of the National 
Playwrights Union, have joined 
with regional theatrical groups, to 
protest the “bureaucratic: interfer¬ 
ence”. with the stage., calling’ it a 
“blow to theatrical freedom of ex¬ 
pression,” 


Staggered B way Curtains Ved. Eve 
As League Continues 7:30 Ring-Up, 
Merrick Resumes 8:30, Cohen at 9 


Chi News Scribe’s Play 
To Be Done in England 

“Second Saint of Cyprus,” by 
George Weller, Middle East corre¬ 
spondent for the Chicago Daily 
News foreign service, is scheduled 
to be preemed next January by 
the experimental Crescent Theatre, 
Birmingham, England. The play 
was the winning entry in a contest 


•f The experimental 7:30 Wednes¬ 
day night curtain is being contin¬ 
ued for most Broadway shows. A 
decision to retain to the early 
ring-up was made last Thursday 
(13) at a special meeting of the 
board of governors of the League 
of N. Y. Theatres. 

About 20 producers were rep¬ 
resented at the meeting and an 
“overwhelming majority” Voted to 
continue the experiment indefinite¬ 
ly, despite complaints of some 


sponsored by the Theatre. 

The drama is slated for a two- i members and restaurateurs that 
week run.beginning Jan. 21. Wei- jibe early curtain has been hurting 


ler, a Bostonian, has written sev¬ 
eral novels arid at one time worked 


hardt in. Vienna; 


‘Gang’s All Here’ 


business. However, dissatisfaction 
with the results of the experiment. 


with producer-director Max Rein-1 which began last Sept. 7, prompted 
David Merrick to put his shows 
back on the traditional 8:30 p,m. 
starting time-last Wednesday * 127. 

The League’s decision means 
that 14 of the 21 shows on the 
boards tonight tWedJ, wilt ring up 
at 7:30. Six others, operating un¬ 
der the Merrick banner, will begin 
performances at 8:30 p.m., and a 
lialf-hour later Alexander H. 
‘The Gang’s All Here,” which | Cohen’s Nine O’clock Theatre 
had a 17-weCk run on Broadway i presentation of “An Evening With 
last season, represented a loss of, Mike Nichols and Elaine May’* 
$132,828. That’s revealed -in an ac- * starts at the Golden Theatre, 
ebuntarit’s statement for the fiscal j ir s understood that the 7:30 
year ended June 30. : Wednesday night curtain has re- 

The Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. suited in a drop in business that 
Lee drama, presented by Kermit 1 evening for most non-sellout musi- 


music for some 200 potential in¬ 
vestors at an; invitatiorial Oahu 
Country' Club gathering: Kenney, 
a Honolulan •;who was in “Flower 
Drum Song”; on Broadway, for sev¬ 
eral months, did; a., one-man cap¬ 
sule performance. 

Silverman said that. the. musical 
Is to be capitalized .at $350,000. He 
ciairhed that mbre/thari . $150 ; €0d 


LONDON‘MATTRESS’TO 
FOLD SATURDAY (22) 

Lohdon, Oct. 18. 

___ “Once Upon a. Mattress,” which 

has been pledged bv “private in-] was panned by the critics and 
vestbrs’• in Seattle, New/ York and booed by the audience when it 
San Francisco and. $210,000! is * opened Sept. 20 at the Adelphi 
being bid by two recording firms/ j Theatre, ill fold: next. Saturday. 
He explained that although riiore/ , 22). It. will be the shortest run 


arid SLIGO to. costume designer 
Noel Taylor. 


Bloomgarden. in association with 
Sylvia Drulie, was financed at 
$150,000, including 20 % overcall. 
According to the audit, the backers 
have been repaid $17,000. with the 
production retaining $172 for 
future distribution. 

A prior audit, covering the 
show r ’s last eight Weeks in New 
York, disclosed that the cost of 
producing, the Melvyn Douglas- 
starrer, after various adjustments 
in expenses, was $139,783. The 
•production took a loss on three of 
the eight weeks, but there was 
overall operating profit of $5,332 
for the period. 


cals, while straight plays haven’t 
been as much affected. In line with 
that, Merrick’s six shows include 
three musicals, “Gypsy,” “Irma La 
(Continued on page 58) 


Trying to Re-Finance 
‘Aloha Hawaii’ Musical; 
Still Talking of B’way 


.than enough financing has: been 
promised;, shares of the “13 Daugh¬ 
ters” company- are being offered 
here “only to give the people of 
Hawaii .a chance to participate:” 

The musical/ was ..written by 
Honoluiari Bob Magobn arid. Staged 
. here in 1956 and was under-option 
to Broadway producer Michael 
Myerberg, it’s since been revised 
by. Magoori. The. altered format 
calls for a east of 48. Magoon pre¬ 
viously wrote “49th Star,” Which 
also was staged locally arid. at orie 
time considered for a topical tropi¬ 
cal motion, picture. 

“Daughters” is the second show 
to hunt for angels with Hawaiian 
accent In recent. months. ‘‘Aloha 
Hawaii,” heralded as being Broad 
way-bound; dropped, most of its 
original $ 100 , 000 ; a large portion 
of . which was a.nteed by Honolulans. 


Cushman Club to Make 
Fanny Kemble Citations 

Philadelphia, Oct: 18. 

. The Fanny Kemble Award of 
the Charlotte Cushman.'. Club has 
been, established to honor ,an ac¬ 
tor and actress for performances 
...in Philadelphia, in nori-featured 
roles. The players are to be judged 
solely bn -excellence of perform¬ 
ance, regardless of their experi¬ 
ence or the success or failure of 
the production. 

To be; presented late in May. the 
award will cover the period; from 
. Sept, 1 to April 30 Of any theatrical 
year. 


of any shew presented In London 
by . Williamson Music. . 

The posting of the closure notice 
last week came as something of a 
surprise, as the theatre Had been 
advertising Its. Christmas holiday 
arrangements... Although ..business 
was disappointlrig, it was expected 
that the. management might keep, 
the show running in the hope of 
attracting, some of the seasonal 
yUleti.de trade/! . 

/The production, staged by Jer¬ 
ome Whyte, introduced Jane Con¬ 
nell to British , audiences, and also, 
featured /Max. Wall and Thelma 
Ruby..- 


Maine Recreation Spot 
Rated Worth $14,700,000 

Augusta, Me., Oct. 18. 
Maine recreational property, in¬ 
cluding summer theatres, now has 
an estimated market value of $270,- 
000 , 000 ,: or 10 % of the state’s em 
tire - real estate value, it has been 
reported by the Department of 
Economic Development here. 

The report, released by Suld J! 
Tani, DED,research and p/anriing 
director, listed, niore than 3,700 
commercial lodgings, 51,000 sea- 
spriel residences, 974 eating places 
arid 1,031 other establishments, in¬ 
cluding summer theatres, ski lifts, 
golf courses; etc. The latter group 
of establishments has aii estimated 
value of $14,700,000. 

■Daria A. Little, DED plarining 
associate, directed the. survey work, 
which was stated a year ago. 


Catholic Actors Guild 
Medal for Hayes; Six 
Include Late Oscar 2d 

Helen Hayes received gold 
medal award-: and special awards 
were given to Billy Gaxton, Sophie 
TuckCr, Arlene Francis, Oscar 
Hammerstein. 2 d- (posthumously) 
and Ir\dng Berlin on Sunday night 
(16) at the.Hotel Commodore, New 
York, where the Catholic Actors 
Guild of America staged its annual 
dinner-dance.: Walter Kiernan, out¬ 
going president, Pegech 'and Ed) 
Fitzgerald and Horace .McMahon, 
recently . . elected /prexy .of the 
Guild, sparked the proceedings 
which included a . compact little 
show .paqed by Tom Dillon, Bert' 
Wheeler,; Jimriiy Joyce and Vivi¬ 
enne della Chiesa. 

The encomium for. Miss Hayes 
;was recognized by a standing ova¬ 
tion., Miss Tucker (“who cannot 
be here tonight because she ? s work¬ 
ing, : thank God,” observed Kier- 
nari) was recognized for “her big 
Heart and her charities which know 
rio race or creed.” Lambs prexy Wil¬ 
liam Gaxton; signalized bis. special 
award by introducing his wife, for¬ 
mer iriusicomedy. songstress Made¬ 
leine Cameron. (Cameron Sisters),, 
on the;coincidental celebration of 
their 42d anniversary. Noting. the: 
presence of. so m any veteran B roa d- 
vyayfarers he likened this evening 
to a revival of the old Mayfair and 
60 Club dances. 

“Climb Every Mountain” was ap¬ 
propriately sung in accompaniment 
of the posthumous award to Oscar 
Hammerstein 2d and Irving Ber¬ 
lin’s “God. Bless America” got 1 
everybody on their feet, sometliing 
which, incidentally, the songsmith 
doesn’t , like personally; to him’ 
“The Star.Spangled Banner” is still 
the one arid only National Anthem, 
despite his patriotic ballad’s popu-. 
■lar identification as a quondam pa- 
triotic song. Kiernari cited Ham- 
irierstein and Berli for their sig¬ 
nal work in getting the George M. 
Cohan statu® erected in Times 
Square; Cohan was first president 
■ of the Catholic Actors Guild. 

I > Abel; 


Honolulu, Oct. 18. 
“Aloha Haw-ail,” the advance- 
ballyhooed Hawaiian musical which 
The author, director and de-; folded here last summer, is still 
signer royalties were waived either ; being touted as a prospect for 
entirely or partially during the last j Broadway. Most of the $100,000 
six weeks of the run, as was the j investment is gone, blit the pro- 
general manager’s salary, office ex- j ducers are trying to raise addition- 
penses and the $250 weekly pro-; a l capital to resurrect the project. 


ducer’s fee regularly charged by 
Bloomgarden. 


‘WiTHYOU’BOWINS.F.; 
LONG PRE-B’WAY TOUR 

Hollywood, Oct. 18. 

Paul Gregory’s production of the 
duo-cast, “I’m with You," to star 
Nat King Cole, and feature Bar¬ 
bara; McNair, will open a break-in 
engagement Oct. 31 at the Geary 
TheatrCi San Francisco. The Broad¬ 
way- bound musical, in which Capi¬ 
tol Records has invested $150,000, 
was previously set to open Oct. 17 
in Denver. The show has book, mu¬ 
sic and lyrics by Dotty Wayne and 
Ray Baseh, who wrote Cole’s cap- 
itol album, “Wild Is Love.” 

Following the Frisco date, Gre¬ 
gory. takes the show to the. Munici¬ 
pal Auditorium, St. Paul, Minn., 
Nov. 16-19; the Riviera Theatre, 
Detroitj Nov. 21-26; the Hannah 
Theatre, Cleveland, Nov. 28-Dec. 3; 
the Nixon Theatre, Pittsburgh, 
Dec. 5-10, and Ford’s Theatre, Bal¬ 
timore, Dec. 12-17: 

» The musical will lay off Dec. 19- 
24, but resume its pre-Broadway 
tuneup tour at the Shubert Theatre, 
New Haven, Dec. 26-31; the Shu¬ 
bert, Philadelphia, Jan. 3-14, and 
if a suitable Broadway house isn’t 
available then, a Boston stand will 
be booked. 

Capitol plans to release the 
sound-track album of “I’m With 
You” shortly after the show’s 
Broadway opening. 


Open New Arts Centre 


Durham, N.H.,oOct 18. 

The new $2,500,009 Paul Crea¬ 
tive. Arts Centre, including a thea¬ 
tre, was dedicated during a three- 
day program at New Hampshire 
Univ. here last Thursday, Satur¬ 
day (13-15). 

Present for the. occasion were 
editor and critic John Mason 
Brown, legit, actress Dorothy Stick- 
ney, choreographer Agnes deMille 
land the Julliard String Quartet. 


After an intensive angel-recruit¬ 
ing and publicity campaign, “Aloha 
Hawaii” opened June 21 at the 
McKinley Highschooi, being 
panned by the local critics. Even 
the sympathetic hometown first- 
nighters gave it only a single, per¬ 
functory curtain call. Previously 
announced bookings for San Fran¬ 
cisco and Broadway were forgot¬ 
ten. 

During the break-in engagement 
in the school auditorium it was an¬ 
nounced that television star Arthur 
Godfrey, a Hawaii enthusiast, 
would do a tv special hased on 
the show. It was recently admit¬ 
ted that the project is dead, how T - 
ever. 

Since the show’s collapse, the 
cast has scattered. David Onder- 
son, male lead, returned to Chi¬ 
cago. Jimmy Caesar, a comic, 
played a few military club dates 
before goiqg back to New York. 
Diana Hale, femme lead, remained 
for a singing engagement at the 
Peart City Tavern. 

'Aloha Hawaii” had book, mu¬ 
sic and lyrics by Pete Lee, Fred T: 
Smith and R. Alex Anderson. It 
was staged Marvin Kline, with 
choreography by Peggy Ryan, sets 
and lighting by Jock Purinton, cos¬ 
tumes by Barbara Thurston and 
musical direction by Virgil Davis. 


Plan Off-B’way Adjunct 
To Poinciana, Palm Beach 

Palnri Beach, Oct. 18. 

Paul Crabtree and Frank Hale 
will operate a double theatrical 
venture here this winter. In addi¬ 
tion to their Royal Poinciana Play¬ 
house, opening Jan. 23 with Helen 
Hayes in “The Skin of Our Teeth,” 
there will be a 200 -seat bandbox 
next door called the Academy, 
which will concentrate on off- 
Broadway sort of plays. 

The Academy season starts Nov. 
15 with “Fantasticks,” a two-act 
musical comedy based on Rostand’s 
“Des Romantiques.” The original 
off-Broadway production of th® 
tuner is current at the Sullivan St. 
Playhouse,-N.Y. 



58 


LEGITIMATE 


P'finiEfr 


Wednesday, October 19, i960* 


‘Camelot’ $109,1612d Toronto Wk.; 

'Duel,’‘Best’Close 



Business continued: sturdy for a 
flock of road shows last week. Sev¬ 
eral entries played to fair returns, 
while a few failed to build up much 
steam. “Advise, and Consent" 
started off big in jits get-away 
breakin week in New!, Haven. The 
same, however, did hot apply to 
"Period of Adjustment” in the first 
five performances of its tryout tour 
in Wilmington. * 

“Camelot” had another woW ses¬ 
sion in its second bre&k-in week in 
Toronto, and “Flower!Drum Song” 
was in the powerhouse groove in 
Dallas. “Invitation t!o a March.” 
which registered a good take last 
week in the fir^t frame of a fort¬ 
night's Boston ho joki ng, has 
switched stars, wit It Celeste Holm 
replacing Shelley Winters. 

Estimates for Last Week 

desuju i ions for out r 
of r urn shows are ;>;[ same as for 
Roadway. except that hyphenated 
T with show classified!ion indicates 
tryout- and RS indie (es road show. 
Also, prices on tnnrpuy slum's in- 
c’t. le 10'' Federal fax and local 
tax. bid ! a Broadway 

grouse., are net:. Lei; exclusive of 
fares. K ;ma< ion cuts jure for single 
■tree’- unless otherwise noted. 

BALTIMORE 

American Shakespeare ; Festival 
Theatre Co., Fork's iltop-RS) 
f$4 98: 1.819; SLl.OOO'i «Bert Lahr*. 
Previous week, S42,of)0 with Thea¬ 
tre Guild-American Theatre Society 
subscription for J “Midsummer 
Night's Dream.” Colonial. Boston. 

Almost ’ $27,600 with TG-ATS 
subscription for four!'performances 
Monday-Wednesday < 10-12» of 
“Midsummer Night’s, Dream” and 
four performances Thursday-Satur- 
diy *13-15' of “Winter's Tale.” 


~65,000* (Diane Todd, Michael 
Evans*. Previous week; $50,000. 
Nearly $51,500; 


NEW HAVEN. 

Advise and Consent. Shubert (D- 


day (11) on* BTL, $3,700; City. 
Auditorium, P a n s a c o l a, Fla, 
Wednesday (12), one BTL, $4,400; 
City . Auditorium Jackson, Miss., 
Thursday (13), One, $1.20.0; Ellis 
Auditorium,'. Memphis, Fiiday-Sat- 
urday (14-15); three BTL, $4,700. 

. Pleasure of His Company (C^RS > 
fJoan Bennett, Donald Cook*. Pre¬ 
vious week, $24,600, six-perform¬ 
ance split. 

: Over. $28,500 for seven perform¬ 
ances with BTL subscription: Muni¬ 
cipal Auditorium, Lafayette, La., 
Monday (10), one, $6,500; Municipal 
Auditorium. New Orlea ris. Tuesdaw 
Friday 111-14*; five, $18,600; Citv ' 


Big B way Biz Fattens SRO list; 
Olivier-Quuin $58,900, ‘WalTJOG, 
Nichols-May Set Record $29,946 


T» ($4.80; 1,650; $50,000* (Ed Beg-i * toriUl 5^ .J® 311111011 . 1 ' Saturday 
ley, Richard Kilev, Chester MUrris, ;. 10 ’! one * ^’ 40 ^* 

Henry Jones, Otto Kruger). j . . . 1 

Opened tryout tour here Oct: 1.0 
to two enthusiastic notices (John¬ 
son. Journal-Courier; Leeney, Reg¬ 
ister'. 

Almost $47,500 for eight per- 
| fonnances and one preview. 


! PHILADELPHIA 

! Five Finger Exercise.Walnut *D- 
RS* *2d wk. (S4!80-S5.40; 1.340; 
$4,1.000* (Jessica Tandy-, Roland 
i Culver'. Previous Week, $36,900 
[with TG-ATS subscription. 

[ House record S41;069 with TG- 
1 ATS subscription.. 

49th Cousin. Locust (CD-T> (1st 
. \yk\ i$4.80-$5.40; 1.418; $42,000*. 

| -.Menasha Skulnik, Martha Scott), 
j Previous week. $15,400 for five 
! performances With TG-ATS . sub¬ 
scription,. Playhouse, Wilmington; 

: Opened here Oct. 10 to one fa- 
. vorablc review 'Murdock, Inquirer* 

1 and two modified pans j.Gaglianj. 
News; Schier, Bulletin ■ . , 

Almost $29,200 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Unsinkable Molly Brown. Sliu- 
bert iMC-T). '3d wk* (S6r$7.50; 
1.878: S65.Q00-. Previous week. 
$65,700 with TG-ATS subscription. 

Over $65,800. 


PITTSBURGH 
Raisin in the Sun, Nixon (D-RSl 


Shows on B’wajr 

Continued from, page 50 —— 

Tiio Wall 

sense it's about everyone—and for 
everyon . 

As the strangely taut, inarticu¬ 
late, aloof hero, George C. Scott 
giveis another of his tense perfor¬ 
mances. Hi's flat;, grating voice, 
oddly twisting features and far¬ 
away gaze, make a .fleeting iriipres-. 
sion.. although they , never seem to 
convey ; specific .meaning. ..Pres¬ 
ently he becomes monotonous, and 
serio.usiy limits the appeal of ..the 
play. If must be added, however, 
that the role:itself is enigmatic and 
needlessly unsyinpathetic..- 

As the : intense, idealistic■. and 
.fiercely ..'courageous heroine :wiio 
loves him and finally, humanizes 
hinr only to lose him to a German 
bullet. British actress Yvonne. 
Mitchell gives a clearly defined, 
sensitive and affecting perfpr- 
mance. despite incongruities and ' 
unexplained. wrinkles iri the ' part, j 
; In the-unusualiy-large : east; only ; 
a 4'c W o ft h e s up porting players are : 
identifiable. As a colorful peddler, 
JosephABuloff gives a vaudeville 
comedy performance that’s out of [ 
key. with the. drama; -and Dayi ’' 


if$5.50- 1.760; $42,000* ('Claudia ! Optaoshu seems curiously ailid 

; McNeil*. Previous week. $34,000-' as a renegade who escapes ver 


BOSTON 

Face of Hero, Wilbur (D-T) *2d w k* 
(S4.95-S5.50; 1.241; $33,699* (Jack 
Lemmon. Albert Dekker, James 
Donald. George Grizzard*. Previous 
week. $25,900 with jShow of the 
Month Club subscription. 

Nearly S31.200. 

Invitation to a March, Colonial 
(C-T; Ust \vk> *$4.95-55.50; L685; 
$47.000> fShelley Winters). Previ¬ 
ous week; $24,400 [with TG-ATS 
subscription. Cass, Detroit. 

Opened here Oct. ;10 to three fa¬ 
vorable notices (Durgin, Globe, 
Hughes, Herald; Norton, Record), 
two so-so (Maddocks, Monitor; Ma¬ 
loney, Traveler) and one unfavor¬ 
able (Dovie, American*. 

Almost $38,200 With TG-ATS 
subscript ion. Miss Winters has with¬ 
drawn from the cast “by mutual 
agreement with the; management” 
and Celeste Holm takes over the 
starring assignment tonight (Wed.). 


with TG-ATS subscription, Ford;s, 
Baltimore. 

Opened here Oct. 10 to raves fCo 


the Wall.. 

Claudette Nevips. gives a plausi¬ 
ble . portrayal of a. pretty girl with- 


Ovcr S3Q.000 with 
scription. 


hen." Post-Gazette; Monahan. Press), j out.character. Marian Seldes is be- 
TG-ATS sub-! livable, .in the one-note part of) 
j the..hero’s: pining wife! Leila Mar- 
I tin is admirably direct as a girl, 
determined.to carry on. life beyond f 
the tragedy of. the ghetto, Paul j 
Mace is convincingly precocious as; 
alert-eared boy. arid Muni Seroff, I 
Vincent Gardenia 


Broadway was In the chips last 
Week. Business jumped for : the 
second successive week and the 
number of sellouts and virtual ca¬ 
pacity show's spread to seven, in¬ 
cluding three new entries. “Beck- 
et,” “An .Evening with Nichols and 
May," Which set a house record, 
and “Irma la Douce!” The other 
four were “Best Man," “Bye Bye 
Birdi “Fiorello” and “The Sound 
of Music.’ /. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Keys: C (Comedy ), D (Drama), 
CD.. i Comedy-Drama ); R (Revue ), 
MC (M Usical-Com e<f y). ;AlD ( Musi¬ 
cal-Drama'. O. (Opera 1. OP (.Op* 
eretta),. Rep (Repertory); DR 
(Dramatic Reddin [. 

Other parenthetic designations. 
TCfer;Tespec'tivebj,$o.-u'ee.ks played , 
number -of perform nces through 
las Saturday^ top prices (.where 
tiro prices are given „ the. higher is 
for. Friday^Satiirddy nights and the 
lower for weehhigHis), number ..of 
seats, capacity gross tind stars. 
Price includes 10'i Federal and 
5 r o City .tax. but■ grosses are -net; 
i.e. of taxes. 

Becket. St. James '(£» (2d wk: i 
13 pi; iS6.90-S7.50; 1.615; $59;Il4* j 
* Laurence Olivier, Anthony Q;uinh.) ; J 
Previous -week, $50,000. for first, 
five performances and . two pre¬ 
views. \ 

. Nearly $.58.900-with j 

Best Man, MoroscO: (CD^ (28th 
wk; 216 p* i$6.90-S7,50;=999; $41,000 
i Melvyn Douglas. Lee Tracy. Frank 
Lovejo^’). Previous week, $38.300.; 
Almost $41.100., 

Bye Bye Birdie,.Beck (MG' (26th, 
Wk; 200 p* i$8.60-S9,40; 1,280; $57,-• 
518). Previous week, 857,600.: 1 

Over S57.700. Moves next Mon- ] 
dav i24> to Hie 54th St. Theatre. 


SAN FRANCISCO 
Best Man, Alcazar <CD-RS* (5th 
wk* (S4.95-S5140; 1.147; $37,000)^^^^^ 
Leon Ames. William Gargan, Gene | Robert ^ DiVv 


Raymond). Previous week. $13,500. 
About $14,500. Closed here last 
.Saturday (15). 

Once Upon a Mattress, Geary 
!<MC-RS’ (3d wk) ($5.95-$6.50; 1.550; 
! $55,000- (Dody Goodman, Buster 
i Keaton*. Previous week,. $27,500.. 
j Around $28,000. 

I Show B6at, Curran (MD-RS* (3d 
i wk* i$5.75-$6.50: 1.758; $60,009) 

(Joe E! Brown, Julie Wilson.' Eddie 
! Foy Jr.*, 

with CLOA subscription 

Almost $58,900 with CLOA sub¬ 
scription. 


and James Ray are also notable in 
small roles. 

Morton Da Costa’s staging has 
effective .variation of tone and I 
tempp, wfth skillful handling of ' 
erowd scenes. Robe. | 


B’way Curtains 


CHICAGO 

Fiorello. Shubert! ‘.MC-RS« i6th 
wk- i$5.95-S6.60; 2,10e; $71,115^. 
Previous week. $63,100. 

Almost $68,400. j; 

Marcel Marceau Compagnle de 
Mime, Blackstone iRep-RS' (2d wk* 
($4.50-55; 1.447; S39;500*. Previous 
week. $20,500 for six performances. 

Nearly $27,700. 

Majority of One, Erlanger (C-RS> 
(3d wk» ($5.50-$6; fl.380; $45,000) 
(Gertrude Berg, j Cedric Hard- 
wicke*. Previous iweek. $41,600 
with TG-ATS subscription. 

Over $44,300 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. . 


j • Continued from page 57 
Previous week. $57,600 Douce*’ and. “take Me Along,” 

"*‘ u ‘ revtie!, Vta-^Plunie ’d'e 'Ma ..Tante,” 

and two straight plays,. •-Becket” 
and “Taste of Honey,” bptii .newly 
opened. 

Starting performances at stag¬ 
gered times is common in London. 
The practice has also been in effect 
off-Broadway . for several years, 
particularly Saturday nights and 
the Sunday matinee. 

Some: off-Broadway shows ring 
up . Saturdays at 7 and 10 p.m.. 
several at 7 and 10:30 p.m. and 
others at 7:30 and' .10:30. The 
Sunday matinees usually start at 
2:30. 2:40 or 3 p.m. If the stag- 


TORONTO 

Camelot. O’Keefe <MC-T>- (2d 
wk) iS6.50; 3,200; $110,511) (Rich- 
, ard Burton, Julie Andrews); Pre- 
i vious week. $106,472 with TG-ATS 
! subscription. 

! Capacity $109,161 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 


WASHINGTON 

. Duel of Angels, National (D-RS) 
i2d wk) ($4.95-55.75; 1,677; $43.- 
200* i Vivien Leigh*. Previous 
week. S40.100 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. Closed here last Satur¬ 
day (15*. . v 

Over $44,000 with TG-ATS sub- 
: scription. 


CINCINNATI 

World of Suzie Wong, Shubert 
(D-RS* 'S3.6O-S5.90:; 2,100: S32.500-. 
Previous week. S13.000 with two- 
fers. Hartman. Columbus- 
Nearly S18.400 with twofers. 


DALLAS 

Flower Drum Song. State Fair 
Music Hall 'MC-RS . Previous 
week. $68,600, seven-performance 
split. 

Nearly $92,500. 


WILMINGTON 

Period of Adjustment, Playhouse 
(CD-T* t$4!85-$5.50; ; 1,251; $25,000) 
= (James Daly, Barbara Baxiej, Rob- 
' ert Webber). 

Opened here last Wednesday (12* 
to two favorable.'nbtices (Cross I and, 
journal; Klepfer, News'.' 

Over $10,400. for five, perform¬ 
ances. 


LOS ANGELES 

Dcstry Rides Again. Philhar¬ 
monic Aud. r MC-RS*.'3d wk) iS5.75- 
$6.60; 2.670; S79.8j0* 'John Raitt, 
Anne J of treys*, i Previous w ; eek. 
$71,700 with Civic Light Opera 
As>n. subscription, i 

Almost S72.400 with CLOA sub¬ 
scription. 


ST, LOUIS 

Music Man, American (MC-RS*. 
(1st wkh 'Previous week! $10l!800, 
KRNT. Des Moines! 

Over $63,500 with TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription; 


MONTREAL 

My Fair Lady.! Her Majesty's 
(MC-RS. (3d wki! ($7.32; 1,704; 


SPLIT WEEKS 

AndersOnville Trial (D-RS) 
(Brian Dorii'evy).-. Previous week, 
$17.500,. five-performance split.. 

Oyer $16,500 for .seven per¬ 
formances: Municipal. Savannah, 
Monday * IQ), one with Broadway 
Theatre League subscription. $2,- 
500; Royal, } Columbus, Ga., Tues- 


Off-Bri>adway Shows 

(Figures denote opening dates) 
Balcony; Circle in. Square (3-3-60). 
Connection,.Living Tli'tre Otep) <7-15-59)' 
Country Scandal, Mews t5-5-60>; closes 
Oct. .30. 

Dance of Death, Key (9-13-60). 

Deep Are Roots, 1 St.. Mark's (10-3-60*! 
Drums Under, Cherry Lane (10-13^60). 

: Fantasticks; Sullivan .St. (5-3:60). 
Greenwich Village, 1 Sher, Sq. (9-28 60). 
Mere Como Clowns, Actor's (9-i9-60>. 
Idiot,. Cate (9-25-6Q); closes next Sunday 
. . (23). 

-Krapp's & Zob; Provincetown (1;14*60). 
La Ronde, Marquee : (5-9-60). 

. Leave It to Jane, Sheridan. SO. .(5-25-59). 
Mary Sunshine, Orpheum (11-18 59) 
Shoemaker, Peddler, E. 74 (10-14;6D). 
Sign of! Jonah, Players (9-8-60i. 

'Theatre Chance; Living (Rep) (6-22-60) 
Threepenny Opera,.de Lys (9-20-55). 

^ SCHEDULED OPi-NINGS 
Darwin's Theories, Mad; Ave. (-10-18-60). 
Man & Superman, ..Gate (10-30-60*. 

Behind Wall, Jan! Hu's <10-31-60>. . 

Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix (11-1-60). 
Mousetrap, Maidman (11-5-60). 

Hedda Gabjer, 4th St; (11-9 GO*! 
Rosemary, Alligators, York <11-1460). 
Dream. Play, Theatre East (11-22-60). 

Tree in Brooklyn, Barb'uon (11-28-60). 
Emmanuel, Gate (12-4-60). 

What a Killing, York (12-22 60). 
Montserrat, Gale (1-8-61). 

Electra, Gate (2-12-61). 

- Merchant of Venice, Gate (3*19-61). 

She. Stoops to Conquer, Gate (4-23-61). 

. CLOSED 

Kittiwake. Island, Martini ): 

qloscd. last Sunday (16) 
performances. 

V.vjmoutb, York (10-6-60); closed last' 
Sunday (16). after 14 performances. i 
oh Juan: in: Hell. Jan ' Hus (10-3.-60*; I 
blosed : . last Sunday (16). : .l 


Evening With: Mike Nichols and 
Elaine May, Golden (R* (1st wk; 
9 jii r$6:90-$7.50; 773: $30,439)! Al¬ 
most $18,100 for preem perform¬ 
ance and fivb previews. .. 

House record $^9,946, .with sec¬ 
ond, night press cutting into take. 

Fiorello, Broadhurst (MO (46th 
wk; 364 pV ($8.35-$9.40;; 1.214; $58,- 
194*. Previous week, $58,200. ] 

Ovbr $58,700. ; 

Gypsy. Imperial (MC) (67th wk; 
527 p) ($8.60r$9.40;-1,427; $64,500) 
iEthel Merman*; Previbus \veek, 
$56,500. 

Over $64,000. 

Hostage. Cort (CD) (4th \vk; 31 pi 
i$6.90-$7.50: 1,155;. $40,000). Previ¬ 
ous week, $22,600. 

. Oyer $22,600. 

Irma La Douce, Plymouth (MC). 
(3d wk; 20 p) ($8.60; 999; $48,250) 
(Elizabeth Seal,. ;Keith Mitchell). 
Previbus week. $48,900. 

Over $49,300. 

La Plume de Ma Tante, Royale 
(R) i96th. wk; 763 p) ($8.05; 1()50; 
$44,500) (Robert Dhery). Previous 
week^ $35,500. 

Over $42,500. 

Miracle Worker; Playhouse .(D) 
(51st wk; 404 p) *$6.90-$7:5Q4:994; 
$36,500) (Anne Bancroft. Patty 
Duke). Previous Vveek, $33!.80Q! . 

Over $35!8Q0. 

Music Man, Majestic (MCI (147th 
wk; 1,168 p) ($8.05; 1.626; $71,000). 
Previous week. $42.0&0. 

Nearly; $52,500. 

My Fair Lady. Heliihger (MC> 
(239th wk; 1.903 p) ($8.05; 1,551} 
$69;500) (Michael Allinson, Pamela 
Charles) ; . Previous week. $51,000. 
Margot Moser is subbing for Miss 
Charles, who returns from a two- 
week vacation next Monday (17), 

Oyer $58,200. 

Sound of Music, Lutit-Fontanne 
iMD* <45th wk; 356 p.) ($9-60; 1,407; 
$75,000) (Mary Martin*. Previous 
week, $75,900. . 

Nearly $75,900. 

Take. Me Along. Shubert (MC) 
(48th wk; 376 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,453; 
S64,d0d) (Jackie Gleason; Walter 
Pidgeon, Eileen Herliei; Previous 
week, $52,700. 

Over $61,200. Gleason with¬ 
draws from the cast tonight (Wed,) 
and Pidgeori exits his role next 
Saturday night (22V William Bbm 
dix is. to replace Gleason and 
Lloyd Gough will take over Pidge- 
on’s assigiinient. 


Taste of Honey, Lyceum /D) (2d: 
wk; 15 p) ($6.90; 995; $32,000) (Joan. 
Plowright. Angela Lansbury). Pre¬ 
vious week, $16,800 for first seven 
peirformances. 

Over $21,900. 

Tenth Man. Booth (D) (49th vik; 
383 p> ($6:90-$7.50; .807; $32,000). 
Previous Week, $22 ; 600. 

Over $24,600. 

. Thurber Carnival. ANTA (R) 
J6th wk; 48 p) ($6:90-.$7.50; 1.185; 
$49.1.78) (Raul Ford. Peggy Gass). 
Previbus week. $27,300 with twofers. 
Has deferred tour, origihally. sched¬ 
uled tb begin next Nov. 2, and will 
continue run at the ANTA, .which 
has been slated to get “Rape of the 
Belt.” booked fqr a Nov.. 2 
opening at the Martin Beck Thea¬ 
tre. Still set to open! at the ANTA. 
next Jan: 5 is “"Conquering .Hero- 
. Nearly $28,100 With Uvbfers.. 

Toys in thie Attic, Hudson! (D) 
(33d Wk; 256 p) ($6.90-$7.50; , 1.065;. 
$39,600) (Jason Ro.bards Jr.; M.aUr 
reen Stapleton, 'Irene Worth '. Pre¬ 
vious.week. S25!l00. 

Almost $27,100. 

. Wail. Rose tD> (1st wk; 7 pj 
$6.90-$7.50;. 1;1.62: $46,045*. Pre¬ 
vious, w.eek;. $15:20.0 for five partial 
previews. 

Opbhed Get. 11 to three favor-., 
able reviews * Aston, World-Tele¬ 
gram: '.Chapman, News; Taubman, 
Times) arid r unfavorable 
iColeman.. Mirror; Kerr; Herald 
Tribune;. McClai. Jomnal-Ameri- 
can; Watts; Post)., 

Nearly $30,000 for. first seven 
performances and one preview. 

West Side Story,: Winter Garden 
<MD> 24th wk;. 185 p* ($8.05; 1,404; 
$64,200). Previous week,, $36,400 
with, twofers. 

Nearly $42.700.. with tWqfers, 
Moves next Monday. (24) to ,th 
Alvin Theatre. 

Miscellaneous 

,. il.M-S. Pinafore, Phoenix (OP) 
(6tji wk; 47 pt ($4.95-$5;50; 1,150; 
$35,000*. Previous week. $22,300; 

Nearly $19,000; . Ends limited. 
ru|i next; Sunday .(23*. 

i: Closed ...Last" W r eek 

. Laughs and Other Events, Barry-, 
more (one-mari) (1st wk; 8 pi ($5.75- 
$6.90;. 1,067; $34,233) (Stanley Hol¬ 
loway). 

Closed last Saturday (15) at an. 
estimated loss, of its. entire $35,000 
investment after opening the pre¬ 
vious Monday (10) to one favorable 
review. (Chapman', News'/ five un¬ 
favorable (Coleman,. Mirror; Her- 
ridge. Post; Kerr, Herald Tribune; 
McClain, Journal-American; Taub- 
nian, Times.) and . one opinion 
(Aston, Wbrld-Telegrani).. 

Almost $8,800. 

Opening This Week 

Tenderloin. 46th St. (MC) $8:60- 
$9.50; 1.342; $65,331) (Maurice 

Evans).: 

Robert E! (Griffith and Harold S. 
Prince presentation of musical 
adaptation of Samuel Hopkins 
Adams’ novel; with book by George 
Abbott and Jerome Weidman, 
music by Jerry Bock and lyrics 
by Sheldon. Harnick; opened last 
Monday night (17) to t\vo favor¬ 
able notices (Aston, World-Tele- 
gram; Chapman. News) and fiv 
unfavorable. (Coleinan...... Mirror; 

Kerr; ,Triburie; McClain,. Journal-. 
American; Taubman, Times; Watts, 
Post). .' 

; Over $39,900 for six previews at 
the 46th. St, last week: 

Race of a Hero, O’Neill (D) 
($6.90-$7.:5b; 1.076; $45,052) (Jack 
Lemmon, Albert Dekker. James 
Donald, George Grizzard), 

Loster Osterman presentalion of 
Robert L. Joseph's adaptation of 
Pierre BouIIe’s novel; opens to¬ 
morrow night (Thurs.), 


SCHEDULED B’WAV PREEMS 

Fac« of a Hero, O'Neill (10*20-60). 

4*th Cousin, Ambassador <10-25-60); 
Invitation. March, Music Box (10-29-60), 
Rape of Belt, Beck <11-2-60). 

Unsink.able Molly, Wint: Card. (113-601. 
Period of. Adiustment, Hayes (11-10-60). 
Under Yum Yum Tree; Miller’s (11-16-60). 
Advise and .Consent,..Cort (11-17-60). ' 
All Way Home, Belasco <11-30-60). 

■ Little Moon, Longacre (12-1-60). . 
Camelot, Majestic (12-3-60).. 

Send : No 'Flowers, Atkinson (12-3-60).. 
Critic's Choice, Batrymore (12-14-60). 
Wildcat, Alvin (12-15,60). 

Do Re Mi, St . James (12-26-60). 
Conquering Hero, ANTA (1-5-61). 





Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


‘Camelot’ Delay Hits Party Dates 


; Continued from page 57 ; 


ground $260,000 had been sold of : 
“Laurette,” which had been sched¬ 
uled for an Oct. 27 opening at the 
Martin Beck Theatre, N, Y. Many 
of those benefits, had been sold 
on the strength of Miss Holliday's 
appearance and although the bene¬ 
fits are being shifted to other pro¬ 
ductions. the siie of the ticket orr 
ders.has been reduced. 

Incidentally, the confusion at¬ 
tendant to the ‘‘Camelot” post¬ 
ponement also spread to the N. Y. 
Tidies, which included in some is¬ 
sues of its magazine section last 
Sunday (16) a scratched-out New 
York opening date in * a picture 
spread on the show: Other issues 
carried the origin al ly-sch eduled 
Nov! 19 preem date. 

Moss Hart’s Illness 

. Toronto, Oct. 18.. 

“Camelot,” currently in the final 
frame of a three-week tryout run 
at the O’Keefe Centre here, suf¬ 
fered another blow last Friday 
when director Moss. Hart was 
stricken with a heart attack in his 
hotel room. Hart, w ho’ll be 56 next 
Monday, <24), Was immediately 
taken to Wellesley Hospital here. 
Where his condition was described 
as satisfactory. It’s expected that 
the director-plajwright-author will 
be hospitalized for several weeks’ 
rest and therefore will probably 
be unable to do .any further di¬ 
rectorial work bn the show prior 
to its scheduled Main Stem preem. 

The staging has been taken ever 
by Alan Jay Lerner, author of the 
book and lyrics for the musical. 
Lerner had previously been laid up 
at Wellesley with bleeding ulcers. 
He had been under treatment in 
the Wpllesley Hospital during the 
first >v '•ek of the show’s run here, 
but was discharged last Saturday 
.Il5h Lerner began directing the 
show yesterday <Mon.V Hart's coro¬ 
nary attack is figured to have been 
brought on bv overwork and the 
shock of his father’s death Oct: 5: 
in Miami. 

The hospitalization of Lerner 


and the necessity of cutting the 
show prompted postponement of 
the New York opening to Dec. 3. 
The final curtai which came 
down at 12:20 opening nite, now 
falls at 11:45 and thie management 
intends cutting about 30 minutes 
more. The production exits To¬ 
ronto next Saturday (22) for Bos¬ 
ton, where it’s scheduled for Oct, 
27-Noy. 26 at the Shubert Theatre. 

Hart, incidentally, was recently 
quoted ;as. having stated “Camelot” 
was the most difficult show he had 
ever been associated with and that 
he. would never dp another musi¬ 
cal. He. may have spoken, impul¬ 
sively, not thinking that his Words 
would be given such prominence. 
However, that was before his heart 
attack, so it remains to be seen 
whether his. statement was pro¬ 
phetic*' Among the musicals he 
previously staged, wais “My Fair- 
Lady,” the . current Lerner arid 
Loewe hit, based on G. B. Shaw’s 
“Pygmalion.” ' 

Hugh Walker, director of the 
O’Keefe, became the ' third in- 
dividual connected with “Camelot” 
to be hospitalized since the musical 
began its tryout riin here last Oct. 
i. He w as taken to General Hospi¬ 
tal yesterday (Mon:) for surgery 
for an ulcer attack. He is expected 
to be laid up for about a month. 


Vienna Fast 

Continued;'from paiee 2 
ize the opera and the Beethoven 
concerts. Austrians argued to no 
takers , among the. Yanks that the 
| State Dept/s own declared purpose 
, of reaching Iron Curtain audiences 
| would be served In that Vienna 
attracts , many Satellite residents 
who would be exposed to American 
plays,. 

It now appears that the Hajes 
repertory company will come to 
Vienna in April, Well ahead of the 
festival, to the disappointment of 
Austrian tourism officials. 


'ASilETY 


Lawrence Langner Gets 
Award of Conn. Bar Assn. 

Hartford. Oct. 18. 

The 1960 Distinguished Public 
Service Award of the Connecticut 
State Bar Assn* will be presented 
tonight (Tues.) to Lawrence Lang¬ 
ner, founder and first president of 
the American Shakespeare Festi¬ 
val. Theatre & Academy and a co- 
founder and -director of the 
: Theatre Guild, 

The. State Bar . Assn, award is 
made annually to a . Connecticut 
citizen who has gained recognition 
for achievement or service ini ahy 
field , of endeavor, bf. benefit to the 
state or world at large. ..Langner, 
a playwright; author and producer, 
as well as a patent attorney; is a 
resident of Wilton, Conn. 

The presentation will be made at 
a meeting at the. Statler Hilton 
Hotel here. 

Opera Review 

HoseiikavaUer 

(N.'y. City opera) 

“Der Rosenkaval.iCr” scaled 
down to the. N. Y. City Center 
stage is a warm and intimate pres¬ 
entation that accents the melodic 
content of the Richard Strauss 
work. The production was excel¬ 
lent in most respects with the ex¬ 
ception of the scenery, pretty 
chewed up. 

There was high bounce in James 
Pease as Baron Ochs. He fumed, 
strutted and postured for a. broad 
and swingy interpretation of the 
licentious nobleman. Judith Ras¬ 
kin as Sophie was vocally small 
alongside though there was sweet¬ 
ness, in her. voice and interpreta¬ 
tion. Octavian role w'as sung, with 
much strength by Frances Bible, 
while Anne; McKpight. made a 
.charming Marschallin. 

In minor parts, Patricia Brooks 
sang the role of the duenna well, 
with Luigi Vellucci and. Regina 
Sarfaty giving further strength to 
the effort in minor roles. 

Managing, director Julius Rudel 
was in .firm control in the pit, and 
. the. staging by Ralph Herbert w ; as 
pro, with the drawbacks already 
remarked. Jose. 


LEGITIMATE 


Old Man Strauss’ ’Daphne Heard 

Out From Under Dictators’ Patronge, His 1938 
Opera Is Mounted by Tom Scherman 


By ROBERT J. LANDRY 

Of several musical organizations 
in Manhattan whose stock-in-trade 
is mounting obscure, neglected or 
unknown operas, the Little Orches¬ 
tra Society is, at age 14. the oldest. 
The bravery of its endeavors has 
frequently occasioned tribute, 
though the artistic hazards are ap¬ 
parent as again demonstrated with 
“Daphne,” written by Richard 
Strauss, then 7 , in 1938. Never 
before heard in America, never 
recorded, the work is a staggering 
undertaking for a relatively modest 
enterprise. 

. Many deem Btrauss second after 
Puccini as! a composer of opera in 
this eentury. He poured melody 
out Into old age, though musical 
sophisticates invariably recognized 
many strains as throw-backs to his 
youthful creative phase. This 
criticism has been, in a sense, com¬ 
plimentary, implying judgment of 
Strauss by his own high'standards. 
To what extent his reputation was 
flawer in the last years by Hit¬ 
ler’s favor, which made Jewish 
Stefan Zweiz unavailable to him as 
librettist, need only be put here as 
a question. 

A long 185 minutes) one-acter 
“Daphne” tells one of those 
labored legends which serve as 
story-line for so many Jyric dramas. 
It’s readily conceivable that the 
concert version, with the static sit¬ 
uations and mythology about 
Apollo telescoped, must be greatly 
preferable. Despite Strauss’ fame, 
this score has mostly been pro¬ 
duced only under dictator auspices 
in Germany, Italy and Argentina. 

A first impression of the Oct. 10 
rendering by Maestro Thomas 
Scherman is the complexity, not to 
say complications, of the score. On 
the tiny Town Hall stage the extra 
musicians created a veritable traf¬ 
fic jam. The movement of the 
singers in the foreground was awk¬ 
ward. 


With so many musicians, and so 
much volume, some of^the music 
Was over-produced. One can only 
Conjure the problems of rehearsal 
and preparation, the performance 
being given with a single Brooklyn 
break-in. 

Gloria Davy, the handsome 
Negro soprano who made the Met 
three years ago in “Aida.” carried 
the larynx-breaking title role. 
Without a stopwatch audit, it seemi 
likely that her solo singing amounts 
to 25 minutes. On the positive 
side, it was a performance of con¬ 
siderable resourcefulness, poise 
and earned acclaim. 

Add that it was a distinctly 
unique opportunity for one of her 
race, though musical barriers 
along color lines have been crum¬ 
bling for the last 10 years. Her 
initial nervousness was profession¬ 
ally disciplined. Whatever forc¬ 
ing occurred during the Germanic 
(almost Wagnerian) demands 
seemed a matter of Strauss and 
the singer not always being made 
for each other. 

. As her lover, Jon Crain, of the 
N. Y. City Opera was sadly mis¬ 
cast. He was too short for a demi¬ 
god, too loud for a tenor and 
neither hero'nor disciplined mu¬ 
sician in some of his phrasing. 
The advantage was all with the 
other tenor, Robert Nagy of the 
Met, and let invidious comparison 
stand. 

Florence Kopleff was deep vel¬ 
vet in her contralto low notes, 
though the orchestra seemed al¬ 
ways too big. The basso of Law¬ 
rence Davison was also notable. 

The curious requirements of the 
final scene had the principals one 
by one leaving the platform, giv¬ 
ing the spotlight to Miss Davy 
alone. It threw too much atten¬ 
tion upon her unfortunate choice 
of gown which, perhaps, her best 
friends will now tell her never 
again to wear in public. 









LEGITIMATE 


PfifHETT 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


CASTING NEWS 


Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway, .off-Broad- 
may. and touring shows, as well as ballet, films, industrial and ieti 
vision shows. All information has been * obtained, directly by the 
Variety Casting Depart incut by telephone calls, and has been re- 
checked as of noon yesterday (Tlies.); 

The araihible roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬ 
tions v> ti-e fist will be made only when information is secured from 
responsible pa r ties. The intention is to service performers.-with leads 
prnrlded .by the man gements of the shows involved rather than to 
run a wVa go tse mafathoh. This information is published ithout 
eh ir^c. !-. 

lit addition to the available parts listed, the tabulation includes, pro-' 
ductiors aunnvvced for later this season, but, for which, the.vi nage- 
vic’ibt, as yet, aren't holding open casting calls. Parenthetical design'd-. 
tHV’.s- are as fallows: <(T' Comedy , (Dr Drama, ( MC ) Musical Comedy, 
(.170 1 Musical Drama, <R> Revue, (Rep) Repertory,. (DR) Dramatic 
Readmy. j 


Legit 


BROADWAY 

“All The Best People" (C; Pro¬ 
ducers, Joei Speetor &z Buff Cobb 
(147 W. 57th St.. N-Y.;;:PL 7-2691'. 
Available parts: naive /femme, 21c 
male. 30-35; middleaged femmej 
evecutive male. 50-60: callous male). 
30-35. Mail photos and resumed 
c o above address. 

“A Season in Hell" ^D'. Produc¬ 
er, Daniel Hineck 132 W. 72d St., 
N. Y.; TR 7-9792). Pitrt available 
for dynamic boy. 17-19. Mail pho¬ 
tos and resumes, c p producer, 
above address. Readings will be 
by appointment only. 

“Assignment In Judea” 'Di. Pro¬ 
ducer. Eddie Dowling te'o Lambs 
Club. 128 VV. 44th St., N. Y,: JC 
2-1515*: as>ociate producer, Eric 
W. Gates. Available parts: woman. 
30's; aill. 17-18. attractive: man. 
40-50;' man 25-30. All are fea-, 
tured roles. Apply thpugh agents 
only, c o above address. 

"Camivai” i formerly "Carrot 
Top" 1 'MC Producer David 
Merrick >246 W. 44th' St.. 
N Y.; LO 3-7520-. Available 
parts; title role, girl singer-dancer, 
18-22; male lead. 25-38; men.. 30-30,. 
handsome, jaunty, singer-dancer: 
man. 40-30. Character comedian, 
sing and dance: girl. 20-30. attrac¬ 
tive cominedienne.. must sing- 
puppeteers to perform full act; 
illusionist; three-man. aerobatic 
team, also act; jugglers, must 
handle Indian clubs: and spin 
p iates; male concertina player. 
M:ul photos and resumes, c o 
Michael Shurtteff, above address. 

“Come Spring” <C>. : . Producers, 
Charles Bowden & H. Rldgeley 
Buliock Jr. »137 W. 48th St.. N. Y.; 
CO 5-2630). Available, parts: two 
boy-. 12-13. one Negro and one 
while; white girl. 16;i white girl. 
23; two character men, 40*s. one 
Negro and one white; Negro 
character woman. 7D’s, grand¬ 
mother. Mad photos and re¬ 
sumes. c o above’address 

“Donnybrook” <MC J Producer, 
F; ed Hebert -130 W. 57th St.. N.Y.: 
JU 6-1962 . Parts available for 
several mate and femme character 
:nger-. All roles are j Irish. Mail 
photos anti resumes. c ib above ad¬ 
dress. j; 

Drama ‘untitled, formerly “Gen¬ 
eral Seegar!*'. Producer.- Shirley 
Avers. Charles Bowden.& H. Ridge- 
ley Bullock Jr. <137 IV. 43th St., 
N. Y : CO 5-2630*. Available parts: 
male lead. 43-55; woman. 50: girl, 
30. and 10 reporters. Mail photos 
and resumes, above address. 

“Gypsy” (MO. Producer, David 
Merrick <246 W. 44th St.. NY/; 


Hotel Salisbury 

jj; InKurllrnt Hotel 
h in Hid-Hanhatian 

Iji M « -lUliK UIY 

. 

t i l{»*-i*!en« e of the, 'Mars: 

ih * , ' ,,ji 

tip \ \ sa-igr* Looms 

Yd wmx •!> y\ ii>ets 
J I! >«*rv in.: ^I’ar.jt; if- 

j* \li IV 

11 I >.li: l.it— If 

!| -!>(«» !<•: >1 -Yi.for tun : 

j; Pas !->r from Vl2d 

i I{f-nlft:< e iate-, /quoted j 
!? 123 West 57th Streei, r 

\ New York 19, N. Y.» Circle $-1300 : 
I or, coll yoor loco! 

| Ask Mr Foster travel 

I Service Coui- to- Coos*' ( 


LO 3-7520 Part available for boy 
singer-dancer, 7-11, under 54 inches 
tall; girl to-sing; dance and play 
trumpet. Accepting ■! photos and 
; resumes, c o Michael Sjiurtleffy 
above address. 

“La Plume de Ma Tanie" (MC! 

; Producer, David Merrick (246 W. 
:44th stb N Y.; LO 3-7520»: Part: 
j available for dancer-comedienne, 
j must do point work: Send photos 
•and resumes, c/o Michael- Shurt- 
leff, above address. 

“Love A La. Carte” (MC 1 ., Prp- 
’ ducers; Arthur Kiel , associa¬ 
tion with Conrad Thibaul (St. 
Janies Theatre. Bldg.. 246 W. 44th 
St.. N. Y.; LO 5-6376-. Available 
‘parts: girl. 22; leading man,: 30; 
second leading man, .30: character 
comedienne, 30. Accepting photos 
and resumes, above address. 

• “Nine Millionth Star” (D>. Pro¬ 
ducers. Michael Charriee Sc. Gco'f- 

i frey F. Rudaw (340 E. 66th St;, 
j N. Y,; RE 4-1478 ; Available parts: 

,J two men. 35^40. lanky souther ;. 
three men. 25-3o. husky, two wbm- 
1 en. 20-30., attractive-: girl, 14: -boy'.'' 
1 15: boy, 16.. NIail photos and 
j resumes, c o above , address. 

“Once There Was A Russian” 
{■C-. Producers. Leonard Key, 

I Morton Segal & Kenneth Schwartz., 
in association with Mel Howard- 
|-120 E. 56th St., N. Y.; PL 2-4190).' 

. Accepting photos and resumes of 
i character nien arid women, through 
. agents only, c o above address, 

( “Queen and the Rebels” <D‘. 
Producers, Marilyn Shapiro. Michel. 
Bouche, Mark Shoenbcrg 1 65 
j C.P.W.; N.Y.; TR 3-1480' -Aviril- 
! able parts: European general. 50- 
; 60; his swinish, aide, man, 20’s, op¬ 
portunist. foppish manner. Mail, 
i photos and resumes, 'o above ad- 
; dres-. 

! “Rhinoceros” (DU. Producer. Leo 
Kerz (140 £. 79th St . N.Y.; BU 8- 
2664-. Available parts: sexy, buxom 
Young woman 25,- character .man. • 
,45. Accepting photos and resumes, 
c d above address.' 

“Shifting Heart” !D>. Producers. 
Charles- Bouden Sc If. Ridgelev 
Bullock Jr. >137: \V. 48th St.'.' CO. 
5-2630'. Available parts: leading 
inan. 55; woman, 50; girl, 32; boy, 
•21. all Italian ty leading man, 
35; two. character ion,..40: ch 
actor woman, 40, all Australian 
characters. Accepting photos and 
resumes, above, address: 

“Sound of Music” QID); Produc- 
.ers, Richard Rodgers & Oscar 
Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison 
A\e.. N. Y. ; casting director. Eddie 
Blum. Auditions for possibte future 
replacements for girls. 7-16, and: 
boys, 11-14 all. with trained voices, 
character-;. Mail photos and 
resumes to above address. 

“Thracian Horses” (D>. Pro¬ 
ducers. Chandler Warren & Wil¬ 
liam S. Boa! il25 Riverside Drive, 
N.Y.; TR 3-867D. Available part: 
i man. 3U*s, viril. Mail photos . and 
’ resumes c-'o above address. 

“13 Daughters” (MC>. Producer, 

; -Jack Hi Silverman ‘152 W.. 42d St... 
i N. Y.; OX 5-3783’. Availabie pa its; 

: girls. 17-3Q, Hawaiian types; nien 
of various ages, mainly 20 ’s- 30 N. 
Hawaiian and English, types. No 
casting until leads are set, but.now 
accepting, photos and resumes 
through agents only, c o Carl .Si 
yer. above adclre-s. 

“The Count of Ten’' (MC>. Pror 

• ducer. Bsuby Berkeley (c. o Bob- 
row, Handnian & Katz. 666 oth 
Ave.. N. Y.; JU 6-1144>. Available 
parts: man. 25, tall, good-looking: 
woman, 22-28. sophisticated, at¬ 
tractive: intense man, 30; femnie 
blues singer. 26; suave man. 38; 
likable character man. 40-55; 

. flashy man. 45; gold-digging 
- femme, 35; operatic woman, 50; 
i Irish man, 43; portly, humorous 
! man, 43; gossipy woman, 38;: 
[character man, 60; small char- 
| acter man, absent-minded, intense; 

| sports writers; character man, 
drunk; two patrolmen; bartender; 


stage doorman; messenger boy; 
city policemen; bum;, cab driver; 
fight fans; pedestrians; tlitigs. Mail 
photos iarid . rejsumes to Busby 
Berkeley, c o above address. ' 

“Whole Darn Shooting Match” 
.'fCb Producer, Anthonv Patella 
(230.. W; 54th’ S.t:, N. X; Ci 6r8538). 
Available parts; lari,;• 26. hand¬ 
some, enthusiastic. Ivy Leaguer; 
girl, 21; striking brunette, quick, 
alert; girl; 25. sharp featurcs. shrcw-. 
ish; man,.66.' New.England philoso¬ 
pher. type; h y. 19,. obnoxious. 
:Siriark aleck,' Mail photos and- 
: resunies.-c above address;,- pref- 
' erably througr agents. 

OFF-BROADS’AY 

, “Behind the Wall” <D‘, Producer. 
[Amnori Kabalclinik, in association j 
‘with Robert Jurdah «c o Jail Hus: 
Theatre; 351 E. 74th St.. N. A'.; LE : ' 
5-6310•.• Available arts:- four boys, 
8-15. and : a girl, 15. replace-, 
me Phone.Bob Steve:i.> m.above , 
number for appointmerit. -or mail 
photos arid; resumes, aboVe address 

’.“Captain! Jihks of Horse 

j Marines’* . /C 1 . Producer, Scotti 
[ D’A'rcy 1112 W., 72d: St.. N.Y.. EN 
! 2-4800)! A variable parts; plump, 

; bubbly cliai aefer. .woman; slender, 

' sweet; character man, Italian a.c- 
' cent;- elderly matron type; three, 
very - bad ballerinas; several. b)t$ 
and -teas. Mail. photos, .and resir- 
1 iiie's. e o aboye'_address; Script 

-ailable at Samuel French Inc. 
*25 W. 45th St., N. Y.). 

“Christopher Columbus” <MC\>. 

: Producer, Federated Productions 
;i H57 W, 57lh St..- N, Y. 1 -. Parts 
available for- several male and one 
Ifemine. character actors 'With mu-1 
sical and dance, backgrounds.. Mail 
photos aiid.-resumes, c o above ad¬ 
dress. 

“Leave It To Jane” >MC’ Pro^ 
ducei'S: Joseph ..Berhu & Peter 

• Ka.lz u* b -Sheridan Square The; 

I t re; Seventh Ave. &. Fourth St., 
i.N.Y.; CH .2-9609). Auditions for 
j riiale.and femnie singers as 'replace-, 
i Ments, every Thursday at 6 p.m.. 
above address. 

“Paths of Glory” (D), Producer, 
Equitv Libralw. theatre (226 
; 47tli St.; X.Y.; PL"7-i7Iff'• All parts 
! av ailable. Auditions toda> i Wed.i. 

; at 5-10 p m'„. at ELT Rehearsal Hall 
j' 133 ‘. Secbri'd Av'.e., N. Y.' ,Som 
! liori-Equity parts ais .. available. 
•.Scrim, available at readings, 
i “Sleep, cf Prisoners” iD). Pro¬ 
ducers. .Michael Ross & Manheim 
Fox (510 Madison- Ave,. N.Y> 
EL 5-5633'! Available parts: .man, 
20-25. slight, . witty; ni'an, 20-25. 
fall., lintscu.larr man. 30'k; q feet. 10 
inches tali.: stocky, .kindly; man. 
50’s wise, affectionate. Mail photos 
arid resumes, above address. 

“Squaring The Circle” (Ch Pro¬ 
ducers, . Cecil Reddick, Dick Men- 
! delsohn & Harvev L! Bilker <c o 
! Reddick, 3435 Giles Pi.. N.Y.\ 

: director, Reddick. Available parts: 

• Ingenue, cute; .-babyish:' ingenue, 
w rm. feminine;, three..'men, .-20‘s', 
o it 'Over' six 1 eet ■ t all. at li leti c; b.ne 
.character, man: a few . ale and 

. feni ic vvalk-oris; Mail photos arid, 
resurnes, ! c 'o'. above; address. 

‘•Tattooed Countess” >MC' Pro¬ 
ducer- Richard Barr .}(■' o Cricket. 
Theatre. .162 Second Ave... N. Y\, 
-QR 4-3960'.. Avariajbic parts: So-’ 
prario,. 35-40, attractive leading 
lady; baritone,. 18-22,. strong, seri- 
sitive.;, bariton; 50, deboriair Mail 
photos arid resumes, c a above ad-: 
dfes.. 

“To pamascus” (D v . Producers. 
..Angela- Andersoii. ’ association 
with Marta Byer !{c o Byer, 4,150 
I93d St.: Flushing,. T .Y.; FL 7-. 
.7209 .....Available parts*: ..character 
man. 45-50: woman, 25-35; altrac- 
ti\e. .ci;ioiis; character, man, 40-50; 
.ctliieated. Bowery’ brim, cynic: rnan, 
50-60. looks younger! polite, Strong 
features: woman. 4q-50, thin, 
nervous, tired; nian, .75, dignified' 
Austrian; woman, 50-60, short., 
dignified, intelligent; various 
extras. Mail piiqtos- and resumes, 
ali ye address: 

... “■ . Grows in Brooklyn” <Mp\ 
Producer, Dick Ybrk (c o H, L. 
Stone; . 521 Fifth Ave., N.Y.; MU 
2-7836, suite -1918r, Available parts: 
soprano, 2,1; . dpVbterf y\ ife: char¬ 
acter -man. 50;,girl.:>12, Mail photos 
and resumes, above address. 

STOCK 
Ft. WORTH 

Casa Maiiana Theatre. Producer, 
‘.Michael Polfock (c/o Casa. Mariana 
.Theatre, Fort Worth). Several 
[parts availableVfor scheduled pres^ 

• eritations of M'Misfer Roberts/’ 
j “Two for the-ASeasaw”i and “The 
j Women.” Mali mrotos and resumes, 

. cfo above address; 

OCT OF TOWN 

“Medi Rare” (Ri. Producer, 
Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N. Y.; 


SU 7-1914). Mail photos and 
resumes of character cbriiedians 
and Comics for future replace¬ 
ments, c/o above address; 

TOURING 

“Fiorello” (MC». Producers, 

; Knill & Tahse (I860 Broadway, 

. N... Y.; JU 2-7650). Part, available 
for middleaged character, man, 
lust sing. Mail photos... arid. 
\ fesuriies, Room 1108; abov ad- 
; dress. . . 

I “Get On Board” fRu Producer, 
^.Mannhig Giirian (157 W. 57tli St., 
Y.; CI 5-8221'. Parts, available 
for. several male and femnie Negro 
variety performers. Mail photos 
and resumes, above address. 

“Sound 'of Music” (MD 1 . Pro¬ 
ducers. Rogers. & Hammerstein, 
j Leiand Hayward &* Richard Ilalli- 
; day ‘488 Madison. Ave.,. N.Y.), .. All: 
1 arts av ilable. Mail .photos.and 

‘sunies, c. o Edw ard Blum, above 
address... Seri published by 
,'Randpin. House, variable at bobk- 
/ stories; 

‘'World of Suzie Wong” (D'>. Pro¬ 
ducer; David Merrick 1 246 IV. 44lh 
[ St ;.N. Yj; casting director. Michael 
Shurtleff. Accepting photos and 
! resumes of oriental -actors and 
actresses under 30 c 'o casting di¬ 
rector at above address. 

SHOWS IN REHEARSAL 

BROADWAY 

“All the W'ay Home” (D). Produc¬ 
er, Fred. Coe (234 W. 44th \Sti 
N r Y ; OX 5-9262!; 

“Do Re Mi” (MC), Producer, 

; David Merrick (246 W 44th St„ 

! N.Y,: LO 3-7520) : 

“Little Moon pf Alban” f D). 

| Producer. Mildred Freed Alberg 
Hc o Miiberg Productions. 200 W. 

: 57th SI... N.Y.: JU. 2-8151». 

“Love and Libel" (D>. Producer, 
Theatre Guild & Don Herbert <27 
W. 53d St.. N.Y.:; CO 5-6170'. ' 

“Send Me No Flowers.” (CL Pro¬ 
ducer. Courtney Bufr . '.o8 W. 57tli 
St.:..N! Y.; CI 5-9151’. y : :. r '- 

The Conquering Hero’? i MC *, 
Producer. Robert Whitehead (165 
W. 46th St!,. N. Y:; PL 7-5100 

“Under the Yum Yum Tree” (C). 
Producer. Frederick Brisson (745 
Fifth: Aye.. N.Y.: PL 1-1290 ', y. 

“Wildcat” (MC •, P r. o d it c e r s, 
Michael Kidd: & N. Richard Nash 
'.<1501 Broadway, N.Y.; CH 4-6852'., 
OFF-BROADWAY 

“Mari and Superman” f.D) Pipy 
ducer; Gate- Repertory Co. <c-o 
Gate Theatre^ 1.62 Second Ave.i 
N. Y.: OR 4-8796'. 

“Mousetrap” (D). Producer, Rob¬ 
ert D, Feldstern (325 W. 45th St.. 
N, Y.: CI 5-06481. 

^She Stoops to Conquer” (C>. 
Producer. Phoenix Theatre . (189 ; 
Second Ave., N.Y:; OR 4-71.60).. 

TOURING 

“JB” (bus and truck 1 . Producer, 
Alfred de Liagre (55 W. 42d St;, 
N. Y.; PE 6-6678>. 


European and the other American. 
Mail photos and. resumes, c/o Toriy. 
Anthony (420 E. 64th St., N; Y. 
Apt! 3A West). 

“Stairway Home” featurettek 
Producer, Creative Mart Film* 
(507 Fifth .Ave., N. Y.; OX 7-5395). 
Parts available for attractive boy 
• and giri, mid-2.0’s. Mail photos and 
resumes, /o above address. 


Opera. 


“Baftleby.’’. Producer, Richard;; 
Barr.. <c 6 Cricket Theatre. : .162 
•Second Aye., N.Y.; OR 4-3960'. 
Avaiiable . parts: baritone. 30*s,. 
.w. a rni, liriderstaridi. \ character 
baritone. '35-40: character tenor./ 
Ait must have trained voices. Mail 
phbtbs.and. resumes, above address. 


Show Out of Town 


Period of Ail}uslnient 

. WilmingtbrivOet. 13., 
C’her>l Cra«Tord presentation' of three- 
■art comedy bv Te-iinessee Williams'. .Staged 
by .George. Roy. Hill; setting and lighting. 
Jo Mieiziner: costumes. Patricia Zipprodt. 
Stars Jamies Daly. Barbara Baxley, Rob¬ 
ert Webber:- features Rosemary, Murphy. 
Nancy R. Pollork. l.ester Mack: Opene 
Oiet. 12. ’60: at the Playhouse,. Wilmington. 

Ralph Bates ' *.____ ' James Paly 

Isabel Haverstic.k Barbara Baxley 

George .ltaverstick Robert .Webber 


Susie ' 

Gady Caroler. . 

Mrs. McGiUijuddv 
.Mr. McGillicuddy , .. 

I’olice "Offioer . 

Dorothea Bates. .,. 


Helen Martin 
Esther .Benson... 
Nancy R. Pollock 
■;. .• Lester .Mack. 

. Charles McDaniel 
■ Rosemary Murphy 


Television 


! “Camera Three*’ (cducationalr 
. dramatic series>, Producer, CBS 
'524 W; 57th St., N, Y.:. JU 6-6000);- 
casti . director, Paula Hindi! v 
Accepting photos and resumes of 
general male and female drairiatic 
talent, c b above address. No dupli¬ 
cates.. 

. King Variety Shows. Producer, 
George King <117 W. 46th St., N.Y,; 
CI 7-1744, Room 202". Acccptin 
photos and resumes of male, arid 
femme musical variety performers.’ 
daily except Sunday, 3-9 p.m., 

above address. 

“Lamp Unto My Feet”, (religi-. 
oiis-draniatic ..series). Producer, 
CBS (524 W., 57th St,. N. Y.; JU 
6-6000casting, director, Paula 
Hindi! , Accepting photos arid, rc 
j sumes of general male, arid female 
t dramatic talent, c/o above address. 
No duplicates. 

“Naked City” (dramatic series). 
Producer. Herbert B. Leonard 
iScfeeri Gems. 711 Fifth: Ave., 
N. Y;; PL 1-4432': Accepting pho¬ 
tos. and resumes of general male 
and female dramatic talent by mail 
only, c-'b above address. Appoint- 
. ments will be made, for interviews, 


Comedy is a newy venture for 
Tennessee Wiiliarns. but he makes 
tlie transition from serious drama 
with apparent, eavse. Word, of mouth 
•' slvpuld help guide it. to success on 
•Broadway. 

While there are Serious aspects 
16 . the: plot,, it is tlie laugli-paeked 
sifuatioris and witty dialog which 
the : audience.vThe playwright 
is ...still , : ; cpricerried with human 
foibles and . frustfations; blit frorn 
. a different angle 1 than in liis! pre- 
- vibus plays! There 1 is a new warmth 
in liis approach, . 

The play : . foriceros tw couples, 
trying to inake a success of niar- 
fiage. Newlyweds; who got off to;.. ' 
disastrous start appear Chfistiriris ; 
.Eve at/ the home of tlie gioom’s 
buddy Memphis. The ' . jittery 
brideri. -se who :met her spouse 
iii a hospital,, can’t adjust herself 
| to . his moods/ Thri groom has his 
| owii prbblei as does the- host 
Iwiiose wife has just, left him. Trier 
is,, of course, a happy eridirig. 

The three stafs carry the burden! . 
of the show, the others appearing, 
j only in' the final stanza;. Barbara 
| Baxley: Is ari appealing bride. She 
I explains tier predicameiit at! length 
|iri a /sugary Texas accent. Avirining 
j syiripathy from the start; Janie* 
j Dalv - effective as the hubby 
wli. se- wife'Went home to riibther. 
His scenes with Miss . Baxley ar 
especially good. 

Robert \Vebher turns in. a cbn- 
-vuicirig performance ak the -seem-. 

ly.ieluetarit grooin. Others wli 
| appear to advantage are Roseiriary 
j 'Murphy-' -as the, wife . who filially 
j returns' :tp home, and-hubby,. Nancy 
j R: Pollock as. an. exasperated 
/riiotber and Lester .Mack as a. 
j.pp.mpbus fatlier/ ' 

|. jp, Mieiziner’s/setting and light¬ 
ing are outstandi and George 
Roy JliH has. done ."a fine staging 
job. " K-lcp. 


Films 


“OSCAR 

HAMMERSTEIN II: 
IN MEMORIAM’’ 

: A- Service in Spay and Story 
to celebrate the irituat 
and idcial significance of.. 

Oscar- Hammerstein. Il's life find work 

SUNDAY—11 AM. 

SPEAKER: 

PONALP S. HARRIHGtON 

COMMUNITY CHURCH 

4d EAST 35th STREET 
YOU A*E INVITED 


“Bermuda Adventure” (featur I 
. etle<. Producer, Creative Hart 
<507 Fifth Ave., N. Y.; OX 7-5895).! 
Parts available for an, attractive j 
boy and girl, iriid-20’s. Mail photos - 
arid resurnes, c/p above address, . 

"Pity Me Not” (D), Producer, 
Gavle-Swimmer-Anthoriy Produc¬ 
tions (333 W. 86th St.. N. Y,; 
TR 3 t 8800). Earts available for i 
I two beautiful girls, 17-20, one I 


FOR S A L E 

600 Seat Theatre i—Turntable Stage ~ 
Scene Shop Restaurant, Bar Equipt. 
—. Private Lake, Private. Road — 
Housing Accornmodatipns -- Full Staff 
aiid Resident Company >— 3S beauty 
ful acres . -I—' Development . Potential 
Great. Approx. SO miles from New 
York City. For . .information 

Box 1271, VARIETY, . 

154 W. 46th St , New York 36, N. Y. 


Wednesday, October 19,, 1960. 


PStemff 


LITERATI 


61 


1 SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK 

♦♦♦ >> ♦♦♦»♦»♦♦ By Frank Sttally 

Hollywood, Qct.lS, 

. Though neither Pi'esidential candidate will : ever get around in . the 
fcubjeet, lots .can be said against .publishers., And lots ni re can be said 
against aiith . for the-si rii.pl e reason that there are lots more authors 
..tii ublis.hers: 

But now and then.apublisherturns iris back oh the front ■.'office and 
v says, “To. hell -with you. I'm .going tp save. my soul. I’m going to publish/ 
this: book:’’ As an .afterthought he adds/ ‘"Besides, capital losses arc ! 
nori-taxable.” 

Because publishing-,-' like the picture biz, is .basically the. manufacture, 
distribution, and sale of a product it is oftenlikenedto/the'. Detroit";line i 
of rolling stock. Actually, because in bqoks and. pix tlie. product us a | 
little different each time out. they cari’t be. made or sold like automo¬ 
biles. Besides.vho ever heard a cai maker "This won't sell but it 
lobksi pretty and will do our. souls good?” 

Oh the other hand.: almost every publisher has ’done ,tliis: at least once 
In his career, just as .practically all of/them. have done a little vanity ! 
ublishing on the. side. : ; ’. 

Therewas a publisher oh. the w est coast,, which is notorious for vanity j 
publishing. Who decided, to buck that tic! nd do: things on a royalty | 
basis, He got Upton Sinclair,. jim. Tullg. Jack.Woodford...Hubert Hughes.. : ( 
llaroid. Sherman. myself and o few. others to give him a hook oh ,1 his 
basis. He., stumbled; failed, merged, and got to his feet. again with a 
ubhsher named. Earl Warren. .They turned, o'ut'beautiful bpbks., That 
is, physically, They were, practically hand-rnade: 

I had cqrii.e.' put: all-- righf.with one: book under, hk old regime and was' 
asked if I had another item for the new. setup; The only book I had. 
and that had been turned downby. two Eastern publishers A\ho had 


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Crowell’s Macmillan 

... Crowell-Collier and Macmillan 

made, plenty out of , mv, efforts, was a. deloused version of nursery directors have, approved a plan for 
rhymes called Blessed Mother rGopse. I thought if had a. market as ! a the former to acquire full interest 
Si item. for pai'onts who were ..fed hp. with the more gruesome and in the. latter. Crowell-Collier al- 
lethal versions of nursery rhymes; readv holds 174.000 shares. 

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: For a dollar?. Nonsense! Nothing less than ..$7.50:, The;. finest paper. h bv eXehaneihe 1 6 shares of 
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“The. Sawbwa and His Secretary” 
as bases for two feature-length 
films to be made in Formosa. Lee 
is the author of “Flower Drum 
Song” giid other stories of Chi- 
neseMmerican life. 

Charles Siegferlh lias plans to 
do a book about Henry Millers 
Mari Friday, Emil White, how a 
successful (though colorblind) 
primitive painter; Tentative title 
of the book is ‘The Sancho Panza 
of Henry Miller.” Miller and 
White landed at Big Sur (Cal.) in 
1943 when there wasn't one writer 
• Or painter around. They helped 
j make the area famous, and. it’s now: 
■ wling with people expressing 
j themselves. 

!■ First novel by filni and tv actor 
i Panic Knowles, “Even Steven,” 
j will be published by Vantage Press 
Oct. 17. Story is that of a success- 
i ful writer who. must account for 
| his worldly deeds when confronted 
j by the Day of Judgment. 

. John Dopovan*s “Eichmann — 
j Man of Slaughter,” Avon paper¬ 
back, will be reprinted, in France 
; by. Aurofe. It’s also being pub- 
'fished in Sweden, Noiway, Den-. 

; mark,,..Australia and the United 
.; Kingdom. 

j William J, Flynn, Michael J. 

. Q-Connor and Gertrude C. Moran, 
composing Flynn-O'Connor & Co., 

! doing business as Associated Cath¬ 
olic Publishers, .11 IV. 42d St., 

; N Y., discharged from bankruptcy.; 

! Stephen Gelman, managing edi¬ 
tor of Sport mag, engaged to Rita 
Golden of Fairfield, Conn.; mar¬ 
riage planned for i)ec. 11. 


Crowell-Collier coirirnon . for each 
share of Macmillan common. Ex- 


latched anywhere.” They brought in. Keye Luk'cO star of staee. screen. . 

’cdio. pictures arid commercial ar.t:to dp-the, illustrations. No':, uesti 
about if. hjs were beautiful. 

But the price? The publishers asked my -lady Alice, “W’mildn’t S ou 
clc ive yourself of nieat for a week to buy, a. book ljke this .for your 
children^” She told them. “I^.cprtSinlv. would .-not/”- I tried to arruo 
tha» : people wouldn't. rveii :paSr . $7.56 . for Scotch- ymqre” \ 

The book got: good notices. It riS’a's I •who : '-cot; : the' 'ha'd’=;rio.tices l ..Mot1v 
.crs wrote me in hundreds denianding wliat did l thick they .Were mr.de 

of. asking such a Price for a book of nursery rhymes? Ever’ time T operate under its own nanie ;• a 

took, tin's np with the publisher this paranoid wanted to junip the price Crowell-Collier subsid .with cur- 

fr ' $.7.50 to $151 : ' rent officers staying oh the job. 

lfow To Kill Interest W, D, Cp le *oul& conti 

Aetuaily he sold more. than. 13.000 copies before I could rescue ,the chairman, of 'both firnis^ 


Change would lake. place after a 
4 r o. stock dividend is paid Dec. 7 
to. Crowell-Collier stockholders on 
the books as of Nov; 14; and the 
regular quarterly 25c to Macmillan 
shareholders of record as of Nov: 4. 

Macmillan would continue to 


book from, him grid get. out. a cheaper'edition to satisfy .2.000 ate 
mothers. From then on his interest iii .the book died. If . like, wo- 
fahirig. his sacred -grandhirither to bring out a bripkvlike this for $2;. 

He's dead now. but I thiuk of him...ofteri-.-.-aud-r particularly yhon 
I see a book turned oiit in J|Ve fa.sh’on.: 

'‘Alexander King presents;Pe^ r AltehbCrg's Evocations of Love” Si- 
ihp arid; ; Schuster, N. Y 1 . I960; just: such a. book 


Plan is subject to approval of 
stockholders - of both firms; with 
meetings to be announced. 


Hearst’s Albany Buy 
Hearst Corp. lias bought .the 
Albany.: < : N;Y T ) . Knickerbocker 


' is bcaiBifully prinh« bowd at-.rt for. S6.50. Thnush not q.Vilr. N> us .-i iu . Iu ding all land, buildings, 
into the physical standard., of my old Blgssrd MoShrr Oonsr fr ->a(T ma( . hincry and . equipment; lor 
) f Essandess must have senouslv . debated wrhether. at S6.50 these frail $3 856000 

Phrases would ever m.-ee a w Hears,! 'will publish tiie paper 

d i ... S. .• a tit eombo «{th its Albany Times- 

,Pe er A ienberg. a rrit.c of shojw.byz, It Aieyander , Uniorti bu( , a5 , a , C p arale , paper. 

e'l 1 ^ s 'J Joth . co1 ^ m ?:. f r 0, li yionna„ S(dieerbfT:e...S^inttzlei%; Freud. " eij Gene R6bb . publisher^ of the Thnes- 
fel. . and gomg back ... bit: Mozart, Hpydn,.Schub ? rt. and Strauss are becbme , bhi( , £ 

names which are dropped to fortifv Altenbgrg,- but it s a frail talertt, of th „ Kniekerhnrker Mpwc Tho 
for all! the superlatives .King tries to build m.ouritain-high around, those ha^ a ’daHV riireulation of 

' U;Ce , . • 1 t 66.Q00. TiniesTUnioh has . 71,000 

K’ng. says that Altenberg rev. stooped to using, new’s, clippings for. • v n . . j iiq nhn <snnria^ ' 

, bi< fantasies, but the verv first piece that brought Alteriberg a buck : ‘ ‘ * 

was frrim such a source;. If concerned the disappearance ^.f. a is-vear-j - : „ 

old g>'rl Johanna Hiiburn. He wroti^hi.s piece oh the back of a bill of. j: T ... H ''des N.VItern 
fare, he said. / , ' : ’ •{. ..Iiymg ^ Hi|d«s, _ publisher^ o(_ . _ 

Arthur ,Schriitzlcf; : Hugo yon Hoffniansthal. Felix. Salten and -Her- JJ.^'ish-'dicUd.nary/lnd- prexy of the 
mann Bahr stepped ! into the coffeehouse arid Schnitzler . said. “What’; Advance Travel Service Agency 
are voii writine at 3. o’clock in the ahernoon?” Altenberg rianded ^ ' In ’ n?S bought- the .New York 


Sch itzler .the bill of fare. S^hritzler sent it to a ^ magazine and they ! ;^ e l e ^ ^ n ?.- sports newspaper 
paid for it. “Arid that’s hoXv it haripened thalt-at the age of .34 T ’ • ,E U ' ; r riegrly tvy.o years, by; 

mv first work in rirint.. So you can see ori fwbat .trifling ;acciderits a. H^y.AVwson-. 
whole career n.iay depend. Tf I had. in that coffeehouse, that afternoori. 
being adding up mv rriultitudirious debts instead of writing:up this heart- 
br aking local /chronicle, then Arthur Schnitzler and all ' 11 $ friends 
couldn’t have gotten me : published, and l, would never have become 
what I am today. 

-‘And what am I today, 

“A pauper!;’ 


... Wilson will continue as . execu- 
tive editor while doing his syn¬ 
dicated column, “Broadway, Alter. 
Hours.” which ..appears in more 
. than 40 papers, five days week: 

Hudes says . basic policies will 
j continue, but many new fields will 


Definition O f A Conservative; be ^covered. Item is currently dis- 

King says-that; riot only this. A’i.erinese bunch, who muddied up the lr ?buted via newsstands and hotels, 
Danube with their .coffee, grounds, bid people like . ThornMann ,ahd.; a . n r ® .“£ lV . e -/?*‘ greater, newsstand 
Bernard Shaw were. dgeohy irnr)resspd w‘ith .Al.tenberg' , S gifts. circulation .Will be made. 

’What yere some of.his nrofni.ind ohReryations? 

‘^Tv idea of a great actor is soniehodv wrio doesn’t sing, or talk- ’or 
ween on the stage, but someone who, utters exclamation marks without 
pp^vnirig his. mouth/' 


v ut Hoiisp For. Renose 
Borri in- Vierira in 18.62. eveerit. for nrie trip.'to Italy! Altenberg never 
pot out, of Austria till he .died.-which wris about .40 years ar»o'. When 
things got too. tough for 'him he went to a ./hospital for mental na'ients 
for a rest, not. because he was crazy b:, 4 : because he could relax there: 


! circulatibn will be ; made, 

Mark Twain, Lecturer 
Mark.Twain’s neglected career as 
J a famed lecturer will be dealt with; 
‘‘■Tf someone sa'vV to nj ‘T warn, vou, I ;am a Complete, con.servative.v> Exclusively in .a volume to, be pub- 
T:wn■■'very, grateful to him. fo’’ 'haying, warned .me,, because it Is. as jf rushed .next niofith by, the Indiana 
be had . said. ‘I haven’t washed mvse'f in many years.’ ” ; U. Press; 

PH? mnl but worth 12 noi.nt fvne $6 50? ! Purdue English professor Paul 

KinP does the illustratidns of ; yocatioris of Love,” Some are cute.; Fatout, a Twain authority, .is au- 

soitie. Thiirberjsh, some pret'v had• 'Most: artists don’t, know h'ow*-.• to ') ’'tl'or".of--**Mark. Twain on the Lee- 
draw hands. but. King dnoVn’t-even know” how to draw rives. 1 1ure Circuit,” which will, present 

" . ' the. great Arrierican. humorist as a 

speaker from his first public ap¬ 
pearance; in 1856 . t6 his last in 
1909. Book will discuss Twain’s 
lectures arid so-called impromptu 

KI P said he did the,same ; thihg himse^ riuring the. NazUnvasiriri/ ^¥ 5 travels throughout 
A?tgnberp’s father became eriarnored of dark'people, arid a great Ihe U.S., England, Australi , India 
m^nv Austrians who noticed tlus said, “The old riiari has obviously beE’ .-.and-/Africa; 
affeeted^■"■with an hereditary 'failing-.'from his son:” ] . . 

This sort of reversal for humor gives you a : sample of the tired de- Cerf’s New Pitch 

cadence that was creepirig over Vienna in those days. } Random House prexy Bennett 

Trust Fund For Gld/Ttpuners Celyf addressed the N. Y. Society of 

King \vritcs that Altenberg once set up a trust fund In a china pi« Security Analysts ori Monday (17). 
for the old age. of . theatrical ; stars; The story is told ,in a '.niece -'about HE spoke to the 400 . members at 
La Zeriina. and Kmg .adds h’s a pitv iiobodv thought of setting up a their luncheon meeting on the 
similar trust-fund for the old; bachelor himself..; financial potentials of the publish^ 
Maybe not. but in this book King has given old Peter an e^statir i ing industry, 
funeral oration, though tempered, bv , such nonsense as “he believed j * ^^ 

there was a truth higher than the highest truth,” arid Essandess has CHATTER 

given him ; a beautiful embalming. j Hong Kong film producer K. H. 

- let some kraut publisher do. as much for the late George Jean • Chang is reportedly interested in 
Nathan. ; j using two episodes, froiri C- Y. Lee’s 


Rome-Dallas 

Continufd from page 2 

Palermo's Teatro Massimo, with 
Milan’s La Scala stars Luigi Alva, 
Eugenio Ratti and Giuseppe Tad- 
dei.. plus tons of special scenery 
and; costuiries will move to Dallas 
to. stage. DonizettFs “Daughter of 
the Regiment.” Twenty singers and 
dancers, also from Sicily, will like¬ 
wise make the trip to perform in 
the loriestar city. 

The. Glark. Gable-Sophia Loren- 
Vittqrio DeSica starrer. “It Hap¬ 
pened iri Naples:” will be a fea¬ 
tured tie-in film presentation dur¬ 
ing the, Dallas show, s-will be such 
Italo-made pix as DeSica’s “II 
Tetto” iThe Roof 1 arid “La Ragazza 
del. Sarto,” which stars the same 
thrisp, The traffic policeman usu¬ 
ally stationed along Rome’s Via 
Verieto will present Dallas Mayor 
R! L. Tliovriton with a gift statue 
fr'oin. Rome Mayor Urbano Ciocetti. 

Aside from the fashion link, co¬ 
ordinated at. this erid by the: Italo 
High Fashion Centre, other tie-ins 
are almost too numerous to men¬ 
tion, running the gamut from 
cosmetics (Princess Borghese), to 
textiles, shoes, furs, rifles, glass¬ 
ware, publications, gifts, artisan 
products, wines, cars <FIAT and 
Ford, .which- will launch a “Roma 
Red” model). Olivetti typewriters 
and office machines., etc. 

Other items on exhibition will 
be an authentic Venetian gondola, 
Sicilian puppets, a collection of 
precious violins (which will be 
played, during the Dallas show by 
the City. Symphony, Orchestra) 
bearing such names as Stradivari, 
Arriati, and Guamieri, authentic 
statues and paintings from top 
Italo collections, and. many other 
things- Entire sky borne travel ar¬ 
rangements are in. the hands of 
Alitalia Airlines. , 

“Italian Fortnight,” which got a 
rousing Rome- seridoff at Excelsior 
Hotel on eve of -departure, also of 
course contemplates? a series . of 
dances, dinners; lectures, press 
confabs, etc., and is being heralded 
in the U.S. by ad displays in the 
risingly-popular tie-in vein, in The 
New Yrirker, Vogue, Town & Coun¬ 
try. Dallas Morning News will 
likewise print a special supplement 
imitating print and format of an 
Italian riewspaper. 


exhibitors themselves were writing 
more and more letters to the Coda 
people anent “adult themes” and 
that the Code now tell them sim¬ 
ply to.pass their beefs on to tha 
producers concerned in the hope 
that maybe the producers will 
straighten up and fly right. 

Ragged Defense 

Perhaps the organized industry’! 
major problem is that it really 
isn’t organized into a single line 
of defense. Thus while the MPA A 
lumps film classification and film 
censorship, under one heading 
(classification being regarded as 
the first step towards actual cen¬ 
sorship), individual segments hava 
been resorting to “unofficial” class¬ 
ification as a matter of expediency. 

Earlier this year. United Artists 
promoted its evangelism-debunking 
‘•‘Elmer Gantry” for adults only 
and only for kids when accom¬ 
panied by adults. UA. of course, 
is a member of the MPA A, An¬ 
other major distrib is expected to 
make new/s shortly by promoting 
One of its hew releases in the same 
fashion. On the exhibition side, 
Memphis exhibs have been publish¬ 
ing the Greeri Sheet ratings in their 
film ads. Texas COMPO is backing 
its own film rating system. 

These actions, all of which have 
taken place in the last 12 months, 
certainly are not being overlooked 
by lawmakers who will be active 
at upcoming legislative sessions. 

The industry can also expect that 
interested Roman Catholics this 
year will be lending their support 
to classification measures. A Vati¬ 
can letter, read to members of the 
International Catholic Office for 
Motion Pictures congress In Vienna 
this summer, urged them to back 
self-classification by individual 
film industries and, if that failed, 
to work for state-controlled classi¬ 
fication systems. 

It’s known that the Roman Ca¬ 
tholic Legion of Decency has been 
increasingly concerned about the 
content of new films, pointing out 
that in the last year more and more 
films from the major companies 
are getting B 'objectionable in 
p.rt for all) ratings, which cate¬ 
gory used to be dominated by indie 
and foreign product. In the current 
Legion bulletin, 74 of the 101 B- 
rated pictures are films being han¬ 
dled by the majors. 


‘Adult Films’ 

2 Continued from' page 1 ; 


Indiana convention in Indianapo¬ 
lis, Myers said that although the 
’Motion Picture Assn, of America 
and COMPO are waging an all-out 
fight against pre-censorship, he 
hadn’t yet heard that an industry 
figure of any standing “has voiced 
any. concern over present trends 
or has wagged an admonitory fin¬ 
ger at the Code Authority.” Put 
guts into the Code w'as his advice. 

Similar blasts at the Code have 
beeri .appearing with increasing 
frequency, not only iri the lay press, 
but in industry editorials. Two 
weeks ago. Variety reported that. 


‘Globebuslers’ 

SSS Continued from page 1 

and distributes his product, are 
now embarking on a .single-pic 
project for which there is no 
specific budget set. It’s “Lawrence 
of Arabia,” it’s to be a shoot-the- 
works approach and both Spiegel 
and Col president in-fist it will be 
the costliest undertaking in Col 
history 

Said Spiegel: “At this time it ia 
almost Impossible to discuss budg¬ 
et with Columbia. We will spend, 
every dollar and pound necessary 
to give us a picture which demon¬ 
strates the drama, the spectacle 
and the human relationships of 
T. E. Lawrence and the classic 
‘Seven Pihars of Wisdom.’ This 
will be a spectacle beyond the 
concept of any yet seen on the 
screen.” 

Studded Cast 

Spiegel revealed that casting ne¬ 
gotiations are now going on with 
.Cary Grant, Kirk Douglas, Jack 
Hawkins and Horst Bucholz, and 
strong indications are that all will 
be signed, with Grant and Douglas 
to work on a participation basis. 
Title role looks to be going to 
Albert Finney, an unknown in- - 
America, who’s now appearing in 
the “Billy Liar” legiter in his nai- 
tive London. Spiegel and David 
Lean, who’s to direct “Lawrence,” 
feel Finney to be a natural and 
the part will make him an inter¬ 
national star. 

While it’s “almost impossible” 
to discuss budget, “Lawrence” is 
earmarked at this time at $7,500,- 
000 to $9,000,000. It’s to be done 
in. a 70m camera process and is- 
pcncilled in as a roadshow. 

Film is to be lensed mostly in 
Jordan and the script looks like 
about three and a half hours of 
runping time. Spiegel says there’s 
enough material iri the “Wisdom” 
book to run 15 hours and “it has 
appeal to the intellectual level for 
those who want it and spectacle 
for those who need it.” Sets are 
now being constructed, shooting 
starts shortly after next Jan. 1 and 
the hope is for openings in New 
York and Los Angeles by Christ¬ 
mas ’61. 





CHATTER 


'A'RIETY 


seeing shows, tic.. Groucho, irici- I nnilnn 

Broadway dentally, thinks he’s seen the mil* LOnOOIl 

Bfugh Griffith In town for tv ap-J lenium; the Yanks “finally got it!” (HYDe Park 4561/2/3jy . 

npariTu-e ‘ Same medico who treated Alan . The film industry's Masonic 

V trr a Hii'wi-tnr inn- t <Ja y Lernerat Toronto’s Wellesley Lodge holds its annual Ladies.din- 
TY producer-duector Annes L• . Hospital is dittoing for coHaborat- n er "tonight (Wed.h 
Canty discharged from riankrupte.v j or _ coproducer Moss Hart, likewise John Simeon named Near East 
frank M. Bolsom hack tiom ftillcd with a heart attack, during boss of Rank Overseas Film Dis- 
his \lcnna-Kome safari past week t | ie crea tive labor pains attendant iri.butors interests... 

* T, d- I > to “Camelot," trying out. in that - Peter Noble, journalist and pro- 

Harry Ilershfield.h the constant Canadian city at the 0!Keefe Cen- ducer, to N. Y. on Oct. 23 to set 
«,iojclwayite. clicked; off 75 years tre. Hart, reported “doing nicely” up Co-production deals.. 

>i Oct. 13- i and no longer pn the Critical list Edwin J. Smith . replaced An- 

tuclolf Friml and-Mrs. Friml in as first reported; Lerneri has just thoriy Hayries as managing direc- 

fi,»m Genoa Friday! (14> on the been discharged and is already at. tor. of National Screen Service:, 
Cristofor-o Coluinbo.j; -work cutting “Camelot.” Eric. A. Rhodes. director of 

Max Annas’ Siage! eatery out of —— -- Capital & Provincial News theair 

commission for thre^ days because. D.J* tres. *haji been..upped.;to lanaging 

of a flash fire in ai: kitclien flue DclUD director; .. ,. 

but now back in operation. By n ans Hoehn ‘ The ‘ Caretaker” received the 

Rosalind Russell and her hus- (7102164) royal nod last week.w^ett Process i 

band, r recieriek Briisen. attended The Gcl . ma „ anti . war , pic . ., Tha Mangnjt decipher .husband vis,ted i 

” has been sold ,0 ^ ?°“ n - Visitors "in town 'include John 
the King and yucen ; ot uenn.ai k. tvies so f ar . Cassavetes Bonita Granville Tack i 

Joshua Hccht. >oung man-of-all- Arthur Brauner (CCC) reported-iWrather Dolores Hart Lillian : 
parts for the * P«fn.s a filmizatjon of the Israeli | Heilman and William Wvler. . • ! 

under Jules Kudel jat the V *-.■ novel. “Bar Kochba” m Israel. “This Year Next Year” first 

City Center nos, being booked by. "Can-Can" ,20th, declared, par- plaJ , 0 ; £ the desvlv■ fdrrtted• Wdlf'j 
hoidens fare- t'™ 1 "-''valuable by-the >Vest Ger^ | M anko „: ilz presentations setup. 
„ ' ,S iSrold ,Makie) “?? classiBcatton board edn,es to the Vaudeville theatre 1 

veil-party mg Mr.s.Uaroiauviaxier Gore Vidal came to Berlin to at-j Qct 20 i 

to EnroP^n Preera of "Best < A V a Kvorth Barbour. American i 

l oob n on Fridiv Pi! Man here at local Cultural Eesti-; m i nist er in London, tossed ; I 

tia. a Ranm about*"\i-hnm Vvriety jV - T . . * . .- K luncheon for Louis Armstrong; 

Sara Baum, about y.hom variety, William Thiele is directing here here eh route for a enndwili tnifr i 

had a feature article last season, C CC’s ..gabine and Her I00•AIeil/^!.•;^icri c ^ OU ‘ e ' * t0UI 

anent her enterprising do-it-ynur- j his f US ( Berlin screen job after 28Eiizaheth Tavlor. and FdHic Fich 
self concert tour management in ! years. ! erJ to St A-• 

Europe, has joined Luben \ichey s . Forty-two nations have been in-: nea Home “one of the* ; \-arietv. 
National Artists rosfer vited to-participate in the seventhclubs’ charities A room will be' 

Frank Lamping, the former Jb*. Short Film Fest of. Oberhausen£ a m ed after thesps 9 'i 
hannesburg radio franchise oper- Iunn ing F eh. 6 -n. i Ci nema Fxhibitbrs Assn tn hnn 

ator «Portuguese East Africa!, who i Fre ie. Volksbuehne. theatregoers’! or sir Alexander at a^Iuh^h 
now resides in London.-returned.! cyc i e here., observed its 70th anni.,! °on mi Nbv^ 

there with his wile Friday G4> af- ■ Lasing of the foundation-stone for j W ork in helnin« to ge.t J ihe 
ter fortnight looking over Broad- : a n eu-^ tiieatre took:;place. last sve^k. i ei^rtafhments fax /abolished^ ! 

i New. L.b. pix in town Include Npd« ria>VA wiif nicnnvv’ 

a . ... r ^_ k.- 1 ~ 1 — ' Swiss Faniilv Robinson;” “Jungle 

tre wav taken for $1.<00 b> two | ^ Cat” arid “The Hound That 

phoney policemen the same evp- TU Va| Thought Hp. Was a Raccoon:’’ Inei, j 

„ o It i<* denfaHv; Walt .Disney hits town 

.Met Opera on OcJ 13 was the continued from page 1 === Oet- 22: 

scene of a sentimental commemo- . ■■ ■ 

ration of Mrs. August Belmont for : ages in the theatrical enterprises . II • 

25 years of leadership of the Met are greatly superior to tv, rSflS 

Opera Guild. Special; name-studded Cates insisted he can’t stand the 

concert at the house with a trophy ; necessity of boiying to the: dictates . . By Gene^ MoskOwitz 

for the lady. | | of timid people within the net- > 66 Are Breteuih SUF 5920') 

Viennese Melody jlnc., operator-! works, the sponsors and the. agep- Greta Garbo in on one of her 

of the Viennese Lantern, East 79th: cies. He believes they’re fearful ofIncognito excursions 
St. nitery. filed voluntarily under | controversy to the extent that they i Miki Leff and Frede leaving the 
Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act.! want only- “Dinah Shore singing ; niterv Le Carrolls to find a new 
listing S100.166 liabilities and Gershwin.” Further, he adds, they I boitei f 


Wednesday, October 19, I960 


cess with 90-in-the-shade, but Ice j 

doesn’t melt. HOllyWOQfl 

Nederlands Dans Theater got .. Andy Hervey returned to flack* 
. cool reception; local critics opined :ing at Metro . after retiring from 
[ that two-year : old-ballets yet biz. 

r ready to appear abroad. Charles Finance first winner of 

I “They Were Ten,” picture about Sam L. Warner Membrial Oppor- 
■ first Jewish settlers. in Palestine—. Award. : . > 

j nine men and one girl—to be re- . Ralph:‘-Edwards cited by-. ..L; A. 

- leased by director-prbdueer Baruch Cl ^ r Council for humanitarian 
Dinar. achievement. 

I “Sodom and GomoriahItalian Mrs, Myrtle Karp, wife of Paris 
biblical pic, with. Stewart Granger Jack Karp, named “Woman of the 
' as Lot, to. be shot in Israel, on Vpa> r .’' by Crest view Lodge of 
I authentic historical locations near B hai B’rith. 
the Dead Sea. Richard Jacobson upped from 

jv. Fox’s . “Story of Ruth.” with sales development ^manager of 
].Israeli actress liana Aden in the RKO-Gerierai to national, sales 
' title role. here. Israelis don’t like manager of KHJr-TV. 
the picture—they already know too Jerry Wald set exec assistants 
imuch about the.Bible.. . Curtis Harrington arid Peter'Nel- 

■j Meyer Levin, left for England to son as : assistant producers on his: 
see own play version bf “Cbmpiil- hex.t six 20th-Fox pix. 

; ' Also to negotiate with pro- “ttt—- " ,V 

; ducer Michael - Green on a picture fliieortn 

-! about Nazi war-criminal Adolf l/DltagU 

! Eichmairin. . , .... (DEla.ware 74984) 

__ Director Peter Fry, former, Ne«v , Ear , (Fatha , nines-»i Cafe Con- 


Yorker, finished new .Israeli pic; 

hi- Mplpv? I L y lic Opera launched its new ! 

b\ Israeli author Aharon Meged. S easori last Fridav (14 j 

Ahnnt American hm- Vi«FHna hPrp ;■’ f.fiaay 


About American boy visiting here 
arid falling in. love with a sabra. 


„ r -• i Gerry Mulligan: opens , the Suth- 
erlarid Hotel fronting a large band. 




sehting William jGibsori’ 


!;.topper, clockihg . his 40th anni in 


; Continued. from page 1 ; 


four , new Disney pix, “PbUyanna.” 
“Swiss Faniilv Robinson;” “Jungle L 
Cat!’ arid “The Hound That ; 
Thought F>. Was a Raccoon:” IncjT j 
denftVM.v; Walt . Disriev hits town : 
Oct. 22;, ' I 


I The Seesaw.”. Firie acting by Orna ! ^^^-^ ^ 18 W4 -“- 
IPorath and Josef Yading but play Shidstads & Johnson “Ten Fhl 

! don : t di^he'feuilrsi lic ^ 0P™eAeiter«iay (Tues.f at 

^nnp J rfpdwuh’ th ^ Stadium; runs through. Nov. e. 

■ “Sp!p 0pe hn d af!'' n aS0 1 pEscudefo and his Spanish trbup* 

| giving two performance^ this Sat- 

1 ?^re 22 ' ^ 

Phil Citrin. ex-William Morris 
actors Hanna Rovina ^and Aharon an d,former jazz promotion direc- 
= HvSs dlreCt ° 1V ^hi^rican-born tori for Playboy Mag. but out his 
> ii> ivaius. , o\vn public reiatiohs .shingle. 

■si ■ . ■■ |V Norm Pyle!, former Metro ex- 

_ _ t# __ ploiteer, came out of retirement 

OrailM A Villln temporarily to assist U-I’s Ben 
UldllgO S v Katz on the “Spartacus’V promo- 

Continued from page 2 tlon : . 

i ] Chez Paree lease is no\v up for 

( Things like that Can irritate a guy grabs, and several local entrepe- 
j to the point .where, he tells, an hk ; neurs . . nibbling; undoubtedly 


Orange ft Vodka 

s Continued from page 2 s 


By Gene Moskbwitz 

f 66. Are Bret evil SUF 5920 > 
Greta Garbo in on one of her 


tervieiver. to tlirovy away the stiidi .the show policy will be drastically 
prepared bio. “It stinks:” chariged... 

Timid Pressa&erits Tom Duggan reported ill and. 

Though he had a ball on his pro- ® x ha u sjed.'for “Roman- Candle” re-- 
motion junket, meeting governors. at . ,Eane. causing 

may . generals, beauty contest theatre to cancel first two per- 
winners, Miss So-arid-Sbs, and jUst ffinances last week, both: of them 
plain folks, the tour wasn’t with- f ^ etlQ • s> > 

out its trying moments. A lot .of the _, _ _ . 


$49,499 in assets. Terms of settle- want “audience composition and | 


ntont to he wnr'ied put .audience identification with the ! heading : to Sriain whPiP np^it 1 

Morgan Hud-nrs. of Metro’s stu-;sponsor’s product.” They’re hard to ’ n r eD D in« twn" niv” h C ' ^ 1 i 

dio publicity st:*ff. left for Nova 1 please, j preppmg two pix. 

Scotia to cover the sailing of HMS i Cates rebels, too, at the idea of! R P bert Lamoureux is... author, v 
Bounty, three-masted schooner criticism of a tv ahow after tbe ^ rodu ve r , dire c tor and star of his 
built for “Mutiny ori the Bounty,” fact-^criticism in the form of a few j ? ec 9 b • ? 1C “Ravissante” (Ravish-i 
on i's 37-day voyage to Tahiti negative letters about a program - ng : { 

w'-’Te V e picture will be filmed, that has been viewed by perhaps ! . P anie l e Delorme to star, in a. 

Ronald E- • Ronnie'! Egleston, long niillions of persons. Also, criticism i reprise .of: Luigi Pirandello’s “As 
a fixture at the Gopacabana as in the form of the established rat-1 Y °h ,'Pesire. Me” at the leglter, 
headwailer. sentenced to 60 days in-, ings (which are not always accurate 1 Studio Des Ghamp^-EIysees. 
prison for failing 1 1 jreport $44,000 : in determining the values of a tv j N! Silver, , head of publicity for 
in income (or $ : 4.294 in allegedly j exposure) or in the form of a : 20th-Fox here, also named public- 1 
evaded taxes» for j 1953-55. He ■ newspaper notice. j ity. supervisor for all 20th produc-^ 

Pleaded guilty and: resigned the Initial picture undertaken by tions made in Europe He Is i 

Copa job last. February. [ Cates is “Girls of the Night.” which I French. 

A memorial service for Oscar; b e directed for producer Max . J. Arhiarid Salacrou readying trios ' 
Hammerstein 2d wMl be held next -: Rosenberg and Warners ..release! to WarsaVv and tonddn-where life * 
Sunday at 11 a.m. at the. Commu- j 11 s a small budgeter ($350,000. in ! new plav ’’Boulevard DurimH” 
nily Church. 40 East 35th St. Rev. I'negative costsi by present-stand-| will .be done before an unveilhig 
Dr. Donald S. Harrington will de- fids but nonetheless is scheduled i on His home grounds in Paris 8 
liver the eulogy rd;,a program, in ■ J? P lay (and this -Is heartening to I. Producer Ravmrtnrt k 

song and story, v. ill note “the sp i r -j Gates. New York’s Criterion and ! crea^d 

staxe |J 

27 will be celebrated at a small the P lctu ^ via his professed in- p?f ” A ^ ta l ; JUms here, 

family gathering in Washington I VCC;t ri ie ^ ‘of five figures” in Ro- d * UC ® r ^ ndre \ eayaitte au_ 

where he resides. Playwright Was !f enber 5 s Van ffnard Productions v 0 °f,^ d .. a musical. “Nouvelle 

Alien Property Custodian during! '. m leIa i 10 ri to David O. Selznick’s ^ue, ^ith cleffer Louiguy, due 
the war years and has been promi- ( V 1 "* a participation in ^eeember It will 

nent in copyright 1 rotection for G J, r ! through* a deferment.. ' I 1i n - ser G° let te Renard;. it ? s a 
the rights of amhoirs. dramatist? Film is based on the career of a 1 Keo ■ on q e\y wave” filmmak- 


AA-.promotion men who handled ; Pmloilalnhia 

| him . in various territories' Were I UUauciUIlHI 

swell, he says, but there were some By Jerry Gaghari 

who were “difficult” that is,, they: N. 18th St\; LOcust 4 4848) 

were penny-pinching and/or pb- The. Celebrity Room booked 
. jected to his having a good time. Jackie Mason for repeat engage-, 
i “I guess they were scared for merits. 

[ their! jobs,” he says! philosophically* Berriie Roth bard pacted to book 
[ but he was more than a Tittle iipset the musical acts for nevv Latin 
! when he amved in a territory, to Casino Loiirige! .. 
find out that the word had-been. The Playhouse Inn to remain 
passed ahead that he was not only oprin. through winter to help the 
hard to. handle, but also “a lush,” New Hope rrierchants. 

Gabaldon’s wife, June, who sat in Billy Taier r who plays banjo In 
, on the Variety interview, corrobo- “The Unsinkable Mollv Brown,” 

[ rated her husband’s statement thaf doubling, at a! Ideal coffee house. 

! far from being a heavy drinker, he: Ann Corio reports promised pr6- 
I really didn’t even like the stuff duction “Best of . Bnrlesque” * 
and at most social functions nursed held up by her property settlerrient 
one fairly tasteless, vodka-arid- case! skedded on the CoasKin De- 
■ orange-juice, through the whole cenriber. 

evening. Claude Rains ; received the First 

As far as being “hard to handle,” Covenant Award from. Old . York 
he stated flatly that he had never Lodge B’rijal B’rith (12) for,his por- 
• missed one .interview, appointment tra.yar pf Hayfn Solomon in “Sons, 
or plane during the entire tour. °f Liberty.” 

However, there, \yais the time in St! "Camilla Williams, appears, .with, 
Louis, he said* Wjien somebody had trie Pbiladelphia Orch -Oct. 28-29,, 
complained about his hotel bill replacing Hilde Gueden, who has 
being larger than it should be!^ 9 a ucelled all early dates 

That irritated him so hnuch that he due to ill health; 
invited all the members of Jhe John Reardphi- baritonewho sang. 
Pittsburgh Pirates to his roqm and the elder Gerriiont in “Traviata” for 
ran up a bill of $308. “They didn’t trie Philadelphia Grand Opera (17), 
complain again for a w'hile.” j ust got under, the .wire with the 

: The. tour wasn’t without other 

adventures, such as the time about npv^o^fhf c^K 1 ^ Do Ml ’ 
a month ago when .a swarthy genr xt at trie, Shubert, 
tleman approached him in the bar "!/ . • • • 

of the Warwick Hotel iri New York Pltt^clllirirll 

about doing for Castro (“that; I ll.l5UUI.gll 

Mickey MouSe soldier”) what, he By Lenny Litman 

had: been intending to do fori (HA 1-2739; 6329 Burchfield) 
Batista, Nothing came of it. though, > Andy Williams toboeri. at Twin 


nent in copyright rotection for G J, r ! through a deferment. I ?ikpnff: wi 

the rights of amhoirs. dramatists. Film is based on the career of a ! a eo - on 
et al |! ; paR S» rI and.is.done, says Cates,, s * 


SSireve. San Francisco district property is more social signifi-. P^!f u ’ ar ,*’'-it. ‘‘Noixi t)e. Coco” 
director of the Social Security ca rice than graphic illustration of a C°CQnut>. at the Theatre .Palais 
Administration, v.hq insisted that profossi ^ nal . at work and U’s be- RoYil; ! 

no matter the circumstances any- cai ? §e this that responsible -thei- v- J n srid Thul.in; Swedish actress, 
body and eveiAjotlv: over 72 must atremen have booked it, according' 0, as riPPgared. .in manv Ingmar 
get a monthiv rhe-.k , to Cates. Bergman pix and one Yank film 

Not generally known that Myron Sensitivities in the various de- T orei Sri fnlrigue.” (UA)... In her 
Cohen’s b-otho ; i’hil Cohen, does P artme nts would preclude such, a ^P 0Rd ; r V s - P?c vehicle, Vincente 
niore-or-leiss the same raconteur- l;, r ‘ V Pcing done on tv, claims x ,ni ^ llls “Four , H6rsem.een of 
ing although laitcrp confines him- ^ a Brit he.was aware of no en- .Ap.ocalypse”^. (M-G), she. is opposite 
self chiellv io club dates. While in f UI ri., l ' anccs in doing it as a “good-. Gle ri n FrirJ. 

Minneapolis last week both op - ^ ’ theatrical feature. As a maG ^. 

posed each other; [Myron was at er of . fact ; he added, he had only , T«1 A..L 

Freddie’s and Phil Cohen was Pu C v‘ slt froni a WB exec during I Cl AVIV 

clubhing it for the! Temple Israel Yark locationing, a call Bv Joseoh Lanid 

Men’s Club in the jsame town. . 5 h^h ^ade by eastern talent (52 Shlonio Hamelech St- 

Monday. (17> witnessed a Friars’ r f,P; Harri Ma y er * in behalf of the Tel. 28348/ 

‘Toast” for Chico Marx in Tfnliv ^ corporation.' 

wood but Groucho.' adhering to a K( ^ U ^ h h ^ Anpe ^^Francis. tloyd^w-th^eri"^ Gopal here 

personnel credo against testimonial ^ ’ Jo . hn .Rerr and Kay Medford y' eb } ir ^ tt pupe. 

dinners—“a ! though [in Chico’s case ri i he P rinc iP a l roles. TsraeTi Opera, opening season 

it will probably turn out to be an - s Jhe after-the-fact criti- with. “Kiss Me Kat^,” 

indictment rather [than a salute: Ca tes contends .that, the -. “Please .Don’t Eat the. Daisies” 

he’s certainly the most maverick of omment doesn’t matter, the only (Metro) big b o. in Tel-Aviv. 

the Marxes”—is remaining east, neaning - U 1 jury is the boxoffice. Paris Ice Show « popular suc- 


because the .Mysterious Stranger, Coaches. 


By. Lenny Litman 

(HA 1-2739; 6329 Burchfield) 
Andy. Williarias topper' at Twin 


possibly having sobered up, never 


hr the 1 sec . ond ‘"‘^'■iew. fir ft° h pittsburgtr awlatonce"!” 

Though Gabaldon s current busu week at Fallen Angel 
ness is an air charter service be- j v rAU™ 

the Marines,” the story of a horse „ pave . Brubeck in concert at 
used by the Marines! in the Korean Carnegie ,Music Hall on Oct 19, 
War. He also has been approached Sahl dn for twp show? at same 
about starring in an. Indie melo- Pi ace . 9, ct ' 21 and. Four Freshmen 
drama, ‘‘Seven Mad Dogs,” with rtf®c .following night at Membrial 
George Raft and Patricia Medina. i-Mr 

If he does decide to act, he says he. Leonard Mendlowitz, formerly 
won’t start out w ; ith a $150/wbek on drama desk at the defunct Sun 
bit part. Not having seen . the Telegraph* in deal with Columbia 
“Reckless” script he^s a little du- to publicize “Surprise Party”; arid' 
bious about the, role being offered “Song Without End” for Harris 
him. suggesting that it may be the showing arid multiple run 61 “I 
latter half of the: title character.; Aim at the Stars,”; 


Wednesday, October 19, 1960 


Uariety 


63 



CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG 

= Clara, Kimball Young, .70, former 
silent , film actress, died Octi 15 in 
Woodland Hills,,Cab,, at the Motion; 


IDA RUBINSTEIN 

Ida Rubinstein, 75, a former .bal¬ 
lerina 


first such, outfit , to bring cultural 
attractions to Atlanta arid the 
South In general.' Before the Met¬ 
ropolitan Opera called at Atlanta 
annually, Bridges was bringing, 
opera .stars to Atlanta for concert 
dates. 

;Among singers he had booked 
were Etirico Caruso arid Nellie 
many, .famous ijvieiba. In the, political field, he 
booked Winston Churchill, William 
Jennings Biyanj Theodore Roo.se 
yelt, William.Howard TaftyAVdod- 
Wilson, Warren G. Harding; 
and Franklin D: Roosevelt His 


for whorn 

.......... ballets; were created, died on the 

Picture Country Home &. Hospital/ i French. Riviera, Sept. 20,,it became 
Born in Chicago,, she played her .[known- this week. Miss Rubinstei * 
first walk-on staged role..When slf ] name has appeared in the program 
tyas three years .old. Before enter-! books/of virtually^ every symphony 

ing films in 3912,: she appeaiVd in. j orchestra since Maurice Ravel; clients also included Otis Skinner) 

stocky, vaudevilie arid oh the legit ; created .hi fariVous.: “Bolero;’ : arid i Cornelia Otis Skinner and even 

stage,. ..Her^ first-film role was as j “La Valse’’for her.: j evangelist Airiiee Semple: McPher- 

• •••" •••• I In: addition. Igor. Stravinsky,: s.on. 

... “Le Baiser. de la Fee” arid ] Two sons. S. Russeil Bridges Jr., 
j “Persephone” with her ih nriiid, |.an insurance company exec, arid 
, Others wjho contributed to musical Ralph Bridges), general manager' 
[and . terpsiVhorean lore, at Miss ; of Alkahest Bureau and. head of 

Rubinstein’s inspiration. included - Famous. Artists* both in Atlanta; 

Claude'.Dcbussy who.made a set-I and. a daughter. Mrs.; Russell ..Fay* 

ting of Gabriele D’Annunzi ’ "Le ' former 'music critic.;Of the.' Atlanta 

. Martyr de St. Sebaslien.” ^.Constitution, 7 

! Miss. Rubiristej ’ w’as born in St;.j ... ~ 

Petersburg iLeningrad) of w ealthy- : DONALD WITHYCOM3. 

parentsAand. turned to the arts at j Donald W.ithycomb, 63, a former 
an early age! Her specialty of bal- NBC exec who. served with the 
let, was’’aided by great beauty and- Voice of ; America in Germany in 


In Memory of 

OLIVER M. SAYLOR 


(Qet. 23) 1887 -.Oct!, 


1958) 


A Tribute to His Dedication 
to the Theatre 


MARJORIE BARKENTIN 


gr<....... . ..... ... 

line acting .-abilit\A Slie attained.. 1951,: died Oct. 12 iri New York, 
her first-fame with her . disserta- Semi-retired in recent years due 
lion, of the central figure in to. failing health, lie also had been 
“Salome’’ which Fokirie 1 created associated various times with 
for ■her.: ■■However, 'public perform- the Meredith. Publishing Co. arid 
.. ” ‘ ’ “ ” ' " Office of InteivAmerican Af- 


linl arid made his first film appear¬ 
ance a few years ago In **Guen- 
dalina.” 

He later was seen in such pic¬ 
tures as “Vacations on Ischia,” 
“First LOve,” “Young Husbands,” 
“Tunis! Top Secret,” and. “Violent 
Summer.” He had just completed 
a role in “Le Baccanti.” 


RICHARD CROMWELL 

Richard Cromwell. 50. screen ac¬ 
tor, who. made his film bow in the 
old Richard Bart helm css role in 
C ol u in b i a Pictures’ “Tol’able 
David” in 1930, died after a brief 
illness ini.Hollywood Oct. 11. 

During a long career on trie 
screen he also appeared prominent¬ 
ly in Paramount’s “LiVes of a Ben¬ 
gal Lancer.” 

DOUGLAS SPENCER 

Douglas Spencer, 50, vet screen 
and tv actor, died of a diabetic 
condifibn in Hollywood Oct. 10. 
He had appeared in more than 200 
features; Among them were “Di¬ 
ary of Anne Frank” and iiiany De- 
Mille pix. . He had just completed 
.-.‘Drumbeaters” pilot for Four Star. 

Brother survives. 


Anne . Boleyn in the pne-reeler, : arice of this, ballet \vas prohibited the p 
“Cardinal Wolsey.” It was the-firstThecause. of scanty attire. .fairs,., 

of many costume dramas in which]. She made her professional bow ! Wit! 


ERVIN OAKES 

Ervin Oakes* 51. drummer who 
various times with : joned the Milwaukee Musicians’ 
Assn., AFM, in 1949. died recently 
iri . Minneapolis. He jobbed club 
dates and played with the Sammy 
Madden orch. 

Surviving are his wife, mother. 


...... .. . She made her professional bow; ] Withyconib was assistant to 

She. appeared. i in Paris in 1909 in Fokine’s “Cleo- M. H. Aylesworth when the latter 

Her first picture work was with patra” with .the first..- visit of th -was. named proxy of NBC in 1926; - two brothers and a sister,, 
the old Vitagraph coriipany, later Diaghilev .Ballet. Others particL He. was a native of .Montreal.- j. -— 

Lew is J. Selznick ut; her under , pating in that? program were. Anna .."Surviving are his wife and a Father* 71. of publicist David B. 
contract. Her filriisfr T915, tg. j Pavlova, -Tamara-'Karsavina-, Vaslav sisteri . Chamriy died Oct. 12. 

1930; included "ATy OfficialWife,” [Nijinsky-arid Fokirie.i The; follow-..]' 


"Kept Husbands,” “Yellow Pass-; ing } yciar, she was'thefirst to. dance 


IN LOVING MEMORY 

#awt VUeRttt. 

Oct. 24. j 945 

Author of "shylock versus Shakespeare" 

ANNA L1EBIRT and FAMILY 


failure.” He pointed out that until 
a picture gets to the market place 
nobody can predict tne results. 
“You have to play it by ear,” he 
said. “However, we feel that on the 
basis of our experience our eare 
are better attuned than other 
people.” 

Own Bally-Power 

Similar to the Levine operation, 
Beaver-Champion will establish its 
own publicity, advertising, and ex¬ 
ploitation departments under the 
supervision of Ilutner. According 
to Hutner, the firm will prepare Us 
own theatrical and television trail¬ 
ers, radio spots, press books, ac¬ 
cessories and advertisements. In 
addition, it was indicated that 
“huge budgets'* will be earmaiked 
for all media. 

In addition to acquiring com¬ 
pleted pictures, Mulvey asserted 
that Beaver-Champion is prepared 
to participate in co-production ar¬ 
rangements and is ready to help 
finance pictures on 'the basis of 
packages submitted by indie pro¬ 
ducers. 

As its kickoff program, the com¬ 
pany, which will have its home- 
office in N. Y., is offering three 
pictures—“David and Goliath,” a 
color spectacle with a cast headed 
by Orson Welles; “Sins of Raspu¬ 
tin,” another color spec with a cast 
headed by Edmund Purdom and 
John Barrymore Jr.; and “Uncle 
Was a Vampire,” a satire of the 
Dracula legend. David and 
Goliath” is being readied for Feb¬ 
ruary release following extensive 
pre-selling in the “Hercules” man¬ 
ner. 


MARRIAGES 

Sandra Worsdale to Brian Mar- 


ED THOMAS 

Edward C. “Ed” Thomas; -73, pi-. ', 
oneer publicist, died of cancer in - • Cant 

Hollywood .Oct. 9. Originally with ^^P 001 - . Eng ^ Sept. 29. 

. Thortias. H. Ince, where he flacked j ls ^ sh ™’ S l r k h u e Z a c ™ mber 
-for such riaiiy^day. stars ^s Louise | of A the Ge £^ e ^ Iltc hell Singers. | 
f Glaum/Charles Ray. lie later, ban-1 -Orrena . E1 Q ct to Frank Pettin-.; 
died: such, comics as Fattv Ar-i ^ell; London, Oct. 9 Bride^is one ; 
buckle, AT St. John and ilovd.: of the TV Toppers dancing troupe;; 

Hamilton. . hes the so: of actor Frank Pet- 

One, of the' founders of the old . ... 1 

Wives.” "Wandering' tire roie ; of Zoseide In ••'iSchehcre- H61iyw.o.od. press agent orcari?za- ..Elizabeth .Wells to Ian Marin. 
- ^ " ' ■ - C lion, WAMPAS. he worked at Uni- Glasgow* recently He s a singer. 

al during the, i930s .and? later Sarah Hardenberg to Edward 


■■■po.r ..... .••■“Ly; 

' Daughters.'” “Magda,” . '“Mid-Ghan; zade.” 
riel.;'. “The Claw ; .’’ “File,-No: .113” Th recent 


arid ‘.'Woinari of. Bronze.’ 

Other /film's include ."Deep Pur- BfVibr'a -iri: seclusion.. 
plri, "Marrying ^Toney.'’ ' 7 !!; art . f ] ‘ 

B1 ii.e; R i d g e.” “Marionettes,.” ■ 

‘MI6u.se of; Glass; "Trie Reason 


she -werit into 


eclipse hayirig lived oh the French wMri Allied ,Art;sts and other sfu- 


dies 

";Surviving are a;sc*, and a.sister’;- 


EDMUND L; CASH3IAN 

Edpiurid L. Cashmari, 53 vlce- 


ARCH MCDONALD 

Why.” ‘.•Shirley Ka>” and the first president in charge of Holly wood 1 nn f:J^or ^dS^Oct ifi 

of -THlby and Svonftaii.” ^ 

.died Oct, 15 in Iris North Holly¬ 
wood honie, of a heart att ck. 

. Details, in the tv' 


iae’e in. 1915! 

She niade. -a brief - eo'rii'eback:. 


attack aboard;a train while return¬ 
ing to. Washington from New York, ^ _ 

where he, had broadcast the Lebeau. Burlington. \t.. Oct 


_ Bulker; London. Oct. 9. Bride is a 
“West Side Story” dancer: hcTs a 
sculptor. 

Ruth Trouncer to Michael In¬ 
grams. London. Oct, 7. Bride is 
; actress-daughter of t ctor Cecil 
Trouncer;- he’s a tv interviewer and 
writer. 

Eva A. Peiierin to Arthur 

8 . 


J.n, Merrlor! 

OLIVER M. SAYLOR 

October- I 

MICHAEL SEAN O’SHEA 


l BASIL RUYSDAEL 

Basil-Ruysdaei, .72, yetei ari st age 
and: screen actor, died. Oct. 10. in 


GiantsAYashington Redskins foot 
ball game. He had been broadcast¬ 
ing the Redskins’ games for several 
years; 


Bride is a Strong Theatre staffer ' 
that city, 

Arlehe Dahl to Chris Holmes. 
Oct. ,15. Cuerhevaca. Mexico. She 


McDonald was also the voice 


i.«r luitc of is ihe'.filiri actress; groom a : Texas ! 
Hollywpod, Prior to turning, to the th^^Mi^tor ^tetmS ba^all oi l^ an . . ^ „ 

Broadway, stago^ in 19J8. he ■ was a team, on radio for 25 Vears and also ; ^ Jinogene^Coca io King Donovan. : 
; .1-- -* **-^ ***-. - - . Oct, 17: NA. Ende is comedienne. 


1940 In the Paramount film 4 -Th; 

Roundup.”: * ih.ee then she had ap- 

ift ' da.'l »as .1 top radio annouiu-or. 
• 8,10us - [Among his shows. Were "'the “Hit 

. . .. ! Parade” and .Jack Benny prOgrairis. 

JOHN RUMSEY Later ' • Hollywood he played i : 

. John W. Rumsey,. 82, a.-leading,-. ' 

play broker fbivyeafs;-.die.ri.)0c]t..,T7; -. 
in New York alter .a lengthy ill¬ 
ness.: lie was' president of the 
American Play Co. wiiicTi repi; 
sen ted .many authors;, and liter 
properties. " , 

As an. agent for plays, - Ruriiscy .- 
ericoiiraged .arid .assisted a large 
riuinber' Of, pla\w rights:, including 
Avery Hopwood, Eugene .-Waiters, many, films as 'a -characteri .actor, 
w h wrote “Trail of the Lonesome j lii.s .last being.“The Story of Ruth.” 

His" -ife-survives. 


loadiiig. basso at. the Met- He ap-' was. a tv. broadcaster for the team, 
pea red w;i.th such stars as Lnrico His wife, son and daughter sur- 
Caruso. and: Geraldine Farr and , V ive 
..also coached such : future .'opera . 

-stars r.s. Lawrence Tibbett, 1 

During, the '30s and. ’40s Ruys- 


BRIDGET HAYWARD 


lie is the actor. 


BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Hyatt, 


Bridget • •Hayward, 2.1. daughter'! oaught , New Haven.. Oct. 9. 
of legit director Leland llayward Father is director, special projects, 
arid the late actress Margaret $ul--' N/BC,- 


j Mr. and Z^Irs. Mel Bishop, daugh- 


Irt Adorihg Memor 

JESSE ELLIOTT 

•Oct. 1959 

MARLENE 


laVari,. was found dead in her New' ..... . 

i York apartment Monday (:i7 k An | teri Moijywood/Octr^ Mother is 
1.autopsy- is . being performed * former dancer Ardath Bishop- 
1 detei mine the cause of death, ' father’s an aritqr. 


Her mother was found dead last 
Jan. 1 in a New Haven hotel room 
Shortly before she was to appear 
in the play. "Sweet Love Remem¬ 
bered:” which folded" before it 
reached. Bro'a'dw- 


. Mr. arid Mrs, Leon, Kelly, son. 
Schenectady. Sept. 24. Father is an 
afmounce.r-deejay for WGY and 
also an announcer on WRGB-TV. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gale King,. 
daughter. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 14-1 
Mother is known professionally as ] 
Bonnie Brown: one of The Browns. ; 


HENNY PORTEN __ 

Henny Pollen; 70, actress, who RCAVictor singing'"trio.' 
was. one . of the .first and biggest : 

[stars ;in. German -silent films, died 
[Oct. T5 in Berlin,.after a long ill-: 


Built-In Roar 


.. ... - -r , was. one .of the.first, and biggest 

Pine ; \Villiam.Anthony McGuire. His -ife.-survives. 1 - • - '-*■■■- ■— -- - 

who did the book for several edi^ — 

tions of the Zeigield Follies; .Elnior ADAMS COLUoUn ; ness. , 

Harris, author; of/‘‘Johnny Be-:. Adam's .ColhOuii. 85. ..pioneer,: Daughter of an actor, she was a _ 

lincla. and other radio announcer; diedi Oct; 5 in .leading .actress in German ^films ! C7 ° ntinued from Pane '3 mm 

Ru lsey also held renewal rights Dallas.. A. Dallas .Mornrig News j beiore the first World War. “T, he, being edited and dubbed “by ex-] 
of more than LOGO literary copy-- reporter, he was assigned in 1922..] Daughters Of .Kolilhiesei:” in which peris”- the« Samuel GoltHyvn ' 
.rights, and sold the film rights to /when. the. paper, started. WFAA, a.'she appeared with Emil Janni . Studio on the Coast He declared 

more than 1.300 ; plays* Among.: 50-waltCr,. as; its, first, announcer.:; earned her coiisiderabie acclaim.; that: each picture will be prepared 

He grevv. in stature as the station J Later she formed' her own produc-. •' a proper manner;, including the-.; 
? ’ to ^O.OOOwalt clear .channel ,tion .company; She appeared in preparation of. the publicity and' 

rating.. ./several talking pix^ advertising campaign, before It is 1 

- :H.is , colleagues, when Colhoun ; ^. taken to a distributor. He said the 

retirOd in 1951, -said “he was HECTOR DOUG ALL i company is not commited to a p.ar- 

WFAA..’ .The ex-reporter wrote: a Hector Fraser Dpugall. 62, who ! ticular distributor; 

:..book*-^ recountirig. the^ garly . radio j introduced, radio and tv to_ the | Taylor, head of the Canadian 


France’s G.O.’s 

Continued from page 7 

However many said they would go 
on without it. Meanwhile film 
syndicates are asking for minis¬ 
terial meetings to discuss the 
problem. 

There are m y finished films 
waiting to be released which 
could have difficulties as well as 
several in production and some 
about to go into work. Freneh- 
Italo “Adua and Her Friends” has 
Simone Signorct. “The Truth,” di¬ 
rected by H. G. Clouzot and star¬ 
ring Brigitte Bardot is involved 
as one of the authors, Christiane 
Rochefort signed. 

Usual Alignments 
Whole question is raping daily 
on the front page';. Again France' 
is divided according to whether 
the individual veers Left or Right. 
The Rip.htis!s wish the petitioners 
censured. There is the accusation 
of theatrical personages seeking 
publicity by . "gestures.” Since 
the theatrical craft unions ih 
France were, at least until Hun¬ 
gary, notoriously and noisily Com¬ 
pile these o-d doubts of true mo¬ 
tivations arise. 

There is a good deal of palaver 
around Paris that France is ex¬ 
periencing McCarthyism, which 
was always ridiculed here. As to 
whether the parallel will stand 
thoughtful analysis, that remains 
to be seen, alon" with the ultimate 
significance. Many here are truly 
alarmed that this may be a bloody 
fall on the streefs of the capital. 

Communist Party apnarently did 
not originate the petition and cer¬ 
tainly those signing were not con¬ 
spicuously Reds, though some may 
be* 

One gag Is that French tal¬ 
ent may have to return to Lon¬ 
don and broadcast to France 
from the BBC, as during the 
German occupation. 


Itr Memory of 

JAMES BENDER 


October 195.8 

From His Friends 


others, Rumsey represented Fulton 
Qursler . and started the. deal that 
resulted in, the iilming of “Porgy 
& Bess.” 

Rumsey: bor 


days,, .in.. 


WFAA s 25th 
.Survived by,. 


1947—titled “Countirig j La.keheaid (head' of the Great; 20th Centijry Thearire Circuit and 

Kilorvplps ” nh«:prvirip . J ntoc > Vonnrd- rint ' rini I -CVI_ -rvi _ 


i vers ary, 
daughter; 


A pioneer bush, pilot, he turned! Ltd., said the company’s program 
Ho[ radio in .1930. establishing Fort. is based on the current needs of 


S. RUSSELL BRIDGES 

S. Russell Bridget? 86.. one of 
. . the'''.Sp'u-thfs-;'-first':;bobking-- agents, 
iri England, 1 died Oct.- 5. in Atlanta. For more 
where lie worked as a private de- [ than a half century Tie was “Mr, 
tcctive. Later lie migrated, to the ’Enterlainment” Tn Dixie, having 
U.S. and worked, as treasurer and ; brought into ;.the area top calibre 
later manager of the Lyceum The.a-- sirigeris, actors and. orators in the 


tre, N.-Y. He w^is a charter member 
of the Friars,, being;its first Abbot* 
and also was a. cofounder of the 
Dramatist Play Seri'ice. 

Survived by a brother. 


days that predated radio and tele¬ 
vision. , 

A native of . Ellaville, Ga.. 
Bridges founded the Aikahest 
Celebrity Bureau .Which was the 


William, Ont.’s .first I’adio station 
and later buying out. his partner, 
a federal senator; to become sole 
6w;rier, He later estabiished CFCV- 
TV in Port Arthur, Fort William’s 
“twin city.” 

Surviving are his wife, daughter 
arid two .sons. 


RAF MATTIOLI 

.-. Raf MattiOli, 24, Italian, film ac¬ 
tor, died Oct. 12 in Rome of heart 
attack. Born in Naples, he . was 
discovered by director. Valerio Zur- 


the motion picture industry. 
“Thdre’s no such thing as product 
any more,” he said. “What counts 
today is an attraction. That’s why 
we have the word in Our corporate 
title. It’s time our business learned, 
that we can’t be all things to all 
people. The only thing that gets ; 
people into, theatres is attractions ‘ 
that are sold the right way.” 

Elaborating On. the company’s] 
philosophy. Taylor noted that all; 
answers lie in the boxoffice —' 
"that tells the story of success or 


Business Films 

2 Continued from P 2 ge 4 523 

Marvin also pointed out that indus¬ 
trial companies arc seeking greater 
quality in their pix and ohviously 
look to Hollyw-ood for the best 
facilities and technicians. “That’s 
why major film companies, such as 
MGM, are in the business,” Marvin 
explained.; 

.The one thing major firms don’t 
look to Hollywood for is “concept 
talent,” said Marvin. “Industrial 
firms require specialized material,’* 
he declared, pointing out that con¬ 
ceiving these projects entails -a 
background in advertising writing, 
technical writing and sales writing.** 
Most of these concept writers, he 
said, are in the East. 

Iri addition of his theatrical film 
slate. Marvin has been commis¬ 
sioned to do Ford’s 3962 film and 
will fulfill commitments with three 
or four other companies on hi* 
schedule. He’s headquartered here 
at MPO on the Republic lot. 





PfixSIETT 


M 


Wednesday, October 19,1960 


Does Macy’s tell Gimbels? 

(no) 

Does the BBC tell Granada? 


Granada telecast a programme called Granada \ r isits the BBC., 
(It \vas GranadaTYyisitingBr.ifishBroadcastingCorporat ion 
radio.. Can yon imagine CBS doing a show about NBC ? Never !). 

Between• loolu ng. at. BBC facilities and meeting BBC- stars, 
it added up to a good show. Which is, after all, what television 
land radio) should always add up to., 

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By ROBERT J. LANDRY 4 

The hoisy . Russian bears haying 
decamped the r east side of. Man¬ 
hattan, greatly, relieving the traffic, 
jam, capitalisrii’.s fat cats of culture. 
Were , able- comfortably to proceed 
Monday (24' in their limousines to 
the Metropolitan Opera opening. 
Always it is. the 39th Street en¬ 
trance, with the east-to-west motor 
flow, which, is . the principal press 
ambush, - Here; too.. * previous 
years there occasional disr 

plays-of expensive vulgarity. But 
.not this time, Mr. K seems to have 
'given bad manners a bad name in 
the town. 

Basically the news of the 196.0 
pening is just this: Another, sea-- 
son,. another Verdi opera. “Nabuc-. 
co.” composed in 1842. makes six; 
Verdi works in ..Met repertory to 
four Pucci ' three Wagner, two 
Mozart, two Strauss and seven scat¬ 
tered. The tickets Were priced at 
an .alt-time, high of $45, which pro-. . 
duced a nighti's gross of S91:482. 

With p.olitcniess in vogue, nobody 
seemed to mention, or even to 
think about, the future Lincoln 
. Center, possibly because the many 
delays there create a mood , of hazy i 
bye-and-bye. In the same cortnec-.. 
tion.iwho's, worrying what happen?. 
to the resent Met;.when the com- 
.pany moves? Destruction of this 
structure will ..be-, disastrous for New 
York because it will create cul¬ 
tural monopoly which is anything 
but desirable. . . ' 

Meanwhile in the here and now, , 
the premiere audience distinctly' 
(Continued on page 24) 

‘Hot Sands? Tepid Israeli 
Pic, Hot Politically Due - 
To Its Local Angles 

By JOSEPH LAPID | 

Tel Aviv, Oct. 25. 

David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minis¬ 
ter of Israel; the Minister of thei 
interior,, the film censors, the poet 
laureate^ the press,. Jews. Germans 
and Bedouins—practical ly every^ 
body—are involved iii a hot, dis¬ 
pute about "Hot . Sands,” playing 
here to full houses because of the 
fantastic furor it is causing.. Feel¬ 
ings are running high and the po¬ 
lice are watching out for violence ; 
and. demonstrations, fin the An- i 
glo-U.S. market film is being pro-' 
moted under, the title of “Blazing 
Sands.”) | 

The cause of the whole' mess, is: 
an ancient city, in the Kingdom of f 
Jordan, a few miles , across the 
Israeli border. The city, w aban¬ 
doned. is carved in stones—a won¬ 
derful, poetic sight; It is called 
Petra. 

Petra lias a magnetic influence 
on daring Israeli youth: time and : 
again youngsters /cross the danger- j 
ous border to . reach mysterious j 
Petra, collect souvenirs of times] 
(Continued oh page 78) 1 


IE CAFES 


D.S. Com! TV 'Inexcusable, Idiotic, 
Pat Weaver Tells Educ’l B casters 


Schnoz’s ‘Top W 

. : Detroit, Oct. 25. 

Jimmy Durante, who wound. 

. iip a: nitery stand at the Elm-. 
...wood Casino in Windsor, Ontl, 

" recently, made hisnoniiriaUona 
here for a sh biz “Hall of 
Fame.”. .. 

His “Big 10 of.Entertainers’* 
were Jack Benny. Bob Hope;. 
Danny Thomas, Red. Skelton, 
Eddie. Cantor, Bing .Crosby, 
Frank. Sinatra. Sophie Tucker, 
Ted Lewis and- Groucho Marx. 
Modesty prevented him from 
including, his name on the list.- 

Herrick Shows 


In Last 3 Weeks 


/David ''Merrick 'productions;—six 
on Broadway and one on the road, 
—have piled; up a combined gross 
of $1,057.55.6 in the. last three 
weeks, an average of §352:519 per 
Week. Merrick,-who has been put¬ 
ting on,a succession of Shows since 
co-producing “Fanny” in 1954, is 
believed to have set a present-day 
managerial record for concurrent 
Broadway productions with his six- 
show lineup. 

He's been involved; thus far this 
season, in the sponsorship. of four 
new'"Main Stem entries. Of those, 
“Vintage ’60” was a. fast mid-Sep¬ 
tember, flop. .The. other three are 
among the productions included in 
the three-week tabulation. An-, 
other Merrick offering. “Do Re 
Mi,” is currently in rehearsal and 
(Continued on page 75.) 

Some Europeans Claim 
Yank Films ‘Too Sexy’ 

Paris, Oct. 25. 

Several Yank major company 
reps have reported that complaints 
are coming into local offices, from 
various: countries in Europe, but 
not France as yet, that American 
films are get!irig soinewh at too out¬ 
spoken in sex matters and might 
be hit by censorship in this re¬ 
gard as well on the usual 
grounds of fop much violence/ 
.Since XJ. S, pix have usually 
been accused, of naivete and .even 
uritahism in the lookseCing of pri¬ 
vate relations, this has come as a 
surprise here. The. self-governing 
American film code has eased a bit 
to let. pix get. more adult and frank 
but . they, have ..done so primarily 
in . ; words rather, than,in action. 
France. stiictcd lately by po- 
(Continued on page 12) 


The long and time : honored cry 
of showmen that performers, have 
no break-in Spots and no place ini 
which they can afford io be “lousy” 
no longer obtains. There - ‘ to¬ 
day an upsurge in the development 
of hew’. headliners. More, spots are 
using the fledglings now than at 
any.; time since television weeded 
out the last reiiinants of vaudeville. 

It’s, true that the pre-Broadway 
houses are no. longer around, but; 
in their stead have risen hordes of 
cafes, and-the area and scope of 
the borscht ..belt has . expanded. 
There ‘' also Greenwich Village 
with, its experimental cafes, coffee 
houses; .spots with miniature re¬ 
vues, neighborhood cafes of all 
stripes and descriptions, niteries 
fed. by the banquet trade in which 
the talent is secondary to price and 
food, plus, club dates that were 
around in the pre-video era. 

Also there are representative 
cafes that are taking, unknowns on. 
the basis of record clicks, products 
of the San Francisco movement i 
and the new 'wave comics and sin¬ 
gers ’.that. have come up. The re-. 
, suit is that more headliners are 
] (Coritimirid on page 78) j 


j A quietly'increasing new Amer- 
; ican sports vogue is fancy figure 
'skating, arid the United States 
j Figure Skating Assn, is the 
authority: for it. Ht. \vas sparked 
bv the national interest in the last 
. Winter Olympics at Squaw Valiev,: 
: Calif., where tire tv coverage 
/projected wide interest in the sport, 
which. eventually gave the U.S. 
its gold medal wins in that sport 
via Carpi'Heiss. 

CBS currently is talking a spec¬ 
tacular With the USFSA' which, 
for the first time, will bririg au- 
| thentiC f i g.u r e s k a t i n g to the 
; videoscreen, in a “production.’" It 
will differ from the sundry other 
iceshows which, according to the 
Figure' Skating Assn., are merely 
theatrical routiness; attempted on 

, rather than authentic f.s. 

The USFSA also points to the 
/queues that resulted last winter 
yat most tj, S, rinks, on the heels of 
•the Wi Olympics, and the 
growing/sales of .iceskating ..equip¬ 
ment and tlie like, 
j The Wollman rink in Central 
• Park, this past winter lias seen 
‘lineups “like, th Music Hali.’’, 
Brooklyn's Prospect Park next 
winter will be endowed by the 
Wollman: family foundation with 
" similar rink... 

The convincer has been the 
increased number of fancy, skating 
j.disciples. in the summer camps 
< this past semester. 


Nixon-Cum-Jolie 

Departing on ..his final sw ing, 
Vice President Richard N. 
Nixon promised welhvishers, 
’‘You haveri’t seen anything 
yet-” 

Showfolk were quick to say 
. that this was the grammarian 
version of A1 Jolson’s old 
’‘You. ain’t heard nutti yet!” 

Gen. Samoff Sees 
Global Tint Spread 
For’64 Olympics 

By DAVE JAMPEL 

Tokyo, Oct. 25. 

. People, around the world may be 
able to visit the 1964 Olympics on 
color tv ; . David Sarnoff said at an 
Imperial Hotel, press conference. 

The visiting RCA board chairr 
man told newsmen: “From a tech¬ 
nical standpoint I may say that by 
the time these games will be 
played in Tokyo, it will also . be 
possible to televise them in color 
over any part cf the world by 
means of a communications system 
of satellites orbiting in space.” 

In a later q. and a. session, the, 
radio, tv and electronics pioneer 
added, -that experiments are now’ 
in progress to break the language 
barrier and transmit global tele¬ 
casts in the various tongues 
through the /use of electronic com¬ 
puters with memory devices. 

: “I believe, that the Tower of 
Babel will become a historic sym- 
(Conliriued on page 48.) 

Pickets in Times Square 
Oppose ‘Aim at Stars’ 

Columbia’s “I Aim at the Stars.” 
biopic on Wehrner Von Braun, 
cause of demonstratioris upon its 
opening in certain European capi¬ 
tals, was picketed over the past 
w eek upon its initial New York en¬ 
gagement at the Forum Theatre, 
47tli Street and Broadway. 

Orderly group of placard bearers 
paraded outside the theatre on 
premiere night, Wednesday. And 
then on Saturday at 9 p.m., height 
of the Times Square pedestrian 
traffic crush, over 20 demonstra¬ 
tors suddenly appeared in front of 
the theatre. 

Via the placards and oral shouts 
th' undertook to ram across the 
message that. “Stars” “glorified the 
Nazis” and that Hollywood was.“re¬ 
writing World War IL” Von Braun 
headed Hitler’s nVissle program, 
(Continued on page 68) 


4“ By BILL STEIF 

San Francisco, dot. 25. 

National Association of Educa¬ 
tional Broadcasters wound up its 
four-day 36th annual convent ion 
last weekend after three disparai* 
personalities, McCan n-Eriekson’s 
Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, FCC Com¬ 
missioner Robert E. Lee and tv 
writer Rod Serling, had unloaded 
some highly charged opinions on 
the 300 broadcasters in attendance. 

Weaver, e\-NBC boss, joined 
physicist Edward Teller, designer 
Charles Eames and philosopher 
Mortimer Adler on a panel on 
“creativity” and among his remarks 
' about tv were these: 

1.J U.S. commercial tv is “inex¬ 
cusable and idiotic”: 
j 2> Americans “must remotivate 
! network managements and stock- 
; holders.” 

Weaver also suggested that to¬ 
day’s increased knowledge of the 
learning process indicates men use 
their minds poorly. He advocated 
selection of tlie gifted for educa- 
j tion and training as a “special core," 
1 thought this might even lead to set- 
j tlcment of the Cold War. 

] A large part of the panel was 
j devoted to an amiable Teller- 
J Ad.’er argument over role of the 
; computer as a creative instrument, 

! but these points regarding tv were 
also made: 

j 1 1 After Eames suggested an ini- 
portarit problem about creativity 
i wa^ how to get rid of anxieties, 
t Teller said that “tv is the best ex- 
= ample of an anxiety-ridden indus¬ 
try.” as its stress on ratings shows; 

2< Teller thought tv exees 
. should pay less attention to ratings 
j (Continued on page 51) 

Marlene Walks Out On 
Canada TV Interview; 
Resents Political Gab 

Toronto, Oct. 25. 

Here for a week’s engagement at 
; O’Keefe Centre, Marlene Dietrich 
i walked out on a CBC-TV interview 
at the Royal York Hotel on claim 
that the talk was “political.” She 
stopped the interview twice be¬ 
cause “I can’t answer questions 
; like that.” 

Questions put by Jacques La Ri¬ 
viere, who has been with CBC 
, seven months were: “When you re¬ 
turned to Berlin last spring were 
1 you disturbed by the demonstra¬ 
tions on your arrival?” She said 
that there were none. Interviewer 
then asked “How do you feel about 
i your grandchildren growing up un- 
!der a nuclear war,” she snapped: 
j “What is this, a political interview, 
i I am in the city as an entertainer.” 
Walkout w’as later staged. 

On the CBC midnight news and 
•later press gathering no such ques¬ 
tions were asked, with press un¬ 
aware that Miss Dietrich had 
! walked, out on the tv interview 
i downstairs in the Royal York. 







MISCELLANY 


U’AfiiEfr 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


‘All-Time fifet-Photogr aphed Man 


A r.'.Al Hitler was undoubtedly- 
“Hu* rno<t photographed mani who 
cwr lived." acooiding to vetli Brit¬ 
ish documentary. filmmaker.;; Paul 
Rotha; Director has been ip the 
l S. the last several weeks.;look¬ 
ing for footage l'or his forthcoming 
'tentative till*’** "Life of [Adolf 
Hitler," which he makinjg for 
producer Walter Koppel of Real 
Film, Hamburg. 

Rotha’s trip to the l.' climaxes 
almost a year of searching for 
Hitler footage through Denmark, 
Holland. Poland Czechoslovakia,' 
Italy, France and' Germany jMEast 
and W’cst . He’s- already gotjisome 
250.000 feet and expects to pick 
tip approximately another 50.000 
here, thus presenting something of. 
an editing problem since llile fin¬ 
ished film will probably rub just 
about 90 minutes. How mueiji has 
to be "weeded out?” Says Rotha: 

(Continued on page 17). 


A Grim Pattern 

Brooke Hayward had just 
started work, in an off-Broad- 
way play last year when the 
word was flashed tlxat her 
mother, Margaret Sull avail, 
had died suddenly. 

Miss Hayward,.Whose father 
is Leland Hayward! had just 
begun in a top role in Colum¬ 
bia's "Mad Dog Coll” fea¬ 
ture last week when she was 
notified her sister, Brigitte* 
had suddenly died under simi¬ 
lar circumstances. 


Gypsy’s Autobiog Show 
Offbeat, Nostalgic, But 
Strictly For the Insiders 

Instead of adhering to the ‘'Sing 
Out Louise” instruction shouted 
hi ro'-s the theatre at the opening 
of the musicomedy "Gypsy.” Gyp¬ 
sy Rose Lee Louise Hovickl talks 
it up in an offbeat autobiographi¬ 
cal presentation which began a 
three-Monday booking attheCher- 
iv Lane in N. V.’s Greenwich Vil¬ 
lage this week <24». 

In an integration of newsreel 
film clips, snapshots and home¬ 
made films. Miss Lee runs through 
her show biz career from age one. 
when she won a local beautv con¬ 
test to tHe early 1950s when she 
cracked the bigtime international 
sccMie at the London Palladium. 

The film and patter had been 
put together initially for the en¬ 
tertainment of her friends at her 
fc'ast 63d St. town house. Although 
its loaded with nostalgia find a 
good-natured, unassuming narra¬ 
tion it remains an "inside” ;affair 
that is sure to delight her [quilt¬ 
ing party cohorts but will have 
only s oity interest for the. gen¬ 
eral auci. 

IPs accurately billed as "A Curi¬ 
ous Evening With Gvpsy Rose 
Lee” because it is. indeed, an odd 
entertainment. “I'm not Stanley 
Kramer." she admits before the 
film starts rolling. "In fact.” ^he 
adds. “Pm not even Mrs. Stanley 
Continued on page 78* 


Shirley Machine's Creamy 
Roles Once ‘Announced’ 
For Elizabeth Taylor 

Shirley MacLaine. signed by the 
Mirisch Co. to star in four lajor 
t productions, replaces Elizabeth 
Taylor in two of the films^-“Two 
for the Seesaw” and "Irma* La 
Douce.” 

Miss Taylor’s association with 
both pictures had been “an¬ 
nounced” with considerable fan¬ 
fare. She had been set for "See¬ 
saw” more than six months ago. 
United Artists; which Releases the 
Mirisch films, attributed Miss Tay¬ 
lor’s bovvout to "other, bonifnit-. 
ments,” but one report had it that 
the deal collapsed when Miss Tay¬ 
lor insisted that .her husband... Ed¬ 
die Fisher, be involved a 
production capacity. Fisher recent¬ 
ly concluded a multiple-picture 
production arrangement With Co¬ 
lumbia, but whether or not Miss 
Taylor will be involved in any of 
these films, has not been lade 
known. 

In addition to “Seesaw” and 
"Irma La Douce.” Miss MacLaine 
will also appear in the Mirisch 
Co.‘s remake of Lillian Heilman’s 
Children's Hour,” costarring with 
Audrey Hepburn, and jn “Roman 
Candle.” based on Sidney Shel¬ 
don's short-lived Broadway play;. 

Billy** Wilder will produce and 
Continued bn page 68t 



SWING and . SWAY with 

SAMMY KAYE 

Concluding. .Eighth Week 
Roosevelt Hotel, New York City 
. Broadcasting C.B;S. 
Exclusively. DECCA RECORDS 
Personal Mgt.: David Krengel 
1619 Broadway. New York 19 


Soph at 70: ‘Where Are the Sinners?’ 

Gnly Solo Tall Gal’ Trades Even in Repartee With 
The Lunching Saints 


Nudie to Red China 

London, Oct. 25. 

Though banned in Hong 
Kong and Singapore, “Nudist 
Paradise” has been acquired 
for showing in Red China. 

An official of the Chinese 
Film Agency, based in Prague, 
came to London recently to 
close the deal on behalf of 
the Chinese Peoples Republic 
with the producer-distributors, 
Orb' Films. 


Laughton: Clever Actors 
Those Not Caught in Act 


By joe cohen: 

“It could happen only in Amer¬ 
ica. Here are 400 people lri this 
.room—all of Hiem lore important 
; than, the guest of honor.” 

; This was humorist Harry Hersh- 
field's summary of. the seidel night; 
tendered to Toots Shoi\ by. the 
Lambs Club Saturday • 22*> at the 
N.Y, clubhouse. The falstaffian 
restaurateur, to .whom one and all 
.are “crumb bums.” got one of. the 
. biggest turn outs at. this venerable 
. theatrical-organization.. It was also 
Tone of their best shows for a 
: celebrity*. The latter, could also 
have been in- honor of Mickey AT 
pert’s finale as., entertainment 
chairman after a five-year tenure. 

(Continued on page 78) 


Tent’s ‘Spartacus’ Goal 

Detroit. Oct.; 25. 

Proem of “Spartacu^” ' V' at 
the Madison, Nov. 3. will be for 
the benefit of the local Variety 
Club, for its growth and develop¬ 
ment cent re'at Children's Hospital. 

House will be scaled to S50;to $5 
with the hope that over S20.000 
will he netted. 


‘America to Blame (or Hungary’ 

Paul Robeson’s Line Undeviating—rClosely. 
Questioned by Anzkc Reporters 


Sydney, Oct. 18. 

Upon his arriyal here the Ameri¬ 
can .Negro baritone and political 
symbol, Paul Robeson, was imme¬ 
diately surrounded by question- 
putting reporters. He cracked first 
. off that he should have. been, in 
, Australia long ago but the. U. S: 
‘State Dept, would not give hii a 
; passport until forced to by world 
! opinion. 


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Was he still bitter? He said no. . 
Grudgerbearing was' unwise. Per- ; 
sonally if someone did him a> bad 
’turn he would just knock ’ him 
down. 

Were white Americans treating 
black Americans better, nowadays? 
He acknowledged improvements. 
The United States -must modify its 
Dixiecrat ways as a. political neccs- 
.‘sity of its own prestige in dealing 
1 with African and Asian nations: 
Moreover the old lynch spirit 
would bring world condemnation, 
not to mention the. anger of "an¬ 
other strong world power” [mean¬ 
ing Russia). 

t. To Ray Castle, of the Sydney 
Daily Telegraph, Robeson said his 
: political beliefs developed against 
; the background of the Welsh, 
miners. 

I “In 1928 I went to sing in "Wales 
‘ and the miners told me I belonged 
, to then>, I even carried their 
j banner in a hunger march. From 
I then on I identified myself with 
• the ariti-Fascist struggle,’;’. Robeson 
said, 

I Singer, in reply: to other ques- 
! tioris at the airport said, “I went to 
Spain to support the anti-Franco 
! forces, and I saw the awakening of 
; Africa, India and the other colored 
peoples of the world. 

|, “I have been in the Soviet Union 
. many times. 1 have been to Hun- 
: gary and Poland, too, and I. have 
/agreed \vith what I-saw..”' 

Further questioned about Rus- 
: sian methods in the Hungarian up¬ 
rising and whether he had' sup- 
! ported such methods. Robeson ; re¬ 
plied: “Of course. I : t ; ! was riot a. 

; true rising of the. people. It was 
ii spired by America and other 
agents. The, Voice of America 
really started it.” 

j Ro.be^n will give 30 concerts 
her nd i New Zealand. 


By DAVE JAMPEL 

Tokyo, Oct. 25. 

. Charles Laughton has been 
called both a superb perform el¬ 
and a magnificent ham. As to 
which, rihe. vacationing Laughton 
said here, ‘‘I don’t think there, is 
a difference.” 

"AH acting, like painting, is 
exaggeration of kind.” lie 

told Variety. "It’s just a differ¬ 
ence of degree and whether you 
get caught at it. 

"Watch Gary Cooper light, a 
cigarette.”, he submitted: “It’s- 
exaggerated, but he’s very clever 
and doesn’t get. caught. I’m not 
clever enough not. to get. caught 
at it sometimes ” .Laughton . said. 

Asked how he 'guides himself: as 
to the extent of the exaggeration, 
lie replied; “I'm afraid iiiiit I 
don’t.” 

Laughton belittled the idea , of 
naturalism in acting. When queried 
about the Method school of the.sp- 
ing. he drew himself up in his 
chair and sai.V “The interior, of. 
anybody’s stomach- doesn’t interest 
me at aik Tm interested in their 
outward face the sparkle in Their 
eyes and tneir grace.” 

.Laughton has. described himself, 
as resembling ari elephant’s rear. 
When asked if he might have 
preferred the visage of eollar-ad 
handsomeness: he replied by re¬ 
citing the following-limerick: 

Ash beauty I am. not,a star. 

There are others inore lovely- by.far. 
Sill-face, I don't .vivid it f 
Because Tm behind it. 

It’S the people in front get the far. 

i Laughton, deflated by 45 pounds. 
from a recent opri-atjon. is spend¬ 
ing a month touring Japan. ) . 


By ABEL GREEN 

This has beep Sophie Tucker’ 
week in Manhattan. A week ago 
Sunday the Catholic Actors Guild 
of America gave ^her a special 
award: last Wednesday she opened 
at the International Casino on 
Broadway; and two days later tile 
Circus Saints & Sinners made her 
the "fall gal,” the first time a solo 
femme has been so honored though 
three man-and-wife teams were 
spotlighted—Lucille. Ball & Desi 
Arnaz; George Burns & Grade Al¬ 
len, and Kathryn & Arthur Mur- 
iav-r-but never a solo femme. And 
it vvas ..another page in; the show- 
business saga, of Broadway, ap r 
propriately written at the Hotel 
Astor (the CS&S usually meet at 
the Waldorf-Astoria). 

... Prexy Harry jjershifield, hi lself 
just, turned 75, didn’t spare the 
gliest of; honor the traditional ri¬ 
baldry. and the sepUigenarian 
Soph responded in. kind when the 
(Continued. on; page 12) 


Bloodier Than Yanks, 

. Canadian-Made Picture 
May Sue Production Code 

Power of live production Code 
Administration to refuse a seal to 
a picture,: and Abus to. prevent th 
picture, from getting a . ma.ior dis- ' 
tributor to handle it in the U .. 
market, riiay be tested in a .court of 
law! 

Test would be on the Canadian 
feature. "The Bloody'Brood,” pro¬ 
duced by N. Taylor’s. Beaver 
Productions of Toronto and the 
first Canadian feature to secure a 
major U.S. [distributor 'Allied 
. Artists j. ;AA ; s handling of,:-the pic, 
however, is contingent on film’s 
getting a Code seal, which so far 
has been denied because of scenes 
of violence anct brutality. [This 
ruling is‘scheduled to be. revicvved 
next w eek when AA ..screens ic 
(.Continued oh page 24) 


ALL-ESKIMO CHARACTERS 

Ottawa, Qct: 25. 

Len Paterson. Toronto fv-radio 
and film - scripter. has written, an. 
all-Eskima-chaiacter play, “The 
Great Hunger.’’ based partly on 
material he gathered tvv years ago 
in the Arctic. 

It will be presented Nov. 4 by 
the Arts Theatre, at the Centre 
Stage, Toronto. 


Jack Oakie’s Homecoming 

Kansas City, Oct. 25. 

Native son Jack Oakie was under 
spotlight during Sedalia. Missouri’ 
gala: .week-long centennial observr.. 
ance. with an appearance 1 18) 
which, combined .with parade* 
drew* an, estimaied 50.000 persons, 
more than double, the city’s popula¬ 
tion. 

Oakie and Senator Stuart. Sym¬ 
ington; of Missouri both spoke 
briefly to a crow;d of several thou¬ 
sand which had gathered at the 
historic courthouse. Oakie dieiv on 
boyhood iembrances to alter¬ 
nately ruse arid touch his audi¬ 
ence. . , ... 

One; event on the centennial 
docket Was the dedication of a 
plaque at the actor’s birthpiace... 



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DAILY VARIETY 

(Published In Hollywood by Daily Vari 
' ' ' ' $15 a year. $20. F;oreign.. 















Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


P&RIEfrt 


PICTVBES 



OVER PICTURES 


Gloom Thick as Empire News, News-Chronicle And 
Star Succumb to Mergers; Show Writers Fate Unsure 


London; Oct. 25. 

Last week, during one of the 
blackest periods in British jour¬ 
nalism, three major newspapers 
folded, caught ixp in the unholy 
trinity of rising costs, .flagging cir¬ 
culation and. diminishing advertis¬ 
ing revenue. On Sunday (16) the 
mammoth Selling Sunday sheet, the 
News of the World, absorbed Roy 
Thompson's, ju.st-over-twp-million 
Empire New. . Of this; there’d been 
goriie warning.. 

But next, night came a broadcast 
bombshell.- with; the shock: ne\\;s. 
that the daily. News-Chronicle and 
its “sister’* evening.' paper,. .The 
Star, had been acquired by . Asso¬ 
ciated Newspapers. On Tuesday 
(IS* they were merged, respective¬ 
ly, in the Daily Mail (circulation, 
2,100.000' and the Evening News. 

The News Chronicle, Which had 
a Circulation, of around 1,200,000, 

. and the Star were owned by Daily 
News Ltd., and supported the small 
but vigorous Liberal Party, politi¬ 
cal-policy. Daily .News Ltd. will 
continue several profitable inter-:' 
•ests. Including a 22% holding in 
Tyne-Tees Televisi , The Viewer 
(T-T Tv’s program journal, which 
sells nearly 300.000 copies weeklyV 

ill still be published and,.as from 
April. 196,1. the Daily News Ltd: 
will, be putting out anew tv week¬ 
ly. took Westward, which will.pub¬ 
lish programs for Westward TV. 
the new setup designed to cover 
Devon and Cornwall-. Chairman, is 
Peter Cadbury, Keith Prowse top- 
peri and a member of the family 
that sold the News-Chronicle and 
Star to Associated Newspapers Vf or 
an alleged $4,200,000. 

. In. all the problems surrounding 
"what might have been;’*- sparked 
off by. rumors that the Liberal Par¬ 
ty, the Daily Herald, Roy Thomson 
and. Australian Consolidated Press 
had all been interested in, acquir¬ 
ing the News-Chronicle, 'and the 
Star but had. had no real chance of. 
talking the matter. over With any 
privately before, the blow was 
etriick the question of compensation 
and %’nployment for the staffs, of 
the three defunct newspapers lias 
.'been paramount. Mariy icey: names 
hive been absorbed, blit far more 
' heads seem likely to roll. 

Present indication is that the 
$howhiz -writers on the trio- of 
iiiissing newspapers will mainly 
be difficult to place in departments 
already .overloaded. These include 
(Conti ued on page 2.1) 


No Blood Bath 

Hollywood, Oct. 25i 
The man with the shears 
took a couple; of ; snlps : at. 
“Spartacu^” between the time 
the Roman spec was presented 
for trade review Oct, 4 and its 
local premiere last' Wed. (191 
ait the RKO Pantages; 

Left on the cutting room 
floor were biief sequences 
showing 1 the bipod; of ; a' gladia¬ 
tor splattering the face of 
Laurence Olivier as he applies 
th coup-; de grace, and the 
severing of a Roman Legion¬ 
naire’s arm. by a sword in the 
swirling battle, against; the 
slave army of Spartacus. 

The Legion .of peciency, 
which, revealed, last week that, 
it was. “negotiating” with 
Uni ve rsal-In tern a t ion al before; 
making a .final rating deter¬ 
mination for the . piCi report¬ 
edly was concerned with blood- 
letting and other manifesta¬ 
tions of violent incident: : .. 


John Cassavetes’ ‘Shadows’ 
London Art House Wow; 
Brought In for $40,000 

London, Oct. 25;. 

“Shadows. th $40,000 
scripted reduction which Took 
John Cassavetes three years to. 
make, has notched a new house rec- 1 
ord in.its first week at the Acad¬ 
emy, Oxford Street, an artie situa¬ 
tion. . It. grossed just over $11.000, 
In.the week, which is substantially 
better; than anything which has 
previously played- this. 500-seat 
theatre. Pie is being distributed'in 
the U.K., by. British Lion Who -acr 
quired the rights ..for. $28,000 
guarantee plus a Split,. 

. Shortly after the London proem,. 
Cassavetes planed .out. .-for 'Stock¬ 
holm, to finalize arrangements for 
the Swedish opening under the Eu- 
jropa Filins banner. Meantime. 
Lelia Goldoni, the femme Star ; is 
oil a promotional tour of the U.K. 
and has been to Glasgow as well as 
London, 

The film received almost sensa¬ 
tional. handling by . th national 
press, critics. It not only: received 
the bulk oi‘ the space, but., had 
unanimous raves with adjectives 
ranging from ‘ brilliant’-’ to “a 
landmark..’’. 

Film had already, been sold in a 
number of territories, but negotia¬ 
tions are continuing for American 
distribution: As; a result of: the; 
impact • made, by “Shadows,” Cas¬ 
savetes lias been offered a deal by. 
Paramount. 


SEC’s Okay Of 
C. of E. 

• Tire American Congress of Ex¬ 
hibitors; is preparing a prospectus 
for submission to .thei.jSecurities 
’ and Exchange Commission, which 
would serve as the basis for a pub- 

• lie stock, issue for. a new film, pro- 

• ductipn-distributlon company. If 
the prospectus is approved, C. of E. 
w ill launch the; public sale of stock 
in the proposed company. 

Under . consideration is the posV 
si bi lily- of .issuing tw classes of 
stock—fl.) to exhibitors and (2 i to 
the general public.. Whether there 
would be a distinction in voting 
Tights hasn’t been determined as 
j.yel. 

j The.; full. Congress committee is 
f scheduled to convene some time in 
i/November; to further action on the 
i formation of thenew; company. 
I Close, tp $4,000,000 has already 
| been raised for this purpose, but 
j the coin is being. held, in escrow 
j until the organization is actually 
completed. C. of E. is reluctant to 
I proceed without making certain 
! that the new firm is substantially 
['financed^ ' - r 

I ' Meanwhile, officials have been 
. looking oyer proposed packages 

• and have been conferring With pro¬ 
ducers arid directors. Once, the 

1 company is. organized, it;s;.antici- 
j paled that an.exhibitor committee 
i w ill . be appointed to advise on sub- 
I riiilted packages. However, the 
j guiding hand, of the company will 
j not be vested in a committee, but 
i iin ai president with full authority, 
j Trade body is presently canyassing 
the industry fo: ran individual it 
feels capable of filling, the bill. 



By HY HOLLINGER 

The tune Is ripe for “truly pro¬ 
fessional’’ filmmakers . .to achieve 
“truly independent” status, by ob¬ 
taining private financing. for film 
projects, thereby escaping banker 
and distributor dictation. 

That’s the belief or film producer 
George Justin, who is convinced 
that there are angels in the wings 
as ready to invest in films as in 
Broadway legit plays. 

( Justin's estimate • that 30% of 
stage productions financing, is' lost 
is without confirmation. It . is true 
that about three-quarters of the 
plays fail, bui -Jiot all legit failures 
are • dead-losses^ Moreover, the 
habit of contrasting total, profits of 
the stage successes against ' tot at 
investment in all is unrealistic: It 
rem ns. true that inany .feature 
films that do not recoup negative 
cost , do collect a c&ksiderable 
revemie and that, films escape the 
'‘risk'’ of .immediate demise be¬ 
cause of a set of bad reviews. 
Mote over films as Justin argues^ 
have : the also-run- <of tv. Against 
that some stage flops have the 
recoup of stock rights ,, etc. —Ed> 
Justin, \vho has also; produced a 
Broadway play,, maintains that the 
chances for success are better with 
a,picture. “It's less of a gamble— 
100% less ” he said. “Somehow 
you can manage to get a picture 
shown if it’s made by an experi¬ 
enced. professional filriimaker.” 

Although not. averse to accept¬ 
ing the financial assistance of a 
major film company—he’s current¬ 
ly. producing “Something Wild” 
for- United Artists release—Justin 
nevertheless feels that the private 
financing avenue must be devel¬ 
oped for filmmakers who believe 
strongly in a particular property 
but. cannot.convince the major .film 
companies of its worth. He stressed 
that.he w;as riot referring to aVante 
garde or esoteric subjects, but .to 
| solid,, commercial veritures with 
! boxoffice potential. 

He pointed out, for example, 
that when he and director Jack 
Garfein made the rounds to obtain 
a deal for -'Something Wild,-’ star¬ 
ring Carroll Baker, they found 
considerable Interest In the pack¬ 
age., But, he added, company after 
company insisted on structural 
changes In. the screenplay. written 
by Garfein in. collaboration; With 
Alex Karmei, on whose novel the 
film is based. Oil a number of oc¬ 
casions, he said, they were tempted 
to accept a .doniprot ise because of 
the offers made. How ever they de- 
j cided to stick to their guns, be¬ 
lieving that the . only way the film 
coiild be a success Was by. follows 
ing the spirit. of the novel. UA’s 
Max . Youngstein. agreed with the 
interpretation and gave the young 
filmmakers. the greenlight. . “If 
Youngstein hadn’t seen it our Way,” 
tContinued. on page 19) 


QUIETLY BEING GROOMED? 


Looks Like That’s It At 
Col For Zeeman 


..Bernard E. Zeehian;... ; .p.-treas- 
uicr-di rector of Colum.bia : ..Iriteriia- 
■tiorial, is moving: in on operations 
of the parent Col. Pictures. 

While continuing supervision Of 
.the finances of the foreigri subsidi- 
aiy, Zceirian now; also is taking on 
the role of assistant to Leo Jaffe, : 
first, v^p.-treasurer of the parent., 
and Louis J. Barbano, financial 
v.p.. and concentrating principally 
iii the field/pf finance. 

Although; it was unstated by Col 
president Abe: Schneider, ; the indi¬ 
cation is that Zeeman: is being 
grOorried for a major TOle . on the 
financial end of the overall Col or¬ 
ganization if and When: one should 
become available. 


Japan Yen Thaw 
a 


Tokyo, Oct. 25^.. 

Accord has virtually been 
reached for. the Finance Miriistry- 
to approve remittance of some 
70% of the accumulated film earn¬ 
ing of :U.;S. Motion Picture Export 
Assn.,, members:. which . would 
amount to ; a b o u t $2,500,000. 
MPEA Far East veep Irving Mass 
expects official approval within: the 
week.. 

. Unlike previous deals to thaw 
out yen accounts, this one will not 
be a loan with periodical payoffs, 
but; w ould be straight reniittarices. 

Once the MPEA pact ’.is set; 
similar arrangements ’ for non- 
MPEA foreign him distribs usually 
follow. 

. Possibilities remain strong for 
the -Ministry to hike the regular 
remittance - rate from the .present 
30% to 35% or 40%; " the' near 
future, v/ith chance that the 
boost would be retroactive to Octo¬ 
ber I. 


* 

in States, 

Important Point Per Foster, In 
Film Finances Ltd. Calculations 


Man Behind ‘Bob- Angel’ 

Columbia hosted press reps 
last week at a luncheon at 
downtown Manhattan’s Mbs-- 
kowitz & Lupowitz restaurant, 
in addition to a visit at the 
nearby BiltmOre Studio where 
the company’s “Mad Dog Coll” 

Is now r shooting. 

Playing a bit part in ’‘CoU” 
is an ; actor stagenamed Bob 
Angel, neeAncelowitz, who 
also happeris to be. a coowrier 
of MoskoWitz & Lupoivitz. 


ickie Vs. Jackie 


Decca Escapes 

Film stocks on the N.W Stock 
Exchange took another drubbing 
last week, largely in line with an 
overall market decline Wdiich was 
caused, apparently, by investor un¬ 
certainties ahent the Presidential 
election : at home and continuing 
unrest internationally. 

DeccaWent up $1, closing at $36, 
but most other issues w r ere. off, Col¬ 
umbia dropped $1.50, Disney fell 
SIRT. 1 2 and hit a new low for the 
year of $22.50. (The Disney de¬ 
cline in recent months has reached 
spectacular proportions.) 

Other slides were taken by: 
LOew^s. ,$1.25; Metro, Na¬ 

tional Theatres . & Television, 
62 tac, and down to a hew low of 
$5 per share; Paramount. $2.50; 
20th-Fox; $3.50. and Warners, $i. 

Most surprising was 20th’s slip 
of $3:50. down to $36.50 per share. 
This came on the heels of virtual 
consummation of the deal whereby 
the company realizes $43,000,000 in 
its studio sale-leaseback, alOng 
with brOad hints that a stock ten¬ 
der is in the., offirig. 

Situation at 20th would seem to 
indicate market bullishness— an( * 
yet there was the substantial de¬ 
cline in trading value. . 

Said one arialyst: “The trend to¬ 
ward roadshow; production may 
prove, great for the iridustry but 
some of. us prefer to w ; ait and see.” 


UP KRUSHEN’S ASSISTANT 


Al Fisher Named UA’s National 
Exploitation Manager 


Al Fisher has been appointed 
national exploitation manager of 
United Artists by pub-ad v.p. 
Roger H. Lewis. Fisher, who has 
served as assistant exploitation 
manager since 1956, succeeds Mori 
KrUshen, who started, in the post 
in 1935, and is now named to the 
hewiy-created post of director of 
press and exhibitor relations. 

A member of UA’s exploitation 
department since 1952, Fisher en¬ 
tered the film business in 1934 as 
office boy for the late William 
Fox. 


MPi’s Deal on Reissues 

Motion Pictures Investors, Inc., 
a mutual fund, the stockholders of 
which are mainly U.S. exhibitors, 
has made a deal for the reissue of 
two Allied Artists, pix, “Friendly 
Persuasion” and “The Oklahoman.” 
Tw r o pix reissue deal Is for thea¬ 
trical exhibition. 

..Deail is of particular Interest to 
the. features-to-tv distribs, One 
purpose for MPI’s formation was 
exhibitors’ desire to keep post-’48’s 
off the tv market. Two picture 
deal looks like. small potatoes in¬ 
deed. in light Of the post-’48*s com¬ 
ing dawn the tv pike from Warner 
Bros., 20tli-Fox f and others. 


Number of British films to hit it 
big in the U. S. market has been a 
tremendous stimulus to the British 
film industry generally, according 
to Maurice Foster, a director of 
Film Finances Ltd. of London. 
Foster likens the situation to that 
of a girl who, after being told for 
years she is ugly, suddenly realizes 
she actually is pretty. 

Exec, whose firm is the major 
source of completion guarantees in 
Britain, is currently in New York 
for business meetings with U. S. 
distribs re future film projects to 
be made abroad. Function of his 
firm, which has guaranteed more 
than 300 films in 10 years of Its 
existence (“or about one film 
every 12 days”), has provided its 
directors with a fund of experience 
and information concerning mira¬ 
cles of British and continental pro¬ 
duction perhaps unique in the in¬ 
dustry. Film Finances was organ¬ 
ized originally by chairman and 
managing director Robert Garrett, 
a former producer, when British 
banks became increasingly wary of 
lending money to indie producers 
unless there was some sort of 
guarantee that the producer would, 
in fact, complete his project. Idea 
was to make a business out of a 
function that previously had been 
done on a hit-or-miss basis. 

Terms 

As Film Finances Ltd now oper¬ 
ates, it charges a' fee of 5% of a 
film's budget (minus the fee itself 
and the contingency reserve), in re¬ 
turn for guaranteeing funds to 
complete the picture beyond the 
originally agreed upon budget. 
When a producer himself agrees to 
guarantee the first overcall (up to 
.10%.of the budget) FF’s fee drops 
to 2 1 T%. There is also a system of 
bonus rebates for producers who 
go to FF on their succeeding proj- 
[ ects if there has been no over-budg¬ 
et claims on earlier film deals. FF is 
also working out arrangements to 
provide similar services to tv pro¬ 
ducers working abroad. 

Careful Study 

Before FF Ltd., ever agrees to 
guarantee a project, it studies all 
aspects concerning the production, 
backgrounds of the producer, direc¬ 
tor, stars, proposed shooting'sehed- 
ule, location, etc., etc, and, accord¬ 
ing to Roster, “we always take tlio 
gloomiest view.” Nevertheless, he 
says, the analysis often helps the 
producer since it provides him* 
with FF experience in similar 
projects. Before agreeing to fur¬ 
nish the guarantee, FF may revise 
(Continued on page 12) 

United Nations (71) VIPs 
Mark Broadway Opening 
Of Religious Picture 

With nary a trampoline nor a 
marching band outside the theatre, 

• premiere Friday (21) night at the 
‘ Warner Theatre in New York of 
Moral Re-Armament's “The Crown¬ 
ing Experience” still attracted a 
! Jot of sidewalk attention with ar- 
i rivals of United Nations guests 
: ffrom 71 countries), Hollywood 
personalities and city bigshots 

Stage festivities before screen- 
: ing of pic included a couple of 
; .songs from film sung by the MRA. 
chorus of 44 voices, representing 
. almost 20 nations, and speeches by 
IMRA execs. Top spot was given to 
: young Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson 
i of the late Mahatma, who said that 
' “America’s greatest gift to the 
world has been the life of Frank 
: Buchman (MRA founder! of Penn¬ 
sylvania” and predicted that his¬ 
tory will record that “one of the 


! greatest strokes Of this century 
was the creation and global dis- 
, tribution of ‘Crowning Experi¬ 
ence.’ ” 

I Also Introduced were visiting 
! Hollywood group: Spring Byington, 
; Frances Dee, Jody McCrea, Gor¬ 
don and Sheilah MacRae, Lloyd 
; Nolari and Lauritz Melchoir and 
l wife. 


PICTURES 


PSriety 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


Exhibitors, Savvy As to Taste, 
Dictated 'Hell to Eternity' Film; 


American Broadcast ing-Para-V 
mount Theatres originated thej'pro- 
ject and provided the major | por- j 
tion of the financing lor "Hell to Columbia 


NOT SAYING HOW MUCH 


CEA’S ELLIS PINKNEY 
RE ALF DAVIS’QUOTE 

Editor , Variety: 

London.. 

In your issue: of. Sept. 28 there 
is a story headed,. “British .Less 
Regid About TOIL But Successfully 
Boycotted .Producers' Who Un¬ 
loaded to Video,” which purports 
to summarise an interview given 
in -New"' York by the President of 
this Association, Mr; Alfred Davis, 
In the fifth paragraph of that 


Eternity.” currently being released 


Outbids 3 For ‘Yum-! column there appears the follow- 


Yum Tree’ Legiter 


Italo 'Sweet Life'Sours Frisco, 


on 


Fuss Over Moral Re-Armament 


by Allied Artists. AB-PT Is safd'to , Screen rJghts 
have put up S650.000 fur the ami- yum . Yum Trc '_ 
tore and holds the controlling in¬ 
terest in the film. 

The picture was produced by 
Irving H. Levin, Who had heiided 
AB-PT’s shortlived'product ion 
company. Unlike the other |;for¬ 
merly-affiliated theatre c h a |i n s. 

AB-PT and RKO Theatres, among 
the first to accept the Govern¬ 
ment's consent decrees, are not re¬ 
stricted from producing andj dis- 


to “Under the 
Frederick Bris- 
son legit production now bn pre- 
Broadway tour, have been acquired 
by Columbia in a deal calling for 
Brisson to produce from a screen¬ 
play; by Lawrence Roman. The 
play, a comedy, is scheduled to 
Open Nov. i6 at the Henry Miller 
Theatre in the Broadway area. 

Terms were kept under wraps 
but Col sources said three other 


tributing pictures. However, on the studios were outbid for the prop- 
basis of its recent experience ‘with orty. Blueprint calls for filming 
production, AB-PT appears to be m 1962 and release early in 1963. 
more Inclined to take the occasional j : rT- ^' 

financing route presently. j 

“Hell to Eternity.” was |. de- 


L. A. to N. Y. 


liberately conceived on exhibitors' 
knowledge of the public's taste. It 
was recalled that the biopic oi' war 
hero Audie Murphy was exception¬ 
ally successful and the .thought oc¬ 
curred to AB-PT officials invblvcd 
in the project that ' the market 
might be right for another picture 
dealing with a war hero. As a re¬ 
sult, it was decided to. tackle" the 
lite of Marine hero Guy Gabaldon, 
credited with capturing more than | 
1.000 Japanese. 

The picture, which stands a 
chance of grossing at least $3,000.- 
000 domestically, may start a trend [ 
of exhibitor financing. With;: the > 
current picture shortage, exhibitor 
groups have been anxious to get 1 
moie product on the market.,AB-. 
PT's experience may serve as the 
spark to unloosen the bankroll's of 
the other formerly affiliated 
chains. Loew’s Theatres, which! had 
been restricted from taking part in 
production, has conferred with! the 
Dept, of Justice and has worked 
out an arrangement whereby it can 
finance production, l.oew's has 
been exploring a multi-picture ideal 
abroad. 1 


Reuben Donnelley Poll 
Just Before Oscarcast; 
22,000,000 Into Mails 

Theatre Owners of America teat 
the Academy to the punch in re¬ 
vealing a “Spot the Stars” sweep¬ 
stakes contest which will be jield 
in conjunction with next Oscar 
Eight bn April 17. 

According to TOA, it learned of 
the contest at a quiet meeting 
held with Academy offcials idur- 
ing the TOA convention in j Los 
Angeles recently. The contest‘ w ill 
be run by the the Reuben H. Don¬ 
nelley Corp. in association with 
food and grocery companies. Ac¬ 
cording to TOA, Donnelley will 
mail 22.000,000 envelopes to > the 
country's key markets a few days 
before Academy Award night, j * 
Each envelope will contain j’dis-; £ 


Leonard Bernstein 
Marlon Brando 
Claudette Colbert 
Perry Cross 
Henry Fonda 
Derek Glynne 
Morey R. Goldstein 
Jack Krusclien 
Jeff Livingston 
Harry Maizlish 
Joel McCrea 
Lauritz Melchior 
Irving Mills 
Lloyd Nolan 
Charles O’Curran 
Patti Page 
Buddy Pepper 
Robert Pirosh 
Cole Porter 
Vincent .Price 
Allan Reisner 
Jerome Robbins 
Ruth Roman 
Ben Schwalb 
Sylvia Sidney 
Sol C. Siegel 
Syd Silverman 
Bernard Smith 
Ray Stark 
Duke Wales 
Nat Weiss 

U. S. to Europe 

Cecil Beaton 
Jack Hylton . 

Peter Reiihof 
Spyros P. Skouras 
Mike Stern 

Europe to U. S. 

Saul Colin 
Ben Gordon 
David B. Graham 
George Jessel 
Joseph E. Levine. 

Ned Manderino 
Bert Nevins 
Sam Steinberg 
Alix Talton 


By WILLIAM STEIF 

San Francisco, Oct. 25. 

,. Fourth annual San Frariciscq 
Film Festival has kicked off with 
bigger crowds, greater acceptance 
than before,,. but the fascinating 
question many people are still ask¬ 
ing is: 

'or»#e-M.H!W btf producers , happen^ to -The S,m-t 

Daniel Angel and John and Ll * e • 

James Woolf to tv interests. As Fest. director Irving M, Levin 
a resuit of that sale; those pro* didn’t admit, publicly,-that pro¬ 
ducers have been , so success- ducer Giuseppe. Amato had with- 
fidly boycotted that they haven't drawn the Cannes Festival winner 
been able to make any sub-., until last Tuesday < 18), day before. 
sequent theatrical features, tic- Fest was to start. But Amato, ad- 
cording to the exhib leader." 


“And FIDO, a. joint effort of 
production ,. distribution and ex¬ 
hibition, has been, a success so 
far, said Ddvis. despite the sale 


The expression “those produc¬ 
ers” is misleading, as whilst it is 
true that following the sale to tele¬ 
vision of these films the General 
Cou T of this Association recom¬ 
mended members not to book any 
film or films in which John Woolf 
or Daniel Angel or their respective 
companies were - . concerned, no 
reference was made in such resolu¬ 
tion or a» other resoliifiqin to the 
name of Tames Woolf. 

Ellis F. Pinkney 
General Secretary; 
Cinematograph Exhibitors’ Assn, 
tin " Variety interview, Davis 
mentioned' only Daniel Angel and 
John Woolf as boycotted pro¬ 
ducers, Name Of James Woolf teas 
inadvertently • included because he 
has been associated . with brother 
John oh number of productions. 
—Ed.) 


Rooney-Skelton ’Grab’ 

Hollywood, Oct, 25, 
Red Skelton and Mickey Rooney 
will costar in “The Big Grab,” the¬ 
atrical film to be jointly produced 
by Skelton,. Luftig Productions and. 
Rooney-Red Doff s “Killamey En¬ 
terprises. Charles Luftig arid 
Doff will function as exec produc¬ 
ers. with producer, director and 
writers still to be .set. 

Pic. which is a ..comedy with a 
French locale, will be first feature 
to. be produced at Skelton Studios 
since comic bought, lot. 

N. Y. to L; A. 

Michael Abbott, 

Richard Brandt 
Arthur Cantbr. 

David De Silva 
Peter Glenville 
Margaret Hayes 
Red Hershon 
Laurie Main 
Groucho Marx 
Joseph Pasternak 
Alice Pearce 
Bert Arde. 

Margaret Rutherford 
Herbert Swope Jr. 


Vised Levin Oct. 9 that film 
wouldn’t be entered, 

"Reason Levin didn’t confide* he 
said, ‘Was because we ielt we could 
put-enough pressure on to get it.” 
Therefore, fest ads which ran. five 
days before, the opening, men¬ 
tioned “Sweet Life”, would play on 
festival’s second night—and, of 
course, house sold out for the 
Italian efftry. 

Levin thought Italians — spe¬ 
cifically, AmatOr^-were “worried” 
about hoW the Federico Fellini-di¬ 
rected picture would do in “stiff” 
Frisco competition,, insisted “they 
w:ere holding back wanting to-be 
convinced they should come iii.” 
He said Amato offered a “phony” 
reason for withdrawal, "namely, 
that “Sweet!Life” didn't have,Eng¬ 
lish subtitles, though the film had 
been entered months ago. 

Levin got Fellini’s promise bf • 
entry last summer, but it turns out 
the film wasn’t. Fellini’s to. prom¬ 
ise. because he’d had to sell his 
interest in it during production. 

Italo Tactics 

For a week. Levin wasn't , 
vinced the withdrawal w genu¬ 
ine, and four days before,;festival: 
was. scheduled to open had. booked 
passage to fly to Rome and bring 
footage back to Frisco himself. 

First; however. Levin .phoned 
Roberto Rossellini, who told him 
“Sweet Life” Withdrawal was “un¬ 
derstandable” and offered his new 
“Night in Rome’* if the Rossellini 
picture Mas .cleared- through 
ANICA. the Italian producers*- or¬ 
ganization. And that’s how “Night 
in Rome” came to be Italy’s en¬ 
try in the fest—the print didn’t 
arrive until last Thursday '2Q), 
day for picture to play, and then 
it arrived without subtitles,, a vio¬ 
lation of the festival rules. 

Hypothetsis offered by knowing 
theatre men is that Joe Levine is 
on verge of paying Amato $500-000 
for “Sweet Life.”;and/that Amato, 
recalling close call of “Sweet Life”, 
against Russian “Ballad of a Sol¬ 
dier” at Cannes, reasoned .die had 
nothing to gain in Frisco and ev¬ 
erything to lose, since Russ pic- 


1 60 Ini961: 20th ’s Daring Dream J 

[A Calculated MarketReading j J 

* 


count coupons for food products ; 


juiul is • ★★★★★★★★ 

and an entry blank for the “Spot | Success or failure of 20th-Fox’s 
the Stars” sweepstakes. House- I projected 60-picture release sciied- 


wives will be asked to forecast the ! ule for the calendar year 1961 
winner of the “best actor.” ‘[best (could well forecast the shape, of 
actress,” and “best picture”: for j things to come lor the entire in- 
1,261 prizes worth up to S100.000. : dustry. That is, outcome will show 
The Academy’s official disclo- whether there really is a shortage 
sure of the contest came three oL moderately budgeted 'product 
days after TOA let the cat out of and whether an ambitious produc- 
the bag in its semi-monthly brille-t tion sked, as outlined by 20th 
tin to its members. i “prexy Spyros P. Skouras, can pay 

Valentine Davies. Academy off not only at the boxoffice, but 
prexy, was careful to point out;that also by bringing down per-pic stu- 
use of the Oscar symbol, either dio overhead, costs, 
directly or indirectly, did not; im-j While the 20th schedule , in-, 
ply endorsement of a commercial/eludes a number of high-priced po- 
produet. In addition, he noted jthat tential blockbusters (“Cleopatra,” 
the Academy reserved tne right to : “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” 
approve all companies which ;par-! “State Fair,” “Sound bf Music” 
ticipate in the contest campaign. .-“Return to Peyton Place,” “The 
Efforts will also be made ta get Chapman Report” and “Justine”), 
national or regional theatre obtainsa couple of which are a cinch to 
to participate by offering weekday get the roadshow treatment, the 
discount coupons to capitalize on major portion of the program will 
the campaign’s relationship to.; the be pix of more modest budget-- 
motion picture industry. j; adventure and sci-fi years, west- 
It was made clear that the Don- erns, comedies, Italo-type specs, 
nellev campaign in no way will be etc. There will also be a number 
a popularity content among; the ‘of pics bn the order of 20th’s cur- 
public as to whom entrants think rent “Squad Car,” “Walk Tali” and 
should win an aw ard. Moreover, j “Twelve Hours to Kill,” which 
It was agreed that the coupon Com- ■ u-,cd to be know without guilt, as 
pany will not tabukite the piplic’s B product. 

selection. I In their more recent statements 


about the so-called product short-| these pix in tv. 
age,, exhibs have.: been usually Since the 20th studio operation 
careful to. pbiiit put that when accounted for a $5,000,000 loss in 
they talk about a shortage, they i the fiscal year ended Dec. 26. 1959, 
are talking about; a shortage of [stepped-up production-distribution 
Grade A product. This would seem policy seems to represent a good 
to be borne out by the statement I deal of courage on the part of the 
made about six weeks ago by 20th’s | 20th management. Reasoning be- 
geiieraL sales, manager Glenn Nor- • hind the new policy (and reasoning 
ris, .who allowed as how he couldn’t } frequently employed by exhibs in 
see that there w ; as a product short- j trying to encourage production. Of: 
age when so. many films did not more films) is that the more films 
get nearly as many bookings as !: made, the greater the chances of 
they should. Commenting on short-[ striking a blockbuster. And. the 
age of Grade A product;* Norris i boxoffice potential of a hit film 
said simply, there is always a lack ! today is such that it can more than 
of:top films. _/ !cover the losses of a a number of 


Some Frightened 

There are some fears within the 
industry, that 20th may. be trying 
to turn back the clock by planning 
the release .of so many films in 
the upcoming 12-morith period, the 
obvious reasoning being, the pa,- ; 


Irons, are becoming progressively 
more selective each year and that 
B’s, unless / highly exploitable, 
won’t pay off. The answer to this 
isthat any picture is successful if 


other films. 

Should the 60-pic schedule not 
pay off,, in addition to . spelling 
trouble for 20th; : it could lead to 
an even more concentrated effort 
on the part of all the majors to 
stick to only the big-money arid/of 


ture’s also playing Frisco and one 
of judges is Russian Alexander 
Karaganov. 

LeVin denied this. He said 1 he 
phoned Levine. and. that Levine 
had “no objection'’, to “Sweet 
Life” entry—tiiis:-..ofcourse. could. 
be entirely true and stili. 
m Amato’s objections' ' 

Religious Angle 

On. ..another' battlefront, . Levin 
took- sharp issue with. a story that 
the. Moral. - Rearmament film,; 
“Crowning Experience.” had been., 
rejected ..because it might “offend” 
juror karaganov* He admitted 
this was his ‘’polite way of telling;" 
them the film couldn’t qualify .in. 
any; market:” but--said this was 
done, more than two months, ago,, 
that “it: is a . poor, .film "filled With 
propaganda, of the most flagrant 
sort and wotild be embarrassing 
to our iaudienceJ” 

He added: he u’as-“very surprised 
to hear. the. 'MRAV statesinent, 
that it’s always been our. policy 
never to ...mention films not 
c.epted;” 

Despite these; inevitable contro¬ 
versies. Frisco:; Fest seems to be 
picking up steam. V 

Opening niglit; lart Wednesday 
ri9'. was inyitational. but houses, 
at S2.50 a head, have been, sellout, 
or near-sellout since at the 1,000- 
Seiait Metro Theatre 1 . 

Levin, fpr.tunately. w:as able to 
inject a bit of “glamor’ into the 
proceedings by getting Mary Pick- 
ford to act as fest‘“hostess.” and 
she's recoived the biggest indivjdii- . 
al hand,' on introduction v to date:.. 
The . repeat screenings; /at 6:30 
p.m. : of the previous night’s 
tiire have roved: fairly strong 
draws, even with, weak films. Typi¬ 
cal was. $650 w i;tI t of business, at 
$2 a. person/ done for the 6:3.0 
showing Tliursdav f20) of the open- 
night .film.. Frances very light-, 
weight “The Love Game.” 

Bettered B. O. 

■■’.In. additionrsomuch controversy 
has ;bGiled up at.and around the 
festival .that Levin managed., to 
open .with an advance sale of near¬ 
ly. $8.0.00,. \vhich is w ell over 100% 
what the fete,; sponsored..by the 
Frisco Art Com mission./had in 
1959 or any previous year. , 

/ Night before the opening sev¬ 
eral hundred film buffs, at $2 . a 
head, listened the- Metro to 
three divergent view's bn film-mak¬ 
ing in a symposium sponsored by 
the . Wbrld Affairs Council > of 
Northern Caliiorriia. 

: U.. S: director Edw ard Dinytiyk 
reported making money was the 
“prime consideration'’ in Holly¬ 
wood, while Soviet director. ..Gri¬ 
gori Shukhrai countered, obvious¬ 
ly; that: this was. not t h. .“ ri vary 
aim;’ In Russia and French writer- 
director Jean Renoir asked to be 
allowed “to wiggle In somew'here 
between.” 

. Renoir repeated . his belief that, 
the writer’s ; the most important 
part of a film, b’caiise that’s what 
gives a picture individualitv. 

Dmytryk upheld dcmocratie. ten¬ 
ets" of the “boxofTice" approach;, 
noting the, artist has more to say 
now than .ever before. But he felt 
talent w;as : terribly scarce! with 
“only. handful, of; competent di¬ 
rectors and hardy 10 good, winters” 
in Hollywood. 

Chukhirai. wh directed “Ballad 
of a .Soldier.” said his: greatest 
worry was, that audiences might 
feel they’d wasted their time if he 
failed to reach them in telling 
what he felt/and added that “lies, 
break Up the commuriication”—^ 
therefore, he’s always tried to be 
sincere, he said. 

Renoir applauded the “poverty 
row” approach, to film-making/felt 
that technique inhibits telling a 
good story and called for “a com¬ 
plete state of anarchy” in making 
pictures. 


big star type of films than exists 
today. It will mean even fewer pic¬ 
tures, bigger investments,, slower 
playoffs. If, on the other hand, it 
does pay dividends, it could lead 
it brings back , its cost-plus, and if j to a reverse in the general trend 
the B’s are inexpensive enough; [which so far this year sees only 
they can still, do, that. even in a ‘ creased their film output over last 
dwindling market: In addition to j 20th and Universal as haying 'in- 
which, there is a.ready market fortyeal*. 


Metro Buys Day ‘Bed’ 

Hollywood,. Oct. 25. 

"Metro has purchased “And So 
to Bed,” rpmahtic coinedy authored 
by Harry Ruskin arid Wanda. Tuch- 
ock, as a starring vehicle for Doris - 
Day. 

•Film will be rod need by Joe 
Pasternack under his: Euterpe Pro¬ 
ductions banner for Leo. 








FUJI REVIEWS 


PfatlETY 


Wednesday, ..October £6, I960 


The Alania 

(TODD-AO-COLOR) 


Homespun, expensive version 
of the famous Texas battle. 
Some firstrate combat scenes. 
Much of picture submerged; in 
talky platitudes and childlike 
horseplay. Good kid payoff. 


Hollywood, Oct. 120. 

Unit* d Art tats rol'-ase of John IVsvne 
pi fidiu'tion. Stars Wayne. Richaid! \\ ltl- 
mark, Laurence Uaivcy, Richard Boone; 
features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, . 
I.inria Crtatal, Joan O’Brien, Chill ; Wills, 
Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis: with [Carlos . 
Airu/a. Jester Hairston, Veda Arm 1 Borg, ■ 
.loniT Pierkes. Denver Pyle. Aissa Wayne. 1 
Hand Woiden. Bill Henrv, Bill Danifel. ; 
Wesley I-au, Chuck Roberson, Guinri Wil- : 
liaiTis. Olive Carey. Ruben Padilla. Di- | 
rected by Wayne. Screenplay. [James | 
Edward Grant; camera, William ;H. 
Clothier: editor. Stuart Gilmore; art j 
director. Alfred Ybarra; second: unit > 
director. Cliff Lyons; music, Dnnitri : 
Tiomkin: sound. Jack- Solomon: assistant : 
directors. Robert E. Relyea. Robert ' 
Saunders. Reviewed at Carthay Circle 


his expensive project, Wayne may 
have spread his talents >out too 
thin for best results. As producer 
he has mounted, a physically sound 
achievement, an historical spec-: 
tacle that has tire, smack of fact 
He has assembled some of the 
finest creators and craftsmen in 
Hollywood, and coaxed from them ; 
a number of sturdy contributions. 
As director of his picture, he has 
been less successful- 
With the rousing battle sequence 
at the climax ifor which a goodly 
share of credit must go to second 
unit director Cliff Lyons) the pic¬ 
ture really commands the specta¬ 
tor's rapt, undivided attention. The 


Butterfield 8 

(C’SCOPE-COLOR) 


Fairly gratifying translation; to 
the screen of a lesser John 
O'Hara work. Plenty of sizzling 
sex and the marquee might and 
torrid , e m o 11 n g of Elizabeth 
Taylor indicate bi boxoffice. 


'Hollywood; Oct. 12. 

Metro release - of Pandrb . S. • Berman 
production. Stars Elizabeth'' Tnyloi,. V?, 1 ?' 
rarice’Harvey.'Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill: 
features Mildred. Dunnock. Betty ^Field, 
Jeffrey Lvnn, Kay Medford, Susan Oliver; 
with George 1 Voskovec. Virginia Dow mg. 
Carmen Matthews. Whitfield Connor. Di¬ 
rected by Daniel .Mann. Screenplay, 
Charles Schriee.and John Michael Hayes, 
^ , - from John O’Hara’s novel; camera, Joseph 

first half labors through some, m-. ; Rulten b€iig. Charles Hartcn; editor. Ralph 
terminable, oiil-ol-place : speech-J **»!««* 


t •• 1- I Davis,' Urie McCleary:. music. Bron 

lfym’ (particularly one peculiarly |Kaper; assistant directors. Hapk 5 


Mootir 


suited exchange near the outset 


Theatre. Oct. 20, 
MINS. 

GoT. David Crockett. 
Col. James Bowie .. 
Col. William Travis 
Smitty 


Running time. 192 

JoHn Wayne 
. Richard Widmark 
Laurence ITarvey 
Frankie Avalon- 


Flat a 

Mrs. Dickinson 
Beekeeper 
Juan Secuin 

Capt. Almcrrn ickinsc 

I.ieut. Reyes 

Jethro 

Blind Nell 

Jocko Robertson 

Gambler .. 

Angelina Dickinson- 

Parson . 

Dr. Sutherland . 

Col. NeiU . 

Emil . 

A Tennessean 

TJeut. Finn ... 

Mrs. Dennison . 

General .Santa Anna - — 
Gen. Sam Houston 


Linda. jTristal 
Joan 0,'Brien 
Chill! Wills 
. Joseph Calleia 
n Ken iCurlis 
Carlos Arruza 
Jester Hairston 


Denver! Pyle 
.. Aissa Wayne 
.. Hank Worden. 
.... Bill iHenry 
,. .. Bill Daniel 
Wesley Lau 
Chuck. Roberson 
Guinn AVilliams . 
Olive ; Carey.i 
.. Ruben Padilla { 
Richard iBoone 


Gloria Wahdrotis 
Weston Ligggtt - 
Steve ‘Carpenter 
Emily Liggett .. 
Mrs.Wandrous 


Elizabeth Taylor 
.;., Laurence Harvey 
Eddie Fisher 
-Dina; Merrill 
Mildred Dunnock 


Mrs.'! -Faiitiv Thurber,,........ Betty Field 

Bingham Smith ^Jeffrey Lynn 

Happy .v.. . . -.> Kay Medford; 

Norma- - SiiSan. Oliver 

Dr. Tredman George Voskovec 


“The Alamo” which was shot in 
91 days at a stated cost of $12,000.- 
000 has a good measure of money- j 
making ouality, viz. mass appeal,' 
in its 192 minutes. But to get it, | 
producer-director-star John Wayne : 
and the creative staff have loaded 
the telling of the tale with happy 
homilies on American virtue*; and 
patriotic platitudes under lifejand- * 
death fire which smack of yester¬ 
year theatricali«m rather than the 
realism of modern battle drama. 

It is not until the straightfor¬ 
ward, rip-roaring climax that the 
Bntjac production for United 
Artists attains the universally- 
gratifying stature that might sell 
tickets the “hard” wr.v. 

Obviously Wayne and James 
Edward Grant, who penned! the 
original screenplay, had an enter¬ 
tainment, not a history lesson, in 
mind. A desirable concept, of 
course, but in their zeal to repro¬ 
duce a colorful, homespun account 
of what went on in the course of 
those 13 remarkable days in [1836, 
they have somehow shrouded isome 
of the fantastic facts of the Origi¬ 
nal with some of the frivolous 
fancies of their re-creationjj The 
philosophy and personality of the 
Mexican force and its leaders are 
ignored in favor of repetitious ex¬ 
position and establishment dif in¬ 
ternal conflict that fairly swallows 
up the entire first half of thej film, 
and even seeps into the superior 
lattec portion. 

And yet, in spite of these pains¬ 
taking attempts to explore the 
characters of the picture's [three 
principal heroes 'Bowie. Crockett, 
Travis', there is. an absence of 
emotional feeling, of a sc*n)?e of 
participation, from the vantage 
point of the audience.’ Somehow 
Grant's screenplay never seems to 
penetrate beneath these courage¬ 
ous facades into the real mcri. 

It is almost as if the writer is 
willing to settle for the popular 
conception of familiar herce.i such 
as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie 
as sufficient explanation of their 
presence and activities. But devel¬ 
opments have a way of backfiring, 
dramatically, owing to insufficient 
characterization. A great* deal of 
piiceless footage is consumed in a 
questionable romance between 
Crockett ‘Wayne) and a Mexican 
girl (Linda Cristal). when the time 
might more wisely have j' been 
spent investigating the more [inter¬ 
esting, pertinent personal problem 
of Bowie (Richard Widmark »; who 
has left his Mexican wife to join 
the force at the Alamo to help 
protect his huge land investment 
in Texas. When news of his j\vife:s 
death arrives later in the film, the 
sequence lacks the emotional wal¬ 
lop it might have had. 

In all fairness to Grant’s screen¬ 
play, however, there is no denying 
Its broad, but ingratiating, sense of 
humor and crackerbarrel comment 
on history-in-the-making. The pic¬ 
ture is too talkative at times, but 
at least the talk is snappy and 
childishly appealing. Kids will 
understand it (no small matter), 
and most adults will find most of it 
agreeable. j: 

In undertaking production, di¬ 
rection and thespid participation i 


between Laurence Harvey and Ken ; mins?;’ 

Curtis). 

In the second half, there, is a 
rather embarrassing “birthday 
party” passage in which the. film 
momentarily seems on the verge 
of dissolving into a family musical. 

In general, Wayne's direction bogs 
down in the more intimate areas. 

It is in scenes of military combat Approximately all that ' could 
and maneuvers that his. work is at , i iave been accomplished with John 
its best. There are several spec- O’Hara’s ’-Butterfield 8” in terms 
tacular views of General Santa ; of the inotiori picture craft has 
Anna's immense army on the j b ^ n accomplished in this Pandro 
march, and equally impressive f . g production. The film's 

glimpses of this force encircling [p riricipal . flaws are chiefly out- 
the mission-fort. Minor 'military • growths and extensions of the raw 
skirmishes are excitingly executed, j material, its outstanding merits a 
in particular those that take place j 0 f cinematic approach and 

under the blanket of night. And [execution. the fact that it manages 
then, finally, there is the big one,;} to be a reasonably arresting experi- 
the final light to the . death, ®:(ence.-even though it is carved out 
sequence in w hich the disposition i of ^ highly questionable melodrama 
of battle, the movement of groups, I cati be attributed .'to the keen sense 
is kept in focus astonishingly weil. 1 of visual excitement possessed by 
Most gratifying is the absence of , those, who- pooled their talents, to 
any corny strokes w hen the heroes j pUtit on th g :SC1 . een: With Elizabeth 
perish. These are accomplished. Xay j dr to give it the boxoffice 
with great dignity and . ar PPlo i 0 omph it needs, “Butterfield,” for 
meaning through dr ma.tic and a ii ofitsrhajor shortcomings, seems 
directorial restraint. . certain to be a huge. Metro gold- 

It is a* actor that Wayne func- 
tions under His own direct! 


life least successful capacity. Gen-!,Alterations 
crallv placing with one expression !' 9 '! 5 npvol by .eenausts .Charles 
on his face, he seems at times to: fchijee and ,4ohn M.chael^ Hayys 
be acting like a mao with 12 mi!-) 'among.other things, they have up- 
lion dollars on his conscience. But da\e<l it fi om the Prohibition ear, 
it is doubtful that audiences will spectaculanzed the ending and re¬ 
mind. Ilfs b.o. pull is long estab- sf "neof thedialogl have«ven 

lished. ditto his emoting style. t fbtlpaee ^ needs for 

Insoired. subtle histribhics on lii best results on the niodern screen 
part aren't reallv necessary, nor but the story itself.remains;a weak 
arp thpv anticioated one ’ lhe behavior, and motivations 

Both Widmark and Harvey are of its characters no more tangible 
unusually appealing actors, and . ,n ^^ original work; 

thoush both suffer minor lapses 1 Under director Daniel Mann’s 
in their performance*;, there is . guidance ;it is an extremely sexy 
vigor and color in them. Their per- r and ..intimate film, but the iritir. 
sonality conflict is the running macy .=' only skin deep, the sex 
thread that binds.the film together, only a dominating behavior pSt- 
along with the underlying note of tern that dictates some strainge, 
doom and disaster that is intrinsic wild relationships arid activities 
in the subject. rarely rooted in; logic. The specta- 

Britisher Harvey's attempt at a tor 'who attempts to unearth sound 
southern accent is abortive and ill- reasons Tor what.he sees transpir- 
fated. and he seems awfully young ! ing on the screen is doomed to be- 
for commander of the garrison, : wildefiAent..'Maximum ’ erij|oymerit 
yet his TraVis is a dominant, inter- of “Butterfield. 8” can be attained 
sting figur . As tlVe only women by adoption of an attitude similar 
with appreciable parls. both-Miss. to. that of a young child reading a 
Cristal and Joan O'Brien are ea- fairy tale. 

pable as veil as decorative. “Butterfield;” however. Is far 
Younger players Frankie Aval ml froin cliild’.s plav. It is t he tragic 
iri Patrif-ir WavnP shnW irit. tale of a young woman (Miss Tay- 


liis wife, but not until he has sense¬ 
lessly bleated out his participation 
in , the messy affair to a puzzled 
gendarme (unlike the novel, in 
which he remains, sensibly but 
dcs icably The wife (Dina 

Merrill', who certaiirtly must rank 
as.one of the most patient, under-, 
standing and/or implausible wives 
in recorded history .act ual lyseems 
iayorably disposed toward the re¬ 
union. 

. ’Tlie picture’s major asset, dra¬ 
matically as well as financially, is 
Miss Taylor, who makes what.is. be¬ 
coming her annual bid ior ian Os¬ 
car, .While the; intensity and range 
of feeling that marked several of 
her more recent endeavors is 
slightly reduced in this effort, it is 
'nonetheless ri torrid,.stinging over¬ 
all portrayal with one or two brll- 
liantly executed passages within. 

“Butterfield”. i§ a picture tnor- 
oughly dominated by Miss Taylor. 
Harvey . seems ill-at-ease and has a 
tendency to exaggerate facial reac¬ 
tions. Eddie Fisher, as Miss Tay¬ 
lor’s long-time, friend arid father 
image, cannot unbend and get any 
warmth into the role. Miss Merrill's 
portrayal of the society wife is 
without ariimatioh or depth. But . 
there is better work from Mildred . 
Dunnock as Miss Taylor’s mother 
and Susan Oliver as Fisher’s impa¬ 
tient girl friend. Betty Field is a 
standout as Miss. Dunnock’s friend, 
particularly in one or two acid ex¬ 
changes with Miss Taylor. Kay 
Medford is excellent as a verbose 
motel proprietress. Competent sup- 
port is fashibhed by Jeffrey; Lyrin, 
George Voskovec, Virginia Down¬ 
ing, Carmen Matthews arid Whit¬ 
field Connor. 

Panavision. Camerawork shared 
by Joseph Ruttenberg and Charles 
Harten makes the film a visually 
gratifying experience with several 
notable>pas$ages, among these the 
spectacular auto crash at the cli- 
iriax. iriasterfully edited ;by R.alph 
E. Winters. Other more-t.han-satis- 
factory contributions are music by 
Brpnislau Kaper and tasteful art 
direction by George W. Davis and 
Urie McCleary. Tube. 


and Patrick Wayne show ___^ .. 

Chill Wills is responsible for most.'lor) tormented bv the contradictory 
of the film’s hill-country good impulses of flesh and conscience, 
humo’’. Curtis carries on -gamely: Victim of traumatic childhood ex- 
althouph forced to play something . periences, a fatherless youth, a 
of a toy soldier as Harvey’s aide. ' mother’s refusal to- face facts and, 
\ eda Ann Borg has a fine moment 1'rnost of her own irioral irrespon- 
or two as a blind woman, and Je.s-. ( sibility, she. drifts from one illicit 
ter Hairston is sympathetic- as affair to another until passion sud-. 
Bowie’s faithful slave. Among • denly blossoms into love on a .si - 
supporting players, Carlos Arruza tfay sex spree with Laurence Har- 
'the noted matador), Joseph Cal- : vev, who’s got the sort of “pFbb- 
leia and John Dierkes linger most ■? Jems” (loving, .devoted wife oodles 
favorably in the mind. Richard i 0 i money via marriage soft, re- 
Boone is a definite standout in his Ispectable job), -non-neurotic: men 
-two scenes as General Sam IIous- j might envy, Fii-st indication of the 
; Ion—a sincere, meaningful slice ; impending love affair is a fierce 
. TT j battle of endurance in Nvhich Miss 

j William II. Clothier s Todd-AO 


I taniaro. Pain tar of 
Women 

(JAPANESE-COLOR) 

Hollywood. Oct. 16, 

. Ed Harrison release of Stasaichi Nafiaia 
production. With <no character names)’ 
Kazuo. Hasegawa, Chikage . Awashima,. 
Yasiiko N’akada. Keiko AVvajii Hitomi 
Nozoie, Fujiko- Yamamoto,. Yuko Moi‘i, 
Masiiml' Harukawa, Kyu Sazankr,, Tamae- 
Kiyoka-Va, . Rontaro Miake. Seizaburo 
Kawazu. Gen Shimizu.’ Sonosiike Sawa- 
nvunu Hidecr Hongo, Osaniu Maruyama, 
Seishiro Hara. Directed and screenplay 
b.v Keigo Kimiira: camera, Hiroshi Imai; 
art . director, Gizo. L'esato: music. Hiro*. 
yoshi Ogawi; Reviewed at Monica Inter; 
national Theatre, Oct. 13, '601 Running- 
time, 93 MINS. 


A vent uras de •losolito y 
PHlgarcito 

(Adventures of Joselito and Tom 
thumb) ; 

(MEXICAN—COLOR) 


Mexico, City,. Oct. 18, 

Peliculas N.acionales release .of Cinema- 
togfaTica Yilrnex prbductiorii Stars Jose¬ 
lito. "Pulgarcito’' tTom Thumb), Enrique 
Rambal; features Oscar Ortiz de Pineda, 
Anita Blanch,; Nora Veryan, Arturo Cas-: 
(ro, Guillermo A. Bianchi, Alfr.cdo W. 
Rarron,. Flbrenc'io . Castillo :and ...Manuel 
Capetillb’. ’ Directed ■ by Rene Cardona. 
Screenplay, Rene. Cardbrta arid Adolfo 
Torres Portillo; .camera (Eastmancolor). 
Alex. Phillips, At . Orfeon. Ariel- and 
Soliseb Theatresi Mexico City. ’ Running 
tiine, 90 MINS. 


Mexico has discovered gold in 
the series pictures, especially those 
aimed at children. In this one 
Spanish child ' actor Joselito is 
paired with Tom Thumbs ( “Pulgar¬ 
cito’’) in a film featuring the: love 
of a yoiirigster for his dad and 
putting across the; moral of human; 
biOtiierhood and solidarity. The 
screenplay . may be conventional, 
but it is geared strictly for .the 
kiddie trade and as such coriibines 

human story, funny situations 
and. tenderness. 

Plot centers around a Spaniard 
who seeks fame in the bullring, 
goes to; Mexico for this purpose, 
leaving his riiother arid spri behind. 
When time passes and the head of 
the house sends no word, young 
Joselito decides to' go search for 
his Dad, embarking in a fragile 
craft.: He is picked up; at sea, goes 
to the U.S. arid finally : to Vera 
Cruz where he riieets Torn Thumb, 
with the latter aiding him. in a suc¬ 
cessful search for his father: 

Rene Cardona is a director who 
has specialized ;iii turning out such 
kiddie pix. fand he is adept With 
this one. The Alex Phillips photog¬ 
raphy in color is acceptable in gen¬ 
eral; .This Js one that will be 
pushed in all markets by producers 
Cesario Gonzalez and Gregorio 
Wallerst.ein. Emil. 


Tlie ( rowning 
Kxpariaiiee 

(COLOR) 


Well-meaning Moral Re-Arma¬ 
ment drama-With-songs based 
loosely on life of Negro edu- 
catof .Mary McLeod. Bethune. 
Handsomely p r od uced b n t 
tepid film fare, lacking drama¬ 
tic impact. Strictly for .special 
situations. 


j camerawork is dexterous and ag¬ 
gressive in outdoor action passages, 
land exhibits interesting qualities 
•; of composition in interior shots. 
I Editor Stuart Gilmore’s work, most 
notably in combat cutting.-height- 


Taylor slowly jams the sharp heel 
of her shoe into Harvey’s foot as he 
squeezes her wri.st both tantalizing- 
ly increasing the pressure, both re- 
lusing to wince.. It’s an uneasy 
scene, to say; the least. . . 


Their peculiar personalities now 

( anticipates the audience’s visual i hpfnlp ttr * S ^ 

| desires. i pP f ore they are battling again, this 

The full-scale reproduction, of 
the Alamo and surrounding settle¬ 


ment is the accomplished achieve¬ 
ment of art director Alfred Ybarra 
, —an absolutely vital and tremen- 
idously skillful effort. 

! A distinguished score by Dimitri 
I Tiomkin—incorporating and inter* 
' twining melodies of Latin and coun- 
; (ry-style-U.S.A. flavors—is an im* 
j pOrtant contribution to the product, 
i There are compelling choral pas- 
! sages and even a.few pleasant little 
j ditties, lyrics for which were 
I penned by Paul Francis Webster. 
The picture’s theme already has 
, captured the nation’s attention via 
i pop recordings. Tube. 


lime over a-mink coat which Miss 
Taylor earlier had removed from 
Harvey’s, swank New York . City 
apartment.in,a fit of pique. Since 
the coat belongs to his wife, Har¬ 
vey interprets it as thievery, calls 
rMiss Taylor every name ‘ the 
book, then regrets his words, chases 
after, her ,ph the Way to Boston, 
corners her, professes his undying 
love; 

After nearly .weakening; she 1 flees 
again, Harvey, ih hot pursuit. Ca¬ 
reening through a highway barri¬ 
cade rind over a cliff; in a vivid, 
electrifying sequence. Miss Taylor 
commits what might be termed 
Q’Hara-kiri, arid, Harvey returns to 


What clearer iridication of the 
fate., of “Utamaro. Painter of 
Women” in this, ebuntrv than the 
fact that printed matter adorning 
theatres exhibiting the picture 
alters the title to “Utamaro, I 
Painter of Nudes”? j 

The film, of Japaries origin, 
deserves a sonvewhat more Tefined 
fate than it appears destined to 
receive here: The promise of an 
abundance of exposed flesh will 
attract mostly those patrOnswhbse 
aesthetic appreciation is ''generally 
limited. For them. “Utamaro” will 
prove tedious. There's only one 
big “nude” scene,, a mass fishing 
contest between two teams of bare- 
breasted maidens. 

Bulk of the picture is devoted 
to the title character, late .1.8th 
century Japanese artist Whose 
specialty \yas painting the: ladies: 
Most of the ladies he paints seem 
to develop quite a crush on “Uta!” 
but the artist in him forces him to 
give all such affectionate can¬ 
didates the brush. Nature of his 
work makes hint: one of Japan’s 
more, commercial painters, but the 
hero is obsessed with becoming, a 
great artist. Tragedy ensues when 
his gifted arm is deliberately 
crushed by a hired gang and he 
is deserted and forgotten by those 
he made famous through his por¬ 
traits, all but one faithful “model” 
who drifts from the. altar on her 
wedding day to return forever to 
the stricken; artist. 

. There are a few interesting 
glimpses of Utamaro’s work; views 
embellished by. the subtle, hand¬ 
some tones of the Jripanese Driieis- 
cope and color processes. There 
is a surprisingly romantic western 
strain to the dramatic. proceedings 
.—seemingly somewhat alien to the 
[popular conception of the Japari 
of a few centuries ago. But the. 
heavy dose of sentiment oiH-t to 
prove pleasing to. com 


•: Moral Re-Armairient releas* of MR A 
production. Stains Muriel Smith, - Ann 
Buckles: with Lou-'s Byles, George. Mc- 
Curdy. William Pawle.v Jr... Phyllis Kon- 
stan Austin. .Anna Marie McCurdy, Robert 
Anderson. Cecil 1 . Broadhurst. Directed by 
Marion Clayton Anderson.. Screenplay, 
Alan Thornhill:, camera (Technicolor), 
Richard Tegstr'om:.. musical director. Paul. 
Dunlap;: original songs. Will Reed, George 
Fraser.;, sound. Jack Di'ksori. Reviewed 
at Warner Theatre. N.Y.; Oct. 21 , ’60. 
Running time, 102 MINS. 

Emma Tremaine Muriel Smith 

Sarah Miller Spriggs..: Ann Buckler- 

Charlie (as a . man) , Louis Byles 
Charlie (as.a boy)!. .. George McCurdy 5 
Mr. Spriggs ..... ’. William Pawley Jr. 

Mrs.” Spriggs.... ,-jPhS Uis Konstan. Austin ' 
Arina. Marie McC'.utdy 


Julie 


western cinematic tastes: Tube. |‘ 


M oral., Re-Armariient’s 4 *T h e. 
Crowning Experience” is going to 
need all the help arid support it 
can get from Pastor Buchman’s 
followers (of Which; appareritiy, 
there are lots) if it’s going, to mako . 
the grade in straight ; coirimercial 
cbrhpetition, As welUriieaning as it 
is, film is a tepid drarna-with-spngs, 
episodic in structure, rind lacking 
in ; the kind of Sock emotional im¬ 
pact that should grow naturally, out 
of the narrative, itself. 

Without meaning to be. flip, it's 
like an .extended fv coriirrierciaU 
full of. endorsements for the pro¬ 
duct' (MHA), and of the need for it, 
but which never, defines the pro¬ 
duct.. except the most.^ general 
terms. 

Screenplay by Alan Thornhill,, 
apparently based on the life of 
Mary McLeod, tells of a Negro edur 
cator who; succeeds in her. dream 
of building: a university but. oady 
at tlie expense qf providing love 
and understanding to her immedi¬ 
ate . family. Eventually.; through.: 
MRA, the lady sees the error of. 
complete preoccupation with; edu¬ 
cation, as rin answer to world prob¬ 
lems and realizes the need for a 
reemphasis of irio.r-e. personal 
spiritual values. At the same time, 
her son-in-law, who lias become a 
Communist rigitator, mends his 
ways.’ 

Except in its opening sequences, 
showing the educator (played by 
Muriel Smith) teaching in a little 
open-air school; film never quite 
touches the heart as it should, per¬ 
haps because the screenplay tries 
to cover tpo riiucli. ground in too 
_ great , a hurry and hasn’t time to 
cd.l develop interesting characteriza- 


tContinued oh page 17) 








8 


PICTURE GROSSES 




Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


LA. Improves; 'Spartacus Smash JIG, 
'Stars Thin $16,000,4 Spots; 'Dance' 
.Drab 9G, 3; 'Song' Hotsy 13G, 4th 


Los Angeles, Oct. 25. 

First-run biz is picking up 
slightly this stanza backed by 
three hard-ticket pix which are 
paced by preem of “Spartacus,” 
smash $31,000 or over in first 
round at Pantages. “Ben-IIur,” 
second in this category, shapes big 
$22,000 in 48th week at Egyptian 
while “Search for Paradise,” 
third on hard-ticket, hit big $16.- 
200 in 37th round at Warner Hol¬ 
lywood and is staying only the 
38th week. 

“I Aim at Stars” shapes thin 
$16,000 for four theatres. “Studs 
Lonigan'’ looms good $12,000 in 
two houses. “Come Dance With 
Me” looks drab $9,000 in three 
spots. “School for Scoundrels” is 
heading for a nifty $6,000 at the 
tinv Music Hall. 

“Song Without End” heads the 
regular Ti old overs with a torrid 
$13 000 in sight for fourth session 
at Warner Beverly. “Dark at Top 
©f Stairs” looms stout $9,000 or 
near, also in fourth, at the Chinese. 
Estimates for This Week 

Hillstreet, Hawaii, Wiltern, Bald¬ 
win < Metropolitan-G&S-SW-Elect) 
<2.752.; 1.106; 2.344: 1.800; 90-$1.50) 
—“Aim at Stars” iCol) and “Man 
©n a String” <Col>. Thin $16,000. 
Last week. Hillstreet, “Jungle Cat” 
<BV>, “Half a Hero” <M-G) (reis¬ 
sue) <2d wk). $3,400. Hawaii. Wil- 
torn with State, “Key Witness” 
<M-G). “Subterraneans” <M-G), 
$10,800. Baldwin with Los An¬ 
geles, Iris. Lovola. Fox Wilshire, 
“Let’s Make Love” <20th). “39 
(Continued on page 10) 


Estimated Total Gross 
This Week ........ $528,600 

<Based on 28 theatres) 

Last Year ........$386,200 

f i Based on 21 ih*ai-'c.s) 


‘Song’ Sturdy $7,000 In 
Cincy;‘Seven’ Fair 10G, 
‘One Foot’ Lean $6,500 

Cincinnati. Oct. 25. 

“Magnificent Seven.” shaping for 
a fair session in the flagship Albee, 
is landing the biggest first-run coin 
total currently. “Song Without 
End” at plush surburban Valley 
siianes good. “One Foot In Hell” 
at Palace rates light. “Girl of 
Night” bids for a sweet moveover 
session a? the small Grand fol’ow- 
ine 12-weck “Psycho” run. “Sur¬ 
prise Package” looks so-so in sec¬ 
ond week at Keith’s. Autumn.chill 
is felt at Twin Drive-In. “Ben- 
Hur” bids for second successive 
advance on 32d lap at Capitol. 
Estimates for This Week 

Albee ‘ RKO) <3.100; 90-S1.251— 
“Magnificent Seven” tUA). Fair 
$10,000. Last week. “Started In 
Naoles” <Par) <2d wk), $8 000. 

Capitol iSW-Cinerania) <1,400; 
$T.25-$2.75> — “Ben-Hur” <M-Gi 
<32d wk). Sturdy $13,500. Last 
week. SI3.000. Improvement is via 
kid shows. 

Esquire Art (Shor) <500; $1.25)— 
“Cousins” ‘Indie). Rich S2.000. 
Last week, “Carry On, Nurse” 
(Gov) ij0th wk), $1,500. 

Grand ‘RKO) 1,400; 90-$L25)— 
“Girl of Night” (WB) <m.o.). Sweet 
$7,500. Last week, “Psycho” ‘Par) 
<12th wk). five-day finale of whop¬ 
per run, hit $4,200 at $1-$1.5Q scale. 

Guild ‘Vance) ‘300; $1.25)—“I’m 
ATI Right. Jack” (Col) '6th wk). 
Fair $1,400. Last week, ditto. 

Hyde Park Art (Shor) ‘500; $1.25) 
—“Carry On Nurse” ‘Gov) (mo.). 
Firm $1,500. Last week, “Big 
Chief” ‘Indie), $500. 

Keith’s (Shor) <1,500; 90-$1.25)— 
“Surprise Package” ‘Col> ‘2d wk>. 
So-so $6,000 after $3,200 bow. 

Palace ‘RKO) <2.600; 90-S1.25)— 
“One Foot In Hell” >20th). Light 
$6,500. Last week, “Girl of Night” 
(WB), $10,500. 

Twin Drive-In ‘Shor) (1.200 cars 
each side; 90c)—West side: “Cal- 
tiki” <Indie) and “Tormented” -In¬ 
die 1 . Fairish $5,000. Last week. 
“Sword and Cross” (Indie) and 
“Michael Strogoff” ‘Indie), $5,200. 
Ea®! side; “Love Specialist” <Indie' 
and “Three Blondes In His Life” 
(Indie). So-so $4,000. Last week. 
“Night Fighters” (UA) and “Fox 
Fire” ‘U) (reissue), $4,100. 

Valley ‘Wiethe) (1,200; $1-$1.50) 
—“Song Without End” (Col). Good 
$7.C00. Pop policy interval until 
“Alamo” <UA» hard-ticket opening 
on Dec. 23. Last week, "Can-Can” 
<17th wk; at $1.50-$2.50 reserved- 
seat scale, $6,000. 


‘Men Fancy 17G, 
SlLoo;'CanG 

St. Louis, Oct. 25. 
Plenty of new product here this 
stanza but most of it shapes fair 
(o light. Best new entrant is “All 
Young Men,” rated fancy at the 
St. Louis. “Jungle Cat’ 1 shapes 
lightweight in first round at [state 
while “Under 10 Flags” is! only 
modest in opener at the Foxi “De¬ 
sire in Dust,” also new, looks Just 
fair at Ambassador. “Song Without 
End” shapes solid in second. Es¬ 
quire frame. “Ben-Hur” still is 
trim in 22d session at Loew’s Mid- 
City. 

Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (Arthur). (2,970; 60- 
[301—“Desire in Dust” (20th). Fair 
$8,000. Last week, “Top of Stairs” 
(WB) ‘2d wk), $12,000, 

Apollo Art (Grace) <700; 90-$ 1.25) 
.—“Idiot” <Indie). Mild $1,500. Last 
-week “Big | Chief” (Indie) $2,500. 

Esquire (Schuchart-Levin) (l,b00; 
!90-$I 25) “Song Without End” 
iCol) ‘2d wk). Solid $15,000. Last 
[week, $18,000. 

I: Fox (Arthur) <5.000; 60-90) — 
“Under 10. Flags” (Par) and “Seven 
Ways From Sundown” ‘Indie). 
[Modest $13,000 or near. Last week, 
[“House of Usher” (AI) and “Squad 
Car” ‘AT) (2d wk), $12,000. 

[: Loew’s Mid-City <Loew) (1,160; 
;S1.50-$2.50)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) ‘2d 
Wk). Trim $9,000. Last week, $9,500. 

. State ‘Loew) <3,600; 60-90) — 
[“Jungle Cat” (BV). Light $7,000. 
[Last week, “Time Machine” (M-G) 
[and “Day They Robbed' Bank of 
England” (M-G). $7,000, 

;. Pageant (Arthur) (1,000: 60-90)— 
[“Sons and Lovers” „i20th). Okay 
$4,000 or close. Last week, “From 
Terrace” (20th) ‘7 th wk). $2,000. 

■ St. Louis (Arthur) <3,800; 6u-90) 
[—“All Young Men” (Col) and “12 
[to Moon” (Col). Fancy $17,000 or 
inear. Last week* “Dinosaurus” (U) 
and “Battle in Outer Space” tCol), 
$ 10 , 000 . 

Shady Oak (Arthur) ‘760; 60-9.0) 
I—“Carry On Nurse” <Govu22d wk). 
Firm $900. Last week, $i,000. 


‘HUR’ TOPS OMAHA, GOOD 
$5,500;‘STARS’NC4G 

Omaha, Oct. 25. 

Biz is lagging badly at . down-; 
town first-runs this week, with, ex¬ 
cellent weather, .football games,: 

. Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation and rou- 
! tine product all being blamed, 
i However, “Ben : Hur” is showing 
some strength in 36th stanza as, a 
hard-ticket entry at the Cooper. 
“I Aim ait Stars” looms , light at 
the Omaha while “Surprise Pack¬ 
age” Is dull at Orpheum. “Sub¬ 
terraneans'’ shapes modest at 
Slate. 

Estimates for This Wieek 

Cooper (Cooper) <693; $1.55- 

$2.2Qi—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) <36th 

wk). Good $5,000. Last week, 
$5,000. 

Omaha (Tristates) <2.066;75-$l) 
—“I Aini at Stars ’ iCol) and “Boy 
Who Stole Million” <Piar>. Light 
i $4,000 or less, . Last Week, “All 
i Young Men” <Col):. an<J “Tirigler” 

‘ (Col), $6,500. 

Orpheum ‘Tristates) <2>877; : 75- 
$1) — “Surprise Package” ‘Col). 
Dull $5,000. Last week, “Top of 
Stairs” (WB) (2d wk). $5,000; 

State (Cooper) (743; $D—“Sub¬ 
terraneans” (M-G). Modest $2,500.; 
Last week. “Jungle Cat” <BV) (3d 
wk>, $2,800 for 4 days. 


iO Dared’Seek $17,000, 
i Denver; ‘Seven’ 12G, 2d 

ij Denver, Oct. 25. 

j There are few new entrants here 
this session, and the over-all total 
at first-runs reflects this. Standout, 
[of course, is. “10 Who Dared,” 
[given world preem here at the 
Denver. A great session is in pros¬ 
pect for this newje. “Time Ma¬ 
chine,” the second newcomer, looks 
jonly fair at Orpheum. Top hold- 
j overs are “Magnificent Seyen,” tor-, 
j rid in second at Paramount, and 
1 “Surprise Package.” rated stout 
,;in first holdover round at Centre, 

[ Estimates for This Week 
j Aladdin ‘Fox) ‘900; $1-$1.25>— 
.“Jungle Cat” (BV) s'm.o.) ‘3d wk). 
[Okay $4,000. Last week. $4,500. 

Centre (Fox) (1,270; $l-$1.45)— 
“Surprise Package” ‘Col) ‘2d wk). 
[Sturdy $10,000. Last \w.*, $12,000. 
i Denham (Indie) (800; $1.25-$2.5Q) 
-“Ben-Hur” (M-G) ‘28th wk): 

Pushing up to stout $10,500. Last 
week, $8,000. 

Denver (Fox) (2,432; $1-$1.25)— 
“10 Who Dared” (BV), Great $17,- 
000. Last week, “Aim at Stars” 
•Col), $10,000. 

Esquire <Fox> (600; $1)—“Carry 
On Nurse” (Gov) <23d wk). Solid. 
$3,000. Last week, $2,500. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,690; $1-$1.25) 

1 —“Time Machine” (M-G) and “Day 
They Robbed Bank of England” 
(Continued oh page 10) 


Louisville, Oct. 25. 

. Drop in temperatures. seems to 
h«A'e helped some downtown film 
houses. Near-freezing thermometer 
readings at night are luring patrons 
indoors. Mary Ann has a Winner: 
with “Girl Of Night,” with smash 
total to lead the town, rlt Started 
In Naples” is new at the Kentucky 
for okay take,: Both “Jungle Cat”’ 
at Rialto and “Surprise Package.” 
at United Artists, look mild. 

“Ben-Hur,” in 23d and final 
week, is zooming to a high, $8,000. 
About double last week's gross. 
“Can-Can” is to follow;. ith > 
hard-ticket policy. . 

Estimates for This Week 

Brown ‘Fourth Avenue) <1.200; 
$1.25-$2.50K — “Ben-Hur'’ (M-G) 
<23d-final wk). Had sellout Satur¬ 
day (22) night, indicating big $8,r 
000 on-windup: Last week, $4,500. 

. Kentucky (Switow) (900; 75-$l)— 
“Started In Naples” (Par). Okay 
$5,000. Last week, “Psycho” (Par) j 
‘7th wk). $4,000. 

Mary Anderson (People’s) ‘900; 
75-$I)—^“Girl of Night” <WB). 

• Strong entry: and should lead city 
[ with smash $.9:000 or near: Last j 
[week. “Top Of Stairs” (WB) <2d 
wk), $4,500. 

] Rialto ‘Fourth Avenue) ‘3,000; 
j 60-$ 1)—“Jungle• Cat” <BV>: Not up 
j to Disney entries at mild $7,000 
’■or close. Last week, “Hell To 
Eternity” (AA), $9:000, 

| United Artists (UA) .(3.000; 75- 
i $1) — “SurprisePackage” (Coi); 
‘Plus matinee and night: show on 


! stage with Dunninger on Saturday 
j »22) :which was a hypo. Still it iboks 
only mild $7,000 or near. Last 
week, “Studs Lonigan” . ‘IJA) and 
“Murder By Contract” ‘ Coi); $4,500. 


K.C. Still Slow Albeit 
‘Desire’ Fairish $7,000; 
?ackage’Good6G,2d 

Kansas City, Oct. 25. ; 

Moderate trend of recent weeks 
holds on here with new. films not 
going far. “Desire in the Dust” is 
rated fairish, at Plaza: “For Love 
of Mike” at Uptown-Granada com¬ 
bo shapes slow. "Studs Lonigan” 
at the Midland looks dull and stays 
| only five days. “Surprise Package” 
j is good in the second at [Para- 
; mount. “Come Dance With Me” at 
j the Kimo i looms okay.. Weather 
[ turned to coq] fall temperatures 
. after prolonged warm spell here. 

Estimates for This Week-; 

Capri ‘Durwood) 11.260; $1:50- 
$2.50) — “Ben-Hur” tM-G) ‘38th 
wk>. Steady $7,50.0. Last veek, 
ditto. ^ 

Fairway (NT) <700: $1)—“Carry 
on Sergeant” (Gov) t2d wk).. Medi-. 
um $2,000; holds: Last week, 
$2,500. 

Kimo (Dickinson). (504; 90-$i.25) 
—“Come Dance With Me” (Col) 
‘5th wk). Pleasing $1,700. Last 
week, $1,800: 

Midland (Loevy) (3 °00: 7 E >$1)— 
“Studs Lonigan'’ ‘UA) and “Boy 
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Key City Grosses 

Estimated Total Gross 
This Week ....... $2,160,300 

i Based on 22 cities and 236 
theatres, chiefly Jtm runs, in¬ 
cluding N. Y.) 

Last Year .... $2,216,300 

(Based bn 23 cities and 222 
theatres.) 



Frisco; ‘Song” 9G 


San Francisco: Oct. 25. 

First-run biz. here in current 
round shapes satisfactory for the 
most part. However, several pew- 
comers are not too strong. Best 
of new entrants is “Under TO: 
Flags,” rated good at Paramount. 
“Rosemary” looms' okay at War- 
field While “Surprise Package” 
looks fairly bi v at. St. Francis. 
“Desire .in Dust” and “Studs Lohr 
igan” are not getting far. on open-, 
ers. . 

Estimates for This Week 

Golden Gate (RKO) ‘2.859; $1.25- 
$1.50—“Psycho” (Par) tilth. wk).. 
Good $7:000. Last week, $7,500. 

Fox <FWC) ‘4.651: $1.25-$1.50)— 
"Desire , in Dust” <20th) and “Se¬ 
cret of Purple Reef” i.20th). Fair 
$10,000. Last week. “Sword and 
Dragon” tlridie). and “Half Pint” 
(Indie); $12,500. 

Warfield (Loew) ‘2.656; $1.25- 
$1,50)—“Rosemary” (Films. Around 
World) and ‘‘Violent Patriot” : yin- 
die). Okay $9,000 or Ter. Last 
week. ‘.‘On Waterfront” .‘Col) and 
“Wild One”. iCdlT ‘reissues), $7,000. 

Paramount (Pari ‘2.646; $1.25- 
$1.50)—‘‘Under 10 Flags’r ‘Par) 
and “Boy Who Stole. Million” 
‘Par). Good $11,000. Last. Week, 
“Aim at- Stars” (Col) and “Stran¬ 
glers of Bombay” t Col), $11.500. 

St. Francis (Par) (1:400: $l-$ 1.50) 
—“Surprise Package” ‘ Col), Big 
$13,000. Last week. “Top of StAirs”. 
(WB) ‘3d wk). $7,000. 

Orpheum (Cinerama, Inc.) <1,- 
456; $1.75-$2.65)—“This Is Cine¬ 
rama” ‘Cinerama) (reissue) ‘17th 
wk). Big $24,000. Last week. 
$18,000, 

United Artists ‘No. Coast) fl.- 
151; $1.25-$1.50)—“Studs Lonigan” 
‘UA) and “Living Idol” iM-G). 
Drab $5.000., Last week, “Sex Kit-: 
tens College” (AA) and “Heroes 
Die Young” <AA). $7,200. 

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $1.25- 

$1.50)—“Song Without End” (Col) 
<2d wk). Good $9,000. Last webk, 
$ 10 , 000 . 

Vogue. (S. F. Theatres) (364; 
$1.50)^-“Sava'ge Eyb” ‘King) (7th 
wk) and “Roof” (Indie) ‘2d. Wk). 
6 ke $1,500.. Last week. $1,800. 

Coronet (United California) (1> 
250; $1.80-$3.50) — “Ben - Hur” 

<M-G) (44th wk). Strong $15,000. 
Last week, $15,500. 

Presidio (Hardy) <774; $1.25- 
$1.50)—“Royal Ballet” ‘LopeTt) 
(2d wk). Okay $3,000. Last ^eek, 
$ 4 , 200 . 

Marina (Hardy) (840; $1.50-$3.50) 
—“Sunrise at Campobello” ‘WB) 
(3d wk). Okay $6,800. Last week, 
$7,500. 

‘Stairs’ Socko $12,000, 
Buff.;‘Night’Hot 13G 

Buffalo, Oct. 25. 

Trade is perking up here this 
round, with the launching of some 
I new, strong product. Best showing 
is being made by “Dark at Tbp of 
Stairs,” which shapes socko at the 
Center. “Girl of the Night” also 
shapes rousing in opening week at 
Paramount. ”12 To Moon” is rated 
only fair at Century. 

Estimates for This Week 

Buffalo (Loew) <3500; 70-$l)— 
“Studs Lonigan” (UA) and “Five 
Bold Women” (Indieh Dull $6,000. 
Last week, “Rosemary” [ (FAW) 
“Kiss for Killer” (Indie), $7,000.' 

Center (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-$l,25) 
-^“Top of . Stairs” ( WB). Socko 
$12,000. Last week, ‘‘High Time” 
(20th), $8,000. 

Century (UATC) (2,700; 70-$l)— 
“12 to Moon” (Col) and “Battle in 
Outer Space (Col). Fair $9,000 or 

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Minneapolis, Oct; 2b. 

Despite, two newcomers and- a 
two-day school holiday for a state 
teachers’ confab, biz here is geii- 
erally off again this chapter. Fresh 
entries are “High Time,” rousing 
at State, and “Ail the Young /Men,” 
fine at.Orpheum. Another freshie, 
“Beyond Time Barrier,” shapes 
okay at Pan.. 

Among the holdovers, “Come 
Dance with Me” at World is hotsy. 
"Dark at Top of Stairs” at Lyric 
is rated big in second round at 
Lyric. The two-hard-ticket pix, 
“Ben-Hur” ..arid “This Js Cine¬ 
rama,” continue satisfactory in 35th 
and ninth.. week. r respectively. 
Added competish this session ' ’ 
coming from nabe:first-runs. ^How¬ 
ever, “Brink of Life” is slow at.the 
Uptown, 

Estimates for This Week 

Academy ‘Mann) ‘947: $1.75- 
$2.65)—“Ben-IIur” ‘M-G) ‘35th wk); 
Looks like nice S9.000 this round,, 
same as last week. 

Century ‘Cinerama,' Inc.) (1.150;.. 
$l,75-$2.65)—“Thi Is. CinCraina” 
‘Cinerama)- (reissue) <9th. wk). 
Healthy $9,500. Last week, $10,- 
200 , with two extra showings. 

Gopher (Berger). (1.800; $1-$1.25) 
-r-“ J angle -. Cat” ‘ BV) ‘ 4th - wk). 
Winding up disappointing nirt with 
mild $2,200. Last week* $2,500.* 
“Let No TMan 1 Write. My Epitaph? 
'Col) opens tomorrow (Wed.). 

Lyric ‘Par) ‘1.000: $l-$i:50)— 
“Top of Stairs” ‘ WB) ‘2d wk). Adr 
vanced scale help to get big $8,000 
follbwing. $11,000 opener. 

RKO Orpheum <RKO) ‘2.800; $1- 
$1,25)-e“AII Young 7 Men”.. i Col). 
Fine $1.2:000. .Last week.“Eimer 
Gantry” ‘ UA) ‘4th wk.), $5,500, 

RKO Pan ‘RkO) (1.800; 85-$l)r— 
“Beyond Time Barrier” ‘AD . and 
“Amazing Transparent Man” (Al). 
Jiiye . trade pushing this to okay 
$6vQ00. . Last week. “Enemy Gen¬ 
eral” (Col)', and “Stranglers of. 
Bombay” i Col). $4,500- 

St. Louis Park 'Field) >1,000; 
$l,50-$2)^“Can-Can” (20th) (2d 

run) (6th wk). Steady $4,200. Last 
\veek, $4,000; 

State ‘Par) <2.200; $1-$1,25).—' 
“High Tim ” i20fh). . Lusty $15,000. 
Last, Week. “Let*. Make . Love” 
<20th) (4th wk), $4,500. for. 6 days.; 

Suburban World (Mann). >800; 
$1.25)—“Man in. Cocked Hat’Vi'SCA) 
‘4th wk). Fair $2,200 in conclude 
ing round. Last week, $2,800< 
“School for Scoundrels” <Cbnt) 
open tomorrow. (Wed:). 

Uptown (Field) (1.000: $1.25)— 
“Brink, of Life” (Ajay). Slow 
$2,500. Last week, “Captain s Ta¬ 
ble” ‘2pth) ..‘2d \\k), $2,800. 

World (Mann) (.400.; 85-$ 1.25)— 
"Come Dance With Me” iCol) <2d. 
wk). Hep $6,500. Last week, 
$8,500. 



Balto; ‘Stairs’ Smooth 
8G, 3d,‘Seven’NG 4G; 2 

Baltimore, ..Oct. 25; 

Action is mostly slow this week, 
with only a few of the. holdovers 
making any impression; New items 
include “Surprise Package,” slaw 
at the NeWi “Under Ten Flags” slug* 
gish at the Charles and “Magda¬ 
lena” oke at the Century; “Ben- 
Hur” is steady in 30th week at the 
Town, “Psycho”, is holding nicely 
at the Aurora iii 14fh stanza. 

“Dark at: Top of Stairs” shapes 
good in third week at the Hippo¬ 
drome. “Magnificent Seven” ’ 
Sluggish in second at the Stanton 
and “Jungle Cat” is only okay In 
fourth at the Little. 

, Estimates for This Week 

Aurora (RappaporU (367; 90- 
$1.50)—“Psycho” (Par) (14th Wk). 
Nice $4,000 after, same last \veek. 

Century (Fruchtman) (3,200; 50-: 
$1.50)—“Magdalena” (Indie). Fair 
$7,000. Last week, “For. Members 
Only” (Indie) and “Mating Time” 
(Indie)..■ (3d-wk), $5,000. 

Charles (Fruchtman) (500; 90- 
$1.50)—“Under 10 Fiags” (Par). 
Mild $3,000. Last: week, “Sons, end 
Lovers” (20th) ; (2d wk), $2,000. 

Cinema (Schwaber) (490; 90- 

$1.50)—“Gold Rush” (UA)., (reis¬ 
sue). Oke $1,300 for. 4 days. Last 
week, “Marie-Octobre’’ (Lopert) 
‘2d wk). $1;30Q.[: 

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 90- 
$1.50)-^“Always Price Tag” (Cont) 
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Chicago, Oct. 25. > 

Despite some hardy holdovers, 
over all biz looms sluggish. “AIT 
Fine Young Cannibals*’ is savoring 
a good $16.000 .in Woods bow; Car¬ 
negie’s “Expresso Bongo” , loolcs 
fast $4,500 on initial week,.“Come 
Dance With Me” at the Loop looms 
fast $9,000 while Monroe dualer, 
“Moments of Pleasure” add “Crazy: 
for Loye,” is okay. 

Among they second-weekerS, 
Esquire’s “Please Turn Over” 
warm, and “Magnificent Seven” is 
drawing potent Coin at Roosevelt. 

“Let ,No Man Write My Epitaph’’ 
shapes big in second State-Lake. 
“High Time” looks nice in/third 
week: at. Oriental. Fourth of 


| Jridpls. Quiet; ‘Night’ 

Slow 6G,‘Stairs’5G, 2 

Indianapolis, Oct. 25. 
It’s quiet again this stanza at 
.first-runs here. “This Is Cinerama” 
continuers to lead by a wide margin 
in fourth. week at the Indiana. 
“Girl of ..the Night” at Loew’s 
| shapes slow. “Sex Kittens Go To 
' College”/at Circle is dull. “Dark 
' at Top of Stairs’* looms fair in sec- 
j ond at Keith’s. 

Estimates for/ This: Week 
. Circle (Cockrill-Dolle) (2.500; 75- 
$1 '—“Sex Kittens Go To College" 
j (AA* and “New Orleans After 
“Dark at Top. of. Stairs” looks okayD-iric” ( indie) Dull $5,000. Last 
at. the Chicago. “Song Without, Xveek -j lin gie Cat“ (BV). $7,000. 
f n G”. is ' . strong at United, j. Indiana. (C-D) (1.000; $l/25-$2.50> 

Artists in fourth., ; . '—"This Is Cinerama”. (Cinerama) 

Of the h 3 .rdrtickct pi , Sparta-; ( 4 t j V \ vk - v Good $11,000. Last week.. 
” is close to opener In second Ifijcr $]4;Q0O ; : , 

week at. Me Vickers, which makes i Keith’s • C-D) (1.300; 90-$I.5!5>/— 
another smash session. Jn j4th • ^ Top 0 f Stairs” (.WB) (2d wk), Fair 
.canto at. the Todd. “Ben-Hur is £5 o'qq or near. Last week. $7,500. 
stead - v - . Loefr’s :(Loew) (2.427; 75-Sl) — 

. Estimates for This Week j “Girl of Night” (.WB) and "Tia- 

Carnegie 'Telem’t' ( 495 ; $ 1 . 50 '— juana Story'’ 1 Indie'. Slow $6,000/ 
“Expresso Bongo’’ (Indie'; Strong. Last week., “Under 10 Flags” (Par) 
$4,500: Last week. “Poacher’s 'and “Boy Who Stole Million” (Part.. 

Daughter’’ (Indie! $3,500, $5.000 r 

Chicago (B&K) (3.900; ; 90-$1.80'> Lyric JC-D', (850; $1.25-$2.50)—. 
“Too ’ Stairs*• (.WB). (4th \vk>. i “Ben-Hur’ <M-Gi (33d .wk'. Okay, 
Okay sioiOOO. Last:week, . $18,000, $4.500.. Last week, $5;500, 

Esquire (TI&E Balabati) (1,350;. 

$l/25-$l.80'—"Please Turn Over’’ i\ 

(Col' (2d Wk'. Nice $9,500. Last 
Week. $13,000. 

Loop. (Telem’t' (606;: 90-$l 80W 
“Cpnie Dance. With Me" (indie'. 

Fast $9;000. Last week, “Private 
Property.'' .(Indie> (2d- wk',. $6,200. 

RIcVickers (JL&St (1,580; $1.4?- 
$3;50'—"Soai-taciis” (U* (2d \vk'. ; 

(Conti lied, on page; 10) 




‘Strangers’ Wham 16G, 

Toronto; ‘Seven’ 11G, 

I1AC iP Mr/1 o l,,e V a yuui: runner is unay uui 

Time 1QG, Song' 15G,3 " Ru ^;' 15 showing length 

• .-are “Magnificent Seven at Keith s 


. Washington, Oct. 25. 

The mainstem is faced, with slipi 
pickings; here'this, round, v ith few 
new . entries and numerous mild 
holdovers. Two houses are resort¬ 
ing. to reissues—“Mouse -That 
Roared” at the Apex and .“Ruby” 
at the Capitol: Former is okay but 


Toronto, Oct. 25. 

Among the newcomers, “Stran- ' 
gets When We. Meet” is wow at. . 
Hqlly wood to lead . the city, with •/ 
“Magnificent. Seven” at Loew’s 
Okay. Other newie, “High Time,” is : 
mild: at Imperial. “Sdng Without s 
End,” in third stanza, at Carlton 


in second and “Song. Without End' 
at the Trans-Lux for.. fifth round. 
“Dark at Top of Stairs” is okay in 
third, in two spots. 

Estimates.for This Week 
Ambassador - Metropolitan (SW) 
(1.490; 1,000; 90-$L4?)—“Top of 


still is solid. “School for Scouhi- i Stairs” (WB 1 (3d wk). Okay $10,- 
drels” continues lusty In 10th - ?PO. : Last Week. $12,000: 

1 Apex: (JOB) (940; 90-$1.10) — 
“Mouse That . Roared” (Col) (r'eis- 


Tpwne week: 

Estimates for This Week 
Carlton Rank) (2,318; $1-$1:50) 
—“Song Without End” (Col) (3d 
Wk>. SweH $15,000: Last Week, 

$ 20 , 000 : 

Eglinton (FP) (1,08.0; $1-$1.40'— 
“Jungle Cat” (BV) (4th wk). Fine 
$4,000/ Last-week, same,./ 

Hollywood (FP) (i,080; $lr$l:25) 
—“Stranger When' We: Meet” 
(Col). Wow $16/000. Last: week, 
“Psycho” (Pay) (10th wk), $7,500. 

Hyland (Rank) (1,057; $l-$i/50) 
•—-“From Terrace” (20th) (13th Wk). 
Big $4,500:; Last week* $5,000/ 
Imperial (FP) (3,343; $1-$1.25)— 
“High Time” (20th), Mild $10,000. 
Last week. “Ocean’s. 11” (WB) .(4th 
Wk»i $8,000 in 4 days. 

International (Taylor) (557; $1- 
$1.25i-^-”Hiroshima Mon Amour” 
(Zenith) (17th Avk), Nice $3,000. 
Last week, $3,500. 

Loew’s (Loew) (2,745; $1-$1:25)— 
“Magnificent Seven” ..OJA). Okay. 
$11,000. Last week, “All Fine 
Young Cannibals” (M-G) (3d wk)', 
$7,000. 

Tivoli (FP) (935; $1.50-$2.50)— 
“Cari-Gan” (20th) (30th wk). Hefty 
$7,000. Last week, ditto. 

Towne (Taylor) (693; $lr$1.50)— 
“School for Scoundrels” (Cont) 
(10th wk). Big $3,500. Last week. 
$4,000. • 

/University (FP) (1,363; $1.50- 
$2 75) -.“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (45th 
wk). Hefty pickup to great $9,000. 
Last week,: $7,000. 

Uptown (Loew) (2,745; $1-$L25) 
—“Subterraneans” (M-G) (2d wk). 
Good $7,000; Last week, same. 


sue'. Oke $5,000.. Last week, 
“Othello” (U), $1,200 in 5 days. 

Capitol (Loew) (3,426; $1-$1.49' 
—“Ruby” (Selzriick) (reissue). Thin 
$9,000. Last week, “Key Witness” 
iM-G'. $5,000 for 5 days., 

: Keith’s (RKO) (i/850; $l-$l/49) 
'f—‘-Magruficent Seven” (UA) (2d 
.wk'. Nifty $10,000 after $14,000 
opener.. 

MacArthur (K-B) (300; ; $1.10)—r 
“School.' for Scoundrels” (Cont) 
(4th wk'.. Sturdy $6,000. Last 
week, : $7.000. 

Ontario (K-B) (1,240; 90-$T.49)— 
“Royal Ballet” (Lopert) (2d wk). 
Fair $5,000 after $6,000 opener. 

Palace (Loew) (2,390; 90-$1.25)-^ 
“One Foot in Hell” (20th), Opened 
Sunday (23); Last week, ‘‘Desire in 
Dust” (20th), fair $11,0.00 for 10 
days. 

Playhouse (T-L> (458; $ 1 -$ 1 . 80 ) 
—“All Yoiing Men” C£ol) (3d wk). 
Frail $3,000. Last week, $3,500. 

Plaza (T-L) (276; $lr$l:80) — 
“Magdalena" (Magna) (5th wk). 
Fair $3,000. Last week, $3,500/ 

Town (King) (800; $1-$1.49)— 
“Psycho” (Par) (13th wk). Good 
$5,000. Last week; same. 

Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; $1.25-$2) 
—“Song Without End” (Col) (5th 
wk), LUsty $8,000. Last week, 

I $8.-500. 

Uptown (SW) / (1,300; $1.49-$2.75) 
^“Sunrise at Campobello” (WB) 
(3d wk'. Shapes good $7,500. Last 
week, ditto. 

Warner (SW) (1,440; $1.49-$2.75) 
-“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (32d wk'. Fine 
$9,500, Last week, same. 


Detroit, Oct. 25. 

. Solid biz is in prospect for down¬ 
town houses this stanza, being 
helped by n.ew ; .entrants.. Newcom¬ 
ers are led by “Hell to Eternity” 
/which is great at the. Michigan. 
“Surprise Package’-'looks fancy at 
Madison. “All Fine Young Canni-i 
bals" shapes good at Adams. ; 

Among the holdovers “Elmer 
Gantry” is very strong in third 
week at the Palms, “Girl of Night” 
stays torrid in second week at the 
Fox. 

“Song Without End” shapes 
smash in second session at the 
1/470-seat Mercury. “Ben-Hur” 
Iqorns big ip 36th. round at United; 
Artists. ‘•Windjammer” stays solid: 
in 31st week at Music Hall. 

Estimates for This Week 

Fox (Fox-Mich) (oioOO; 75r$1.49) 
—“Girl of Night” (WB) and “12 
Hours to Kill” (20th) (2d. wk). Hot- 
sy $15,000; Last week/ $19;500: 

Michigan (United.Detroit) 14/000; 
SI.25-$ 1:49) — “Heli to Eetrnity” 
vAA) and “Rayrnie” (AA), Great 
$2,000. Last week, “Top of Stairs” 
(WB' «2d wk), $16,500. 

. Palms (UD) (2,961; $1.25-$1.49)— 
“Elmer Gantry” (UA) (3d wk'. 
Strong $19,000. Last week, $21,000. 

; Madisiort (UD). .(1/408; $1.50-$3»—. 
“Surprise Package” (Col) T Fancy 
$12,000 or close/ Last week. “Cari- 
Can” (20th) (20th wk':. $5,000. 

BroadwayCapitol (UD) (3,500; 
$i.25-$l,49> — “Dead. One” and 
"The Undead” (AA'/. Dull $9,000. 
Last week./ “Aim . at Stars” ’ (Col) 
and “Enemy .General” (Col), 
$14,000: 

. Adams (Balaban) (1,700;, $1.25- 
$1.50'—“All Fine. Young.. Canni¬ 
bals” (M-G'/ Fine. $10,000. Last 
week,, “Mania” (Indie). $8,000. 

United Artists (UA) (1,667; $1.25- 
$3)—“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (36th wk); 
Solid $14,000. Last week, same/ 

Music Hall (Cinerama, Inc.) 
(1,208; $1.55-$2.65) “Windjam- 
mer” (NT.) (31st wk), Nice. $16,000/ 
La$t week. $15;400, .. 

Trans-Lux : Krim (Trans-Lux) 
(1.000; $l/49-$1.65) — “Sons and 
Lovers” (20th) (4th wk.'. So-so $4.- 
000/. Last weeki ditto. 

.Mercury (CM) (1,470; $1-$1.49) 
—“Song Without End” (Col) (2d 
wk). Great $14,000. .Last week, 
$16/000. 


N.Y. Marks Time; 'Sunday Record 27G, 
'Stars Fair 12G; ‘lace-Stage Great 
MOG, 'Inherit’ Solid 37G, Both 2d 


’ ' ■ ■ ’-^— : —:-With election day less than two 

CWtl* Qlnw* | weeks distant, the Presidential 

pcalliC plow f ■. oldls | campaign is taking the play away 

Fair TG: ‘Psycho’ 6G, 9 ( from Broadway first-run theatres 
’ or I this stanza. Absence of many new 


‘Epitaph’ Boffo $22,000, 
Huh; ‘Sunrise’ Oke 11G, 
‘Cat’13G,‘Desire’10G 

Boston; Oct.. 25. 

Pix biz is entering a period of . 
seasonal. decline here with" legit 
house openirigs partly blamed. The 
only big challenge to the big legit- 
ers here apparently are the spec¬ 
tacular, film roadshows. Interest is 
focused on “Spartacus” which 
opens Thursday (27) at the Astor. 
Also on hard-ticket is “Sunrise at 
Campobello*” fahey in third at. the 
Gary. In same category* ‘‘Ben-Hur” 
in 49th at Saxon, looms,strong. 

/Best of hew entries is “Let No 
Man. Write My Epitaph,” sock at 
Qrpheiim. “Desire in. the . Dust” is 
fairly good at the Met. “Jungle 
Cat” is good at Paramount. “Song 
Without End” is swinging at Ken- 
niorfe in fourth. “Rosemary is fast 
at Beacon Hill in second. 

Estimates for This Week 
Astor (B&Q) (1,270; $1.80-$3>— 
‘‘Spartacus” (U). Opens Thursday 
(27). after three: days of previews. 
(Continued on page: 10) 


Estimates Are Net 

Film gross estimates as. re¬ 
ported herewith from the vari¬ 
ous key cities, are net; Le/. 
without usual tax. Distrib¬ 
utors share on net take, when 
playing percentage, hence the 
estimated figures are net in¬ 
come.. 

The : parenthetic admission 
prices,, however/ as indicated, 
include U. S. amusement tax. 


Seattle, Oct. 25. 

Even with, first-run seating ca¬ 
pacity reduced by temporary, clo¬ 
sures of the Orpheum and Music 
Hall, this hais ’not boosted takes 
.materially at other first-runs this 
stanza. Lone newcomer,“I Aim at 
Stars,”, looks only fair at Colise¬ 
um. Blue Mouse still holding 
Ben-Hur” with only a slight biz 
dent in 38th week. Paramount is 
winding'up a nifty run for “Psy¬ 
cho” in •ninth stanza. 

Estimates for This Week 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick' (739; 
$1.50r$3r — “Ben - Hur” (M-G). 
(38th wkh Good $8,000. Last week. 
$8,600. 

Coliseum (Fox - Evergreen) 

' i;870;. $1-$T.50)—‘T Aim at Stars” 
(Col) and “Five Bold Women” (In¬ 
die'/ Fair $7,000 or . near. Last 
week. “Night. Fighters”/<UA) and; 
"Spuds Lunigan” (UA), $7,300. 

Fifth Avenue (Fox-Evergreen) 
(2,500; $l-$l:50'—“Surprise Pack¬ 
age” (Col) and “As Sea. Rages” 
(Col) (2d wk'. Fair $7,000. Last 
week, $8,800. 

. Music Box (Hamrick) (850; $1- 
$1.50'.—“Jungle Cat” (BV). <2d wk). 
Okay $5,000. Last week. $6,400. 

Paramount (Fox - Evergreen) 
(3.000: $l:-$i.501—“Psycho” (Par). 
*9th wk.'. Good $6,000 or , close* 
Last week, $6,300. f 


Paces Pitt Pix 

Pittsburgh, Oct. 25. 

. “Girl of Night.’’, lusty new' Stan¬ 
ley pic, and “Jungle Cat.” big in 
second round at Squirrel Hill. pre-. 
sent the brighter side this round 
here: “Ben-Hur” remains sturdy 
in 40th week at Warner. “Night 
Fighters” looks lean at Penn de¬ 
spite being new. “Surprise Pack¬ 
age” remai . trim in second at 
Harris.' 

Estimates for This Week 

Fulton (Shea) (1,365; $1-$1.50)— 
“Secret of Purple Reef” (20th). 
Very thin $2,000/ Last week. “Key 
Witness" (M-G> and “LittW. Bank 
Should Be Robbed” (M-G). $2,400. 

Harris (Associated) /(2.100; $1- 
$1.50)—“Surprise Package” (Col) 
(2d wk'. Trim $7,500.. Last week, 
$7,600/ 

Penn (UATC) (3,300; $1-$1.50'— 
“Night Fighters” (UA). Slender 
$8,000 'with help of “Magnificent 
Seven”: (UA) on Sat. (22) night. 
Last week, “Angel Wore Red” 
(M-G) (5. days), $5,000.. 

Squirrel HiU (SW> (834; $1.25)^ 
“Jungle Cat” (BV) (2d wk>, Big 
$5,000. Last week, $7,000. 

Stanley (SW) (3/700; $1-$1.50)— 
“Girl of Night” (WB). Lusty $16,- 
000 with help of “Sunrise at Cam¬ 
pobello” (WB) last Saturday night. 
Last week/“Top Of Stairs” (WB), 
$15,500. 

Warner (SW) (1,513; $1.50-$2.75) 
“Ben-Hur” (M-G) (40th wk). Boff 
$9,500. Last week; $10,500. 


‘DESIRE’GOOD $7,000, 
PROV.; ‘EPITAPH’ 5iG 

Providence, Oct^.25. 

Trade looks uneven here this 
week: with few strong spots. “De¬ 
sire in Dust” is good at Albee. The 
Elmwood’s 18th week of “Ben- 
Hur” is still stout. State’s “Studs 
Lonigan” . shapes sad. 'Strand’s 
“Let No. Man Write My Epfitaph" is 
rated :Steady. i 

Estimates for This Week' 

Albee (RKQ) (2,200; 65-90)—“De¬ 
sire In Dust” (20th) and “39 Steps” 
(20th); Good $7,000, Last week,; 
“Goliath and Barbarians” (Al) and 
“Sign of Gladiator” (AI) (reissues), 
$5,500. 

Elmwood (Syndef)' (724; . $1.50- 
(Contlhued on page 10) 


many new 
entrants also is cutting down tb* 
overall total. Much cooler weather 
is figured a plus factor, but, of 
course, the fourth Nixon-Kennedy 
tele debate last Friday night, per 
usual, was a damaging blow to tho 
boxoffice. 

Standout newcomer is “Never on 
Sunday,” which soared to a new 
house record of $27,000 at the arty 
Plaza. Pic established new highs 
on every succeeding day played. 
“I Aim at Stars” looks only fair 
$12,000 or less on initial round at 
the Forum. “Crowning Experi¬ 
ence” shapes nice $19,000 opening 
week at the Warner Theatre. 

“Midnight Lace” with stageshow 
is holding in great style frith 
$160,000 in second session at the 
Music Hall. It now looks to stay 
over until well into November. 
“Inherit the Wind” is holding with 
a solid $37,000, day-dating the As¬ 
tor and arty Trans-Lux 85th 
Street, on first holdover frame. 

“Spartacus” is holding very 
close to second week’s total, with 
a near-capacity $34,000 in third 
session at the DeMille. “Hell to 
Eternity” looks to get okay $24,000 
in second week at the Capitol. 

“Surprise Package” is doing 
comparably better in second round 
than first, with $22,000 likely at 
the" Criterion. “Desire in Dust” 
shapes only $20,000 for 10 days of 
second week at the Paramount, 
where “September Storm” opens 
Friday (28). “It started in Naples” 
rated okay $20,500 for 10-day 
seventh stanza at the Victoria. Vic 
closed down to refurbish for open¬ 
ing of “GI Blues” on Nov. 3. 

“The- Alamo” preems tonight 
(Wed.) at the Rivoli after big 
longrun of 33 weeks for “Can- 
Can.’’ Previews of new pic were 
held yesterday (Tues.) and also 
Monday. It is on hard-ticket. 
“Ben-Hur” looks like great $30,500 
for current (48th) round at State, 
covering 10 performances. “Sun¬ 
rise at Campobello,” third hard- 
ticketer current, is heading for an 
okay $20,000 or less in fourth ses¬ 
sion at the Palace. “Sunrise” winds 
run here on Nov. 17. 

Estimates for This Week 

Astor (City Inv.) G.094; 75-$2)— 
“Inherit the Wind” (UA) (3d wk). 
Sepond stanza ended last night 
(Tues.) held amazingly well at $24,- 
000 or near. First week, $25,000, 
under expectancy. Entire ad cam¬ 
paign for pic has been changed, 
and this is credited with helping. 

Capitol (Loew) (4,820; $l-$2.50) 
—<“Hell to Eternity” (AA) (3d wk). 
First holdover round finished last 
night (Tues.) was okay $24,000 
after $34,000, below hopes, for 
opener. 

Criterion (Moss) (1,671; 90-$2.40) 
—“Surprise Package” (Col) (2d 
wk). This session winding tomor¬ 
row (Thurs.) looks like okay 
$22,000 or less after $24,000 for 
opener. Holds. 

DeMille (Reade) (1,658; $1.50* 
$3.50)—“Spartacus” (U) (3d wkl. 
This week ending today (Wed.) 
looks to hold near last week, with 
great $34,000 likely. Second was 
near-capacity, at $34,500. Advance 
seat sale holding up very well. 
Continues. 

Palace (RKO) (1,642; $1.25-$2 50) 
—“Sunrise at Campobello” (WB) 
(4th wk). Present stanza finishing 
today (Wed.) is. likely to hold at 
okay $20,000 r after $20,500 for 
third. Continues, with run here set 
to end Nov. 17. Pic then moves 
over to Murray Hill, where it will 
be on grind and popscale. 

Forum (Moss) (813; 90-$1.80)— 
“I Aim at. Stars” (Col) (2d wk>. 
Initial round completed last night 
(Tues.) was only fair $12,000 or 
under, picketing on opening day 
and last Saturday (22) night ap¬ 
parently hurting some. 

Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $1- 
$2)—“Desire in Dust” (20th» (2d 
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Wednesday, October 26, I960 


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mUENTIALS’ 


San Francisco, Oct-25. 

Best pkrty oif the Frisco Fest's four years to date Was tossed .by 
Louis Martini vineyards last Thursday (20)! About 60 persons went by 
bus to Napa Valley, 40 miles from. Frisco, drank wine and ate 
barbecued chicken, sang songs!. On hand, dressed in levis: and cowboy 
boots and hats, were leading players* Of Russian “Ballad of a Soldier,'’ 
Zhanna Prokhorerikoand Vladimirlvashev . . . in dressy opening night 
audience was Elsa Lancbester, test “hostess" Mary Pickford and Buddy 
Rogers . , latter’s stay in Frisco was cut short Friday (21) when he 

got phone ; call from Los . Angeles informing him his mother* had had 
Stroke and died . . Paul Ross, repping. Dino de Laurentiis, phoned 
fest office Thursday (20) about entering new film—“next year,” was 
the answer ' . test cut Frisco area representation on “Alamo” junket 

to San Antonio to one (1), Examiner’s Martin. Russel) . . . Italian consul 
general had tough time making, speech Thursday <201 to introduce new 
Roberto Rossellini picture, kept : apologizing for fact that Federico 
Fellini's “Sweet Life” had been jerked: 

Mayor George Christopher made funny gaffe in. opening night speech 
introducing fete director Irving M. Levin. “It’s a pleasure to see how 
festival’s progressed’ over the years.” said hizzoner, “I believe that 
Irvihg Berlin •. . . uh, I mean Irving Levi ” etc., etc. . juror Darius 
Milhaud, in wheelchair (because of bad arthritis), got big hand., .; 

Miss Pickford. in speaking opening night, said,. “I believe motion 
pictures are the greatest ambassador anywhere on earth” . . Jean 
Renoir, who also spoke briefly opening night; felt much same way, 
called films “best propaganda for this country,” but added that “glamor 
is missing now” as compared to 20-30 years ago . . Run Run Shaw in 
for fest, with daughter . . . also [AP’s Bob. Thomas, who’s filing out of 
Frisco . . . juror Herman Weinberg in after seeing 20 pictures in three 
days in the East, figures Frisco pace much , easier ... opening-night 
ino-shoW was Susan Kohrier and father Paul, also Linda Cristal. . . 
Maryan Talbot, exec secretary of Vancouver fest, down for a gander 
. . Saul Bass up from; Hollywood, and in from New York came 
importers Robert Kronenberger, Ed Kingsley, Irving Shapiro, * Peter 
Horner arid Arthur Davis ; j in from East, too, came Roy E, Martin 

.. one of fest’s oddest phenomena, thus far, have been the variant 
spellings of Soviet director Grigori (or Gregory) Chukhral’s name 
(Choukral, TchUkhrai, ChukraL etc., etc ). Fest. needs a form sheet on 
him. 


Valiant (Fred Schwartz) 
Sets Up 10-City Sales 
Vice States Franchise 

Valiant Films Corp., independent 
distribution outfit headed by Fred 
J. Schwartz, former Circuit (Cen¬ 
tury) operator, has set up its ow 
branch offices in. 10. key cities, 
shortly will add three other sales 
offices and all these will replace 
states, rights franchises. 

Schwartz and Sig Shore, presi¬ 
dent of Yhalite Films; disclosed in 
New York yesterday iTues.) that 
Valiant will have five features for 
release between now and the end 
of. the year, 

•Arrangement calls fpr Shore’s 
Company to provide Valiant with 
the product after acquiring domes¬ 
tic distribution rights from indie 
producers. In addition. Shore, after 
having come upon the pictures for 
his own company, and then chan¬ 
neling them through Valiant, will 
work as Valiant's sales manager 
and Chief promoter. 

Valiant now has its o\v offices 
lrt Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, Dal- 
' las, Denver/ Los Angeles, New 
• Orleans, New' York, San Francisco 
and Washington. Upcoming are 
outlets in Atlanta, Charlotte and 
Cleveland!. Also, Valiant’s remain¬ 
ing franchise holders, located' in 
the Milwaukee and Buffalo-Albany 
territories, are soon tp be replaced, 
with the, company’s own. branches: 

. Product On, the Valiant lineup 
includes: “The Angry . Silence.” 
from Lion- international, starring 
Pier! Angeli and Richard Attenbor¬ 
ough: Luis Bunuel’s “The Young 
Oiie,” With. Zachary Scott in ' a 
Lolita-type theme; “The Chal¬ 
lenge,” Jayne Mansfield and Ah- 
thony 'Quale: “Mania,” suspense 
meller with Peter Cushing, and 
“The Executioners,” wartime docu¬ 
mentary. 

Exec Changes to Beef-Up 
Roger Corman’s Filmgroup 

Hollywood; Oct. 25. 

In a series; of new appointments 
to expand and strengthen opera* 
tions of The Filmgroup, prexy 
Roger eprman has; tipped general 
sales manager to v!p. in charge of 
domestic:, and international distri¬ 
bution, and appointed Laurence; 
Woolner v,p. and southern ; division 
sales manager. 

. First assignment for both will be 
“Atlas,” Corman’s first million- 
dollar production which his disr 
tribution arm will handle, 

Woolner, a vet in motion picture 
exhibition, will headquarter in 
J^ew Orleans. 


STICK TO -PSYCHO' RULE 


One - Show -r- Mighty at Georgia 
Ozoners 


Atlanta, Oct. 25. * 
Alfred Hitchcock's \ “Psycho” 
j cleaned up to the tune of $80,000 
I in four-week stay at Wilby-Kin- 
• cey’s 5,000-seat FOx Theatre and 
w the Paramount! release is go¬ 
ring through a subsequent .release, 
at 16: houses in-the. Greater Atlanta 
•‘•‘area:-..,, 

. It dpened Wednesday: Q9) at five 
. hardtops: .Decatur, Hilan, Buck- 
head, East Point, arid Gordon; nd 
Sunday (23.) it bowed at 11 Drive- 
", ins: Glenwood, GWinett, Peachtree, 
•j Scott, Bankhead, Roosevelt,. South 
j Expressway, P i e d m o n t,! Bolton, 

! North Starlight and Stewart, 
j Par’s adamant rule obtains at 
these showings. “Psycho” is being 
screened one time only per night, 
’at open-airers (8:30 pm.) with a 
second feature on tap-. This makes 
where theatre’s “dog track” and off 
for considerable traffic backing up 
street, parking facilities'are limited* 


Film pressagents with receding 
or graying , hair, although still vig¬ 
orous arid in the prime of life, may 
find themselves sharing the fate of 
Casey Stengel if a current industry 
trend is allowed to gain momentum. 

With the knowledge that teen¬ 
agers and , the post-teens are the 
mast, frequent filmrgoers, the film 
companies are retaining high 
school‘ and college students to beat 
the drums for certain pictures. To 
be sure,, all this is done Under the 
supervision of seasoned ballymen. { 
; Rpger Lewis, United Artists pub- 
kd veepee, decided to employ the 
novice tubthumpers for? “Inherit 
the Wind.” Since the film had no 
young star, he conceived the idea 
of using young people to carry .the 
message to their age group. UA is 
employing the so-called campus 
“influeiitials’—the captain of the 
football team, the heads of fraterni¬ 
ties and . sororities, and school of 
journalism .students; Not only are 
the students, assigned “to reach the 
kids,” but they’re; also planting the 
local newspapers and radio-tv sta¬ 
tions. 

Metro’s publicity manager« Dan 
Terrell is also, utilizing the services 
of the same age group, but for a 
different reason. M^-G’s “Where the 
■Boys Are;” the story of student 
capers at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. dur¬ 
ing. the spring vacation period, is 
regarded as a natural for the young 
trade. Metro has placed want ads 
in leading college newspapers to 
find campus pressagents Who will 
publicize the film at the schools 
rand 'surrounding : territories. A; 
campaign has been devised aimed 
at fraternity arid sorority activities 
andfeatures promotion . ideas in- 
I eluding “Where the Boys Are” arid 
j “Where the Girls Are” dances, 
I parties, door, signs, and pennants. 



Censor to One 
Each Province 

Regina; Sask.. Oct.' 25! ; 
Theatre managers attending the 
38th annual convention of the 
["Saskatchewan Motion Picture ex- 
! hibitors’ Assn., here said. they fa- 
i vored one film censor for all of 
[ Canada and the abolition of pro- 
| yincial censorship boards. . 

[ . Delegates also, decided to press 
j for lower fire insurance rates for 
‘ theatres, pointing out that present 
day film is not flammable^ 
President R. Plumb, of Saska¬ 
toon; said there-\vas a trend, in the 
theatre industry toward more 
family-type movies, despite, the 
popularity .of adult and restricted 
adult pictures. 

! Officers were re-elected as fol¬ 
lows: President, R. Plumb, Saska¬ 
toon; vice-president. Bill Johnston., 
Yorkton: secretary-treasurer. Jack 
Heaps, Regina. 


[Minneapolis, Oct 25. 

. Percentage demands on small¬ 
town theatres for many pictures 
now are a further threat to the con¬ 
tinued existence of such show- 
houses,; according to Frank .Mant¬ 
zke; North Central Allied president. 

Mantzke is appealing to: all com¬ 
panies to sell flat to small grossing 
theatres. These houses cannot sur¬ 
vive unless they-make a “decent” 
profit on important pictures and 
they cannot do so if forced to pay 
percentage, he claims. 

“Small-town theatres absolutely 
cannot afford to pay percentage in 
view, of their grosses potential;” de¬ 
clares Mantzke. 

Particularly reprehensible cur¬ 
rently, small-town . exhibitors feel, 
is Buena Vista’s. percentage de¬ 
mands for “Big Fisherman,” “Toby 
Tyler” .and VJUngle. Cat” which are 
just reaching outstate* 

These pictures are particularly 
suited to small-town audiences and 
the small-town theatres, suffering 
from a product shortage, peed them 
badly at this time, but are unable 
to meet the BV terms, it’s claimed. 


Stanley Declares 30c 

' Board of directors; of Stanley 
Warner Corp. at a meeting yester¬ 
day (Tues.) declared a quarterly 
/dividend of 30c per share on the 
company's common stock. 

Melon is payable Nov. 25 to 
stockholders of record Nov. 1). 


|. Vending Execs Shuffled 

| Albany, Get. 25. 

j v Jack Hamilton has been trains- 
jferred by Berio Vending Co: from 
j branch manager in the Albany area 
: to . the same post in Toledo. Assum- 
.] ing Hamilton’s, duties hereabouts is 
j George H, Schenck, also manager 
of Tri-State Automatic Candy. Corp. 
of Buffalo. Schenck is a former 
chiff barker of the local Variety 
teiit. 

Tri-State is a subsidiary of ABC 
Vending, is is Berio. ABC. formerly 
held a 50% interest in Tri-State; 
now has .100%. Tri-State had been 
serving candy, etc., for; Berio since 
the latter closed its Albany ware¬ 
house. 

In the new; setup, two of Sylvan 
Leff’s neighborhood houses In 
Utica, a Lett first-run‘ Water- 
town, and two of-his drive-ins out¬ 
side that, North Country city, are 
Ibeing serviced from Syracuse. 


National Theatres Semi-Autonomous 


NT&T Subsid Now Has 226 Theatres (Down From 
310) But Will Expand 


HARLOT NOT HUMOROUS 


Legion Hangs Condenined Sign on 
Dkssin’s Greek 


Legion of Deceny has given a C 
(condemned) rating to Lopert 
Films’ “Never on Sunday,” Jules 
Dassin’s highly acclaimed (by 
critics) comedy about the efforts 
of a stodgy American to reform a 
free-wheeling Greek prostitute. 

Legion says that “both the per¬ 
nicious theme arid, highly indecent 
treatment of this film are morally 
unacceptable. In a mass medium of 
entertainment, it. offers offense to 
public and private morality.’’ 



Barcelona. Oct. 18. 

Nicholas Ray told delegates to 
Barcelona’s. Second Annual Inter¬ 
national Congress of Films in 
Color last week there is nothing 
to a growing belief among certain 
film faris .that only! black & white 
gives a true documentary image 
of reality. The .. American, motion 
picture, director went on to say: 
“The only ,thing documentary 
about B & W is its low cost in a 
low budget.” * 

. In hik address to Spanish and 
foreign delegates attending the. 
color filth fest, Ray-, extended lav¬ 
ish praise for a new invention un¬ 
veiled for the first time in Sam¬ 
uel Bronston-s “King of Kings” 

• directed by Ray) to provide abso¬ 
lute sharp focus between actors 
or objects .as far apart' as 100 
yards or more! This new system, 
identified by its inventor-camera¬ 
men Franz Planer and Manuel 
Berenguer as “Deep Focus/’, will be 
demonstrated ,in over 30 distinct 
scenes when M-G-M releases 
“King of Kings” next year. Ray 
called the invention: “A new ad¬ 
venture in film-making.” 

Spanish cahieraman Manuel 
Berenguer also mounted the po¬ 
dium to expand on the “Deep Fo¬ 
cus” system, on which he and: 
Planer have a patent pending, and 
revealed for the first time, through 
film clips, how. the new lens de¬ 
velopment provides equal focal 
[elarity to distantly-spaced fore¬ 
ground and background characters. 

The Nicholas Ray-Martuel. Ber- 
enguer exposes and Ampex con¬ 
sultant Joseph Roizen’s video dem¬ 
onstration were highlights at. the 
Barcelona fest. Ray was also pres¬ 
ent at -an SRO Congress showing 
of his “Savage. Innocents” which 
drew heavy mitting. 

Barcelona’s PaUcio (j e la Must¬ 
ek was filled nightly, as Catalan 
fans queued fof other entries that 
included VMidiiight Lace” (U), 
“Last Train From Grin.Hill” (Par), 
“Five Pennies” (Par),'“Song With¬ 
out End” (Col), “Let’s Make Love” 
( 20 th), “From .the Terrace/’ (20th) 
and “Dog of Flanders’- (20th). Gala 
screening! of Spanish entry, Ladis- 
Jao Vajda-s “Maria Matricula de 
Bilbao” (Maria From Bilbao”), 
closed, congress program. 

. “Lady with the Umbrella’* sta¬ 
tuettes were awarded by the May¬ 
or of Barcelona, Porcioles Colo- 
mer, to Ray for his successful en¬ 
try, “Savage Innocents/V and to 
Manuel Berenguer in recognition 
of “the vital advance the Planer- 
Bergenguer; ‘Deep Focus ? system 
has contributed to motion pic¬ 
tures.” 


Los Angeles, Oct. 25. 

National Theatres, original name 
of film circuit before it became 
National Theatres & Television, 
has been set up by NT&T as a 
semi-autonomous subsid to operate 
chain’s 226 houses. M. Spencer 
Leve, previously vp of parent eom- 
pany in charge of theatre opera¬ 
tions, takes Over prexy post of 
new division. ' 

Circuit, which during past sev¬ 
eral years has reduced its theatre 
holdings from around 310, is show¬ 
ing new interest in exhibition, ac¬ 
cording to NT&T prexy B. Gerald 
Cantor, who says that chain is 
“very interested” in adding more 
houses. 

Cantor, who personally never 
reined circuit, leaving that opera¬ 
tion to Leve, will now develop 
other divisions under the new 
thinking-first of which will be 
real estate. Parent company Isn’t 
precisely “diversifying,” but is 
seeking to “broaden” its activities. 
Cantor reports. Under the new 
setup. Cantor will have more time 
to concentrate on “developing” 
other NT&T divisions. 

No more excursions Into video 
are expected, following recent 
spinoff of National Telefilm Asso¬ 
ciates, of which NT&T still owns 
38% of the stock, in addition to 
notes running reportedly into mil¬ 
lions. Thus, should and as NT A. 
prospers, NT&T will. too. NT&T 
losses during the 18 'months it 
operated NT A as a subsid were 
multi-million. 


Conscience of Theatres 


fasten WB's 'Music Man' 

Hollywood, Oct. 25. 
Robert. Preston will reprise his 
Broadway starring role in Warner 
Bros/ picturization of '’The Music 
Man.” 

Film will be turned out in both 
35ni and 70m*. 


At Bay—Paul Lazarns 

A prominent production-distrib-. 
hrion.film executive this week told 
exhibitors they should exercise so- 
ci3l conscience and assume respon¬ 
sibility for the material appearing 
on the nation’s screens. This was 
the message given by Paul N. 
Lazarus Jr., v.p. of Columbia, inan 
address Monday (24) before tha 
48th annual convention of the The¬ 
atre Owners of North and South 
Carolina, in Raleigh. N. C. Text of 
his talk was released in New York. 

Lazarus stressed the point that 
attacks from outside organizations 

A prominent production-distrib¬ 
ution film executive this week told 
have been. aimed at the producer- 
distributor of the film in question, 
but not the exhibitor. These out¬ 
siders, he noted, are looking for 
more stringent censorship. 

He said that many pictures which 
bring objections are made in coun¬ 
tries whose mores are reflected in 
the cinematic product, and that 
material which, is considered ac¬ 
ceptable elsewhere easily could get 
a bum rap in the United States. 

Lazarus urged that exhibs uss 
their own discretion via a program 
of “intelligent restraint and self- 
imposed censorship.” He lashed 
out at theatremen who indiscrimi¬ 
nately show any picture regardless 
of source or subject matter be¬ 
cause of “quick buck” motivation. 

NEW BAUSCH & LOMB 
GEAR DEEPENS FOCUS 

Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 25. 

The new Bausch & Lomb optical 
system for 70m projection is be¬ 
ing used for the Coast premier# 
run of “Spartacus” at the RKO 
Pantages Theatre, Hollywood. B 
& L here says the new design pro¬ 
vides advantages in depth focus, 
flatness of field and uniform screen 
illumination, and the lenses sr# 
smaller tban most of those used 
for 35m projection. 

Newly-designed B & L lenses 
also are being used for the run of 
“Sunrise at Campobello” in 35m 
iat the Palac# Theatre, New York. 



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HCTKBES!: 


J'fijsi&rr 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


Dubbing ‘Americanese’ Voices 

Destroys Foreign Charm—Riethof 


Ben Rose m N.Y. 

London, Oct. 25. 

Ben Rose, who, in addition 
to being associated with Gala 
Films, acts as ah independent 
agent and distributor, left for 
New York last Sunday <231 on 
a three-week swing which will 
take him to Toronto and Holly¬ 
wood; 

Rose will primarily be on 
the prowl for product suitable 
for release in South Africa,, 
though will also be on the. 
lookout for pix for Other ter¬ 
ritories in which he is active. 


A hot controversy has broken-f 
out in dubbing circles—whether 
to dub foreign films in accented 
or unaccented English. ij 

Peter Riethof, head of one of 
the most active dubbing companies, 
is unalterably in favor of accented 
versions. Here last week fromjihis 
Paris headquarters, Riethof main¬ 
tained that the employment of 
straight Americanese would destroy 
the flavor of the foreign films.; He 
pointed out, for example, that ges¬ 
tures. expressions, and physical 
movements differ from country to 
country. If unaccented English 

were employed, he states, the ef- ^ 
feet would be incongruous ;and j 
would tend to induce laughter : /I 17*1 

among audiences in the U. S. when I .PtlCAIT TllAQ 
an obvious foreigner speaks with . VvIIvvI A ilvv 
an American accent. ji 

Opposed to Reithof are those 
who believe dubbed films would 
receive wider acceptance in ;the 
U. S. if the voids coming fr! m 
the figurep mi the. screen w ere in 
unaceenU^ English. | 

x In Pari*. Riethof has been [ex¬ 
perimenting with a technique 
which he believes wiil help!'do 

awav with the accented or urtae-, , 

cented controversy He favors fthe 4o Maryland have spelled a senes 
frliooting of two versions of a film ( of defeats for pre-censorship of. 
simultaneously. First the foreign ; motion pictures and the la\v stands J the budget upw ards or even dow:n- 
version—in French, Italian, G[er-' shorn of much of its power, accord- ; wards: FF has even , guaranteed ; 
man. etc.—is shot under the super- • „ , ^ **„,.*«„ ithe work of one Of. America's foie- 

vision of a director of the company 1 f of ^arvland Board’of Mo-i niost .difectpr.s, .notafibus for going 
origin. Foliowing each 

tlie same setup is employed, but ort t0 Governor j. Millard ^ ^ noin? d =t 

an American director steps m. | As Tewes in§ > Theie s a . 'budget) point, at 

the actors mouth the words in Eng-, ,, ~ , which every roducer or director 

.. down iiie ■ Within the narrow confines of is acceptable ” 

.its present authority the Board 1 Foster, reports that FF generally 
are typically foreign and instructs a ? cepts ’.l-O of the-pvojr 

the actors how to perform these <‘p nnf >v,ai simnt-thp-wnrk'c pffnrt” jects brought to.it and at the pro- 
sarne gestures in an American man- : }th j restraint i<? ; {l UCe f S °j' 1 § ina ^• budget estinTate. 

nw Tai#»r amnrriinp tn dls P ense Awth P 1 lor restraint is He also estimates on that one. which 

nei. Later, ^ordinf^to BieW. now before the U. S. Supreme; F F turns, down, FF. is right nine 

lout of 10 times, that .is, most of 


Gloomy Report 
To Gov. Tewes 


MG Partly Financing Film 
Rated Franco-Japanese; 
Scenes in Washington 

A unique three-country arrange¬ 
ment is. involved in an English- 
language film that will be. official¬ 
ly designated as a Franco : Japanese 
production. The film,. “Bridge to 
the Sun/’ starring Carroll Baker 
and jimmy Shagagata, ’ being 
partially financed, by Metro. Which 
will haveworldwide distribution 
rights. 

At the same time; the film is 
being made under, a F.raricp-Japa- 
nese film agreement. This entitles 
the production to French subsidy 
coin arid an automatic Japanese 
import license: 

Under the guidance bf French 
director Etienne. Perier, the pic¬ 
ture will be. filmed iri Washington, 
(one week). Tokyo i six- weeks), 
arid” Paris, (five weeks)-. The. U.S. 
phase of the production is now 
under way 


Baltim 


Oct 18. 


Past -court decisions applicable 


British Do Belter 

Sm Continued from page 3.Si 


lish, the director tones 
gestures and the movements t)hat 


the English can be added via post. £ ourt 
•ynchronization and there is “* 
need to employ accents. 


no 


'Simple Cinerama 


This a reference to the “Don them go w y.over budget arid, ber 
, Juan*’ case in which “the film i cause they. are. badly planned, to 
owner sought, and was denied an!begin with, these are usually, the 
exhibition permit for the picture 1 unsuccessful , pictures.. “Unforty- 
.without a censor's screening, con-: nate.hv he adds', “most people only 
'tending that all film licensing based‘nuriernber the ' 


Shorts Own Boom m Mexico 

Mexico City, Oct. 25. 

While Mexican feature-length . film production Is slumping, there 
is a corresponding upswing in shorts activity; According to the. 
America Studios, facilities used only for production of one arid 
two-reelers, 65 short subjects have been made so far this year. 

Producers who formerly were active in feature field are switching 
to shorts, motivated by fact that costs are lower (average pf arourid 
$2,000 to $3,000 as compared with the average of $40,000 for a ,so-so 
nabe house market picture these days), With profit possibilities, 
excellent, Apart from Icomrriercial theatre exploitation there’s, a 
chance at the local television, market; the world market with sub¬ 
titles, and even a bid for the rich American market with dubbed 
in English sound. 

. A few months back several shrewd producers, thinking they had . 
latched on to a good thing, strung together six. to eight shorts, 
using safrie characters, arid released these for commercial exhibi¬ 
tion, chiefly in third string and riabe houses. This caused a furor in 
union circles and practice, is frowned on as “unfair; competition” 
to formal feature length producers,’ even those turning but bargai 
rate quickies: 

Practice here is to turn out six, .nine and 13 shorts using same 
basic central. characters iri. comedy style Shorts or so-called 
dramatic plays. Then there, are the “film magazines,^ which follow 
a pattern of humairi interest subjects both local rand, international, 
interspersed With comedy blackout, skits bf about a minute or so, 
and well peppered with paid advertising in between .entertainment 
segments. 


Soph at 70: -Where Are Sinners’ 


; Continued from pafc? X; 


SRO lunchfest—didn.lt break up j ments that others get out. Of-your 
until 3 p.mJ-Was over: j wprk—the laughsthat conie from 

“I can only repeat I’m disap- j the faces in front of you, the hap- 
pointed,” the star began. “Here piriess. brief and momentary as it 
I’ve been iri. a rooiri in the Astpr t may be, that, you .bring to others. ’* 
hotel. With a crowd of healthy,;‘It's the sarrie feeii he went on', 
goodlooking men; for more than J 'that I get from seeing the color 
two; hours, and I’ve still got iriy ! come , back to the face of a very 
shoes on. I was going to say. Tve j sick patient, from/feeling his puls# 


still got my pants on’ but I want 
to keep it clean . You call your¬ 
selves Sai Sinners^—where, 

are: the Sinners? It only shows this 
great old hotel lias deteriorated. 

Years ago there were more Mister 
and Missus Smiths on the register 
every night than there are in the 
phone book. 

Her Marriages 

“Yes. this wonderful old hotel 
has left me a lot of unforgettable 
memories. 1 I spent two honeymoons 
hefe-^between shows at the Pal- 
ace. Don’t get ni wrong; they 
were both legal, but that's all, I 
can say for them. 

bands signed ..the register ana i j 
signed the checks. Theft I went j_ri^ a rest 


becoming, normal again . 

“I like to [think the doctor, is 
right and I. believe he is,” 

She cited a. Talmudic, parable 
about two. clow;ns ;‘-w-ho are des¬ 
tined for. happiness iij; tiie/'wo'rld 
tb come because they are creatirig 
happiness in thi world.” 

She called herself, “the queen, 
of the.t'sehnorrer?’ .'alms-seekersj 
because; by begging for funds from 
the sale bf 'her books , and LPs, she 
hris seen, hergreatest marquee 
“billing” but “in much, smaller let-, 
ters. over the ddonyay of a little, 
building; on: a desert in Israel, 


Both of riiy hus-. There .in the. hot sun. gleaming on 
register and I j a s ^ re ^ c ‘h of. 30 miles from the 


town, stands a inodest 


orie out - of. 10 bn; back to the theatre and sang T in haven of happiness, for children, 
upon screening by a Censor board ’ which we were wrong.”- 1 the Last fo the Red Hot Mamas’ and over the 'doorway [the inscrip- 

is unconstitutional. . . . •! i Practicality Test, j ' “But seriously this-is : '-a Wbnderf-1' " ~ “ “ ‘ 


‘This case is considered bjj ; the j He also notes that, the best pro- jful tribute to rhe and 


a conipli tent 


Centre’ 


'the Sophie :Tucker Youth. 


And .it. was my •schrior- 


nS HYPO r dllUf trade snd lecaI profession,? as .an|ducers- are. .also--.usually the most j to your discretion—in^"waiting till ! rin ^’ that.built it That is my 
* ^ , epochal shoot-rthe-works effort td j’practical; though they . prohably j got to be over 70 years aid. if ■ N eav en here . on earth . you 

dispense with prior restraint.. In don't like to be -known, as practi- V ou -giivs had .iriyit«:d‘meVo' a'-'sta^'^'V- hp\y.-why' I go on.,working, 
p po>’ ca^es.. the Courts have been ! cal, since It : sounds rather humr! VfTair like this; 30 vears ago ybu’d I'^'hv J won't .quit?” And at thi 
v . . asked to rule on the merits of a drum.. have had^■.’■the goldarnest” rumble r P di Pt ? he alrnost broke down ' 

booth projection sy.Ntem has been eiven picture in determining the FF has guaranteed overseas y 0 u ever, had in yqur^^ lives.” ./i Pledging another : .Vouth Centre in 

developed for the showing of validity of various obscenity/laws..projects involving almost all-:of the j" Soph intermift^led the al fre j tbe name, of iier sistoi' Anrire wlio 
Cinerama and is currentlv being This time however, the picture has j uiS. lajors.’except Universal, and ; u |th the serious lit skMfuL'm&riiier.' jnpPlh'-. ' She. topped, it 

emnloved in two theMt-es Cine 110 dn the 1<5S «e« hut. Warners, and though the. inajor-ity i'fii-sf .offbeat- and. then- sentimental.. , ’Some of These-Day ” to 

[ •' 1 i-ieat.es, ripe- t he whole structure of picture pre-! 0 f its guarantees: are-given to pro-' caluting the CS&S fbr their many l- a blockbuster .plan's' 

r;:ma Inc. stockholders were told censorship in this country may well duc-ti.ons that. have British “’assor -cliariti-es^a' 'clibck had lust’ been ? ^ es Krairier's blackouts were 

me,” ci.ations.” company also, guaranteed, presented at the beginning of. the••A' ,n itsual-ly good;.t.opiral^'-a? 
completely continental projects. luncheon to the Dani'«ii Home for ! th e. headlines- irci-shfield' 

R-i^ini disclosed that 17 new Cine- : o The b f sic J ssue df right of About 50^? of its projects also have|. the ' Jridigent^and cited •.her'..d(vn' ^-^e^nrest-rairied^iS'iimi 

, . » x ”fV' v 1 ^ e . iState or Local governments to re- U. S.. V ssociations;”-;- ,T n - “-*•' 1 ' - " - - -' ' ^ ^ ---• 

It , - a J h r ie - been opened view pictures by. any standards will - nection ; Foster, describe 

avouno the world since the new - . .■* - —- ’ 


Syosset. N. Y Oct. 25* 

A simple, inexpensive single 


Is^t week at a special meeting here, depend upon the final or. 
At the same time, proxy Nicojtas • 


blockbuster 

... . . . . Les Kranier's 

presented at the beginning of the : A in h sua lly good; . top-ral and o:ut of 

^ , .. . ,th* 

'-'r.".-,''*—/ - iiiic .luuigc-iu—auu ynyu utry- ._u\wi • “MPPCF, 

Tn this con-■!.personal charities as “the. unfm-.‘.Tex O Rourke- of nrodigiou. insm* •• 
as “one jshed business that keeps me go--! G1 -V' externporarieou 4 ; w it .and. elib-- 


ni.niacement as“imed control nine 1 Vil i in ^ and ,ook ^ 'orvyard,and ^ives]' 


im mbs a^o ! tourt ma - v not he able to evade the ; history, of the ..film .industry” the | m e. at my age the : will and the j ra P h -V on the. honored .guest with. 

* The "meeting at the Svo^et The- f^n-orship isstre directly as- it trend towards, international Co- ■ strength to ; go bn working: for the! R^sual elan and. afTeetlon. 

a, re in this I one lV]Ld s^rb n b n h . as \ n xhe y d ^ but 14 IS our ■ view production.. Which \yill be expanded ian y charities which .have become ! Sfnator Barry. Goldwafcr is 
t,.w n w !ie»e Cinframl films are 1) ! hat „ 1 T ted p , nor rC5tra,nt Wl11 1104 stnI . her upon••.'successful' com- niv . life : s >vork , ..Yes,. I've. been P ext monih's -‘fall guy” and Els 

lr" •shown al^o learned that ('irie 4a44 * ^ ie Pt’odicts. pletion. of negotiations for coni-Ground foV a lone. lone time, lone-. * Maxwell, win be the second femme 

M1UAI1. diso leainea max Line- Thp hnarrt rhairman hit hn 


rama Inc. had lost S481.000 for trie 
fw-al year running from Oct.: 1, 
1859 to Sept. 30, 1960. The Un¬ 
audited results showed a concqli- 
dated profit of SI.357.000 before 
depreciation and amortization. 
However, Reisini pointed out that 
the companv. in its desire for 
quick amortization of the S3.00'0.- 


The board chairman hit hard at nion subsidy treatment 'for,- jBritish--r. e ^ • perha^s^ than’ rinv 3 .other per- 4d he solo “‘fall gai” in Deceriiber. 
horror films saj ing "horror films • Frertch-ita.nan, coproductions.. ! former; playing now' to iwy< third ' : —^ -. ■ 


which are sheer exploitation of i Foster hesitates to reveal what 
sadism and brutality, are most dis- is the biggest yerbudget. amount 
turbing. the only point being to FF has ever beeri hooked for, sy- 
titiHate and excite, tending to ing. that figures-sucit as those don’t 
llamorize juvenile delinquency and tell the. real story. “After all:’.! he 


gerieratibn of. .audiences 
“In my days in vaudeville I in¬ 
troduced a. song titled -There'll Be 
Some. Changes Made.’ Little tl !:d I 
realize what changes I was : dcs- 


counteract the moral values of edu-^explai .. "one claim, for^£ 300.000 fined^'to travel through in^^thp great 


cation. Yet, no valid law has been' isn’t really as; niearimgful as,, say, 
finri i * c, i n- r f devised to combat. the effect of six for £60.000i or £76;600.’.’As to 
! < .. 0 _ p . 3,df ,°!:.' 1 ’ e . horror .tilm* on youth.-- . . the Soundness, of f F and the. pro- 

The report covers the 1960 fiscal duction knowhow of its officers, he 


‘Adventure’ Click Cites 
to Art 


purpose of the five completed Cirie- 
rama films, had put SI,483.000 fo- 
waid the amortization and that this 
expense is reflected in the §481.000 
loss. ]i 

Reisini disclosed that Cinerama 
Inc. and Metro are equal partners 
in the-Cinerama films to be made 
by the film company. The first filrii. 
tentatively titled “How the West 


year which ended June 30. 


Some Europeans 


says that;seldom does the total of.alt 
^! the budgets of. filnis guaranteed by 
‘ I FF. at any one time amount to less 
It hart' £5.d00.000. “So the banks 
; must have,softie faith'in us.” 


. Paris;; Oct 18. 

panorama of show business that.] Th unprecedented success of 
strelched -before. ! the tw and a. half hour Iialo pi 

ck fu ^f lf i “The Adventure,” of Michaelarigelo 

half-century career from the Antonioni, a t two.-■reg.ular first-run 
throw-money days throxigh the j houses With titles is expected to 


heights of all njCdia; she' saluted 
all the show biz greats with whom 


; Continued from page 1 - M 


Though FF is, practically; alone] crossed paths for all these | 

Iri the field, Foster says company i* 

litical censoring, still is quite hut- [ i0I k’f l d ered7 r she 'continl^d, “why -afferIing'lifefe'Ka'd'it'-m; for-solidreiT w 
too. bad, but, ir -we,uu t j dd n no a | almost 60 years that I’ve beeri in jand nqw biz. It is. felt that audi- 


open commercial theatres .to pi 
that/were previously, luffed off .1 
sinall nabe arties; ' 

“Adventure” was [booed .at. 'th 
last .Cannes Fest, but a savvy open- 


IVas Won.” w ill be personally prio- spoken on moral themes and lias i m-cjjecT it more 
<luced by Metro production chief as vet not objected to any Yank * is never made;'* 


Sol C. Siegel. Rei>ini revealed. He - . . £ - e ; 

indicated that the picture would go V.d S ,- SC i 0ie I jf XCe ? 4 t ../ 0 . r - fo P ‘] 

into nrbduction in the snrine !„f 'bidding Private Property a .aub- ( 
bmg visa and allowing it to be 


into production in the spring of 
1961 and is being geared for re¬ 
lease at] the end of 1961. Reisini 
faid that the installation formerly 
at Oy^-tpr Bay. L. I., had been 
moved to the Forum Theatre ;in 
Los Angeles. j! 

Stockholders approved two re¬ 
stricted stock option plans for cer¬ 
tain employees—one for 10.000 
shares at $4.75 per share; the other 
for J5.000 shares at S4 per share. 

Elected directors were Reisini. 
Fr-ul A. Porter. John H. Hartley, 
B. (J. Krar.ze, Wentworth D. Fling, 
and Marshall A. Jacobs. h 


shown only in its subtitled form j 
lor those under 18. An undubbed 
film only has about 30 outlet., in 


Hollywood, Oct! 25. 

E, J. Mannix nosed oiit Harold 
.Mirisch arid Milton Sperling in 
, . . *-.... .... winning seat on Acaderriv of Mo- 

key ernes compared to the over t ion Picture Arts & Sciences' 
1.000 or moie in the Frencli lingo. Board of Governors, . to fill post 
However, it is felt that it-is the vacated bv death of B.[ B. Kaharie 
violence that was objected to as repping the Administrators Branch, 
much as the look at .Yank morals. Term expires next May.. 

Still, some think it is an inklin Manriix previously serA’ed terms 
of the French tightening of blue bn Board from June^ 1942, through 
pencilling on this point which, will j June, 1945. and from. September, 
eventually show up in local pix 1953, through June.; 1955. Steve 
and crack down on offshore ve--Broidy is .other Adiriiriistrators 
hides. J Branch rep. 


.show business I go on working as 

_ 1 1 , do. I hear it every day from. 

«« >-. * . j D j j niy family and . my'close friends, 

Mannix pn .Acaa tSoard \ ‘You shouldn’t be doing it: Quit 
kidding yourself Sopli,: you can’t, 
take it Tike you used to. You’ve had 
the glory and you .certainly don't 


ences here., are npw ; choosing thei 
pix, and even in subsequent.s inor 
unusual films aie taking more thiiri . 
the. so-called surer commercial pix 
with stars and production Values. 

However, with filmgbing still 
falling here exliibs are clutching, at 
rieed the money. Why.don't you be j^any straw arid a sudden bfTbeat hit. 
sensible arid quit?’ I mumble and ] inspires tlvetri to. give playing tim. 
stammer the usual answers. I love : to unusual p:x sans stais-but witii 
ray work. I enjoy \Vhat I’m do-1 depth in treatment. 

[ There is even , talk that even¬ 
tually some films will be treated 
like legit and perhaps run a whole 
season at , one house. But. this i 
naturally the . effervescerice after 
a unique hit. It remains to be seen 
how other arty pix, fare the 


ing. I don’t want to sit my big fat 
fanny iri a rocker and wait for. the 
’shamus’ to come and get me. But 
I know those are nbt the. right 
answers . . .1 got the answer from 
a firie old family doctor who. too, 

has been doing the same thing; . ... . . 

‘It's because you enjoy- the enjoy-',! heels of the Antbniorii.: success; 





Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


Z'&sueFt 


pictubes 


u 


Hollywood, Oct. 18^ 

Argument against the Motion Picture Production. Code office Is 
that it “sometimes seems geared to conceptions of life so naiye and 
unadult that Hollywood's best brains are employed in circumvent' 
ing it,” Jerry Wald told a nationwide conclave of the. National 
Assn, of Bank Women meeting at the BevHills Hotel.. Wald, drew 
a bevy of references between 'banking and filmmaking, explaining, 
“We ate kindred’spirits.” 

Part of Wald's comments were based on four basic rules for 
/extending credit: Character,. Capacity, Confidence and . Collateral. 
Speaking of motion picture producers; he said, “We, ask does the 
production have character? Does the production have capacity? 
Do the creators and the technicians have confidence? What is the 
collateral; that the: creators and technicians put up in exchange for. 
the hundreds of thousands Of dollars which are-being invested?” 

Wald’s statements about the production code reVOlyed around cen¬ 
sorship, which he called a“Hollywood pitfall.” The naive attitude 
of the code, said Wald, is regrettable, “for it means that the Hol¬ 
lywood approach to problems of modern life is apt to be devious., 
and gingerly, rather than free-minded and forthright ” 

Producer emphasized that Hollywood must change these things 
if it is to keep pace with rival film capitals.. “Furthermore, it had 
better begin making changes at Once,” he said, “for days of easy 
money..and easy success are things of the past.” \ .. y,'- . . 


T w e n tie th-Fox’s “No r t.hi to 
Alaska" is a boisterous; personal 
comedy and ought to .be sold to. the 
public as such, producer-director 
Henry Hathaway said in New York 
Thursday (20) by way of admitting 
that he wasn’t altogether pleased 
\vith the title “Which makes film 
sound like something on. the order 
of ‘The Spoilers.’ ” Asked What he 
w ould like to call the John Wayne- 
Capucine-Fabian starrer, Hathaway 
suggested “The Blonde. Rush,” add¬ 
ing that then, at least, the public: 
W ould have an idea what to expect. 

Chances: are siim that the title, 
will be changed, however, since pic¬ 
ture is getting big promotion from 
the. title, tune, a current disk click 
written and recorded by Johnny 
Horton. When he talked about the 
possibility of a title change with 
20th toppers, Hathaway Said, they 
told him how Horton’s recording of 
title song for. “Sink The Bismarck” 
v.probably ; . added another half-mil¬ 
lion dollars tb the gross. “I don't 
Jcnow.” said Hathaway' with, some 
skepticism, “but I never heard any 
song called ‘Sink The Bismarck.’ ” 

Director added that he had com¬ 
plete, confidence ini the . campaign 
that 20th ad-pub veep Charlie Ein- 
f.eld was preparing on “Alaska,” 
They want to mention the “adven¬ 
ture” elefnents, he said, “and that’s 
fine with me, as long as they also 
point up the comedy.” / 

; With fewer and. fewer pictures 
being made; said Hathaway, it's 
absolutely essential that ad cam¬ 
paigns be accurate and sell the 
specific, product at hand. A cam¬ 
paign that tries to. attract. every¬ 
body, and thus, in. effect, misrepre¬ 
sents, undercuts the picture, be¬ 
cause often the public for which 
film is intended, will miss, it and 
the. people w ho do see it will be 
looking for other/elements. 

The prime example of such a ] 
non-sell campaign, according to 
Hathawajt. s .-\Vas the one prepared 
some years ago for the film, bio of 
golfer Ben. Hogan called “Follow 
The SU .’’ This was sold, said/the 
director, as “something or other 
about two rollicking jkids from 
Texas” With no mention at all of 
the golf angle—^-“they wCre afraid 
of it.*’ 

This kind of general sell, he 
thinks, is a holdover’from the old 
days when stars’ “tread a/sort of 
middleground;” They alw r ays played 
themselves in drama, comedies, ad¬ 
ventures, etc. In/ those days it 
’probably wasn’t necessary to he so 
specific in selling films/ since the 
public, was there no matter what 
was showing. Director also blasted 
the tendency today towards 
“middleground. casting,” putting 
certain performers in pictures 
simply to attract: broadest possible 
audience, despite script considera-, 
tion. 

Hathaway admitted that “Alaska’’ 
had not originally been conceived 
as a comedy, but rather as a period 
(circa 1900) ' adventure. However, 
he reported, when he read the first.j 
draft it was so full of cliches from 
every Alaska-gold rush type film 
ever, made, (“I should know. I 
Worked on two versions of “The 
Spoilers,’ ’!) he decided that the 
only way to do it would be to play’ 
up the characterization and per¬ 
sonal. story and to cut out the 
standard mclodramatics. 

He hastened to add, though',, that 
film was not a spoof of advehtiire 
films, but. a “legitimaite” iedy, 


with the fun growing out of the 
people themselves. Says Hathaway, 
“Chaplin never, made fun of his 
films, but the situations were 
funny within the legitimate story.” 

Director has no immediate pro¬ 
jects on his agenda, hut admits to 
having considered and turned down 
an offer to do a: remake (for Ray 
Stark) of “Casablanca.” Remakes 
of great films, shouldn’t be at¬ 
tempted, he thinks. He’d rather like 
to remake a property that hadn’t 
been a hit originally, that is, study 
the original* find out what had 
been wrong* and correct vit* as 
George Stevens did with , his re¬ 
make of “An American /Tragedy,” 
released $$ “A Place in The Sun.” 

He’d also like to do Dorothy 
Baker’s hovel, “Trio,” which has a” 
lesbian theme but, of course, the; 
Production Code disallows this. 
Nevertheless, he noted that - Wil¬ 
liam Wyler’ is about. to do “The: 
Children's Hour” and “you can bet 
it will still bave the/lesbian ele¬ 
ment.” This led him to observe 
that he thought the U.S. produc¬ 
tion industry is at a disadvantage 
since foreign films, dealing with all 
sorts of forbidden-to-Hollywood 
themes can . come into this country 
and take the lead; away: from 
domestic producers. “Everybody 
should have to abide by the same 
rules,” he said* though he didn’t 
know, just how this could be ac-r 
complished. •. 

Director also went ; on the record 
as thinking. the film classification 
would do more harm than good.- 
“Just as soon as you. label pictures 
‘adult,’ ” he said, “kids put on 
mustaches and line up in front of 
the box office.” 


FLICK THINKS FILM BIZ 


Albany, Oct. 25. 

If the film industry does not 
change present ; trends and curb 
current excesses relating tt> sex 
and violence, “moreistringent reg¬ 
ulation, is likely to follow,” Dr. 
Hugh , Flick, former chief censor 
for the State of New York, told 
the Men's Association of the First 
Methodist Church in Delmar last 
week. 

Flick, who cited recent, articles 
by Bosley CrowthCr in the. New 
York Times and John Crosby in 
the New York Herald^Tribune 
aneht the iriimoral. state of film 
themes, said the .public itself 
could raise, the tone of both films 
arid tv if it so willed and. demand¬ 
ed. the phanges with sufficient: 
vigor. 

.The former censor, now associ¬ 
ate commissioner for cultural edu¬ 
cation, went on ; the record again 
as favoring some sort of film 
classification, either . self-imposed 
by the industry or state-controlled 
as was proposed in last year’s 
Yoiinglove-Duffy bill. “We are 
about the only major nation in the 
world which docs riot have some 
form of Federal censorship,” he 
said. Recent wave of/French films. 
dealing so frankly with sex, he sug¬ 
gested; was only possible because 
of “the. strict French law regard¬ 
ing the admission. of children to 
theatres.” 

:. Flick also w r arned that should 
the U. S. Supreme Court, strike all 
filrii licensing procedures off the ! 
books/ determined and diligent- cf- i 
forts will be made to enact ‘‘effec¬ 
tive substitute legislation.” 


Another Reason to Copyright Carefully: 
Europe’s A Swampland for Unwary 


Brown U. Prof's Book 
Treatment of Novels 
When Made Into Filins 

In “The Denatured Novel,” au¬ 
thor Alfred Van Nostrand takes a 
bad-natured look at Hollywood and 
its dependency on the novel in a 
30-page chapter entitled, “Holly¬ 
wood Payoff.” The book ' pub¬ 
lished at $4.- by ’; Bobbs-Merrill, in 
Canada by McClelland & Stewart.; 

Van Nostrand, an associate prof 
of Literature at Brown U, creates 
an impression. of himself as a 
young man who hasr left It rather 
late to be shocked by Hollywood’s 
many past manifestations of un¬ 
literary behaviour. 

He leaves this reviewer with the 
impression that all he knows of 
the film industry is What he has 
read in books. And these, to judge 
by his references* are old ones at 
that! 

: The author certainly has Valid 
reasons for rapping Hollywood’s 
deplorable practice of buying 
books by the hundreds, many of 
them cheap and / worthless, and 
producing only a shadow of the 
substance. 

He begins by giving a potted and 
often inaccurate history of the 
movies (the 1907 version of “Ben- 
Hur” did not cost six million dol¬ 
lars) Which really has no bearing 
on the studios’ , dependence on 
novels. He makes much of the mill 
which writers in Hollywood were 
forced. to tread in the 1930s and 
the seemingly ridiculous pro¬ 
cedures followed fri bringing nov¬ 
els into mass production. 

He confuses genuinely creative 
editing with “gimmick” effects; 
cites von Sternberg’s 1931 version 
of . Dreiser’s “Ah American Trag¬ 
edy” as an example of a novel 
ruined by the screen, but fails to 
mention George Stevens’ admira¬ 
ble version. 

in conclusion, and for no particu¬ 
lar reason* he dwells on . the work 
of James Gain, not always with the 
cinema in inind. 

Why not Mickey Spillane? His final 
references go back to Jack'London 
and 1914 and 1904. The most re¬ 
cent reference is to Budd Schul- 
berg and “On the Waterfront.” 
Here he seems to delight in pounc¬ 
ing on the obvious to prove, to the 
detriment of the screen, ‘‘that a 
film must act* a book has time to 
think and wonder.” 

The professor Is extremely 
dogmatic at ail times and makes 
sweeping, allegations to apply to all 
features, falling into the eiTor of 
judging all filmed; novels at their 
worst: not on hoW good a film a 
novel has become; but on how 
badly the novel has been treated. 

He seems to forget that In pub¬ 
lishing and filmmaking the worst 
of each usuaUy come r together to 
produce the run-of-the-mill. But 
the best of; both also come, together 
with distinguished results, to pro¬ 
vide the bulwark as it wrire against 
the mediocre. Just as popular tunes 
fail to weaken the ramparts of 
classical music, neither will trite 
novels. and movies destroy the art 
of literature or the film. 

Prdt.~ , 


Broidy at Oscar-Master 

Hollywood; Oct. 25. 

Steve Broidy, prexy of Al¬ 
lied Artists, will chair, the 
Awards Program Committee 
for 33d annual Oscar/sweep¬ 
stakes of Academy of Motion 
Picture Arts & Sciences, to be 
held April 17: 

Broidy, a member of Acad¬ 
emy Board of Governors, will 
have overall responsibility for 
next year’s Oscar show. Event, 
as in past two years, will be 
held on a Monday night in or¬ 
der to have minimum effect on 
motion picture theatre at¬ 
tendance. 


(Campus critic Vtin Nostrand 
comes to the subject of “adaption” 
late in the day, as Gerald Pratley 
[points out.. Several years ago a 
series of articles, some of them 
swirling around: the views of Jerry 
Wald on the “adaptor, as artist” 
(working with a team, of showmen) 
were ; published .in Variety— EdJ 


Paris, Oct. 18. . 

“Ben-Hur” (M^G) was attended 
bji\ over 16,000 in its first three 
days on a combo hard-ticket and 
regular ducat basis at. the immense 
Gaumont-Paiace here.; Reviews 
.were excellent; The French adapta¬ 
tion by , playwright Jean Anouilh 
and the dubbing Were also lauded. 

Meanwhile,-Metro is doing the 
exteriors of another expensive pic, 
“The Four . Horsemen of the Apoca¬ 
lypse” in Paris. Interiors will prob¬ 
ably be done in London with pic, 
to. oosslbly qualify as an Anglo 
quota film.: Vincente Minnelli 
directs. 


Thruway Victim 
Sues N.Y. State 


Buffalo, Ocf. 25. 

Action by Sheridan Drive-In- 
Inc* in the Town of Tonawanda 
against the State of New York on 
the theatre’s claim for $824,000 in 
connection with the construction 
of the Niagara Thruway is on trial 
currently before Judge Bernard 
Ryan of the State Board of Claims. 
Claimant contends that it surren¬ 
dered property worth $315,000 to 
the Thruway for $215,000 on. the 
representation that a bridge would 
be built across the Thruway so 
traffic could reach the drive-in 
more: easily. 

State has already appropriated 
the Sheridan’s former site and the 
owner moved the theatre a short 
distance away. Operators, diaim 
that they are entitled ta an addi¬ 
tional $100,000 to compensate them 
fullv for the land already taken, 
$324,000 for relocation expense 
and $400,000 for loss of profits due 
to the State’s failure to build the 
bridge over the Thruway. 

IOWA LOSES TO TEXAS 
ON NEW‘STATE FAIR' 

Dallas, Oct. 25. 

A 20th-Fox camera crew have 
arrived here to shoot background 
scenes at the State Fair of Texas 
for the forthcoming 20th-Fox spec¬ 
tacular. “State Fair.” 

Heading the crew for the 
Charles Brackett production is 
George Eckert and Dick Breen. 
The filming. Will be in Todd-AO 
and: officials say the film will be 
one of the studio’s two biggest 
projects for the year, the other 
being 7 “The Greatest Story Ever 
Told.” 1 

Story is. being rewritten from 
the Iowa locale of-the two pre¬ 
vious films of the same title to 
tell the story , of a Texas family at 
the Dallas exposition. Although 
most of the picture will be shot 
1 Hollywood, it is likely a crew 
will return after Jan, 1 for 
further , background shooting. 

Arthur Godfrey, Shirley Booth 
and Pat Boone have been signed 
for the film. Godfrey will also ap¬ 
pear in person at the Horse Show 
at . the State Fair. 


BENEVOLENCE SETS IN 


SW : and Once - Hostile Albany 
Diocese Now Friendly 


Albany, Oct. 25. 

There’s been a noticeable im¬ 
provement in relations between 
Stanley Warner Theatres and the 
Catholic Diocese in this area. Turn 
for the better was highlighted at 
recent luncheon here, sponsored by 
the Businessm en’s Urban Develop¬ 
ment Committee; at which Mon¬ 
signor Gerald K. Kirwin greeted 
SW zone manager Charles Smak- 
witz in warmest terms. 

The monsignor, editor of The 
Evangelist, has in the past been an 
outspoken critic of SW Strand pol¬ 
icies which permitted showing of 
Legion of. Decency-condemned pix. 
Policies. eventually resulted in a 
six-month ban (for Catholics.) 
against the Strand. Lately, Strand 
has been more cooperative. It re¬ 
cently hosted two special screen¬ 
ings of ‘‘Ben-Hur” for priests, 
brothers and seminarians and for 
800 sisters in the area. 


- The increasingly international 
scope of U.S. film production in¬ 
terests has proportionately multi¬ 
plied copyright and other legal 
problems facing the lawyer in tha 
New York homeoffice, according to 
Richard Colby, copyright counsel 
in New York for Paramount. At a 
meeting of the Copyright Lunch¬ 
eon Circle Friday (21), Colby out¬ 
lined some of the manifold prob¬ 
lems which confront U.S. produc¬ 
ers and distributors in dealings 
abroad, either through coproduc¬ 
tion arrangements or in. outright 
purchase of completed films. 

There still remains in Europe, 
Colby said, a “lack of apprecia¬ 
tion” for the protection under Uni¬ 
versal Copyright Convention. As a 
result, Americans buying any for- 
eigh properties should - be especial¬ 
ly careful to make sure that the 
individual property is thorour I y 
protected by copyright. Main prob¬ 
lem seems to arise since in various 
areas, producers can apparently 
satisfy copyright requirements .un¬ 
der local laws, thus bypassing the 
UCC. However, since these are 
strictly local law's, the U.S. part¬ 
ner or purchaser may well find, un¬ 
less he’s careful, that his work is 
unprotected outside the local ter¬ 
ritory. 

Strict rules governing eligibility 
for local subsidies make proper 
copyrighting especially important, 
said Colby, in view of the big part 
which international coporoduction 
plays In today’s film business. He 
warned that a U.S. distributor 
could actually Jeopardize the for¬ 
eign producer’s rights in a pic by 
getting a copyright in the U.S. dis¬ 
tributor’s name! 

Even more complicated, Colby 
said, can be the outright purchase 
of completed foreign films, since 
the seller may often be three or 
*our times removed from the orig¬ 
inal producer. Checking the rights 
in such cases, he indicated. Is rath¬ 
er like unraveling a mystery story. 

Despite the legal complications 
involved in these multi-national 
undertakings, the Paramount exee 
said they were well worth the trou¬ 
ble, since they have fostered the 
growth of new talent and given a 
shot in the arm to film production 
on worldwide basis. 


Bert I. Gordon Sues 
Nicholson* Arkoff 

Los Angeles, Oct 25. 

Producer-director Bert I. Gordon 
has filed a $350,004-suit against 
American-International Film Dis¬ 
tributing Corp. and its top officers, 
James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. 
Arkoff. charging fraud In connec¬ 
tion with their accounting on four 
features Gordon made for Ameri¬ 
can-International release In 1957- 
58. 

Suit, filed a week ago in. Su¬ 
perior Court here, alleges the de¬ 
fendants “formed numerous cor¬ 
porations owned and controlled by 
them for the purpose of diverting 
profits.” According to the com¬ 
plaint, drawn by attorney Martin 
Stolzoff. the defendants “‘intended 
to defraud and conceal true net 
profits from the four pictures in 
the same mariner they had de¬ 
frauded other persons in a position 
similar to the plaintiff’s.” 

Gordon contends he was paid a 
fee for the four films and was given 
a profit participation. He said pix 
were profitable but that he has re¬ 
ceived no participation in the pro¬ 
ceeds; Pix were “The Amazing 
Colossal Man,” “The Spider,” 
“Colossal Beast” and "Attack of 
the Puppet People.” 

Suit, W'hich asks $150,000 general 
damages and $200,000 punitive 
damages, additionally alleges the 
defendants charged “improper ex¬ 
penses” against the four pix and, 
in the course of dealings, “back¬ 
dated legal documents.” It also 
charges that Nicholson and Arkoff 
“caused themselves to be paid ex¬ 
ecutive producers fee of $15,000 
per. picture when, in fact, they 
were not executive producers.” 

Named with Nicholson, Arkoff 
and. American-International in the 
complaint are a half dozen other 
corporations, several other desig¬ 
nated persons and 50 John "Does. 





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P^RIETT 


Rate Oscar Bid 

Hollywood,-Oct. 25. 

. Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
Sc Sciences by-passing. Iron 
Curtain countries In; invitations 
sent to 80 nations , of the Free 
World to submit entries for . this 
year’s Foreign Language FiJm 
Ward. 

Communist nation's will be 
barred from' entering Oscar derby, 
according to. an Academy spokes- , 
man,, because Acad rules stipulate 
submitted pix must be selected by 
a democratic, type of organization 
—similar to the Academy—which 
Operates bn .its own and is not 
state-dictated; ;as it believes in¬ 
evitably would be the case .under 
the;Kremlih yoke.; 

Academy, in its invitation, urges 
each country to form such a com¬ 
mittee of film craftsmen, equivalent 
to Academy in structure, to .pick' 
its one best pie. to compete with 
other nations. 

Yugoslavia is the sole country 
having a Communist form, of 
government .Which will receive an 
invitation—this because the Tito- 
ruled nation has no Moscow ties. 
Yugoslavia last year had an entry 
in the Oscar sweepstakes, inciden- 
.tally, selected by a specially-set-up 
group which functioned on its own. 
.: No Iron Curtain product. ever, 
has been in Oscar competition; but 
because of . .the recent. Acad, derby 
rule change a decision oh the mat¬ 
ter became a necessity.; Until this, 
year the : only foreign pix eligible 
for .competition in their classifica¬ 
tions were those, which—like their 
U S. counterparts—had. been ex¬ 
hibited publicly for a week in L A, 

Four months ago, N.Y. organiza¬ 
tion of ; foreign film importers 
asked the . Acad to alter that rule, 
arguing that so few films were 
eligible a full global scope was not 
being achieved. Academy last 
month switched, and thus opened 
the- gates to foreign product' which 
had hot even been showh i this 
country. That made necessary a de¬ 
cision as regards Iron Curtain 
countries. 

Academy ban on kremlin-con¬ 
trolled pi . also comes at atone 
when, they are being shown in more 
and more film festivals and. when 
the ! kremlin has been trying to 
secure more and more global play- 
dates for its pix,. sensing propa¬ 
ganda values. 

In reaching its determination,; 
the Academy makes a strong point 
that in the instance of American 
product In the Oscar competition,; 
the nominations. made by 

craftsmen within the industry and 
the same groups vote the winners; 
Without pressure or state-dicfation. 

Deadline for notification of for- 
igri pix selected is Nov. 15. The 
Academy foreign language film 
award committee then. Will screen 
all foreign, films with non-English 
soundtracks, then, by secret bal¬ 
lot,. nominate five; imports lor the 
. award. Entire Academy member¬ 
ship will vote on Winner: 


Magazine Subscription Situation 


Following dates is supplied by Gallagher Report , 
the newsletter of the magazine, publishing field. 
Position of magazines in the general Competition fdr 
liesure-tinie of the American people remains. Of 
course/ a matter of pertinence to. film] ddvertisin 
(and/or publiciay ) officials; and relates, too, to Hi 
home media,. radio and video. Gallagher, tabulates 


some 174 periodicals; of which the following chatt 
excerpts only; the 75 ranking mags by subscription, 
volume ; i 

Theatrical attention toil! focus, upon the 1914% 
gain of Tv Guide and the up-zoom of Glamour with 
Charm incorporated (79%). The Negro mag. Ebony's 
44 9% pickup in subs is also of interest; 

SUBSCRIPTIONS 


Pos. 

Pos. 

PUBLICATION 



Averag* 

6 Month* 

Gain or 
. Loss Over 6 

i960 

1959 

Reader’s Digest 



Ending 
. 6 30 60 

Mos. Ending 

6 '30 59 . 

i 

1 



10,577,616 

+ 3.1 

2 

2 

TV Guide ....:.;. . 


... ..;; . 


4-19.4 

3 

3 

.Life ... . ...;... ; . i ; , ... . 



6,063,945 

+ 11.0 

4 

5 

Ladies* Home Journal .........;... 


....;. . ■ 

..... 4,586,086 

4-10.6 

5 

4 

Saturday Evening Post 



4.999.895 

4- 7 .1 

6 

7 

McCall's Magazine ' 



4,574,107 

4-119 

7 

6 

Look . ...i •.... ,.-i 



5,479.906 

4-10.6 


8 

Everywornan’s Family Circle 



_ 

_ 

9 

9 

Better Homes Sc Gardens 



4,194.254 


10 

10 

Good Housekeeping .Y.. 



3,729,736 

+ 6.5 

11 

11 

Woman’s Day 





12 

12 

American Home 



3.253^95 

4- 6.7 

13 

13 

..Coronet . 



2,348.430 

4- 3.4 

14 

14 

Redbook ... .... ,-v 



1.878,333 

4-14.1 

15 

15 

American. Legion; Magazine 



2,745.667 

— 1.3 

16 

17 

National Geographic Magazine 



2.531.107 

4-' 5.2 

17 

19 

Tr. 



... 1;503.447 

4- 8.5 

. 18 

18 




..... 2.262,574: 

+ 4.1. 

19. 

16 

True Story . ,... . ......____ 



....; 1,334,839 

4-4.0 

20 

20 

Scholastic Magazi 



2.262,988 

4- 5.8 

21 

21 

Boys’ Life ............:. 

, . 


..... 2,010,491 

4- 7.7 

22 

22 

Parents’ Magazine. 



1.813,367 

+ 1.3 - 

23 

27 

Popular: Mechanics 



! 888,051 

4-16.7 

24 

25 

Newsweek. 



1,251,920 

4- 7.5 

25 

24 

Argosy ;, 



771,870 


26 

26 

Photoplay ..,.; ..*.. 


•.. *. .'V . J 

..... 693,397 

+ 18-4 

27 

23 

Popular Science Monthly 



894.355 

— 6.0 

28 

36 

The Elks Magazine 



1.280,721 

4- 2.3 

29 

29 

Scouting . 



1.269,320 

+ 0.8 

30 

32 

Junior Scholastic ... 



1,241.555 

+ 6.5 

31 

35 

U.. S. News & World Report 



1,074,098 

+ 5.6 

32 

31 

True Confessions 



403,933 

+ 13.9 

33 

28 

Modern Screen 



438;369 

-r-18.4 

34 

44 

Seventeen 



467,360 

+44.5 

35 

39 

Field & Stream 



827,289 

+ 10.1 

36 

34 

Presbyterian Life 



1,130,437 

— 0.8 

37 

41 

Outdoor Life 



752,954 

+ 4.4 

38 

40 

Sports Afield. . 



848,707 

+ 5.8 

39 

36 

V.. F. W. Magazine 



1,093,479’ 

-- 0.1 

4o: 

45 

Playboy 



216,094 

+25.1 

41 

33 ; 




..... 1379,473 

— 53 

42 

58 

Glarhour (Incorp. Charm) 



713,724 

+79.3 

43 

43, 

Motion picture . .-.Y 



402,106 

+32.4 

44 

37 

Mechanix; Illustrated 



755,317 

— 2.9 

45 

42 

Columbia . 



1,038.713 

+ 13 

46 

38 

Modern 'Romances:, 



396,916 

— 4.8 

47 

46 

Our Sunday Visitor 



349,785 

+ 4.1 

48 

43 

Holiday,, 



316,326 

+ 5:5 

49 

51 

Sports illustrated 



866.142 

.+ 5.7 

50 

47 

Together 



922,036 

+ 0.3 

51 

53 

Young;. Catholic Messenger 



903.820 

+ 13.4 

52 

52 

Esquire . /..■.■■• i Y.... 



691,913 

+. 4.6 

53 

56 

House Beautiful 



530,838 

+22.9 

54 

49 

Cosmopiolitan 



34;0i9 

— 7.4 

55 

56 

Grit . . /: ... v ; ..... , 

........... 

• ? > •; 

..... 100:007 

— 9.6 

56 

55 

-Nation’s Business 



758,048 

— 0.7 

57 

61 

House & Garden 



481.619 

+12.1 

58 

57 

American Girl .......... 



723,205 

+ 3.1 

59 

59 

Living for; Young Homemakers 



468,447 

+ 8.9 

60 

75 

McCall’s Pattern Fashions 



12,512 

+36.0 

61 


TV Radio Mirror ■: 



288,963 

— 1.7 

62 

62 

Sunset v.......... P -. v 



539,217 

— 0.0 

63 

76 

Simplicity Pattern Book 



23.981 

—17.6 

64 

64 

Ebony 



383,084 

+ 44:9 

65 

102 

Teen -w. 



209,237 

+53.2 

66 

69 

Hot; Rod Magazine 



186,735 

+20:0 

67 

66 

Science & [Mechanics 



110,939 

—18.0 

68 

70 

Sport vv;Y 



283,402 

— 0.7 

69 

72 

Mademoiselle . . 



301,810 

— 1.4 

70 

71 ; 

The Lion Magazine 



505,597 

+ 0.1 

71 

82 

Vogue 



343,677 

+ 14.1 

72 : 

67 

Stag 




—r- 

73 

83 

Cavalier ; .... .... > .....;...»;■.... 



..... 11,513 

+30.1 

•74 

73 

Flower Sc Garden Magazine 



423,393 

—: 0.6 

75 

85 

Harper’s Bazaar ... 



329,5164 

+14.5 


HOUSE'S REVISED STATUS 


Stanley's WHterh Firstnm With 
U* ‘Grass Is Greener* 


Greek Admish Up, U.S. Share Down 


560 Features Released in *58-’$0 Season—13 New 
Houses Open in Athens 


Extension of Italo Film 
Aid law Seems Certain 

Rome, Oct, 18. 

It’s almost cer-tai that the 
Italian-Filnv Aid Law, which ex¬ 
pires thei end of this year, will .be 
extended through Dec. 31, 1961. 
That’s the word from Minister Al¬ 
berto Folchi. top man in the ItaL- 
' ian Government. Entertainment 
picture. ; 

Folchi made his disclosure at a 
meeting this week of the Christian 
Democrat party! The Minister, af¬ 
ter 'praising the Italian, pic indus¬ 
try, for “important achievements" 
accomplished at a. time ; Wheh other 
industries in the w r orld were go¬ 
ing through a critical phase, noted 
- that the one-year postponement 
would allow ample time to study a 
new law which could be integrated 
into the upcoming. European Gom- 
lon Market setup; 

Situation of another vital Italian 
film law,, that regarding censorship, 

; is less clear; A bittei* fight, led by 
theparliameritary leftwing groups, 
is expected here; Length of this 
debate will, indicate whether or 
not a new censor law will be 
passed by Dec;,. 1960 or not. 


Los Angetes, Oct, 25. 
Stanley Warner will convert its 
Wiitern Theatre info an exclusive 
firsfruh situation and has booked 
Universal’s “The Grass Is Greener" 
as first attraction under the new" 
policy* to open Dec. 23. Film goes 
in for an indefinite run. 

In disclosing new format for 
house, Pat R. Notaro, West Coast 
Zone Manager for SW, said : that 
this will mark the first .time thea¬ 
tre has ever operated as. an ex¬ 
clusive house. When built by War¬ 
ner Bros, in the early ’30s, site 
shared day-date bookings with the 
■■two. other company houses, Down¬ 
town and Warner Hollywood. Pitch 
is to be. made, he said, to bring in 
on an exclusive basis only the very 
top film attractions in a completely 
refurbished theatre,, 

SW has allocated . initial 
S160;0d0 to refurbish the Wiitern, 
to include a. new refrigerated air. 
conditioning system; new r booth 
equipment, stage drapes and 
curtains, carpets and a new; 
modernYfront. Company some time 
ago completely put in new- seats. 

. Hugh Griffith into ..Metro’s 
“Mutiny, li the Bounty.** 


Wiashlngton, Oct, 25. 

Number of pictures released in 
Greece set a new high during the 
1958-59 theatrical, season, accord¬ 
ing to the U S; Commeirce Dept. 

Dept, reported that In the year 
ending May 31, 1959, a total of 560 
features were released in first-run 
theatres, as against 483 during the, 
previous year and 447 in: 1956-57. 
Percentage of U.S. films declined 
from 55:28% in: 1957-58 to 51.61% 
in 1958-59, French, Y Italian' and 
Greek shares gained; while British 
and German distributors lost 
ground. 

Admissions in Greece nearly 
tripled—from 133.232 in 1957-58: to 
1330,460 id 1958-59. The U S. share 
in total admissions fell from 53% 
during 1957-58 to 47% in 1958-59. 
Royalty earnings, for U.S. films, in 
contrast, were the highest on rec¬ 
ord in 1958-59. 

The Dept, report further said the 
Greek government played a greater 
role during 1958-59 in fostering 
' growth of the small domestic film 
industry. A total of 49 full-length 
[films were produced by 27 Greek 


firms in 1958-59, compared with 
31. the year before. 

Thirteen new' indoor theatres,, 
with a total seating capacity of 
9,528, were: opened , in the metro¬ 
politan area (Athens-Piraeus) dur¬ 
ing 1958-59. An estimated 368 in-_ 
door theatres are now in opera¬ 
tion. having a seating capacity of 
201.843. Some, 377 open-air thea¬ 
tres are estimated. with a seating 
capacity of over 300,000. 

ONE LAW FOR VIDEO, 
ANOTHER FOR FILMS 

London, Ont., Oct. 25. 

The City council here has re¬ 
jected, pro tern, a request for a 
public vote on Sunday films for 
Dec. 12, municipal election day. 

. Plea came from Projectionists* 
Union and; National Picture Ex¬ 
hibitors’ Assn, of Canada, backed 
by London District Labor Council.. 

’ . All sought “equality” with tv on 
Sundays. But this Sabbatarian- 
dictated cify stands pat. 


PICTURES IS 

MGM Finds 7M0 
Terms for ‘Hur 
Hard in Madrid 

Madrid, Oct. 25. 

The opening here [ early next 
month of “Ben-Hur” at the Cinema 
Madrid, will round out the series 
of three blockbuster premieres 
each of which was staged under 
distinct conditions. 

Metro execs first threatened to 
withhold “Ben-Hur” until govern¬ 
ment authorities agreed to grant 
at least a partial increase re¬ 
quired for a legitimate road-show 
launching. After months of nego¬ 
tiating. “Ben-Hur” was accorded 
a 50-peseta maximum, a sufficient 
hike to put it in*the Todd-AO 
road-show class, but short of the 
; Cinerama price scale with a Sun¬ 
day and holiday top of 80 pesetas. 

It’s believed here that “Ben- 
Hur” was offered to a pair of Gran 
Via showcases, Palacio de la 
\ Musica and Coliseum, but exhius 
rejected Metro’s 70-30 sharing 
terms. 

Cinema Madrid, operates under 
lease to Pelimex, Spanish wing of 
Mexico’s official distribution agen¬ 
cy. A former vaude and music-hall. 
Cinema Madrid is an off-main stem 
house Pelimex directors feel has 
been gearing too slowly to film 
exhibition. 

The Mexicans accepted Metro’s 
terms in the belief that “Ben-Hur” 
would establish the Plaza del 
Carmen salle as a major category 
film showcase for dividend release 
of Mexican product after a mini¬ 
mum 8-month “Ben-Hur” engage¬ 
ment has run its course. 

Two other road-show premieres 
this month—both at some dis¬ 
tance from the principal Gran 
Via film artery—brought “South 
Pacific” into the Cine Paz and 
Cinerama’s “Seven Wonders of the. 
World” to the Cine Albeniz. 

“South Pacific’’ jumped off to a 
charity gala attended by the diplo¬ 
matic colony, in support of a See- 
ing-Eye Dog project organized last 
year by the W'ife of the American 
ambassador to Spain, Francesca 
Lodge. Other sponsors of the 
“South Pacific” charity opening 
were the Duchess of Alba, Count¬ 
ess Quintinilla and the American 
Chamber of Commerce. 

The ^ Marquesa of Villaverde, 
Franco's daughter, together with a 
I heavy outpouring of government 
ministers and show business fig¬ 
ures, helped usher in ‘‘Seven 
Wonders of the World" at another 
brilliant charity gala in support 
of cancer research. Previous Cine¬ 
rama entries, “This Is Cinerama,” 
and “Cinerama Holiday’’ were each 
in release through a full calender 
year and concessionaire Jose Ar- 
quer believes the current entry 
will enjoy a similar run in Madrid 
and Barcelona. 

First stage production of a Gar¬ 
cia Lorca play since the Franco, 
regime took over the reins in 
Spain, was premiered last week 
(21) at the Teatro Eslava where a 
capacity first-night audience 
turned out for the Luis Escobar 
production. of “Yerma.” 
j Aurora Bautista and Enrique 
Diosdado play the leading roles in 
what is expected to be a minimum 
three-month engagement. 

Loew’s Spruce Dp Toronto 
House for 'Spartacus' Date 

Toronto, Oct. 25. 

With revamping of Loew’s Up¬ 
town for opening of “Spartacus” 
qr Dec; 22, current 2,743-seater 
will mask the balcony and loges 
entirely and cut orchestra seats to 
1,450. Renovations will take place 
at night when patrons have gone 
home at completion of final per¬ 
formance and house will not shut 
down. \ 

According to Jace Clark, director 
of Marcos Loew’s in Canada—and 
manager of Loew’s. Toronto— 
scale has not yet been set for 
“Spartacus" but film will have 
hardcard reservations for Wed- 
Sat, mats and six evening perform¬ 
ances. (Current scale for the 2.743- 
seate.r is $1-$1.25). 

For orchestra only, installation 
of new seats will .give customers 
[ more leg-room, plus better sight 
lines from the rear. Future film 
| engagements will mean restoration 
| of loges and balcony. 















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PICTURES 


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Quotes, from Mori. Sabi's. Massey .Hall, Toronto’ stint last week: ‘ F: 
sorry to hear Mr., Eisenhower is out stumping for Mr. Nixon. That '! 
spoils a clean record of not being, involved in politics .. If Mr. 
Kennedy loses the election he can go back to school and write a paper; 
‘What I: did during my summer ■vacation’'. . . tAfter Time's cover story 
•bn SahD “I was disappointed to find out Mr.. Eisenhower had never 
heard of hie. That sort'of destroyed my theistit i.niage of him., I thought 
he was in touch with all Of us.” . 

British journalist and aspiring, producer Peter Noble and his wife, 


JustiemCloselytjuestion Re ‘Don Juan 
Chicago Defends Prior Restraint 


AN OCCUPIED CITY 


»_• . , „,, • - . •„ , • cracked a ni at, Columbia. Com- 

actress Marianne Stone, are in town at Shelley. Winters,’ apartment. , wa s j n reference to the fact 
Noble s purpose is to try and set up a deal for;‘‘.Candy:; in’which Stan-; Col product beginning Nov 
iey Baker .will ^tar, with. he. topes. Leslie Caren, for Arts Productions; \ 4 evin be rnnning’ift six Louisville 
Wihfe?s akC, " r,0bU ' companJ: ' Noble 15 also ..scribing, a,book; oft Miss fir strun houses. The town has seven 


Washington, Oct. 25. [that such 
The all-important Ti tries Film 
Corp. Censorship case has entered 
Louisville Showing Five Columbia:: its final, critical stage. After hear- 
Pictures, Come Nov. 3 t\yo hours of argument, the 

.• i. ihe Justices of the Supreme 

••We're booking by cities W v " : co Urt ire now ready to hammer 

could 


Director Jose Quintero left New York Friday (21) evening for Eii-- 
rope to make preparations for the start next month of Louis deRoche- 
lont Associates’ “The Roman Spring of Mrs; Stone." Vivien Leigh 
stars in the TennesseeWilliams work, to be shot in Rome, and London 
. . . Poetess-screenwriter Edna Waiker-Malcoskey, according to publi¬ 
cist AlDAVis, ‘‘will!join the trend of authors acting in their own stories 
by playing one of the title .roles in the screen version of her religious 
epic, ‘The Virgin and The Priestess/ being filmed in New York next 
spring: by Leo Trachtenberg productions.”. But Davis doesn’t say which 
rdle . . Eric Portman is, in London to appear with Gary Cooper and; 
Deborah Kerr in “The Naked Edge”. . ATP producer . Lou RiiSoff, in 
N; Y; working on final touches of his Rome-made “Goliath and The 
Dragon,” is looking for manuscripts by “ambitious; Young authors.” 

Errpl Elyhii’s widow, Patrice Wymore, told the. Mallorca. News on 
the Spanish island of that name that the yacht Zaca is not for sale, 
will remain at anchorage there and she plans to vacation aboard three 
months a year “or ;wfienever I can escape, from filming and. cabaret 
! work.” 

Items From Madrid: Reports , that Sophia, Loren’s proerata pen¬ 
alty clause in the contract she recently signed for the role of “Jimeria” 
in Samuel Bronston’s “El Cid.” reaches such proportions one Madrid 
wag said she would own .the picture if her services extended five ,days 
beyond her finish date . Young Spanish actor Angel Aranda tested 
in London with Vivien Leigh for “The Roman Spring. of Mrs, Stone” 
Argentine dancer and choreographer! Alfredo Alario has been 
signed bv Vincente Minnelli to recreate the Rudolph Valentino: tango 
for “The. Four Horsemen” .“Four Horsemen” second unit now 


showcases and the only one that 
Col hasn’t nabbed is the Brown; 
with the “Ben-Hur’’ roadshow. 

Five Col programs; open ,No\ r . 3, 
namely “Let-No Man Write My 
Epitaph/* “I . Aim at the Stars/’ 
“I’m All Right Jack,” “Fast and 
Sexy” abd the. ‘-Battle;; i Outer 
Spa<ie”-“12 to the Moon” combo. 
“Song Without End” books the fol¬ 
lowing day. 


i Continued, from page 3 ■ 


. shooting Argentine, sequences oh the steppes of Avila and in the olive 
grove country of Cordoba under Michael Forlong’s !direction . Car- 


j.said Justin, “we were prepared to 
I obtain private , financing/’ It is 
for similar situations that Justin 
suggests that pro filmmakers take 
the private, .financing, route; 

Jiistin believes that a turndown 
from a major studio should not, be 
the end of all. “if a filmmaker is 
convinced of the'-worth of his prop¬ 
erty, he should go out and do it 
. himself ; and ,forget ' the ‘'paternal 
men Sevilla, who recently, terminated./her role as Mary Magdalene in : f* m ?jor studio, 
‘King of. Kings,” will., be - accompanied...to the :giant International Arts j ^ cnaMaT?«t’ : 

& Sports festival in; Rio de .Janeiro next month by Salvador Dali, An¬ 
tonio Ordonez and Luis Miguel Dominguin ; Chamartin, a film pro¬ 
duction. distribution atid ystiidio complex, voted <a 5% dividend to. 
shareholders last week . Emma Penella returned from a tour Of duty 
in Rorrie to start “The Womari Was Convicted’’, at Barcelona’s Estudios 
Orphea—the first of three pix she will make in quiek succession; 

/‘El Cid”. battle, action director, Yakima Canutt,. visiting Catalan pas¬ 
tures in search of a,stallion to measure with the 11th Century Spanish 
hero’s legendary steed Babieca:. : 

The peripetatic Joseph E: Levine arid George. Jessel back from Israel 
where, they set up lpcationing of former’s “Sodom, and. Godomorrah”. 
filming. Jessel flew; back to .the Coast last night (Tues.). : and is due; 
back dh Gotharh .this weekend.. 

Metro worked in two plugs for “Ben-Hur” in the upcoming “Butter^ 
field 8:” The . marquee, of Loevv’s State Theatre is seen as Laurence 
Harvey telephones from: one of! the new street booths on' Broadway.' 

In Addition, the directory of the homeoffice .building is .in. another 
shot, with “Beri/Hur” listed at the top • v Hugh Griffith set.for “Mu¬ 
tiny on the Bounty” F An AI Hirschfeld drawing that will be shown 
at the Whitney Museum’s exhibit of American graphics Arts and sculp¬ 
ture Dec. 6-Jan, 22 is one. of a series commissioned by. United Artists 
for the promotion Of its pix. The Hirschfeld drawing depicts, the film¬ 
ing of “The Apartment” in New- York. 

Director Peter Glenville to the Coast, for pre-production meetings 
on the film version of . Tennessee WBBabis’ “Sumriier and Smoke” . . >• 

Metro will release “The . Tartars/”, a Lux. (of Italy): production now 
be.iiig filmed in Yugoslavia under, the direction of Richard Thorpe . _ . 

Seymour' Mayer,, v.p,. of Metro, international., off , on a six-week tour, 
of the company's officeA. in Far, Middle and Near East v . Kal Brass, 
a salesman with, Metro since - 1951. has been named a. field press. rep¬ 
resentative and! will headquarter in Detroit Fred Goldberg, United 
Artists’ national pub-ad chief, and Nat Riidich. representing Otto Prem¬ 
inger, to Dallas to coordinate -plans for the Dec. 22 opening of “Exo¬ 
dus” at the Tpwer Theatre Henry Levin inked ~by Metro.to. a four- 

year directing pact calling for one picture Annually . Diane Cilento 


A .specialist iii making fiiims in 
New York, having being Associated 
With many of the top films made 
in Gotham in the past TO years 
either as production manager, su¬ 
pervisor, associate producer or 
producer, Justin ..states, that the 
term independent, as applied to 
producers today .is, erroneous. He 
contends! there . is nothing inde¬ 
pendent about employing the ‘‘true 
and' tried commodities” of a pre- 
sold property, star , names; top- 
notch director, arid foremost tech¬ 
nical Assistance. “There’s, no gam¬ 
ble involved except for the .studio, 
that put up the. money,” he corn- 
merits.. 


out a decision^-one that 
make or break f i 1 m 1 ice nsi ng set ups 
as now functioning in 15 cities arid 
four states. 

As a deliberate test of the Chi¬ 
cago censorship ordinance, over¬ 
riding significance Of the case is 
its attempt to pose in unadulter¬ 
ated forrii the issue of “prior re¬ 
straint" as applied to films—the 
right of a governmental body to. re- 
viewva picture before its public ex¬ 
hibition: 

Although the question has been 
present in previous film censorship 
cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has 
studiously avoided ruling on it, 
choosing instead to base its deci¬ 
sions on the specific standards em¬ 
ployed by the reviewing body. 

Times Film Corp. initiated the 
case two and a half years ago by 
refusing to submit the film “Don 
Juan,” an Austrian adaptation of 
the' opera “Don Giovanni,” to Chi¬ 
cago’s Police Commissioner for re¬ 
view;—aS required by the city’s film 
licensing ordinance. Denied, a li¬ 
cense; the company’s appeals to the 
U.S; “District Court, and. Court of 
Appeals in Chicago w ere rejected. 

Since “Don Juan" was never 
screened by the Authorities, the 
constitutional determination sought 
by Times Film does? not involve the 
picture’s:. content, but r a t her 
whether films are entitled to the 
^sanie freedom from “prior re¬ 
straint” accorded newspapers, mag¬ 
azines, television and other media 
of communication. ..' 

Times Film attorney Felix J. Bil¬ 
grey, leading off the appearances, 
was persistently questioned by Jus¬ 
tice Charles F. Whittaker as to 
whether the company’s refusal to 
submit the film, for ; review' furn¬ 
ished grounds for assuming It was 
obscene* “Don’t we have the right 
to assume this is the worst—hard 
core (pornography)?/’ he asked. 

After further questioning by 
other justices, along these lines, 
Bilgrey at length told the court 


Robert Dowling, William Gibson, Ruth Gordon, Moss Hart. Sol Hurok, 
Sain Jaffe, Garson Kanin, George S. Kaufman; . Ella Kazan, Kevin 
McCarthy; Jo Mielraner, Leonard Ruskin, Dore Schary, Roger Stevens, 
Robert Whitehead. Gore Vidal, Thornton. Wilder,.. John Steinbeck, 
Janies Micheiier, Richard Watts Jr;, Aaron Copeland, Paul Creston, 
John Edmunds, Sascha. Gorodnitzki, Percy Grainger, Edmund Haines, 
John; Haminond, Constance Keene. William' Kroll, Leopold Mannes, 
Harold Rome, Daniel Saidenberg, Thomas K. Scherman, Roger Sessions, 
Edgar Varese. Wolfe . Wolfinsohn, Isaac Stern. 

Hernando Courtright,: ex-BeyHills Hotel boniface, who was president 
of!.Century City, the proposed hotel and office building development 
by Webb & Knapp (William Zeckendbrf.) on the site of that 20th Ceri- 
tur>-Fox studio acreage, has' split with Zeckendorf and is planning 


his own Hollywoqd-BevHills realty. & hotel enterprise. 

Memphis’ Variety.■-Club. Tent No. 20, was Awarded the Variety Clubs 

. _,- ^ -- _ T .._ ____ International’s ,1959 “Heart Award” in A. special ceremony held in the 

signed for “The Naked-Edge.” now- shooting in England for United club roon^s ih Gaypso Hotel. Edward Emanuel, chief barker of the 
Artists release. • . { . | Variety Clubs made tfip from Philadelphia to make the presentation 

Winners of the. Cadillac and cr ise being awarded by.!,New York’s J to Howard Nichoison, ipeal chief barker.! There was a second placque 
Cinema Lodge. of B’nai: B’rith in its current fund-raising drive will be ] in memory of M. A. Lightman. Sr, 

disclosed tomon-pwr (Thursj at. a HPtel AstPi Luncheon ! •.: Grayson ., Catholic Press Assn, was told by Bernard P. Gallagher: “Either run 
Hall doubling fr m the off^Broadway ‘‘The Balicoriy” i ;“Satan in High: your publication like a business, or stop publishing,”; The publisher nf 
Heels.” the Vega Productions filin'; currently. shooting in N. Y. under 1 the newsletter on mags. Gallagher Report, commended five Catholic 
the direction of Jerfy. Intrator. I periodieals as! coritfiving to serve apostolic ends and good business 

'* .,;R6dney:'.DusiL-;.20thVF : 6x’s' e-xplptitatinn director, was in New' Orleans ! operations, to ’ wit: Jirafykrioli, ’ ; The..- - $i'gn, The'. -LigubrianV. Catholic-Di- 
Friday (21) to conduct a promotion arid merchAndising forum for: the | gest arid Exfensi ,.Chiircli ; papers are nf some interest to film ad- 
eompany’s southern regioriai ad-pub ; managers ..: ; Ed. Kingsley, , prexy pub departmeius. since. nTariy devote space to films and Legion of 
Of Kingsley. International,'.plAhs---to;;give. the Broadway-east side! si- Decency'attitudes thereon, . " . 

multanepus firstrun/treatment to his upedmirig Brigitte Bardot starrer,: Charles ^ Schnee scripting “The Caretakers,” Dariel Telfer novel, for 
“Come Dance With Me,” with dubbed version! set for Broadway and indie .Hail Bartlett . Hope Lange joins Jennifer Jones in femme 
titled, version on east side. When. Kingsley itollpwi'ed .Same, .procedure lineup of 20th-Fox’-‘‘Tender Is the Night”.' / ; Roy Evans and Jay Liv- 
wlth BB’s “Night Heaven Fell.” dubbed version lasted fiye weeks and irigstoit will, collab bri foiirrsong musical Store for “All Hands on 
titled v&rsion io.ur . Writer Aben Kandel is in London to confer;,.Deck." Pat Boone starrer at 20th . ^WArher Bros. filed MPAA protest 
With producer Herman Cohen their nbxt prbjecL “Aladdin and The /Against .20th.’. title, “A Summer World.” as too similar to WB’s own 
Giant,” w'hichwill : be filmed in liollywAod.. Cohen is : now wiriding..: release,’ “A Suminer Place”. -Jaek H. Harris. .Acquired film-tv rights 
• AlP’s “Kbnga” in Britain;, ] tb “The Spirit,” syndicated eonxic strip, by Will - E.isner, and will .first 

Indie producer Fred FeldkAmp is suing, star Laurence Harvey for ; Take feature in S500.000 .category: .' ’ 

alleged breach of. contract to appear in a FeldkAmp project tiiat was | “Comriiunicatioris in the Fight For Freedbm” will be the topic of 
to. have started filming iri September ! . . Continental Distributing’s • an address which Hugh M. Flick, former. N, Y. State “Censor” will give 
italo import, Roberto Rossellini’s “General della Royere,” follows “Pic- fat- the. annual meeting of the Provincial Boards of Censors. He will 
ic bn .The Grass”, irito.the Paris here-.. . Abe. picksteiri, 20th branch/speak in St. Job ! New. Brunswick Oct: 31, 
manager: in New York until he was; promoted to. general!^^saies. manager Metro lias acauired. . pre-production rights to Tennessee Williams* 

.Glenn Norris’ “sales cabinet” three, weeks ago. on Monday (24) moved new play. ^Period, of Adjustment" . . Universal has assigned 14 field 
from his old branch b.q. ori West 44tli St. to the homeoffice. ..; representatives to cover 52 key openings of “Midnight Lace” . . . Dean 

Richard . Brandt, prexy of Trans^Lux Distributing and Television Martin signed for the .Mirisch Co/s screen version of Lillian Heilman’s 
Corps., is on the west : coast on busiriess for both companies. He also ‘Toys in the Attic” ! . ; Eugene Picker, president of Loew’s -Theatres, 
plans to talk personally with Motion Picture Acaderiiy execs re the /.and Robert. W. Dowling, head of City Investment Co., shared honors 
iridie distribs’ desire to get the foreign language OsCar rules modified as. recipients of : the Biroadway Assn/s awards “for the greatest achieve* 
. : John Baimer, fbrrthe post four years in charge of Walter Reade ment «foi ; the advancement of Broadway/’ The awards were presented 
Theatres operations for Monmouth County, as well, as central division ! yesterday Tues.) .at the; group’s 49th. annual luncheon at the Hotel 

... ’ .Astor.Lt. Gov: Malcolm Wilson addressed the meeting ... John Wayne 

arrived yesterday ! (Tues ) . from Texas following the world premiere of 
“The Alamo’’ in Sari Aritoriio. . ., 

Charlton Heston ought, to get billing as a “roadshow perfonner/ 


manager, has been upped to newly, created post of assistant to general 
manager Nick Schermerhorn.. , 

U- S. Interior Dept, has completed a 32-minute motion picture on : 
the. Upper Colorado River water projects-^entitled “Key to the Fu¬ 
ture.” It shows construction work at the Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorce 
and Navajo Dams. ^ 

DemberAts have mustered more than 250 top figures representing the 
theatre, music, art, architecture, education, literature and science to 
form a National Committee of Arts, Letters and Sciences for: Senator 
John F, Kennedy. Includes: Luther Adler,. Anri Bancroft. Ralph Bellamy, 


Marp Connelly, Augusta Dabney^ William Darrid, Agnes de MHle,.] around the. middle west 


what with “El Cid’.’ as his followup to “Teh Commandments” and “Ben 
Hur” . . Billy Strayburn, longtime arranger for Duke ElUngton, to 
Paris to help on score for Glass-Selter’s “Paris Blues” i . . an! appear- 
ance. as: a single in a British*tv commercial: for Strand cigAfets, landed 
a part in Pennebaker’s “Naked . Edge” feature for Terence Brook . . . 
AB-PT’.s (Edward L. Hyman and aide Bernard Levy off for 10 days 


presumption was not 
justified. It Was the same as as¬ 
suming a speech was objectionable 
until proven otherwise, lie said: 

I don’t think a presumption cari 
be .made “one way or the other- 
good or bad. The question is not 
before the court.” 

Justice Felix Frankfurter wanted 
to know whether Bilgrey was 
against all film regulating systems.. 
Bilgrey said the objection was 
against schenies involving discre¬ 
tionary licensing power such as 
Chicago’s. T believe,” he said, 
•this ordinance is indeed censor¬ 
ship, in its purest state and form.” 

Robert J. Collins, Special Assist¬ 
ant Corporation Counsel for Chi¬ 
cago, declared that if “Don Juan” 
was as innocuous as claimed by Bil¬ 
grey the company committed a 
“fraud”:-by bringing the case be¬ 
fore the high court. If the Times 
Filin would allow' the Chicago au¬ 
thorities to view the pic and it was 
found unobjectionable, the whole 
matter could be settled immediate¬ 
ly. Times Film, he continued, 
was. seeking the right to exhibit 
“any picture anywhere” whether 
objectionable or not. 

Justice Potter Stewart ques¬ 
tioned whether purveyors of blat¬ 
antly pornographic films would 
bother about getting a license any¬ 
way after Collins said the review'- 
ing system provided a necessary 
bulwark against distribution of 
pornographic, product. To Bil- 
grey’s contention that criminal 
sanctions could be invoked after 
exhibition of a smut film, Collins 
said that the damage would then 
have been done. 

Seeking to differentiate between 
treatment of newspapers ancr no¬ 
tion pictures under the First 
Amendment, Justice William O. 
Douglas asked Collins whether h* 
thought issues of the Chicago Trib¬ 
une should be reviewed before dis¬ 
tribution. “Certainly not,” replied 
Collins. One distinction, he said, 
is that newspapers disseminate 
news, while films provide enter¬ 
tainment. Another difference, Col¬ 
lins asserted, stems from the fact 
that films involve the congregation 
of “many people in a darkened 
theatre for several hours at a 
time.” The exact bearing of these 
differences on the censorship issue 
was never clearly brought out by 
Collins. 

In the rebutal arguments, .Syd¬ 
ney R. Drebin. for Chicago, said 
that Times-Film was “predetermin¬ 
ing” the issAe before the court. 
Until there is a court ruling that 
the Chicago ordinance is uncon¬ 
stitutional. the company must com- 
ply with it by submitting the film 
for review'. Enforcement of the 
censorship ordinance is necessary 
as a deterrent to crime and juve¬ 
nile delinquency. He appealed to 
the court to “help make Chicago a 
better place to live” by upholding 
the ordinance. 

Abner J. Mikva. winding ,up the 
case for Times Film, was asked by 
Justices Tom Clark and Frank¬ 
furter why. the company did not 
first submit its film for review and 
then go to court in event it was 
denied a license. Mikva explained 
that the firm had no objections to 
the administrative sections of the 
ordinance — registration and li¬ 
cense payment—and wanted to 
narrow the issue to the review re¬ 
quirement. Also, Mikva agreed 
with Justice John M. Harlan’s sug¬ 
gestion that the company felt it 
should not have to risk criminal 
prosecution by exhibiting the film 
without a license. 

Apart from the constitutional is¬ 
sue of “prior restraint,” two prin¬ 
cipal concerns were implicit in the 
questioning from the bench: 
whether strikirig down -the censor¬ 
ship requirement would lift the 
bars against dissemination of por¬ 
nographic films, and, secondly, 
whether Times Film pursued the 
proper legal course in bringing the 
case before the court. 

The latter question provides a 
ready escape hatch if the court 
again decides to duck the prior re¬ 
straint Issue. It could simply state 
that no true legal controversy ex¬ 
isted since “Don Juan” was not 
actually rejected by the Chicago 
censors. This was the gist of the 
decision by the Court of Appeals 
in dismissing the case. 


Claude Binyon writing screen¬ 
play of “The China Story” for Leo 
McCarey at 20th-Fox . . . Warner 
Bros, and Dorothy McGuire hud¬ 
dling on “Susan Slade.” 



PICTURES 


Variety 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


Craft Unions Make With Big Grins As I The Directors Director 

A Tnt 1 Cl II /YO ^ Directors Guild of America has nominated six nYotf 

i 1 f /1 • llll l kJj l UjL\J\lZ\ZIj JL-l xJit rt/ released during, the first nine months of 1960 for its ar 


Hollywood. Oct. * 

America International is cti"- 
c-ui*inuing all foreign production 
and in the 1 tore will concentrate 
<-i: shooting its product in Holly¬ 
wood. U: S. Company, headed 
by J.timw II. Nicholson and Sam-’ 
ml Z. Arkoff, originally had ear- 
n.aikcd five big budgeters tor 
oxt-r^as siiooting. But under coni-, 
p..ny‘s change oi' policy the tjuin-» 
tet of pix will be filmed in States. 

Decision by Nicholson and Ar-; 
koff to by-pass the foreign locales ; 
was prompted by the doubling of i 
labor costs abroad and the lack of I 
good technicians. They concur r 
that it's not only as cheap to shoot 
a film here but the quality of the 
finished product is likely to be su- 
poriod to pix shot away from our 
shores. 

Move by American, of course, 
will boost-the morale of the IATSE 
crafts which for years have 
been attempting . to block what 
they term “runaway foreign pro¬ 
duction.'’ Nicholson-Arkoff also 
disclosed that by shooting pix in • 
Hollywood they'll be able to up¬ 
beat their production output for 
1960 2 to 1. They promise to film 
a minimum of 10 films in the com¬ 
ing 12 month period. 

Another point producers stressed 
as to the advantage of shooting fea¬ 
tures here was U. S. locales as ‘ 
against those abroad. They claim 
that a pic shot in this country can 
be given a foreign flavor whereas 
an American pic shot abroad can t 
obtain that authentic Yankee back¬ 
ground. 

Although AI is upbeating its 
Holhwood production it has no 
plans of returning to the making 
of-.,the eheapie exploitation type 
pix. Company will continue to 
make films in the class of S500.000 
and up. Two years ago it pro¬ 
duced 22 low budget pix. formula 
of course at that time was what 
spearheaded the growth of the 
fi'mri-v. Future pix will be com- 
paialde to current release. “Home 
of Usher" which is renortmllv 
beading for a $2 million domestic 

gre.s 

furthcoming releases include an 
imtitifd sr ience-fiction comedy, 
reiing in Deremher; Fricar Alton 
pf.f’s -pit and the Pendulum.” 
oi u.;, 1; ,it v elated for shooting in 
T\-:»v “2889“ was to have been 
lenv M i fr, Janan. "Ali Raha and the 
7 Wonders of the World." and “At- 
la r ' i: c ?npno b.C “ 

Nicholson and-- Arkoff. who left 
on a European trip over week-end 
to. firah'ze foreign distribution for 
“ T *sher." also have a reciorocal 
distribution agreement with An¬ 
glo- Amalgamated Prods, in Eng¬ 
land 


New York Theatre 


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Rockefeller CenUr » Ci 6-4600 

DORIS DAY • REX HARRISON 

IN A ROSS HUNTER-ARWIN PRODUCTION 

“MIDNIGHT LACE” 

A natural TiUfutwail leftist la USTNAR Cttor 
STAGE “IU2U."—OCITM6, EIQTiC SHCTACIL 


Admen Spotlight Zukor 

j Adoipli Zukor, Paramount's 
veteran board chairman, will 
receive a special award from 
file Associated Motion Picture 
Advertisers when it opens its 
1960-61 season With a lunch¬ 
eon at the Hotel Piccadilly, 
N. Y„ on Nov. 2, 

The tribute to Zukor will 
be in addition to the five annu¬ 
al awards instituted by AMPA 
for various contributions to 
the motion picture industry. 


Myers’ Exit Oils 
Return to Allied 


The schism in Allied States j 
Assn., which saw two powerful j 
units—Western Pennsylvania and • 
New England—resign from the of- I 
ganization, has been partially 
closed. The Western Pa. unit has j 
been welcomed, baek to the fold, i 
with the Allied board unanimously .-: 
approving the reentry of the unit 
on a full status. 

The split in Allied occurred last 
year at the organization's conven¬ 
tion in Miami Beach. It resulted 
from a conflict between the so- 
called “moderates"’ and the “fire-, 
brajnds,” with the latter triumph¬ 
ing! by electing Al Myrick as presi¬ 
dent. Western Pa., New England, 
and a number of other eastern . 
units had campaigned fhr Ed Lider. j 
president of the New' England !' 
unit. Lider had been rated as*-., 
shob-in, but as a result of politick¬ 
ing i and alleged belund : the-scenes : 
maneuvers charged by his adher¬ 
ents. he lost out in'a close vote to 
Myrick, the “firebrands' ” candi¬ 
date. 

Foimer board chairman and gen- 
craE counsel Abram F. Myers, who 
retired recently, was blamed for a 
good deal of the friction. Myers 
was ; openly named as the culprit 
hy the two units when they.pulled 
out! With Myers no longer re¬ 
sponsible for policy,/ if figured 
the 1 wav was paved for Western 
Pa 's return without the necessity 
of losing face. It's anticipated 
that the New England group will 
also- reconsider its decision and 
will shortly submit an application 
for reentry. This is expected' to 
occur before Allied/s national con¬ 
vention in Chicago in November. 

At the Chi convention, the board 
will attempt to: fill the job ot the 
ne\vi\-created post of executive 
director. Some of the functions 
formerly performed by Myers will 
fall [into the lap of the new’ execu¬ 
tive director. A number of indus¬ 
try ites are being considered, with 
Alfred. W. Schwaiberg, former 
Paramount sales chief, said to have 
the [inside track. The board will, 
screen all the. candidates and will 
come up with a decision prior to 
the [opening of the convention. 


American Internat’l 
Steers Its Schedule 
To Meet Exhibs’ Beef 

Hollywood, Oct. 25.. 
Exhibitors'’ demands for. more 
product has resulted i American 
International Pictures .-boosting 
their standing print; orders to 600 
for saturation bookings in the six 
major territories.. 

Company's forthcoming release 
schedule has also been . altered 
whereby AIP w ill carry a minimum 
of four action classics. The quar¬ 
ter of classics are Jules Verne’s 
“blasters of the World/’ “-In the 
Year 2889,” “Floating City” and 
“The Pit and the Pendulum.’^ All 
of which have to be filmed except 
“Master” which was recently com¬ 
pleted. 

... According to AIP toppers James 
H. ^Nicholson and Samuel Z. 
Arkoff, all four productions will 
be filmed in color, at ah estimated 
budget of $4,500,000, with ex¬ 
ploitation and . advertising slated 
from April, 1961 through the 
Christmas holidays at a •similar 
cost, making this company's larg¬ 
est coin outlay to date. 


Hollywood, Oct. 25. 

Directors Guild of America lias nominated six motion pictures 
released during, the first nine months of I960 for its annual “Out- 
. standing Directorial .Achievement” award. .Four were released 
during third quarter, while tv- were holdovers from first; six- 
months nominations. ..Films, directors and assistant directors in- : 
; elude: . 

“Psycho,” Alfred Hitchcock, Hilton A. Green, . 

“Sunrise at Campobello,” Vincent J, Donohue, Russell 
Saunders. 

‘‘Dark at the Top of the Stairs,” Delbert Mann, Russell Lle¬ 
wellyn. 

“Sons and Lovers,” Jack Cardiff. Peter Yates. 

“The. Apartment,” Billy Wilder, Hal Polaire. : 

“Elmer Gantry*” Richard Brooks. Tom Shaw. 

Guild’s 2,200 members will nominate additional films during 
foiiirth quarter. Award will be made.at annual banquet Feb. .4 at 
i .Beverly'Hilton Hotel. 


im in Case 


Schenectady. Oct. 25. 

The. proposed 2 r r sales tax for 
Schenectady. Albany and Rens¬ 
selaer Counties would hot affect 
“admissi according to 

Schenectady City Manager, Arthur 
Blessing, its chief proponent. 

Under a State law- governmental 
units are authorized to levy an im¬ 
post up to 5'/ on admissions. How¬ 
ever, Blessing 'aid he knew of ,n 
such purpose .in the suggested tri¬ 
county tax. 

Newspapers and periodicals also 
would be; exempt.. 

Mayor Malcolnv Ellis, of Schenec¬ 
tady, Mayor Erastus Coining./of 
Albany, and Mayor Neil Kelleher, 
of Troy:—at a luncheon meeting in 
the Fort. Grange Club here last 
week—decided to refer, the pro¬ 
posed tax to the boards of super¬ 
visors in the three'counties; "for 
study.” 

Mayor Corning/ whose position 
probably would be decisive in Al¬ 
bany County, declined to comment 
on the sales tax. This was i keep¬ 
ing with the stand ihe took .when 
Blessing first broached it,-July 29. 

Hearst'.s. Times-Uhibn rinted 
<27j a. feature editorial opposing 
the levy. It's estimated yield for 
Albany County would be $5.781, r 
000; for Schenectady County,. 
S3.455.000; for Rensselaer. County, 


f Philadelphia. Oct. 25. 

Although a jury had been select- 
led and opening addresses made by 
: counsel for both sides, the $1,500,- 
j 000 antitrust suit of the Viking 
[.Theatre against other local film 
j houses and the major distribs has 
: halted abruptly by a “conflict of; 
interest” ciiarge. j 

! Harold kohn, counsel for the, 
plaintiff, . voluntarily withdrew, j 
from; the trial, after a protest by 1 
William Goldman, head of Gold¬ 
man Theatres Inc., one’ of the de¬ 
fendants. Koh is the attorney for 
Goldlawr Corp.. legit theatre, firm 
owned by Goldman, which is bring¬ 
ing an antitrust suit against the 
Shubert theatre interests. 

Situation, was pointed out by : 

• head : of ^defense counsel Louis j 
Nizer on opening day of trial, ini 
US. .District Court, but .was not 
allowed ;by Judge John W. Lord ! 

, Jr., due to fact that Kohn has. ap- : 
peared as counsel for both the- 

• Viking case and the Goldlawr ac-> 
. tion for the last four years with-' 

out objecti 

Second day-of trial with the ac¬ 
tion -fully launched, Goldman ob¬ 
jected to his oWn attorney in the , 
legit-:case'■opposing, hiftiin the filin' ; 
suit., Kohn then vitlidr w from the 
case and named .Henry W. Sawyer j 
3d to succeed him. Trial was set' 
back to Dec. 12 by Judge Lord to 
give Sawyer time for preparation. ; 

Stinger in the move was- Kbhn’s ; 
additional withdrawal front the [ 
Goldlawr suit against the Shuberts, 
skedded to come, up next month i , 
■New' York. 

| “.I. wouldn’t give preference to • 

ope client - oyer t he ot her,'/ said j 
Kohn/ “If I aril asked to walk out j 
oft Hairy. Slev 'owner of Viking).' 
then. I feel duty bound to do th 
same thing for Goldman. I don't 
understand, w liy, after . four years ‘ 
■of work and preparation; the. issue . 
was brought up at this time,” the: 
lawyer continued. “Up to. ho\v we ' 
had the expressed agreement of; 
,’both parties. Somebody must li ve 
gotten a little nervous.-I withdreiv 
1 on my Own volitiori but I had an 
ethical and a moral, right to stay ”, 
j Local speculation was that the 
j move was initiated by defense/ 

• counsel to forte, the Sley interests 
; into a quick settlenient. 

!/.. A substitute attorney, who will r 
have all of Kohh r s preparatory ma- • 


terial to work-with, will mean noth¬ 
ing more than a two-months exten¬ 
sion of the situation. 

Viking suit is against three local 
chains. National Theatres, which: 
owned the Fox Theatre at the time 
the court action was begun; Stanley 
[ Warner Theatres Inc. and William 
! Goldman Inc., plus eight'Hollywood 
t distrjbsl 

i •" - 

I 

Berger: Between Busters 
Hunger Hounds Houses; 

Minneapolis, Oct. 25. 

In' one of the pronouncements 
, which he still occasionally makes 
/although he has retired as. thi 
j area's firebrand indeperiHent. ex¬ 
hibitor leader/ circuit owner Beri- 
Berger takes Hollywopd to 
. task for w hat he describes as “ 

’ centra ting On on ly t w three im¬ 

portant pictures a year per ; com¬ 
pany'’ and otherwise turning out 
“a lot of dogs," 

, “It’s all right for the big city 
long fuh theatre.s; but fof the others 
: this, isn’t enough to. keep them go¬ 
ing;" declares Berger. ..-."Aside fi-di 
; the two pr three per lonth box-. 

‘ office pictures from tlie major com¬ 
panies. the rest ‘dogs, 7 And 
nowadays ‘dogs’ boxoffice 

Uiabilities;” 

| As. an illustyiifion of the “flow 
of 'dogs’ from. Hollywood .now”/the 
, aiways-candid Bcigei; cites, the hist 
' three pictures at his local Tooi> 

• firs.trun Gopher theatf ‘which tlc- 
i sefvedly did miserable business.” 
j Pictures in question were “All 
the Fine Yoimp Cannibals” 'MG), 
•‘The Angel Wore Red” .<MG) and 
.currently -“Night fighters”. iUA).- 
With ‘‘The Angel Wore Red.” he 
says, the Gopher had one of its 
j w orst Weeks ever and its last night; 
/a Tuesday, the gross was the small- 
i est in the theatre's history, . 


POSITION WANTED 

Man Friday/Secretory, 26, Coll. 
Grad., Vet., Excel! English; Type, 
top' References. 

. Box V-1279, VARIETY . 

154 West 44th Street; |New York 



















Wednesday, October 26, I960 


J4S&meTy 


PICTURES 


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Boston, Oct.25 

Coming to. the defense of American made films, Jules Wolffers, 
assistant film, drama and music .ciritic of Boston Herald, recently 
wrote: “Excellence goes in. .waves and it is. perfectly true, many 
prizes in international festivals have gone to foreign films! But 
our proportion of good versus the routine is now lower than the 
proportion we find in English, French; Italian cinema."- 

Wolffers sees “quite; fe\y movie critics very mad about the 
state of American movie industry...'.'.Principally, they’re, maid because 
they feel, there is too much big business end not 'enoughi high art 
in Hollywood’s output . 

“To this day," he pointed out, “we Americans , have a bias in 
favor of the import; Undoubtedly this stems from the days when 
most of the better things still, had to be imported, our forefathers 
being busily engaged in hacking out a new country. But. really 
the tide.has turned, and there is plenty of fine arti music, theatre 
and even mpi ies to be found, right her bn. our own shores. 

‘‘The difficulty. Is that we usually see only the outstanding 
imports and then, we tend to! consider these the norm: Nothing 
could be further from the truth. Have you ever seen the routine 
run-of-the-mill British picture? Pretty dull and boring. I’d say. 
At least the American counterparts usually have technical expert- 
ness to ..recommend them and surprisingly, often they are well 
made and convincing. 

'"Realism: islacking /in. our. movies...-cry'--the critics. But since 
w.hien is realism the. only criterion oh which: to base judgment. We 
don’t .-always want' to plumb the depths when we go out for an . 
evening’s entertainment. There’s room for lightness and Tor the 
fairytale stuff too, fbr .that inatter; 

“Our movie people have had a tough .time of it. this past dec¬ 
ade: Television has not: had- nearly the impact on the rest of the 
World as it has had here. There has been.a revolution in. tastes and 
Habits which, for a. time threatened Collapse to;the entire, movi 
industry. In mv opiniori; American Cinema has. done well through 
this period, and T have, a feeling that We may ; be ! in for another 
cycle of world leadershi in fine film making.". 



Is Academy’s Membership Qualified 
Fairly To Judge Score ?—Asks Gold 


HARTFORD WILL REMEMBER 


‘Ben-Hur’, Sets ■ Mark. of 23 Weeks, 
Still Running 


Hartford, Oct. 25. 

“Ben-Hur,” currently at the 
Stanley. Warner; Strand Theatre 
here, has shattered an . alltime film 
run for this Connecticut metropo¬ 
lis with its 23-week sl3y at that 
house. : Flicker is still playing, 
although ads read “Last Weeks." 

Prior record . was held by 
“Around the : World in 80 Days" 
with 16-\veek stand and “South 
Pacific" with 14-\yeek stopover. 


By HAZEL GUILD , pointed. out, that the Grimm 

Frankfurt 0 Oct 25 !. Brothers Hairy Tales—which of 

Alfred Hitchcock, in Germany’ " 

.push, the German openings of -hi* • h rr or tMli Anything he^s ever 
Paramount film , “Psycho.;’, pointed < ™ an ™ ,n O e s e ' ei 

oUt here that ’:the motion picture ^ ... 

lost a lot when sound came in.” And. he added, . Children are 
The director-writer contends that ."’orse than the criminals, on the 
sound .actually vjse.t the ;mb.tion pic- screen. : They are very cruel, and 
ture industry back, instead of ad--, veyv professional. They have, no 
vanCing it;' becaus , film-nVakers understanding of-Heath, so they 
tended to use sound as a stibsliUtte | can be more horrible." 
for action. 1 He pointed out that a.seven-year- 

“Sound shouldn’t be, sed to tell old; boy recently asked him. “What 
the story as it often is." said Hitch-‘ f^d you use im that killing scene in 
cock, adding that all Too, often ;in: ,:P s .Vchb - Chicken, blood? ’ And. 
dustryites' cut ‘arolind : ;.some esseh^ the lad ,)Y9S disappointed when, 
dial action, figuring., “weT1 cover ..Hit'C-hark answered;: “Chocolate, 
that, with-■ a-line' of ‘dialog,"-.and -sauce.”' 
thus-Hri slicing the budget—also , Terror’s Payoff 

slice ,out an important, element of. Terror., he noted, is an ititerna- 
thb film. ", : tional emotion-He cited, for im 

Sound, he figures, brought -the. stance, that.“Psvcho," which is ex- 
theatre.into films, while it should peeled to gross'from $15 to ^fir- 
have -been used as supplement. 000.000.. is breaking records in 
•‘I am interested mainly .in the Tokyo, and that some, of liis other 
technique, of Tory telling by pure scafv . films have been big ihdriey 
motion picture. Sound should: be makers— “North . bv Northwest” 
used to make silent films more vvil.1; do $12;000:0d(j World-Wide, 
real: as a supplement and, not . to "Reaf Window" did about $8.00Q,- 
tell .the story! The language of; the pOd; “Catch a Thief" $7:500.000, 
camera is., the substitute , for a ‘-Man Who Knew; Too Much" about 
Tiler’s descriptive powers. <r ^^-4^7?OOO^dCl^ahd “Dial M for Mur* 

. / : Pioneer in = Sound •!;der". fybm^k'tip. $5,000,000. 

..Heals revealed, that he: Was Hitchcock added, that even in 
probably ne of. the. .first' film.- making a simple horror story; it’s 
.makers to •se-,-50unid-r=-arid.-;’that' ; Jie! .impossible fo bTing-a .film; in for 
simultaneously had .to. do .some Tinder SLOOO.OOO .dollairs currently, 
early-day dubbing;-He. >vas making Re his next macabre picture. “It's 
“Garden of Lust” with Anny Oridia. untitled, unwritten' arid I have no 
in. Munich’s Geiselgasteig Studios . ideas for it yet." 

In 1027 ;at the.. Te: time that the- \ 

first sound stages were .being' built-, ' ~ ~ - ■ ■'■ : rrrT T : . 

—so mid-way in, the- shooting.. the 
film was changed ' from sileiit;: 
sound!: 

T-hier leading’•‘lady" had' .9. strong 
Czech accent, so 'he. hired an Eng- Ralph Cooper, ,sli wbiz cdlumnfety 
lish . actress to stand on one side Elspeth Grant, fiiim critic (Pm- 
and speak (lie words Into a mike:. : 

It rated .as-the’ first Knglish talkins , pn . e W Pent- legit, critic 

,picturg:and alsp as the first, dubb- Elizabeth Frank, legit, 'second 
Ing that Hitchcock ever did. j stringer, Leslie Mallory, showbiz 
“That, was a bell of a . .. to i special. Paul -Dehn, film 

ad a mitted SOlH ' d .***>"*< IJ1!chcock critic. Philip Purser, tv reporter 
He learned in Germany that sev-: ( News-Chroni;cle); Robert Wraight, 
era! of his “Hitchcock Presents” .legit aisle sitter, Jyori Adams., film 
. series had been Withdrawn from eriticsTepo.rter r; Jack Ingham., the- 
’West German television because of : atre. reporter, and Preston Benson, 
cdinplaints from .the cli.urch .that 1 music tThe.Star', 
the shows were top gruesome. He , From this group the only absorbr. 
had been told earlier, that tlie ! tions, as of this . writing, ;are : 
films were rerndved ..because of ; Cltarles. Reid; Neivs-Chronicle mu- 
shortage of television time. ; i .sic. man:, to, the Mail and James 

Defeiids His;PiX .. [Green, the Star’s tv writer, to the 

Television Ln Germany; unlike ! News. On Saturday i29i Jyiiipso'n. 
films' in Germany, .has .no ban; Hari ; veteran film critic and 
-against young people watching ce.r-1 columnist of the Evening News, is 
tain programs, so levies its own [ due to i^etire and it may W'fell be 
censorship by dropping shows that; that his successor • will be • drawn, 
are believed to be too frigiitehing;.! from one. of the redundant bind 
or,; unsuitable for , youths» But! named abov 

Hitchcock counters that lie doesn’t ]. .Meanwhile, the Granada Group 


ALICE CRAIG’S ZEST 
HELPS ROGERS SAN 

Interstates Raymond Willie tells 
the story: Alice Craig, switchboard 
operated;: at the Texas circuit who 
how has reached tim for retire¬ 
ment, has been. particularly mind-. 
fill of the Will Rogers Hospital be¬ 
cause of this year’s tribute to In¬ 
terstate’s late Robert J. 6’Dinnell. 
She. has told; many people about 
the work being; done at the irtdus- 
try-fosiered institutibri* which was 
so enthusiastically supported by 
Q’Dpnne.iK 

Among Miss Craig’s listeners 
j was the assistant, manager at the 
j drugstore adjacent-, to Interstate’s 
! Majestic Theatre in Dallas. He 
made out a check for $100 and 
handed it to Miss Craig as a “birth¬ 
day . .present" with the knowledge 
she. would contribute it to the. hos¬ 
pital; Willie states tne drugstore 
man probably never had heard of 
the hospital prior to Miss Craig’s 
personal “campaign." 


Theatre Church 

Atlanta, Oct. : 25. 

A. good neighbor policy that 
has existed for years between 
the Tower Theatre (he Erlan- 
ger) and the North Avenu* 
Presbyterian Church, whose 
plants are in the same block, 
is continuing while extensive 
repairs and an expansion pro¬ 
gram is being carried oii at the 
church. 

Each Sunday the ;1.850-seat 
theatre is . being used by 
Church for services as a courte¬ 
sy extended to them by Sam 
Rptheberg, Atlanta realtor, 
who owns the theatre build¬ 
ing and who often does a spot 
of booking on his own hook. 

Instead of marquee bearing 
coming attractions, each week¬ 
end its. lettering carries an¬ 
nouncement of church serv¬ 
ices. 


48 ‘Private’ Theatres 

Frankfurt, Oct. 18. 

"Of the 1,389 theatres in East 
Germany, Including the houses in 
East; Berlin", all .have been taken 
over by the Commiercontrolled 
government except for 48 bourses 
which remain in private hands, 
according to word just released 
by. a West German information 
office. 

Thirty of these, houses are In 
East Berlin, and the other 18 are 
in the Brandenburg area, it’s ex¬ 
pected that the government will 
put pressure on some of these 
house owners to ‘‘socialize" their 
houses too. Three theatre owners. 
Whose houses were taken away 
from them recently, fled ib West 
Germany . as refugees. 


i Continued, from page. 


feel his. frightening films'are any.-J 
lirore terrifying to the kids than. 
fairy stories; \ > j 

“Don’t forget Hansel arid Gretel 


moved swiftly by adverlising an 
invitation for applications from ex- 
members of thL staffs of the. three 
axed sheets to help “in the Group’s. 


pushed, the old . .woman into the;: expansion, not only in tv:” It in- 
.o.ve.ri and cooked- her. And. what dicated that there could be vacari- 
about tlie" cannibalism. ' “Little cies for. any personnel from .ae- 
Red Ridiiig Hood.?-” he asked. He Icotintants' to writers. ; 


W eek Ended Tues. (25) 

1960 A r . Y. Stock Exchange 

High Low • Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Taes. 

in 100s High Low Close 


423^ 
41 H 
4214 
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4914 

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2614 
30 
2338 
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3734 

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ABC Vending .57 
Am Br-Par Th 13R 

Ainpex _1073 

CBS _... 122 

Col Pix 162 

Decca 835 

Disney . . 69 

Eastman Kd: 

.emi. 

Gleni. Alden 


MCA Inc. .;. 
Metro CM.. 
NAFI Corp... 
Nat. Thea. 
Paramount 
Philco ....... 

Polaroid 
RCA; 
Republic 
Rep., pfd. 
Stanley War? 
Storer . ,. 
20th-Fox 
United Artists 
Uriiv. Pix 
W’arner Bros. 
Zenith 


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American Stock Exchange 


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•474-. 

Allied Artists 36 

6 

534 

15 

.10, 

Ail'd Art., pfd. 7 

13 1 2 

12 

77 7 

334 

Buckeye ..Corp. 189 

47-8. 

334 

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934 

9 l 4 

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Cinerama Inc.1372 

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. 574 

1434. 

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414 

Filmways 30 

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Over-the-Coiinler Securities 
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Net 

Change 

forwk. 

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—374 
—234 
—23^8 
—77 8 

— 74 
—U4 
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—23fr 
—6 5 a 

— 7i 
— 33 & 

—134 
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—6 

— 74 

— 74 
—234 
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•+ 

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—174 
—874 


—H4 
—1 
— % 

— 34 

— % 

— 74 

— % 

+ 74 
—. 74 
—134 
— 74 
—174 


America Corp...... 


1?/ 

— 74 

Gen Aniline & FA .... 

...340 

370, 

—20 

Gold Medal Studios 

1 

174 

King Bros. .. 

17/ 

174 

+ 74 

Magna Theatre .....;_ 


234 

— % 

Metropolitan Broadcasting 

1634. 

.1774 

—1* 

Movielab 

934 

io3;4 

—3 

Scranton trorp........,..; .,..... 


374 


Sterling Television. 

in 

174 

+ % 

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7 : 

— 5s 

Wometco Enterprises 

117' 

127/ 

— 76 


♦Week Ended M°h...(24). 

(Courtesy of Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inq^ 


Hollywood, Oct. .25. 

Ernest Gold, just returned from 
Israel and the scoring of Otto 
Preminger’s “Exodus," slated here 
that the Motion Picture Academy 
should, through its policy making 
committees, adopt a "more realistic 
attitude toward some of the 
categories and film scoring in par¬ 
ticular." 

In making the assertion, Gold 
pointed out that he has talked with 
many film scorers who feel that 
the general membership is not 
qualified to judge the music on a 
proper evaluation scale, and that 
“this is true of such categories as 
set designing, costume designing k 
film editing and sound." Gold, 
whose score for “On the Beach" 
was one of this year’s Acad 
nominees, feels he has a powerful 
entry in ’61’s Oscar derby with his 
score for “Exodus.” 

“But." he declared, “it’s not 
basically fair for my score to b« 
pitted against scores from smaller 
motion pictures. Some of'the films 
have limited budgets, and it lakes 
as much ’ skill, perhaps more to 
\ compose a fine score with financial 
restrictions as well as artistic re¬ 
strictions.. I had the Use of 85 
musicians for “Exodus"; how can 
one compare this with a film which 
may use only a small combo or at 
best 12 musicians? Yet, this is what 
is happening in the industry and 
the film scorers should be the 
judges of what is to be nominated 
and the ultimate winner,, not the 
general membership." 

“There's no such thing as 
‘ancient Jsraeli’ music; it’s modern, 
with an optimistic, modern ap¬ 
proach and has nothing in common 
with ancient Hebrew music.” 

‘Incidentally,’ he added, there 
is no television in Israel, and. as a 
result, motion pictures are the big 
entertainment. During the week alL 
the film houses are crowded, and, 
tiie picture industry there is on the 
climb. After all, Haya Harareet 
was picked up by MGM for “Ben- 
H«r" from an Israeli pic, “Hill 24 
Does Not Answer." 

Gold said Preminger ran into 
many unusual problems in making 
“Exodus," one of them are the 
ever-jncreasing number of holidays 
which the Israelis celebrate. We 
couldn’t shoot some of tlie big 
scenes because it was a holiday; 
but we got a dandy one day be¬ 
cause it. was a holiday. We have 
the largest chorus in a picture, 18.- 
000, singing the Israeli national 
anthem. “Hatikvah." 

Gold claimed that today’s mo¬ 
tion pictures emphasize a “new 
trend” in scoring. “They use the 
clean cut, not the dissolve and 
music is an integral part of a film 
today, not the unobtrusive back¬ 
ground sounds it once was. In fact, 
it has become so important, the 
main title of ‘Exodus’ is being 
made to fit the music, not the 
reverse.” 

Today’s film scorers must also 
be able to conduct their owri 
symphonies. Gold declared, ’adding,. 
“in former days, the film scorer 
could write his music, turn it over 
to the studio musical director and 
then, leave. Today, the film scorer 
niust literally conduct a perfect 
symphony, and this is the differ¬ 
ence between just good music and 
brilliant music,” 

The movement to get the Acad 
officials to discuss the changes will 
he suggested at future AFM meet¬ 
ings. Gold said, and Leitli Stevens, 
current film scorer prexy, will be 
the official rep. 

GET RID OF IT! 

Moose Jaw, Sask., Oet. 23. 

City council has decreed that the 
old Royal Theatre building be de¬ 
molished within three months of 
an order being served upon the 
owner, now living in Edmonton, 
Alta. 

Requests to have the building 
torn down had been made to the 
owner on several occasions in the 
past, and, with no action being 
taken, the city solicitor drew up a 
resolution requiring endorsement 
of the aldermen so the city could 
act. Correspondence on the matter 
goes back to 1-945. 

The resolution declared the the¬ 
atre building “a nuisance and dan¬ 
gerous to the public safety and 
health of the residents of the city" 
and demanded that it be pulled 
down and removed and any exca¬ 
vations be filled up. 












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L\TERXATIO\AL 


'VARIETY'S' LONDON OFFICE 
49 St. James’s Street/ Piccadilly 


Holiday 


on Ice/7th Int i Fair, Tele 
Summer Season Hits in Damascus; 
D.S. 


By ROGER BOWER 

Damascus, Oct. 18. 

With cooler October weather, 
Ifv time to sum up the summer 
season in Damascus which is real 
season, running about six months. 
Tne biggest events were the Sev¬ 
enth Damascus International Fdir, 
“Holiday on Ice” and telerisiem. 
Tiie lair ran from Aug. 15 to Sept. 
10. and drew about 900,000 lrom 
ail parts of the Middle East. The 
l. S, exhibit, to judge from the 
attendance figures, was the most 
popular. More than 1.000.000 vis¬ 
ited this, exhibit. 

Whereas most of the other coun¬ 
tries* had blowups showing scenic 
wonders and “huge” factories with 
happy workers turning out scien¬ 
tific wonders, the U. S. exhibit had 
a theme of "Tradeways to Peace 
anil Prosperity” featuring exhibits 
ranging from tire-capping machin¬ 
ery to an icecream vending ma¬ 
chine. Everything was workable 
and was demonstrated. 

While the others were showing 
pictures of “the big things” they 
were doing, your Uncle Samuel 
gave them something that had a 
practical application for their daily 
Ii\cs . . something in which 
the >mall business man saw' com- 


{tive with you, make your selection 
! and let him take it from there. 

> Anybody Can Get Into the Act 
When you leave one merchant 
runners from others dog your 
tracks shoving cards at you or in 
your pockets guaranteeing you've 
been robbed, they have a bigger 
and better selection, etcl All this 
on! a narrow’ street jammed with 
people, donkeys and vendors 
hacking cold drinks, nuts, fruit, 
candies and other delicacies with 
an', occasional car nosing its way 
and honking it's horn. What a 
slnv! 

A real good season. And those 
gals. They say these are under¬ 
developed countries . , . not as far 
as I could see. 


Sell Argentina-Paraguay 
Rights to Aftu-int’l Fix 

American International; Pictures 
has signed an '.agreement withim¬ 
perial. Films International- .of Ar¬ 
gentina for distribution of two 
groups of films, in Argentina and 
Paraguay. Contract calls for 15 
pictures, to be supplied this year 
and a minimum, of. 12 in 1961, 
William Reich, AIP veepee in : 
charge of foreign, distribution, 
plans to appoint an AIP rep to. 
.work out of. .the! Buenos Aii/es 
office, ■ 



French Prod. Up 


M-G Plans For 


Paris. Oct. 25. 

Third - quarter film statistics, 
covering July 1 to Sept. 30. show 
that 41 French and French co- 
productions were started in this 


London. Oct. 25.. 

On the premise that lie is always 
interested in making money for ids 
stockholders. Joseph Vogel, the 
, Metro topper : currently visiting 
'here, explained thecompahy’s plans 
-.for developing production- in Eu¬ 
rope, using wherever 1 practicable 
its own studios at Elstree...: 

Vogel look, the view that the 
“U.S. was riot; the whole world;-’ 
He .would be content if they could, 
make pictures suitable for the Eu¬ 
ropean iriarket, even though some 
may not be acceptable for America. 
It. was not 


Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia. 

Editor, Variety: 

'"•i' It gave me great pleasure to read in the Aug. 3 Variety: “I960 
^Reasoning:. Teach ‘Appreciation,’ Prepare' Public or Single 
Features, Europe-Style Fixed. Scheduling,’* 

On m'v- last visit to.the U. S. I had the good fortune to. meet jerry 
W’ald and Walt Disney. Wald; asked what I thought of the movie 
houses in the States and tv. I told him, as an ardent film fan.arid 
theatre, owner,. I wouldriiaKe quite certain that I only went to a 
movie,, if the film was a real Outstanding oiie. I, was riot; impressed 
one little bit with my first viewing of. tv. But I was equally riot 
ini ressed going to movies with the.lights half up all the. tirhe , : . 
being separated fibril my party because there were no booking, 
facilities.. .. . having people moving around 'continually and thereby 
distracting my -'attention from the film!That'-I. would. riot consider 
going to a . movie in. the States if I had to walk in. half way frir 
the ;shbw. It was bad enough'tiyirig to, make .but some of the 
inovies shown from the beginning . . . what a job to try and sort 
..things out from half, way . . especially a Hitchcock mb.vicM, told 

Jerry that if the -movie business was to be 'saved in the States., 
they did not have to worry about tv (especially now when all th 
phoney programmes have been revealed) but that they had to 
start concentrating on presentation.. Out with the double bill . . . 
specified starting times a selected shorts programme .; . and 
interval,, and then the main featup . Together with reserved 

seats policy there , can be no doubt that, you .will get your lost 
audiences back , and if you try it, what have you got to.,lose. 

Dare S. Klein. 


in Germany Over 


in 


By HAZEL GUILD 

Frankfurt, Oct. 18. 
the year’s biggest brawl be¬ 
tween the cinemas and television is 


case of advocating 7 rim-- looming right how over “Wir'Kcl- 
- 1 ——*• (\y e Cellar Children', 


inertia I possibilities for Damascus P e riod. That s well ahead of last awav. product ion, .-.but utilizingre-: lerkirider P 
c-r elsewhere. - vear - There were 99 new pix. re- S0U rces in plant and talent to fur- a fdm which 

‘Holiday on Jce’ Scores lea ? ed ld . first-run Paris spots,. ther the C(m i ahy's business, inter- reviews on 


distance, to see just what's going 
to happen. 

Film ihdustryites are worried 
whether the film might set a prece¬ 
dent, arid that.other utstbnding 
West German tele pix; sucii as th 
recent two tele .series based bn 
popular novels, “So. Far: As the 
Feet Carry. ’ and :“On' Green 


Rose. Barbara Garrison and 
Roddy. Originally booked 
Aim 17 to Sept.. 4, its run was ex¬ 
tended to the end of the fair, then 


played to sensational 

Holiday on Ice’ Scores 1110L_1 UIJ trier trie com any s ousmess inter- v .. German tele screens 

The trie smash was “Holiday on V*?** " h,cIl - Avere 28 Fren?h and ests. There were advantages in last June 2 d, It is now being sold of fa R j ver $ - mi g. ht 

Le” stoning Jean Sakovich. Jack ' b ent ™£™ \ f-firiHsh ? 10 Ger* in .f ri ^ ain sucb : as f ady loud' e p r Srsts an br"h^atre 0 'o^ner W offered. to the West- Ger- 

Jo frillies, 11 British. 10 Ger- subsidy. Also, generally speaking. I° u d proteats_ :Pt tneatre ownyi... • ,. cinemas. They feel that ac- 

lor n . ia - n and *. 4 pix in on,y their sub-' there were lower costs, and where associations. The battle threatens c ^ plan( j e .. 0 f"‘ Vucii^ “second-run'-.” 
llt ir d versions. the. right stars could be obtained,, to^reak out.in a lawsuit., and ,pos- t he S "h 0 le Wri"thbL"re 

Fifty-three of the films . were this could‘.be rinrittriaetive-p.roposi- an' injunction restr^mnR tmsinesfback ahoUier notch/ 

to Sept. 18. Scaled from approxi- ?F 0 i n ,p° mr ? 0I l Ma - ia .countries, tion. lie was hoping to make.a.; deal tA. , .diMiibutoi from selling the ... _—_. _ _— • - ■ 

ir.atelv 57c to S 9 9 8 hmh bv Da- 16 . enticed more than 50.000 with. Laurence Harvey for an. up- ic ; to the film houses., 5 

r.;«M us staiidardsTTt placed.packed ■/oc iCl ri U 'T‘\ 1 n> Sel f coming picture as one example. %an.Whde. the-lexhihitors’;asso- 

hoi.ses every night. £“* l nd ab J ut . 30 ^ of Apart from feature ..production, ciation-is mad over being- double-, ' 

.was in competition to th S tot ! 81l °; s '? die Metro-British .studios..are also. ^ t r . asse< ^ by lts own industiy. The;. « 

'with Soviet rh . ^ , a | f , T he T °, d to beV used for filming vidpix. Al- West German Fl ^ 

Communist S ^ S n * c 1 . x ^ as / oI i ow ? d by d ? bn readv on the slate- is an Agatha B.oaid has dubbed, the tele,film- 

tprnian va- t u ; ston s Th f Cnfoi giveii . (L A'. C i u - iMie merles Vogel hoped others as. “outstanding.” which means that. 

Ihere are also 79 .French film, th^ theatres winch play jt are 


“Holiday 

a “Fair Cultural” show 
dancers. Chinese 
flamers, and an East German va¬ 
riety show. It was no contest. 


The dancers were standard stuff f 8 release, 
and the variety show looked like 
a club date in Shamokin. Pa. 

Tele Comes to Damascus 
Tele hit Damascus on July 23. 

Alter its initial impact, it has set- 


Vienna Actor Forgets 


Mexico City. Oct. 25. 
Mexican film; circles assert... t lint 
third exhibitipri chain ' to . be 


tiire. pic production, was all part } eligible for some -tax lehef- 
of the. development of .Metro’s glo- ‘ An even more, dirty trick, in the 
bal ..activities, minds of exhibs. is that the film 

Commenting ; the number, of hfis been classified -by the Wejt g ^ soon as the new fed- 

To Show Up. for Play St 1 'ior P young ptop’ie - Over- 1»< is apwoted, from. 

r i 7 jeaea since oen mu was in. i tl a p p nf This is a good official..-sources it is; learned that 

Hid down to weatner growing \ienna. Oct. 18. launched a year agto.. the. Metro -tne a ?. e l r* 1 .1' Lf -’ one of elausoc-of la\v Drovido 

mns. There are now about 20.000 “The worst thing, that can hap- chief believed this would'be to the •class-Hicat.ion, nf couise, -put -.an a/* ^ creation of a third ciiairi to re- 

xet, in the market. The number peri to an actor, happened to me” over-ail good of the industry.-Good m ,n vie^ -,oi so ve ^"mibition mS 

v.ill grow as last as the CAR can lamented Guenther Tabor. He had and supcesfsul pictures. ..whoever the film played onAhe ;^^^^roduS^ 
import or turn out the sets. When simply forgotten, of all things, made tiiem. were goodwill anibas- at an ® p ; m... stalling Ume, Hie e - . . , ., ,, . 

si tura!ion is complete in Damas- that he'was to appear at the Thea- sadors fpV the industry': were^. of course, no age ban. at ai . 

cvs. tiie estimate is-for about 50.- tie on Josefstadt. With ’:Ben r Hur” . contiriuirig Story is a bright, amusing satir *1^'ii--.i 6 -! u■ 

()(•(» sets in operation. There was no substitute on hand, 'record-breaking trail; Vogel . by Wolfgang Neuss showing how a ?^. a 

Damascus and Cairo will be the so jUie manager-Franz. St os's, asked .particularly bullish about future the Germans managed to swing ^ ia n thoroguriiy bnefe.d.in the film 
originating and producing centers the" audience. “Money back or read- prospects \vifh siich major ..produ'c- their morals and politics, in order " u ''A* e - S; 0, e . ->• - a '°P° Z 

rng; the lines bv a technical assist- tions as “King of''.Kings,” ‘ Btitter- to keep alive under a series of ranaos, nead ot. Rencuias .>acion- 

ant?” People decided for the field 8.” “Cimarron ’ and “Tiie' different rulers. Dqne almbst as a |^- ^nwnnqned as a likgJy can¬ 
reading. Four Horsemen of.the Apocalypse.;’, a cabaret pieces ; Neuss first didate for .tne ne^ job.. 

Tabor, sought meanwhile by The-latter is.fo be.filmed inEurope- planned to make the 90-minute New chairi will virtually be a 

friends and police, sat in the Burg i utilizing some of tiie facilities' at production as a filriV but could not going concern overnight since the 

' . .. tli Metro-Rritish .lot. . , get the financing from w.aiy’'Ger- graperine irisists th^t 'the -federal- 

. • . ;. •■;' •'■ ■■ | man filar producers. Money .even- Iaw ; may “recommend or oblige’* 

iinDt ’ air* yi* L A j tually caniq from the wealthy ; other chains to dispose of sorive. of 

1UL S, Wind nm Un I German art handler Hans Oppen- their houses to set ,up the new 

1 ■ ■ ' heinier. The pic was . originally circuit.. Some independent exhibi- 

" ‘ ' ’ ' ’ ' may. also sell out. . 


for an 18 or 20 station liook-up, 
mostly boosters. Tele was spotty 
at fir*-t, but is showing strong im¬ 
provement. It still has some dis¬ 
tance to travel. The talent is here 
* nil anxious to learn. 

Three Top Dine-Dance Spots 

The three top dine and dance ^ J . , ■ , - ... 

Ej.ots are the Nadi El Assrv. the 1 abor xv:,s fined S1(J0 b - v ll 'e man- 
Airport Restaurant and the Club management. 

Moderne. They feature snutoth i * r ~ 
little combos of six or seven men 
that play music to fit the tastes of j 
Damascans. You haven't heard rock j 
and roll until you’ve heard it with 


Kirio enjo\ir,g the film “.On the 
High- Sea.” Since, he has published 
an japology in the local newspapers. 


Daiei Resumes Duals 


Tokyo, Oct. 18. 


lanatl’c PlY Ri 7 'I.wf intended both for tele sho\ving and. tors ma: 
p r 1A 1>I& . L1M for ( . jnt>mas in order td recoup its AT ; 
Tokvn Oet 18 u:^u ' 310st 1 


Daiei. which tried to beat the eventually to top tile list, the fol 


fnifvn not to — ‘ * ! diosi affected by; . .-'chain,- if it 

“ > ., v . ‘ . : eonies into being, will be. the tvi’O 

Although Ben-Hur is expected Despite rave reviews, the pro- - piajor. circuit's:' 'the Gold Chain of: 


ducers .had difficulty finding __ 

maracas. The lood is good and in- assemblv-line production of Nip- lowing.ai ; e the. 10 top postwar U.S. “film •• distributor, ai'td _ vgrit-ually.. Operating Go, owned by Manuel 
expensive by U.S. standards. p0 ii features by showing, single boxeffice hits in Jifpan.. listed ^ ded iiEspinos 3 Iglesias. 

an ^ all-‘rr*iirie eZ Revu^ a ^Vln/ e o?«ht filniS in itS . houses ' decided to re ' by the Jiji News Service. - ' h 4 d ' ‘ ’ Alarcon some tir 

the show was caught the stars wore bo “returns^ aft61 eXamm 'l ^ order of strength,' the. : Yank 

- - ing its D.o returns. pix are:. “10.Commandments ’ *Par). 

Fgures showed that its 6.500 -Gone With Wind” <M-G>, VRo-f 
theatres had increasing receipts al- rtiari • Holidav” (Par'i. “War arid 
though lower attendance figures 1 — Peace” 'Par'. "Giant” 1 .WB 1 , 
resulting from admission hikes. In “Bridge Over River Kwai’* (Ceil), 
its!;reversion of policy, Daiei held “Shane” 'Par). “The Robe” '20th', 
that single feature releases rent in “East of Eden” i WBi and “Great- 
its target. 1 est Show’ on-Earth” 'Par). 


N.vjwa Fouad. the celebrated Ori¬ 
ental torso tosser; film player Su- 
riah Hilmi and Hussan Miliji a 
first-rate comic. These Arabic re¬ 
vues wander along at a leisurely 
pace. An act finishes., there's a long 
stage wait, then the emcee, usual¬ 
ly the proprietor, strolls out. gives 
the name of the next act. another 
long wait, and finally the next act 
goes on. 

The radio and jukeboxes are giv¬ 
ing a play to tunes like “Mr. Won¬ 
derful.'’ “Love Is a Many Splen- 
riored Thing.” and some old 
Frankie Laine and Al Goodman 
recordings. 

- Bazaars the Real Show 

The year-round attraction here 
are the bazaars—The Souk—hun¬ 
dreds of small merchants tucked 
in nooks and crannies spread out 
In old Damascus nv the O-mayad 
Mosque. Customers come from 
?'■ II o\er Araby to shop and bargain 
there The Souk is the original 
audience participation program. 1: 
cor’d he called "The Price Is Not 
Right." About 95 r ' f of ihe me»*- 
ch;.!U- no fixtd price tor their 
wari'. The trick is to take a na- 


; a Gabriel Alarcon and the Theatre 


D • . Alarcon some time ago revealed! 

Buenger. , he’d sell .out to the. government 

‘1st German TV Shpw for Cinemas or any. buyer who produces $ 24 ,- 
When the word, got out that this 000.000 While reports have been, 
was' to be the “first. German tele-: r jf e about sale of. Theatre Operat- 
vision sh w to be released in the j n g Company, Tglesias. has angrily 
cinemas,” Buenger found himself denied, that he has any intention* 
in a head-on battle with the west. 0 f liquidating his holdings. 

German; exhibs. who are trying , .^v_ - _ L- 

desperately, to stave off the tv in- ; 


roads on their dwindling box- ' ‘Happened in Athens’ 

offices. Industry leaders noted! 
that the German cineirias had f 
managed to withhold offering “Lfe’ 

Beau Serge.” a picture done by 
France's New Wave set, which ran 


Launched in Greece 

. Athens, Oct. 18. 
Shooting of; the API production, 
.It Happened rin Athens,” Which 


^Around The World In. 80 Days” has all the makings of a Mexican |bn the West German tele net Rist s tar S Jayne Mansfield, Nico Minar- 
boxoffice bonanza. Entering its fourth...week, film has chalked ' Jan- -5' under the title; “The Dis- dos arid Trax Golton, has started 
S'l76-000 from simultaneous showings in five first, run hous Picture appointed:” ‘ Greece. This :20th-Fqx release, 

hast already outstripped “Macario” as. a grosser and will surpass the; The Central Assn, of West Ger- w’hiehi will introduce orie. of. 

record of S240.000 hit by Mexican film ■ Tizoc'’ during its screening in man Film Theatres protested’ “in . Greece’s top.stage young:actresses 

Mexico City. ' la unanimous vote” that this tele- Maria. Xenia, is based 'on the life 

—- vision show not be re-played in ; of the Greek Marathon runner, and 

The Japanese film industry is readjusting its target of $4.5 milliori cinemas. Result of all the squabble, Olympic Champion;$pyridon Louis, 
income from 1960 fiscal exports. That figure is now. regarded .as. uri- according to Buenger. is that he is It will be ; filmed entirely - j 
likgly since only SI. 144.817 w as earned during this first six. months of extra busy making! bookings for l Greece and \yill utilize .such back- 
current fiscal, tiie semi-annual period end ing in Deccmbc,*. A stronger his . pic, since the fight anil press/ grounds as the Acropolis,of Athens, 
need is being felt for opening markets in. Africa and the Near arid controversy lias stirred, up added ‘ the. Temple of Zeus, and. tiie all 
Middle East. interest. while-marble -Stadium of .Athens: 

—r- However. Buenger has tiie. film “It Happened” also 'features Bob' 

So-called Peking Opera Go. mo-tly Chin se .acrobats') .now -.toifring set;.to open Oct., 7, not at the leadr Mathias, who" won the Olympic 
Canada, donated 53.000 lor rc'itT ol 25 ('hine-'d-Cariadi;: !;.;icft home- ing bouses in the cities, but. at good, decathlon , chamjvio.nyhip in the' 
Aess !i\ a S200.000 lire that wiped out mo-t bl Chinatow; ' Nanaim sec hd-itin houses. The top .fine- Oljyrii.pi.e. Games of 1.948.and. 1952 

B. ;C. ^ Jjrias are generally ; keeping their i Cast as the coach of the, U S. team. 




I 'VARliTY'*' LONDON OPFIC1 
4t •». Jajmvv't UrMtr Piccadilly 


Tokyo, Oct. 18. .. 

. Shochiku has suspended showing film about Zeriggkureri stu¬ 
dents which had been- released. to its first-run houses. 

Officials of the film said the decision to half showings ctf “Nip- 
pon-no Yoru-to Kiri*' (Night and Fog in Japan) was based on poor 
b:o> returns and had nothing to do-with the; renewed political unr 
rest arsing, from the assassination of Socialist leader Inejiro Asa-- 
numa.. 

Zengakuren is the leftist student , organization which played a 
heavy role in the anti-Kishi and anti-Eisenhower demonstrations, 
of last summer, It is Very rare for a film to -be withdrawn here 
\Vithin a week after its release: . 


Berli . Oct. 25. 

Communist East. Berlin radio is 
attacking Will Trernp.er, director 
of the currently made U.S.rfinanCed 
German film “Escape to Berlin'.’' 
..Reds term pic vicious:. propaganda. 
It deals with , the flight of tiiree^ 
young .people, of whom two are 
East Germans to West Berlin. But 
Treniper said: “They don’t; seem to 
take into consideration over there 
how. many anti-West German films 
th Defa (producing outfit .in 
E-Germany j. has been turning out 
withi In fact, number 

of Defa’s anti-West German, pix! is 
unusually high—quite in contrast 
to West Gerinan.v which has. pro-' 
duced only a handful of. ariti-. 
Commie .pix.so far. 

“Escape” \v s completed locally 
.on Oct. Additional exterior 
shootings are currently in Hers-? 
feld. W-Germany.. near the West- 
East German border line. Release' 
should, be in December, possibly 
in Berlin and .New York at the 
same. time. 

Pic’s rincipal players, all un¬ 
know. ire Christian.' Doerrper 
(25V. - sahne Korda (24) and Nar- 
ziss Sokatscheff \32k. Latter, an ex- 
Bulgarian.. enacts the role of .. 
E-Gerntan farmer. He’s been en¬ 
couraged by Tremper to keep late 
hours and have 1 quite a bit of 
nightly party life—for the sake, of 
realism: He . has to look genuinely 
run down ; i ‘^Escape.” 

Ljght Brigade’s Charge 
To Be Feature of New 
Herbert Wilcox Prod. 

Dublin, Oct. 18. . 

Producer. Herbert Wilcox .is to 
film Cecil Woodham Smith’s.! book 
about the Crimean War . arid th 
“Charge of the Light Brigade” in 
Ireland. England and Yugoslavia. 
He said here that lie would do 
Irish location scenes in the west. 
With some $tudio.work at Ar dmore. 
English: court scenes will be shot 
in London while the charge se¬ 
quence is to be filmed: in Yugo¬ 
slavia, the only couniry. in Europe, 
that .has’ enough cavalry at the 
present time. 

Director has not been set, but 
Wilcox is seeking an English direc¬ 
tor and will have a 1 cast, including' 
- his A n na Xea gl e ; as Qu ee n 

Victoria, Alec Guinness and 
Michael Redgrave. Pictures is 
planned on and .all-star basis to be 
shot in color. Running time will be 
about three hours; Release is 
plannd. on a roadshow basis. 

Also due -for -Ardmore Studios 
in Bray .early in next year,, is 
“King of the Castle,’,’.to be directed 
by - G tG reen for Ray m ond S.trpss; 
Warbler Tommy Steele is set for 
a straight rule in picture. ; 

- -T ^ p-' 

Revised Release Plan 
Of Japanese Chain 

Tokyo,' Oct. 25. C 

Tpho ' has decided, to ; release 
lesser imports in. the seven-house 
SY general release chain,, bypass¬ 
ing roadsho\vs:^ product, in 
an. effort to boost lagging b.o, for 
the circuit. 

:. Tohp books the chain for Shochi¬ 
ku,. Grosses in the SY chain are 
running considerably less than in 
Tolio’s own TY chain, which also 
lias seven houses. Pictures slated 
for siiclv splash-releases include. 
“His Vacation” (Towa), “Seven 
Days, from Sundown” (U-I) r . -Tee" 
Palace" rt\\B;i, ‘‘The Crowded Sky” 
(W.B.hand “Mandara” (Towal. \ 


BARON AT TO, MANILA 

U’s Rallyliooligan Set Up 
‘Spartacus’ for Tokyo 

Tokyo, Oct. 25. 

. . Universal's. foreign director of 
publicity Fortuhat Baronat w rapped ; 
up .a Week here of setting the pub- ■ 
ad campaign for; “Spartacus” be¬ 
fore departing for four days of; 
ditto in Manila- 

! Roman spec bows: Dec.. 15 at this 
f city’s Yuraku-za .Theatre .with 
• three .show'ings. daily scaled front 
! 84c. to $2.23. Most seat's will be 
‘ unreserved. . Baronat. figured, it 
’would roadshow' for at least six 
. nronths . in Tokyo. : 

Hassle Looms On 
Two Arabia Pix 

London, Oct: 18. 

■'••News that . Herbert Wilcox has 
bought the screen. rights of. Ter- 
.enee Rattigan’s play, “Ross.” for. 

.. reputed: $364:000 indicates another. J 
- major, .film clash. Earlier this year, 
two versions .of the:; Oscar Wilde 1 
. story, moved. into production .prac-; 
., ,treally .simultaneously, | 

Regarding the Lawrence. Of; 

. Arabia story; Sam Spiegel an¬ 
nounced . some lime; ago that he 
was going to .film! “The Seven Pil¬ 
lars Of Wisdom,’’ with David Lean 
directing: ! Spiegel's' inability to 
persuade Marion Brando to appear 
in the pic has caused; some major., 
delay- in casting thought. 

.1. Wilcox, told Variety, on the ,eve; 
i of . his current U. S, . trip that the 
, news of his deal : w ; ith Rattigan had 
I been broken prematurely. but he 
i admitted that his . visit was to try : 
and .interest Laurence Harvey to 
piay Lawrence, His U. S. talks also 
center on his. attempt to Set up* j 
and. cast, his . Icing projected story.; 
of the Charge of the Light Brigade. • 
. The two Oscar Wilde pix caused 
’ considerable riyalry in methods of, 

. speeding up production, and both 
versions reached the cinemas with-.: 
in nudging distance of each other.] 
..But the. two Lawrence of Arabia;! 

; versibris will be bigger budget proj- : . 
j ects. and .will entail production i 
^problems that. may. make a; race . 

; unnecessary; unprofitable—and im- 
! probable. Any\vay, with.. Wilcox’s 
' deal barely set, Spiegel has a head 

■ start which coiild give him - the-, 
.' edge , on seeing, his film , through ' 

first. 

PIX CELEBS VISITING 
LONDON FILM FEST 

London, Oct. 25. ;j 
: British Film Institute is chalking . 

up as a. Success in its, efforts this j . 
. year to attract industry visitors to ! 
its current. London Film Festival at 1 

■ the National. Film Theatre, 

. ..Most of those involved are direc-. 
tors of and players In the .pix being, 
screened. In the city, for. the kick¬ 
off night,; last Thursday (20)., were 
Irving Lerner, director of ‘ Studs j 
Loriigan”; Francois Truffaut, who 
megged . ‘‘Tirez-,sur.‘ le Pianiste”; | 
and .Susumi Hani and his wife,; 
Hani directed ..the Japanese film, I 
,“Bad Boy./which is; getting its;. 
world preem at the fest, 

Genevieve Cluny,. star the 
opening bight picture, “Les Jeux 1 
de PAmour,” also was here iri perr 
son. Others due in over the week- 
•end were Luchinb Visconti, MieheL 
angelo Antonioni, Moiiica- Vitti, Jiri 
1WeiSs and Dana Smutna. 


USstlETT 


750G Olympic Games Kc 
Aims for Dec. Release 

Rome, Oct, 18. 

The official Rome Olyjnpic 
Games feature, produced here! by 
Cei-Incom Productions' for a Cine- 
riz worldwide release, is expected 
to be finished in record time, prob¬ 
ably early in December. Over 300,- 
000 feet, i)f color film have been 
shot Here by Rbmolo MarcCllini 
and his large (24t crew of lensers. 
After editing;, it’s. expected that 
most . editions of the multilingual 
feature will measure some 11,500 
feet."! 

While allowing for unexpected 
developments, bulk of material 
shot was pre-planned via.: detailed 
script including timing coordina¬ 
tion, camera angles to; be used, etc. 
Massive quantity of film exposed 
in short space' of time created a 
developing bottleneck despite prer 
-parations at Luce Institute which, 
is processing most of the work. . 

Expected that the various edit¬ 
ing jobs will be Concluded towards 

the end of October; and that the 

film bill reach global screens be¬ 
fore the end. of the year, Filip is 
estimated have, cost some 

$750,000. 


INTERNATIONAL 


Hex Pix Industry Hears New Film 
Law Shapes Tough, Drastic; Fear Too 
Much Govt Control of Cinema, Exhib 


Pans Auto Show 
Boosts Show Biz 


Paris, Oct; 25. 

Annual Paris Auto Salon (show) 
again meant 10 days of solid hiked 
biz for theatres, niteries and film 
houses here. People come in from 
all over France and abroad tor this 
annual event: Besides business 
and viewing autos; they use it as 
a Sort of entertainment holiday. 
Of course, it means traffic snarls 
but show biz people do not mind! 

However, this is th last year, 
the .-Salon will be held on the 
Champs-Elys at the Grand 
Palais: It is just too tough for 
traffic on this main thoroughfare; 

, Next, year the aiito show will, 
be. held on the outskirts 1 of the 
city. BUt it still, will be the time 
w:hen legit.. films and . boites .will 
gird for that, influx of visitors. 
Salon ran. from Oct. 7 to 17 this 


Too Much Sex, Violence, 
Nudity Stir Up Protests 
Over New Japan Film 

Tokyo, Oct. 18. 

A Shochiku film showing. 
“Dutch” women > a Japanese 
prison, camp is arousing much ire 
and interest in both foreign and 
Japanese pix , circles here. Titled 
“Shirqi Hada to Kiiroi Taicho” 
'White Skin and YePow Conimand^ 
ei's) and set in the Celebes during 
the second World .War, pic; is. in 
the’ studio’s late pattern of Nip- 
ponized“NeW Waye’Ventries lughf 
lighting sex and violence. 

Much of the rumblings are about 
how tlfe women, are shown; in 
.scanty costunl.ing and generally 
lustful. More., than 150 foreign 
women arid childen play the Dutch 
prisoners. A shower scene with.an 
attempted rape is the niost. con¬ 
troversial item because it is played 
by a teenage blonde Lee Smith, 
Who later in the film tries to crawl 
into, the mosquito netting with the 
company commander.. Miss Smith 
claims she was wearing three stra¬ 
tegically-taped towels during the 
shower scene; She adds that this 
being her first, film (she’s known 
in tv and radio here), she was un¬ 
aware that, the finished product 
would;, be.'so-“realistic.” 

While niost of the upheaval over 
tlie. film, apparently has been gen¬ 
erated, by the studio publicists and 
the sensation-generating, weekly 
mags, the Dutch. Embassy protests 
are rion-eommercial.. Counselor. 
H. Cl. Maclaine is quoted as. saying. 
“I think the film is disgusting and 
tile people , in Holland Would be 
horrified if they saw it.” 

Wrapup scene has the camp cpm- 
mander ’ the arms of one of the. 
prisoners who has proposed to him. 
He had just been found not guilty 
of lust , and brutality by a Dutch 
military court 

Except for. those primly race¬ 
conscious, the. picture is no more 
objectionable than, many others, 
currently on screens..Strongest ob¬ 
jections . to it are that It is not 
well-made. 


ZULUETA MAY PRODUCB 

Meanwhile His Exit From Film 
Fest $tirs Talk 

Madrid, Oct; 25. 

The resignation of Antonio 
Zulueta as director of the San 
Sebastian Film : Fe;stival, continues 
to stir private and published com¬ 
ment in Madrid film circles. 

It’s believed that Zulueta did not 
resign, but was forced oiit of of¬ 
fice by an exec committee majority, 
which proposes to reorganize the 
scope; arid program of the Basque 
fest by placing control in the hands 
of a three-way directorate. This 
proposal was limniediately rejected 
by the Government’s Director Gen¬ 
eral for Cinema as an organiza¬ 
tional move that would , discredit 
the festival. 

While San Sebastian searches 
among its local citizenry for a suc¬ 
cessor, Zulueta is ; reported ready 
to embark as producer on an active 
filrii-making program. The ex-fest 
director has been plied u'ith many 
complimentary comments since his 
resignation was disclosed. 


Spain & Germany 
In Closer CoDab 


Madrid^ Oct. 25. 

Spain and Germany negotiated 
an extension of their film com¬ 
merce arid coproduction activities 
which probably ,will lead to aug¬ 
mented currency transfer, to Ger¬ 
man film producers and distribu¬ 
tors. Film authorities from both 
countries will .mutually seek to in¬ 
crease film imports and reciprocally 
stage Film Weeks, 

These were tile major modifica¬ 
tions of the existing film pact be¬ 
tween Spain and Germany signed 
last week by Director-General Mar¬ 
tin Weber! of Germany’s Ministry, 
of. Economy,, and. Faustino Armijo. 
Director-General of Commercials 
Relations in the Spanish Ministry 
of. Foreign. Affairs. Director-Gen¬ 
eral for Cinema Miirioz Fontan and 
reps of the Spanish film, industry 
were in close touch with Rhineland 
i negotiators. 

BERLIN PRIZE WIN 
IMPORTANT IN SPAIN 

Madrid, Oct. 25. 

Spanish producer and distribu¬ 
tor Carlos Couret; concluded his 
third and most successful pre¬ 
miere run of ‘^Lazarillo de Tormes” 
(Ragamuffin of Tormes) here last 
Week. 

“Lazarillo” opened in September 
of last year at the Gran Via show¬ 
case Callao, for a mediocre first- 
run. but! did somewhat better in a 
pruned version at ; the same house 
early this year. Having garnered 
the main Golden Bear . Award at 
the Berlin Film Festival this past 
summer, the film was given its 
third firstrun release at the same 
showcase in early September for a 
solid seven week display of exhibi¬ 
tion strength; Pic now enters ex¬ 
clusive second-run houses. 

Newspaper Strike Hits 
All Dublin Show Biz 

Dublin, Oct. 25. 

Lockout of . a section of printers 
employed v iii JDublin newspapers, 
following a. ban on overtime and 
a work-to-rule campaign by type¬ 
setters. suspended ail three morn¬ 
ing, three evening and three Sun¬ 
day papers published here, to¬ 
gether with radio and tv program 
papers. Suspension; which has 
..gone, into second week, has been 
followed by a drop in cinema and 
other theatre biz because of no 
newspaper ads. Some nabes. have 
reported a slight upswing in biz. 

Many advertisers tried to buy 
time on Radio Eireann, but no in¬ 
crease. in sponsored time has been 
permitted, * 


l Mexico City, Oct. 25. 

With ominous overtones of an 
alleged nationalization of the Mexi¬ 
can picture industry giving all seg¬ 
ments uneasy moments these daj's, 
reports now are that new legisla¬ 
tion is going to be tough and dras¬ 
tic. Although release of the new 
Film Laws provisions had been 
promised for mid-month, no offi¬ 
cial word Is available. There Is a 
mixture of rumor, conjecture and 
alleged “fact,” the latter supplied 
by the congressional commission 
wrestling with elaboration of regu¬ 
lations to “benefit” Mexican mo¬ 
tion pictures. 

Spokesmen for the commission 
are attorneys Manuel Yanez Ruix 
and Guillermo Salas Armendariz. 
These indicate that probably the 
legislative suggestions will estab¬ 
lish direct federal intervention to 
Insure better quality in picture 
production, and also for a more 
rigid classification of film enter¬ 
tainment for “family.*' “children” 
and “strictly for adults, groups.” 

Forecast Film Academy- 

Attorneys Ruiz and Armendariz 
inferred., that the long dormant 
Mexican. Academy of Film Arts and 
Sciences will be permanently 
■buried, and would be replaced by 
a National Film Institute. This lat¬ 
ter will take over granting of aid 
and subsidies to producers, award 
prizes, organize festivals and com¬ 
petitions, have a voice in selection 
of national product sent to foreign 
festivals. 

The Institute would have broader 
representation of all elements of 
the industry, including producers, 
distributors, exhibitors, unions, 
television firms, actor’s, musicians. 
Writers organizations; representa¬ 
tives of the Institute of Fine Arts, 
etc. 

Special emphasis is to be on 
“awards” for producers who im¬ 
prove the quality of pictures, thess 
to be actual cash inducements. 
And exhibs, too, w r ho give more 
time to national product will find 
themselves recipients of subsidies 

(Continued on page 24) 


Bought by Govt.; Tied 
To Revamped Film Law 

Mexico City, Oct. 25. 

Obscured by a cloud of rumors, 
conjectures and angry denials, all 
indications point to yet another 
step by the Federal government to 
tighten its control of the Mexican 
film industry. Last week, reports 
in film circles were that the The¬ 
atre Operating Company (one of 
the two major chains in Mexico, 
other is Gabriel Alarcon’s Gold 
Chain), owned by Manual Espinosa 
Iglesias, had been sold to Nacional 
Financiers for upwards of 
$14,400,000. 

Insiders insisted the sale had 
been executed and that only legal 
phases remained, prior to confir¬ 
mation of operation. 

Iglesias, himself, denied that any 
sale had been made. He termed it 
absurd io think government would 
want to. buy up a chain because of 
the hanging-fire Film Law. 

Although he denies it, it*s under¬ 
stood that Iglesias has been pres¬ 
ent at meetings in Nacional Fir.an- 
ciera offices. Last week he, William 
Jenkins and Federico Heuer again 
huddled in the semi-official credit 
agency offices. Heuer said that the 
press and industry would have to 
wait some days before the whole 
matter is revealed. 

Sale Regarded As Finished 

But within industry circles sale 
of the chain is taken as an accom¬ 
plished fact. 

One official source said the rea¬ 
son transaction cannot be confirmed 
yet is that it must await govern¬ 
ment authorization. If the purchase 
is confirmed, then it will be an ad¬ 
vance move on part of government, 
via. the new film law:, to acquire 
51% of all cinemas in the republic. 
This story has been in circulation 
for weeks.. 



INTERNATIONAL 


Dublin TV Late-Starter Watched 


ffiilETY 


Argentine Film Trade 
Not Pleased With New 


'VARIETY'S' LONDON OFFICi 4 
4*.-St, James's Street, Piccadilly 


Acid After-Taste of Italian Song 


By Boycott-Minded D.K. Theatres ■ Plugging Mediods at Barcelona 


London, Oct. 25. 4----r--- 

British exhibs are stilt keeping-1 mmn K » T 1' r\££• 

a sharp eye for any company that wltA i iokyo Uiiice 

may be negotiating the sate of j Tokyo.. Oct. 18. 

\auities to television, and are all After years of probing, it is 
Teady to slap an embargo on book-j now likely that Music Corp. 

Jng pix from producers involved! of America will open a Tokyo 

in any such deals. Latest alert lias i office. 

been sounded in answer to reports} The branch is expected to 
that some companies are dickering locate in the Nikkatsu Building 
with the Dublin commerical tv set-1 under the helm of Bozo Waka- 
up that’s skedded to begin opera- 4 bayashi, a Hawaiian known 
tions in the next-18 months or so.'] aS i a former professional 

Members of the Cinematograph! baseball player and manager. 
Exhibitors Assn, have been advised;; 111 

r ie d pr “i„ or thrS or "afParis Exhibs Start Own 

sale, be regarded as being in the| »n > n» o 

same position as similar vendors in| iypC Of IIX l/CDSOnil 

CEA has also been inquiring oft Increasing Prod. W 

the 20th Century-Fox office in| Paris Oct 2 

London whether in fact David OJ A s if filmmakers riVd fini l 


sale, be regarded as being in the »n f D* T * 

same position as similar vendors in} iypC Of IIX l/6IlS0nil§, ; 

CEA has also been inquiring of Increasing Prod. Woes 

the 20th Century-Fox office in Paris Oct 25 ! 

London whether in fact David O. As jf filmmakers did not have ! 

Selznick is one of its current pro-; enough trouble here, with more i 

ducers. as listed in an advertise-; severe censorship and declining 1 , 
rnent in a recent issue of the pub-' cinema attendance, thev now note! 
lication Far East Film News. Selz-i that manj new pix are blocked 1 
nick pix are on the Association’s; and not get fiist-run .gullets if? • 
barred list following the release of; and don’t get first-run Outlets in 
a batch of his oldies to television.;; to handle them. They cjlaim they ! 

are too offbeat, not good enough- 
!i or not lor their patrons. This type I 
DIaaJSaw ! ° f stuffing off has especially hit : 

DIUuUIGl I Hall lanKS joung and “new wave’’ directors.. 

1 Without any dates in Paris, 1 
r , . Continued from page 2 ■ films have hard, going in subse- ! 

again for PCA head Geoffrey 1 fluents..especially unusual vehicles.. 
Shurlock and his staff.) Yet me Italo ’•Adventure.” booed 

at Hie Cannes Fest and felt anti- 
ln the mtantime. Tavloi, through; conirnei . cial v (bn - ng fine b j z , 

h.s attorney. Ephraim London, lias, in tw0 - hoi|Ses uhere S( * mc exhib * 
charged the Shuilock oilace withdecided to take a chance. Now 
chscnminatoiy piactices,^ citing finding it almost impossible to 
stances of American film, which; ;lind - a theatre date are jean-Pierfe 
laylor and London think have ; Mocky * “ The C ounle.” Jacques 
portrayed °r exceeded scenes; in ljRlvet t c - s . -p ai - is Belongs. To’ U.” 
‘Bloody Brood on wnull deletion; and Eric Ko hmer’s “Sign of the 
has been demanded. One such pic-; Lion.” 

ture which they believe exceeds,. “Couple” has had such oldtiiners ] 
“Brood is Psycho. .In Holly-j !as Jcan Cocteau and Marcel Ay me 


Buenos Aires, Oct. 18. * 

Minister of. Education Luis. Me- . _ ... . _ . * . __ 

i Kay has installed the new Screen r : : ^ — . Barcelona,, Oct. 25. 

institute Board, which has .Dr. Emntv Falls Anart 1 ^ fortnight after: the Greeks 

Roberto Christensen, confirmed .as '■■,-■■ K , walked off with top. honors at the 

! A. W&A house in- 

Horaeio Silvestre Piriasco/ Jorge the .small New Mexico town of val now held annually in Barce- 

Arturo Livingston-and Julian Sil- Mountainair collapsed for no Iona,, reports from Catalan sources" 

vestre Bonamino as directors. (16j; charge the Italians With an attempt. 

None of these .men has had any House was a.total loss... to ; insert Sari Remo tactics in our- 

previous connection. with, the, film . No one was in the building iwSJ— * P 

industry, and their appointment is at the time and there were;nor . , - J 

put. do.w to political patronage, injuries! An adjoining building As inside observers tell it, the 

i arousing acrimonious criticism;, ‘v was damaged slightly from Unheralded Greek delegation cap- 
. Although the ostensible reason; fallings debris. tiired; strong outset support from a 

.for appointment of strangers to; ; The house, 500-seater, has nightly audience of 5,000 in the 

r 0 $' I? i>St J e n e " #ly u be ?!; k . nown *? : «ige N*i<m«r 

mg. complete impartiality, the gen- the Hollywood Theatre, and %. Vp plri - pR . KPgnhded hv Ttali- 

eral impression that film, matters L prior was called the Qulvira. . . Sere 

are too complex to be handled, by - ■ - —- - • an J S ° .f J n 

laymen, and this board is not ex- !_ Claudio Villa and Torrebruno. 

pected to last long in office. An RritlQil II Ill nil VnrM When the public, was called, on 

“Advisory” Board, with Dr. En- HIIU511 UIIIUll uVUICo to cast a final ballot, it was learned 

rique T. Susini as president, and U4 a M oiA7 D or f fAvarihiT that Claudio Villa had bbughj;. and 

with architect Ricarda Conord. "*« HvIT I dllbUlfCI Illg distributed 600.tickets while Torre- 

i producer. Eduardo Carbonell and r;r J bruno hoped to capture main 

}Lieut. Colonel Juari J. OUvero,. is uP0IlS0r6Q rlllH 1,100. awards with An organized cheering- 

ito collaborate with the; Institute London Oct 25 voting section of 500 seats. Festival. 

, Board, collecting salaries Of 10,000 what ViaiipH ’“a i ; hit of authorities thereupon lfnniediately. 

1 pesos monthly—S125 in tJ^S. coin; , w nal ., 1S „ naiiea ® s a °l altered voting policy and asked the; 
This increases the institute budget, P lon eenng has been, achieved, public to designate two, instead, of 
without in any way adding to its'here by the Assn, of Specialized one final tune favorite. The Greeks 
efficiency.: -Film Producers and the AsSn. of subsequently; walked off with first.. 

Dr Susini, a ioncer o£ radio : cinematograph, .Television and Al-, and scc0,id P r i zes - 
broadcasting m Argentina, has dab- :■ Technicians in a new pact cov- 1 The winning Greek songs. “Xipna 
bled in dramatic and film produc- | lied lecnnicians in a nevv pact cov } Aghapi j Idu - and “Kleuso Dio Tri-; 

lion over the last. 40 years, with ,-ering the employment of those; en- iantafiHat ; we r 6 so obscurely dark 
only sporadic success: He-went to [ gaged in documentary and spon- i horse entries .-that up through final 
Italy during the last World^War to . SO ied film production. -balloting, these were tlie only fest 

h*-' J “‘--i- Operative from Oct. .17, the pact ftan^.-Unrecorded and ithavailabie 


Via New Pad Covering 
Sponsored Film Prod. 


Italy during the last World War to ; 
make documentaries for the Ital- z 
ian Fascist regime. '! 


for said at disc arid music counters 


wood Monday, Shurlock com- ffaise it p!us spme fine pres ^ i 
mented that every producer whose, articles, but it still goes a begging, 
p.cture is turned down by the; “ Paris ;> is ab( f ut a young the a trica l 
Code can always cite a number of ; group trjing'to make a go. of it ! 
5)ix which allegedly exceed the film: j n t be c j*y while “Lion” concerns I 
turned down.* a down and out foreigner in-Paris.. 

Taylor's court case would be - Other pix ^re also held up while 
against the Code’s parent. Motion ! bread-and-butter or small-scale 
Picture Assn, of America, and comedies or action pix get outlets 
would charge restraint of trade. easily here. Industry people are 
Idea is that the association's rules,!; looking into this setup, with some 
prohibiting members from handling;; producers and distribs lining up 
non-Code pix, can prevent a pro- i: against recalcitrant exhibs. 

ducer from realizing the full U.S. i; -—— 1 -^—— 

market potential, since film must,; DDITICU TDITCT 1UV ADC 
then be distributed by an indie ; Dlil I lull i llUul lflAl U 
w 110 has neither the^acilities nor|j qaa aoa j. dtc , crPr 

the power to command the dates! SZ.OUU.UoU AKIu utlla 
which a major can, : T 1 7 t h n 

Brood, a pictuie about beat- ;j Outfit known as the Cannon Hill 
niks was co-produced, by Julian; Trust seeks t0 raise $ 2 .800.000 by 

hv nd J?nf£ Tflt'ini- «ve !| P uhlic subscription for an arts cen- 
Ih 1 f C *h d lre in the Midlands, coveing 14 

and taking in a theatre, 
mitted to PCA and c hanges re pav jB ons devoted to music, visual 
quested at that time were made. : ; rtc VyI j 

On submission of the film, how- puppejy. d«nce «»d Ata, and. 
PVPI . , va< . rpi.irpd . a swimming pool that would con- 

evei, seal v as relumed. i vert to an ice rink. The centre would 

Known to be bothering the Code;; be keyed to the six to 18 age group, 
people are several scenes, but;; John English, governing director 
principally one in which tvvo;| 0 f t be Arena Theatre Co., is direc¬ 
t-thrill” killers feed a young stran-;: tor of the trust which has the back- 
* cl * a ^medium rare hamburger ij inR 0 f the Alexandra Theatre and 
thats filled with ground glass.,;; the city of Birmingham Symphony 

Code people object to showing the;; orchestra. Proposed site is in 

obvious satisfaction of the kiUers;; Cannon Hill ParK a - couple of 
as they watch their victim die. . miles from the centre of Birming- 
Tavlor also is charging dis-! ham. 

efimination on the part of. the! -;- 

MPA A against films not made ini p 1 p*l mm 
the U.S. Neither his government! iXCIlCfl 1*1101 MUSCUlO 
nor his company, says Taylor, take _ f g\en nil n* 

kindly to restrictive measures; Hglnc nffKpof (}M Piv 

which can injure the return of; UUUCdl, UIU I U 

capital to Canada inasmuch as; Paris. Oct. 18. 

American pictures distributed im .The French Film Museum, La 
Canada return to their distributors; Cinematheque Francaise, is begin- 


Mex Anxieties 

5 -Continued from , page 23 j 


The . "espiches” delivered by | .iltempts to encourage regular em-; rturing the , h ree-da.v. competition, 
those at Die. cel’emopy of-appoint- ? payment, in film-making, . recog-.With eaual irony. Greek, singer 

that “irregular employ • Nanai Mou.sehouiri, .bespectacled- mil- 
to an era of. moral censorshi . for■> . 6 .. . . ■ *] .*. .’ c ;p-t P9r .h c ^ f r nm fho Fhctprn Atpflu 

lilm-makers and distribution inter- j* one of the worst features of 

British film production ,m that ;terranean. was the least ■■photo-. 

i “to the . employers it means incon- ! graphed among the. singing stars 

venience and uncertainty in meet- l assembled by Television Espanola* 
m . ing staff requirements, to the em-, lj P° nsor pf the sharply-contested,. 

Mex Alixieties plovees it means insecurity,” - heavily-attended . ..Second.; annual 

' f he agfeement provides for two Song Test.val, 

= continued from page 23 = ! grades of employees, in aiming for- In relegating the. Italians this 
in the form' of various grades of; this regular-work ideal. Those year to. ^ird> feurih and-fifth P.I^ce 
tax exe.m tions.. !\vho have a minimum guarantee qf; prizes iClaudio villa was the mg 

Picture. Importers, (distribs) will- 12 r months’ employment get, sala- winner last year.),:- the -^Greeks are. 
not'be excessively taxed .butWill; rieis Vit^o above those in the expected,, by music publishers 
have to pav the same per reel levy ] ASFP-ACTT past dated June^30, disc representatives, to play a high- 
as that laid out. bv Mexican ex- M955: vyhich has just expired, while b’ competitive role in the European, 
porters. As ar.'inducement to pri-1 non-established staff get I8.4 r c' P°P tune market. 

vate importers, of. films; if these above th°se in the expiring pact.:, ^, ■ . ■ _ j——— 

organize credit societies, making . The labor union aims to draw 

funds available for picture produc- the attention of the Minister of MAl CvAauaIa* 

Don. there will, he “substantial tax j Labor to .this aspect of the new imwi ravhihirr 

, adjustments’-’, and even suspensions deal—which-. contains other revi- continued^ from page l 

for a specified terrhs of years. sions to the expiring one—while . . ;■ ■ ’ 

The government will crack down ! ^SFP says it will notify other him enjojed NabuccOv however sidt? 
hard on national producers who industry employers of this .“tilt .at ed the libretto about the Jewish, 
turn out quickies and doubtful casualization,” to quote F. A. captivity Babylon. With, this 
qualitv product deemed damaging Hoare, president of the association; ^never-before production, the Met s. 

to Mexican prestige in foreign mar- . —- ■ ~ ’ - ■ ' Rudolf Bing competes with the 

kets. This meaure is intended to ! If7 _ «- TTAip . liroA ai\ .....American. Opera Society, the Little 

; fore? a boost in quality: Regarding ‘HRE IT HOT INTO 2D Orchestra and several other groups 
iimports of. foreign productrifs in- Uata “;‘ ... ® s ..5t T u?1c ^ ? rc ?? ol £ Bls !i 

dicatod that the tax may be 5.000. YFAR IN HF1.S1NKI Nabucco. is tough- on the so- 

, pesos .5400) per reel, with foreign 11B “ ,H nfiLOiniU prano, Leome Rysanek wtho is up- 

I distributors further obliged! to do- Helsinki, Oct. 18, . and-down .the breakneck^ steps and 

i nate a copy of film for the official “Some Like It Hot” fiJA) starts ^h e byeakthroat scale without ever 

• Film Library. its second year in a first-run here having a very cornfortable aria. In ; 

i Film Rtanir tuiii ha nrini . nn ifi Two wppItq lAtpr it is 3 smaller role,.:Rosalind Elias^ .was 


Met Excavates 


for a specified terrhs of years. sions to the expiring one—wmie . . .. 

The government will crack dow-h’.•■ ASFP. says it will notify other him enjojed Nabuccpv however stdt? 

hard on national producers who industry employers of this .“tilt .at ed the libretto about the Je\yish. 

turn out quickies and doubtful casualization,” to quote F. A. captivity Babylon. With, this 

qualitv product deemed damaging Hoare, president of the association; never-before production, the Met s. 

to Mexican prestige in foreign mar- . —- ■ ~ ’ - ■ ' Rudolf Bing competes with the 

kets. This meaure is intended to ! If7 _ «- TTAip . iiim A ni\ .....American. Opera Society, the Little 

force a boost in quality! Regarding LIKE IT HOT INTO 2D Orchestra and several,other groups 

imports of.foreign productTit’s in- “ tfYi- a ^. a ™ usical ? rc ? eol ^ gls I; 

dicated that the tax may be 5.000 YFAR IN HFI.SINKI -NahMCCo.^ is tough on the so- 

pesos -S400) per reek with foreign ILAIV Hi nLLJIHIU prano, Leome Rysanek who. is up- 

distributors further obliged! to do- Helsinki, Oct. 18, . and-down .the breakneck^ steps and 

nate a copy of film for the official “Some Like It Hot” >lJA) starts H 16 ;breakthrpat scale without ever 

Film Library. its second year in a first-run here having a very cornfortable aria. In 

The Film . Bank will be con- on Oct.16. Two weeks later, it;, is a smaller role^ .Rosalind Elias was 

verted into a national. credit in- expected to break the all-time happier. Two . of the participants 

stituti . working with private record for first-run in this capital; were reminders^ of other talents, 

sources in financing of production Marilyn Monroe starrer is expected Neil clearly, being the 

and other industry .operations: to. continue its smash success until Met s hoped-for answer to the loss 
However, the new loan, agency will the end of the year. It will top all Of Leonard Ayarren. and conductor 
not give any credits to films rated previous pictures to play here by Thomas .Schippers definitely its re- 
as “fourth category” (quickies), a large margin. sponse to the Philharmpnic’s Leon- 

Producers or distributors will be Former champion was the Ger- ^ Ber " stei 


an amount of approximately $20,- 
000,000 a year. 


i ning to become a commercial force 
[ as well as a conserver of film clas- 


In addition to his Beaver Pro-' sics ' . Underwritten by government 
ductions. Taylor in a principal of : | and industry funds, it runs three 
Allied Artists of Canada, Inter-i s c r eemngs nightly of old and new 
national Film Distributors Ltd.,: P 1X * and some unreleased entries, 
and a number of other producing,! . ” as neen responsible for»bring- 
distributing and exhibiting firms.! j n§ worihy pix to exhib and distrib 

Recently he became associated') Mention here. 


with Beaver-Champion Attractions! ^ use “ m recently had a 

of New York ii week paying homage to Italo direc- 

* __ ’ tor Michaelangelo Antonioni and 

ij showing five of his films. Interest 

WR’t Frisco HO Switch j was so high that his recent “Ad- 
VYDS rnsco ny OWltcn i iVenture » was released in two first- 
San Francisco, Oct. 25. ]'run houses. 

Warner Bros, exchange is movingrj Museum also plans to do the 
out of present location at 215 j same thing when Mexican director 
Golden Gate Avenue to a Warner-! Luis Bunuel’s “Nazarin” is released 
owned building next door which;! here next month. Museum pays 
used to be the Republic exchange.it special homage to past and present 
Warners is remodeling premises, directors by holding a week long 
will leas£ basement to Columbia;! series of their pix. In for one 
accessory department and sell'; last week was Yank director 
present "exchange building, also!; Josef von Sternberg now residing 
Warner-owned. jiin Austria. 


free to-make any ; type of picture J m an melodrama, “The. Golc 
they desire, and seek credits from I city.” “Like It Hot?’ has met w 
other, non-official sources. rare success Mi over the coun 

Worry Over Govt. ^Permits ; and counts among the biggest L 
This is. the general basis of new pictures ever in whole Finland, 
regulations; But what worries the ■ :; ■ •' ■ ■■ ■ 

industry is the report that produc-. . 

ers, distributors and exhibitors will C„L:L- A-*-.- 

heed a special State Department tTSnCll £X0lDS UppOSC 
permit. Officially denied, it was tv* . f <1*17 If J 1 

admitted that all segments of the.. UlSinD Ol 1V*Ill3d6 1 

industry will have to registor with p . 

the Film Bureau in order to con, Pederation b j French^ t im''Ex- few. deft moves to form a pyramid 
•tinue their, business. r eaerauon oi^ rren ji ^ nicture at one Doint the elose- 

In setting nn rrertit in«ttitiitinns hibitors is keeping op its boycott piciure at one poirn, ine ciose- 

Ihegov^ernmerit C fiuiv^ , iiaw 1 ^h^5Ki' on a feature film made in 1958 by Packed mpvemen^ 
ine government may nave a oi o T _ p Pnn i r f or the governmental and most of all the distribution of 
finger even in these, it’s claimed. “, ean Kenoir ior ine governmental tb x .figures on the mound for the 
Monev is to onme from » Lav French video setup, Radiodiffu- tne ngu res on tne mound for the 

ivioney is to come,irom a tax -ion-Television Francaise It is “Le sotto-voce chorus opening the third 
levy on cinema admissions. There 4 eie Y** 1 ®“ rrancaise. iris.. i*e - The scenerv was meagre of 

is no confirmation of this But the Testa ment Du Dr. Cordelier,” scenery was meagre of 

Treasury Department it is learned u ' hic h Was made for a .oneshot tele ldeas and budget: 
is readying installation' of special’ showing with hopes of. then releas- The definite emergehce. of-Mac 
machinerv to keen tabs oh adi * - ing it commercially. Film was yet Neil as a stellar baritone of the 
sions actually sold to be shown on tv and Pathe .took company, the strong pitmanship of. 

There is an unconfirmed reDort ^ fdr theat ric al distrib, but has Schippers and the fresh; vigor, of 
that there may be a decentraHza- heId R U P actual distribution— staging by. Rennert dominated the 
tiori of the exhibition chains with- French exhibs also have called on premiere. As to whether this early 
in^180^days ate^the^Film Lkw bi foreign colleagues to boycott the Verdi is a great opera, that will 
comes effective. And reports still ,PW\ be an. academic^ debate among the 

persist of a goveriimenf entry into ‘ . Reason given was, besides want- Ph.D. s of music, 
the exhibition field via a buy-out ing to hold down competition from As staged, as directed, as sung, 
or setting up of a new chain. tv-made features, that there are it-was a strong and somewhat dar- 

Stiff fines for violators of new still many feature pix shown on irig presentation. For. average taste 
laws is also being studied. As far local tele during the weeekends. it will pass as great grand opera, 
as can be learned, these will, aver- “Cordelier” is a modernization of rich in melody and no more awki. 
age $i,600 for infraction or 15 days the “Jekyll and Hyde” story and ward in libretto than / the run-of- 
in jail; stars Jean-Louis Barrault. repertory. / 


man melodrama^ “The. Golden ^“Nabucco” .is- . . choral opera, 
City.” “Like It HotW has met with with a number of fine massings- of 
rare success all ov'er the country voices. Not the least of its impres- 
and counts among the biggest U.S. ®| d h s 01 ? fbis first yiewing. is}-the 


sions on this first viewing, is- the 
Germanic staging of Giuhther Ren¬ 
nert, here in debut from Hamburg.. 
Certainly Rennert is a man of pro-; 
nounced theories about and a firm 
hand with stagecraft. 


Distrib of TV-Made PIC expertly 1 hiridfed. than often the 


Paris, Oct. 18. 


case in opera!. Notable were the. 



Vednegday, October 26, 1960 , pfcp7Z?TY i _ RABIO-TKUVISIOIV 25 


On the basis of his first three outings of the hew season; with 
Goodman Ace again entrenched in .the scripting stable, ut looks 
like Perry Como is off and running on his. Wednesday; night NBC- 
TV hour for Kraft. In contrast to last season, when Como launched 
his two-year. affiliation with Kraft (a $25:000,600 time and pro¬ 
gram deal) with a fat Nielsen -return, only to skid as most subse¬ 
quent entries lost their lustre, the Como shows this, semester have 
been climbing, both on the. rating charts and. qualitatively. Last 
^week's Arbitran told the story: 24.9 for Como; 13:0 for: '‘Hawaiian 
Eye,” 11.3 for ;‘‘My' Sister Eileen.” COmo had a whopping 38.6% 
sharre of audience. 

. It’s generally agreed that the return of Ace has. sparked the 
hour entry, with a new; vitality. J. Waiter Thompson, agency on the 
account, which was plenty apprehensive over Kraft’s future in tv. 
Is beat ing over prospects of a renewal. Since the corporate' Kraft 
outfit sets policy on a calendar year basis, decision is due soon on 
what it intends to. do about ’61-’62. The Como timing bn an up¬ 
-graded show thus fits in perfectly with the. Kraft directorate hud¬ 
dling,. ' '// 

The forthcoming Sateve post three-installment spread on Como, 
starting Nov. 8. won’t hurt, ither. Curtis Publishing is .shooting a 
wad: on promotion of the. piece with ads in all the .major dailies 
and periodicals and one-minute filmed: commercials on 300 tv sta¬ 
tions, both NBC and; other web affils along with indies. 



>,000,000 Billings 


NBC may have lost the Plym¬ 
outh business that went into SteVe 
Allen’s show' and some of the 
Ford business because, of the. can¬ 
cellation of ‘•Startime,*- but the tv 
network hasn’t lost the corner on 
the automotive market. Web, with. 
$44,500,660 Detroit billings, on the 
’60-’6l calendar, has 55% of the 
total boodle taken this season from 
the car industry’s coffers. . ' 

All told; according to NBC, .the 
car companies will spend thissea- 
son some. $80,000,000 on web video. 
ABC has 26% of it nd CBS 
19%, it. is estimated. 

It may be that NBC retains.-its 
auto edge partly because of the 
web’s eoior scheme. The auiomo- 
tiyes seem to dig multi chrome ad¬ 
vertising, 

Dinah' Shore is NBC’s top 
money-maker ,. where Detroit is 
concerned. The Sunday Chevy 
show bills $13.000,000 on the. year 
fn -time and. taleht; And General 
Motors proper ; has ordered over 
$3,000,000 NBC sports program¬ 
ming, the rietw rk said, . 

: pldsmobiie has ..returned , to the- 

web. with a half-sponsorship, in 
the 60-minute w-eekly “Michael 
Shayrie,” ..but the buy doesn’t cov-. 
er a full season in the present 
contract. Yet there . is . ie full 
season monej^ih the house, name¬ 
ly $4,400,000, from Buick for eight 
Bbb Hope, specials and Chrysler s 
Fred Astaire spec |repeat includ¬ 
ed' are paying $760,000/ 

Studebaker-Paekard is bii\*ing ; 
$750,000 worth of Jack. Paar par¬ 
ticipating time. But the/second big¬ 
gest NBC automotive account, de¬ 
spite the. “Startinie”!' axi 
Ford, with nearly $10,750,000 on 
NBC’s ‘Tennessee Ernie. Ford” 
half-hour and on.: “Wagon Train’* 
alternate weeks. 

Lincoln-Mercury. with ..full o\v 
ership of ‘‘Alfred Hitchcock Pre¬ 
sents;” adds another $6,000,000. 


Benny’s Automat Party 

JaCk Benny, who comes east 
next month on a Concert swing 
and. to originate two of his 
CBS-TV shows from New York 
Nov! 20 and 27, is tossing a 
giant party in Gotham for. the 
press Nov. 10. Big. guest list 
is beiiig prepared, an orch will 
supply the .dancing, and gen-. 

. erally festive air is being set 
for the nighttime shindig. 
Also, a large supply of nickels 
are being laid in. 

Reason for the nickels^- 
Benny is playing it in char¬ 
acter, and. is staging the party, 
at the Automat. He’s , taking; 
over the 45th fc-/Fifth Ave. 
branch for the affair: 

P.S.—It’s biack-tie, yet. 




CBS-TV is packaging all of. its 
four; year-end football bowl games 
into a single participating sponsor-, 
ship unit, with one-fourth sponsor¬ 
ship of all four: games priced out’ 
at an even $250,000. Since'the net¬ 
work is selling the quartet of games; 
to four .participating b.r.’s, entire 
bowl package ' priced out at. 
$ 1 , 000 ; 000 . . 

. Games include, the ' Bluebonnet 
Bowl from Houston Dec. 17, the 
Gatpr Bowl from Jacksonville Dec. 
31, the Orange Bowl from Miami 
anil the Cotton Bowl from Dallas, 
both New Year’s; Day. 

Under the participating plan, 
each of the four sponsors get one; 
commercial minute per. qaurter of 
each game, or 16 minutes in all for 
their 250G. Web estimates that over 
the four-game spread; each spon¬ 
sor %vill reach 50% of all tv homes, 
while average audience .will run: to 
6,000,000 homes a minute. 


... United Artists, acquiring its first 
: tv statiori, is closing a deal for the 
' purchase of KFsD-TV, the NBC 
, aflil in Sari Diego, Along with the 
‘ tv property, KF.SD AM and FM 
: are included, in the $7,000,000 deal; 

UA; which eventually plans to. 
acquire five, video 08:0V andl 
; other patties are expected to file 
j the necessary papers with the Fed- 
!.eral 'Coinin' icaiions Commission 
,. in about three weeks. 

Station;, was . owned by News¬ 
week and a San. Diego group head-, 
ed by Bill Goetze. prez arid oper¬ 
ating head ofV the statiori: Plan 
is for Goetze to continue, to helm 
the. station arid to keep the current 
operation intact. NBC, affiliation 
will continue, but it’sL understood 
ABC has been making sorii verr 
/.tures. 

UA-stepped in after, Southland 
Industries. Inc s / operators of 
■■■ WOAI-AM-TV, San Antonio, had 
dropped Sts option for th San 
Diego property because it could 
not get . satisfactory financing. 
Transaction w’as negotiated via 
Howard Stark; with Paul A; 
.O’Bryan, partner in the law’ firm 
of Dow Lohnes & Albertson, Wash¬ 
ington, representing UA. 

WEW’s $600,000 Buy 

St. Louis, Oct: 23.; 

The Barrington Co. here has sold 
its radio station, WEW, to .the 
Franklin Broadcasting Co. of Fort 
Lauderdale. Fla;: Purchasing com¬ 
pany also; owns and operates radio 
stations in Fort Lauderdale, New 
Orleans, Tulsa and Minneapolis. 

Sale price of WEW was under¬ 
stood to be • $600,000, including 
rhal; estate leases. 



By GEORGE ROSEN 

IEs rather significant, though 
not entirely surprising, that the 
best tv show of the season thus fair 
was the Fred W. Friendly-pro¬ 
duced “Year of the Polaris” public 
affairs entry on “CBS Reports;” 

It’s of equal interest that the 
most rewarding daytime show of 
the season was last - week’s sertsi- 
tiyely-produced special on sexual 
frigidity in women, out of the Irv¬ 
ing Gitlin public affairs shop at 
NBC-TV. 

Both, happened to. be sponsored; 
the NBC show by Purex, which has 
contracted for seven such women 
specials, .and the Polaris, show by 
Philip Morris.' But for all the skill; 
creativity and manpower being 
poured into the “CBS Reports” se¬ 
ries of 26, which is probably the 
most ambitious pubaffairs schedule 
ever- undertaken by a network, 
CBS is up against a stone wail in 
trying to peddle the remaining 
alternate-week entries. 

. Although . in a last miniite de¬ 
cision Philip Morris decided 
yesterday '(Tries/ to go along with 
tomorrow' night’s second entry, 
Philpi Morris, wants no further 
part of them, despite, the acclaim 
accorded Polaris.. In fact, PM, it’s 
since been learned; was on the . 
verge of pulling out of its one-shot 
commitment almost up to air time, 
because it insisted on identifying 
the rocket with its nri\v- Commander, 
cigaret as the opening coriiiriercial; 
It’s to CBS! credit that it stuck by; 
its. guns in refusing to okay the. 
copy,. With Ph'ili Morris finally 
substituting a new commercial. 

Both NBC ana CBS are pouring 
millions into their „ respective 
“image” programming as their an¬ 
swer toD.C. criticism and-the. still 
active threats of Congressional ac¬ 
tion of Federal regulation of the- 
networks. This is the big best- 
foot-forward year. As result both. 
Friendly and Gitlin have been 
given their heads. All things.being 
equal in a season which finds en- 
tertai inent shows at perhaps their 
lowest, ebb, both men enjoy a top 
priority classificatiqri^ They’re the 
heroes of the *60-’6I season within ; 
their; respective production shops, 
each.with as many as half a dozen 
crews out simultaneously as they 
explore the domestic arid global 
horizons:with fresh/-original'report-, 
irig ;and interpretation, designed, to 
achieve maximum popular appeal. 

Both men have long .since es¬ 
tablished their claim to master¬ 
minding their, multiple projects. As 
far as the . CBS high comriiand is 
concerned. Friendly is without peer 
—a. recogriition dating back front 
the early days of “See It Now.” 
NBC’s confidence; in Gitlin is as 
big as his munificerit budget (which 
permits him: to spend in excess of; 
$2;O0p;6OO for the soon-diie un-. 
sponsored Saturday night “The Na¬ 
tion’s Future” hour series/ What 
is riot generally known is that the: 
Gitlin arid Friendly . creativity in 
public affairs prograrnriiing has 
been matched , in the- past by their 
unique talerit's in persuading clients' 
to buy their shows. It was Gitlin 
who brought in P.ur.ex for the day¬ 
time women specials (the fact that, 
the. client was. able to grab off the. 
seven shows for $175,000 is per¬ 
haps beside the point/- arid, the 
Gitlin touch w r as manifest as Timex 
(usually a mass circulation huyer 
(Continued on page 5li 


That 7:30 TV Curtain Poses Plenty 
Of Headaches for AD Three Webs; 


Gotcha, Bud 

“Twentieth Century” pro¬ 
ducer. Bud Benjamin, speaking 
last night (Tucs.) before the 
Radio & Television Execu¬ 
tive Club of, Pittsburgh, ex¬ 
pressed tveariness 'with-, the 
phrase “in depth,” describing 
it as one “which, has been, ap¬ 
propriated by so many as to 
become alrhost meaningless. 

“Everybody’s show today Is. 
*in depth,’” he cracked, “and 
Sooner or later some smart 
producer is going to announce 
that his is ‘in width/ ” 


CBS-TV‘Defender’ 



McNeill s New Ticket 

. .Chicago, Oct. 25. . 

ABC Radio, still bet ting on -‘Don 
McNeill’s Breakfast Club” as the 
foundatibri of its revised network, 
has renewed McNeill’s contract 
through 1965. New' five-year pact 
goes into effect in Deceinber, when 
the emcee % s current 10-year - 
tract, (first of the longtermers in 
broadcasting) runs out. 

Program nptched its 27th year 
last Julj' and. with the demise of 
the CBS soaper '‘Ma Perkins," is 
no\y the oldest show bn network 
radio: Format is still as it was in 
*1933, when incepted. 


Aiding N.Y. Cause 

Cause of television production in 
the east was abetted considerably 
this week, when CBS-TV ordered 
fullscale production of 26 hourlong 
“Defender” segments plus, an in¬ 
determinate. number of 60-minute 
“Diagnosis Unknown” entries. 

“Defender” will be produced on 
film, by Herbert Brodkin, with 
Regiriald Rose as partner and head 
writer... Series will star E. G. Mar¬ 
shall and. Robert Reed as a father- 
..son lawyer team. It’s based on 
Rose’s two-part “Studio Orie” of 
three years ago, which Brodkin 
produced and-'which starred Ralph 
Bellamy and William Shattner. 

Rose is already at work prepar¬ 
ing new scripts, and Brodkin is cur¬ 
rently seeking a studio for a start 
in .br around, the beginning of Janu¬ 
ary. It’s riot likely that produc¬ 
tion - will be far eriough advanced 
to permit use of “Defenders” as a 
midseasori replacement this year, 
so it’s a likely bet as a .starter next 
fall. “Defenders” is Rvodkin’s 
first assignment for the web since 
“Playhouse 90” folded. It’s his and 
Rose’s, package in association with 
CBS. 

Situation on “Diagnoisis” is less 
clear as to the exact number 
of shows wiiich will be pro¬ 
duced. but it’s a likely candidate 
as a midyear replacement if any 
of. the CBS-TV hour shows run 
into i.rouble. Exec producer Bob 
Banner, has been given the go- 
ahead to buy five'scripts and here 
a producer. CBS is hopeful of get- 
ting a definite production date for 
at least five, of the hours within the 
week. Series, which did summer 
duty as Garry Moore’s replace¬ 
ment, will, again star Patrick 
O’Neal and Chester Morris. 

Decision on the two shows repre¬ 
sents. a conscious effort by CBS-TV 
to try to retain the balance be¬ 
tween eastern and w estern produc¬ 
tion.. Currently; ABC has only 
one show, originating in the east; 
NBC has two/. Columbia on the 
other liarid has total of Iff weekly 
nighttime stanzas originating in 
the east, not counting pubaffairs 
and specials, with the new' efforts 
likely to boost-'next fall’s count 
even, higher. 


♦ Problem of how' to program 
w'eekniglits at 7:30-8:30 Is becom¬ 
ing an increasingly acute one for 
the three television networks. And 
although the new' season is less 
than a month gone, the nature of 
the dilemma has become more ap¬ 
parent in the development of mor 
than one trouble spot in those tim 
periods. 

- Nature of the dilemma is that at 
the 7:30 hour, the audience both 
in terms of numbers and quality 
doesn’t justify the kind of program 
expenditure that must go into a 
competitive primetime show. More¬ 
over, the high percentage of mop¬ 
pets viewing at that hour tends to 
limit the number and types of 
sponsors willing to kick in during 
the timeslot. 

But it remains a vital area, first 
because throughout the 7:30-8:30 
hour more sets are continually 
tuned in, so that between 8:15 and 
8:30, say, sets-in-use are at an ac¬ 
ceptable level, and second, because 
of the audience patterns that it can 
j set for the entire evening: Con- 
j sequen.tly, it’s only natural for the 


networks to put their best feet 


] forward In the time. 

Of the three webs. ABC appears 
to be pioneering new' methods for 
solving the problem. Its Monday 
night “Cheyenne” stanza, for ex¬ 
ample. is a mix of new show’s and 
repeats which brings the cost dow r n 
to a compatible level. At the same 
time, the repeat pattern isn't af¬ 
fecting the ratings adversely— 
“Chevenne” tops its time. On 
Tuesdays and Fridays, ABC has 
gone into the cartoon business on 
a half-hour basis at 7:30. Tha 
“Mattie’s Funda.v Funnies” is a 
moveover from Sunday afternoon 
and is doing just fine in the Friday 
slot. “Bugs Bunny” is new out of 
Warners on Tuesdays—the impact 
may be diluted by the presenca 
on the syndicated market of plenty 
of the older “Bugs Bunny” car¬ 
toons. but the price is right via 
the old-and-new plus repeats mix. 

But ABC, like the others, has its 
7:30 troubles too. There’s Wed¬ 
nesday night, where all three webs 
have pitted hourlong actioners 
head-on, in a $9,000,000 program 
struggles ABC has' its “Hong 
Kong” and CBS its “Aquanauts,” 
and neither is liable to gain much 
ground on NBC’s “Wagon Train,” 
ABC’s Thursday situation could be 
better too, with “Guestw'ard Ho” 
a comedy opener, followed by tha 
better ensconced Donna Reed as 

{Continued on page 381 


Mex Tint Test 

Mexico City, Oct. 25. 

A “highly successful” television 
color test . w’as made over Tele- 
vicentro’s Guadalajara station on 
Oct. 14. The color systerri tested is 
the process which radio arid tele¬ 
vision pioneer and inventor Jorge 
Gonzalez Camerena has been pri¬ 
vately testing for the past several 
years. . 

While. Camarena a few w'eeks 
back. claimed. that comriiercial ap¬ 
plication of his color principle was 
years away, it now appears thait 
earlier unconfirmed rumors of 
| general initiation of color early in 
*1961 may be authorized: 


Casey Stengel May 
Sign With ABC-TV 

ABC-TV reportedly has an ex¬ 
cellent chance of getting retiring 
Yankee baseball manager Casey 
Stengel as a regular on-the-air per¬ 
sonality later this season. The 70- 
year-old vet of the sports world, 
who has previously done soma 
sports stints on the air, will prob¬ 
ably go into the Saturday “Base¬ 
ball Game of the Week,” but he 
might also do color talk for any 
number of other type programs on 
the expended ABC spots sked. 

Stengel has gotten 27 or 28 offers 
in all, since he and the Yankee 
managament broke a few days back. 
They range from executive posi¬ 
tions in baseball to executive posi- 
; lions in banks. But ABC is believed 
; to have the inside track on his 
j principal services, only Stengel is 
not expected to announce his deci- 
| sion until after Nov. 2 w'hen he 
; will- have fulfilled his contractual 
‘commitments with the N.Y. base- 
! ball club. 

I On the night of Nov. 2, Stengel 
; will guest on “Perry Como’s Kraft 
Music Hall” on NBC-TV. It’ll be 
his tv debut outside the field of 
{baseball. ’ 



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RADIO-TEIJ&VISIOX 


Uariety 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


Canada Paves Way for It % First 


Ottawa, Oct. 25. 

The way is clear for Canada's- 
fi/st privately-owned television net¬ 
work. ‘No such live radio networks 
have been permitted or are likely 
to be.) Board of Broadcast Gover¬ 
nors is receiving applications until 
Nov, 14, and a public hearing will 
be held Nov. 29. 

Only one private-network bid 
has yet been received—from 


'Celeb Talent Scouts’ 

Is Heading Overseas 


Irving Mansfield and Peter 
Arnell leave Friday (28) for Lon¬ 
don for their first sales trip over¬ 
seas on “Celebrity Talent Scouts.” 
Show's success this summer as a 
Spence-Caldwell, Toronto film dis- CBS-TV Danny Thomas replace- 
trihutor and vet radio man, an uri- rnent has stirred up new interest 
successful applicant for Toronto's in the show as a locallv-produced 
indie station. Canadian majority ; format for England, France arid 
ownership of individual stations i Australia 

will continue to be a must, as will \ ~ _, 

55'; Canadian content uvith Com- ^%i i fi 1 .ndfni 

monwealth content counting as Sc0 “ ts ^°' 1 standing in 

50 ( r Canadian) earlier days* it had never been 

BBG also extended its authority ““ due - * n part 

to publicly-owned CBC’s English the CBS control pyer the show in 
and French - language networks, early days. Mansfield now owns the 


From now' on CBC, too, will have 
to provide BBG with copies of 
affiliation agreements with i 
dividual stations, within 30 days. 

One or several networks may 
link new private “second” stations 


package outright, though paying 
CBS a royalty, and on the basis of 
the renewed interest will hit Lon¬ 
don and Paris next week for talks. 
“Celeb Talent Scouts” grabbed off 
the No. 13 position in the latest 


existing or about to exist, in eight national Nielsen report, its Sept. 
Canadian cities, as w'ell as private 26 outing snaring a 25.7 rating and 
stations in others. BBG still avow- | 38.9f© share. 

edly prefers a private company j Mansfield & Arnell are delaying 
which allows affiliated stations to their departure until Friday be- 
participate without control, and cause their Ernie Kovaks package. 


says it will give preference to the 
company with most affiliates anid 
which intends'.to add to them; 
Minimum hours of reserved time: 
eight a week; but with a prefer¬ 
ence for 10. BBG’s definition of 
reserved time: “The broadcast time 
during which, by agreement, the 
facilities of a station made avail¬ 
able for the broadcast of programs 
or packages of programs supplied 
by and to be broadcast in a manner 
determined by a person other than 
the license of the station.” ! 

BBG also says, “Where, in the* 
opinion-of the board, a licensee is 
operating his station as a part of 
a network without having filed an 
affiliation agreement with the 


“Take a Good Look.” makes its 
seasonal debut on ABC-TV tomor¬ 
row night (Thurs.). 


Flip in Ambitious 
Series for Philly 

Philadelphia, Oct, 25. 

A religious public service proj- 



ZEL deGYR 

-VQICES" for 

. , Television, Films 

SUsquehanna .7-5400, New Yor 


ABC-TV Forced to Back 
Off on Gen. Foods Com’l 
In Conflict With Ralston 

Ralston-Purina with, legal action 
has forced ABC-TV to back Off on 
the proposed scheduling of a com¬ 
petitive General Foods cornmercial 
within 15-minutes of the Haiston r 
bankrolled “Expedition” series, 
Tuesday nights, T p.rni 

Web had informed Ralston and 
agency, Guild, Bascom & Bonligli, 
that it intended to schedule a Post 
cereal blurb in the opening min¬ 
utes of the “Bugs Bunny Show,” 
which follows Ralston’s "Expedi¬ 
tion” at 7:30 p.rn. The St. Louis 
food company plugs its Wheat and 
Rice Checkfs on “Expedition;” 

’ Repping Ralston, law firm of 
Roseri, Setoii &. Sarbiri. requested 
ABC to respect the 15-minute fore- 
arid-aft “product protection” agree- 
riient the web has. observed since 
195.8. When no granting of the re- 


New Shows: A Tentative Scoreboard 

The 24-city Nielsen report updated to Oct: 15 has just come in 
and it could well set a pattern for the ’60-’61 * Nielsen story” in 
the three-network rating competition. It covers all the new weekly 
entries and while not as comprehensive in detail as the National 
Nielsens are nonetheless vieaningful in arriving at the “total 
icture” since the station clearance, problem in the ■secondary 
markets is not as acute this season. . 

The 24 cxty report gives ABC the best of it, frith a Jdur-nights- 
out-of-seven lead (.Sunday, - Monday, Thursday and . Friday ), with 
NBC leading Tuesday and Wednesday and CBS ^reduced to One 
night , r Saturday: The weekly average rating reads: . ABC- 19.2; 
CBS-17.6; NBC-15.6. This covers 49 half-hours, with ABC leading 
in 26, CBS in 17 and NBC in six. 

Highlighting the report are several hew shows, among them 
“My Three Sons,” landing in sixth place with a 26.0; "Andy 
Griffith” and "Candid Camera” taking eighth and ninth, places, 
respectively .with': 25:6 and 24.8. respectively: Also., ABC's "Un -. 
touchables” makes its best Nielsen showing, yet, lying "Gunsmoke” 
for the No. 1 position with, a 35.5. Top 15 breakdovpi finds ABC 
ahead with eight winners, CBS next with five and NBC; last with' : 
■two-. ' " ' 


Her ’ the rundown on the first Nielsen ratings for the new 
shows which premiered during, the t\vo : weeks , ended Oct. 2, re¬ 
flecting the first national sampling of the new entries; Because, 
some of the shows: did not premiere until the second week, of the 
Nielsen rating period, and because Nielsen now* 1 ! , separate- 
week ratings, the results shown below are the single rating/for 
the one week ended Oct. 2; not the two-week average. 

ABC-TV 


Show 


v Rating 

Share 

The Islanders 


13.9 

25.2 

Walter Winchell 


5.2 

119 

Expedition 


6.6 

14.3 

Hong Kong . 


8.6 

15.3 

Guestward Ho 


12.6 

23.7 

My Three Sons 


.23.4 

376 

The Flintstones 

CBS-TV 

15.9 

29.6 

Candid Camera 


19.3 

3713 

Pete & Gladys 


21.8 

35.4 

Aquanauts 


14.1 

25.0 

Witness. . 


9.8 

17.7 

Checkmate 


22.8 

38.7 


NBC-TY 



Shirlqy Temple Show. 


13.2 

23’? 

National Velvet 


1.7.4. 

28.6 

Tab Hunter Show 


18.5 

29.4 

Jackpot. Bowling 


11.0 

2410 

.Thriller 


19.9 

3L5 

Outlaws 


18,7 

33.8 

Dari Raven 


.10.0 

20:0 

Michael Shayrie 


13:8 

28.7. 

Westerner 


12.4 

23,0 

The Tall Man 


21.0 

36.2 


board, the board may Tequire him ,ect, whose objectives and scope ’ quest was forthcoming within 24 
to show cause at a public hearing are probably without precedent in I hours, Ralston, via its. lawyer's,, 
should not either file an American broadcasting, will be i fii €( j a show cause order in New 
affiliation agreement or modify his launched by WFIL and WFIL-TV York Supreme Court, citing the 
operations 4 ... here. The programs, under the col- W eb policy on protection and ask* 

Should CBC and private station? lective title “One Nation Under ing for restraint of the GF spot, 
be unable jo come to terms BBG G od,” will begin Thanksgiving Day : cchedulin^ 
has the power to write a network ,x ov 24) and continue throueh ^ 

affiliation agreement on CBC and.. Brotherhood Week in Febniarv, i } Vs understood- that ABC prexy 
the station involved; but it can Th _ -n ■■ , ., ~ i Oliver Treyz at first held that the 

only permit, not impose, affiliation t -J* 1 ® 1 courts couldn't tell, the web how 

tn i .^n.niP fl rii a c<nnmercial radio and tv, t0 pro5ram , but the network none¬ 
st ation will place all its resources,-i th A- « -creed to schedule 

experience and techniques behind 
a campaign emphasizing the re¬ 
ligious basis of America's founding 
and our country’s growth.. 

Roger W.. Clipp. general man¬ 
ager of the WFIL stations, in an- | 
nouneing the series said: “At vari- ‘ 
ous periods in history America’s 

leaders and citizens'have drawn I Craig Rogers Upped 

upon our nation’s deep spiritual | Craig Rogers has been upped to 

heritage to meet and °) creome i pacificCoast radio sales manager 

A scheduled one-hour biograph- challenges., to our way of life. ./for CBS Radio. : Rogers had been 
leal special on Winston Churchill, “At the present time the moral j an. account exec for KNX. web’s 
with Quentin Reynolds and Eleanor fiber of our families and pur cjiil- ; Los Angeles o&p; for the past five. 

Roosevelt narrating, has been dren is under attack from many ! years. . 

quarters. The strength that re-! Eariier, he. was with, the Don 
ligion can add to that fiber has j Lee web in Hollywood and the In- 
otten been neglected to the d . s- ( termountaiii Radio Network in Salt; 
<Continued on page 38) i Lake City. 


to a private network. Separate ap¬ 
plications to BBG are require^ 
both to form a network and tb 
operate it. 

Met Defers To 
ABC on 


no Post commercials in the .first 
! half of “Bugs.” Ralston withdrew 
; the show cause order;, thus can-: 
! celling a Supreme Court hearing 
that had been scheduled on the 
complaint. 


deferred by Metropolitan B'o-d- 
easting Co. at the request of ABC* 
TV. 

Metropolitan planned to air its 
Churchill show on Nov. 14. with a 
repeat Nov. 20. But ABC’s half- 
hour series on Churchill is due tb ; 
premiere Nov. 27, and when ABC* I 
TV prexy Ollie Treyz got wind of 
the Metropolitan date, he called j 
exec v.p. Bennett Korn and asked ! 
him to postpone it until after the ; 
ABC-TV preem. ! 

Korn and Met prexy John. Kluge ! 
decided to accede to the ABC re¬ 
quest, and the Churchill special 
has been rescheduled for Dec. 12 
(repeat on Dec. 18) on Met’s 
WNEW-TV, N.Y., and WTTGl 
Washington. The special makes ex¬ 
tensive use of material on Churchill 
supplied by England's Associated* 
Rediffusion commercial web. 


KIMN Sells for 600G 

Denver, Oct. 25. 

Radio Station KIMN. one of 
Denver’s oldest radio stations, for¬ 
merly known as KFEL, has been 
sold. New owners of the station, 
when transfer has been approved 
by the FCC, will be Kenneth E. 
Palmer, Bob Donner Jr., and John 
Hunter, Palmer is president of 
KYSN, Colorado Springs, which 
station is understood to be in 
process of being sold. Hunter is 
from Laramie. Wyo.. and was 
former^ associated with KOWB in. 
thafeity. 

Reported sale price in ( 

$600,000 exclusive of real edit & 


(Two Weeks Ended Oct . 2) 

Herewith the first national Nielsen Top 20 rundown reflecting 
some of the season’s new shows. Top 20 list includes some.repeats 
—shows which hadn’t preemed the new season yet or moved to a 
new timeslot, notably “Father Knows Best;” “Alfred Hitchcock 
presents” arid “Peter Gunn.” Also a summer show, “Celebrity 
Talent Scouts.’’ New season picture is thus tentative.. Noveriiber 
Nielsens will be more indicative of what’s happening, 

CBS takes 12 of the Top 20. NBC five and ABC three.. Of the. 
Top 10, it’s six for CBS, three for NBC and one. for ABC. 


CROSBY EXITS TV TO 
DO GENERAL COLUMN 

John Crosby, N; Y. Herald 
Tribune columnist; is leaving the 
t strict confines of television to write 
a general column, something he’s 
; wanted to do for a couple of years, 
j Crosby will stay with the Trib- 
1 tine when he makes the shift in 
subject matter arid he’ll probably 
' stay with the Herald Tribune. 

! dicate which sells his tv coium 
in some. 90 papers. However; what, 
finally brought about Crosby’s 
longtime desire for a charige was 
! a recent approach from the Hall 
: syndicate and lie may yet go with, 
j Hall. although that possibility ' 
‘believed getting slimmer. 

He’d have to quit being a Trib 
employee ‘he’s, been orie for 25 
years) if he goes with Hall, al¬ 
though that syndicate would still 
have; him carried in his present 
| Jaoi newspaper. But rather than 
leave, it is reported he’ll stay on 
' as a Trib staffer and. with the Trib 
• syndicate on a rievv one-year deal. 

Hall has been after him. on and 
off. for several years. 

Crosby is tired of writing strictly 
about tv, both because he feels : the 
medium’s quality is poor and he 
simply doesn’t want any longer to 
be limited. 


Producers Axed 


Gunsmoke iCBjS 1 ) 

Have Gun, WTll Travel 'CBS) 
Wagon Train ‘NBC) 

Red Skelton ‘CBS) 

Tom Ewell Show’ (CBS) 

Father Knows Best ‘CBS) 

Price Is Right ‘NBC) 

Perry Mason < CBS) 

Tennessee Ernie Ford. ‘NBC) 
Real McCoys (ABC) 

Hitchcock Presents «CBS) 
Checkmate iCBS) 

Celebrity Talent Scouts '.CBS) 
I’ve Got a Secret ‘CBS) 

!VIy Three Sons ‘ABC) 

Garrv Moore ‘CBS) 

77 Sunset Strip i ABC) 

General Electric Theatre 'CBS) 
Peter Gunn >NBC) 

Bonanza (NBC) 


36:5 

31.9 

30.3 

28.5 

26.4 
25.0 

24.7 

24.4 

23.9 
23.9 

23.8 

23.8 
23.7 

23.6 

23.4 

22.9 
22.1 
22.1 

21.9 
2i:7 


Keefe Braselle’s CBS 
Bebmd-Camera Chores 

Keefe Braselle. under longterm 
contract to CBS-TV but without 
any acting assignments from the 
network, has moved into produc¬ 
tion. He’s now acting as one of 
three associate producers on Albert 
McCleery’s “CBS Television Work¬ 
shop.” 

Actor moved into the McCleery 
office early in. September, but at 
the time network, execs denied he 
had any connection with the show' 
other than sharing office space 
and “helping out in interviewing 
actors.” However, Braselle’s riame 
appeared over the weekend ‘16) 
on “Workshop” screen credits as 
associate producer. 

His last performing stint for the 
web as emcee of “Be Our Guest,” 
which went off the air last spring. 


CBS Radio, has dropped five pro¬ 
ducers. from its program depart¬ 
ment roster, aniong them veterans 
of radio prpductiori like Ira Ashley, 
Paul Roberis and Jack Mitchell. 
Action follow.s dropping of the net¬ 
work’s soapers. scheduled for Nov. - 
28. 

■At the.same time,,it’s adding five 
public affairs staffers to handle the 
increased load of ^ews-pubaffairs 
programriiing bn its schedule. . All. 
five are moving over from tv; news* 
where they, have completed, assign¬ 
ments. 

Besides Roberts, Ashley arid 
Mitchell, CBS is dropping pick 
Stenta and Dick Leonard! the latter 
a a freelancer assigned to one: of the 
soaps. Other four are vet CBS staf¬ 
fers, and Mitchell, brought over 
from ABC . Radio some four years 
ago, additionally 'held the .title of 
supervisor of daytiriie programs (of 
which there now: are none).. 

Only producers left in the web’s 
program department in N. Y. are 
Bruno Ziral.o Jr., who hafndlcs .the 
N>; Y. Philharmonic, broadcasts and 
will take On added duties. “Arthur 
Godfrey Show”:producer Fred Hen¬ 
drickson, and Garry Moore pro¬ 
ducer Clarence Schimmcl, who’ll 
add Ip his duties. 

News staffers corning over from 
the tv side wilt, handle the web’a 
new five-minute news features, 

. scheduled for the half-hOur at the 
' rate Of 43 a week. They are Bill 
Geib, Phil . Gittelnian, Madeline 
Kerr, Ted Holmes and Stan Merkin. 
Holmes and Merkin are researchers. 


WJZ-TV’s Editorial On 
Balte’s Revenue Crisis 

Baltimore, Oct. 25. 

Baltimore’s revenue crisis was 
treated editorially by WJZ-TV and 
programmed via tape five times 

■ within a two-day period. 

I Spot presented general manager: 
; JOhri McClay who outlined adyan- 
j tages bf thriee. types of broad-based 
; tax that are being considered for 
’ the city*earnings , tax. municipal 
; sales tax and higher property tax. 

; He closed, asking audience to write 

■ station stating which tax they 
found mOst acceptable! Response 
was health^. 



*7 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 , _ P%fcrt?ff »A»10-TELgVlSg«Jf 


‘PULP TV’ POSES AD DILEMMA 


Pioneer of Dee jays Calls It Quits 

Martin Block is going into retirement after Ills Friday (29) 
broadcasts for WABC Radio. N. y. The 30-year veteran of deejay- 
irtg the father of “Make Believe Ballroom,” said that he now has 
no plans other than to see more of the world. However, he added 
that it doesn’t make sense for a man to make a commitment on 
permanent retirement ‘‘when anything could happen;” 

After three years of spinning records on the Coast, Block came 
to N. Y:, talked his way intb a $25 a week job oh WNEW and then 
had to use his entire salary to guarantee his ability to pull in his 
wn sponsor. His first bankroller on “Make Believe Ballroom” was 
a gun toting chemist with a reducing plan. That made hii , and 
afterwards WNEW boss Bernice Judis Sent out regular staff sales¬ 
men. to fill up “Ballroom.” 

.; In 1954, Block accepted a giant contract from Leonard 
Goldenson of ABC. He has come away, according to him and the 
public record as.'well, with a salary and commercial guarantees 
amounting to about $250,000 per annum. At first and for; about 18 
months thereatfer; Block had a network deejay show in. addition 
to local chores for . WABC Radio. Then he went back to being 
strictly local at the same pay. 

Although ABC has not always been the happiest about forking, 
out $250,000 for ai. local jockey, it was Block who finally asked out, 
not WABC. (He is Understood to. have, had a contract which gave 
him the unilateral right of cancellation.) It is known that a, high 
ABC executive, a couple of years back, thought that Block had no 
.teenage appeal, which may have been another reason why the 
network wasn’t happy. (WABC is lately pitching the top 40 format 
seems to be going after teeners to hypo ratings.) 

Block was among the first, if not the first deejay to screen aii 
the . records he used well in advance-of . airtime. With Washington.... 
pressures on broadcasters these days,, the practice has become, wid^- 
.read., ' " i. 


As It Yens That indie Sound’ 


WABC Radio aims to go more 
and more indie in its sound, and 
the. effort has led to a massive 
talent shakeup at.the N. YYflagship 
for ABC. Veteran Martin Block is 
going.. Herb Oscar Anderson is 
probably coming back. Jack Carney 
is coming in from St, Louis and 
recently Farrell Smith, a mid- 
Westerner, took over for Fred 
Robbins. 

Station has been emphasizing the 
top 40, 50 or 60 records in its 
programming. Even Block, who 
retires at the. end of this week; has 
been mainly playing hits, forsak¬ 
ing—at the station’s insistence— 
his: old “Make Believe Ballroom” 
mixture of some old, softie new. 

Anderson, currently with rival 
' WMCA; N, Y.. was once before 
with WABC Radio, a couple of 
years ,ago directly after a radio 
show he did for the parent ABC 
had been aborted. Anderson, if the 
WABC deal is closed (negotiations 
are going on); will take Al Low- 
man’s 6 to 10 a.m. strip. Lowman 
might be shifted into the 10-noon 
block, where the morning version 
of “Ballroom” is presently heard. 
Incidentally, WABC will undoubt¬ 
edly drop the “Ballroom" title* 
used in N. Y. since Block ; began 
27 years ago. (WNEW. Block’s old 
(Continued on page 48) ... 

*Say When’ In, 

Do Re Mi’ Oof 

. “Say When” is the daily half- 
hour package that NBC-TV has de¬ 
cided will replace “Do Re Ml." 
Goodson-Todman owns the new au¬ 
dience participation program, which 
has been slated to fill the 10-10:30 
. a:m. strip beginning Jan. 2. 

“Do Re Mi,” fronted by Gene 
Rayburn,; has been on the retire¬ 
ment list for several Weeks, but 
NBC delayed a decision to cancel 
it until a satisfactory replacement 
was chosen. G-T, it is understood, 
had two stanzas in contention for 
the slot that starts off the daily 
NBC schedule, but “When” came 
off the winner last week. 

Meantime, the network has Roger 
Gimbel, daytime programming ex¬ 
ecutive producer, working on a 
pilot for a. show called “Pyramid 
Club.” “Club” is owned by NBC. 
Another pilot is also in the works, 
this made by packager Alan Sher¬ 
man and called “Matchmates.” For 
the time being, however, NBC has 
no definite plans to replace any of 
its other daytime programs. The. 
two new pilots will» at first, go into 
the backlog of available material. 


Gimbel Alumni Assn* 

Group of alumni of WIP, 
Philadelphia, are toSsing a din¬ 
ner reunion to honor the sta- 
tiofi’s Vet. topper, Ben Gimbel, 
tonight (Wed.) in Philly. Some 
of the ex-staffers go back to 
1930, 

Group includes Marx Loeb, 
NBC-TV producer; Gordoh 
Gray, prexy of WTVK-TV, 
Utica. and onetime RKO Gen¬ 
eral v.p. in charge of WOR- 
TV, N. Y-: John Facenda, 
Philly tv commentator; James 
Quirkj publisher of TV Guide 
and Murray Arnold, manager 
of WPEN. Cochairmen of . the 
dinner committee : are Jack 
Dash, v.p of the Qresh & 
Kramer agency in Philly, and 
William A. (Billy) Banks, prexy 
of WHAT, 



Auspices on 3d 
Brit TV Channel 


London, Octl 23. 

Any third tv channel in the U.K. 
should be given to an outfit that 
doesn’t carry commercials, in the 
view of 10-member committee of 
the Council for Children’s Welfare 
which has drawn up a report, 
“Family Viewing.” This conclusion 
follows a comment that the exist¬ 
ing, commercial tv. companies may 
be influenced by advertisers—not 
directly, but by the “continual 
pressure towards finding an ever- 
widening audience for the adver¬ 
tisers” the implication being that 
better quality programs might re¬ 
sult from a removal of: this com¬ 
pulsion. 

; The committee, which monitored 
programs on both the commercial 
and BBC-TV outlets between 6 
p.m. and 9 p.m, over ah 18-week 
period between November; 1959, 
and April,.: I960, reckons that dur-. 
iftg “children’s viewing hours” the 
total of violence screened was 
high and raises questions about the 
cumulative effect on youngsters of 
a harping on" material, possessions 
as a sign of the good life as evi- 
| denced, it feels, in prize-proferring 
quiz games and in commercials. 

The report suggests that re¬ 
sponsibility for what children 
watch ought to be shared between, 
broadcaster and parents, with the 
former -looking on the j6-9 p.m. 
i period “family viewing time.” 






By BOB CHANDLER 

Trend toward selliiig of televi¬ 
sion strictly on the basis of circula¬ 
tion via an increasing number of 
“magazine concept” spot carriers in 
prime time, coupled with the grow¬ 
ing percentage of western-action- 
adventure programs on the air in 
those primetime periods, is reduc¬ 
ing television to a “pulp, magazine” 
status; in terms of its competitive 
effectiveness against other media. 

Though the use of participating 
Sponsorship formats in themselves 
is not new%. the' extent to which 
they’ve taken over evening time 
lias become alarming. Fully 22 
hours or nearly a third Of prime’ 
evening time, is now relegated to 
show s sold on one-minute participa¬ 
tions, And with one exception 
(“Person to Person”), they’re all 
in the. western or action : adventure 
vein. 

The dangers to the industry in 
such a pattern become apparent 
when it’s recognized that media 
buyers, in: selecting magazine and. 
even newspaper campaigns, can 
pinpoint their markets. They can 
use Good • Housekeeping to appeal 
to the housewife, or Harper’s to the 
intellectual, or Town & Country 
to the rkrified income groups, or 
Life to a more homogenous group 
that nonetheless is interested in 
the world around them. Though 
they are buying on the basis of 
straight circulation, they can 
exercise selectivity. 

But while the trend in television 
is toward selling on the basis of 
Circulation, it also is toward a nar¬ 
rowing of selectivity as well. A 
“Home,” ;■ . Pat Weaver’s original 
magazine concept, made sense be¬ 
cause it opened the field to the 
Good Housekeeping type, of ad¬ 
vertiser; A “T p da y” roughly 
paralleled the Life audience,, and a. 
Jack Paar show' is a reasonable 
facsimile of a Look or Satevepost 
in terms of audience. 

Today, however, the only equa¬ 
tion that can characterize the audi¬ 
ences for the “Riverboats,” the 
“Laramies.” the “Aquanauts” and 
the “Hawaiian Eyes” is that, of the 
old pulp magazine. And beyond the 
questionable value of that kind of 
audience to advertisers, it’s a “pig- 
in-a-poke” situation ’ vis-a-vis the 
ability of advertisers to pinpoint 
their sales message to a particular 
population segment. 

Television’s sales effectiveness 
has always had several character¬ 
istics—its novelty and Impact, its 
ability to demonstrate, its ability to 
compete on . a cost-per-thousand 
basis, and its ability to provide 
sponsor identification with specific 
shows and personalities. The 
novelty and impact have largely 
worn off; the sponsor identifica¬ 
tion factor has diminished as the 
number of tv personalities has de¬ 
clined in favor of formula shows 
and as alternate sponsorships and 
participations have taken over in 
the face of. rising costs. 

But while the trend to alternate 
sponsorships was a necessary com-, 
promise, it was made with' an 
awareness that seems lacking in 
the headlong plunge into par¬ 
ticipating programs; ABC has 13 
such hours, NBC has six,. and CBS 
three and a half. 

In those nearly a third of prime 
evening time, television has given 
up all of its selling tools but two- 
tv’s effectiveness as cost-per- 
thousand vehicle, and its ability to 
demonstrate the product. 

But even assuming that tv 
(Continued on page 60) 

WAIpf 

. WABC-TV, N, x;. nagsmp . oi 
web, is due to have a banner biz 
year, in ’60, with station net profits 
up 37% .for the nine months end¬ 
ing Sept. 30, 1960. 

For the third quarter, station 
sales are up 17% over ’59 and net 
profits 39%. Previous year, had 
also set a record for station sales 
and profits. 

With two-and-a-lialf months to 
go, station to date has net earn¬ 
ings which virtually equals that ! 
t of the entire ’59 year. I 



> 


TInclearance Situation; 2-Station 


Market Jockeying Is Stepped Up 


1 Big Show Biz 

Hollywood, Oct. 25; 

Th full circle has been 
turned. A radio station 
(KFWB)) will sponsor a show 
oq. television (KTTV) which 
will sell a motion picture 
(Paramount’s “G.I. Blues”). 

Unusual and very likely un¬ 
precedented, the affair W'as 
put together by Pat radio-tv 
exploiteer Gerry Sherman who 
was: Charged With the job of 
promoting the Nov. 15 benefit 
preem of the Hal Wallis pic 
starring Elyis Presley. Deal 
with KFWB was signed by sta¬ 
tion general manager Robert 
Purcell. 

Presley, of course, is the key, 
with KFWB quite naturally 
devoting Considerable air time 
to the singer in playing the 
top 40 tunes. Show' will be 
done "Jive, from the Fox Wil- 
shire Theatre in the 8-8:30 p.m. 
timeslot. 1 

Radio station will integrate 
commercials for KFWB, and 
Station deej ays Bill Ballance, 
Bruce Hayes and Gene Waad 
will emcee, the show'. Preem is 
a black tie affair, with pro¬ 
ceeds going to the Hemophilia 
Foundation. 


Mitch‘Singakfflg 
As NBC-TV Entry 


One of NBC-TV’s biggest pro¬ 
gram problems this season has 
been finding; something to alter¬ 
nate with the Friday night “Bell 
Telephone Hour,” and the show' 
with .the inside track at the mo¬ 
ment is a regular edition of Mitch 
MUler’s “Singalong.” How'ever, the 
network says that it won’t go on 
the air unless it has sponsors and 
there are none yet. 

Miller did a “Singalong” special 
for NBC-TV last spring. While its 
ratings weren’t especially high, the 
network says it got a big mail pull 
on the stanza, which encouraged 
the audience to sing along with 
the tv chorus. 

Should NBC fall to use “Singa- 
long,” web will alternate “Bell 
Telephone” with some specials 
from Don Hyatt’s “Project 20” 
unit. Hyatt is preparing a few 
stanzas in a series called “Ameri¬ 
can Music,” w'hich will go Into the 
Friday 9-10 p.m. slot, whether 
sponsored or not. Apart from 
[“American Music,” NBC has no 
mapped out details of other show's, 
if Miller doesn’t coine through. 


ANDY RUSSELL SERIES 
TO SHOOT IN MEXICO 

Mexico City, . Oct. 25. 

Andy Russell is to emcee a spe¬ 
cial musical series using Mexican 
entertainers. The videotaped se¬ 
ries is to be released in the U.S. as 
well as in local and Latin American 
markets. 

Initial program of series fea¬ 
tures Lucha. Moreno, the Costanza 
Holl ballet, and others, with the 
Chico O’Farrill orchestra. 

W'hile series will be exploited 
here aim is to make it saleable in 
the American market. The 13 half- 
hour segments will have book writ¬ 
ten by: Bill Dana and waxed in En¬ 
glish. Only exception to this will 
be musical numbers since it is felt 
that songs suffer by translation 
into English. 


The one and two station markets 
have become an increasingly fran¬ 
tic battleground among ABC-TV 
CBS-TV and NBC-TV. NBC-TV 
and CBS-TV can still promise 
clearances in places like Charlotte, 
Jacksonville, Providence and Louis¬ 
ville, but by no means as readily 
as they once did. 

The three-network economy in 
television has made the clearance 
situation in these limited tv mar¬ 
kets fuzzier than ever. A few' years 
ago, NBC and CBS could promise 
the skies and deliver them, but as 
ABC. began miking programmatic 
and economic inroads, the slower 
starting netw'ork began encroach¬ 
ing on time among basic NBC and 
CBS. stations. 

Situation recently helped lead 
NBC and CBS to alter their long¬ 
standing opposition to drop-in stal¬ 
lions in the one and two station 
areas. A drop-in- station would 
narrow the power of stations In 
the surrounding areas, and, on that 
basis, NBC .and CBS opposed an 
FCC rule change. 

But the pressures of small mar¬ 
ket competition and other consid¬ 
erations, such,as the possibility of 
the FCC changing all stations into 
UHF’ers to increase tv coverage, 
made NBC and CBS back off, and, 
in effect, embrace drop-ins and the 
like to change a two market station 
into a three market station as soon 
as possible. 

Something else has happened In 
Washington that confuses the pic¬ 
ture and makes a rapid increase to 
three stations in every market 
seem desirable to most executives, 
regardless of the network’s option 
time in January from three hours 
to two-and-a-half hours. Even if 
most stations still permit the net¬ 
works three hours (probably to be 
decided, in the last analysis, by 
individual network-station negotia¬ 
tion), some of them most likely 
W'ill demand that the law be fol¬ 
lowed and the reduction made. 
Obviously, this can only lead to an 
increase in the scurrying around 
by all the networks for clearances. 

ABC, w'hich started later than its 
rivals, has made inroads on the 
other two in the last year by first 
filling up its prime time schedule 
w'ith sponsored programs in lieu of 
sustainers and, in some instances, 
by guaranteeing high compensa¬ 
tion payments to NBC and CBS 
affiliates if they clear time instead 
for ABC. 

In Utica, N. Y., there is one sta¬ 
tion, WKTV, and it is an NBC pri¬ 
mary. But ABC clears about 25% 
of the prime time hours on WKTV. 
While NBC has the rest of the time 
(Continued on page 38) 

Alert Affils To 
NBC Election Nite 

NBC-TV will stage a half-hour 
closed circuit telecast on Friday 
(28) to give its affiliated stations 
the lowdown on the intricacies of 
the network’s Election Night cov¬ 
erage. During the noontime special 
feed, appearances will be made by 
NBC prexy Robert Kintner, the 
Chet Huntley-Dave Brinkley team, 
Washington correspondent Richard 
Harkness, Dr. Arthur Katz and 
NBC press, veepee Syd Eiges. 

. Network believes it’ll be able to 
figure out the winner by around 
8 p.m. on Election Night, because 
of the RCA 501 computer. Katz, 
who was project manager on devel¬ 
opment of the 501, will explain the 
machine and the way it’s been 
programmed so that it can come 
up, before the polls close, with the 
probable name of the next Presi¬ 
dent of the U. S. 

Eiges will discuss during Hie 
special stanza the various ways the 
local stations can tie in on NBC 
election coverage promotion. 



TV-FILMS 


28 


Wednesday, (October 26, i960 


Taft Schreiber In 
Walkout onFCC’s 
Program Inquiry 

Hollywood. Oct. 25. 
Taft Schreiber, MCA v.p... was 
to have been the star witness at 
the Federal Communications Com¬ 
mission’s network programming 
probe, but before he said much 
he simply walked out of the room, 
in what Chief Hearing Examiner 
James D. Cunningham called an 
act of "complete defiance of the 
Commission’s authority." 

Cunningham said lie’ll seek an 
order, via the FCC, from the U.S. 
District Court to get the traveling 
veep back in the witness chair. 
FCC counsel Ashbrook P. Bryant 
said Schreiber’s walk was unpre¬ 
cedented in FCC experience. 

Schreiber, advised by attorney 
Allen Susman. had told FCC broad¬ 
cast bureau chief counsel Ashbrook 
P. Bryant that he would give the 
FCC a list of all the* current pro¬ 
grams in which MCA has a pack¬ 
ager-sales agent position only on 
condition that it be held confiden¬ 
tial within the FCC. Legal py¬ 
rotechnics followed when Bryant 
asked. "When you say ‘confiden¬ 
tial,* what is it that you are asking 


MCA’* Big 17 

Hollywood, Oet. 25. 

Taft Schreiber’s walk had 
FCC investigators i talking to 
themselves—to get data into 
their record. 

From lists supplied by the 
networks, co-counsel James F. 
Tierney took the stand to read 
the list of 17 shows in prime 
time this season for which 
MCA was sales agent—a point 
Schreiber insisted was com¬ 
petitive information which 
should be confidential: 

On ABC: "Nelson Family,” 
“My Three Sons,” "Ernie Ko- 
vacs — Take a Good Look,” 
and "Leave it to Beaver.” 

On CBS: "Ed Sullivan 
Show.” "Bringing Up Buddy” 
and "Checkmate.” 

On NBC: “Riverboat,” "Wells 
Fargo,” “Laramie,” "Alfred 
Hitchcock Presents,” "Thrill¬ 
er.” "Wagon Train.” "Bache¬ 
lor Father,” "Tall Man,” 
“Deputy” and "This is Your 
Life.” 

To get the routine histori¬ 
cal-organizational data, FCC 
counsel Francis T. Nolan took 
the stand to give info available 
in Standard & Poor. 


that we agree to do with regard 
to holding the matter confidential.” 

Susman was on his feet shouting 
to be heard and Cunningham was 
gavclling him down. Even after 
a 10-minute recess, well-bred tem¬ 
pers still showed in flushed faces 
and Susman was still on his feet. 
Finally Cunningham said, “I warn 
you. sir, I will have you ejected 
from these proceedings, if you 
persist in this contempt,” where¬ 
upon Schreiber received permis¬ 
sion to make a statement—which 
Bryant later said was typewritten. 

The statement (1) said Schrei¬ 
ber was being deprived of the 
“effective and knowledgeable as¬ 
sistance of counsel” because of the 
inquiry’s ground rules <2) charged 
that the Coriimission exceeded its 
authority In asking questions which 
appear to "criticize the business 
practices of the television produc¬ 
tion business” and <3> declared 
Schreiber does "respectfully de¬ 
cline to proceed further as a 
witness under the duress of such 
' rules.” 

Schreiber and Susman then left 
the room after Cunningham had 
twice directed Schreiber to return 
to the stand. 

Pertinent passage from the 
ground rules is: \. . notwith¬ 
standing some similarity in pro¬ 
cedure, this proceeding is not a 
hearing in the usual sense, that is, 
it is not judicial in nature, but, as 
indicated, it is investigatory or 
fact finding. There are no litigating 
parties, as such, and the procedural 
rules usual to quasi-judicial ad¬ 
ministrative cases do not apply in 
their entirety ... While no persons, 
other than the Commission repre¬ 
sentatives, may directly participate 
tn the proceeding, any witness will 
of course be permitted to he ac- 
(Continued on page 50) 



The clearest picture yet of Madison Ave.’s tv 
programming taboos, which range from an age 
limit for Coke drinkers to mention "compet.ative” 
horses in an oater series, has been filed with FCC. 
Examiners during the Coast phase, of their video: 
probe. 

Screen Gems programming veepee Williai Do¬ 
zier, admitting under cross examination that spon¬ 
sors (via their ad agencies) have ultimate -so on 
; "taste and policy,” turned over four samples Of; 
written directives on program content from spon¬ 
sors. Represented in the sampling are food, cigarcf, 
soft drink .arid drug sponsors. 
j : There’s a lengthy 22-point edict on "Television 
i Program Policies” from General Mills, calling for 
,‘fbulk American middle-class morals” dr 

: mas,” and a five-point list of "do’s and dont’s” from 
Miles Labs, prohibiting bellyaches among, the ani- 
mated Flintstone clan. 

In between, McCann-Ericksom declares for Lig¬ 
gett & Myers. "There is no possible way to. provide 
• an absolute list of ‘do’s and dohl’s.* ” Please use 
; your best judgment, bearing, the following in mind: 

: Liggett & Myers has bought the program; to sell 


S Chesterfields.” 

| i- L&M’s stated "do’s and- dont’s,” however, call. 
*i for the following: “No portrayal of pipe or cigar 
1 smoking or chewing. Avoid shots of messy ashtrays 
crammed with cigaret butts. Use Kingsize Chester¬ 
fields only. Take cellophane off pack, 
i . . While we do not want to create an impr 
Ision of one continual, smoke-filled, room, from til 
i to time in the shows we feel ‘natural* smoking ac- 
i tion is a requisite by the cast. It should never be 
! forced. 

". . . There are many incidental ways the show 
can help. For instance, background shot of cigaret 
; machine in .restaurant, train or bus station—a poster 
;or display piece in drug store—the-end of a carton 
, sticking out of a shopping bag. 
j ; L&M on Kid Smokes 

I “Smoking* Age. This is a problem of ‘looks’ rather 
than actual, age. Obviously, a 12-year-old; should not 
. be shown smoking. College age men and women can 
l?e pictured smoking without any fear of criticism 
( . . We don’t want public criticism in encouraging 
i the too young or ‘too young looking’ to. smoke. On 
‘the other hand, the high school and college market 
’ is extremely important to Liggett & Myers as future 
longtime customers.” 

i; General Mills (Dancer-Fitzgerald. Sample! also 
.has product protection and/or promotion as a prime 
j Objective, but the company’s 22 policy points lay 
down restrictions that prohibit virtually everything 
.hut sheer heroism and abstract villainy. Statement 

• warms with a criptic point on morals: "In general, 
(the moral code of the characters, in; our dramas will 
: be more or less synonymous with the moral code of 

the bulk of the American middle-clhss. as it is com- 
‘ monly understood 

And on to types and organizations: "Ministers,. 

• priests and similar representatives of positive so- : 
dial forces shall not be cast as villains or represent- 

j ed as committing a crime, or be. placed in any 
! unsympathetic or antisocial role. If it is necessary, 
j in the development of conflict for a character to. 

; Attack some basic conception of. the American way 
j qf life, e: g., freedom of speech, freedom of wor- 
j ship, etc., answer must be completely - and convinc¬ 
ingly made some place in. the same broadcast: 
j j; "There will be no material that may give offense 
either directly or by inference, to any organized 
minority group, lodge, or other organizatibris insti¬ 
tutions, residents of any state or section of the 
country, or a commercial organization of any sort. 
This will be taken to include political organizations; 
fraternal organizations: college and school groups; 
labor groups; industrial, business and professional 
organizations; religions orders; civic clubs; mem¬ 
orial and patriotic societies; philanthropic and re¬ 
form societies (Anti-Tobacco League, for example); 
athletic organizations; women’s groups, etc., which 
are in. good standing. 

!: Controversy: "There will be no material fof or 
against sharply drawn national or regional contro¬ 
versial issues. There will be nothing slurring any 


given type Of occupation. There will, he' lio ridicule 
of manners’ or fashions that may be peculiarly sec^. 
iiorial. 

The North & The South 

/.••‘‘We will .treat, mention of the Civil War care¬ 
fully; mindful of the sensitiveness of the south on 
this subject.” 

"Nq Written material may be used that might give 
offense to pur Canadian neighbors Or. any uniquely 
national reason, e.g. facetious reference to British 
Royalty .” 

To General Mills, it’s the best of all possible 
- Worlds: "Where it seems fitting, the characters 
sbpuld reflect recognition and ; acceptance of the 
World situation in their thoughts and. actions, al¬ 
though in dealing with war, our Writers should mini¬ 
mize the ‘horror* aspects ;. Men in uniform shall 
not-be cast as heavy villains or portrayed as engag¬ 
ing in any criminal activity. 

Aiid: "There will be no material on any of ouir 
programs .which could in any way further the con¬ 
cept. of business as cold, ruthless, and lacking all 
. sentiment or iritual motivation.” 

Re the product: "Special attention $hali be given 
to any mention, however innocuous, of. the baking 
business . . Food subjects commercially treated 
can not be presented with program content that is 
unappetizing or tends to effect nausea tipoii the 
listener- or viewer, If there is any question whatever 
about such, material, it should be deleted.” 

. As a final touch: ". : . References to other cowboy 
stars, such as Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy et al, 
should not be used in General Mills, programs . . . 
Reference . should hot be made to other ‘competi¬ 
tive’'horses such as ‘Trigger*; ‘Silver,’ et al.” 

Miles Labs, via Ted Bates agency, sets relatively 
imple taboos on the ABC-TV cartoon Flintstones 
—at least in the written statement. List of "do’s and 
dont’s” includes: "There should be no reference to 
headache^. Upset stomach, or the taking of reme¬ 
dies to rcliev me. There should be no statement 
situation in: conflict with Orie-a-Day Brand Mul-^ 
•t.iple Vitamins; There, should be no taking of bro¬ 
mides sedatives for. which Nervine might be 
used. ...... There simuld be no representation of 

doctors, dentists, druggists <or drug remedies) in a 
derogatory manner, or in situations embarrassing 
to them as a group.” 

-Helpful Hiiits for the: Nelsons. 

... For Coca-Cola. McCann-Erickson lays down “a 
few ‘helpful hints’ for the ‘Adventures of the Nel¬ 
son Family:’” ". . One does not serve ‘Cokes’ or 
‘Coca-Cola.’ One serves ’bottles of Coke.* One asks 
an assembled company. ‘Wiil you /or you all) have 
a; Coke?’ or *, a bottle, of Coca-Cola?’ You may 
find, it helpful to think of Coke as the fluid, liquid 
rpduct of the Coca-Cola Co. You would not say. to 

group.; -Let’s have some waters.’ You would offer 
them drinks or bottles of water.” 

It might be wise, says the memo, "to mention a 
few other things in connection with the appearance, 
of Coca-Cola in television shows: "Children under 
.13 years of age should not be shown with Coca- 
Cola. When pouring Coca-Cola into glass, both bot¬ 
tle and glass should be tilted rim-tp-rim. as in pour¬ 
ing beer. Ice should always be in the. glass . . It 
is preferable to. see the entire logotype on the, bot¬ 
tle iof Coke); if. this is not possible. It is preferred 
that the .first part vCoca) rather than the last part 
only iCola) be seen . ... It. is preferrable to stage 
the situation so that it appears that half-consumed 
bottles or glasses are not ‘left behind’ or allowed 
to sit for any length of time . . .” 

. , From a source other than the FCC probe, comes 
this directive from Mars candy for “Circus Boyi” 
who may be off ty :due to a lo\v calorie rather than 
rating count: 

"Mars is very sensitive to the use of ice cream, 
soft drinks, cookies. competitive candy dr any other 
item that might be considered competitive to candy 
in the actual film. For example, in Buffalo Bill Ju¬ 
nior, they seriously objected to . Judge Wiley telling 
Calamity Jane to take^ a dollar and purchase all 
the ice cream or cookies that she wanted. Mars 
would, prefer not to see. Mickey Braddpck, for ex¬ 
ample, eating ice cream or drinking soft drinks, 
and the like. (Of course, they would prefer having 
him eating Mars candy bars!) So what Mars consid- 
rs : competitive really covers a Whole variety of. 
sweet goods and; many products which would not 
ordinarily be as.directly competitive as the average 
individual might think.” 


ROY HUGGINS IN 

SHIFT TO 20TH TV 

Roy Huggins, the man who. 
created “Maverick” and was in- 
j strumental in making "77 Sunset 
j Strip” for Warners, has become 
I yice president in charge of produc¬ 
tion for 20th Fox. He fills a vac¬ 
ancy made when Martin Manulis, 
who sported the title of executive 
producer in tv, shifted, to 20th’s 
theatrical film section. 

Huggins was hired last week by 
Spyros Skouras, 20th topper, who 
sgined the producer at a meeting 
in N.Y. A few days earlier, word 
was round that Huggins and Me¬ 
tro’s tv arm were negotating, but 
the sudden, move by Skouras 
brought an end to that; 

Huggins’ contract with Warners 
can out a month ago. 
i Pete Levathes is prexy of 20th 
Vidpic arm, but he's been more in¬ 
volved in selling than production. 


Waldman in U.S. For 
Huddles With Metro On 
‘Zero One’ Vidpic Series 

London* Oct. 25. 
Ronald Waldman, general man¬ 
ager of BBC-TV Promotions, left 
j London last. Thursday <20) for 
[Ottawa and is subsequently going 
on to Toronto before .arriving in 
. New York tomorrow (Wed;).; 

[ One of the objects of his visit 

• to Manhattan is to finalize a co¬ 
production deal with Metro for . a 
vidpic series, to be wholly pro- 
] duced in Britain. The skein is en- 
j titled “Zero.One” and is based on 
.• the experiences of Donald Fish, 
j the BOAC security officer, whose 
j experiences are; now; being serial-, 
[ized iii ; the London Sunday Times 
j and which are committed for pub- 

• lieation throughput the world. 

I Subject . to agreement being 
| reaehed, the series will almost cer- 
I tainly be filmed in Metro’s own 
I studios, at Elstree. 


MATTY FOX SETS TVI 
STOCKHOLDER MEET 

Special meeting of stockholders 
of Television Industries wiil be 
held Nov. 9 in Wilmington; Del., in 
lieu of the. annual meet. 

In proxy statement, prexy Mat¬ 
thew Fox is listed as owning 37,350 
shares, and Walter S. Mack, a di¬ 
rector, 14,670 shares. 

Fox was listed as receiving $86,- 
546 in remuneration for fiscal year 
ended Dec. 31, 1959. Of this 
amount, $46,386 represents. profit 
participation under Fox’s employ¬ 
ment contract for the year. 1959, 
As of Dec. 31, 1959, Fox was in¬ 
debted to the corporation of $11,- 
173, which is- currently due and 
owing. Arnold C. Stream, y.p. and 
director, was listed as having a 
total remuneration , of $36,892 for 
1959. 

Special meet will elect directors, 
among other things. 


Hanna-Barliers 
$6,00(1.000 For 


Hollywood, Oct. 25. . 

Hanna-Barbera Productions, el- 
ready. conceded to be the world’s 
largest cartoonery, has launched »a 
reorganization and .expansion . pro¬ 
gram for. 1961, entailing a near 
100% increase , in its annual pro-, 
ductiori. budget. . Blossoming in¬ 
cludes two. new teleseries', initial 
plans for a third and production 
of company’s first feature-length 
I theatrical 'film. 

For its .1961 schedule, H-B will 
spend more than $6,000,000, com¬ 
pared with the $3,500,000 laid out 
for its 1960 program; If current 
high ratings on “The Flintstones.” 
holds up and a second brace of 26 
segments is ordered, the total 
budget for ’61 will run closer to 
$7,700,000. 

Additionally, . company topper , 
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera areT 
looking for two acress* of ground 
On which they’ll build, new facil-^. 
ities, including their own sound* 
stage, which will involve ah expen¬ 
diture Of $750,000. 

In line with.. its reorganization, 
H-B has : made considerable per¬ 
sonnel changes, prompting several 
staff members and; adding others. 
With its enlarged personnel roster, 
the company already is committed 
for production of at least 35 .hours 
of television product for the ’60-’61 
season. Company has. become well 
known for its "planned animation,” 
a system involving quality action 
with fewer drawings and result- 
ing in a 50% saving of money, and 
a 65% saving of time. Were the 
35-hour slate to be produced yi 
the animation ; techniques Hanna 
and Barbera used while at Metro, 
the $5:000,000 program would cost 
more than $15,b00;000, according, 
to Hanna. 

H-B has just concluded a. deal 
with Screen Gems for proo.uction 
of 104 five-minute segments for 
national syndication. "All our 
shows have been planned for syn¬ 
dication.” Barbera explaihed, "but 
so far all have been bought by si 
gle sponsors.” Emphasizing the 
new. ffve-minute shows definitely 
will be. syndicated. Barbera re¬ 
vealed they will encompass two se¬ 
parate series, 'one starring "Lippy 
the Lion” and "Hardy Har Har” 
and the other starring "Hairbrain 
Hare” and "Dum Dum,’’ all of 
them new H-B creations. 

Company eurrent-ly.is. i h produC- 
tion on “Yogi. Rear” teleseries, 
bringing the. character, out of the 
"Huckieberry Honnd” teleseries. 

. "[Yogi” also will "be the star of 
H-B’s first feature-length, film, 
currently being written by Barbera 
and Warren Foster and being 
aimed for. release next summer by 
Columbia. 

Barbera additionally revealed 
that success of the adult cartoon 
series, “The. Flintstohes” (now air¬ 
ing on. ABC) has keyed interest in 
another family-type series. Talks 
already have been, held with 
Screen Gems, and H-B currently [ 
working on a character for the se¬ 
ries which is expected to be ready 
for airing next fall. 

Animation company has been in 
its nevv Hollywood quarters for Te>s 
than three months, and. already 
finds only half of its staff can be' 
accommodated, the other half now 
working at home. Current roster 
numbers 140 and, as an example of 
expansion, was boosted; by the ad¬ 
dition of 17 new girls in the paint- 
aiid-ink department within the past 
four weeks. H-B also has added 
another $25,000 camera to its facile 
ity, bringing total to four. ; "And 
they’re actually the equivalent of 
12 cameras,”. said Barbera, “since 
they’re in operation 24 hours a day; 

.H-B’s. “Ruff ’N’. Reddy” series 
has'just completed three years on 
the . air. "Huckleberry Hound’*, 
currently is. In national syndication . 
on 192 stations through Kellogg’s, 
with similar syndication on "Quick 
Draw McGraw’-. and. same system 
planned; for. “Yogi Bear” With 
"Flintstones’* on ABC,. H-B. finds 
another network exposure on CBS* 
Saturday show "The Magic Land of 
Alla Kazam” which integrates 
fourth-run H-B product. 

Besides its commercial operation 
—involving budget of $300,000 tb 
$500,000 per year—Hanna-Barbera 
also has a five-year, exclusive deal 
with Columbia for production, of 
"Loopy De * Loop’*; theatrical car¬ 
toons. H-B also has just completed 
animated sequences for “Pep a.” 




TV-HUMS 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 

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NAB: SWEET & SOUR REACTION 


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The Flamingo Credo 



Loopholes in Code Permit Station 


Flamingo* pioneer lit tv distribution of foreign pix to tv, some of 
them, international award, winners, has a credo incorporated in a 
promotion brochure to stations. 

The credo reads: “We firmly believe that when an attempt is 
made to satisfy the -average* viewer, a below-average product is 
displayed. This play-it-safe attitude, too prevalent in our industry, 
is rarely supported by. fact. The resulting suppression of enter¬ 
taining and enlightening programming raises the. question of tele¬ 
vision’s integrity and its.responsibility to the public . . . Flamingo 
is convinced that the American people will choose intelligently if 
a choice is presented to them/* . 

. Credo was part of the promotional material for Flamingo’s post- 
•53 “Festival Package.*! Titles in the package include“The Captai 
from „ JKoepenick;’’ “The Confessions of Felix Kruil,” “The Cru¬ 
cible,’’ “Fernandel the Dressmaker/’ “Inspector Maigret.” “The 
Last Bridge,’’ ‘ The Little World of Don. Gamillp” and “We Aire 
Ali Murderers.” 



To Slot Five One-Minute Com’Is In 
Hr. Prime Time Syndicated Entry 


another sort is being argued with¬ 
in the industry, with Opinion di¬ 
vided to the practical effects 
of the. recent Federal Communica¬ 
tions Commission’s ruling cutting. 
. network option time. 

Unlike th “Great Debates, se¬ 
ries of the 1 two. Presidential candi¬ 
dates. this one concerning the FCC 
network option time ruling is being 
conducted in conference rooms, in 
exec suites; away from the public 
At. this point in the game, 
no network apparently wants ; to 
say what it’s going to do comes 
January, 1961, when the. FCC rul¬ 
ing cutting network option time 
from three hours tb ; two-and-half- 
hours within each segment of the 
broadcast day goes into effect: 

There’s a. good deal of specula¬ 
tion going on. '.however.. Syndicat 
tors, as program suppliers on the 
local level, re not standing idly 
by either. Some of them are out 
in the field doing missionary work, 
urging affil stations to ctif down 
on network program feeds as sanc¬ 
tioned by the FCC. 

The greatest concern in all quar¬ 
ters, of course, concerns the prime 
. evening hours, where networks are 
programming from three to three- 
and-a-haif hours daily, in. the main! 

The realistic- appraisal now. is 
that the webs won’t simply, bow; 
but of lucrative nighttime period 
and put its; programming feed to 
twp-and^a-half hours nightly. (On 
Sundays in the current schedules, 
CBS ■programs from 6 to 11 p.m.; 
ABC, from 6:30 to ll- p.m.;, and 
NBC from 7 to 11 p.m.) The FCC 
ruling pertains to' the. contractual 
( Continued on page 53.)... 


Fremantle’s Japan 
Sale on Tint Pix 

A total of IOO Encyclopedia 
Britannica Film titles in dolor have 
beeri leased by Japanese Govern¬ 
ment network. NHK. via Freman¬ 
tle, marking one of the first deals 
where color was a strong selling 
factor; 

.Fremantle International prexy 
Paul Talbot said that NHK is. con¬ 
sidering a number, of other Fre- 
mantle shows available in; color/ 

According to Talbot, up until re¬ 
cently the availability of color, 
prints so far as the. international 
market is concerned has been aca¬ 
demic since color telecasting has 
been on an experimental basis only 
in a few countries., BBC has con¬ 
ducted experimental colorcasts for 
several years in Britain, but in 
Canada an application from a new¬ 
ly licensed Toronto station to 
broadcast was turned down by the 
BBG. Australia has no plans for- 
Coloir at the moment. 

In Latin America, color telecasts 
were started in' Cuba over two 
years ago, but were suspended after, 
the Castro revolution. The only 
other Latin American country ex¬ 
perimenting in color is Mexico. 


Wm. Hawks’ Circus Series 

Hollywood, Oct. 25. 

William Hawks,, who. used to pro¬ 
duce features for ; 20th-Fox, has 
swung to television and is prepping 
pilot for an hour-long series filmed 
in the atmosphere of a circus, for 
his; former Alnia. Mater. . 

Frank Cavett, who Wrote “The 
Greatest Show on Earth,/ is script¬ 
ing pilot. and will function as su¬ 
pervising writer on series If it 
sells. William Self - will be exec 
producer. Top acts from all over 
the world will fie. used in pilot.. 

Ziv-DA’s Pattern: 
It’s Better to Sell 
Direct to Client 

Pirectrto-sponsor sales now out¬ 
number station sales for the first 
time in Ziv-UA’s history* according 
to a company study. History spans 
12 years when Ziv went into tv 
syndication. 

The ZiyUA. study found na¬ 
tional. regional and local sponsors 
account for at least. 53% of the 
firm’s /sales bn current; first-run 
syndie offerings, while stations 
have individually purchased some 
.47%. of Ziv-UA’s present shows; 
Last yCar, the balance still tipped 
slightly iff the direction of stations 
with little more than . 51 % -of 
Ziv-UA syndie markets represented 
by station, contracts. 

Largest single factor in the rise 
of direct : to-sponsor sales is the 
increased flow of national spot ad¬ 
vertisers, a process that has been 
steadily developing . over: the ' past 
three. 

It .. was pointed but that when 
“Sea Hunt” went on the air four 
years ago* there were virtually no 
national advertisers in; the market- 
by-niarket field. On the other hand, 
Ziv-UA's current “Case of the 
Dangerous Robin’’ is entering the 
field with more than 31% of its 
markets , sold to national, sponsors 
and, overall, at least 56% of all 
its sales in the. direct-to-advertlser 
sales column.. 

Largest; current national adver¬ 
tisers on the Ziv-UA roster, include 
I American Tobacco Co.> Pet Milk, 
Ford Dealers of America, Brown 
and Williamson, Safeway Stores, 
Max Factor, R. J. Reynolds, Bristol- 
Myers and Miles Laboratories. 

Major regional advertisers in¬ 
clude Standard. Oil of .California, 
Kroger, Ashland Oil, Phillips. Pe¬ 
troleum, Texas State Optical and 
Lee Optical;: 


Durham's Distrib Deal 

Durham Telefilms has taken over 
domestic syndication of three 
WPIX, N. Y., documentaries,“The. 
Russian Revolution,’’ “The Cold. 
War,’* arid “Th® Secret .Life of 
Adolph Hitler.” 



By MURRAY HOROWITZ 

. National Assn: of Broadcasters, 
ini Its open invitation to extend the 
industry code to encompass post-. 
'48 feature films* is kicking up a. 
storm. ; The battle lineup.isn’t-out 
in the open yet, but. the issues are 
being kicked around privately, 
both on the station and distribu¬ 
tion levels. 

NAB execs quietly have been go¬ 
ing around to the major distribu¬ 
tors of pix, posing the problems 
of what is good taste on tv screens, 
and Asking their advice on -how' 
best:to meet the “good taste” prob¬ 
lems: Entrance: of NAB on the 
scene was keyed by a. recent pro¬ 
nouncement of the Television Code 
Review Board. Because motion 
pictures have gotten sexier in re¬ 
cent years* the board offered its 
services to film distributors and 
tv station , subscribers to “inter¬ 
pret” the: code's relation to post-48 
Pik. 

"The reaction of post-’48 feature 
distribs range from “baloney’’ to 
sympathetic understanding and 
perhaps compliance With whatever 
the NAB finally establishes:. 

Underscoring some of the nega¬ 
tive reaction is the NAB’s attitude, 
the past. few years regarding,, the 
status of film syndicators* Pix-to-tv: 
execs complained that for years, 
the NAB at its annual, conclaves 
has. relegated pix program suppli¬ 
ers, to “second . class status,” but 
now : NAB. wanting to play the 
“good taste” hero,, asks coopera¬ 
tion. As far as Hollywood prod¬ 
uct is. concerned, it’s further ar¬ 
gued, virtually .all of the. post-’48’s 
have received Motion Picture Pro¬ 
duction Code Seals of approval. If 
it’s okay to play in theatres with a 
Seal,, it should, be okay for televi¬ 
sion, too. 

The more sympathetic attitude 
in the. distrib camp recognizes 
that a “good taste” problem might 
exist in the post-’48 bundle. Wliat 
may; be okay for theatres may be 
resented on the horne screen, if the 
questionable pix are telecast dur¬ 
ing daytime, hours when, the kid¬ 
dies are around. But even the 
sympathetic camp raises this per-- 
tinent point. It wasn’t until about 
five years ago that Hollywood real¬ 
ly went '“adult” with some of its 
output. There aren’t too many 
post-’55’saround for NAB to make 
such a big Issue about “sex” in pix 
. being offered to stations, it*s main¬ 
tained^ 

The more sympathetic distribs 
have adopted a “wait-and-see” at-, 
tftude. The Television Code Re¬ 
view Board, in its announcement 
on post-’48’s said that “as in all 
programming, there are instances 
where interpretations of the TV 
Code may be required. . When 
such occasions arise, the board and 
its staff-will; be available to assist 
Code subscribers' and film distribu-. 
tors.” 

Fear, among some, distribs is that 
this invitation miay be the begin¬ 
ning of a siipbr censor board, above 
and beyond the Motion Picture 
Assn, of America Code and even 
the TV Code, as it has functioned. 

Oil the station level, there is 
divided- opinion also, .even among. 
TV; Code members. Those reject¬ 
ing the'NAB bid take this position. 
“We have a continuity and accept 
tance division. If there is some 
objectionable portions in a feature 
which can be cut without ruining 
the story line, we cart , do it our¬ 
selves. We have no reason to re¬ 
sort to a national body sitting in 
Washington for a decision. -We are 
better acqiianited than such a na¬ 
tional group with the tastes of our 
community.” 

Other station execs wCre more 
in tune with what the NAB is seek¬ 
ing to do, claiming NAB’s invita-. 
tioii is a. needed assist/. There are 
just too jinany pix around for a 
savvy estimate of the contents of 
each, it % was maintained. To the 
non-Code members, the question 
Was academic. 


Catholic Legion Role 

Catholic/Legion of Decency 
plays, a forceful role, in the 
booking, of pix on tv. Some 
stations have played pix, 
tabbed by the Legion >3 “con¬ 
demned,” receiving protests 
from local pressure groups 
and others. 

Because of such protests, 
many stations won’t play 
“condemned” pix and distribs 
shv away from acquiring “C” 
pix for tv distribution: 



'Economics of vidtape are such 
that a profit can be turned on sales 
to fewer markets, as compared with 
the grossing heeds of vidfilm in 
syndication. 

A half-hour, vidfilm show needs 
from $1,700,000 to $i ,900.000 be¬ 
fore production and distribution 
costs are met. Very few vidfilm 
shows, indeed, turn in that money 
the first time around. To. realize 
that sum of money, most every 
market in the U.S. must be sold. 

The situation is quite different 
for a vidtaped series because of 
costs. Examine some of the more 
popular vidtaped series in syndi¬ 
cation. KTTV’s “Divorce Court,” 
“Mike . W,a 11 ace Interviews,” 
“Bishop Sheen,” “Open End,” and 
“The Play of The Weak,” all from 
National Telefilm Associates. 

Other than “Play of The Week” 
these are/not costly shows. The 
production budgets are way below 
the $30,000 tp $35,000 outlay for. a 
vidfilm series episode: Cost of vid¬ 
tape .is ; comparatively high, but 
that’s a distribution cost. “Play of 
The Week” is in a category of its 
own, but for the quality projected 
and its length, even that series’ 
costs -are not high when compared 
to- network entries Jn the same 
niche. 

So when “Play v boasts 60 mar¬ 
kets; “Mike Wallace;. Interviews” 
stripped ‘ 18 markets; “Bishop 

Sheen*' in 45 markets; artd “Open 
End” in 18.. NTA may hot have the 
same market, penetration - as the 
traditional vidfilm fare, but it may, 
on these shows,:, have less red ink 
running and even turn a nice profit. 

Arthur Knight Scripting 
legend of Valentino’ 

Arthur Knight, motion picture 
critic for the Saturday Review, has 
been /signed by producer David L. 
Wolper to script “The Legend of 
Valentino,” filmed: documentary for 
telecasting, 

“Valentino” is the fifth in a 
series of filmed documentaries be¬ 
ing made under the banner of I 
Wolper - Sterling Productions. 
Other projects on the drawing 
boards include “Hollywood and 
the Movies.” “Race for Space—Part 
Two/’ “The American Woman in 
the 20th Century/* and “The Race 
for Survival.” 


jack Sohci to SG 

Jack Sobel has moved over 
from General Artists Corp. to 
Screen Gems, where he will be 
national sales manager reporting 
to national sales v.p. John Mitch¬ 
ell. 

Sobel had been with GAC about 
10 years. When he left, he hid 
been v.p. and director of sales 
, for GAC’® tv department. 


Whoever said that three minutes 
is the maximum allowance for 
commercial interruption In a half- 
hour tv program? That may be 
the general impression, but it Is 
not the general practice. 

If a station wants, it can, by 
means of loopholes in the NAB 
Code, program as many as five one- 
minute commercials in a half-hour 
of prime tv time. In other cir¬ 
cumstances,. it can program six 
minutes of commercials which is 
twine the amount thought to have 
been allowed under the Code. But 
the Code has loopholes, which pro¬ 
vide. for Reasonably broad interpre¬ 
tation by station men who are anx¬ 
ious for the extra buck. 

It seems that rationalizing the 
Code to make more money is not 
an overwhelming practice, but it 
is nonetheless a practice, encour¬ 
aged perhaps by the growing dif¬ 
ficulty .stations are having in sell¬ 
ing half-hour syndicated programs 
to a single sponsor -or even to a 
pair of sponsors. But Code loop¬ 
holes are seen as giving sponsors a 
chance to get in an extra commer¬ 
cial every week, without extra 
charge. And the opportunity for 
this additional exposure, some of 
the Code interpreters have found, 
keeps the oldtime big sponsors 
fRom moving Out entirely. 

The loophole finders were un¬ 
covered last week, when one N. Y. 
station accepted two co-sponsors 
for a half-hour syndicated series, 
shown at 7 p.m. every Saturday. 
When the station got the sponsor* 
by Offering them two minutes 
apiece every week, plus tw r o bill¬ 
boards, it was within its rights as 
a Code subscriber. Nevertheless, a 
rival station claimed it had lost 
the same, business for one of its 
own half-hour syndications by 
hewing to what it believed was the 
limit allowed by the Code for a 
prime time showing. ^ 

Since it’s obviously a growing 
tactic, it is not thought to be fair 
to single out the one station for 
merely “reading through” the 
Code. 

Code does allow' only three com¬ 
mercials for a half-hour program 
in A A or A airtime. But for one 
thing, it seems it Is up to the sta¬ 
tion to determine w hat is its prim® 
time and what is not. Theoretical¬ 
ly, AA and A time are determined 
by the, time charges that a station 
marks in its rate card, yet if the 
same station wants to make even 
the minutest of discounts, such as 
a reduction from the rate card 
charge of $1,000 per half hour to 
$998.50, it apparently has the 
right to reclassify the period as 
B or C time. 

More ' Important, it appears, is 
the second Code loophole: What 
kind of sponsorship category doe* 
the half-hour fall into? The Cod® 
says three minutes (plus bill- 
(Continued on page 53 ) 

festival Package 
Reaps $1,000,000 

With recent sales of its “Festival 
Package” of 30 foreign films, to 
WTAE, Pittsburgh, and WCAX, 
Burlington, Flamingo Films reports 
a gross of more than $1,000,000 on 
the r bundle. 

Package contains such, titles .as 
“The Last Bridge,” “The Crucible,” - 
“The Little World of Don Camillo,” 
“Nights of Cabiria” and “We Are 
All Murderers.” 

Markets now showing the. pack¬ 
age include New York. Boston, 
Seattle, Portland, Miami, Phoenix, 
Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Baltimore 
and the Triangle Stations cities. 

Syndie firm has tw r o other for¬ 
eign pix packages, “The Critics’ 
Award” films now in 85 markets, 
and the “Imperial Package” of 52 
i titles. 





30 TELEVISION REVIEWS 


U&RIETY 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


CHAMPIONSHIP BRIDGE 
With Charles Geren, Alex Dreier, 

Chico. Marx, Ivan Erdos, Edith 

Kemp, John Gerber 
Producer: Walter Schwimmer 
Director: Reinald Werrenrath 
30 Mins., Sun., 2 p.m. (EDT!) 
PARTICIPATING 
ABC-TV (film) 

Spanked up for its second season 
with some participants from the 
show biz ranks, ‘'Championship 
Bridge" went back into action in a 
new timeslot -Sunday (16), preced¬ 
ing the ABC-TlV pro football games. 
The juxtaposition is fitting, since 
in its video format the game of 
rubber bridgl provenly can pro¬ 
duce much of the same isort of 
tension as that attendant to the 
physical sport. It probably I takes a 
bridge buff to really get involved 
in the mental athletics of the tele- j 
show, but anyone who only knows 
the rudiments of bridge should be 
able to follow the action and get 
caught in the suspense. 

Chico Marx, a reputed! Holly¬ 
wood card sharp, sat in on the first 
foursome and provided ad lib 
comic relief to a fairly exciting 
match. He let fly a few, funny 
quips during the course (“it was a 
c gamr* until the first hand”), 
slipped into Italian dialect! in the 
bidding^ and with typical Marx 
Bros, zaniness reached once /f or his 
femme opponent’s knee. 

His pasteboard play, however, 
was anything but big league, al¬ 
though he might have been:having 
a bad day with only four hands 
being played. Immediately, Marx 
and his partner, Ivan Erdos, fell 
into the underdog role. They had a 
chance of pulling ahead iat the 
finish but muffed it when Erdos, 
usually letter perfect, misplayed. 
The suspense was genuine. 

The table and talk between Er¬ 
dos, Marx and the partnership of 
John Gerber and Edith Kemp was 
natural and enhanced the teleshow 
by making them seem real;people 
instead of bridge-playing automa¬ 
tions. Chief kibitzer Charles.! Goren 
charted the play unerringly, and 
his brief recaps of the hands were 
illuminating. Alex Dreier foils him 
well with the lay player’s view. 

Show is SRO this term with 
three participating sponsors foot¬ 
ing the half left open by j! North 
American Van Lines, which re¬ 
newed from last year. The : three 
are Samsonite, Sarah Lee Kitchens 
and Wes-Ben. Les.T’ 


PROGRESS 60* 

With William Hayward, others 
Producers: Hayward, Martha Gable, 
Fred Leuschner 
Director: Harry Asmund 
Writer: Hayward 
30 Mins., Sat., 1:30 p.m. 

WNBC-TV, N. Y. (tape, film) 

The N. J. Education Assn, and 
the Pennsylvania State Education 
Assn, together present “Progress 
60,” a series meant to educate 
parents and voters on education. 
An admirable goal, but hardly ful¬ 
filled by the first in the new half- 
hour series. 

The quality of the initialer, seen j 
on WNBC-TV on Saturday (22) was 
poor enough to drive viewers away.! 
It’s an unfortunate fact that public 
affairs stanzas, however ’noble, 
must compete with other programs, 
many of them commercial anti most 
•f them of higher technical quali¬ 
ty than “Progress 60” was. Often 
the sound was poor and that, in 
addition, to more profound failings 
(in content) should have markedly 
decreased the tv audience. 

William Hayward and his con¬ 
freres say they only have 1 about 
$200 a week to produce the half- 
hour, which in some measure ac¬ 
counts lor technical failings but 
it’s still no excuse, because writer- 
host-co-producer Hayward jfailed 
not only in properly’ recording 
sound but in matters of stress and 
organization, the same failings suf¬ 
fered when he did a six-week se¬ 
ries called “Foresight.” Topic was 
teaching the meanings of freedom, 
but unless so broad a subject is 
treated with finesse in can—and 
did—fall into cliche. Writer Hay¬ 
ward never really posed the prob¬ 
lems faced in teaching the jmean- 
ing of freedom. At best, he went 
through a recitation of how it’s 
taught, and then not very inter-, 
estingly. 

Imagination has no price tag, 
certainly not in public affairs. 

Art. 


STEP ON THE GAS 
(U. S. Steel Hour) 

With Jackie Cooper, Hans Con- 
reid, Shirley-Jones, Pat Carroll, 
Shari Lewis, Rod Alexander & 
Carmen G.; Charles Sanford: 
orch ~r\ 

Producer: Max Liebman 
Director: Bill Hobin 
Writers: Will Glickmap, Lucille 
Kallen, Sydney Zelinka, Bill 
Brown 

60 Mins., Wed. (19), 10 p.m. 

U. S. STEEL 

CBS-TV, from N„ Y. (tape) 

(BBDO) 

If Max Liebman can keep pull¬ 
ing revues like this one out of his 
hat, he should be back in tv oh 
a more regular basis before long. 
Except for an opening sketch that 
misfired, “Step on the Gas” , was 
breezy, fastmoving fun all the way. 

Credit Liebman and the writers 
—Will Glickman, Lucille Kallen. 
Syd Zelinka and Bill Brown—with 
a neat conception and enough 
good material to keep things mov¬ 
ing quickly. An engaging cast 
topped by Jackie Cooper, Pat Car- 
roll, Shari Lewis and Shirley 
Jones executed the Concept and 
material brightly. And director 
Bill Hobin moved it all along at a 
lickety-split pace. „ 

No effort, except in a fine take¬ 
off finale on the new car unveil¬ 
ings, was made 1 for satire, so that 
“Step on the Gas” wasn’t that 
stimulating a cerebral exercise; 
It’s simply that what Liebman did 
set out o accomplish in the way 
of humor came off nicely, and 
that's going some these days. 

Cooper was the mainstay as the' 
principal in all the sketches and 
host. As usual, he gave a smooth¬ 
ly competent, pleasant perform¬ 
ance. Standout sketches had him 
heading three bank robbers in a 
pantomime bit, and a { turn with 
Pat Carroll as the suburban house¬ 
wife who picks him up! at the of¬ 
fice only to forget where «he 
parked the car. Shari Lewis’^ pup-j 
pet turn was a standout, and she 
camfe up with easily the best one- 
liner of the new season, when one 
of the puppets cracks a joke and 
then leers, “I ought to have my 
own bowling show.” 

Miss Jones was showcased clev¬ 
erly with “I Enjoy Being.a Girl,” 
via a series of costume switches, 
and in a takeoff on the 1909 musi¬ 
cals. Rod Alexander’s turn with 
Carmen G on “Route 66” was 
cleverly conceived and - impishly, 
executed. Charles Sanford gave ex¬ 
cellent musical backing, and Bill 
Bunce’s titles, which served. to in¬ 
tro each segment, were another 
plus. Chan. 


TO ST. LOUIS WITH MUSIC 
With Vincent Price, Peggy King, 

Will Holt, Ralph Sutton, Dixie¬ 
land Six, Square Dancers, Vien- 

nese group, others 
Producer-Director: Bob. Miller 
Writer: Jim Dutsori 
60 Mins., Wed. (19), 7:30 p.m. 
UNION ELECTRIC CO. ' 
KMOX-TV, St.. Louis 

Station veep and g.m. Gene 
\Vilkey recruited a bevy of talent¬ 
ed staffers .and .high calibre pro¬ 
fessional talent to wrap up this 
hour opus in mid-American tribute 
to one of the nation’s top 10 cities.: 
The populace can be thankful for 
a community-minded client (Union 
Electric) for providing the coin to 
air this fine musical. salute. 

Home-grown and Hollywood-de¬ 
veloped Vincent Price, who headed 
the client’s first musical last. June, 
broke up West Coast .filming 
schedule to headline this one—a 
fast moving 60 minutes of narra- 
; lion and musical vignettes depict¬ 
ing. “the kinds of music and the 
musical influences that are as¬ 
sociated with the history and cul¬ 
tural development of our great 
city.” He was . ably supported on 
vocals by Peggy King who turned 
in a solid performance (also work¬ 
ing under the influence of in¬ 
fluenza); Will Holt; f olksinger 
from Manhattan’s Village! sect, 
whose interpretation of “When 
Johnny Comes Marching. Home” 

! turned It into an* old world. classic 
! for modern tv' audiences; jazz 
pianist Ralph Sutton, ofttimes 
headliner at Eddi Condon’s, 
journeyed to his home city to 
create great music from the Scott 
Joplin era ; 

The hour was a glorified., pic-, 
jtorial set to music and accom¬ 
plished its objective in an exciting 
| television manner. Station is to be. 
ikudoed for providing a “little 
I something for everybody” .. . from 
a touch of rock! ’n’ roll to folk¬ 
songs arid old world German bal¬ 
lads. Dance sequences were also 
highlights, deftly handled by the 
producer-director, giving, the im¬ 
pression of bigness to the show. 
Square Dancers (40) did their bit 
from the station’s parking lot, and 
ballroom: scene was executed /with 
use of two performers and a studio 
full of mirrors to achieve, busy 
effect. 

The end product was a credit to 
all hands. Station is riow the 
| throes of the next “spec” for same 
client-agency—“St. Louis in ;I985.” 

I Drird. 


SUNDAY GALLERY 

With Joe Michaels, Walter Klavun, 

Charles Webster; Paul Hoffman, 

Leo Cherne, Averell Harriman, 

Dr. HarVy Schwarts 
Producers: Gordon Hyatt, Bill 
. Osterhaus 
Director: Don Peters 
Adaptors: ; Ben Wechsler, . Albert 

Feldman 

60 Mins., Sun. (23) 11:30 p.m. 
WNBC-TV (tape) 

WNBC-TV’s “Sunday Gallery’’ 
(23) added a dimension to the re¬ 
cent United Nations general as¬ 
sembly sessions with a perceptive 
and thoroughly fascinating com¬ 
bination hour of dramatized his¬ 
tory and, current affairs round¬ 
table. 

First half-hour placed the late 
Seri. William Borah arid President 
Woodrow Wilson in. the very con¬ 
temporary framework. of tv politi¬ 
cal debate. The two American 
statesmen of the past, portrayed 
by Walter Klavun (Borah) and 
Charles Webster (Wilson), were 
viewed under questioning of 
WNB.C’s Jpe Michaels. Time of the 
imaginary set-to Was after the 
defeat, in Cpngress .of Wilson’s 
dream of a League of Nations, a 
defeat in which the Idaho isola¬ 
tionist played a great." part. 

The dramatization was followed' 
by a half-hour- discussion of the 
recent UN general assembly with 
Michaels moderating. Taking part 
Were Paul Hoffman, onetime 
chairman of Studebaker Corp. and 
now managing director of the UN 
special fund; Leo Cherne, execu¬ 
tive director Of the Research Insti¬ 
tute of America and chairman of 
the International Rescue Commis¬ 
sion; former New York-governor 
Averell Harriman; and Dr. Harry 
Schwartz, Russian expert of the 
New York Times. 

For the Borah-Wilson debate, 
adaptors Ben Wechsler and Albert 
Feldmaii used only actual state¬ 
ments of the two men culled from 
speeches during the bitter post 
World War I struggle of national¬ 
ism vs: internationalism.. It was 
a singular accoriiplishment, smooth, 
and sustaining in high interest 
throughout. 

Borah was querried first, no 
doubt because the provincial 
statesman’s eloquence and ideals 
don’t carry nearly the impact to¬ 
day of those of the more visionary 
Wilson. Borah, nonetheless, was a 
selfmade prairie intellectual with 
combative vigor, arid his spoken 
thoughts and: mannerisms in con¬ 
trast to the, cultivation and 
scholarship of the onetime Prince¬ 
ton president highlighted the dra¬ 
matics. The performances of 
Klavun and Webs.ter were remark¬ 
ably realistic, with a striking re^ 
semblance to both the subjects. 

Script also did a fine job of per¬ 
sonalizing the two men, as with 
Wilson’s allusion to Borah: “My 
opinions about some men are 
extremely picturesque. Photo¬ 
graphed, they would look like a 
Vesuvius erruption.” 

The roundtable, while too short 
for an exhaustive probe of current 
UN problems, had its .fireworks. 
Schwartz,, . sort of nuclear-age 
Borah, rapped his elders Harriman 
and Hoffman for. their “unrealistic 
discussion” of the UN’s minor do- 
gooding in the light of the disas- 
terous power struggle between the 
U.S. and Russia. 

“Gallery” will be discontinued 
with possible revival after the elec¬ 
tions. It should be back iri some 
form, especially because of its 
effective presentation of history 
that adds perspective to current 
events. Bill. 

Dreier’s 100-Market , 
Commentary Spread' 

Chicago, Oct. 25. 

North American Van Lines has 
entered spot radio with a 10 min¬ 
ute news-commentary package fea¬ 
turing Alex Dreier, which it has 
placed so far in nearly. 100: mar¬ 
kets. Since Dreier is an NBC per-r 
sonality, working out of Chicago,. 
the web’s affils were generally 
shown preference in the spot buys. 

Package was. created . and is 
beirig distributed- by Walter 
Schwimmer Productions, in a con¬ 
tinuation of a relationship which, 
began last year when North Amer¬ 
ican bought half of Scliwimmer’s 
ABC - TV entry, '‘Championship 
Bridge.” It was the company’s de¬ 
but in network tv. Biddle Co. of 
Bloomington, ill., is the agency. 

Spot package consists of a five- 
miriute taped commentary by Drei¬ 
er, with stations obliged to back it 
with a local news quiz. North 
American will sponsor the full 10 
minutes. 


WOMEN'S CLUB 
With Marie Torre, others 
Producers: Lester L. Wolfe, Irving 

Heir* 

Director: Ed Coppersmith 
30 Mins., Mon.-Fri., 4:30 p,m. 
Participating 
WNTA, N. Y. 

WNTA, which places a great 
value on gab, has another cross- 
the-board spiel session, this one 
for the distaff side. Marie Torre, 
columnist for the N. Y. Herald 
Tribune, presides over this ".talk-' 
fest and. if the session caught, 
indicative, this semester takes on 
the more unruly aspects of a kaffee 
klatsch. 

Miss. Torre’s guest was. Evange- 
liria Callas; mother, of the noted 
soprano, ’whose book, “My Daugh¬ 
ter. Maria Callas,” is currently in. 
the stalls. Mrs.. Callas was inter¬ 
viewed by Miss Torre and then by 
a panel from an organization called 
Parents Without Partners, com¬ 
prising a group of parents, 
widowed, divorced or unmarried: 
who. are attempting to. raise chil¬ 
dren sans aid from a mate. 

It seems that Mrs. Callas; had i 
book to promote and had to justify. 
her estrangement from her .daugh¬ 
ter. At the same time, the group 
from PWP felt that they had a 
cause that needed edification.to the 
general public, and therefore had 
to appear to be erudite and en¬ 
lightened. In trying to analyze the. 
feelings between Mrs. Callas arid* 
Maria, without the help of a couch, 
they succeeded in proving only, 
that a little knowledge i^ an. annoy-' 
ing thing. 

Miss Torre had a difficult time 
getting Mrs. Callas back on basic 
issues, which Apparently couldn’t 
he properly developed in the group 
questioning. She tried tactfully and 
charmingly. Neither of these at¬ 
tributes worked on this collection 
of females. 

. Miss Torre is in herself charm¬ 
ing, personable and seems to be 
able to get a quick grasp of large 
issues and pinpoint them to a prac¬ 
tical level. On. her owri, she did 
quite well. The show got lost when 
it was turned over to the outsiders. 

Jose. 


CONTACT 

With--' Margaret Morris, Bruce 

Rogers, David Scriyens, Emmett 

O'Grady; guests 
Producer: Marion Dunn 
30 Mins., Toes., 7:30 p.m. 

CBOT/Ottawa 

Canadian Broadcasting.. Corp.’s 
nationwide trend to serve local 
tv watchers with local Items shows 
in this interview-magazine stint, 
“Contact.” Produced locally, it 
covers items strictly local and, 
while the preem stanza was no 
ball of fire, show has strong poten¬ 
tial. It’s a second season for “Con¬ 
tact,” opener featuring gabbing 
bit by Peter Meggs, CBC’s direc¬ 
tor of Ottawa area tv and AM 
operations. Meggs set the season 
by saying a local station’s sched¬ 
ule must reflect the community 
which, in this capital, is public 
affairs,. Biggest problems, here 
were staff;, facilities and space. 
Newest facilities;, vidtape; .staff: 
the best;, s^ace: something to be 
desired. 

Other guests were Frances Stew¬ 
art, Ottawa couturier, who told 
of gown-designing dilemmas, and 
Lieut. Col. A; D. ’Egan who ex¬ 
plained the background of one of 
Ottawa’s siriash suinmer tourist 
draws, the Changing of the Guard. 
Film clips were used to back Col. 
Egan’s item. “Contact” is off to a 
slow start but producer Marion 
Dunn has shown savvy in previous 
productions and can. be /expected 
to lift the pace in future. 

Gorm. 

Luttgeos, NBC Charter 
Member in Chi, Retires 

Chicago, Oct. 25. 

Howard G. Luttgens, whq> has 
been with the NBC Chicago plant 
since it was established in 1927, 
retires at the month’s end at the 
age of 60. An engineer arid now 
director of WMAQ-WNBQ techni¬ 
cal operations, Luttgens is a char¬ 
ter member of the rietwork, having 
joined the old WEAF, New York, 
in 1924, two years before. it was 
purchased by NBC as its flagship: 

Web sent Luttgens to Chi in 
1927 to set UP an engineering staff 
and studios }iere. He was named 
chief engineer in 1929 and has held 
the position ever since. 



Although no new live shows of 
any great importance have ap¬ 
peared on television or radi , it 
does look as if the watching and 
listening little women at home can 
get educated—If that is what they 
want. If they want exciting and 
thrilling games or drairia, such as 
the quizzes that were killed by 
payola, or the dramas, such as 
“Matinee,” that were killed for lack 
of sponsors, they’ll havetb Wait, 

The best of the new live—or 
nearly live, meaning taped for the 
special showing—is certainly Stu¬ 
art. Brent, who reviews books, and 
books only, daily, Monday through 
Friday, on WOR-TV from 1:30 to 12. 
A convenient- hour^ too, for the 
girls who have to prepare lunches 
for school children, who live near 
enough to come home, and can 
listen, while they’re cleaning up, or 
who don’t have to bother about 
lunch for anyone but themselves, 
and can relax, as they eat, iisten— 
and learn about new books. 

Brent is no amateur, dabbling in 
book reviews because it seems an 
easy thing to do. He has taught 
at the U. of Chicago and Chicago 
Teachers College, was graduated 
from both colleges with a B.A. in 
Literature, a B.S. in Philosophy 
and a M.S. Degree in Education at 
the Illinois Institute of Technology. 
Brent, a Chicago literary figure, has 
bookshops there on North Michi¬ 
gan Ave. and the Hotel Ambassa¬ 
dor. His wife, Hope,, who appears 
occasionally on his I program, is 
young and pretty, a Smith College 
graduate. They have one child, 
and Brent has three from a former 
marriage, so. when he talks about 
books for children he knows what 
he’s talking about. He knows 
about books, too, as you may have 
gathered. His style is easy, in¬ 
timate, calm, interesting. He an¬ 
swers questions, -reviews the books 
you’d like to hear about. Who 


knows? He may give just the fillip 
rieeded .tq cause a renaissance of 
reading by the home girls. And 
about time, too! 

WOR’s Arlene Francis 
WOR hasn’t neglected its radio 
prograin and has added another 
good feature to its daytime shows, 
which have 15 minutes of news 
on the: hour, followed, at 8:15, by 
Dorothy and Dick’s lively and pro¬ 
vocative . conversation, and . then- 
Galen Drake, Martha Deane-^-my 
favorite commentator, the Fitzger¬ 
alds, ;Carltori Fredericks, a lot 
more. Arlene Francis is on, fol¬ 
lowing the 3 o’clock news, from 
3:15 to 4. This is taped—but as it 
is taped only a couple of days iri 
advance arid riot cut, it has all the 
liveliness and strength of a live 
show. .. Miss Francis talks very 
little about herself,, but spends her 
time interviewing one or two cele¬ 
brities or people in the news—she 
does not confine her. interviews to 
people in show;! business. Her. 

gracious and endearing personality 
comes through, in the way she is 
able to draw-out her guests. She 
interviews . from Sardi’s: Not 

startling in any way, but one of the 
best interview radio programs— 
though she, should have a television 
show, instead; as more suited to 
her vivacious personality. 

if viewers feel they, want more, 
education, they can get it almost 
painlessly on WPIX. They’ll have 
to stay near their television all 
morning arid well into the after¬ 
noon; if they want the whole dose 
—though it would be. nearly im¬ 
possible for one person to be in¬ 
terested in all the subjects.covered. 
This is the third year for WPIX 
Regents Educational tv project. 
Classes begin at 9:50 a.iri. arid run 
until 3 p.m., and on Tuesday and 
Wednesday there’s an additional 
half hour- for teachers, in. science 
(Continued on page 51) 


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Wednesday^ October 26, 1960 /; V/, : _ _ frJrilJByiSIQjf BKVIkWS 


POTOMAC MADNESS 
(Bob Hope Biiick Special) 

With Bob Hope, Perry Como, 
Ginger Rogers, Peter Leeds, 
Lisa Davis, J. Edward McKinley, 
Herb Vigrari, Charlie Lung, 
Eddie Mari’, Stephen, Chase, 
- Lyle Moraine, Milton Frame, 
Frank Barton; David Rose orch 
Producer: Jack Hope 
Director: Jack Shea 
Writers: Mort Lachmah, Bill Lar¬ 
kin, John Rapp, Lester White, 
Charles Lee, Gig Henry; Norman 
Sullivan,: consultant 
Songs: Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van 
Heusen 

60 Mins;, Sat. (22), 8:30 p.m. 
BUICK 

NBC-TV, from H’wood (tape) 
(McCann-Erickson) 

Though Bob Hope’s position as 
one. of the foremost of American 
political satirists is. indisputable, 
“Potomac Madness” made it more 
evident than ever that his abilities 
in that direction lie more in the 
area of gags arid.. short sketches 
than in . anything like a major 
integrated effort; 

“Madness,” his. first attempt at 
an original book show, on tv, was 
a slipshod, pointless affair. Despite 
its billing, it was-, anything but a 
satire; it defied classification, but 
“comic, fantasy” without much 
comedy is the best description. A 
brief outline of the plot (such as 
it was) found Ginger Rodgers as 
a D;C. hostess, taking over the 
country via the election of Perry 
Como whom §he marries and then 
books solid for four years in Vegas 
and Miami while she takes over 
the White House. In the end, she 
decides, it’s not for. her. Hope, in 
this mishmash, plays ; a hayseed 
Governor whom she manipulates 
but who saves the country as its 
vicepresident.. 

That's the “book.” The gongs, 
supplied by : Sammy Cahn & 
Jimmy Van Heusen, weren’t much 
better, with the exception of a 
good special materiail trio titled 
“Playing Politics,” which was 
nicely done by Hope, Como and 
Miss Rogers and should have been 
reprised. The one :danee number, 
choreographed by Jack Baker, was 
a . honey, and as interpreted by.: 
Miss Rogers and a quartet of good 
male terpers, gave the. show its 
orte class spot. 

The humor, :too, was leadened by 
the plot. Hope got off his usual 
quota of good one-liners; but would 
have been better off. doing them 
staridup. Como scraped up a few 
laughs via; a Viennese - accented 
psychiatrist bit, while Miss Rogers 
played ;it mostly straight. Other 
credits were better; David Rose 
cut a fine show; Don Loper pro¬ 
vided Miss Rogers will a couple 
of stunning gowns and the Kate 
Drain Lawson costumes were 
good, and Bob Corrigan provided 
some lush setti But for aU 
the sumptuousness of the. produc¬ 
tion, the content Was as flat as an 
Eisenhower putt, Chan, 


SHANGRI-LA 
I (Hallmark Hall of Fame) 

With Richard Basehart, Claude 
Rains, Marisa Pavan, Gene Nel¬ 
son, Alice Ghostley, Helen Gal¬ 
lagher, John Abbott, James 
Valentine 

Producer-Director:George 
Schaefer 

Writers: James Hilton, Harry War- 
Ten, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. 
. Lee 

90 Mins.; Mon. (24), 9:30 p.m. 
HALLMARK CARDS 
NBC-TV, from N. TV (color) 

(Foote, Cone & Beldirig) 

This adaptation of James Hil¬ 
ton’s novel, “Lost Horizon,” which 
flopped on Broadway, was another 
elaborate failure on tv. Embroid¬ 
ered with musical interpolations, 
performed by a fairly high pres¬ 
sure name cast and framed in de 
luxe backgrounds, the tv play could 
not shake off a ponderously slow 
script. 

The Hilton fantasy about a uto¬ 
pian colony in remote Himalayan 
range, which served as an excellent 
film vehicle for Ronald Colman, 
came apart at its philosophical 
seams in the tv treatment. The 
addition of musical numbers by 
composer Harry Warren and lyri¬ 
cists Jerome Lawrence Sc Robert 
E. Lee Were' not justified by the 
quality of the songs and only 
served to slow down an already 
creeping pace. For a musical stan¬ 
za, moreover, the level of the vo¬ 
calizing, by the leads; Richard 
Basehart and Marisa Pavan, and 
supporting players was uniformly 
inadequate. The quality of the thesp- 
ihg wasn’t sufficient compensation. 
The musical format apparently also 
dictated at least one hoofing rou¬ 
tine and that Was supplied in flatly 
conventional style by Gene Nelson 
and Helen Gallagher. 

. From the Outset, the play was 
crippled by a lack pf conviction. As 
the British diplomat who was 
being kidnapped to rule over Shan¬ 
gri-La, Basehart failed to strike 
the note of romance and authority 
needed to give it credence. . Miss 
Pavan, as the love interest, regis¬ 
tered With a Vogue mag type of 
exotic beauty but otherwise had 
little to. do. Her most effective mo¬ 
ment was her transformation into 
an old hag in the cold of the out¬ 
side world. Alice Ghostley, as a 
missionary, Could do nothing with 
her sketchy, confused role and her 
one song. “I’m Just A Little Bit 
. Confused*” w r as both irrelevant and 
j humorless. Nelson, and Miss Gal- 
j.lagher scowled through the first 
j half and cooed through the second 
r to point up Shangri-La’s therapeu¬ 
tic atmosphere. 

, Claude Rains, as the ancient high 
lama,, succeeded in giving a per¬ 
suasively pro performance, as did 
John Abbott, as one of the lower 
lamas. . James Valentine, as the 
young man eager to get back to 
the real world, was adequate al¬ 
though his anxiety to escape the 
monotone of Shangri-La could un¬ 
derstandably have been even more 
intense. * Herm. 



GISELE MacKENZIE SPECIAL 
With Bob Crosby; Snooky Lanson, 
Jack Regas, Georges LaFleche, 
Jack Kane and. His Music Makers 
dancing and mixed choiral groiips 
Producer-Director: Stan Harris 
Music Director: Jack Kane 
Writers: Frank . Peppiatt, John 
Ayleswor.th,. Stan Harris 
60 Mins., Sun., (16), 8 p.m. 

TIMEX OF CANADA, CANADIAN 
GAS ASSN; -'- . 

CBC-TV, from Toronto (tape). 

(Grant, McKim) 

Tagged “The Men in My Life” 
and described by Stan Harris, pro¬ 
ducer-director as a- musical biog¬ 
raphy, this, special had Gisele : Mac¬ 
Kenzie spotlighted—on . her first 
professional visit to Canada in four 
years^-as a girl who, through her 
American 'debut in radio and tv, 
left the, Canadian Broadcasting 
Corp. to: further her meteoric 
career. 

This has .been exemplified in 
both the communications media, 
plus her night ; club appearances 
and musicpmedy toad tours, that 
proves her a one-woman enter¬ 
tainer in her singing; dincing, vio¬ 
lin and piano playing. She is also 
a Vivacious comedienne. 

The.: men in her life Bob 
Crosby, Snooky Lanson and Jack 
Regas—were all present for her 
special, which went aeross Canada 
to 48 stations of the CBC web. 

: A highlight of the program was 
the star’s violinistics with Jack 
Benny (via film clips) In “Getting 
to Know you,” plus the frustrated 
look on Benny’s face as he at-; 
tempted to keep up with the girl’s 
fast bowing; . ditto Miss MacKen- 
zie’s singing of “Dance with. Me” 
and her Waltz number with Jack 
Regas — in tails — for outstanding 
, lifts and- catches. 

Also marked the first time that 
Miss. MacKenzie ha$ appeared pro¬ 
fessionally with her younger 
brother, Georges LaFleche, and 
giving the kid a big ; tv break in 
medy dialog and duet in French 
of her trademarked, “La Fiacre.” 
(Brother has the good looks and. 
: the sawyv. 

Also oh fojr stintsWere Bob 
Crosby, whose Club 15 gave Miss 
MacKenzie her .first American op¬ 
portunity on" the “Hit Parade;”. 
Snooky Lanson. her colleague; and 
Jack Regas, her choreographer and 
dance partner. In .eight;-, costume 
changes throughout, it Was Miss. 
MacKenzie’s big hour. 

With Crosby, she did a Man¬ 
hattan medley; backgrounded by' 
mixed choral group;; .With--'Bob: 
Crosby alsp doing a solo of “Gigi” 
and Snooky Lanson doing an “Ebb 
Tide” single, before going .into 
their duets with the star.. Jack 
Kane did the arrangements and his 
Music Makers (32) lent expert 
backing, 

“Men in : My Life” gave. Miss 
MacKenzie the: opportunity to Work 
In her nitery acts, plus her finale 
of singing to her own piano ac¬ 
companiment: Whole was a fine 
60-miniute segment , and a credit to 
all the principals, the imaginative 
production and direction of Stan 
Harris, the Jack Kane arrange- 
pvents and the clever dialog writ¬ 
ing; plus the diversity of the star 
In all phases., of ehtertairirrierit.. 

McStdy , 


MAKE THAT SPARE 

With Johnny Johnston, emcee, 

. others 

Producer: James Cplligan 
Director: Jack Sameth 
13 Mins.; Sat., 10:41 p.m. 

BROWN & WILLIAMSON, GIL¬ 
LETTE 

ABC-TV, from Paramus, N.J, 

(Ted. Bates: Maxon.) 

Following ABC-TV s “Fight of 
the Week” Saturday nights, web 
has introed a lively, exciting bowl¬ 
ing, show, mceed by Johnny John¬ 
ston. 

Show, telecast “live” from a 
Paranrius, N. J., bow ling alley, runs 
anywhere from 13 to 15 minutes, 
depending on when the fights end. 
Entire outing is keyed to topnotcii 
bowlers making difficult spate 
shots. Prize money ranges from 
$1,00.0 to : $7,000 per week. 

Interest in the show, however* 
isn’t the prize money, although 
that helps to build suspense: Inter¬ 
est is propelled by the difficulty 
Of the spare shots, with each of 
two contenders getting a crack at 
the same toughie*. The game plays 
fast and Johnston fills his role as 
emcee with warmth and knowledge- 
ability; Horo. 


OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE 
(Not Without. Honor) , 

With Ralph Bellamy, Arthur . Ken¬ 
nedy, Roddy McDowall,. Robert 

Emhardt,. John Coticos, Howard 

St. John; Lowell Thomas, host 
<. and narrator 

Producer; Mildred Freed Alter? 
Director: Alex Segal 
Writer: Ernest Kindy 
60 Mins.;. Fri. (2D: 7:30 p.m. 
EQUITABLE LIFE 
NBC-TV, from N.Y. 

(Foote, Cone & Betding) 

The closing years in the life of 
Alexander Hamilton designed to 
clarify his Federalist principles 
and the controversies which trig¬ 
gered his fatal duel with Aaron 
Burr formed the background for 
“Not Without Honor,” the first in 
the new season series of Equitable- 
sponsbred “Our American Heri¬ 
tage” specials On NBC-TV. 

Last Friday night’s (21); presen¬ 
tation as such was a companion 
piece to Equitable’s, last season 
premiere, “Divided We Stand,” 
with some of the principals,. Arthur 
Kennedy Ss Hamilton, Ralph Bel¬ 
lamy as Jefferson, Howard St. 
John as Washington and: .Lori 
March as Elizabeth Hamilton, re¬ 
enacting. their original raids. 

. For all the nicety of. production 
detail one can expect from a Mil¬ 
dred Freed Alberg production and 
the exacting directorial assist of 
Alex Segal, “Not Without Honor” 
was dull tv dramaturgy. It’s: more 
than likely that school kids, with, 
a more than cursory interest in the 
fundamental differences that pitted 
Hamilton as the diehard capitalist 
and aristocrat against Jefferson 
the visionary, and Burr, derived 
some educational value from the 
offering (making: the 7:30 p.m. 
slotting an ideal choice of time). 
But even on this score little at¬ 
tempt was made to underscore the 
basic : conflicts between the leaders 
at thg turn of the 19th Century, 
nor did the stodginess of the Ernest 
Kinoy script at . any time: bring td 
life the personal characteristics or 
these divergent principals. 

Granted, that this was. an im¬ 
portant part of American political 
( history, establishing as it did some 
of the limits of both Federal rights 
and capital’s power. But what 
emerged was so fragmentary and 
so lacking in any fervent belief as 
to contribute little to either the 
historic knowledge or. dramatic 
value. 

It may have been the fault or 
lack of any inspiration In the script, 
but none of the poirforihances 
could be described as inspiring. 
Bellamy’s role as Jefferson was 
hardly more, than peripheral, with 
tjie major accent, on Kennedy as 
Hamilton. Yet the impression was 
inescapable that he was. acting a 
part, the strong convictions of the 
man never quite crystallizing with 
sincerity. Rose. 

2D TIMEX ALL-STAR CIRCUS 

With Paul Winchell. others 

Producer: Gil Cates 

Exec producer: Lawrence White 

Director: Jbe Cates 

60 Mins., Friday (21), t p.m. 

TIMEX 

NBC-TV (tape) 

HV, B.. Doner) 

An NBC crew went to Copen¬ 
hagen, Denmark, to tape the Cir-: 
kus Schumann In action and 
brought back virtually everything 
that ? s memorable about a circus 
except the sawdust smells 

By using Paul Winchell & Jerry 
Mahoney as hosts,! the visit to the 
circus was given an informal and 
pleasing, atmosphere and served, to 
tie things together nicely during 
the performing breaks. Show’s 
main value pf course, comes from 
the circus performers themselves. 
The Schumanns are an amazing 
family group with.plenty of circus 
savvy. There’s Katja Schumann, 
an 11-year old ' bareback rider, and 
la^year old Benny who does an 
exciting low-wire act with his li¬ 
near old brother Jacques and there 
are: the elder Schumanns who have 
an act called the. Schumann Lib¬ 
erty Horses, one of the slickest 
trained horse acts around* In addi¬ 
tion to the Schumanns, there were 
the Nellos Football . Dogs, the Fly¬ 
ing Marilees, a high trapeze act, 
Larry Griswold, a trampoline per¬ 
former, the Six Bertinis,. a bicycle 
act, Douglas Kossmayer, a horse & 
chariot act, and clowns Leo. Gaston 
arid Antdiiio & Kiki to . help round 
out the magical hour. 

. The show was. paced In a way 
that made the hour seem to skip 
by and Ithe camera, work was sock: 
Spotting the program between 9 
and 10 pjn. gave the adult viewers 
a : break but it should be done 
again at an earlier hour so that 
the kiddies can share the delights 
of the program. Gros, 


The Witness 

“The Witness,” on Thursday (20), 
did a lot of things all at once: It 
cast a shadow oh the judicial sys¬ 
tem and oii the integrity of a for¬ 
mer. governor of N, Y. and it also 
cast a shadowy oh the guilt of Lt. 
Charles Becker, the former, police 
officer convicted and executed for 
murdering a gambler. : Within the 
confines of . a simulated hearing 
room, it also provided a degree of 
impact and tumult that should 
have been well beyond the mental 
limits of the juves, who rule video 
at 7:30 p.m. It’s a good show going 
to waste where it is bn CBS-TV. 

; Partly adlibbed (within the 
bounds of researched evidence pre¬ 
pared by Will Loririh the story of 
Becker and Gov. Charles SJ Whit¬ 
man not only cast doubt on the 
guilt of Becker but created doubt 
as to the honesty and motives of 
the governor^ who onlv became 
Such' after successfully prosecuting 
Becker for murder. “The Witness” 
might stimulate sufficient public 
interest and curiosity to . bring 
about: a change in trial laws, which 
some people consider obsolete and 
ineffective. In that sense *Ms Tal¬ 
ent Associates-package is contro¬ 
versial. 

Nehemiah Persoff, as Becker, and 


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Pago 43 


Henderson Forsythe, as Gov. Whit- j 
man, were believable. So were all 
the other actors; thesps seem to 
thrive on the freedom allowed by I 
the format. Freedom or not, the 
net result was tight and nninted. 

For all that was good about this 
hOiirlong drama on CBS-TV it had 
a disturbing. feature that dulled a 
sense of reality. Would any man, 
once convicted and sentenced to 
die be t given a hearing in which 
the committee could do nothing 
legal tor reverse the trial findings? 
Maybe if the hearing had taken 
place before the trial it would have 
been mbre believable, though, at 
the same time, it would have been 
less pointed. It could be that Tal¬ 
ent Associates is as interested in 
stimulation as it Is in total credi¬ 
bility, which, in some eyes, would 
be a point ih its behalf. 

Also annoying was the use of 
contemporary dress and micro¬ 
phones ih a 1915 hearing room. 

Art. 


Dinah Share. Chevy Show 
Dinah Shore’s outing on NBC- 
TV Sunday night (23) was a nifty 
melange of travelog, comedy and 
music. Subtitled “South Pacific 
Holiday,” show presented fascinat¬ 
ing. glimpses of the culture and 
peoples. of remote places like 
Tahiti, Samoa, the Fiji Islands and 
Bali in film clips which were clev¬ 
erly interwined with studio shots of 
(Continued on page 48) 


THE RIGHT MAN 
With Garry Moore, Richard Boone, 
Martin Gabel, ' Loring Smith, 
Howard Smith, Tom Gorman, 
Tom Bosley, Edward G. Robin¬ 
son, Alan Bunce, Art Cahiey, 
Celeste Holm, Thomas Mitchell, 
Luis Van Rooten, Ralph Stanley; 
Alfredo Anfonini, musical direc¬ 
tor 

Producer-Writer: Fred Freed 
Director: Burt Shevelove 
Composer: George Kleinsinger 
60 Mins., Mon. (24) 8:30 p.m. 
TRAVELERS INSURANCE 
CBS-TV, (tape & film) 

(Young & Rubicam ) 

Out of the CBS-TV Public Af¬ 
fairs shop on Monday night (24) 
came one of the more interesting 
and entertaining hours of the new 
season, dedicated to the proposi¬ 
tion that the grand old custom of 
U.S. political campaigning, from 
the street corner whoopups and 
parading, the. “applesauce and 
hooey” of the slogan-infested 
haranguing, to the smoke-filled 
double-dealing, bargaining and 
conniving is—or at least was in 
pre-tv days—an essential part of 
an alive democracy and a free 
people. 

“The Right Man” for the most 
part turned out to he a fun-paced, 
rousing, seldom dull musical docu¬ 
mentation spanning Lincoln to 
FDR, with all election stops in be¬ 
tween, As a musical testament to a 
corny custom, it moved with spirit 
and zest, even though it may have 
lacked a specific point of view or 
headed in any single direction. For 
all. the complexities of tieing to-, 
gether such a profusion of vignet¬ 
tes, it came off as a smooth whole. 

. Fred Freed’s helming of the 
production and his writing, Burt 
Shevelove's direction arid partic¬ 
ularly Garry Moore’s hosting 
through the multiple sequences 
w’ere no small factors in endowing 
“The Right Man” with an enjoy¬ 
able free-wheeling Quality. The 
sentiments were invariably good 
and everyone on tap, including a 
star-studded cast impersonating the 
various candidates for the highest 
office, threw themselves into the 
frolic with proper abandon. If 
anything, the show merited a 90- 
minute showcase, for it tried to 
encompass too much within the 
hour framework. Much of it was 
fleeting; some of the episodes 
blacked out too quickly. 

From the opening rouser of the 
parading partisans cheering it up 
for Ulysses Grant, for Harding, Al 
Smith, Hoover, Coolidge, 'Blaine 
(“a Continental liar from the state 
of Maine”) to the closing episode of 
Lincoln’s departure from Illinois, 
it moved fast, sometimes funny, 
occassionally triggered to sober 
and thoughtful lessons from the 
[ past. It' was not necessarily ip 
sequence, but was primarily de¬ 
signed to achieve a proper pacing. 

Martin Gabel as William Jen¬ 
nings Bryan the spell-binder 
espousing -the free silver issue; 
[Loring Smith as Harry Daugherty 
in engineering the Harding coup; 
the way Lincoln was “gambled 
around" In the 1860 Chicago con¬ 
vention bargaining; the status of 
the anonymous V.P. as projected 
by Tom Bosley in a humorous re¬ 
incarnation of the memorable Alex¬ 
ander Throttlebottom; the attempt 
on Teddy Roosevelt’s life in Mil¬ 
waukee (with a realistic portrayal 
by Edward G. Robinson); Art 
Carney as FDR; John Alexander as 
Wendell Willkie: Celeste Holm as 
Victoria Claflin Woodhull, the* free 
love advocate who sought the 
Presidency in 1872; the deal-mak¬ 
ing and secret; pledges that dis¬ 
gusted Grover] Cleveland (Tom 
Mitchell). Richard Boone deliver¬ 
ing Lincoln’s ^eloquent farewell 
speech—these were some of the 
more memorable vignettes, all part 
of a pattern that kept most of the 
hour jumping. 

A word is necessary about the 
excellent integration of the music, 
particularly the original material 
composed by George Kleinsinger 
to augment the traditional cam¬ 
paign songs, and the fine back¬ 
grounding by Alfredo Antonini. 

Rose. 


RCA Vet Upped 

Camden, Oct. 25. 

Jack M. Williams, a veteran of 
nearly 35 years with RCA, has been 
named to the newly-created posi¬ 
tion of v.p., advertising and sales 
promotion, of RCA Sales Corp. 

The director of RCA Victor Home 
Instrument advertising for the last 
10 years, Williams will continue to 
supervise ad and sales promotion 
of tv receivers, radios, phono¬ 
graphs, stereo instruments and tape 
recorder-players. 


J/fcRIETi _ Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


The first Nielsen Report* covering all the new shows of the season shows 


l 


THESE SHOWS 

All HAVE IT: 

Here’s a list worth looking at. It’s a list offavorite shows, all 
broadcast on ABC-TV and all placing first in their time 
periods. Six of them are brand new: Bell & Howell Close-Up!, 

Bugs Bunny, Flintstones, The Law & Mr. Jones, My Three 
Sons, SurfSide 6. One is new on ABC: Peter Gunn. And 
eleven are established winners: Cheyenne, Hawaiian Eye, 

Lawman, Maverick, Real McCoys, Rebel, Rifleman, Robert 
Taylor’s Detectives, 77 Sunset Strip, Untouchables, Walt 
Disney Presents. What pleases us most about these shows is 
that they please the viewers. And, we trust, the sponsors, too. 



Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


P$RsIE&y 


S3 


in competitive markets most homes watch ABC-TV most, of the time! 


THIS SHOWS 

THEY HAVE IT: 



SHARE OF 
AUDIENCE 

RATING 

HALF HOUR 
FIRSTS 

ABC-TV 

33.7 

19.2 

25 

NIT Y 


|7.® 

18 

:NETZ 

27.3 

is.® 

: ® 


'Source: Nielsen 24-Market TV Report covering all commercially sponsored half-hour evening 
programs, week ending Oct 16* 1960. Sunday, 6:30 to ll PM, Monday-Saturday, 7:30 to ll PM. 


ABC TELEVISION 















34 


IABIO-TELGV1SI3N 




Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


Gen Mills New Addition to BBDO 
Do-It-Yourself Pilot BankroUers 
—On Other Madison Ave. Fronts 


By BILL GREELEY 

IiBDO’s now concept of progr* m 
control, client-bankrolled pilot 
films, has a new customer. j. 

Agency has closed a deal with 
General Mills to produce the 
lnitialer for "Father of the IJr.de.** 
situation comedy scries bawd op 
the 1950 motion picture of th; 
same title aMGM release of a Pan¬ 
der S. Berman production*. 

Deal is similar to the one involv¬ 
ing HexaU's financing the pilot for 
the current NBC-TV Sunday nieht 
"National Velvet.’* General Mills 
bought “Father." a two-time loser, 
on the strength of new forma?, 
"script, east and production ciedits. 
General Foods had an option on ah 
earlier “Father" pilot, but dropped 
out. and ABC-TV had considered 
the show for scheduling this lall. 
but finally decided against it. ; 

Like “National Velvet." the now 
sponsor pilot will be produced by 
MGM with producer Robert Max¬ 
well at the helm. It will star Loop 
Ames ‘film version starred Spencer 
Tracy and Liz Taylor*. Pilot script 
is by Dale and Katherine Eun^ori, 
whose tv credits include “Band of 
Gold." the "Angel” pilot and a 
number of series scripts. 

BBDO's tv programming veepee 
George Polk, says the main reason 
for client-agency pilot production 
is the scarcity of and great demand 
for quality comedy shows. Amo. her 
reason is the "built-in option" 
that's becoming more prevalent;. 
An example, Polk says, is the cur¬ 
rent CBS-TV “Andy Griffith 
Shaw." Its pilot was a stanza oh 
General Foods "Danny Thoma-s 
Show.” thus Griffith went auttv 
matically to GF with no chance of 
outside bids. 

Polk also likes the do-it-yourself 
scries advantage of working with 
production people on show de¬ 
velopment—“You have a grca.eh 
tolerance toward a show, and 
greater patience with the grow.ng 
pains, if you’re intimately in- 
\ olved in its production.” 

Still another advantage the 
early start. “The normal wa. is 
to wait until February and March 
and then look at a million pilot.*?. 
But "why should you make a snap 
one or two-day decision on 52- 
week show?’’ 

Subjecting pilots to -audience re¬ 
action research, he says, is now 
popular method of selection, hut it 
often takes a couple of weeks and 
a not property can be sold out 
from under during the de!a\» d de¬ 
cision. 

Polk figures that the client's in¬ 
vestment of $50,000 to STO.Qt’O is ia 
relatively small one when the 
gamble is on a $3,000,000 a jeajr 
series. 

BBDO, he says, has two more do;- 
it-jourself pilot projects in the 
works for possible ’61-'62 network, 
a. ring. 

B&B’s O’Seas Expansion 

Benton & Bowles this week a 
pounced expansion of oversea, 

(• iterations to Australia. New Year 
*.*\id and Italy. 

An affiliation has been estab¬ 
lished with Jackson, Wain & Co. of 
Sidney, Australia; Goldberg Ad¬ 
vertising of Wellington, X. Z.: and 
Ham, an American agency in Milan; 
Italy. 

Up and Down: George L. Yailes; 
for 10 years an NBC program 
supervisor, has moved to Leo 
Burnett’s New”York office as pro¬ 
gram producer. At.NBC, he was in 
on many of the film purchases for 
both the web and o&o’s. 

Jack Henry has been . named 
administrative veepee for MvCann- 
Eriekson’s eastern region offices, 
including New York, Detroit. Bos¬ 
ton. Atlanta and Houston. Thomas 
J. King succeeds Henry as man¬ 
ager of the Detroit office while 
continuing as a veepee and man¬ 
agement service director on Buicki 

David R. Fenwick, veepee of 
Grant’s Los Angeles office, hais 
been • named senior veepee and 
creative supervisor of the agency: 

Wilfred S. King, a director and 
veepee, has been named executive 
veepee of J. M. Mathes. 

Lawrence Stapleton, who re¬ 
cently joined Mogul Williams & 
Saylor, after 10 years, at Grant, 
has been named to the newly-cre¬ 
ated post of vice president in 


charge of client services arid 
marketing, 

Corinthian's Recap 

Corinthian Broadcasting this 
week held a press conference to 
recap the special news coverage 
of the Republican and Dempcratic 
conventions this spiring at Chicago 
and Los Angeles by the group's 
five tv stations and their radi 
counterparts. 

Corinthian director of special 
projects Herman Land reeled otf 
film clips, of interviews and spe¬ 
cial locally-slanted coverage shot 
during the conventions by tiie news 
j crews from KOTV, Tulsa; WANE- 
;TV. Ft. Wayne; WISH-TV. Indian- 
1 apolis; KIIOL’-TV, Houston; and 
j KXTV. Sacramento. The film pot-. 
I purri, w ich varied greatly in tech- 

■ nical quality, gave an indication 
I Of the depth of local-slant features, 
j interpretations and spot news the 
! teams were able to send back horiie 

in augmentation of the CBS web 
j coverage. Land said that, the sam- 

■ pies shown to the press were culled 
from more than 20 hours of foot¬ 
age, which in some eases repre¬ 
sented only the pick of segs filed 
by stations with the New York.HQ. 

All of Corinthian’s special cover¬ 
age was sponsored; and Land said 
that the project was just about a 
break-even affair, despite the 
■heavy cost of travel, special equip¬ 
ment and film shipping. 

Celanese’s Clbsed-TV 
' Theatre Network Television’s 
new' closed-circuit color facilities 
were employed for the first time 
.by the Celanese Coip. to introduce 
a new polyester fiber to retailers 
on Monday ‘24*. 

The large-screen colorcast was 
projected and networked by TNT 
on 37 color tv projectors •recently 
acquired from RCA. Marshall 
Jamison produced for TNT in co¬ 
operation with Ellington & To,, 
the Celanese ad agency, and NBC 
Tele-Sales production iaeilities 
and services. 

Use of .color-by-Celanese is. ex¬ 
pected to launch the employment, 
of closed-tv for color advertising, 
product introduction, and mer¬ 
chandising programs. 


Britain’s Bkan Man 
Here to Film TV Show / 
. on Elections 


. . 


TV-Radio Production Centres 




I IN NEW YORK CITY 

CBS Coast publicist Tony Habeeb in for a visit find reports ,hiS sec- 
ion d .script' Sale in as many seasons, a “Rawhide” segment now. being 
U. S,: j filmed. He sold his first, script' a “Johnny Ringo/’ last season . . Ed 

1 M.urnnv back from London arid .a BBC-TV appearance following the 


There’s more conformity on the; 
other side of the; Atlantic than; 
there is in the U. S., in the opinion 
of British producer Elkan; Allan, 
here filming a show th 
elections. 

Allan's non-ebnfor lity ini on showing of “Year, of the Polaris" there;: heads, down to Belleglade, 
of the U. $: is uri.ctuated by . Fla;, today /Wed.) for additional shooting on “Harvest of Shame ” the 
American sli biz. personalities“CBS Reports" special on migrant farm workers CBS-TV prexy 
• who align themselves with particu- Jim Aubrey presided over his .first sqssion as, chairman of National 
lar political parties and candidates. Brands Week, planning committee. . Edward Mulhare will narrate 
I In England, virtually all show dizj tn e five-week series On the history, of church music on CBS-TV’s 
. personalities he .said, hold' tl.ie.m- • “Look Up and Live" starting;Sunday. <-30 > . . Alfredo Antonini tapped 

selves, publicly aloof from ppliti- to direct the music, for the CBS-TV ‘TmhofrowT . , Ethel Con- 

cal alignments: Thte, few- excep- fle. scripter on the Nov.,3 “Zane Grey Theatre" sog= starring Burl lves, 
lions he ticked Off included.Wolf j s the sister of CBS ilavk Gene Schrott . George Etkin named as- 
Mankowitz.■ Darne Sybil Thor .distant general counsel of .Metropolitan Broadcasting under Robert A; 
clike. .and al.Ierie Hobson, the riat- Dreyer , . Bob Precht, producer, of the. Ed Sullivan show, to Chi yes- 

‘.. ‘ “ “.~ ‘terday 'Tues.) to join. Suliivair.in' filial .eparatibris for their Nov;. 6 

origination there as part of th “See.Amc.irica" , CBS image- 

maker Dick Heffner /speaking at Barnard. College-..tomorrow t.T.hurs;) 
hen plaries to Ohio. State U. to narfiefbate- in' -the third., annual 


WAVI, Dayton, a "good music” 
station which lacks significant rat¬ 
ings, has a single rate card for 
both national and local arid is a, 
day timer- operating with 250 waits,, 
has been completely sold out 
through November, according to 
vales director Guy Wadsworth. 

“National business,” says Wads¬ 
worth, “is running 10 times above 
a year ago. Demand for time has 
been so brisk that I had to borrow 
135 one-minute spots from clients 
with heavy regular'schedules so I 
could fill new orders of national, 
business.” 

He says the station's success Is 
attributable to the outstanding re¬ 
sults advertisers are getting and 
timebuyers’ new awareness of good 
music station sales efficiency. 

■ Station is repped by Broadcast 
Times Sales. 

Petry Guides 

Edward Petry rep firm has is¬ 
sued a 16-page guidebook on “How 
to Get More Value Out of Your 
Spot Radio Advertising Dollar,” - 

Petry radio veep Ben Holmes 
says the presentation is unlike 
most others in that it has not a 
single “dimensional radio fact. 
This is a guidebook, a checklist, a 
reference tool designed primarily 
for the advertiser already using 
i the. medium.” While, aimed pri¬ 
marily at timebuyers, the book 
j covers such subjects as campaign 
' planning, budgeting and prepara¬ 
tion of commercials which are of 
interest to account groups or execs 
at the ad manager level. 

In 10 sections, the book makes; 
such points as: budgeting—take 
• advantage of radio’s economy, but 
; budget enough money to do the 
Ijob and allocate expenditures ac¬ 
cording to the individual radio re¬ 
quirements of each market; _ audi¬ 
ence targets—advertisers-’ using 
spot radio to reach, "everybody” 
are not taking full advantage of 
the medium’s - selectivity advan- 


ter married to a. Co servative' 

Party minister.. 

1 Allan said lie's found more ec¬ 
centrics around N. Y. than in Eng- arid then plaries to Ohio. State U. to participate in : the third annual 
land where. ..he. said, -.eccentrics . conference bn the humanities Friday and Saturday *28-29). ./ Ronald 
1 run to. a. ‘'patent.** Waldirian, general, manager of BBC-TV’s promotions department, and 

Producer of “This Week" half- Eric Maschwitz, head of BBC-TV s light' entertai rnenl departmeht-‘ in 
hour pubaffairs. rograiti of Asso- V’, ; . . Rheingold Beer has. picked up full sponsorship of/WPIX's 

; ciat£d Rediffusibn said the. election "Monday “gilt Fights” from St,. Nicholas Arena..... Allen.Swift guests 
‘show now being filmed will be tele- on WINS* “Open Mike" today ‘.Wed.) . „• Four Nixon-Kerinedy debates 
I. east-in England Nov. 4, -the Friday be rent by WOR-TV . .first starting Oct,, 31‘writh the. remaining . 
before elections in the. U.. Si 'Huvc-staggered each day. Reruhs of each debate will be telecast twice 
1 Whether Nixon or Kennedy ..will each day. at 1:30 p.m. and at 12. midnight. 

win will be crystal-balled bn; tiie Leslie B. Worthington, president of U. S. Steel, will address a riiem- 
shbw by Kenneth :Harris; Ameiri- bership luncheon of Tejevision Bureau of Advertisirig on Nbv. 18 at 
r can-based Con ; espondcnt for "The the Waldorf. , . Herb. Berger, once a business exec at Screen Geins 
‘ Observer." and ditto at Dancer-Fitzgeiaid-Sample, is new* advertising director of 

| “This Week" election show is Meadowbrook; National Bank, w hich is -soon taking over Colonial and 
utilizing Americari .show biz per- Queens National Banks arid moving headquarters into N.; Y. . ^ Fred 

• sonalilies with the resDective two- Robbins oil “Assignriient Hollywood" interviews .Melvyn Douglas, Vivi- 
! riarties as part of the prosram. In an Leigh, Kirk Douglas, Jane Powell and. George Vessel this week - 

; “Why-I-Am" themed 45-second ' is preerriing the■'■first .of its riew’ dbeumeritai y. series, “The Time, 

ifilm clips such personalities as. Is Now." .on Sunday. Nov: 13 at 10 p.m:, Melyyn .Douglas , stars . , , 

Constance Bennett. Rosalind Ru.. Julius Hernandez is. Spanish. market ronsultant for WHOM arid La 

• sell. Irene D.unri. Janet Leigh. 1 Prensa. N. Y. Latino-lingo daily . . Directors in public affairs pro-' 

Mvrna Loy arid John Cassavetes grammjng having a field day. Take Nick Webstbr, whb’s bicyclirig be- 
wriil tr’l wliv they’re either for tween four upcoming st.anzrs—two 20t.h CenfuVy • installment , inelud- 
Kenncdy or Nixon' ing next: week's “Violent W rid of Sarii. Huff” preem, arid two iri. the 

Narrator ■ Harris also will; 'riter- ‘ Tomorrow _ " ‘The-Thinking Machi " and “Big City“l980;” 

view George Galluo on .polling Perry J. Brown, formerly sales manager,, has been narned manager 
‘ techniques and Alistair Cooke, .of Wy.OX. New ROchei; . Y.. .a- Herald Tribune radio outlet. He 

considered an authority on U. S, succeeds William Sherry, who has arikled to become media director 
affairs. That interview segment a hd an account supervisor lor the.S.X: Ziibrow ad shop in Phiiadelphi 
v as'-filmed Monday (24* at Sardi's Harry Sosnik and Bud Yorkiri are eo-chairmaii of the.'60-’61 Em- 
Ea^t. A-R for if selection story is . Awards Production Committee, which creates the NBC-TV pro-^ 

utilizing film crews of CBS-TV. grain's format and engages the talent . , . Joan Tetzel will play Qiieen 

| fi- j—A nne in the tw o part.- The Three l\Iuskcte.ers" to be seen on CBSrTV 

: Nov. 30 and Dee. 1 First weekly epurse .in journalism, given'by 

Daytpri—Donald F. Sailors has the Columbia Graduate School, of Journal is in Tn coopratibn with 
been elected v.p. of WING here: WNTA-TV, kicked off Saturday. <22*. Course is a liaif-hour outing Sat¬ 
ire joined the station as sales man- urday mornings at 10:30 a.ni: Pr fessor Penn T; Kimball moderates, 
ager iri Feb., 1S59. and will cpri- , with practicing Journalists as.-, gtjests e-ach-r-wepk ABC News pro- 
tinue in that post, in addition to ducer Helen Jean Rogers, taken ill. in Africa .came out : of an Accra 
assuming other corporate duties, hospital at the sa ;e time her chiefi cameraman went in; both riow okay 
arid are continuing to film an..-Africa'-documentary . ABC’s. Julian 
Anthony back after two riioriihs filriiing a Bcll.;.<8c Howell, stanza on 
Water pollution . .‘/College News. Conference" producer Ruth Hagy 
in New York for three corisecutive interviews he.reT—with Jacob davits, 
Wayne Moise and Henry Cabot Lodge. 

j IN CHICAGO 

, f I Ruby Anderson, known on WGN-AM-TV as Virginia Gale.-,clocked 
such factors as programming, serv- j 1(>r ^pth anni with the stafionsjast week . . . Ben Park in town last 
ice, coverage, reputation, accep.-:jwieok jolting, notes on loc-ial. talent for a new* W’cstinghouse .Broadcasf- 
tance . and overall character of .sta- , j n „ q 0 project . . Len Sch’osser. former- WBBMpubaffair.s topper, 

uons, and not Mze;pf rating alone; I a iso stopped in on behalf of. CBS Radio’s “Dimen$iori" . .. Tom SiiHi- 

tormula timebuying avoid .patu i-an, ex-WJW. Cleveland, joined NBC Radio Spot Sales here .. . Mel 
formulas, such as a certai iber Bloom deleted by WBBM News Clark George, Veep-g.m; of AVBBM- 

pt spots pr rating points in each *j>V; mow’ putting the axe to the i t, dept. . Bill Friedkin. tv writer 

market, fixed cost-per-thousand,. f^r WGN-TV and AVTTW, authored and is directing an availgarde 
or the use.of minute spots only. pjay at tiie Purple Door on the southsidO Robert:Bradford, upjped 

SRA s,New Forms to production supervisor for WGN Radio . . .. WBKB launched. VOpert 

Beginning Nov. I, several itteiri? End" last Saturday *22V with David Susskind’s coriiedy panel. SussKind. 
ber firms of the; Station. -Reriresen- \ jeame in Friday to ballv the -sh'o-w . . Jack'. Hauser* former asst- corn- 
^>ves Assn : will be using the j mercial manager of KQTV. Tulsa, joined WNBQ sales /staff . WSBC- 
SRA-4As- new^radm and: tv ! FM is broadcasting live jazz from, the Sutherland Lounge two arid a. 
tract forms and,the contract modi- ;] la jf kours nightly. Mutual network is also doing a half-hour remote; 



fieation forms;. 

The new forms will eliminate 
'need for rep firms to issue separate 
confirmation of broadcast order 
forms, t-o the agency arid‘Station,' 
and the need lor agencies , to issue 
contract forms. The forms will 
confirm spot radio or tv broadcast 
; time , and become formal contracts 
! w hen properly executed by. agen- 
jcies arid stations'.. 

[ Briefs: Lee Curriin, veepee and: 

; associate media director of Bentqn:| 
; & Bowles, has been appointed vee- 
; pee and manager of the media de- 
| partnierit, succeeding Harold Mil- 
; ter,'who has resigned. Rudy Maffei, 
i assistant, media director, has been' 
named associate medio director,; 
succeeding Curriin . ! . KNBSrTV, 
Walla Walla,. Wash-, of \vhich ; 
"Rifleman” star Chuck Connors is 
exec -veepee. has appointed VenOrd, 
Rintoul & McConnell rep firm for 
national sales tTorbet, Allen & 
Crane is Coast rep) 1 : . Weed picks 
up ' three radio stations, KANS, 
Kansas City; WCRT, Birmingham; 
and WGTM, Wilson, N:C. . . Po¬ 
land: Jan. van Emmerik has joined: 
G.eyer, Morey, Madden & Ballard’ 
as associate director of ririedia; He 
was with Lennen & Newell . . 
Mrs, Margo Teleki, formerly with 
J. Walter Thompson, has joined the 
media department of Reach, Mc- 
Clintoi> as a time buyer: 


from tiie Sutherland on Saturday nights . . Anthony Verdi, who had 
worked for CBS in Washington / and WBAL-TV, Baltimore, joined 
WNBQ as an asst. directpii 

liV LONDON 

Westward Television, commercial tv setup for the AVest Countiy, 
skeds April 29 as its starting date,; Hitting an area with; .1.500,000 
population.. . Hardlman Scott appointed political Correspondent of 

BBC^ with Conrad Voss Bark acting still as Parliamentary man . 

Sir If or Evans becomes chairman of Associated-Rediff u$iori Ltd.’s 
educational advisory council, succeeding Sir Sydney. Caine who . quit 
in July on being appointed a member of the Independent television 
Authority . ; Alfred. Drake does another “Showtime” stint for BBC- 

TV Sunday (30). Same day, same web, William Clauson gives a recital 
. Peter Hinchclfffe appointed .Midlands, press officer of Associated 
television Ltd., with the present postfholder Morgan McCaitlum. quit¬ 
ting for a job in industry . BBC-TV has grabbed exclusive U. K, 
rights of an interview with Chou En Lai filmed in Peking, skeds .the 
prograin for Nov.: 3 .. A-R's "No Hiding Place” skein ends Friday 

•28), is. inked for resumption next February . . BBC-TV and Billy 
Smart’s Circus sign a longterm,, exclusive contract. 

IN PHILADELPHIA 

Joseph A. Rainey, former Philadelphia magistrate arid editor of the 
Tribune, local weekly, has been named director of news and special 
events at WDAS Clarinetist Billy/Krechmer, owner of the.. Jam 
Session, local jazz room, will conduct a series of jazz seminars on . 
WHAT-FM . Charles Berry, vet .local reporter; has been named head 
of the news room at WPEN . . . Disk jockey Ted Jackson exited WRCV 
and was replaced by Bill Bransome, former WCAU deejay . , . Bill 
Dallmann, former KYW staffer, has joined the ..WIP sales, staff. 
Margaret Mary Kearney, educational director of WCAU-TV. arid 
WCAU, has been named to the advisory committee or working condi¬ 
tions for women and minors in the State Labor and Industry Depart- 
(Continued on page 38) 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


PfiikigFr 


RAliO-TfiLGVlSlIHl 


35 



... Washington, Oct. 25. 

The Senate Yarborough Subcom¬ 
mittee, short, on money but long 
on authority, seems dead set about 
requiring, all broadcast licensees 
to report any anc} ' all political 
squawks reaching them during the 
last three weeks Of the campaign." 

But the subcommittee’s liew 
general; counsel, Creekmore Fath, 
lias agreed to meet with National 
Assn, of Broadcasters officials to. 
talk over the unprecedented Con¬ 
gressional demand. 

.‘‘I have already received about 
50 reports from both radio'and tv 
stations,” said Fa|li. He is a leader 
of the liberal. Democratic forces 
in Texas, with virtually no broad¬ 
casting experience but a lifetime 
in active political maneuvering. 

Fath: has been a close associate 
for many years: of Sen. Ralph Yar¬ 
borough (D-Tex.), chairman of tlie 
subcommittee set up to investigate 
political misbehavior of radio-tv 
stations and webs in the 1960 cam¬ 
paign. At the same time, Fath has- 
been, a political enemy in Texas 
of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson 
(D-Tex), the- Democratic Vice 
Presidential candidate. " 

Fath, an Austin lawyer, recently 
succeeded Joe Bailey Humphreys, 
a Dallas lawyer, in the subcommit¬ 
tee post. 

A letter over Yarborough's sig¬ 
nature went Oct. 14 to all radio-tv. 
licensees “requesting” them to re¬ 
port to the. subcommittee all com¬ 
plaints “made, directly to you by 
any. candidate for public office, 
political committee or individual: 
alleging discrimination by you in 
the handling of political opinions, 
news and advertising and the pres¬ 
entation of political candidates.” 
The reports are supposed to be 
made within 24 hours. 

The Step was necessary if the 
subcommittee, had any hope Of 
collecting information. The Senate 
rejected $120,000 appropriation 
sought by Yarborough to finance a 
nationwide, monitoring network 
throughout the campaign, as well 
as the hiring of a vastly expanded 
staff. 

Fath concedes, in effect, that the 
subcommittee has no force of law 
to make stations report every in¬ 
cident Outside, the subcommittee’s: 
subpoena power. It would seem 
highly doubtful that it has the 
money or the staff to execute sub¬ 
poenas for all licensees, or. any sig¬ 
nificant portion of them. 

Clair McCullough, head of NAB’s 
policy committee, telegraphed his 
objection to Yarborough,; insisting 
that the broadcasting industry has 
clean hands politically. aitid subtly 
leaving the suggestion that he 
doesn’t understand what’s going 
on; : ~ . 

. Yarborough dispatched Fath to 
NAB to discuss the situation at 
NAB’s convenience. 


Four Men On the Hoof— 
’Bonanza’ Team’s 20-City 


, “Bonanza” has reaped some of 
the same in promotion for NBC- 
TV. But it means that the Satur¬ 
day night hour’s four fronters. Dam 
Blocker,. Lorne ; Greene, Michael 
Landon and Pernell Roberts, : are 
going to have, their work .their 
hooves off in the next couple of 
weeks. 

.They’ll appear as the stars of the 
annual. N Y. Macy’s Thanksgiving 
Day parade on Nov. 24. Arid NBC. 
and sponsor RCA, with the help, 
of “Bonanza” producer David Dor- 
tort, have arranged a 20-city swing 
for the quartet. Either singly or 
in pairs, Blocker, Greene, Landon 
and Roberts will appear in the ma¬ 
jor tv markets on local tv, in de¬ 
partment stores arid just, “around.’’ 

; During the N.Y, portion of the 
junketing, the four of ’em, thariks 
to John Tassos of J.. Walter Thomp¬ 
son (RCA agericy) and NBC’s AT 
Rylander, will appear, on four NBC- 
TV stanzas—-“Price Is Right,” the 
Jan ; Murray day tinier, “Today” and 
“Concentration.” 

Evidently, orie or another of the 
players will be hustling back and 
forth from promo dates to Holly-/ 
wood to keep the “Bonanza’’ pro¬ 
duction schedule moying along; 
This goes on from now to the end 
of November,; 


‘And What About ’64?’ 

Increasing speculation that 
the 1964 White House Incum¬ 
bent would refuse to partic¬ 
ipate in television debates in 
the next Presidential campaign 
has cued a direct request to 
r the current candidates to make , 
known their position on the 
. issue:. 

William Small, news director 
at WHAS-TV, Louisville,; and 
rieWly elected prez of the Ra¬ 
dio-Television News Directors 
Assn.,- last week wired Vice 
President .Nixori and Sen. Ken¬ 
nedy to declare directly wheth¬ 
er they are willing to partic¬ 
ipate in televised debates in 
1964V One of them, of course, 
will be the incumbent at that 
time. 

Small stated he was .“dis¬ 
turbed” by tbe speculation 
arid a speech, last week by 
Democratic National Chainriari 
Seri; Henry Jackson, who said ■ 
he considered such a refusal 
by the incumbent as likely. . 
Small declared it is important 
for the candidates to declare 
themselves on the issue before 
the election because; the; win¬ 
ner subsequently might “yield, 
to the pressure of advisers and 
decline to debate in ’64-” 


PETER FRANK ORG’S 
ULLMAN TAKEOVER 

The Peter Frank Organization, 
producers of radio syndication 
program material aiqd jingles, has 
acquired ■ 100% of the stock of 
Richard; H. UUmari Inc., the vet¬ 
eran Buffalo-based radio syndica¬ 
tion: sales-distribution operation. 

UUmari unit has been handling 
the sale of Frank’s various services 
•^r-his “Big Sound” package and 
“VIP Radio,”; as well as his jingle 
sales. But Frank last week com¬ 
pleted the deal to take over full 
ownership of the sales organiza¬ 
tion; matching this to his. produc¬ 
tion-only setup, on the Coast. 

Under tlie deal, Ullman himself 
remains as a consultant to the com¬ 
pany for five years/ Marvin Kemp- 
rier, exec V:p. and general sales 
manager for UUmari. continues in 
his post arid transfers headquarters 
to N.Y.,. with Buffalo becoming a/ 
branch office. 


Summation On Four TV Debates: 

A Much Better Informed U. S. Public 


McGannon in Bid To 
Industry to Aid UA 
Int’l Communications 

Wastinghouse Broadcasting prexy 
Don McGannon has called on the 
broadcast arid advertising indus¬ 
tries to offer a special Communica¬ 
tions Committee to aid the govern¬ 
ment in “developing and imple¬ 
menting the international comiriu- 
nicatioris policies of the 1 United 
States.” 

In a talk in connection with his 
acceptance of. the Pulse “Man of 
the Year” ..award, McGannon said 
the industry should form a com¬ 
mittee “on : our own. initiative, se¬ 
lecting in its membership outstand¬ 
ing imaginative people in our. busi¬ 
ness who are recognized for their 
skills as communicators, to go to 
the leadership of the U, S. and of¬ 
fer our tremendous strength and 
willingness in this serious aspect in 
our nation’s future—the aspect of. 
communications,” 

He rioted that that there are sev¬ 
eral all-industry committees, rang¬ 
ing from music negotiators to seek¬ 
ers of sports rights, and asked, 
“while we have developed a most 
extraordinary genius 'for transmit¬ 
ting facts through pur own public 
media, have we failed in telling 
others in whom we have such a 
vital interest, throughout, the 
world those very facts, so that they 
will, understand them?" 

He said he did not mean to sug¬ 
gest that the industry take respon¬ 
sibility for government propaganda 
and thus remove itself from the 
responsibility to criticize govern¬ 
ment. “1 am; not talking about 
substance, but about : method and 
technique. There is a reservoir of 
strength: here for the president of 
1 the United States." 


Webs Want a Fifth 

The four networks threw' a 
further element of confusion 
into the prospect of a fifth 
Presidential debate yesterday 
(Tries.) when they wired the 
candidates that they would 
welcome the additional de¬ 
bate but in a format previous¬ 
ly rejected by the candidates. 

Webs urged that the panel 
be dropped and the candid¬ 
ly dates' with a moderator pres¬ 
ent, question each other on 
agreed-upon issues, with the 
questioner .then having the 
opportunity to rebut the re¬ 
ply. Nixori and Kennedy had 
rejected that format earlier. 
Moreover, they’re now in a 
hassle over content of the fifth 
debate, as to whether it should 
be limited to the Cuba ques¬ 
tion. 


ZIGMOND’S STATUS 

IN ABC AM & TV 

Speculation has arisen within 
the ABC shop that oldtime Para¬ 
mount Theatres executive Jerry 
Zigmond will ultimately move into 
the tv-radio network, advertising 
department. Last week, he was 
appointed director of promotional 
activities for the Academy Awards 
Oscar telecast that’ll take plaee on 
ABC-TV next April. 

Yet apart from the Academy 
Awards task, Zigmond will “be 
helping oiit” in advertising, which 
is headed by Dean Linger. Sig- 
mond denies that it goes any fur¬ 
ther than that. However, the Os¬ 
car job ends in relatively few 
[months, and the West Coast divi¬ 
sion for Par’s theatres; of which 
Zigmond is manager, recently shut¬ 
tered.. This, in tandem with the 
helping out chore in advertising, 
gave rise to the reports that he’d 
move, into the. ad shop fulltime. 

American Brdadcasting-Para¬ 
mount Theatres dw r ns the networks 
l and the theatre chain. 


You’d Think The Nation’s Electorate 
Were Voting For Either NBC or CBS 


By ART WOODSTONE 
M The Great Debates” appear to 
have turned into “The Great War” 
between the networks,. although 
the five broadcasts were earned 
out by tv and radio in harmony. 

Issue is- which of the two net¬ 
works—CBS or NBC—will get the 
greater credit for bringing about 
the kenriedy-Nixon debates on the 
air. As the fight continues, even in 
the past-debate period,, it be¬ 
comes clearer that each network is 
in some measure impugning the 
sincerity of the other. Though less 
Vociferous, ABC is also in the act 

Feuding, for the image edge on 
the debates broke out actually on 
July 28 last. It was after Nixon 
was minated at the. Republican 
convention in Chicago. NBC. a day 
earlier had quietly invited both 
: Nixon arid. previously-nominated 
Deriiocrat Kennedy to appear in a 
televised debate. Kennedy snapped.] 
back an answer on the 28th which 
NBC immediately publicized. And, 
within hours, Sig Mickelson of 
CBS issued a statement by wire 
to all the press, stating: “Current¬ 
ly'there is a lot of loose talk about 
debates . ; . For your information, 
in . 1955 . CBS proposed the ‘Lin-. 
coln-Douglas' debates.” 

. “The other networks,’' the CBS. 
News president added;; “have also, 
offered, certain amounts of free 
time. 

“( Yet) the! important thing here 
is that no matter what the can¬ 
didates agree to do at this -time 
the . law ; must—repeat: must—be 
changed to permit a real debate, 
which CBS has. been promoting 
since 1955 and which, happily, the 
other networks appear to be 
espousing also.” 

Mickelson, was: referring to the 
failure up to that point of Con¬ 
gress to pass an amendment to 
Section 315 of the Communications 
Act, one which would allow the tv. 
and radio networks . to air the 
words of the Dem and Republican 
candidates, to be heard: without 


forcing the networks to then make 
provision under; ‘.‘equal time” rul¬ 
ings for free airing Of minor party 
Presidential candidates. (The 
amendment was passed several 
days later, enabling the networks 
to undertake the present series of 
Kennedy-Nixon debates.) 

The same day Mickelson Sent 
but his wire; it was followed by 
another statement from CBS, this 
time from the Corporate president 
Dr. Frank Stanton, who for five 
years had been quite aggressive 
in trying to get Congress to write 
an “equal time” amendment, Over¬ 
looking the earlier stand by Mick- 
elsori, he made an outright offer, 
to both major candidates, of free 
airtime for debating,/ 

These., .conflicting statements 
were generally overlooked,, so that 
the fighting didn't become obvi¬ 
ous until two weeks ago; after a 
speech by .NBC board chairman 
Robert. Sarnoff. Stanton’s rival 
stated then that NBC/ on August 
15. 1952, was the first to tangibly 
offer both parties the opportunity 
to put their leaders before the 
same tv camera at no cost to the 
politicians after Sen, Blair Moody 
had proposed the idea of national 
debates. 

Sarnoff . cited similar wires to 
Stevenson and Eisenhower; from 
Joseph: H. McConnell, who was 
president of NBC when the ’52 
campaign was being waged.. 

“Please be advised,” McConnell, 
wired after rumors of a debate 
challenge by Stevenson,“the radio 
and television networks of NBC 
will be available for such a debate 
if you decide to follow such a 
course and it is agreeable to Gen^ 
era! Eisenhower. Because Of wider, 
spread public interest I am sure 
you will have no objection to re¬ 
lease of the text of this wire mes¬ 
sage to press, radio and television;” 

Within a day after the Sarnoff 
revelation, CBS retaliated by is¬ 
suing a, copy .of a letter, from Stan¬ 
ton, dated Aug. 6, 1952, to Senator 
Mo.ody (whQ^/^incideritaiiy^i bad 


once been an NBC news commen¬ 
tator), which said, in part that due 
to the rigid FCC rules on time to 
candidates,.“if General Eisenhow¬ 
er arid Governor Stevenson were 
given broadcasting facilities with¬ 
out charge for debate, it would be 
necessary either to permit the 
Presidential candidates of each ’of 
the other parties—Socialist, So¬ 
cialist Labor, Progressive, Vege¬ 
tarian, Prohibitionist and any 
other minor, parties—to participate 
equally in that debate or (it would 
require setting up) a separate 
series of programs in which each 
of these other/ candidates would 
be given, the same amount of time 
and the. same facilities as were af¬ 
forded. General Eisenhower and 
Governor Stevenson.” 

“For these reasons,” Stanton 
continued, “it Is obvious that when 
actually applied (the FCC ruling 
on free time) w'orks very strongly 
to the disadvantage of the public 
interest.” The CBS topper fin¬ 
ished by telling . Moody that his 
executives '‘should be happy to 
discuss this with you at any time 
which suited your convenience.” 

Immediately upon issuance of 
the Stanton letter to some mem¬ 
bers of the press, his opposition 
charged CBS was. implying that 
NBC had not been first In making 
an offer of airtime. 

A CBS source, when this charge 
was brought to his; attention, re¬ 
torted: McConnell had a grand¬ 
stand case. He knew, he couldn’t 
deliver the time, to everybody. 
There were 26 parties in 1952.” ' 

Thereupon, NBC said that CBS 
had no right to cast aspersions on 
the sincerity of Its then chief ex¬ 
ecutive or on NBC proper. “If 
Eisenhower'and Stevenson had ac¬ 
cepted. Said thffNBC officer, “We’d 
have worked out a way to get the 
other candidates on the air.. We 
made an offer that we intended 
sticking to.” 

Latrir on, NBC charged that CBS 
had made, a fulltime job oqt of 


By LES CARPENTER 

Washington, Oct. 25. 

The four “Great Debates,” at 
originally scheduled on all net¬ 
works, ended Friday (21) in the 
middle of a new debate over 
whether there should be a fifth. 

The sum of the four In retro¬ 
spect: 

—Television never had is so good 
in public relations. 

—No network could be accused 
of any preferential treatment be¬ 
tween the twp candidates. 

—Voters have been given an op¬ 
portunity, ngver equaled before, 
so size up the personalities of the 
two major Presidential candidates, 
as well as their positions on great 
issues. * 

—The two formats which were 
used resisted flexibility and, be¬ 
cause of rigid times limits and the 
control over subject matter by 
questioning newsmen, hampered 
both candidates from making some 
of their points clearly. There never 
was a debate in the Lincoln- 
Douglas tradition, but there was 
disagreement. 

—Both candidates did well on all 
programs^ Because of the keyed 
up nature of any everits so crucial¬ 
ly important politically, great im¬ 
portance was attached to small 
things. Many thought Nixon looked 
“tired” during the first debate, 
and others said Kennedy did on 
the fourth. Presumably, that bal¬ 
anced that Partisans and many 
newspapers argued heatedly over 
who won which debate. An objec¬ 
tive televiewer would most likely 
conclude that neither candidate 
won nor lost by any significant 
measure. There was no major vic¬ 
tory on any one program. National 
Associated Press surveys after each 
debate showed a slight shift (if any 
shift at all)) in voting because of 
the programs. Yet, there is no ques¬ 
tion that the programs did achieve 
th&r important objective, as far 
as the radio-tv industry, is con¬ 
cerned: they left the public better 
informed. 

—Most national political col¬ 
umnists agreed that Kennedy 
wound up with an advantage be¬ 
cause (1) he went into the “great 
Debates” being less known to the 
public than was the case with Nixon 
arid (2) with less tv experience and 
less debating experience, he did 
a better job on the programs than 
he had been expected to do. On the 
other hand, virtually everyone held 
the opinion that Nixon had han¬ 
dled himself expertly. 

—The fourth debate had a fault 
with repetition, not true of the 
first three. This was partly caused 
by questions which went into sub¬ 
jects previously discussed on other 
“Great Debate” programs and in 
numerous campaign speeches wide¬ 
ly reported in the press. But the 
candidates also strolled around 
familiar grounds In their opening 
and closing speeches. While a num¬ 
ber of key issues have not yet been 
discussed in satisfying detail on 
“Great Debates,” it raised the 
quesUon of whether a fifth pro¬ 
gram would contribute much that 
is new. 

As for the fourth program, it 
contained the only unfortunate 
goof of the series. When Kennedy 
was responding to a Nixon answer, 
the camera went on moderator 
Quincy Howe, and Kennedy's mike 
was momentarily off so that his 
first few words could be barely 
heard. 

Otherwise, ABC. which produced 
the fourth, did well with it. 

KMGM’s 200G Sale 

Albuquerque, Oct. 25. 

Indie station KMGM, which 
opened in Albuquerque in August, 
1959, has been peddled by owner 
T. I. Moseley of San Francisco for 
a reported $200,000. 

The new owners include Vic 
Siman, general manager of the 
station since April, and I. E. 
Shahan, Aztec, N. M., and Gene 
Schneider, Caspar, Wyo. Shahan 
owns and operates indie station 
KNDE in Axtec and is general 
manager of TelePrompters Inc., 
cable community television, opera¬ 
tions in six states. 

Mosley is president of Holiday 
Broadcasters Inc. which built and 
started the station. 3 ' < u « 



EUROPE’S 
MOST ' 

UNUSUAL 
DETECTIVE? 


Wednesday, October 26, i960 





* 54- year old author georges simenon, whose Inspector .Maigret Is said to be “a reflection of a deep part of hi 
own personality—-a tender,, probing love of humanity”, has written and planned other books—“But my 
readers would hot let Maigret go. The thousands of letters arrived asking for more Maigret, always Maigret. 
So now I write one Maigret book a year ... 

“For me, he is a relaxation. He is a whole character and I know hint very well. To the criminals he deals 
with, he is more like a family doctor than a policeman. He tries to get under their skins, to think the way 
they do. They speak the same language”. 

B.B.C. studios fashioned an image to Europe’s most famous, most unusual detective. Producer Andrew Osborn 
took Rupert Davies, who plays Maigret in the series, to meet Georges Simenon in his Switzerland home. 
“He’s Mai !” exclaimed author Georges Simenon when he and his wife first met the acton “The ver 
. flesh and bone Of.Mai ..; even to his pipe smoking and habitjof getting up and looking out of the window 

during a conversation”. 

Simenon is one of the world’s wealthiest authors. Every second day , every year, one of his novels is published 1 
somewhere in the world. But for Simenon, who has lived in Arizona, Connecticut, Edinburgh, Cannes and 
now Geneva, the swelling royalties in 32 currencies are secondary—writing to him, is “a compulsion”. He 
has written well over 400 books. “Writing?, he says, “can be a kind of happiness”. 

PRODUCED ON VIDEOTAPE AND KINESCOPE AT THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED TELEVISION STUDIOS 














Wednesday, ..October 26, 1960 


B.B.C. tv studios now : make history in international TV 
entertainment, with an hour-length, series featuring 
Europe’s most unusual detective—MAIGRET. 

Each, episode in this brilliant new series reflects with 
gripping dramatic power and perfect accuracy the con¬ 
ception of Georges Simenon,* world-famous author of the 
Inspector Maigret crime stories. 

Each brings to the TV screen a new insight into Europe, 
Each portrays with depth and exciting human understand¬ 
ing the contemporary lives of Europe’s fast-changing, 
people. Each has the drama, the tension and the power of 
today’s most vivid and compelling crime story Writing, 

Inspector Maigret, the detective who is known by his pipe 
and raincoat, has been loved by millions of world readers 
ince he was first created by best-selling author Georges 
Simenon. He has been described as the “policeman to Whom 
the human being 1 is always more important than the crime. 

Today B B C. tv's Inspector Maigret portrays all. that i 
warm, vital and living in contemporary France and Europe. 
This “most popular policeman in the world” is equally at 
home with the peasants of lovely provincial France and the 
contemporary jazz musicians and showgirls of Montmartre. 
His adventures combine depth in human and social under¬ 
standing with dramatic excitement in a way quite new to 
television dram 

To the changing techniques of entertainment B.B.C. tv 
contributes with as much power and certainty as it does to 
engineering and technical adv . It understands Europe; 
because it is rooted in. Europe; and it portrays Europe with 
all the force of today’s most effective TV techniques 
because its writers, producers and creative experts are 
backed by the world’s most advanced studio equipment in 
the new B.B.C. Television Centre. 



B.B.C. tv pioneers in. every aspect of contemporary tele¬ 
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RADIO-TELEVISION 


Pye’s $1.40-Per-Spot Com! local 
Radio Formula Gets Brit. Govt. Study 


'AKIETY 


Radio Review 


London; Oct. 25. - 

Spot advertisements costing 
a:i>iii!(! $1.40. laced by | local 
fttorts. v.ould provide a substantial 
pioportion oi tlie revenue of coinr 
mtrcial broadcasting. stations in 
the l K.. if int.ioduccd, according 
to a suggestion by I’ve Ltd., which 
1 1 -i — up a detailed plan on 

Jural broadcasting. The Pye 
scheme. published in tiie form of 
b booklet containing 13 pages of 
text, is being brought to the at¬ 
tention of Government and !other 
'nfiuentlal quarters, ineluding the 
•us renll;,-sitting Pilkington ! t.om- 
; itiee v.imh is drawing up j a re- 
.-crt on the whole future of '.radio 

Tue booklet points out that the 
nal pii*-. tv networks and 
i aga/iiu provide a comprehen-. 
fre.e mi’v.co in advert'!.* ing national 
l rand-, d products, but the country 
's ■»(•'s c.til *erud with media to 
id’.niho t H t ion:ly local , rod-- 
tots Ktiue the promptcts fur the 
SI 40 cobn*or. 

'fhc IV, e plan, in pi inciple.(takes 
v.anta'.e <1 tin* lav! th. v. he teas 
:c mti.ium wave band i< lover- 
.ended in the hours of darkness, 
i: is largely imply during;: da\- 
Prht hours So Idii or more:; local 
stations could. t’:i to. ipany claims, 
lc s t t up j-sin- the medium! wav 
1 ,ii:d in daylight lours, v.Ipi a 
VIIF ’n remitter io-uld rmlmte in 
jatailol ;nd «\l*o during ItOiprs of 
c'nrkuo'S- v.in n the medium > wa 
tiammittcr had ch *ed down., Til 
Cations woo'd be limited to a’ pow- 
c ? one kilowatt, or le.-s for the 
maffer towns, and give a <,iover- 
go of some 10 miles radius. j. 

Total outlay to put a local ra¬ 
dio station of the kind envisaged 
on the air. estimates the company, 
is likely to bo between S42.00P and 
?:">!* 000. v 1th t(»*•:«! staff per siation 
ranging from six :<* io or 15 for 
the larger town. The Pye booklet 
makes out a case for local.broad¬ 
casting which .points to the educa¬ 
tional. civil defense, export!; traf- 
f • information and other sejivices 
tuat could he provided. I 
Interesting point brought c<ut in 
t: <* booklit is. that from the j point 
ft view of .existing British law. no 
Irish, leei-lation is necessary to 
I * rwil local sound broaden*!ing in 
fither the medium or VlIF bands. 
Incur the Teh graph Act of* 1949 
f t! previous Ac :*. ihe Po*tma*ter 
G'rmal has ?:•- power To licen*e 
(ran If-*. autho. Lies or hulpvidn- 
al I fu U/iH. r ; i\ ;;*»* or public, to 
broachThe BBC cha' icrj. it is 
for*it«c] (.if. provides c-uly -for a 
r..m-e\cln*ive lice n e. ?d though It 
* a* GovcMimen* m-T’-cv ti : ' the ad- 
'Vt c : r':->!!P’ !-i;!: tv'to g!V. 'j BBC 
•wononoly. ; 

*'• u»ng fhi*. T e r lasens 
th: * "•iore <m'd l*e --itch jjo he 
s;*’d” -iff mini a rm-ber of 
r : h ■ g'ops scv:;. 1 years. 

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GEipp’s Religioso 

„ Conti urd from page 26 

advantage of our community and 
nation. This is our challenge,” 
Cljpp declared. “We in broadcast¬ 
ing cannot allow if to pass.” 

Prominent clergymen of all 
faiths and laymen from all walks 
of life will appear on special,“ser- 
monettes” scheduled throughout 
the broadcast day on YVTI-L and 
WFHi-TV. Thes figures# well 
known on the national as well as 
the local scene, will, deliver brief 
1 affirmations of the important role 
religion has placed in tlieir per¬ 
sonal lives and the growth of . 

. country. 

! Antony those \v will pa i th- 
: pate in this phase of the campaign 
i are Gov, Abraham KibicolT. of 
'(.Conn.: Sen. Hiram Fong, of 
Hawaii;. Henr. Luce.. "Walt Disney, 
i J. Edgar Hoover. Rod Sel ling. Sec¬ 
retary of Labor James P. Mitchell 
, and Gaylord P. Harnwell, presi- 
: dent uf the U. of Pennsylya '• 

| "One Nation Under God" roj- 
ect was* first outlined at a dinner 
given by WFIL 'officials lor thi 
area's leading divines la>t ,Junc. 

Representatives of. the Protes¬ 
tant. Catholic and Jewish 
1 munitics suggested various a 
. to be emphasized in the campa . 

■ and the methods of bringing it to 
' the attention of. Ike listening and 
viewing public. 

Each week throughout the cam¬ 
paign. both A?d and tv-stations' will 
originate special programs from 
’ churches and synagogs in th area, 
.which will'lie presented in 'prime- 
' evening time. They.will be devoted 
'to explaining, the' religious prac¬ 
tices and beliefs of the. individual 
faiths. 

Ail modern communications 
media will be utilized to herald 
the "One Nation Under God''’ 
project. . with, th ^‘ser- 

inonettt Mai programs, 

a conl.juv: serie. of spots on 

radio and t\ will recall Ah' -as 
••icious heritage’ and th ni- 

rtancc ot religion today. 

Church and civic organization' 

I will be encouraged to: play impor- 
rtant roles in the campaign arid' the 
! stations are prepared to .distribute 
1.000.000 lapel p: bearing..the 

•message “One Nation Under God." 
Special projects are to be worked 
up ior ;.ou people's, participa¬ 
tion. 


7:30 TV Curtain 


JACK BENNY’S C«AN 
J SHOW INVITES SUIT 

Vtuh w < f ’!'e late F.o.le Derr 
F' ■ fvc laa*' Ph d Jack 

I s CBS- T ,T; : k Wf bb. Le ver 
T u‘',(iv aFr'-iii copyright- 

'• trinc«rm-n» nnd unhr- !?»1 jionro- 
•iatlon (»f "Charlie Chau" n^iteri- 
oo tpp p.cjujv orocr.im of- 1 Nov. 

19.“P. m Mr: VV b|, v.as 


o: rt it ion. and traud. Oth'.r* 
'aiued in the *”it wiee J. 'Walter 
rhompvon. the l a v< r ;,g<-ney:' ; J£-M 
orhif Jur.n'’< nredurtiim 

■i*:i:pany. and Don WiNnrr. ^thinv's 


R< rmy an : WVnh ]'m :ray« r|-Ci;i- 
:f-r deteefivt* on the program. 
.vhir!i acecuding to the com'daint 
va* ti»l(d "Draveu-Not. r,r Charlie 
( Strike E<v k Mr* Cole con¬ 
tends "u s" avents. ncrican]-Play 
Co. and Au-hor-s Lcsaarch Corp., 
imnisoicii the show atul she 1 *ub- 
vqiuntly rotifkd defindants of 
he alleged in:t iitgemcnt. 

''-•it ask* dficndai.ts he re- 
-tr.irsfd Iron: further i:=e <if the 
how and allrgci misaj>pro;» 'iatcd 
i-a'msai wrthout poper auHic ritv, 
a' couiip-i:g of p,.f,: s ; net un¬ 
ified dan-age*. 


five ABC contrihuU v. against 
NBC* "Outlaws" CBS" "W.me-sl” 

I Latter e;;-'tomize. CBS’ dillicul- 
' its: An c'idh'lt- shov . ith ltd* of 
• qualitative values. it's being 
j’snowed under by-“'Outlaws'’ and. is 
; likewise topped ly the ABC enm- 
l edy < nil'll'*, probi m-. is mainly 
! the l-.ct that it has little kid .ap- 
, peal. Same -web's “Rauiude,” a: 
j Friday night strong;.snot, is. being 
j hurt by the ABC cartoons this >ea^ 

(son. CBS all but threw in . the 
j sponge on Tuesdays, turning 7:30" 
lover to stations and following at 8 
(with “Father Knows Best” re- 
rcat^. And on Monday. “To Tell 
J the Tru’h” isn't scoring too *trong- 
1 ly at 7:30. though “Pete & Gladys" 
is idling nicely at 8. 

NBC is having problems Mohr 
ciav*. ;ral Fridavy “Rivcrboat'’ 
look*, due for the Scraphoap as the 
web's Monday night 7:30 ntry. 
Ar.d "Dan Raven” has been-a major 
disappointment. Other . three 
nights, web is doing well, with 
j Tuesday's "Laramie’* holdiiig ' 

' tuvn, Wednesday’s “Wagon Train" 
still a runaway and Thursday's hew 
"Outlaws" doing line so far. 

Of ihe three web*, NBC is the 
only one going the lull-hour ; route 
live days a week. But though this 
ha. if* strengths, as witnes. the 
NBC Wednesday dominance, it 
also 1 1 a - its pitfalls. For if and 
whin NBC replaces “Riyorboat" 
and "Dan Raven.” it m:\v have to 
come up with four shows in¬ 
stead (J two. 


j Miami—Dave Rringham fkis bo- 
jCoiiie new* director for WGBS. 

Storer's f»(k00()-watt radi-o outlet 
•here. He. shifted to WGBS last 
j April. :ter a stint for St brer m 
i Cleveland. 


TRIAL BY CRISIS 
With.Ed Murrow, narratbr 
Producer: sBill Geib 
50 Mins., Sun, 123), 12:05 p.m. 
CBS, from MY. 

A skillfully edited revi of the 
15-year history (if the United Na¬ 
tions, with Ed Murrow supplying 
a fine narration, "Trial by Crisis*’ 
.was CBS Radio's M'ontribuiion to 
the upcornjng observance-of United 
.Nations Day! - V 

The program;, highlighti .the' 
continuing scries of crises ilia 
have plagued tlie U.\ from. 
Greek 'Ciy-il'-' War. and the organi¬ 
zational hassle at the outset in 
San Francisco to the. current Con¬ 
go crisis and the light over t be 
secretariat. . was a vivid history— 
. through : sound' panorama of the 
■; postwar East-West struggle.; 

!. One important, thing : missing, 
howevey -was a specific point of 
view, on the question. Apart from 
a pair ,of closing "interview .*., , oiie 
wilh‘ the Nigerian delegate on the 
Attitude of tile newly.indepondciit 
nations toward the UN. the other 
I'vvifh American Assn, for tlie LX 
exec director Clark: Eichclbih'ger 
on the structural changes 1 in th. 
woi-ld . organizatioi oyer . the pa-t 
15. years,.t-hege was ;no real apprai* 
sal of the achievements of tiie; UN 
and niost : p.articua'rly, iri light of 
the “trial- bj" crisis” to which it's 
continually - .subjecte.tl, the future. 
Of the UN. 

X.s,.a consequence, the program, 
syrved no real purpose other than, 
as a; .s.traighti.orward. historical, 
record of the conflicts and debate., 
in tlie UN. RecGrclings of the actual 
debates them selves served As the 
record, supplemenled. with an oc¬ 
casional interview such as. the pa- 
v.thetic one with -a.'Hungarian free¬ 
dom ..fighter describing, how Buda¬ 
pest waited in vain .for- ihe ;UN 
troops to . arrive duping the: llun- 
•.garian revolution. .Bill G.ei.b did a 
*killful productioir jqb,. but no ef-- 
fbrf at. real .evaluation Iv. as. iuade. 

• Chan. 


TV Clearances 


for its own. programs; some of; 
stanzas go abegging there;’ 

Jacksonville. Fla., has three, sta¬ 
tions, but one of them is a non- 
conimercial. e d tx c* a t ii station. 
\vlrirh leaves three- 'Networks to 
fight over time WFGA and 
IVJNT. -WFGA is air NBC -.priniary. 
and. an ABC secondary, hut' -NBC 
this, season only, lias 1-7 hours 
cleared iri .prime time w.hil ABC 
hr.*'upped its clearah •'- ..to- about 
10.hours per week m pidme time, 

Birmingham is another’ brg c ity 
•w;ith a ndn-ccminercial- and tw 
'c-o.mnVerciai t.v. -tation*. ABC is 

secondary dm both eommerciai-out¬ 
lets. NBC has AVAPI as a primary, 
CBS has \\.BRC. In tile present 
'Ate of flux;- it is hard to deter¬ 
mine how' deeply ABC lias cut out 
lime that fpriherly yvent without, 
question to- its two' rival*,-but 'it is 
reliably uriderslood- .that th 

;k is l inaking enough of. a gai 
to make both the .ether- webs 
rervouS; 

It's, an old story in Dayton, Q.. 
where WLW^-D.,an ABC basic, and 
WHIO, the CBS .station, ar" lo* 
gated.' In. .any event, ABC, the 
basic, .and NBC; the secon^ar\% v: 
tually split tlie prime time 'avaii- 
able on \VLW-D. with the edg 
going to. ABC. NBC is. now eyeing 
■'WHIO for clearances: so lliat it 
Can: get more of its stanzas: situated 
in -this important;-market:.. 

.Providence. R.I„ is another' tough, 
market for everyone, .ABC is not 
strong, there, still, blit.a few of its 
key stanzas- eliminate 'time'--for 
, thosg from its rival networks.: All 
over the -lot,, iri most all markets^ 
one network.or another, upon 
sion has to settle fog delayed tele- 
ciisfing, in less than perfect time, 
so that shovys will be-.seen at all. 

There are about ;20 one and ,tw 
shit ion ty. markets ;wliei:e the 
clouds of battle are billowy enough 
to : genefa'te-.a term like “the 
. clearance .situation:” 

! Dallas—Jim Pratt has been ap¬ 
pointed radio-.teicvi.sipn director 
lor Taylor-Norswo.rt'hy l.nc. In 
. addition to directing tji. adveriis-- 
: ing agency's broadcast time buying. 
Pratt will supervise, the creation; 
. and production of radio and tv. ad- 
yerHsing; He was a direct or of 
product Jon and sales for \VFAA- 
i Ty her 


Wednesday, Oetober 26, 1960 


TV-Radio Production Centres 

J " ■■ ■ ■ ■ Contunied from page 

ment . . , Rockin’ ’Robin, former . .Atlantic . City hroadeaster how. .at 
WHAT^has been selected for the .Inter-Urban League’s “I960, disk 
•jockey award". . . WFlL-TV's "Garden Club” iweekly sessionl has beeh 
!.honored by the Pennsylvania Gaideri. Federation for the-- special' serv- 
; ices, to this area ;by host Roy kersey.. 


W DETROIT 

Bob Murphy’s ..“Morning Show” oveC WjBK-TV\\iUprovidehouse- 
wives with some lessons and tips.-.on;'how to. rim; their households and 
raise th.cir children' via Dr. Elton B. AIeNoil, U\. of Michigan 'psye,hold- 
cist, some Detrdit selropl teai-hers and Dr. Joseph Alolner, Detroit 
health commissioner. In honor of . tlie .av eeklong seri of lessons, 
Murphy , also w'ill show five Bob Hope Imovics of tire "road to” varjety 

. Rita Bell, WXYZ-TV ality:. resented: '1544.5-.and- a total , of 

62. to\s- to a suburban housewife, for-y nsweruig .questi ‘ns ort.her. "Stage.:" 
Three” show ; New -\ywj-TV entry / The Case'of the Dangerous 
Robin.” starring Rick Jason;-in 1 lie, 7- p.m.v \Yedne.*day. time slot . ' 

Second: in series of WXYZ-TV irocumentaries of "The Excitipg Years’* 
upeoniing this week from Her.. Fei d Mii*eum and’’’Greenfield-Village'-, 
location. 

liS CLEVELAND 

Eddie Clark, veteran di*k jin-ki'y w.lm began-in 1940 .oh' KCK. JK< 
sas City, signed on' at. Ml IK. eniniHg-liom WHB : iti. Kansas: Cily.. where 
lie had been program d; . .Norman AVaiii is back at W'DGK. as 

program'(Ure'etor after two years, w-ith AY\.*e • dyertiy' . . Big W'il- 
son >: KYW radio : and tv- '.erso'n.ality.. •ya's/'n.anie.d Scoutmaster 'for th 
Bov Scout., drive Here, he must be, the large*! one anyw here- 
Bud Mertens, WJW-TV pr motion, director. ..Went into sales, there •. .•<, 
Fred Wolf, WDQK. resiclent . is-'.building a nPwyh'ome bn. the st at ion' 
suburban transmitter 'Tie,- w hich is moving p.reU dose To'work . • 

WJW-TV starts a hew course of language lessons^-Spani.sh—Now 7, 
aiid. Bob Huber, ublic- service director. ■ had to have; his. .typewriter 
converted .to. Spanish' so he could ,'prepart study guides. 

IN MII.WAVKEE 

Bob Siegrist now comment.ator.cn.. h/tii WMIL nnd:. '.YMlL-FM with 
"Bob Siegrist ancF the News” cr ss-the-board \Y-ha-t in.'ih World?'' 

Milwaukee: Public Library sponsored program.- Tuesdays at 6:30 
p.m. - (just UOveilecl) bn. WMVS-TYt .Milwaukee ' 'ational Scimol &. 
Aclult Educational station. Show,, sponsored/by ubfiei' private and 
parochial schools,, covers.numerous natural'history-subjeets.' with panel... 
talks by high schoolers. WMVS : TV.is i tlie '.'third year of educational 1 
tv programming .and Otto Schlaak. . rogram, director-;, . hvi ions col¬ 
lege level programs soon' . AVNIX-TV has a hebvy schedule of new 
fall-winter film programs gping , . . Mark Sagaeser returned tpyWFMR. 
and his music request turn, following a' .tui;na\vay lroni' the .mike. 
Sagaeser-s showy "The Society' for the Playing & Ihc.seTv'ation of Old! 
nnd : Forgotten Records bv. .Unforgettable' : .Artisls," -seems to ,hav 
aught the listeners WEAIP rremly noting iotli ynniversar 

IN PITTSBURGH 

The Pittsburgh Committee 'for UNICEF^ w ill /fold a ; ie,cord : hop at 
the Pitt Field House on Oct. 29 ith. KDKA chj sy Ari Pallan.'.Clark 
Race, Sterling Yates, Rcge CordiO; Jim Williams and R?.iidy IIall han¬ 
dling. the. turntable. Bill Mazeroski, World-.Ser.' ^I hero:/; ... geU 

ting S1.000 por.Fv appear'a ice, Frank Scott, is handru.g his deals . ' : 
Mayor Joseph Barr puffed tlie switch -m'.cer ton: 's i.t tit Hot ff -Hilton; 
to boost the. power of W AIV IO f ro: n .2 5 6 to T.UOff w at:Slafoir a!*b 
(ifficially nioved from Homestead . to Pitishureli. affcl. 'plcnming FM 
hr a.deasts.. Station aints directly at the Negr market-. > I^o ’ C'ity 
beer has. given- Jim AVcstover and Paul Long new. longterm yonirai ts. 
orr its news shows Raitdy IIall,i.KDKA’s. .all-iilgiu d.j.. ntHv has ’* 
•daytinie. show. He is on- from. 4:05; to 7:45 on'.'tihd.w s- '/Kafhlec'tt 
Murray has resigned from. WQED. to go w ith an.-ad .neb.-icy'.. ;S:i ' for¬ 
merly, was secretary to \VAMP's Bill. Brant . Jack Price |of WliC. 
and folk :singer Ailene Goodman now doing folk concerts in ilhis area. 


j (From Va , Oct. 23, 193.M 
I Sophie Tuc.. sans Mfiur-s *latcd' 
to play- "Marie.. Dr m " , for 
Shell Oil-NBC drama, with: Walla 
Beery. IreCreating his 

screen excerpts. ' 

I Proposed merger c• f William 
Morris and Frank Or*' Mi uigcncie.'- 
chilled. 

NBC's Blu . Network WJZ'-^ ' 
w the ABC chain—planning/sup- : 
plementa.ry. Coast link* to he .callcd j 
the Gold and Orange Regional;-. 
Networks.. i 

i Ford's moderate priced. ne\ Lin- -. 
coin car keyed a third CHS. show 
to. merchandise it. 

WLW. Cincinnat i, eahci lied 
“Washington . Mcrry-Go- R o u n d" 
i-hbuer coin inn. 

Schenltk had -1o' soft-peddle it s 
copy "but 'continued sponsor¬ 
ing tlie. Amateur'-'Hour on W.HN't 
now WMGMi, New Vork.' 

■George Bijur '"resigned ,as direc- i 
tor of sales promotion CBS lo. 
open Ills own; ad agency. 

Tlie combined- Blue and Red, 
Web grossed .S2.-163;310 in. SepteiU- i 
bcrg-CBS’ eommensurale gross was ■ 
S 1.686.900. ". .. .. 

WGN. Chicago; VIOR. Newark-/ 
Ne;w York, and WNAC. st.o.n, ; 
itching to tlie FCC for. .500,000 .: 

'wattage.. / 

"Amateur Hour” p. ro gr m s ! 
reading nationally, as Jow- 
j high-audience potential. i 

! Jack Hylton trailerized Iris; up- 
j coming.- Slandard Oil of Indiana 
i commercial' show .with a. halt'-ltpur 
sustainer for WABC, New York. 

!. Dave Ru.binoff's .new sliow for 
.Chevrolet, with Jan Peerce, Gra- 
haih MeNamce and Virginia Re< 
i, Variet.y page cited “ Wall - 
j Strict's ipe Dream, subcaptioned 
| “ ‘Regimentation’- Of All- Pic JBiz ” 


"Win Rogers-.Jr. bought the .Bev¬ 
erly Hills Ci .a weekly new; 
paper; ' g, •; '• ; ' 

Vet gag/w liter IL.vid FreCdm.-n 
Eddie Cantor, Ed Yvynn; Joe Pen- 
nor; Jimmy Du ran t e,, M ae. West, et- 
al' turned 'actor with-/a. comcVy rou- 
on the ' Fleisclrman / Y’east- 
■Rudy- Va.ll.ee> program, and. "like 
most, authors,, he proved a good 
ac-tor-comedian." 

... 'Richard . Himhe.r -jStiideb'ak'er 
.ChampiOnsL p;ige-o.iied. ' a - little 
teaser :ad, "WaUcr IWinchell tells 
truth about, tlie- Crossley Re-' 
port* and; then, in .lafge.i’: s'pacei 
bal.lyliQoed the. ratings 'of/the.':Go- 
operative,-Analysis of ■.Bi.-oaiicas.iing; 
i.oinbardf) rated i5.I:-.Wa\.ne King,' 
11.6; , Eddy Duehin 10.4;. Xlimbcr, 
8.2; .Leq Reisnran. 6.F: Ray Noble, 

O.7.; , Horace Ueidt; 3.7;. 

. Red Nichols’ 'new^ .show., ior Kel- 
]Ogg|s." : - ’ ' : " 

"■Metro -finalized a. $400,000 buy- - 
put'/"/: Leo Feist Music, as com-- 
jianioii- to Robbins Music, previous¬ 
ly : acquired;' wit h Jack Robbins, i. 
■eharggof both-firms; 

. The TUiS; Naval Academy -ch'bs 
as its '’'-official sohg the fop tu 
•'Don’t Giv Up The Ship”■-.-front 
“Slupmaies Forever”' ' ; \VB>, by 
Harry Wa.rren I and. Al Ditbin... 

;Most played., on . air; "Cheek To 
Cheek,” “ You Are My Lucky Star,” 
-Gol.-IA iFeeliiig Y|our • Fooling,” 
“I'm In The Mood For. Love,” “Top 
Hat, White.Tie.and Tails.” 

..Fred Allen resumed for Bristol- 
Myers, with Portland Hoi fa and 
Peter van Steeden's Orchestra. 

Walter Hajiipderr ' DuPont 
.dramatic “Cavalcade America,’* 
WABC. NY : /. 

Gbonge, Gershwin .told Variety’s' 
Cepeiia Age, "You can write 1 opera.. 
and-make it tuneiul.” 








JIMMY WALKER “HHIH 10 Lt CHARLES BECKER 


Telecast THURS., OCT. 6 Telecast THURS, OCT, 20 

Watch for more exciting witnesses-* 

ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN •“SHOELESS” JOE JACKSON • JAMES MICHAEL CURLEY 
HUEY LONG • “BUGGSY” SIEGEL and many, many others* 


EVERY THURSDAY—7:30 to 8:30 P.M., New York Time-CBS-TV 


Sponsored by 

HELENE CURTIS, INC. KNOMARK, INC. 

R. 4. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. SCHICK, INC. 









-JOHN CROSBY, New York Herald Tribune 


It 


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season. 9 


Is certainly the single finest weekly show CBS has permitted on the air in this new 

-CECIL SMITH, tos Angeles Times 


Is one of the more exciting shows to appear on TV in a longtime... Spectacularly 
captured the disorderly drama of committee hearings, with all their rambling language and flashing anger.” 

-TIME Magazine 

is certainly the most original show of the season. A fascinating addition to TV.” 

-TERRENCE O’FLAHERTY, San Francisco Chronicle 

is the first new television show to hit the screens with distinctiveness and excite¬ 
ment since the original two-part “Untouchables”.‘Witness'crackles and it sustains interest as it sweeps along. CBS 
and Talent Associates have a winner.” -VARIETY 


is this season’s most intriguing new program idea.”-DICK KLEINER, N.E.A. 


Is a ten-strike for Talent Associates. Electrifying, exciting, compelling! The best bet 
yet to be the run-away hit series of the new season!” -DWIGHT NEWTON, San Francisco Examiner 




42 TV-FIliMS _ P$telET& _ "Wednesday, October 26, 1960 

pjBtlETY-Mi FEATOBE CHART 


Variety’s weekly feature chart , based o?( ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, covers one fucirkct. Each, week the 10 top rated, features for the one market 
witi be listed. 

Factors which trowel assist distributors; agencies, stations nd advertisers in 
detenabling the effect* -eness of a feature show ' a specific market have been 
included in this YakifiI chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding 
features as their star4 release year, original production company tmd the present 
distributor included wherever possible- along with the title. Attention should be paid 
to such factors as fj.'ej! time and day; the high nd. low ratings for the measured 


feature period and. share of audience, since these factors reflect the effectiveness 
of the . feature arid audience composition, i.e., a l&ie show at 11:15 p.m. Would hardly 
have any children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect dominance in that 
time period. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming on a multi: 
stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the■ week a total rating, for the 
total number of showings for the week is given, the total rating hot taking into account 
the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled Switches in titles the listed features 
for the. particularly fated theatrical filmed show are as accurate as could be 
ascertained. 


BOSTON 



TOP TEN FEATURE FILMS 

RUN 

TIME SLOT 

1. “BATAAN"— 

Robert Taylor. 

George Murphy; 

MGM; 1943; MGM-TV 

Repeat 

Wed. Shoucas 

Wed. June 1 
6:30-8:15 p.m. 
WNAC-TV 

2. “ABBOTt & COSTELLO MEET 
FRANKENSTEIN” 

Lou Costello, 

Bud Abbott; i 

Universal; 1948; Screen Gems 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Fri. June 3 
5:00-6:30 p.m. 
WNAC-TV 

8 . “ARMORED ATTAC K”— 

Dana Andrews. 

Walter Houston; 

20th Century Fox; 1943, NT A 

Repeat 

Early Show 

Thurs. June 2 
5:00-6:30 p.m. 
WNAC-TV 

4. “GILDA”— 

Rita Hayworth. 

Glen Ford; 

Columbia: 1946: Screen Gems 

1st Run 

Fabulous ’52 

Sat. June 4 
11:15-1:00 a.m. 
WHDH-TV 

5. “ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD”— 

Errol Flynn. ; 

Olivia DeHavilland; ; 

Warner Bros.: 1938: UAA 

Repeat 

Boston Movietime 
Mon. June 6 
5:00-6:30. p.m. 
WBZ-TV 

6 . “CHICAGO DEADLINE”— 

Alan Ladd, Donna' 

Reed. June Havoc 

Paramount: 1940; MCA 

Repeat 

Boston Movietime 
Wed. June 1 
5:00-6:30 p.m. 
WBZ-TV 

7. “BERLIN EXPRESS”— 

Merle Oberon. 

Robert Ryan; 

RKO; 1948 

1st Run 

Early Show 

Wed. June 1 
5:00-6:30 ; p in. 
WNAC-TV 

7. “VICE SQUAD”— 

Edward G. Robinson.- 
Paulette Goddard; 

United Artists; 19o3: UAA 

Repeat 

Million $ Movi 

Sat. June 4 
2:45-4:15 p.m. 
WNAC-TV 

8 . “SAN FRANCISCO”— 

Clark Gable. 

Spencer Tracy; 

MGM; 1936; MGM-TV 

Repeat 

Late Show 

Sat. June 4 
11:15-12:45 a.m. 
WNAC-TV 

9. “FOUR FEATIIERS’V 

Ralph Richardson. 

John Clements; 

United Artists; 1939: IUAA 

Repeat 

Million $ Movie 

Sat. June 4 
1:00-2:45 p.m. 
WNAC-TV 

9. “MAID OF SALEM”— 

Claudette Colbert. 

Fred MacMurray; 

Paramount; 1937; MCA 

1 st Run 

Command Performance 
Sun. June 5 
12 : 00 - 2:00 a.m. 
WBZ-TV 

BUFFALO 



1 . “ 1 HE THING”— 

James Arness. 

Dewev Martin; 

RKO; 1951; UAA 

1st Run 

First Run Playhouse. 
Fri. June, 3 
il: 15-1:00 a.m. 
WKBW-TV 

2. “AT WAR WITH THE ARMY”— 

Jerry Lewis. 

Dean Martin; 

Paramount: 1951: M&: Alexander 

1st Run 

First Run .Play.hbus 
Sat. June 4 
11:15-1:00 a.m. 
WKBW-TV 

3. ’INVASION OF THE BODY 
SNATCHERS”— 

D.:iia Wynier, 

Kevin McCarthy; 

Allied Artists 1956: MS:A Alexander 

Repeat 

Midday Theatre- 
Sat. June 4 
1:00-2:15 p.i 
WGR-.TV 

4. “ONE MINUTE TO ZERO”— 

Robert Mitehum, 

Arm Blytli; r 

RKO. 1952; UAA* 

1st Run 

First Run Playhouse 
Tues. June 7 
11:15-1:00 a.m. 
WKBW-TV 

5. “ISLE OF THE DEAD?!*— 

Boris Karloff, 

Lilen Drew; 

RK'>. 1945; UAA 

1st Run 

Early Show 

Tues. June 7 
6:00-7:15 p.m. 
WKBW-TV 

5. “ALICE IN WONDERLAND”— 

Puopets; 
tyark- 1951 

Ru 

£arlv Show 
Thurs, June , 2 
6:00-7:15 p m. 
WKBW-TV 

6 . “RAIDERS OF TIIF SEVEN SEAS ’— 

Join- Payne, 

Donna Reed; 

l lii'eci Ai lists; 1953. IUAA 

Repeat 

Sunday Afternoon 
Playhouse 

Sun. June 5 
1:00-2:45 pun. 
WBEN-TV 

7. “CROSSED SWORDS”— 

Mi ivil F:\nn, 

Gina Lollobrigida; 

Repeat 

Sunday Afternoon 
Playhouse 

Sun. June 5 
2:45-4:30 p.m, 
WBEN-TV 

8 . “BADLANDS OF DAKOTA”— 

Robert Stack, 

Broderick Crawford; | 

Universal; 1941; Screen Gems 

Repeat 

Family Playhouse 
Sun. June 5 
1:00-2:30 p.m. 
WGR-TV 

8 . “DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE”— 

Spencer Tracy, Ingrid 

Bergman, Lana Turner; 

MGM; 1941; MGM-TV 

1st Run 

MGM Theatre 

Fri. June 3 
11:30-1:00 a.m. 
WBEN-TV 


STATIONS: WBZ, WHDH, WNAC. SURVEY DATES: JUNE 1-7/1960. 


AVERAGE "AVERAGE STATION RTG 

RATING HIGH LOW SHARE TOP COMPETITION : AV. 

13:7.. 15.2 12.6 29.6 News; Weather ... :,./.;/WBZ ,.. <15,ff- 

News—Hu n 11 ey - B r i n k l e v ;..:... . WBZ .. 17.9 

Border Patrol ........... WBZ .38.2 

Wagon Train.......... .e , ; . . WBZ ... .>... .38.2 

12.4 14 6 9 9 50.9 Bozo the Clown... v. ^ ,..... WHDH 7.6 

Rin-Tin-Tin .. .../WHDH 7.3 

Boston Movietiraer-'Thfe / 

Black Legion” (Repeat):■..... WBZ 6.0 

.9.8 9 9 9.3 46.5 Boston Movietime-. 

“It’s a Great Feeling” 

(Repeat* ......... WBZ 69 

9 7 11.9. 7.9 40.6 Late Show--, 

“San Francisco" (Repeat*.... WNAC 7.6 

9.4 9V9 8.6 61.5 Early Show^- : 

“Gurifighters” (Repeat)., . . ...WNAC 4:2: 

8.6 9‘9 79 35:1 Bozo the Clown _.....WFIDH ....... 11.3 

My Friend Flicka .. WHDH 8.6 

Early Show— 

“Berlin Express” (1st Run).: . WNAC 7.3. 

7.7 8.6 7.3 31,5 Bozo the Clown. WHDH _,.;11,3 

Boston Movietime:— 

“Chicago Deadli 

(Repeat* ......... .WBZ 38 

7.7 8.6 6.0 29,1 Major League Baseball ........ W r HDH ,. , . .. .16.7 


7.6 8.6 6.0 30.7 Fabulous ’52— 

“Glida” (1st Run).... . WHDH ... / . 10.1 

7 1 9.3 4,6 33.2 Sgt. Preston -.____... WHDH 4:3 

Home Run Derby,;:: ..././WHDH __ ;v . 5:3 

Major League Baseball../WHDH .......19.2 

7.1 7:9 6.0 49.3 Cinema 7— 

“David Copperfield" 

(1st Run),... . .:. . . .........;WNAC 4:5 



STATIONS: 

WGR, 

WBEN, WKBW; SURVEY PATES: JUNE : 

1-7, I960. 

14.6 

lD.S 

13.2 

51.4 

Sports: Van Miller .. 

MGM Theatre—“DrJ Jekyll 

. . WBEN ,, 






Arid Mr. Hyde” ( 1 st Run),. 

..WBEN 

7.1 

13.9 

15:2 

12 6 

,46.3 

Sports-^Dick Refenburg = 

WBEN 

17:2 





Baseball 

WBEN 

9.4 

82 

8.6 

6.6 

59.9 

Cisco Kid ...... 

, . WBEN 

2.6 





Major League Baseball... 

WBEN 

46 


7.9 

8 . 6 . 

7.3 

42.0 

Sports-rChucic Ilealy,,..,. 
Jack Paar Show .... 

...WBEN .... 
..WGR' 

... ,15.9 
67 

7,8 

8 . 6 ; 

7,3 

34.7 

Highway Patrol . 

Headlines: New, . Sports ..... 
CBS News—D. Edwards:. 

Phil Silvers , 

Burris & Alien... 

.. WGR 
/ WBEN 
..WBEN .... 
. WGR 
/WBEN 

7 J3 
913 

....106 
r 7.9 
7.9 

718 

79 

7.3 

26.9 

Highway Patrol .. 

News; Weather .•. /.,.... /, 
News—Huntley-Brinkley 
Shotgun Slade... 

Topper 

..WGR . .... 
..WGR .... 
..WGR ..... 

WGR 

..WBEN 

....139 
... .11.9 
...12.6 
, 10.6 
.... 10.6 

7 7 

86 

6.0 

46.4 

Family Playhouse— 
"Badlands of Dakota” 
(Repeat* .......... 

..WGR 

7:1 

7.5 

9 3 

2 . 6 , 

51.4 

Family Playhouse-^ 

“Wicked: VVife” 1 Repeat).. 
Our Miss Brooks.... . . .,..... 

..WGR ..... 
..WKRW 

.... 5.7 
4:6 

7.1 

7:9 

6.0 

42.8 

Sunday Playhouse;— 




“Raiders of the Seven 

Seas" (Repeat).. ...,..... .. .. WBEN 7:5 


7.1 7.9 6.0 26,5 First Run Playhouse—: 

“The Thing” (1st Run) .,..;/WKBW ....... 14.8 























































.Wednesday, October 26, I960 
















46 


TV-FILMS 




Wednesday, October 26, 1960 



ARB SYNDICATION CHART 


Variety's weekly tabulation, based on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study 
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week 
ten different markets are covered. 

In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shows, rating data such as the 
average share of audience, coupled with data as to time and day of telecasting con* 
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an 


exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating. 
-strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media 
buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators vAU find the charts valuable. 

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimun of 247 markets. The re¬ 
sults of that, tabulation will be found weekly in Vahieit. Coupled with the rating per¬ 
formance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Varjety-ARB charts are 
designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U.S. 




1. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00).... WAPI 49:4 1. Lock-Up (Sat. 9:30) ........ WBRC.Ziv-UA 29.7 

2. Tightrope (Tues. 8:00-8:30 >... .WBRC 39,7 2. Shotgun Slade (Fri. 9:30).. .WBRC . .MCA 27.4 

3. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30) .;.WBRC 36.7 3. Flight (Tues. 7:00).... . WBRC.... .CNP 26.0 

4. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed- 8:30-9:00)... WBRC 36.4 4. Huckleberry Hound (ThuTs. 6:30).... .WAPI..... Screen Gems 25.7 

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9).. WBRC 33.7 5. Whirlybirds (Fri. 8:00).WBRC.. . .CBS 24.7 

6. 77 Sunset Strip (Sun. 7:00-8:00)...... WAPI 33.1 6. U.S. Marshal (Wed. 7:30)..../:. i-.... .WBRC.NT A . 23.7 

7. Millionaire (Wed. 8:00-8:30)....WBRC 33.0 7. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 9:30) ,;..;.... WBRC... .Ziv-UA 22.4 

8. Peter Gunn (Mon. 8:00-8:30). WAPI 32.4 8. Pony Express (Fri. 7:30).;. /'. . WBRC..;. .CNP 22.0 

9. Twilight Zone (Fri. 9:00-9:30)..WBRC 31.3 9. Trackdown (Thurs. 8:30-9:00) .WBRC-... CBS 18.4 

10. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WAPI 31.2 10. Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:30)..... WAPI..... Kellogg 17.7 


78.2 Man From Interpol..... .WAPI . 8:4 

71.4 Project 20 .. ........ WAPI 11.0 

62.4 This Man Dawson...... WAPI 15.7 

74 7 Lone Ranger ,....... v-WBRC 8.7 

52.9 Play Your Hunch..... . .WAPI 22.0 

43.6 Price Is Right: ........ .WAPI 30.7 

61.5 Tombstone Territory ....WAPI 14.0 

52.8 Rebel . .. /.WAPI 19.7 

41.2 Wranglers .... ........ WAPI 26 4 

50.6 Sheriff Of Cochise .... /.. WBRC 17.4 


BATON ROUGE, LA. 


STATIONS: WBRZ^ WAFL SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-IQ, I960, 


1. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WBRZ 51.4 1. Whirlybirds (Mon. 7:30) .... ....;WBRZ.CBS 447 65.7 Father Knows Best../; ..WAFB 23:3 

2. Peter Gunn. (Mon. 8:00-8:30i...WBRZ 51.3 2. Pony Express (Wed. 7:30).WBRZ..:. .CNP 42.4 67.2 Man Into Space.........WAFB 20.7 

3. Cheyenne (Mon. 6:30-7:30) *.WBRZ 47.4 3. Shotgun Slade (Wed. 9:00):.., WBRZ .,.. .MCA. 300 59.3 U.S, Steel Hour,./WAFB 254 

4. Rifleman (Thurs. 8:00-8:301,.WBRZ 45.4 4. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00) .....:;...... WBRZ..... Ziv-UA 36.4 72.2 Trackdown ....,....... .WAFB. 13.3 

5. Esther Williams (Mon. 9:00-10:00)-WBRZ 44.7 5. Mike Hammer (Fri. 9:00).. . . WAFB..;/.MCA 34.7 67.2 Project 20 , . WBRZ- 17.9 

6 . Lawman (Sun. 7:30-8:00) WBRZ 42.7 6 : Rescue 8 (Fri: 8:30)............... WBRZ,... .Screen/Gems 34.0 67.5 December Bride .WAFB 15.7 

7. Tightrope (Tues. 8:00-8:30),. .. WAFB 42.4 7. Meet McGraw (Sat. 9:30). ..........WBRZ... . .ABC 26.7 64:5 Manhunt ../.. vWAFB 14:7: 

8 . I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 8:3D-9:00) .. WAFB 40.7 7. Sgt. Preston (Thiirs. 6:30),. . ..WBRZ.... .ITC 26.7 82.7 Comedy Spot .WAFB 5:7 

9. Chevy Mystery Show <Sun.‘8:00-9:00 > WBRZ 39.8 8 . Grand. Jury (Thurs. 7:30). /. ..,..WBRZ.... NTA 26.0 55:7 Johnny Ringo . .WAFB 20.7 

10. Loretta Young (Sun. 9:00-9:30) WBRZ 39.3 9. Huckleberry Hound (Thuis. 5:00)/ ...WBRZ_Screen Gents 22:3 780 Theatre Petite......WAFB 7.3 

Buckskin Bill .WAFB 5.3 


CHARLESTON-HUNTINGTON STATIONS: WCHS. WHTN. WSAZ. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-10. 1460. 


1. Wagon Tram (Wed. 7:30-8:30)...WSAZ 399 1, Rescue 8 (Thurs, 7:30) ............ WSAZ.. .Screen Gems 239 61.5 Steve Canyon, . . . WCHS 99 

2. Happy (Wed. 9:00-9:30). .WSAZ 37.3 2. Whirlybirds (Thurs. 7:00)..WSAZ.../ .CBS 21.7 54.3, Flight .. .WCHS 69 

3.. Tate (Wed. 9:30-10:00)..WSAZ 34.4 3. Manhunt (Wed. 7:00)- _WSAZ,.. . .Screen Gems 20.7 70.4 Highway Patrol ....... . /WCHS 4 7 

4. Bonanza <Sat. 7:30-8:30) WSAZ 33.3 l 4. Huckleberry Hound (Mon.. 7:00K..,. .WSAZ.//./Screen Gems 209 62.5 Grey.Ghost .........WCHS 6.7 

5. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00) ..... WCHS 32.0 5. Not For Hire (Sat. 10:30)WHTN _CNP 18.4 469 Man From Interpol.;... *WSAZ 9.3 

6. Esther Williams (Mon., 10:00-11:00)... WSAZ 31.0 6, Cannonball (Tubs. 7:00).. ...... . .WSAZ. ... ITC 16.0 69.61 Honeymboners .... _WCHS 59 

7. Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30) ..WCHS 28.7 7. Waterfront (Suh. 4:00)/.WSAZ:... .MCA / 15.7 95.7 Movie Masterpieces ..... WHTN .7 

7. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).WHTN 28.7 8. Death-VaUey Days (Fri. 7:00)....WSAZ, _U.S. Borax 15 3 59,1 Markham .. ../. ... WHTN 5.3 

8. Untouchables (Thurs. 9:30-10:30) -WCHS 28.4 9. Sea Hunt (Thiirs. 10:30)., /..WCHS.. ...Ziv-UA 14.7 509 This Man Daws WSAZ 8.7 

9. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9p0-9:30).. .WSAZ 289 10. Tombstone Territory (Wed. 10:30)/.. .WSAZ,Ziv-UA 149 299 Hawaiian Eye __WHCH 259 

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Wednesday, October 14, 19*4 


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ATM CHANNEL 7, STB NET. 


SYDNEY 

Television Centre 
EPPING 


MELBOURNE 

22 Bendigo Street 
RICHMOND 


NEW YORK 

229 West 43rd Street 
NEW YORK 36 


Almost every worthwhile Industry devel¬ 
opment in Australian tV wps brought In 
by ATN in Sydney. 

ATN started Australia thinking and work¬ 
ing in Videotape . . . first station to pio¬ 
neer live productions on overseas stand¬ 
ards . . first to present public service 

programming and to extend hours of 


telecasting for better service for the Syd¬ 
ney viewing public. 

And from January 1961 the first produc¬ 
tions of Revue Australia using ATN facil¬ 
ities will be seen in Australia. All these, 
and many more reasons adding to ATN's 
claim — ''this is the leading Television 
stati in Australi ". 


m HESS: ATN's New York office opens it 229 WOst 43rd Street, New York 36. N.Y., November, 1960. 


LOS ANGELES 

2472 Hotlyridge Drive 
HOLLYWOOD 28 


LONDON 

85 Fleet Street 
LONDON EC4 


ASSOCIATED SERVICES 

Arfransa Perk Television 
Film Studios 


ATNEWS 

International 
Newsfilra Service 






48 RADIO-TELEVISION 

CBS-TV Losing No Time Propping 
’61-’fi2 Entries; Order 26 Ichabods 


With the new season already a 4 
month old, CBS-TV is wasting no 
time in getting next year’s poten¬ 
tial programming off the! ground. 
Apart from its go-ahead op taping 
of 26 hourlong “Defenders” (see 
separate story), the network has 
greenlighted production ! of 26 
“ichabod” half-hours from Revue 
and has moved up a notch on sev¬ 
eral new pilot properties-; 

‘ Ichabod” pilot was made last 
spring and showcased on ‘‘General 
Electric Theatre.” Web took a 
survey of audience reaction to the 
showcasing and found a favorable 
response. This,, plus the fact that 
it’s a Joe Connolly-Boh Mosher 
package (they do “Bringing Up 
Buddy” for CBS and “Leave It to 
Beaver” for ABC), decided CBS- 
TV program v.p. Oscar Katz on a 
go-ahead for fullscale production. 
Series stars George Chandler, 

On the pilot side, network: 
hasn’t yet okayed pilot filming on 
anv new projects, preferring to 
wait until the Scripts are in before 
making a decision. But it’s signed 
several writers to develop such 
pilot scripts, among them a couple 
of new-to-tv scripters. 

One is Burt Kennedy, vet screen¬ 
writer in the action-adventure 
field, who’s developing an hour- 
long actioner titled “Marina,” deal¬ 
ing with the adventures of a sailor 
who runs a marina patrol- 

Another is Michael Stewart, who 
wrote the book of the Broadway 
hit, “Bye Bye Birdie,” and* who is 
working on a still untitled situa¬ 
tion comedy involving al young 
married couple. 

Sam Rolfe, vet CBS' staff pro¬ 
ducer-writer, is turning put the 
pilot script for “Hurricane Island.” 
hourlong adventure property 
which Jack Harris would produce 
using his Harriscope device in the 
special-effects area, a la his fea¬ 
ture films. “Dinasourus" and “The 
4-D Man.” ! 

Harry Tatelman* formerWarner 
Bros, telefilm producer who last 
year joined the web as a staff pro¬ 
ducer, is developing a series about 
a voung doctor who takes over a 
post in a rural community never 
served by a medico before. This 
one’s in r preliminary forpi, and 
could* be played as straight drama 
or comedy. 

Apart from these projects, aH 
in one form or another of script 
stage, web has several others, on 
which it’s negotiating deals, of one 
sort or another, plus shows pres¬ 
ently in just the “talk” stage. The 
new properties were the subject 
-f meetings last week between 
Katz, Coast program v.p. 'Guy 
della-Cioppa, easter program veep 
hi ike Dann and CBS-TV prexy Jim 
Aubrey. 


Tap Frank McGee 
As Banghart Quits 

Frank McGee will take over 
many of Ken Banghart’s news 
chores, when the latter departs! 
WNBC and WNBC-TV. N.Y., short¬ 
ly. McGee, one Of the parent NBC 
correspondents, will do the Sunday 
night <11 p.m.) news for Shell Oil 
on WXBC-TV and he’ll do ightly 
news on WNBC Radio. 

Just as’ with Banghart, ;McGee 
will handle the network news from 
6 to 6:05 p.m. and follow up^ strict¬ 
ly on WNBC Radio, with five min¬ 
utes of local news until 6:10 p.m. 
This will be five nights a; week, 
beginning Oct-. 31, on the heels.of 
Banghan’s departure. McGee will 
keep his widening arc of network 
chores, in addition to the new 
local job. 

So far. WNBC Radio management 
has not decided whether td make 
a change in the newscaster during 
the early morning weekday;;hours. 
Banghart was supposed to pick up 
the early morning news, which 
come during the Bill Cullen: morn¬ 
ing-deejav stanza, but he opposed 
such a move. Consequently, the 
station decided to let him go from 
aggregate on-th'e-air duties which 
are supposed to have earned him 
over S80.000 per annum. j 

It is understood that Banghart 
has had offers front WCBS Radio 
and WOR, both in N.Y. 


CBS Radio Gets an FM 
Ride With Philharmonic 

Detroit, Oct. 25. 

CBS Radio, lacking a bonafide 
affiliate here, has for the. first 
time released one. of. its programs 
to an FM-only station: Web is 
feeding its two-hour broadcasts of 
the New York Philharmonic oh Sa-, 
turday nights to WDTM, new FM-j 
er owned by Taleisin Stations 
Corp., which went on the air Oct.. 
16. As the program is non-spon- 
sorable, the station is carrying it 
as public service. 

WJBK-AM-FM, the Storer sta¬ 
tions here, take a number of CBS 
programs but are not actually af¬ 
filiated. 

WDTM, incidentally, pulled a 
unique stunt the week before its 
debut, in buying a series of spots j 
on competing FM-er, WLDM, an¬ 
nouncing its inauguration. . 



On 'Aquanauts’ 
But NoBowouts 

CBS-TV will double its program 
charges to sponsors On “Aqua¬ 
nauts” effective Jan. 1. “Aqua¬ 
nauts is the only show the network 
has been selling at substantially 
reduced program rates, the cut- 
rating will be eliminated coin- 
pletely as of the first of the year. 

Network has been selling the 
show on the basis of alternate- 
week one-third sponsorship, or 
two minutes per alternate week. 
However, it’s allowed sponsors to 
spread their two-minutes over the 
skip-week, so that in effect spon¬ 
sors buy one minute per week. 
Web has been charging the reg¬ 
ular rate card time charges (One 
third the hour rate, alternate 
weeks), but has been giving the 
program at 50% of its normal rate. 
Program charge has been $10,000 
per alternate third, or $5,000. per. 
minute. 

As of Jan. 1, however, program 
charge doubles to $20,000 per al¬ 
ternate third, or $10,000 per min¬ 
ute. That would bring total pro¬ 
gram charges On the weekly hour 
to $60,000 (plus time at rate card; 
of course). The $60,000 is still be¬ 
low the weekly production cost of 
the series, but can be made up in 
rerun charges. The initial 13-week 
run at $30,000 per show, of course, 
represented a substantial loss to 
the web. 

Show’s sponsors are taking the 
price hike with equanimity. For 
pne thing, their deals gave the 
web the right to hike the price 
after 13 weeks, giving them the op¬ 
tion to puli out if they didn’t want 
to go. along with the upped ante. No¬ 
body’s leaving, though, and it 
looks as if “Aquanauts” will re¬ 
main SRO after the date of the 
effective rate hike. Most of the 
sponsors bought in on a 26-week 
basis, which would carry them 
through March. 

Web feels the show’s perform¬ 
ance against “Wagon Train,” With 
ratings so far in the high teens, 
has justified the full, program 
charge. " < 


Parker’s Picture Buys 

Parker Bros. Garries has bought 
sponship of four feature films on 
WABC-TV..N.Y., for Sunday after¬ 
noon exposure, ABC key acquired 
“Prisoner of Zenda,” “Gulliver’s 
Travels,” “Tom Sawyer’’ and Hop- 
pity Goes to Town” from National 
Telefilm Associates, and then sold 
them to Parker as moppet “spe¬ 
cials.” 

Parker kicks off in a 2-3:30 p.m. 
Sabbath slot on Nov. 13. All but 
“Zenda” are first-run for N.Y. 
Exception was shown on WN.TA- 
TV”s “Picture of the Week.” 

, WABC-TV, when it bought the 
other four $rom NTA. also picked 
|iio “Little Women,” which is not 
I yet scheduled. 




TV FoHowaps 

Continue* from pt{t 31 sssst- 

Miss Shore and guest artist Jona¬ 
than Winters. 

Winters, who had a full show¬ 
casing in this stahza, gave the show 
solid impact via his several mono- 
logs and his routines with Miss 
Shore. His routines, based on the 
various locales, were consistently 
funny, including one tete-a-tete 
with the Marquis Chimps which 
seemed to fit the native decor. Of 
the film clips, shots of some primi¬ 
tive tribal hoofing in Moorea and 
of some formal Balinese dancing 
were excellent and could easily 
have been accented in longer 
sequences. 

The show was, pegged onto a 
dream sequence., in which Miss 
Shore does into a daydream, while 
playing an airport ticket clerk.. As 
usual. Miss Shore delivered neatly 
on a brace of songs selected for 
their appropriate island atmos¬ 
phere. Henri. 


.The May of The Week 

. The atmosphere was haunting* 
the set9 out of Withering Heights” 
and the music eerie and loud. AH 
the production . accents were in 
“Duet for Two Hands,** but the 
psychological, .thriller , of the cur¬ 
rent “Play of The Week” missed 
the‘mark. 

The fault of the lesser “Play of 
The Week” entry was in the Mary 
Hayley Bell play, which had a 
short run on Broadway, in *471 The 
play took too long to come to grips 
with its central theme. When the 
dimactic revelation finally came, 
the big surprise was gone, for it 
had been telegraphed to everyone 
but the players. 

Nevertheless, ithere were some 
haunting moments, revelations of 
character which were arresting. 
Outing would have been more in¬ 
teresting had the author lifted the 
fog motivating her characters more 
precisely. 

Eric Portman delivered a superb 
performance as the gifted, but 
weak doctor. Patrick Hprgan was 
effective as the poet who had the 
hands of a murderer grafted on 
his arms. Signe Hasso was prop¬ 
erly mysterious and wise as the 
doctor’s sister. Lois Nettletqn as 
the bereaved,, emotional daughter 
was okay. In a bit role, Margaretta 
Warwick as the adled maid was; 
fine. 

Director Karl Geuuscould have 
lent more credibility to the pro¬ 
ceedings by having his characters 
a bit more massed up physically 
after they had been through some 
tough outdoor experiences. Poet 
Horgan looked a little silly coming 
out of the windy. Wet outdoors 
with his hair neatly combed arid 
his tie firmly in place. Jack Kuney 
produced, s* Horn. 


BBC 

Continued from pace. 39 
moter areas of the country without 
any tv albeit giving a choice of 
three channels to the riiqre urban¬ 
ized centres. Far better, thinks 
BBC, to : Band Three to 

strengthen the coverage of existing 
tv services. ., 

Despite.this view, BBC has: listed 
its intentions should the Govern¬ 
ment plump for using Band Three 
for a third tv program and give the 
Corporation the concessibn: These 
are. to step up the number of 
[ serious, cultural and informational' 
shows, cater nipre fully for regional 
needs, extend educational broad¬ 
casts, and put out more experimen¬ 
tal stuff. 

Other points in the report are. 
that one of the main targets in 
sound broadcasting is to step up 
music programs, with .plans in hand 
calling for more hours on the air 
than are at present laid down by 
the Postmaster-General; that a full 
development. of - ail services. envis¬ 
aged, sound and. tv, would call for 
a license fee to the public of about 
$14, as: compared with the present 
$11.20; that coverage of BBC-TV 
during the year reviewed grew to 
about 08.8% of the U:K;-popula¬ 
tion;. and that the fees paid by the 
Corporation to artists, cornposers, 
playwrights arid writers of all kinds 
amounted to some $27,300,000. 

The report also gives viewing 
and listening figures, to-show that 
where the- former are concerned 
there was a swing from commer¬ 
cial tv to BBC-TV during the year! 


Wednesday, Oetober 26,1960 

As CBS Sees CBS 

CBS-TV sees Nielsen Top 10 potentials in three of the new 
season’s entries, but they’re making no bones about the trouble 
spots. 

On the bright Side, , they see “Checkmate,” “Andy. Griffith 
. Show’* arid “Candid Camera” as making it; on: the basis of the Ar- 
bitrons. “Checkmate,” Sri early starter, actually hit Top 10 status 
.. in the last report, for the two weeks ended,. Sept. 18. But that was 
before most of the new arid returning shows made their debuts, 
and whether it can hold that spot in the next several weeks re¬ 
mains to be seen. But Griffith and “Camera,” 6n the basis of first 
returns, look like shoo-ins, web feels. . " 

On the darker side, web’s got probleiris. One of them is Thurs¬ 
day night “Witness” is obviously in the. wrong timeslot at 7:30- 
8:30, but there’s no chance of moving it, so the next few weeks 
will decide. its fate. “Angel”, arid the Anri Sotherri show have 
been disappointments to the web, rating-wise. 

On Tuesday, there’s the poor, showing of. “Father Knows Best” 

, reruns thus far and question-marks on Tom Ewell, though con¬ 
census is it’s too early to tell. Ditto on “To Tell the Truth” in its 
new Monday 7:30 timeslot. On Friday, “Mr. Garlund” is in plenty 
trouble. But it wants more time for a judgment on “Route 66 r ” 
which has been disappointing thus far in the rating books. Ditto 
on “Wanted—Dead or Alive” and “My Sister Eileen” Wedries-i 
days. But web is pleased With “Aquanauts”,same day vs. “Wagon 
Train”—it won’t coirie near the “WT” rating; but is gettirig enough, 
audience to justify its existence. . 

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flea, Sarnoff 

—p, Continued groin page 1 

bol rather than the actual one es 
it is today,” said Sarnoff between 
contemplative puffs on a huge 
cigar. 

“I believe color is the future of 
tv,” he declared. “The time will 
come in the not too distant future 
when most programs will be In j 
color. It costs very. little more arid 
the improvement is tremendous. It 
adds a new dimension to telecast¬ 
ing. It makes possible to iransiriit 1 
a natural reproduction. There’s no 
way to. transmit a. green tree or a 
red rose in black and white.” " . I 

Sarnoff cited that color tv is 
making substantial strides in the 
U S. with twice as many sets pro- j 
duced and sold this year as com-: 
pared with last. The number of 
programming hours has also dou¬ 
bled, he noted. NBC now has ap¬ 
proximately six hours of color 
broadcasting daily from the morn¬ 
ing hours to post-midnight, Sarrioff 
pointed out. 

“The increase iii programming 
will keep pace With the increase 
in the number of color receivers,” 
Sarnoff said. “I think there will 
be a rapid development. The diffi¬ 
cult period was in the start. Now 
there is a natural growth. 

“There is hardly a place any¬ 
where in the U:S, where a color 
program cannot be received If. tiie 
home is equipped with a color set,” 
he said. 

Touching on RCA’s history of 
pioneering in radio and then iii. 
b&w tv, RCA’s chief exec disclosed 
that $130. million. was invested. in 
researching color tv. “The first 
five years were not profitable;” he 
said. “Today color receivers are 
manufactured and sold in such 
quantities that we are now making 
a profit on eviery receiver sold.” 

Neatly fielding questions and 
responding in carefully-measured 
sentences; Sarnoff declined to. con¬ 
firm or deny a query. on thelac- 
curacy of a report that RGA’s: 
monthly output of color, setsl is 
30,000, J 

Regarding prices of these s|ts, 
however, Sarnoff said that with 
mass production and competitive 
play will come a reduction in cost. 
“If we were manufacturing as many 
color sets as b&w sets,” he sub¬ 
mitted, “the cost would be only a 
little mere than.the b&w sets.” 

Here with Mrs. Sarnoff and. with 
Paul Mazur, banker and RCA di¬ 
rector, and Mrs: Mazur, Sarrioff 
will also visit Nikko, Hakorie and 
Kyoto during his first Japan visit, 
which will run 18 days. 

In addition* he will confer with 
Japanese business, political and 
educational leaders.as well as with 
reps of the broadcasting industries. 
On Qct. 28, the day before his de¬ 
parture, Sarnoff will host a lunch¬ 
eon at the International House for 
82 Japanese students whiri will 
study in the U.S.’under an RCA 
scholarship arid fellowship plain. In 
recognition of his contributions to 
the tv industry and scientific re- 
search, Sarrioff himself was re¬ 
cently the recipient of • the Third 
Order of the Rising! Sun from 
Emperor Hirohito. 

RCA maintains a service labora¬ 
tory Tokyo for the benefit: of 
Japanese licensees. It will soon 
establish a. research lab in this city, 
which, Sarnoff said, “will research 
arid advance the art arid science of 
electronics arid related activities.” 


Set Robert Young 
For GBS-TV Senes 

Robert Young arid his producer- 
partner, . Gene Rodney, have signed 
with CBS-TV for a new situation : 
comedy series to be produced for 
the 1961-62 season. Property is 
currently in the development stage, 
with Roswell B. Rogers, who was a 
principal writer with them. on 
“Father Knows Best,” associated in 
the new venture. 

CBS, , . which aired . ^Father,” 
clinched the deal Friday morning 
(21). after some spirited bidding 
against both „ NBC and ABC, each 
of whom wanted to grab off Young. 
Deal was closed by Oscar Katz, 
web’s program v.p* 

. Young had announced last year 
that he wanted a prolonged layoff 
from tele on a series basis after 
five years of “Father” filming. 
That, iri fact, was the reason show 
stopped filming and is now on a 
repeat cycle. But the. layoff . will 
apparently be shortlived. 

“Father” was a Screen Gems 
package, a coproduction with Rod¬ 
ney-Young. New. series* still un¬ 
titled; will be .a partnership ar¬ 
rangement between them and-CBS, 
with SG now out of the picture. 

Banner Films Handling 
Met B’casting Specials 

Metropolitan Broadcasting has 
closed a deal with Banner Films 
for the latter to distribute Met’s 
filmed and taped specials. Already 
in circulation: under the deal are 
“Chopin,” the one-hour special 
starring pianist Maura Lympany, 
and “Remember Us?,” one-hour 
documentary on the Nazi concen¬ 
tration camps. 

Upcoming for syndication will be 
Met’s specials on ./Winston Chur¬ 
chill, the Ben Hecht “Valentine to 
a Gunman,” a special on the Cuban 
anti-Castro forces, Slid others. 
“Chopin” special has already been 
sold in 10 markets, including 
some of the Westlnghquse stations. 
‘Remember” . has been moving 
more slowly, due to the provocative 
nature of the subject. 


WABC Radio 

Continued from'!- page 2f 
station, still has “Ballroom” 

format.) -• 

Garney, of WlL, St. Louis, might 
replace Block in the afternoon 
“Ballroom” strip, from 4 to 6. But 
neither ! the Lowman nor Carney 
assignments are definite. 

Smith came in to ; handle the. 
nighttime block done previously by 
Robbins. Only oldtimer, relatively 
speaking* who’ll still be with ABC 
by the end of this week is Dick 
Shepard, now doing a noon-to-4 
stint daily. Whether he’ll stay on! 
much longer* however, ‘ a ques 
tiori, since WABC seems to be 
plugging for an overall change and 
by mid-Noveiriber it’s all supposed 
to have taken place. 

Harold Neal Jr. took over man¬ 
agement reins at WABC in June. 
Among other things, it’s expected 
Neal will have the station do more 
local news coverage to match the 
web news feeds. WABC will also 
undertake various promotional 
contests, the kind that have long 
been associated with indie radi 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


P'S&itfrr 


TV-MUMS 49 


Syndication Review 


Tops Last Fall 


An upsurge in biz for the month 
of. September was noted by Inde¬ 
pendent Television Corp., an up¬ 
beat which Avill put ITC sales far 
ahead of its previous fall selling 
period, according to syridie sales 
manager William P. Andrews. 

Property leading /the field was 
‘‘Best of the Post,”: with 36 addi¬ 
tional markets closed during the 
month. 

On other properties, Drake Bak¬ 
eries has renewed “Brave Stallion” 
jrt N. Y., Boston and Providence. 
”Jeff’s Colli .’•’ (“Lassie”) was 
bought by WFBC, Greenville, 
S C.; WXYZ, Detroit; WALA, Mo¬ 
bile, Ala.; KTSM, El Paso; WRC, 
Washington; and KMTV, Omaha, 
among others. 

“Cannonball” was renewed for 
the second year: in Cincinnati, 
WCPO, in Minneapolis, KMSP. 
Among the sales of other shows; 
sold during the sales period were 
“Susie” in Chicago^ WBKB, West 
Palm Beach, WPTV, and Balti¬ 
more, WMAR; “Interpol Calling” 
in Atlanta, WAGA, arid Louisville, 
where it being sponsored by 
General Electric. 


20TH TV GOING INTO 
MARKET-BY-MARKET 


By next September, 20th-Fox’s 
iv subSid plans to branch out into 
sjridication. 

Pete Levathes’ .tv operation re¬ 
cently hired Charles Goit. Addi¬ 
tionally, 20th-Fox will have “My 
Friend Flick a” and “Broken Ar¬ 
row” corning off the network pike. 
With. “Flicka” and “Arrow” as a 
backstop, 2pth-Fox expects to get 
Into mafket-by-market selling, Goit, 
itV understood, figures in the syn¬ 
die plans. Goit came over 1o 20th- 
Fox from independent Television 
Corp. 


'Passport to Adventure’ 
French-Made Vidpix Series 


CASE OF DANGEROUS ROBIN 
(The Goldeii Jade Chop) 

With Rick Jason, Jean Blake, Edu¬ 
ard Franz, Janet Lake, Nico Mi- 
nardos, Royal Daino, others 
Producer: Elliot Le^vis 
Director: Joe Parker 
Writers: Dave Friedkin, Morton 
Fine 

Distributor: Ziv-UA 
30 Mins;* Tues., 10:30 p.m. 

BROWN & WILLIAMSON 
WABC-TV, N. Y, (film) 

(Ted Bates) 

In the crowded private eye field, 
this - Ziv-UA entry belongs In the 
sophisticated groove. Judging from 
the initialer, there was ample cool 
•brittle talk,, fixed with dashes of 
seX arid a lew light amusing 
touches. 

The half-hour, though, as 
scripted by Dave Friedkin and : 
Mortori Fine, proved too static. All 
that sophisticated palaver wasn’t 
fresh enough to carry the 30 min¬ 
utes. However,' they do deserve 
some credit for trying to get out of 
the rat-tat-tat, kick-’em-in-the-bclly 
private eye formula mold. 

Lead Rick Jason,, portraying the 
private eye, , was a real smoothie, 
not a lock of his hair tailing out of 
place throughout the episode. His 
. rich girl friend, played by Jean 
-Blake, the other running character 
in the series, had little to do in. 
the opener. She was pretty, though, 
and real sold on Jaisofi: : 

The heavy portrayed by Eduard 
Franz, was effective, : as wore the 
other supporting characters. Story: 
concerned an insurance job, which 
took Jason to Mexico's, resort city 
of Acapulco. 

Episode ppened with what could 
be considered a gag liiie—Witlv: Ja- 
' son and Miss Blake interrupted in 
a. clinch bv a call to duty. Sariie 
line. “Go Home Platt” was used 
in the finale scene. Line sets the 
tone of the polished gimmicks 
which went into, the show.. Whether 
polish: beats rat-tat-tat in the mar¬ 
ket place depends on the scri ting 
material ofvfutur " isbdes. 

Horo. 


‘Herridge Theatre’ Gets 
Exposure as Specials In 
Noye) Syndie Pattern 


CBS Films’. “Robert Herridge 
Theatre” is taking on the status of 
“something special” in a. couple of 
the markets in which it’s been 
sold. Instead, of the customary 
weekly exposure, the stations in¬ 
volved are treating it as a “spe¬ 
cial,” with irregular showcasing 
and added promotion, first time a 
syndicated; series has been used 
in this mariner; 

v The showcasing likewise appears 
to be paying off; in prestige spon¬ 
sors, since both stations have sav¬ 
ings banks as the bankrollers. 
Stations are KSL-TV, Salt Lake 
City, with Prudential Federal Sav- 


jirigs sponsoring, and WTEN-TV,! 


! Albany, ,With Albany Savings & 
j Loan as sponsor. 

I KSL-TV patter involves irregu- 
I lar spotting at different times. For 
] cxarnple, station kicked off the 
[series Oct. 18 at 9;30-10 p.m: with 
j “A Trip to Chardas.” Second.stanza 
| was used on Oct. 30 at 9:35-10:05 
j.and ; ;as "The Telltale Heart.” 
/Single . half-hour showcases won’t 
be the exclusive rule, either. KSL- 
r TV is: planning to bridge the. three 
' segments based on "Hiick Finn” 
. si pries into a single 90-minute spe r 
cial for earlier, primetime viewing. 
! WTEN-TV has a different pat- 
' tern. The. CBS Albany outlet car¬ 
ries “Face the Nation” Tuesdays 
: at 10:30 On a delayed basis, and 
since CBS is planning to have its 
affils. program every third week 
locally, WTEN-TV elected .the Her- 
j ridge stanza instead Of the cus¬ 
tomary pubailairs show. But be¬ 
yond the everyrthree-weeks ex¬ 
posure, WTEN-TV : will likewise 
package Lth three “Hiick Finn” 
outings into a single. Sunday after¬ 
noon special, and also package the 
! two Hefridge jazz shows* one. with 
; Miles Davis, the other with Ahmad 
j Jamal and Ben Webster, into an 
; houiiong Sunday jazz special. 

I WGN-TV, Chicago, has also 
; bought the Herridge show and 
j plans similar “special” treatment 
j on the 26-segment spread.. 


International Film Assoc.’s and 
Armor, Films, Paris, have pacted to 
co-produce a filrn series in France 
for the U. S. niarket, “Passport to 
Adventure:” 

Deal, negotiated by B. B. Kreis- 
ler, UFA, prexy, arid Armor Films, 
head Fred Orain, calls for 39 half- 
houis, Companies also will jointly 
produce an art series in color fea¬ 
turing paintings of Picasso, Braque. 
Gris, Dufy and other modern 
painters for theatrical distribution 
to U S. arties. 

Krcisler says he also has com¬ 
pleted deals, for independently pro¬ 
duced American features to be 
shown on tv in Milan. Zagreb. 
Vienna. Munich,-Madrid and Paris. 
.IFA topper returned to New York 
this \yeek after six weeks in 
Europe. 


NEW ZIV SALES ON 


‘SEA HUNT/‘ROBIN’ 


BOB CROSBY YENS 
AUSSIE TV SERIES 


Mason City* la.—Mrs. Shirley 
M. Ott .has been named general 
manager of /radio station KRIB. 
Franklin Broadcasting outlet here. 
She, has been office and sales man¬ 
ager of the station. 


Ziv-UA, reporting sales bn 
fourth year of ’-‘Sea Hunt” and new 
entry “Case of the Darigerbu.s'Rob¬ 
in,” has inked a roster of 
markets. ^ 

On “Sea Hunt,” advertisers, al¬ 
ready signed. Up for the. fourth year 
include : Standard Oil of. California 
and Bristol-Myers for N. Y. Addi¬ 
tional major market buvers include 
WGN-TV, Chicago; WMAL-TV. 
Washington, WTVJ, Mi ^ arid 
KTVI, St. Louis. 

“Case of the Dangerous Robin” 
has, been - sold to soaper Feis for 
sponsorship in Philadelphia, BaltU 
more arid Richmond. Other “Rob¬ 
in” sponsor deals include: Patte 
Oil, WPTA, Fort Wayne: Paul F. 
Pow.scr. Insurance. W.SEE, Erie; 
Pa.: Academy Surplus Sales and El 
Matamqrbs, KTBC, Austin, Tex. 
Station sales include WSIL, Har¬ 
risburg, 111, and KKTV. Colorado 
Springs. 


Toronto, Oct. 25. 

j Bob Crosby, guester on the 
Gisele MacKenzie special, revealed 
. here that he plans, to return to 
Australia immediately. He did. a 
; tv network show’ there In June; is 
i going back to do another this win- 
| ter and has all but decided to star 
lin.-a tv series there with an Aus¬ 
tralian cast. 

Crosby hopes world market for 
series’will .be secured by MCA. ar¬ 
rangement. He was accompanied to 
Toronto by his wife: 


10 More ‘Dr. Hudson' Sales 

MCA TV’s “Dr., Hudson’s Secret 
Journal,” bought by many stations 
as a rerun., strip, has clicked off 
sales in another 10 markets. 

; Newest buyers, include WALA, 
Mobile; WJW, Cleveland; WGAN, 
Portland; KCMC, Texarkana; 
WjPRO. Providence; WNCT, Green¬ 
ville, N.C.; WFMY, Greensboro, 
N.C,; KPHO, Phoenix; KSL, Salt 
Lake.City; arid WDAF. Kansas City. 

I Series has 78 episodes. 





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TV-HUMS 




Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


psmm-m syndication chart 


Variety’s weekly tabulation based . on ratings furnished by American Research 
Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study 
in depth of the top ten syndicated shows in the same particular market. This week 
ten different markets are covered. 

In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shpwSi rating data such as the 
average share of audience, coupled with datd as to time and day of telecasting com¬ 
petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an. 


exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the true rating 
strength of particular series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from, media 
buyers to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable. 

Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum of 247 markets. . The re¬ 
sults of that tabulation will be found weekly in Variety. Coupled with the rating per 
formance of the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts are 
designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U.S+ 


AMARILLO, TEX. 


TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 
RK. PROGRAM—DAY-TIME STA. 


1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30). .. 

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30). 

3. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 8:30-9:00). 

4. Esther Williams (Mon, 9:00-10:00) 

5. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9 

6. Comedy Spot (Tues. 8:30-9:00)_ 

7. Price Is Right (Wed. 7:30-6:00) -.. 

8 . Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30) ,. 

9. Hawaiian Eye (Wed. 9:00-10:00)... 

10. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30). 


FRESNO, CALIF. 


(Continued from page 46) 


STATIONS: K6NC, KVII, KFDA. SURVEY DATES; AUGUST 4-10. I960. 


1 TOP SYNDICATED PROGRAMS 

AV. 

Ay. 

1 TOP COMPETITION 

AV. 

RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME 

STA. 

DISTRIB. 

RTG. 

SH. 

PROGRAM 

STA. 

RTG. 

I. U.S. Marshal (Sat, 9:30) ........., 

v. KFDA.., 

,.. NT A 

28.4 

62.6 

Speed Bowl ^. 

. . . .KGNC 

9.0 

2.. Not For Hire (Sun. 9:30) ........ 

..KGNC . 

.. CNP 

24.7 

54.5 

Johnny Staccato .... 


11.3 

3. This Man Dawson (Mon. 8:30) ;.-.— 

. . KGNC.. 

.. Ziv-UA 

20.0 

38.5 

Xdv. In Paradise,-.. 

. ..KVII 

17.3 

4. Shotgun Slade (Sun. 8:00)..... v... 

..KVII..; 

.. MCA 

18.4 

38 6 

Chevy Mystery . 

... KGNC 

17.3 

5. Pony Express (Fri. 9:30).......... 

. KVII .. 

.. CNP 

18.0 

41.7 

Project 20 - 

..'.KGNC 

13.0 

6 . Trackdown (Thurs. 9:30>..,..... 

. . KFDA. .. 

.... CBS 

17:3 

36.6 

Manhunt 

.. . .KGNC 

•153 

7. Racket Squad (\Ved, 10:15).;...... 

.KFDA... 

. . -Guild 

16.4 

46.5 

Sports; Weather .. 

...KGNC 

19.3 





Jack Paar ...., 

..KGNC 

12.4 

8 . State Trooper (Tues. 10:15). ....... 

. .KFDA... 

...MCA 

15:6 

45,4 

Sports; Weather _ 

...KGNC 

16.7 





Jack Paar, • __..... 

....KGNC 

10.3 

9. Roy Rogers (Thurs. 6:30).......... 

. .KGNC. . 

.. .Roy Rogers 

15.3 

39.2 

Invisible Man .::.., 

... . KFDA 

17.0 

9. Manhunt (Thurs: fi:30>--....... 

..KGNC.. 

.. .Screen Gems 

15.3 

32.4 

Trackdown ■ ......;;. 

.. . KFDA 

17.3 


STATIONS: KFRE, KMJ, KJEO. SURVEY DATES: AUGUST 4-j0, 1960; 


1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).KFRE 

2. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)...... ,KMJ 

3. Hawaiian Eye IWed. 9:00-10:00).KJEO 

4 . Esther Williams (Mon. 10:00-11:00) .. .KMJ 

4. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat; 9:30-10). .KFRE 

5. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).KJEO 

6 . Perry Mason (Sat. >7:30-8:30)__KFRE 

7. 77 Sunset Strip (9:00-10:00).KJEO 

8 . Dobie GUlis (Tues. 8:30-9:00)....KFRE 

9. Bachelor Father (Thurs. 9:00-9:30). : . .KIVU 


1 . 

Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30).. 

..KJEO... 

.. Screen Gems 21.0 

59.3 Shell New .. 

..KMJ 

87 






Silent Service 

KMJ 

60 

2 . 

Sea Hunt .(Sat. 7:00).,.... 

. .KFRE,. 

.. Ziv-UA 

20.7 

62.2 Star Performance ..... 

..KMJ 

93 

3. 

Not For Hire (Wed. 10 : 00 ),.. 

... KJEO... 

..CNP 

17.3 

47.7 This Is Your Life.. 

. KMJ 

10.0 

4. 

Woody Woodpecker (Tues, 6:00)_ 

.:KJEO... 

.. Kellogg 

i7:o 

42.5 Shell News ..... 

..KMJ 

9.3 






San Francisco Beat .,. 

...KMJ 

93 

5. 

Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 5:00) ...'...; ... 

...KFRE.. 

.. UAA 

16.2 

49.7 Capt. Gallant ...... 

..KJEO 

7.4 






Mov; Matinee ,. .. . 

. KMJ 

7.2 






Rocky & His Friends .. 

..KJEO 

8.4 






My Friend Flicka..... 

. KJEO 

8:3 






Rin Tin Tin. . .. ,. V ._ 

. KJEO 

103 

5. 

Three Stooges (Mon.-Fri. 6:00) .... 

.“KFRE:, 

.. Screen Gems 

16.2 

49.4 i Roy. Rogers 

KJF.O 

67 






Rescue 8 

..KJEO 

8:0 






: Hopalong Cassidy ...;. 

..KJEO 

7.0 






Silent Service 

. KMJ 

7.3 






Whirlybirds __ . 

..KJEO 

73 






News-Hunt ley-Brinkley 

..KMJ 

11.7 






San Francisco Beat.,., 

. .KMJ 

.9.3 

6 . 

Quick Draw McGraw (Mon.. 6:00)“ 

. . .KJEO 

Screen Gems 

16.0 

57.1 Shell News ...... 

, .KMJ 

7.3 






News-Cronkite . *;, 

..KMJ 

60 

7. 

Manhunt (Tues. 7:00)... ....... 

.. KMJ. 

Screen Gems 

14.7 

42 4 ; Sheriff of Cochise ...,. 

.KFRE 

10 . 0 , 

7. 

Shotgun Slade (Thurs. 7:00).,.... 

...KJEO... 

.. MCA 

14.7 

43.2 i This Man Dawsori-., 

..KMJ 

9.3 

8 . 

Deadline (Mon. 7:00)...... 

.. KFRE... 

, . Flamingo 

13.7 

51.3 4'Just Men.,:. ...... 

. .KJEO 

6.0 








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"A thesaurus 
of fundamentals”* 

RADIO 
STATION 
MANAGEMENT 

Stcond Revised Edition 

By I. Leonard Reinsch and L I, Ellis 1 _ 

A completely rewritten edition of a i 
standard manual covering new pro. m 
gramming and advertising con- jlf 
cepts for radio. It discusses or- Hr 
ganizational set-up, program- £ 
ming, engineering, personnel, ac- |u 
counting, sales, : and promotion. JR 
‘Even the veteran will find it jOI 
useful, with dear, cogent pre- fit: 
sentation of complex station 
problems.” — * Justin: Mil¬ 
ler, former president. Na¬ 
tional Association of Broad- * 
casters. 


Taft Schreiber’s Walkout 


; Continued from page 28 ; 



companied by and to consult with 
counsel if he so desires . .” 

To the layman, it appeared the 
list MCA was refusing to disclose 
publicly was harmless enough in 
itself, but precedent had been set 
in the hearing when various pro -1 
ducers and the Morris Agency’s 
Sam Weisbord willingly answered 
a number of questions about the 
lists they submitted. In> any case; 
FCC co-counsel was able the next 
day to read into the record a list 
of MCA packages on network: 
prime time from info supplied by 
the webs—and the webs did not 
consider the lists to be “competi¬ 
tive” information deserving of 
“confidential” treatment. Such 
treatment provides that, while 
business interests may not have 
access to the information, it can 
be made available to other govern¬ 
ment agencies, such as Congres¬ 
sional committees and the Justice 
Dept. 

Following the MCA walkout, 
Bryant recapitulated the FCG’s 
position and added to his remarks 
during the short session Saturday. 
Charged with the responsibility 
of maintaining regulations over 
broadcasting, the commission must 


be able to get information con¬ 
cerning. effectiveness of those 
regulations and to advise Congress 
of any new developments which 
might require legislation, Bryant 
argued. It seemed incredible to 
him that the commission could do 
this without a knowledge of MCA’s 
operation, in view of its preemi¬ 
nent position as talent agent, pro¬ 
ducer, packager, sales agent and 
rental lot; 

Bryant admitted that had^ testi¬ 
mony continued he would not have 
permtted MCA a cloak of “con¬ 
fidentiality” over those areas in 
which other producers, packagers 
and. sales agents had willingly 
(albeit under subpoena, actual or 
potential) testified: extent of 
ownership in ..all packages, pack- 
ager-producer-sales agent relation¬ 
ships, modus operandi, etc. 

Cunningham said he’il ask the. 
FCC to seek ari order in U,S. Dis¬ 
trict Court (whether here or iri 
Washngton isn’t known at this 
time). But there’s also the possi¬ 
bility that MCA Inc., : could appeal 
to the. FCC commissioners direct¬ 
ly, concerning a change in ground 
rules. Latter course seems as 
unlikely as another alternative: 


the FCC’s never-used power to 
deem the walkout a misdemeanor. 
Like all other Federal agencies. 
FCC has no direct coercive power 
hence there was no “contempt” in 
the legal sense. What with appeals 
to higher courts, it could be a year 
before Bryant’s question Is (or 
definitely is not) answered. 


French TV 


; Continued front page 39..sssi=j; 

1 peripheral radio and tv stations—. 
j Europe, Monte Carlo, Andorradi 
—and work With the RTF adjunct 
1 Sofirad, which Was set up to make 
vidfilms for RTF, with a second 
web in mind which could have 
commercial aspects and ads.. ■ 
However his tieups with news- : 
paper pub accounts had some ob¬ 
jections forthcoming that.it would 
j lead to a monopoly control of com- < 
municati ; But the RTF has still • ‘ 
not made it clear whether it will 
go. along with commercial interests 
when the new channel appears. It ... 
is speculation but knowing biz reps ; 
feel the second entry will go com- ; 
mercial. It remains to be seen but 
Yank video interests like NBC and 1 
RKO General have made tieins ! 
here in this anticipation. 1 


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Argentine Radio 

Continued from page 39 


Jaime Yarikelevich, Is dead, and 
his heirs cannot claim to have been 
dispossessed by PerOn, as Yarikele-. 
vich was. his first collaborator arid 
paved the way for seizure of the 
other outlets. 


Prominent in opposition to Mu- 
jica’s plan is the ARPA (Broad¬ 
casters’ Assn,); established in 1958 
by the few licensees set up under 
the Provisional Aramburu Govern¬ 
ment, whose status was approved 
almost secretly by Congress later 
on. The 1958 licensees brush off 
the claims of the Peron “dispos¬ 
sessed” (who have their own Assn, 
of Free and Independent Broad¬ 
casters), charging them with hav¬ 
ing been collaborators of Peron, 
by whom they were well paid: 
Truth, is somewhere. in between, 
charge applies only to some cases. 

Of 66 Argentine wavelengths, 
seven are now operated directly by 
the State, three by universities; 36 
aire adhiinistrated under the State 
by a committee headed by Dr. 
;Emilio Colombo, while five (three 
in the Capital, two in the Interior) 
are operated, by the private com¬ 
mercial licensees put in by the 
Provisional. Aramburu government. 
There are 25 claims: by the “dis¬ 
possessed” before the Courts. 

Urges FM Outlets 


Mujica wapts. .installation of 
many low-power FM outlets in 
small provincial -towns, to ensure 
a more complete and audible 
tipnal hookup. 'He also proposes 
setting up a National Radio Board, 
which; would supervise commercial 
arid cultural aspects of broadcast¬ 
ing, instead of the previous super- 
isiori by the Communications Min¬ 
istry. He would also like tp re-esr 
tablish use of short-wave wave¬ 
lengths for network purposes, un¬ 
der the system started in 1936 by 
Radio El MUndo, when phone lines 
were difficult to get. 

All these plans are criticized by 
ARPA, and in view of press con¬ 
troversy, Costantini called a press 
conference, explaining that al¬ 
though he did not like the Mujica 
plan, the government is anxious to 
divest itself of the Peron setup 
and. retain only those outlets es¬ 
sential for State services. He too 
.stressed the need for a National 
Radio and TV Council; composed 
of idea of “proven democratic faith 
and integrity.” 

While this controversy rages, the 
radio outlets are managed by fig¬ 
ureheads; appointed by the govern¬ 
ment at fantastically high salaries,, 
whiqh they do little to earn. At one 
top outlet, the manager, who had 
no previous radio experience, earns 
60,000 pesos monthly, puts in an 
appearance about two hours daily, 
and often disappears for weeks on 
end,: no one at the outlet knowing 
where he may be found. In the 
meantime, though, the advent Of 
tv has forced the radio outlets to 
pep up their programs, and there 
has been some booking of big tal¬ 
ent. In most cases advertisers sign 
the big talent for tv, then do a re^ 
peat of the programs on the major 
radio outlets. 

The cost of tv sets is still dispro¬ 
portionately high, and operates 
against big-scale home use of tv, 
but advertisers nevertheless find 
the tv medium gives them excep¬ 
tional results, even with a small 
audience, and some: bigiime radio 
sponsors are not renewing their 
options for. 1961 radio time, which 
Is scaring broadcasters consider¬ 
ably. Nevertheless, some, six 



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where as yet there is only one tv 
outlet (in Cordoba). Where radio 
still has an advantage over tv is 
that most sets are constantly tuned 
in throughout the day, while tv is 
apt to be switched bn at stated 
times of the day, for some specific 
program. 



.^5; Continued from pago 30 

and language. Public and private 
schools utilize the classes, and it is 
estimated that over 660,000-pupils 
watched the programs last year. 

Painless Education 

This is a high school series, with 
lessons on art,, science, mathema¬ 
tics, politics, history,.. /• English, 
Spanish, literature- and the commu¬ 
nication arts. There is also some 
music and a very silly program for 
pre-school and kindergarten chil¬ 
dren, and the children of this age, 
whom I know, will have none of it. 
The rest of the programs I recom¬ 
mend for those who feel their edu¬ 
cation was neglected or who have 
been out of school for a long time 
and want to review what they once 
knew or learn about things that 
have developed since they went to 
school. Although filmed, the se¬ 
ries doesn’t come under the head¬ 
ing of “old films, good enough for 
daytime watchers-” It’s good! 

Another new show—and a far 
cry from higher education, is the 
ne\v Jan Murray Show at 2 o’clock 
on NBC-TV. Murray’s former 
show, and ‘pretty exciting it was, 
too. Was discontinued when it was 
| found to. ;be: rigged, during the 
f payola outbreak. So the new show, 
as you may expect; is mild, unexcit¬ 
ing and strictly legitimate. Two 
contestants sit at desks-^and above 
their heads are enlargements, 
showing what they write. Sixteen 
blank spaces form a square, letters 
of the alphabet are read from a 
specially prepared square, which 
rio one sees, until the game is: 
over. The contestants announce 
which :prize. they will “buy” if they 
win—form the most words—bar¬ 
gains, of course; at the: prices an- 
npiinced-^and for free to the 

lucky contestant. The loser takes 
what he’s “bought,” arid the win¬ 
ner stays on, as "champion” for the 
next game. For . the home viewer 
who has time to waste on quiz pro-:! 
gramsr—arid the number seems to 
be legion—this seems to be as 
pleasant as any bf the new quiz 
games. Murray is his old jolly, 
talkative self, and does, of course, 
short: Interviews with the contest¬ 
ants. 


U.S. Gom’l TV 

Continued from page" 55555- 

and more attention to doing what 
they think is good.. 

Serling, in a formal speech, 
pleaded for more quality tvi heap¬ 
ing scorn on the present state of 
programming at the same time. 

“As each new season unfolds,” 
said Serling, '-there seems. to be 
less and less controversy; just as 
there also appears to be less and 
less' meaningful drama.” 

He cited examples of *' few 
recent shows which had the simple 
guts, nerve. and essential honesty 
to take a point of view”—Reginald 
Rose's “Sacco and Varizetti,” his 
own show about the Warsaw 
Ghetto, Playhouse 90’s “Judgmerit 
at Nhremburg ,, ^-and said tv execs 
fell all over themselves to try to 
make these as pallid as possible. 
”What needs an airing ” he said, 
”is the basic question as to what the 
function is 'and what- are the re¬ 
sponsibilities of moss medium.” 
Then he aired his answer: 

. “It can be assumed that tv is as 
much an art form as a display case 
> . . it logically follows that drama, 
commentary, indeed. all program¬ 
ming, must be a dynamic, aware 
intelligent and^ adult reflection of 
the times . . . and honest, probing 
analysis Of (our) problem’.” 

Serling admitted “controversy Is 
no keystone to programming ; . . 
there Tritist naturally be entertain¬ 
ment and very likely the bulk of it 
must be light.” 

But he rioted “there is a large 
minority audierice of 20-odd million 
people who flinch at situation com- 


HBoikfr _ KABtO-TEUSVISION n 

WMAQ Making a Fight Out of AM 
In Chi With Major Morning Thrust 


edy and gag at the super¬ 
abundance of private eyes, 19th 
Century lawinen and cops and rob¬ 
bers. if tv is truly 'in the public 
interest’ then all spheres within 
that public must be recognized and 
paid heed to.” 

He said he understood the prob¬ 
lems of networks Slid agencies in 
regard to; sponsors, but added: : 

“PeopI who are jnoyed by 
drama,, impressed, made to ..think 
. .... this reaction ultimately will be 
translated into terms of respect 
and regard for a sponsor with in¬ 
telligence, guts and farsighted¬ 
ness.’’ 

Commissioner Lee was tough, on 
the industry, too, but : for: some¬ 
what different reasons. He Said; 
he respected commercial broad¬ 
casters, but felt that “in evaluatat- j 
ing program, material” broadcast¬ 
ers have “borrowed the ‘thou shalt 
not’ approach to standards of dec- j 
ency and morality from the movie 
industry.” - j 


Friendly & Gitlin 

55555: Continued from pace 25 -Sm 

of tv circus shows and the Frank 
Sinatra-Dean, Martin personality- 
type special) subscribed to the: six 
Gitliri-incepted “White Papers” 
which bow Nov. 29 with an exam¬ 
ination of the U-2. 

But aside from Timex’s $1,000,- 
000 irivestment in “White Papers,” 
Purex’s $175,000 and Cream 
Spray’s $250,000 for the pre- 
Thariksgiving “Story Of A Family” 
special; the incoming NBC coin 
from . pubaffairs hardly begins to 
match the programming Invest¬ 
ment. 

The sustaining rap on “CBS Re¬ 
ports” is an even worse blow. That 
Friendly is going full speed ahead 
without narrowing his sights, that 
Gitlin has. blueprinted for ’61-’62 
some $10,000,000 worth of produc¬ 
tion wrapped up in two new series 
“Victory” (on space and defense) 
and “Stories Of Our Time” merely 
confirms the webs’ vote of confid¬ 
ence in their unique talents in tv’s 
most important area today, even 
though, on their biggest projects, 
neither one can get arrested with¬ 
in the Madison Ave. agency pre¬ 
cincts.. 


Chicago, Oct. 25. 

WMAQ, the NBC radio o&o 
here, is doing a backflip over the 
new Nielsen report (Aug.-Sept.) 
which shows it leap-frogging 
WBBM arid. WGN for second place 
in the pre-noon hours weekdays, 
and tied for second from noon to 
6 p.m. The gains virtually coincide 
w^th William Decker’s first anni as 
manager of the station and are 
taken to be the direct result of the 
program changes he effected in 
January of this year. 

When NBC cut back Its network 
time. Decker changed the station’s 
music format to one of primarily 
adult appeal, with heavy emphasis 
on instrumentals and standards and 
with the barest recognition of the 
current pops field. Decker had said 
at the time that he was trying to 
achieve an FM sound. According to 
the Nielsens, it has paid off. 

The eight week ratings show 
WMAQ first in seven quarter hours 
from 6 a.m. to noon, tied for first 
in six others, second in seven, and 
tied for second in four. In terms of 
average share, the NBC station is 
now only 1% behind perennially 
front-running WIND, with 20% in 
the period. Nielsen shows WGN. in 
third place in the pre-noon hours 
with 13%, and WBBM in fourth 
with 12%. 

Of sidebar significance is the 
fact that WIND’S top deejay, 
Howard Miller, is being seriously 
challenged for. the first time in 
years. The soft-pedaling Henry 
Copke, who works the 6-10 a.m. 
shift on WMAQ, is first or tied for 
first in four quarter hours opposite 
Miller. 

From noon to 6 p.m., WMAQ, has 
advanced from fourth place to a tie 
with WBBM for second, according 
to the Nielsens. Both have an aver¬ 
age share of 15%, with WIND’S 
19% setting the pace. WGN is a 
close third with 14%. Nighttimes 
the NBC station remains in fourth 
place, but it expects to pick up 
ground with the baseball season 


ended. WCFL, which carries the 
White Sox games, led the 6 p.m. to 
midnight period with a 33% share 
during August and September. 

WMAQ won’t reveal the sales, 
figures but is claiming the bes+ 
September in station history this 
year and, at present rate, expects 
to outstrip the 1959 sales total in 
’60. Last year station had set an 
alltime sales high, 

RCA $ Gross Up 
But Profits Down 

For the first time in a nine- 
month period, R'CA grossed oyer a 
bilj.ion dollars. Exact figure for the 
Jan.-Sept. period of 1960 was 
$1,061,000,000, which is 8% over 
the same 1959 period. However, 
net profits (after taxes) were down, 
the $24,100,000 comparing with the 
higher $27,300,000 for 1959’s first 
nine months. 

Earnings in the period were 
$1.46 per common share,, with 
14,882,000 shares outstanding. In 
1959, the per share take was $1.80, 
but there were 1,000,000 fewer 
shares out. 

During the third quarter alone, 
RCA sales hit $354,000,000 com¬ 
pared to the $344,500,000 level of 
the same quarter in 1959. 


Calgary, Alta. — Herbert S. 
Stewart, former manager of 
CHCT-TV, Calgary, has been ap¬ 
pointed general manager of the 
Music Corp. of America in Can¬ 
ada, which will involve Canadian 
distribution and production of MCA 
television products. His office will 
be in Toronto. Besides selling its 
films to the CBC and the proposed 
second Canadian network, MCA 
Canada will probably be produc¬ 
ing live shows in most major Cana- 
1 cQan cities, Stewart said. 



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Foreign TV Reviews 


; Continued from page 43 .; 


the man in the street as well as he 


who has liis nose in books: 


EmL 


grain. Did you knojjv (not many ( 

Briti-jiiers did, it’s f6r surei that 
matches, vacuum cleaners, bone 
china, butiled beer anil elastic were 
born m these parts, as well as jet 
engines, radar, the cir^ema, tv, heli- 
copicvs and much else besides? 

V*\c the liag! : 

l.ie narration, spoken in chatty 
ami nie-iu-you siyie uuy Geolirey 
Johnson bmitn, uid )jn fact wave 
ti.e nag a snade too wildly, which 
\\a^ a iULill. iNOL necessarily tne. 

Lilian Jac-K. but the Hag of ilond rDons being swamped by American 
piw. An tne same i tne program ! influences; Dutifully, emcee 
• ue.u its. interesting own with the : Michael Ingrams toured a bowling 
a.d oi interviews wiln major egg- j a hey, a motel, a drive-in bank, and 
beau* such as Prolessor Lovell of I the or »iy drive-in restaurant in the 
joii/oil Lank, elms of film involv- i country, quizzing customers to find 
ing penicillin's bir Alexander Flem- { «ut if they were attracted by the 
in,, radar’s Sir KoberHon Wat- ' fact--that -they'were based onAirier-; 
S'.*.: \ratt and tiie jet's Sir Frank lean ideas. ^ 

Wnittie, plus some brief recaps of And Ingrams didn’t get very far. 
tiie l.ves of pioneers' of the past.! He plugged away until he got one 


GREAT BRITAIN OR LITTLE 
AMERICA? 

With Michael Ingrams 
Writer: Martin Worth 
Director: John Frankau 
30 Mins., Frii, 10:30 p.m. 
Associated-Rediffusion, from Lon¬ 
don 

This was an attempt to whip up 
an argument about British tradi- 


head on the man’s hand; a less lan¬ 
guid pace would have helped the 
excitement. And there was a pleas¬ 
ing n'ovelty in Jo Castor, an elec¬ 
tric puppet who seemed to draw a 
picture without visible means of 
support. Boscoe Holder’s Liiribo 
Dancers- went into I their familiar 
orgy with a pole. 

Distel trotted out some agree¬ 
able songs, the best being his “My 
Funny Valentine” and a French 
ditty about a chapeau; He also 
showed his expertize with a guitar, 
particularly in a; fine rendition of 
Django Reinhardt’S “Nuages.” He 
exited bestowing flowers and kisses 
to the. customers. 

But the show didn’t, really jell, 
lacking fire, speed and imagina¬ 
tion. Oita. 


daily for the feminine gender. 
Stan Parkinson insured an amiable 
production, and the girl-next-door 
charm of Janie Marden came 
through. Otta. 



MAJESTAETEN 

(Majesties) 

With O. E, Hasse. Peter Mosbaelier, 
Axel Monje, Herbert! Weissbacli, 
Gimdolf Wilier, Hans Kwiet, 
Helmut Ahner, Gerd Prager. 
Producer: SFB 
Director: Willi Schmidt 
Writer: Jean Anouilh 


Wiieie called on, Julian Grenfell t or H vo admissions'- that America j i?o Miris.: Sun.; 8:05 p.m 
made a good questioner. ! was “more go-ahead,” but as far as ; W-German TV, from Berii 


Jean Anouilh has .become 


Taken by I and large, 1 Iiav . e at hoi " e - J n ] 

- - .. - Z r a similar rnnnHiin nf rnTv-arc .! 


though, it was interesting fare for 


t questioner. 

iVogram. bogged siightiv when - Paving that Britons were in grave 
tning unobtrusively to * moua-. danger of becoming citizens of the . , .... _ 

gunuize tne idea ot'research as a ‘ 50lh stale > he . mi S ht J ust as Well j markably prominent with German 

* 1 - - 1 -*• u ~. T_ televiewers; Latter saw Iris : Qr- 

ifle.” ,urydice” and. “Jean Or 

the Lark’’ and.w \v given the 
■•Majesties." the 
famous French.-.playwright’s latest 
creation. It was. performed by the 
ensemble of. Renaissance-Theatr , 
Berlin. 

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a similar roundup of. coffee bats, 
shoe shops, and spaghetti parlors 
might have been quite as persua¬ 
sive that Britain, was turning into 
an Italian colony. 

Rock-singer Jess Conrad opined 
that his kind of music c.ame out 
best with a mid-Atlantic accent— 
and three fans concurred. And 
there was a coy interlude, during 

which Ingrams went around a can be described as a. politic ;1 sa- 
kitchen with his newly-wedded tire as well as a historical comedy, 
wife, intended to prove -th: a | is a surefire dick. . It offers siicli 
washing-machine was a fell Arneri- an, abundance of witty words and 
can infiltration. Why not th dialog sequences that no boredom 
telephone? j comes up. Although it s mainlv an 

A thin summing-up was con- , offering for the sophisticated, 
ducted with. American sociologist j there's no doubt that also ordinary 
Norman Birnbaum, a local resi-.f audienccs uill enjoy this intelligent 
dent. He thought Britain would ; creation for much highly topical in 


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Of tu. 


THE FLYING YEARS 
With Sir Alan Cobban 
Producer: Nicholas Crocker 
30 Mins., Tues., 9:30 p.m. 
BBC-TV, from London 


this. l '^Id5es|ies ; " of course, .vis 
primarily a piece for the stage. 
The absence of color is Tell on the 
small tv screen. 

. Piece is divided into- tvv parts: 
The first, one has Napoleon as cen- 
tral-figur He lias fled from the 


Sunday Night at the Palladium 

Jean. Carroll, in these parts for a 
nitery. stint,, scored a high rate of 
yoyks in this “Sunday Night at. the 
Palladium.” She provided an ef¬ 
fervescent flow of gags., neatly 
linked, and timed. The bulkiest 
part concerned, the buying of a 
mink and rose to a good lunatic 
peak. She tailed off slightly with 
mimicry of a horse-race coi nveri- 
tator. but. she purveyed a nice per¬ 
sonality mixture of wit. and homey- 
ness throughout. Kept in closeup 
most of the time, the intimacy of 
the medium suited. 

Cliff Richard received his nor¬ 
mal shrill welcome, and seemed to 
deserve it. Backed by his instm- 
mental group, the Shadows,; he 
moaned out a couple of beat nui - 
bets, sandwiched with a slow wail 
called “I Need Your Love.” He 
pleased his fans by recalling, too, 
snatches of earlier disk hits. The. 
sulky charm, was there for those 
who could take it. 

The show was given a speedy 
.s.end off by the Romanos Bros, 
agile dancing acrobats with hints: 
of humor. And Spain’s Pedro de 
Cordoba .came up with .an intense 
di.spl: of footwork to guitar ac- 

comp.animent. Fulsomely an- 
nounced as “Spain’s greatest classi¬ 
cal dancer.” he didn't live up to 
: the superlative—chiefly because 
: his unvarying scowl seemed almost 
1 a caricature of the real thing; But 
' he had a modest success: 

Emcee Don Arrol has settled into 
the groove all right, but his bon- 
, homit* was often forced. Better in 
j this chore iiot to.strive.too hard for 
j impact, but let the geniality shine 
j through. The. rest of the show was 
I as. usual, with The Tiller Girls and, 
I Cyril Ornadel’s orchestra on reli- 
• able good form, and! “Beat the. 
Clock”'either agonizing or side¬ 
splitting according to taste. 

Oita. 


for those whose views didn’t coin¬ 
cide with her own. Alison Leggatt, 
too, scored a few points as Mrs. 
Gladstone., and Marne Maitland 
(Disraeli),. Hugh Latimer: (Joseph 
Chamberlain), and Simon Lack 
(Gordon) made pleasing cameos. 

.But it was chiefly a frustrating; 
venture because, historical dramas - 
rarely get an airing on tv. And 
this one, in Ronald Marriott's pon¬ 
derous production, must have set 
the cause back for quite a while.: 

Otta.: 


Azcarraga 

—^ Continued from page- 39. 

broadcasting executive planning. a 
Latin American .network; 

Azcarraga Sr. is also turning, 
oyer active running of the radio¬ 
television phase of his enterprise: 
to Emilio Azcarraga Jr. 

Martinez, meanwhile, whe ac¬ 
quires all shares of Radio Pro- 
gramas de Mexico for an undis¬ 
closed sum, is presently in South 
America finalizing details for ex¬ 
pansion of RPM into a Latin 
American network embracing 
Cuba, Brazil. . Argentina, Chile, 
Venezuela; Peru, Uruguay and 
Colombia. 

The new network, added to the 
96 Stations making up the Mexican 
network, will, be ■ controlled from 
Mexico.- The Mexican network is 
a loose-knit arrangement and RPM 
does not actually; own shares in 
the member nations, except for 
about 30 to 40 privately owned by 
Martinez; : 


Jerry Flesey has been appointed! 
g.m. of KISN Radio, Portland, Or 
He was most recently sales man¬ 
ager at KOIL, Omaha. 


The historj- of^aviation is being , lsUrid S t: Helena and spends 
survived by BBC-TV m four filmed „ b tamous 100 davs hv p ari H To . 
half-hours, and this first one cov- 3e(her wilh hia po i U . e chief; 


ered the ground from , the begin¬ 
nings to the end of the First World 
War. Libraries had been ram 
sacked for film, and the program 
was emceed by Sir Alan Cobham, 
himself an air pioneer, of a slightly 
later vintage. 

It made a stimulating session, 
with well-chosen clips to illustrate 
such historic events as the. Wright 
Brothers’ first short hops, Bleriot’s 
cross-Channel flight, and the mili¬ 
tary use of aircraft—w r ith twenty-, 
pound bombs. The dodgy and per¬ 
ilous nature of these early achieve¬ 
ments was well brought out, and 
Cobiiam’s commentary filled in the 
gaps, though his manner was some¬ 
what too gruff to endear himself 
to one and all. 

Lord Brabazon of Tara, the man 
who holds the first British license 
to fly, appeared to recall the atmos¬ 
phere of those days* when an air¬ 
man was equivalent to today’s 
spaceman. And the program left 
viewers on the brink of the devel¬ 
opment of civil aviation, which will 
provide the substanfce for the next 
half-hour. 

Nicholas Crocker produced ably, 
cutting smartly, from CobhanCs 
somewhat truculent personality to. 
the' on-the-spot record. Otta. 


THE SACHA DISTEL SHOW 
With Sacha Distel,. Maria and 
Janos Binder, Jo Castor, Boscoe 
Holder's Limbo Dancers, the 
Riviera Girls, orch under Harry 
Rabinowitz 

Producer: Henry Caldwell 
40 Mins.; Sat.. 7:50 p.m. 

BBC-TV, from London 
Sacha Distel, better-known in 
these parts as a headline-maker 
with the Bardot set, turned up as 
a legitimate perfofmer in his own 
show f specially, filmed for BBQ-TV. 
A handsome juve, with a winsorpe 
clutch of dimples and a saucy eye, 
he proved a winner for the girls 
but a bit too much for the normal 
male. 

Producer Henry Caldwell set out 
to recreate a gala evening at Monte 
Carlo, and achieved a lacklustre 
nitery in London, with a cramped 
floor. Distel sauntered in and out, 
introducing- a so-so selection of 
acts. The Riviera Girls had more, 
shape than precision. Maria and 
Janos Binder produced some able 
acrobatics, using a vaulting-board 
to achieve such wonders as the 
girl being caught to balance by her 


Fouche. he checks through the list 
of . people that are to be arrested; 
Napoleon is seen as a cynical, ego¬ 
istical swaggerer, nearly, a ridicul¬ 
ous but still pitiful person here. 
The second part rdvoives around 
Louis 14th and it’s a similar situa¬ 
tion. ..He’s aiso^■■checking- through 
a list hiit the peace-loving Bour¬ 
bon king is not interested in arrest- 
nig people. 

A delightful gimmick about “Ma¬ 
jesties” is authors directorial or¬ 
der to have the same actor play 
both Napoleon and Louis. It’s a 
highly rewarding acting task which 
will be appreciated by any .ambiti~. 
ous and competent actor. Here:. 
O; E. Hasse took over this task arid 
he seemingly enjoyed it. His. 
scenes as Louis were especially 
memorabie. Also Peter Mosbacher 
(as Fouche and Duke of Otranto). 
Hans Kwiet (as. both French and 
British guardsman) and Helmut 
Ahner (French -and British corpo¬ 
ral) ..had double roles. Gundolf 
Wilier contributed a young idea- 
ist and Axel Monje a Marshal—all, 
of course .stood considerably in 
Hasse’is shadow. Willi Schmidt ef¬ 
fectively staged this. A special as¬ 
set was the music by Herbert Bau¬ 
mann. - Hans. 


GIRL IN CALICO 

With Janie Marden,. the Raindrops, 

the .Harry Hayward Quartet 
Producer: Stan Parkinson 
30 Mins.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m. 

BBC-TV, from Manchester 

Janie Marden, a blonde thrush 
with .a cpzy manner, was the, hos¬ 
tess of this’ new series, which has 
as a gimmick a parade of new cot¬ 
ton fashions and a. design contest 
for viewers. 

Marden warbled acceptably a 
few pops, .supported by a fairly 
rhythmic group led by pianist 
Harry Hayward and with some 
spasms of close-harmiqny from the 
Raindrops. Then the results of the 
previous week’s contest, were as¬ 
sessed, by an expert, one or Uyo 
models teetered on in cotton rain¬ 
coats, and viewers were invited to 
design thein own waterproofs for 
judgment on the next program. 

The session wound up with some 
fitting wet-weather numbers, such 
as “Man .in a Raincoat” and 
“Stormy Weather.” It made pas-' 
sable early-evening viewing, espe- 


Play of the Week 

Hugh Ross Williamson’s “Old 
Man in a Hurry." slotted into the 
“Play of th Week,” chose to ela¬ 
borate a slice of Victorian political 
history but did it so diffusely that; 
no central theme emerged. Con¬ 
centrating on the last years- of 
Gladstone’s life, Ross Williamson 
touched on his dislike of Disraeli, 
Queen Victoria’s distrust of him, 
General Gordon’s demise at Khar¬ 
toum. Parnell and the Irish ques¬ 
tion. and bits of domestic chitchat 
with Mrs., Gladstone. Thus it 
turned out to be history with tears 
—and only kicked itself Into drama 
in two scenes, when, in his eighties, 
Gladstone took his final leave of 
the Queen'; arid when two of his 
Liberal supporters feigned over; 
the. Irish Queen: . 

Stephen Murray gave a solid per¬ 
formance as Gladstone, but scarce¬ 
ly indicated at the fire in the man’s 
belly. Much of the monotony, how¬ 
ever, was due to the script defici¬ 
ency, which stuck to; event rather 
than character. Most striking per¬ 
formance came from Marian Spen¬ 
cer as Queen Victoria. With skill-' 
fill strokes, she touched ini. the’ 
woman’s stubbornness, her sense 
of duty, her lack of consideration J 



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Loopholes 

; Continued from page 29 ; 


RABIO-TEIJE VISION 


For the first time off closed-circuit, tv will be used to bring postgrad , , Continued from page 29 ■ — 

medical programs to homes and offices of practicing physicians. hoards) for a “sDonsored” Dro- 

Indianapolis drug firm Eli Lilly & Co. ; has made a grant (via its g rain _f u iiy p a j<} f or by only one 
Council on Medical Television) for the .programs which will be carried Qr two'advertisers, 
on the 48 affiliates of the National Educational Television network. Though the Code says that a 15- 
Lilly will receive institutional credit on the shows, but no standard m iri ut e “sponsored” program can 
commercials. . contain, two-and-a-half minutes of 

First phase of the project, which will test reaction to such shows* commercial, so ali the N. Y. sta- 
will consist of four half-hours each from three • medical schools. NET tion in question had to do was ar- 
and affils will be responsible for production; vidtapirig, distribution bitrarily break the half-hour syn- 
and airing. dication stanza into two. 15-minute 

The 12 half-hours will be the' basis for hour shows with local medicos stanzas; Thus, it sold the. “sponsor 
rounding out the rest of thepresentatiori. .of each program” two minutes a 

The LiF/ grant also provides for printed syllabus'..-and; 16nr kihnies week. Actually; this puts the out- 
for nied schools and physician groups in rural areas. let under, the Code minimum, 

: since two quarter-hour programs 

One of the largest promotion campaigns ever mounted by WNEWv m^^um^^ 

TV, Metropolitan Broadcasting’s N: Y. indi Uvill; put: into rk next 1 5i d four 

month to launch -the station’s 15-wee.k cycle of Shakespearean drama, : • ‘ . . . 

‘‘Ah Age of Kings.” Campaign will start a full nionth ahead of air If thei stafion wanted to put six 
date, Dec. 6. ' ' ; minutes of blurbs in the stanza, it 


Britain Ads to Ease Credit Squeeze 
In Bid to Move TV-AM Sets 


On-the-air campaign will include a post-card giveaway of 500 vol- ! {o^^nder th^ Code provisions! 
.es of the Oxford U Press ^ilicm of the. works of Shakespeare, I . 


plus pleas for viewers to read the plays prior to. air. Newspaper- ads 


sponsors/ < meaning sponsors who 


will syriopsize the plots of the dramas for the week, with idea being k*" - _ Dro ar^ m bUt merely 

that station doesn’t want to restrict viewership to the “egghead” audi- L . , £ nrnorani) have the 

but wants as much mass for the BBC productions as it can get, r i g h t> collectively, to six times in 

Additionally, there are tie-ins. with the N. Y. Public Library, via a ] egch’ half-hour program. All the 
poster campaign plus a push on the “read it first” theme; also a tie-ih | station had to do, if it wanted, was 
with high schools and college English and drama departments, with i declassify its telefilm series as 
a circular going to each of these describing the project, j two “quarter-hour programs” and 

./ . . j reclassify it as a “participating” 

After five years of research (900 pounds of notes), writing M50.000 j half hour program. In such a case, 
words) and picking pictures (600) for “Wall Street: a Pictorial History”.;who is tocontest asponsorwho says 
(Ziff-Davis; $15). Leonard L. Levinson is making, the digging pay off: h e is n Qt buying a program dui 
by branching. Out into .television, fhusical. comedy and pix* properties merely buying participations. This 
based on The Street * could mean that same bankroller 

Currently he is preparing a tv documentary film based on the book, h^snent^a? ^^i^ogram 1 ^ 1 ?!?^ 
as well as a private eye series “13 Wall Street,” to star Jack Linkletter; J 1 * ,? t ? t bree P CoSmercials per 
a Broadway musical. book, “The Fight at City Hall,” stemming from a oUr instead of Tust One or 

municipal situation 100 years ago when New York had two police ^ ' i S Jis ‘SSirt- 
departments; a film script filled ‘‘The. Bashful Swindler, or Tt Happened sp on SO r”"eould also have three! 
on Wall Street”, and another television series, “The Adventures of 1 1 f nr two 

Hetty Green” Levinson claims the femme financier, despite her ■ . ,, „ j, ■ . ■ . 

scrimping ways, had more fun while making $80,000,000 in Wali Street Feeling is that the Codg, revised 
Ilian-anvone as recently as last summer, again 

man anyone. __ needs revision—at least to the ex- 

Dawson Newton Is exiting as director of public relations of Magnavox ^"{hp^orinhofe^ 
after two-years (for three years prior thereto he was With the Maxon Jfth fanrible^rule^so that every- 
agency, as p.f. for the same tv-radio account) and may hang up his {*“? cai l hedge a bet wUhout 
own pubrelations shingle in New York. Meantime Bob Daniels is i 0 f conscience The FCC has 
handling the promotion from Magnavox’s Fort Wayne (Ind.) factory. Jj Q regulatiohs covered commercial 

This parallels the tv-radio pub-ad shift of RCA. Victor products, to minutes, so that the loopholing 
the Indianapolis manufacturing plant. The Camden space is being can C o n {inue indefinitely 
converted increasingly to. RCA’s electronic data processing development. What the NAB does when it dis- 

vers excesses, is to “negotiate” 

The Veterans Hospital Radio & Television Guild will begin its 13lh yith the station ihyolyed. meaning 
annual fund drive on Oct. 30 with a Halloween party for its 400 mem- the station doesn t have, to comply 
bers and friends.. Guild, made up of professional performers and di- j if it would rather not. 
rectors who help hospitalized veterans produce and perform in “Bed- — 

T; : de Network” radio and tv programs, are going Vo hold the affair at 

liie Comedy Club in N. Y. C. ^_' OptlOII Tittle 

Jerry Fogel of WBB.F,.. Rochester; N. Y., and wife Brenda, have used — - Continued from page 29 == 
the Variety logo and a, minature replica of page 1:to announce the. ! ; between the networks 

birth of a: son, David Scott Fogel. Announcement carries a “New .Act” i ^d Us Mills^ There’s notti ng to 

on . the , youngster: “Strong,vocal opener cues D. S- Fogel to big mit- S" nro- 

ting.. Aud. charmed, by persQiialily but material tends to sogginess in I P 1 even * * he network notion 

Jor mo'riooms;- eXPer ‘ enCe ' aCt C ° Uld g ° far ' R^^ded Fogel good programming to 

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NBC-GBS 

Continued from page 35 
iiublicizing its part in bringing 
about, changes in Section 315, to 
which CBS cracked: “Well, the 
important thing was to liberate 
broadcasting from its restrictions 
—and it happened. Dr. Stanton 
was instrumental in making it hap¬ 
pen.” 

Finally ABC got Into the act by 
noting that Stanton “was not em 
tirely alone in making it happen.” 
And to keep its opposition" in bal¬ 
ance, another ABC executive re¬ 
marked: “Did you see the NBC 
full-page ad today (Thursday) in 
the Times? It made it look as 
though NBiC were taking all the 
credit for doing the debates.” J 

Without kiiowing of the ABC 
remark, CBS and NBC each stated 
that ABC, before the third debate 
which it produced, had made a big 
publicity matter but of the dif-: 
Acuities of producing a program 
that had Kennedy talking from 
New York and Nixon talking from 
Los Angeles, 3,000 miles away. 

“Nobody else grabbed as much 
space as ABC,” a rival networker 
suggested. “Remember, we’ve all 
done them, and, in our own ways, 
ours were 'just' as hard to do as 
ABC’s.” 

Television ratings are the last 
bit of fuel on the long-hurning 
firei CBS was naturally happy 
about having been No. 1 in the 
three-network; rating rivalry for 
its coverage of the first and second 
Nixon-Kennedy debates. NBC, 
which came out ahead during the 
third competition last week, noted, 
however, that for the first debate 
CBS used Lucille Ball as the guest 
on the 9 p.m. “Celebrity Talent 
Scouts,” thereby making the pop¬ 
ular actress the web’s lead-in for 
the 9:30 clash of politicians. ABC 
also noted Miss Ball’s “aid” to CBS. 


London, Oct. 25. 

Looks like the radio and tv set¬ 
making industry is getting some¬ 
where .with its campaign of agi¬ 
tation over dwindling sales. In re¬ 
sponse to telegrams. Prime Min¬ 
ister Harold Macmillan has stated 
in a letter that he’s called the at¬ 
tention of the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, the President of the 
Board of Trade and the Minister 
of Aviation to “the facts which 
the. industry has put before him.” 
Early subsequent development is 
likely to be that the BoT Presi¬ 
dent, Reginald^ Maudling, will re¬ 
ceive a deputation.* 

The manufacturers have for 
some time been growing increas¬ 
ingly anxious about the set sales 
position and ascribing their diffi¬ 
culties largely to the Government’s 
credit squeeze policy. This, they 
assert, has inhibited delayed pur¬ 
chase transactions more than some¬ 
what. 

The deputation to the Board of 
Trade would, probably, press for 
a stabilization oficredit policysug¬ 
gesting that down payments be 
fixed at 10Co and the repayment 
period hardened at three years. 

Aloha’s Hal Lewis Id 

Goodbye to Kaiser 

Honolulu. Oct. 25. 

Hal Lewis, known for 14 years 
to early mornng radio listeners as 
‘ J. Akuhead Pupule.” is leaving 
Henry J. Kaiser’s KHVH. 

Differences with station man¬ 
agement over Lewis’ uninhibited 
news commentaries essentially 
on local “hot potato” issues, is said 
to have caused the disk jockey to 
ask the station to release him from 
his contract. 

.Station is switching Jack McCoy, 
currently hosting a program on 
KHVH-TV, to the early morning 
stint. 

San Antonfo—David Castren has 
been named new program director 
of KITY-FM here. 


Khrushcliey’s baek-honVe-Qn-theTRussian-steppes* telecast of his 
David Susskind “Open End ^interview was from a 16 m kinescope. It 
was part of his deal. Susskind states the same courtesy was extended 
Nixon and Stevenson, both requesting 16m prints of their interviews. 

Paths ®f zoology and television don’t often meet,, but if the symbol 
of a white tiger gets crossed with that of Metropolitan Broadcasting 
Co., it’s no mistake.. The company (actually it’s prexy, John Kluge) is 
importing a white tiger-—one of four in captivity—purchased from the 
Maharajt of Rewa, India, and is presenting it to the National Zoologi¬ 
cal Park in Washington* D. C/, as a gift to the children of .America. It 
will be the first w'hite ti^er brought into the western hemisphere. 

Dr. Theodore H. Reedy director of the D. C. zoo, has already left 
for Rewa to transport the animal to the U. S: President Eisenhower 
is expected to make the formal acceptance of the gift when it arrives* 
Prior to presentation; however, the tiger will be shown live on WNEW- 
TV, Met-s N. Y* outlet, thence to its WIP.in Philadelphia and WTTG* 
Washington. 

WEWS, ABC-TV. affil in Cleveland, posted seven out of the top 
10 network shows in that market, as tabulated by American Research 
Bureau. In recent Variety, issue, WEWS incorrectly was not given 
credit for having seven out of the top 10 shows. WEWS led the field 
with “Untouchables,” hitting a 37.5 average ARB rating. The other 
seven in the WEWS 1 column should have included “77 Sunset Strip,” 
“Hawaiian Eye,” “Lawrence Welk’s Dancing Party,” and “Real Mc- 
; Coys.” 


i — Continued from page 29 

S obligation between the networks 
|and its affils. There’s nothing to 
| prevent' the networks from pro- 
! gramming outside* network option 
/time, offering the progi'amming to 
[affils, leaving it up to the affils 
whether or not they want the pro¬ 
gramming. 

More than the FCC, It’s com 
tended, the factors which realistic¬ 
ally will dictate the time span of 
network programming service are 
j, these: the popularity of network 
[ programming ini terms of audiences 
' arid sponsors. It’s considered high- 
| ly. unlikely comes January that af¬ 
fils would dump any “hot” program 
| •imply; because it’s outside network 
option time. 

On the other hand, the FCC rul¬ 
ing. does, strerigthen the hand of 
affils throughout the country. With 
a two-and-a-haif network obliga¬ 
tion instead of a three, affils can 
tell its particular network it wants 
the local time coming to it, if of¬ 
fered a more lucrative local or 
regional sponsor. 

All considered, prospects look 
brighter for local programming 
suppliers comes January it may 
not Tie the bonanza forecast by 
some, but it will open up more 
local time periods and halt the 
network expansion of its pro¬ 
gramming service span. , ; 


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Wednesday, October 26, I960 


Jocks, Jukes and Disks 


■By HERM SCHOENFELD- 


Bing & Satchmo "DAR- f 

DENELLA” (Fred jFisber*» brings 
together two vet talents, Bing j 
Crosby and Louis Armstrong, in a ; 
standout performance of oldie 
whicli should get a big play via this 
side. ”M L’SKRAT R A M B L E" 
(George Simon*) is';another classic 
delivered with some new lyrics. 

The Minute - Men (Capitol.' 1 : 
"‘YANKEE DIDDLE” (Trinity* ■, a 
jumping instrumental based on 
the “Yankee Doodle” melody, fits 
right into the current commercial 
groove. “BLUE PEARL" (Lycom¬ 
ing - : ) is another njeatly done side 
with appeal for the juke set. 

guitar j r . (Mercury/: THE 

HOSS" (Tek:>. a new dance idea 
In the rocking idiom, gets a bright i 


Johnny Griffin, Orch (Riverside): 
“WADE IN THE WATER’' '(Jazz- 
Standard -:) Is a solid example of. 
the modern jazz sound that could 
have wide impact via its. heavy 
beat and powerful solo thrusts. 
"HOLLA" (Jazz-Standard*) is in 
a similar idiom. 

Rick Randel (Apt): "MISTER 
BUTTERFINGERS” (Aldor*), an 
adaptation of nursery melody; has 
been fashioned into a cute rocking 
item due for spins. ‘HAVE YOU 
EVER BEEN. LONELY” (Shapiro- 
Beiristein*) is a good workover of 
the oldie. 

Domenico Moduguo (Decca): "SI 
SI SI" (Robbins*), a bright Italo 
number with. a good beat, gives 
this performer his best chance to 


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TWEEDLE DEE 

(RCA Victor); --- • • • Smile 

Hugo & Luigi's “Tweedle Dec” (Progressivef), in a colorful 
workover by-a children’s chorus, should,give this rocking . standard 
a big new round of spins. “Smile” ( Bourne* ) is another excellent 
version of the Chaplin pic ihenie. 

* 

JOHNNY NASH!; KISSES 

(ABC-Paramciiiint) ....... , Somebody 

Johnny Nastis " Kisses” (Merrimac i is a standout ballad 
delivered in this singer's most effective styles ‘‘Somebody’* 
(Famous*), frohi the paramount "Cinderella'’ sco|e, is a classy 
ballad with strong potential. 

* 

JAYE P. MORGAN. .. ..A WORLD I CANT LIVE IN 

(MGM) .. . When Y r ou Get What You Want. 

Jaye P. Morgan’s “A World I Can’t Live In” (Tree") is a potent 
country-flavored ] ballad projected to the hilt for big.retimis. "When. 
You Get What You Want” (Aid on*) has clever lyrics that’ll earn 
spins. 

KALIN TWINS 

ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 
(Decca) No Money Can Buy 

Kalin Twins’ “Zing Went The Strings of My Heart” Warms?) 
is a type of bouncing slice that'll give this great oldie ft big play 
among the teenagers. "No Money Can Buy” (Northern*) is a fine 
ballad also icith cli nces. 

FRANK D’RONE STRAWBERRY BLONDE 

(Merrury) .1.., Time Hurries By 

Frank D’Rone’s “Strawberry Blonde” (Lyndalei), a swinging 
adaptation of "the Band Played Oh” melody is belted in allout 
style for big impact. “ Time Hurries By” ( Atlantic*) is a fine ballad 
entry. ' 

ANNETTE..... ....... TALK TO ME BABY 

(Vista) ... I Love You Baby 

Annette's “Talk To Me Baby” (Spanka *> shapes up. as a neat 
ballad directed fright at the teenage audience by this yourig son' 
stress. “I Love jYou Baby” (Pamco*) is an okay uptempo idea . 

* * 

CATHY CARR I WANT TO BE YOUR PET 

(Roulette) ... . Golden Locket 

Cathy Carr’s “I Want To Be Yoicr Pet” (Gilt) is a juve-angled 
novelty which could repeat the “Doggie In The TYindow” click of 
a few years ago. “Golden Locket” (Veronique*) is a neat rhythm 
ballad. 



LAWRENCE WELK 

Presents -Ill's Newest . Dot. ingle 
“LAST DATE" 

Feat uring .Frank Scott at the Piano 
\V “Remember '-.Lolita”) 

Dot No. T6145 


dee*) a bright seasonal item 
with a good moppet angle. “THIS 
IS CHRISTMAS’’ (Candee*) is a 
conventional Xmas ballad. 

The Letterman (Warner Bros.): 
‘THE MAGIC SOUND” (Meridi¬ 
an*.! is a cute novelty idea deliv¬ 
ered. neatly by this combo. "TWO 
HEARTS” (Witmark* t. is an, okay 
teen-angled ballad. 

Billy Lamont (King): "COME ON 
RIGHT NOW’’ (Stebrita t> rocks 
with a vocal, shout that goes over 
in. specialized juke areas. “HEAR 
ME : NOW’’. (Stebrita t) is. in a 
rhythm & blues groove that rolls 
according to standard procedure. 


Album Reviews 


* ASC AP, t BMI. 


demonstration in this workover. 
"ALL OF MY LIFE" (Glad*) is a 
ballad entry tailored for teenagers. 

Rosemary Clooney (RCA Victor): 
“DANKE SCHON” (Acuff-Roset) 
a romantic wartime saga about a 
GI and a German fraulein, gets 
sensitive vocal with commercial 
impact. "SWING: ME" (Aragain*) 
is a good uptempo side. 

Dodie Stevens (Dot): "SO LET’S 
DANCE” (Spanka*) is a bright 
rickong item belted in highly 
commercial style by this young 
songstress. "AM I TOO YOUNG” 
(Spanka* r is a solid jitve-angled 
ballad. 

Don Cherry (Warwick): "SOME¬ 
BODY CARES FOR ME” (BVC*1 
is a colorful ballad projected with 
strong Impact by this singer. 
"HAIR OF GOLD” (Mellih*) is a 
nifty rhythm ballad. 

Jimmy Mosby; (KaopU "ARRI- 
VEDERCI. ROMA” (Reg Connel¬ 
ly*) is a swinging slice that’ll give 
this fine number;; a new r round of 
spins. “RIVER. [RIVER” (Knoll- 
wood*). an arresting ballad with 
good chances. j ! 

Ricky Scott (Cub): T DIDN’T 
MEAN IT” (Cub): “I DIDN’T 
MEAN IT” (Bermasont) is an 
okay rhythm item delivered in 
typical style by this singer. "DAR¬ 
LING, DARLING” (Bermason : ) is 
a fair ballad entity. 


i repeat his initial click in this coun- 
' try with “Nel Blu.” "CIAO Cl AO 
IBAMBINA” .Feist*) is another 
: sirong entry due for plays. 

| Ian Menzies (Atcio); "SALTY 
i DOG” is a rousing dixieland num- 
; her with a lowdown Vocal by Fidna 
Duncan that’ll draw spins. "THE 
FISH MAN’" (Melody Trails*) is 
, catchy instrumental entry by this 
i small combo. ’ 

Lawrence Welk (Dot): "THE 
j CRADLE TO THE CROSS’* (Rob- 
{ bins* < is an interesting religioso 
; recitation with strong appeal for 
this market. “LAURA-JEAN” (Von 
j Ti ~er*i is a bouncy instrumental 
; in the typical Welk manner, 
j Bob Wilson (Era)* "JAILER 
JAILER” (Bamboot) is a dramatic. 
; saga delivered in effective style by 
this singer. "AND HER NAME IS 
SCARLET" (Pattern*) is a pretty 
| ballad with chances, 
i Bobby Bishop (Mala): "THAT’S 
I WHERE I BELONG” ‘Meridian*) 

: is a solid blues ballad belted in 
authentic, style by this singer, 
i "ANYBODY” (Meridian*j is in a 
* slow' tempo groove. 

I "The Great Debate'* (Trey) Is a 
takeoff on the current Nixon-Ken? 

: nedy debates pegged to extracts 
i frpm a flock of rocking numbers. 
i.TJie idea has been overworked to 
; the ground. 

; Ruth Lyons (Candee): "CHRIST- 
l MAS MARCHING SONG’* «au- 


Kate Smith’s Non-N eurotic 
Autobiog Is Refreshing 

Kate Smith is a candid auto- 
biographer. In ‘‘Upon My Lips A 
Song” (Funk & Wagndlls; $3.95) 
she. takes the reader into her con¬ 
fidence by stating quite frankly 
the problems of being a "fat girl,” 
her feeling about an Unmarried 
woman ! s purpose in. life, and her 
deeproofed affection, for her long¬ 
time manager Ted Collins. 

The book is written for the la¬ 
dies mag trade' arid hot for show' 
bizites who are : . looking for an 
inside into the early days of radi , 
in which she played siich an impor¬ 
tant part; Her break-in on CBS at 
$10 a. ISrriunute program to a 
$.5,000 take for a weekly hour show' 
are sketchily treated w'hile lotsa 
space is devoted to her tU S. Bonds 
pitch during World War II. 

What does come through in this 
sentimental saga is her good na¬ 
ture. and sincerity, it’s also k re¬ 
lief from the tales of show' biz 
boozers and neurotics W'ho’ve been 
getting into hardcovers lately. 

- Gros. 


DUTCH SYMPH TOUR 


Concertgebouw To Give 39 
Concerts Next Spring 


Concertgebouw Orchestra of Am¬ 
sterdam is due for another concert 
tour of America, covering the 
April 10-June 4, 1961 period. In 
Ml 39 performances will be given, 
coast to coast for the Judson, 
O’Neill, Judd division of Columbia 
Artists. 

Bernard Haitink and. Eugen 
Jochum will divide the conducting 
chores. Latter guested last season 
with the Boston Symphony. 


Bob Newhart: “The Button- 
Down Mind Strikes Back!’* (Warner 
Bros.). Bob New-hart. strikes back 
with'hot sales impact in hissecond 
LP entry. It’s a natural followup 
to the bestselling lead .of his first 
try and should keep the label well 
represented on the charts for some¬ 
time to come. He continues in the 
same low'-pressure groove with 
high-powered comedic values arid 
his dissertations on "Retirement 
Party;” "Bus Drivers School” and 
"The Grace L. Ferguson Airli 
are solid lead items. The sessions: 
were cut' at San Francisco’s hungry- 
i and Freddie’s Club in Mirine- 
apolis. 

"Odetta At Carnegie Hall” (Van¬ 
guard). A folk singer of exceptional j 
power, Odetta delivers her most j 
striking songalog to date in this { 
recorded performance her.-: 

Carriegie Hall date earlier this I 
year. Her warm, deep voice ranges ! 
over a varied repertory including 
spirituals, work and prison spngs 
and ^ old folk items. Standout are 
her vocals of "If I Had A Ham- 
j mer.” "I’m, Gorina . Back To The. 
j Red Clay Country" and “Hold On” 
[and her recitative delivery of 
"God’s Gonna Cut You Do\v ■' 

I Brenda Lee: "This is " Brenda” 

■ (Decca). A teenage, songstress who 
: has emerged as the new phenorri 
j of the single business, Brenda Lee 
1 displays her energetic brand, of. vo- 
i calizing on a dozen tunes.. Miss Lee 
i parlays an appealing immaturity 
and an adequate vocal range into 
•potent impact via some forceful 
projection which the teenage mar¬ 
ket recognizes as "sincerity.” In 
this set. she varies between bounc- \ 
ing tunes like “Just A Little,” ; 
‘■Walkin’ To New Orleans” and j 
"Love and Learn” and some softer 
; ballads like "Pretend” , arid. "If I 
Didn't Care.” 

i Alfred Newman-Ken Darby: 
j “Ports of Paradise” (Capitol). This 
! is a highly attractive packaging 
: concept, combining a selection of 
j outrigger tunes and a handsome 
[picture folio to help frame the 
i South Pacific mood. iVIfred New¬ 
man’s orch and the Ken Darby. 
Singers, with a solo assists from; 
vocalist Mavis Rivers, Norma' Zirn- 
mer and Bill Lee on a couple of 
tunes, dish up a lush program in¬ 
cluding the excellent title song, 
“The Enchanted Sea.” "Blue Ta¬ 
hitian Moon,” “Now' Is The Hour”, 
arid “My Little Grass Shack,” 
among others. 

Nashville All-Stars: “After The 
Riot At Newport” (RCA Victor). 
Although Nashville is the capital 
of country music, a circle of hip¬ 
sters has beeri developing among 
the hayseed musicians: In this set, 
a group of; Nashville instrumental¬ 
ists have joined in various small 
combos to display their brand of 
sw'ingmanship. It’s a nifty jazz set 
W'ith a modern quality unmarked 
by any corny flavor. . Among the 
featured instrumentalists are gui¬ 
tarists Chet Atkins and Hank Gar¬ 
land; saxist Boots Randolph, pian¬ 
ists Brenton Banks and Floyd Cra¬ 
mer and drummer Buddy Herman. 

Howard Da Silva. & The Ward 
Heelers: “Politics & Poker” (Monir 
tor*. Every four years there 
seems 'to . be renewed interest in 
campaign songs and finally some¬ 
body has dorie something; about it 
for the disk market. In. an ex¬ 
cellently conceived and well-re- 
searched album. Monitor has. 
brought together Howard Da Sliva 
and his political cronies from the 



current Broadw r ay legit Click; : "Fi- 
orello,” for workover of political 
tune, material starting with Jef¬ 
ferson and running through Tilden, 
Taft, Lincoln, William Henry Har¬ 
rison, Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover* 
FDR arid Thomas E. Dewey, who 
didn’t quite make it. Da Silva dt 
The Ward Heelers (Del Horstmann, 
Michael Quinn and.Julian Patrick) 
give all. the entries a spirited try. 
that makes the set; educational as . 
well as Cnjoycrt)le. The two Jerry 
Bock-Sheldon Harnick tunes from 
"Fiorello,” "Politics & Poker” and 
"Little Tin Box’’ are also reprised 
here with an okay from Capitol 
Records which ha.s the original 
Broadway cast album of “Fiorello.” 

Art & Paul: "Song of Earth andi 
Sky” iCoiumbiaL Art Podell and 
Paul Potash are young balladeers 
who have an interesting and un¬ 
usual approach to a folk song. For 
the most part the repertoire in this 
package consists of seldom-heard 
material which gives it added value ••• 
to. the. folkriiks. They have a zesty 
attitude in thieir uptempo number 
and are properly somber in the bal¬ 
lads which sustains interest 
through the i2-song folk tour. 
The boys get. a nice assist from 
Dick Rostrum on guitar. 

Arthur Godfrey: "Songs of In¬ 
spiration” (Signature), The Arthur. 
Godfrey name ; arid vocal - sty! 
should carry this one across the re¬ 
tail counters. It’s in a religioso 
groove that customers usually go 
for during the Yule buying sea¬ 
son so its Chances of making a sales 
dent are good’ Included are tra¬ 
ditional items; fashioned: for God¬ 
frey’s singing ..or recitative style. 
He's assisted by the Godfrey Chor¬ 
isters with an orch conducted by 
Dick Hymari and featuring Lee 
Erwin on organ arid Janet Putnam 
on harp. 

Bunny Berlgan: "Bunny Berigan 
& His. Boys” (Epic i. This is. an 
okay set for the band historians. 
Although some pf the sides, which 
were cut in the 1935-36 period 
have been reissued -•before’ it still 
serves as; a good show-case for Ber- 
igari’s "horn - .despite' the dated 
sound techniques. He’s spotlighted. 
Here , as a sideman and. as a band¬ 
leader on his own. 

■v Peter Loiidori Orch: "The Sound 
Of Top Brass4-Voi. 2” (Kappi. Thi 
is another Striking musical wraptip 
with accent on trumpets, trombones 
and assorted hprns. It’s a brilliant 
melange of instrumerital colors; ar¬ 
ranged lor maximum -‘sound”, 
values and recorded with remark¬ 
able sharpness of detail. The reper¬ 
tory is varied, ranging ;frpm Latim- 
styled. numbers like ‘Tico Tied” 
and "Granada” to ballads like 4i Be- 
yond The . Blue Horizon” and "No 
Other Love.” 

“The Llmellters” (Elektra). The 
Limeliters are a slick folksinging 
trio more or less In. the same. 
groove as The Kingston Trio ; This 
grpup dishes up an interesting 
selection of tunes in this package. 
Except for the overworked ‘‘John . 
Henry,” the material is fresh* in¬ 
cluding some Spariish .and ..Jewish 
numbers and some okay special 
numbers, "Charlie, The Midnight 
Marauder” and "Giiri Gari.” 

; VThis Is Puerto Rico” (Especial). 
Recorded in Puerto Rico,, this set 
has some interesting displays of 
native talent: Standout are Los Bo- . 
hemios on “La Plena” and ‘‘El 
Aguinaldo.” Elsa Miranda,’ better 
known as Chiquita Miranda, regis¬ 
ters nicely on "Coqui” and "Suave- 
cito.” Some tourist spiel could 
easily have been eilmiriated from 
this package and confined to the 
liner notes. Henri. 


Bobby Scott’s jazz group,, featured In the legiter, “A Taste of Honey.” 
will cut an album for Atlantic of the music he composed for the David 
Merrick production . MGM Records issuing "Spectacular Is The. 
Sound For It,” a special LP of. excerpts from its five "Spectacular” 
albums . . . Warner Bros, giving a deluxe packaging job to the Everly 
Bros, new' album'with eight full-color photos of the boys and a 12-inch 
square autographed color photo . As part of the exclusive agree¬ 
ments receritly concluded with the Soviet Union covering distribution 
of recordings, Artia Recording Corp. will now r release. LPa produced 
..in-the'-USSR.under the MK label . Joni James using material from, 
her "Broadway” arid "Hollyw r ood” albums Ori MGM for her current 
college coftcert tour. 

Riverside Records’. yip. and artists & repertoire topper Orrin Keep- 
news is increasing his trans-continerital recording activities having just 
returned to his N. Y. base after a week of sessions in San Francisco 
and Los Angeles. He put seven albums into the groove during his 
w-eek’s stay. Set in the groove by Keepnew's were pianist Roosevelt 
Wardell, tenorman Dexter Gordon, guitarist Wes Montgomery, tenor- 
man James Clay, drummer Lennie McBrown’s quintet arid two on-lo¬ 
cation sessions by thrush Bey Kelly at the Coffee Gallery in S. F. and 
Cannonball .Adderley at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach,. 


•Sited Music Workshop 
For Stratford Festival 

Toronto,' Oct. 25; 

. Continuation Of the. Music Work¬ 
shop and a series of weekend con¬ 
certs in the Festival Theatre w r ill 
form basis: of the music season at 
the 1961 Stratford, Ont:; Shaker 
spearean Festival. New directorate 
includes Glenn Gould, pianist; 
Leonard Rose, cellist; Oscar Shum- 
sky, violinist;; arid Ezra Schalbas, 
music manager. 

. First three, in addition to acting 
in executive capacity, will also ap¬ 
pear as the Festival’s featured art¬ 
ists. Louis Applebauiri, .former 
music director at the Festival, re¬ 
signed to become tv music con¬ 
sultant of the Canadian Broadcast¬ 
ing Corp. 


















MUSIC 


Wednesday, October. 26, i960 


P&RtEff 


ss 



in L.A. 


By JOHN HOUSER 

Hollywood, Oct. 25. 

All record companies are watch¬ 
ing with eitreme interest the up¬ 
coming trial of seven alleged disk 
counterfeiters, since the means and 
method of pperatidn of the illegal 
operation will enable the com¬ 
panies to make corrections in their 
processing and distribution. 

It has been evident to many of 
the big waxeries that some changes 
in the manufacture and distribu¬ 
tion of records is necessary. Some 
of the suggested remedies will un¬ 
doubtedly be adopted, among them, 
secret codes and markings on disks, 
and a strong public relations cam¬ 
paign. to acquaint the consumer 
with trademarks and legitimate 
recordings. 

the L. A. county grand jury has 
returned indictments on four 
counts .against seven individuals 
who will enter their pleas Nov. 1 
in L. A. Superior Court. They are 
charged with (I) conspiracy tq vio¬ 
late the trademark act: and commit 
grand theft* <2) grand theft (in- f 
volved in this count as loss vicr 
tims are ABC-Par and Command 
Records); <31 grand theft, (involved 
in this count as a loss victim is 
Verve Records); and <4) attempted 
grand theft. 

Certain to be called by the dis¬ 
trict attorney’s office as “material 
witnesses’’ are Arnold Theis, Avest- 
ern regional rep for ABC-Par, and 
Morrie Ostin. a senior officer in 
Verve Records, However* lucre 
ire a multitude of ramificatoins 
which involve the financial losses 
sustained by publishers, artists,, 
record; companies and their dis¬ 
tributors. In this instance 1 , it is 
presumed that Harry Fox; publish¬ 
ers’ agent and trustee, will be ac¬ 
tively involved . during tlie trial. 

(Continued on page 57) 

Electronic Wizardry Turns 
Auditions Via Disks Into 
Talent Hoax: Don McNeill 

Chicago, Oct. 25. 

Don McNeill, bon if ace of ABC 
Radio’s “Breakfast. Club,” is dis¬ 
mayed at the record industry. 

For the past .28weeks he's been 
trying to find a permanent girl 
siirgcb to . •replace.-'Anita Bryant, 
who left to get married, and. his 
procedure has. been to audition 
out-of town prospects via record¬ 
ings. “But brother,” McNeill says, 
“how these voices change whan 
you hear them ini person.’’ 

MCNeiil, Has used 26 guest sing¬ 
ers in 28 weeks and still hasn’t 
found the right one; He says that 
oh. several occasions sirigers who 
were hired on the basis of their 
recorded performances showed up. 
With hardly "the. ability to ; carry 
• a tune.. He calculates.... that tlie 
sound engineers and tape editors 
. are probably more to be congratu¬ 
lated for the impressive, recordings 
than the artists themselves* . 

Of course. .. McNeill. i looking 
for a special kind of girl singer 
\vho> happens not; to,.be. in vogue, 
in terms of today’s pop market, but 
he’s wondering by what standards 
a&r men select their artists, “They 
seem be interested only in 
sounds and effects,” he said, “but 
apparently pot the good melodic, 
voices. My staff and I were won¬ 
dering; just. the other day who’s 
encouraging those good young 
voices, the way radio 1 and records 
used to. Believe it or not, outside 
of Broadway we couldn’t think of 
any area of the . business that 
cared at all . about girl singers who. 
can sing a melodic line Whole¬ 
somely, and without hokum.” 

The “Breakfast Club” chore 
isn’t an easy one, but the. talent 
has always before been" easily got¬ 
ten for over a quarter- century. 
Warblers on: the. show have to he 
able to sing pop tunes, show 1 tunes, 
hymns, ' semi-classics and duets, 
and the regular diet Is . about two 
sbngs day. Graduates of the 
“Breakfast Club” school include, 
beside Miss. Bryant, Johnny Des¬ 
mond, Jack Owens, Betty Johnson, 
and Patsy Lee. 


Freddy Martin Booked 
Into Dallas Hilton Room 

Dallas, Oct. 25. 

Freddy Martin arid his orch have 
been. booked at the Empire Room 
of the Statler Hilton Hotel, open¬ 
ing Nov- 10. It. has been years since 
a major traveling band has been 
featured in a local hOteL. 

If the .Martin crew can do profit¬ 
able biz, it may signal the return 
Of bands to this .supper club. 


Big O’seas Biz 



The demand for American rec¬ 
ords has gained so substantially 
overseas that European affiliates 
and distributors now play a major 
role in its decisions affecting reper¬ 
toire, production and promotion. 
So says Nesuhi Ertegun, Atlantic 
Records Veep, back at his N. Y. 
desk after a swing around the 
Continent; ' 

Ertegun also, feels that, with the 
exception of a. handful of inter- 
national stars, European artists 
have been neglected by U; S. 
labels/He’s planning: to rectify that- 
situation arid on: his recent junket 
he signed. French, jazz violinist 
Stephane Grappelly as well as 
other Continental jazz musicians.. 

“More Atlantic artists will be 
recorded in Europe:in the future,” 
Ertegun said: He explained that 
the recent. technological advance¬ 
ments in recording, have made it 
possible to. attain a. level of tech¬ 
nical perfection heretofore possible 
only in the U.S. Ertegun ci.ted the 
good results hd achieved when be 
recorded the Modern Jazz Quartet 
iii Denmark: and Germany. The 
MJQ’s “European Concert” was re¬ 
corded in Copenhagen and the 
other,, still untitled, 'in Stutgardt 
with the Stutgardt Symphony. 
Orchestra. Latter contains com¬ 
positions written: especially for the 
album by ; Gunther Shuller. John 
Lewis, Andre Hodeir and Werner 
Herder ■ 

RIAA WARNS DEALERS 
ON‘WHITE LABEL’SALES 

The Record Industry. Assri. of 
America is alerting dealers on the 
legal .consequences of peddling 
“white label” disks.. “White label” 
disks are records provided by .man¬ 
ufacturers for review purposes 
only and usually carry a“Not For 
Sale” liegend..- 

RIAA’s legal committee pointed 
jout that dealers who are found to 
be selling such records, face three 
legal consequences: first, they may 
be required to pay Federal excise 
taxes on all such records that, they 
have sold; second, they may be 
prosecuted for infringing, on the 
manufacturer’s trademark, by' sell¬ 
ing such disks without permission; 
third, they may bie engaging in un¬ 
fair trade practices in violation of 
Federal and state law for misrep¬ 
resenting as new merchandise rec¬ 
ords that have already been played 
by those Avho reyi \v them. 



Ad-Pub for UA Records 

Norman; IVeiser has been. named 
director of advertising and .pub¬ 
licity for United Artists Records 
by v.p. and general manager Art 
Taimadge. 

Weiser, a former newspaperman 
and disk consultant, fills the. spot 
vacated by Bob Altshuler when 
the latter moved over, tq Cadence 
Records’ jazz line several weeks: 
ago.' 



One of the biggest mass squawks 
in the history of the American So¬ 
ciety of Composers, Authors & 
Publishers is shaking the music biz 
currently as a rpeult of thei first 
distribution made, under the new 
amended consent decree. Sound¬ 
ing off from coast to coast, a broad 
cross/Section of writers were be¬ 
wildered and. angry, . when, they 
found their ASCAP. dividends cut 
drastically, reportedly up to 30% 
in some cases,; as a result of the 
new payoff plan. 

The first, concrete;.; experience 
with the new consent order is lead¬ 
ing to a new movement to revise 
the ASCAP distribution formula 
once again, A group of songsmiths, 
known as the Current . Writers 
Committee, is saying. “I told you 
I so” and is getting wide support f or 
| their critical , stance. 

ASCAP prexy Stanley Adams 
noted that the. problem involved in 
the writers’ distribution was “more 
complex than it appeared on the 
| surface:” Firstly, he noted that the 
I last quarterly dividend dropped by 
4.5% off the previous quarter. Also 
he pointed oiit . that there is now a 
5% deduction for a fund set aside 
for prestige works. Lastly, Adams 
indicated that the flood of new 
members into ASCAP, under their 
wide open membership rules, also 
in some degree dilutes^the payoff 
for the membership as a whole. 
Each of these factors in them- 
selves, ; he said, may not be too 
weighty, but taken together they 
do add up to a substantial amount; 

The first open demonstration of 
the songwriters’ beef is due to take 
place tomorrow (Thurs.) at. 
ASCAP’s general membership 
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria 
Hotel, N.Y. Preliminary to the 
membership meeting, a session of 
the Writers Advisory; Board, set up 
by ASCAP prexy Stanley Adams 
to discuss and help solve internal 
problems, is being held today 
<Wed.) with several of the Society’s 
critics invited to attend. However, 
of the leading members of the Cur¬ 
rent Writers Committee indicated, 
there was little likelihood for 
agreement Avith the Society’s board 
(Continued on page 56) 


FRANCE FOLLOWS U.S. 

IN PIC MUSIC CLICK 

Paris, Oct.: 18. 

Records of tlie original; sound 
track music of films have become 
bestsellers of late. The song from 
Jules Dassin’s “Never on Sunday,” 
sung by star Melina Mercouri in 
Greek, has sold over 217,500 cop¬ 
ies and : a 20.000 sale is considered 
a hit.'here/ Other recent sellers of 
this category have been the track 
from “Nude in a White Car,” and 
before that Miles Davis’ jazz, cre¬ 
ation for “Elevator to the Gallows” 
and the jazz backing of “Les Liai¬ 
sons Dangereuses 1960.” 

. New ones looking to cash in on 
this film music booms 1 are from 
“The French Woman and Love,” 
“Moderatd Contabile,” “The Voy¬ 
age in a Balloon.” “And Die of 
pleasure/' arid “The Wretches.” 

MGM Cutting Monk’s 
‘Dressed to Nines’ for LP 

MGM Records is moving, into the 
cabaret-revue field with the origi¬ 
nal cast album of Jiilius Monk’s 
"Dressed to the Nines.” The pro¬ 
duction was put into the groove 
Sunday (23). 

“Dressed to the Nines,” which 
opened at Mbrik’s N; Y. nitery. Up¬ 
stairs at the Downstairs, Sept. 29, 
features Ceil Cabot, Gordon Con¬ 
nell, Bill Hinant, Gerry Mathews, 
Pat Ruhl, Mary Louise Wilson and 
pianists William Roy and Carl 
Nonrian. 

Four of Monk’s previous revues 
had been put into the groove by 
Offbeat Records, a Washington in¬ 
die run by Bialek: 


Rock V RoU Label Goes 
literary With Dobie LP 

Austin, Oct. 25. 

Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie, 
has pitched In with an Austin rock 
’n’ roil record, outfit, reading his 
own works oh disks. 

The 72-year-old chronicler of 
the Southwest has cut an LP for 
Domirio records. Biscuit contains 
Dobie (complete with mouthed 
sound effects of a bull) reading 
three of his stories, and two anec¬ 
dotes. It will be vended in rec¬ 
ord shops : and book stores, 
Domino considers Dobie’s disks 
their first efforts to turn from 
rock ’n’ roll offerings to spoken 
records in the Caedmon vein. 
They have more Dobie readings in 
their inventory, and are eyeing 
other literary names for spoken 
disks. 



Sviatoslav Richter, the Soviet 
pianist who copped rave notices at 
his Carnegie Hall, N. Y., perform¬ 
ance last week, is shaping up as 
the hottest longhair property since 
Van Cliburn with three major la¬ 
bels now pushing his disks. 

RCA Victor became the first 
company to cut Richter in this 
country. Victor staged a recording 
session in Chicago after Richter 
made his U. S. concert bow with 
the Chicago Symphony Orch under 
the baton of Erich Leinsdorf play¬ 
ing Brahms Second Piano Concer¬ 
to. Victor cut the same work and 
is rushing the platter to dealers to 
coincide with the Soviet artist’s 
current national tour. 

Decca Records has been on the 
iriarket. with, four Richter LPs, 
three of them under the Deutsche 
Grammophon label and one under 
, the Decca Gold Label. Those were 
recorded iri the last year or so by 
DGG technicians during Richter 
performances in Warsaw. DGG ex¬ 
pects to cut several more LPs with 
Richter, in Europe. Columbia Rec¬ 
ords also has a couple of Richter 
LPs which were obtained via tape 
from concerts made in eastern Eu¬ 
rope: . Soviet-made disks, issued 
here oh the Monitor and Artia la¬ 
bels, also feature Richter on LPs. 


HARBERT JOINS COL’S 
A&R STAFF ON COAST 

James Harbert has joined the 
Coast artists & repertoire staff of 
ColUriibia Records, He’ll work un¬ 
der Irving Townsend, exec pro¬ 
ducer on the Coast. Harbert had 
been arranger-conductor for sev¬ 
eral Col disk releases* He’s also a 
composer. 

In another buildup of Col’s Coast 
activity. Miss Kerry Cowin has 
has been, set in the newly created 
post of Coast representative for in¬ 
formation services department. She 
had been with Mills Music, RCA 
Victor and most recently with Dot 
Records in the radio-tv relations 
department. 

On Col’s club end, Charles E. 
Beulike has come in as supervisor 
of artists & repertoire. He’ll assist 
William Bell, a&r director in se¬ 
lecting pop material for the club.' 


RCA CUSTOM UPS HEAD 

James Head has been upped to 
riianager of RCA custom disk sales 
for the eastern region, reporting 
to sales manager Carl Reinschild. 

Head was formerly New York 
sales rep for the custom division: 


The American Guild of Author* 
& Composers (formerly Songwrit¬ 
ers Protective Assn.) may take the 
unprecedented step of intervening 
in an ASCAP hassle as a result 
of the widespread squawks of writ¬ 
ers against the payoff system (see 
adjoining story). The writers’ beef 
was laid before AGAC’s council 
late yesterday afternoon (Tues.) 
for discussion. 

AGAC’s possible Involvement In 
the ASCAP payoff stems from 
their concern with “equity” for the 
writers. If the AGAC council 
should decide that a group of writ¬ 
ers is being unfairly penalized by 
the ASCAP distribution system, 
then they may step in as repre¬ 
sentatives Tor over 1,000 AGAC 
cleffers who are also ASCAP 
members. 

There is. however, a possibility 
that AGAC may decide that the 
songwriters’ beef is purely an in¬ 
ternal ASCAP matter for the So¬ 
ciety to solve. The argument will 
be made that under any payoff 
system; some writers will get more 
and some less and hence AGAC 
should not be put in the position 
of deciding how ASCAP cuts up Its 
melon just so long as the total 
ASCAP dividend is divided equally 
between writers and publishers. 

AGAC council of 21 members 
represents a cross-section of writ¬ 
ers with only one council member, 
Arthur Schwartz, also a member 
of the ASCAP board. AGAC’s 
honorary council, however, in¬ 
cludes about a half-dozen ASCAP 
writer board members but the lat¬ 
ter have only a voice and no vote 
in determining AGAC’s policy. 


Col Settles Tiomkin s 
Beef on ‘Alamo’ Credits 
With Correction Via Ads 

Hollywood, Oct. 25. 

Dimitri Tiomkin’s beef to Co¬ 
lumbia Records that the label failed 
to give him proper credit as coin- 
poser of its album of his score for 
“The Alamo” has been settled via 
an agreement by Columbia to make 
such pronouncement publicly. 

Under these terms, according to 
Harry Sokolov, Famous Artists at¬ 
torney repping composer in matter. 
Col will take full-page ads in the 
trades, in which Tiomkin will be 
credited as composer, and inform 
all music editors of this credit. 

Additionally, a future shipment 
of 25,000 albums will be tagged 
with stickers to this effect and a 
change made on the album sleeve 
cover which previously did not car¬ 
ry the composer credit. Ads are to 
take care of 23,000 albums already 
distributed. 

Tiomkin filed his protest when 
Col released the album improperly 
credited. Album sleeve didn’t list 
Tiomkin as composer, only as con¬ 
ductor, and back listed him as com¬ 
poser along with Paul Francis Web¬ 
ster, who actually lyricized four 
ballads from Tiomkin’s score. 


Sydney Kaye, Ernst Set 
To 0.0. Copyright Angles 

The Copyright Society of New 
York will hear Sydney M. Kaye 
arid Morris L. Ernst, both w.k, 
show biz attorneys, in November 
and December, expounding on two 
vital subjects. 

Kaye, who organized Broadcast 
Music Inc., will talk on proposed 
ideas for revision of the Copyright 
Act of 1909; and Ernst, who has 
had experience in the field, will 
discuss possible . copyright ar¬ 
rangements with Russia. Hereto¬ 
fore, where works w’ere not con¬ 
fiscated summarily, the Soviet paid 
American and British authors in 
rubles, usable while, in the USSR. 
Several authors and dramatists 
have quite a reservoir of rubles 
awaiting their Soviets visits, when 
and if. 

Last week the Copyright Society 
hoard a Paramount expert on the 
legalistic* attendant to coproduc¬ 
tion in Europe and globally. 


56 


MUSIC 


PjMSIETY 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 



COURT KO’SMGA SUIT 
VS. AFM, NETS, DISKERS 


London, Oct. 25. «> 

What it hails as ja “trend in the 
right direction" is registered by 
the Songwriters’ Cliiild of Great 
Britain in analyzing the proportion 

of British pop music performed on :_ , - ■ __ 

the local air during the first six' n™°nn^ ng fl 0S ’ a 

months of this year'; In all. reports An $11,000,000 antitrust suit filed 
the Guild, lft.996! current items by the Musicians Guild of America 
were broadcast of'which 4.458. or against the American Federatipn,of 
40.54".'. were British, Correspond- Musicians’ AFL-CIO, Local 47, and 
ing figure in the first half of 1959 major .broadcasting networks, 
wr °1) 17' record companies and tv producers 

T» Guild qualifies Its satisfae- ' Kas hefe b > *««*» 


tion. though, with a beef over the 


Judge Fred Kunzel lastweek. 


German Disk Bestsellers 

Frarikfurt, Oct, 25. 

It's Now or Never,.. .Presley 
(RCA) 

Si® . War nicht. alter ;. . Torriani 
(She was hot older* (Deeca) 
Va bene..Peter Kraus 
, '(polydor) 

Mustafa Leo Leandros 

(Phnii 

Schiff'wird kommen. Valerite 
(Shij) Will Come' (Deeca> 

Moonlight ; . Ted llerotd 

i Polydor) 

Hey, hey Kaept’n..CliarlV .&. Co.: 
i Poiyddfi 

Liebe 1st se.ltsames Spiel 
(Love is Seldom Play* iMGMl 
. Connie Francis 
Ilonolulu-Strand-Bikini 

(Deeca) Valehte 

Schiff deiner Sehnsucht 
(Ship of Young Longing) 
(Polydor) Rene Carol 


ASCAP 


with "not always.*'. ;In March. 1960, , a maneuver for MG A to gain, 
the appropriate figure was 38,92 r r. ’strong foothold In the music 
which is viewed with some grat- dustry. 

lfication. but sincq then, ‘“there - : —^ 

have been signs of backsliding, and . , _ „ . . . 

the British percent®^ has fallen OlSK LOS. dWltCDlIlg lO 
In Mav to 31.48 , and in June to j — 

29 46 ; Fortunately it recovered gjg g an( j S 0UIM J a $ KiOS 


proportion of current pop disk Judge Kunzel declared that there 
items broadcast ibv the BBC.-iwas no merit to MGA’s complaint 
Pointing out that most publishers which was filed last October on the 
won’t work on a nriw number un- grounds that the AFM, Local 47, 
less it “has been recorded and that NBC, ABC, CBS, .RCA, . Capitol , 

It is accordingly necessary in the • ftecords/MCA; Revue Productions — - rgntinnmi from page 55 ==== 

Interests of all British cleffers that and Desilu had violated -the U;S-. • . 

BBC should encourage new British, antitrust laws,through their .collet*.; short of a radical overhaul of the 
recordings, the outfit queries five bargaining agreements. At. (payoff svstei 
whether BBC has iri fact done right that time the AFM had indicated: ; Main target of the waiters’ crib- 
by the local boys, answering itself that the antitrust suit was merely.j ici.Sm is directed at the new “rec- 

... ... • . -- - - —- «-•- - ognized.'works", category, which 

..gives.30^,bf;the toaLwriters’ coin 
to songs that are one year old or 
older. This, category Was regarded 
as a severe blow to writers of cur¬ 
rent songs whose Works did not 
qualify for. the 30 c o category. 

BMI Threat 

to 38.16'r in July.’V" fcWttUU a * 1Mua , Several ASCAP writers who 

In an overall summing-up, the, Ymi HanPA Rpaf* QalvUfl/ir have turned, oiit hits consistently 
Songwriters’ Guild! reckons that; 1 Cli .VAUbV UCAU uaif ; : fp.r;.'the- -jpast two years discpvered 

the 1959 British percentages in all I xhe teenagers of the “1960s will ^ hat their dividend checks were 
seclions covered by its survey, and ... „ , , .f . ■ tVia ! also sliced this quarter. At least a 

Includin' old as well as current bring back the bands to the:j couple of hit Uihe ivriters tvere 

Items, climbed from 33.20°? in inence and importance pf the 30s• angry enough to think about sever- 
February to 40.37' , (? in December, arid early ’40s. That’s what band-l ing their ASCAP ties to tie up 

while in the first ! six months Of leader Sal Salvador Is banking - -With Broadcast Music Inc. How- 

this year the range! has been from _ , . oitchin2 his little-bver-a-! ever - the buIk P f the songwriter 

38.54^ in April to 40.23°? In the as Pe pitching ms little o\ ei a f .critics -are not planning to ankle 

preceding month, March. “On the >’ oar band at the current; teen- [aSCAP. but iri. step up their fight 

whole, therefore our cause pro- age market in live performances, for a revised payoff in favor of 
gresses—but we arh still far from 1 anc i disks. |.current songs rather than standard 

The swing to rock ‘n* roll in C *Q^ S ‘ 0 f 
the past, decade, says Salvador, ‘ 
came about because the teeners 
were ‘“force-fed*’ the big beat 
through recordings and conse¬ 
quently disk jockey play. Now, 
he figures, the record companies 1 
arri making a concerted effort to 
build up 



How Went Music (In the 1950s) Discussed In 
Magazine Article 


RANK RECORDS STAGES 
MEET 


London. Oct. 25! 

... Second annual conference: of the; 
Rank Records international cooper¬ 
ative disk distribution setup was. 
held here- Saturday and Sunday 
(22-23). About 30 attended, includ- 
iiig representatives of piatterics 
from. Europe. Australia, Israel and 
South Africa. General manager 
Bernard Ness took the chair,, while 
the topper of the operation in the 
U. S., Paul Marshall, flew in from 
New York. 

The get-logethef reviewed tire. 
pa.st year’s operations . discussed 
future plans. 


Mexican Tooter Union 
Riled at Rock V Rollers 
For Undercutting Pros 


Composer Virgil Thomson, who 
was the longtime, music; critic of 
the. N. Y. ilerald Tribune; has writ¬ 
ten a summing up of musical 
trends during... the. 1950s! Article, 
whieti appears in the Upcoming, 
issue of Harper’s Magazine con¬ 
tains the} fplio\ving broad descrip¬ 
tion: 

. “First, from the viewpoint of 
performance, no change at all is 
Visible. ; T.he standard Western !ih- 
struments and the; standard ways 
of playing them are the sai . The 
piano, th strings, the wind in-, 
strunients sound exactly as before. 
.A" dearth- of string: players, though 
frequently announced,,is .riot. yet 
an orchestral.emergency. Nob have 
string, teachers, in spite of much., 
.thought taken; yet made any major 
breakthrough. 

“The art of singing, , whibh; seems 
fully to have :recovered frpim. World 
War I, was riot further injured by- 
WOrld War II.; But . it has never • 
regained the popularity it held be¬ 
fore 1920 both in public perform¬ 
ance. and in gramophone record¬ 
ings; Indeed, the earlier recordings 
bear witness ; tp a beauty of tone 
and a Sophistication Of style rarely 


satisfied, and shall remain so until 
the British percentage in all de¬ 
partments Is nearer 80^ than 
40'V’ 


‘From Tinfoil to Stereo’ 
Useful History of Disks 


By JIM WALSH 


the reasons for the 
sweeping cuts in ASCAP divi¬ 
dends.; aside from the Operation of 
tlie .payoff plan, was the medicine 
in. the'^distribution, it's understood 
that the ASCAP melon, which is 
now around S6.0Q0.0Q0 quarterly. 

» - •--. -- I fell, off .br about 4rr Or $250.o6o 

■ ... . bai ) d , pr °P ?rties . an( |! during the current quarter. This 

pitch danceable band music . at;. di hdu ever. was not sufficient to 
the young record buying listening account for the deep cuts suffered 

—-- * et - , ! by writers.w hose incomes had been 

Oliver Read, and Walter L. Salvador points to Milt Gabler-:; more or less stabilized at a given 
Welch, vet record i collecter, may P°-P artists. 8c repertoire chief at ; figure for the. past couple of years., 
not be i n line for afiv prizes for lit- : D^rca Records, as an example of it’s knbwn that some tOp Veteran 
erv skill, but in “From Tinfoil to current disk company thinking; In , writers. ' and around the 1.000 
Stereo: The Evolution of the addit i° n tb cutting albums with ' point class! Were also affected by 
Phonograph" HBobbs-Merrill, Salvador, Gabler is now planning the cuts. The chief beneficiaries 
$9.95* they have probablv comb ! . a single release schedule foi“ .the .. 0 f the .new payoff were the stand- 
through with the most useful book ban . d tbat he aimed primarily ] a rd writers w-hose ' catalogs get 
yet written for students of re- at the juve market. In attempting ksteady play on the networks, 
corded and reproduced sound. i’-t® "tn o\er teener interest in lirs j.ASC.-VP s new logging, procedure, 
Read and Welch cover more ' CFew ’ ^ al V ador is arranging his, vvliich gives greater accent oil the. 
tonilarv thin' anW otheV wiTters ' niatenaI sa that the bottom flavor ; indie radio : and tv stations than 
about •' ! heretofore, was not,. Used as the 

temoted^ Beoinnfn^wfth FdfsonV ’ tained w ithout having, to go. m.for basis of. the last dividend check 
1877 ^ 1 Un B t<) l uhonranh d thev • the out -hf-tune things that they’ve [ which covered performances dur- 
wo k to t e been used to in the past and;^with- ing tbe third quzv\ev of I959 when 

^ fi m a tempo that can be danced to," the old logs were stilt beingAised. 

stereo. They use manv far? photo-I In addition to^the. ...lusical phflC ^e/^ent WritersXpmmittec; 
eranh-; to cnnnleihent the tevt 1 on disks. Salvador, is driving for headed bv Hal David. Sherman 
Readers chiefh- interested in the the young market via his in-person Edwards. Leon Carr and Aaron 
history of the tfhondgraph will find aPP^rances. Through General Art-, ?j;hroedcr. held: a nieetins .of about 
DIM to intercut thim in the first '»< s , £orp. and Joe Glaser s Ass -, o(h sonairnters. lq Netv >«rk last 


Mexico. City. Get. 25: : 

The Mexican .Musicians Union 
latest to: imtiate a campaign , 
against rock ‘ri’ roll eorribo units. J “Musical, composition \ has been 
Recently television channels .-.have!]'livelier. Integrated serialism. of 
been frow irig bn the Mexican"! niuUiple-fow’ eoniposition,. as an- 
versions of Vie beat, terniing t 

vulgar, obnoxious anil tri bad - hestioned artistic integrity, though 
taste. The anti-rock campaign has in small quantiiy. The ftrst extehd-. 
spread to radio, and now to dance ? d "* orks compbsed in this tech- 

halls ; nique were. .1 ..believe, by Pierre , 

./* j rr -... . - . Boulez. The use of hazard: in corii- 

Alfredo Lrdi union executive, .position has also been exploited;i 
said that. Mexican orcii will : the last decade! Painters had be- 
work- spot, whefe foek *n’ [g un exploring a similar vein some 

:roll groups are featured. This year l - b »t: chance a» 

, - an element'in : musiewnting, 

measure is undertaken to protect. for those . primitive composing- 
"legitimate musicians" from, “un-'.machines that! Mozart found briefly 
fair competition," Urdi said. I diverting, is- surely a novelty, of 
The rock ’ rollers, - Urdian Its prst us " 'vas; I think, 

chai ged, are invading legitimate‘Music composed directly 
work spots for musicians, impro-J electronic tape, generally known 
vising and making out that tliev 1 a* musioiie concrete, is ahoth.ef 
are “musicians." Urdian called .effort begun in the!late 1940s that 
them “musical rebels without. a has. continued. throughout the 
cause" who have riot the slightest 1950s. Its repertory is still small 
idea about music, and further tend arid, its. artistic value a matter of 
to contribute to public disturb- dispute; but it too; a novelty of 

ances because of their “dis- our time, the pfoducf of serious, 
ordered” music which has no value ^ offqrt on the part : of. perfectly, 
except to cause frenzy, among Mex¬ 
ico’s' youthful so-called rebels 
witiiput a-cause, 

Urdian said the 'outlaw;, units 
•'usually they are not uniori mem¬ 
bers', charge $16 a night to per- 
: fornv-at darices.. 

The union has asked the Office 


composers and 


half, but technical minded studen 
fascinated by late| scientific ad¬ 
vancements will goi for the la'er 
sections. The writing, however is 
better in the more! general divi¬ 
sions. 


dated. Booking Cbrp.! Salvador's-/■week-.to discuss th latter. No ae 
band is being routed through the ' tion .decisioris were, taken at the 
college-high school-.circuit"for borir . meeting beyond ari iriterchange of 
certs, and dances. For the dances i opinions. While an attempt, is still 
he plays the high school gyms and being! niade . to settle the row 
the auditoriums are used for the ‘ ! within.the ASCAP family," there 
The authors are most successful concerts. During the concerts, lie . is also considerable sentiment to 

in detailin' patent details and the - in ‘f r ' e ' ls ,* dbcUssion period in ; ao dinecttv: to the Department of 

platter indoatu-s trinumerabie law "h.ch ^describes what the music.;; Justiee which tas a determining 

suits. Here thev sqem models o£ 1,0 a Playing is .all about. hand m ASCAP s policy via the 

accuracy. Thev are Hess successful Another facet of Salvador's pitch consent decree setup, 
w ith careels of arti.-ts and histories f01 ‘ a young audience is his-use of , J n , tbe PohhsJiers ranks, the pay- 

of recording firms, their treatment young people in Iiis band. His ar- [.Offs dld ript bring any unexpected 

of the vears from' .1905 to 1925 is ranger Jimmy Schmidt, for exam- - chang 0 -"- ..A ^canvas pf^ some' middle- 

maned hy manv errors, but these ;-Ple. is 19 years old and the band- ! tanking ,films indicated that the 

matter little except to the phono * h’ader feels that his youth keeps P^offs wme not out of line with, 
specialist. Misspellings of names him in close much with current- 111011 P asI P a >_offs; 
are frequent, as when the first- teener tastes. There are now also:I 1T i _ . 

head oi Victor's Red Seal activi- three teenagers in his. band, some ] .. Kussell Heads Bwai 
ties. Calvin Child, j is referred to ieeruited_ from_MarshaIl Brown’s, | 
dozens of times as Childs. 

Brunswick is said' to have beguri 


: Tom Russell. longtime personal 
Newport Vouth Band, w-Jnch clicked^ manager,, is taking over as pre.xv 

at the Newport. Jazz Festival two j Dwm Records. Label is now in 
making phonos and platters in seasons ago. Salvador has told, the;^ proeess^'of inking, new; talent 
1920. but the riinswick hand- : B^own that he d take any kids l and will fcow in .several weeks with 
crank player was (in the market from the Newport.Youth Band that, an L?-by comedian Jay Jayson, 
in 1916 and the records came along he can get. In a similar yeiri Salva- i Russell will, continue to ruri hi: 


Escudero ‘Farewell’ 

Jampacks Carnegie 

Ify MARY lllLLlS 

t ^ L ,- ^ , , ; . Vincente Esciidero came to Man- 

lc - E !Z. t ^r tainn — ntb ? T0 " hattim. for ri single performance 
hibit dance riall owners frdm hir- on Sat.. .15) .under. Felix G. Gerst- 
mg .the youthful musical nianixTcs. tan’s management; If was the 
called .. rocanrbleros here, . and second “farewell" tour by the great 
who bill theniselves as the Teeri Spaniard in the last several years. 
»f bS i' 2f be x Is Crazy Rock, Precisely! how; old Eseudero is ‘ 

Black Shirts, and so on.: J riot pinned down. Estimates ran ge 

~^ from, nearly 7Q .to 74, It is suffi- 

ciently remarkable that he starids 
isergman Joins Kank ; I erect arid performs With . lticli of 
As Album Sales Chief the remembered distinction.. His 
Tx ' Koe appeaiarices. iri America^.including 

mei enandising. The move com- - k t T xiV 

plctes the management team wliieh C r ° 11 11 ' 

The"' flameneo., master' sir ived 
atrf* 1 national brombtm^ S 'and e ^ : nicaf* qualitvh'^aUhough-"a.'eertaiii 
fore ioinine Rank Bergman was ' secniod .to mark .soni.e of - his p.er 
mqunt and' did independent 

as, body, to . produce his complex 
patterns of. sourid and rhythm. 

, He danced a solo Alegrias. and 
for the rest . was accompanied. by 
his. partner of. lori| standirig, Car- 


production.' 

Meantime. Friedmari left fjor 
■ Europe Friday V 1.4) for ,a two- 
! weeker in London and Paris.during 
j which time hem'll attend the .Rank 
1 Iriteenatiorial Cooperative Confer¬ 
ence in London. !In. addition . to : 


in 1919. Tlie model VI Victrola, dor ' vas . a guest conductor at.Stan ; management office while heading 
w hich sold at S25. is shown as the■’ Kenton’s band camp in Blooming- ] Dwai.. 


meeting, with members of the Cq- 
-, | yi iivluiup. vauv. 1 , .c jiun jh. Gp, Friedman will'Sp'e'rid -a .weekin 
I the- proeess of inking, new; talent Paris in huddles with the execs of 

..Ilachette/the French publishing 

, . . ' companv, which is iri partnership 

| Russell will continue to ruri^his with the J. Arthur Rank Orgaini-. 

zatiori in Rank Audio Plastics. 


first internal horn machine Intro- ton. Ind;, this past summer where 
duced bv tlie Victor Talking Ma- he found a number of young side- 
chine Co., whereas it w-as not made !li en potentials for his own band, 
until 1911. The first Victrola came ; The age range,for the musicians at 
oiit in 1906 and sofd [at $200 and the ° amp ls between 14 and 2L ; 
$250. depending on^edbinet finish, i Salvador also thinks eye appeal 
Not until 1909 was there a Victrola is important in wooing a. young arir: 


below $200. 

But Read and Welch have done 
a job that needed doing and, every¬ 
thing considered, they have done. 
It well. 


dience. He plans to give his; band 
a. youthful look With uniforms of 
boat neck sweaters, vests, loafers or 
anytliirg else that happens to be 
the teenage fashion. 


Glazer’.s New Roulette Slot 

Abe Glazev has been set as w;estr 
erri sales manager - for Roulette 
Records. ;GIazer. w'ho has been 
with Roulette..since. 1958! was for¬ 
merly in L. A. as promotion man¬ 
ager: ' 

He’ll continue to be based in 
L. A- where he’li direct the Rou¬ 
lette sales, .activities, through 11 
J western states. 


CUMBERpATCH TO ELEKTRA 

rStan Cumberpatch has moved 
into the Elektra Records, fold as 
director of national saies, rriarket- 
ing and promotion. 

Cumberpatch crimes to Elektra 
after several years as sales and 
promotion manager for New Sound 
J Distributors of San Francisco. 


i hii'ta Gracia; together they per¬ 
formed their famous. “Sevilla;’’ a 
Cana-and a Garoti . and Carmita 
danced a splendid solo, set rif Bo¬ 
leros MaI.lorquiri.es!.. 

Tlie responsive audience how¬ 
ever reserved its main enthusiasiri. 
for the dancing , of Goyo Reyes. 
Goyri;, whri studied with Escudero 
when young arid has. since been 
working with Carmen Amaya, 
show ed that he. has., developed, into 
a stirring : and . powerful dancer, 
technically superb,, and .with. a. 
very individual style:. His wife, 
pepita. Ortega, showed to great ad¬ 
vantage in the “Dariza V" of .Gra¬ 
nados; Goyri sgems tri liaye found 
a way to choreograph folk-dancjng 
w'ithout detracting frorii. its essen¬ 
tial qualities. 



Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


Inside Stuff—Music 

Democratic vice presidential .nominee Lyndon B. Johnson appears 
to be another man. who is stuck; with a “theme .song” he dislikes. Jack 
Kaminsky,, a Richmond, Va-, bandleader, reports that when Johnson 
visited Richmond Oct; 6, local Democratic leaders asked him to; play 
“Yellow Rose of Texas- over and over. Finally, one. of Johnson’s en-. 
tourage. came to him and asked that “Happy Days Are Here Again” be 
substituted; . . Arrangements -man explained Johnson didn’t like .the 
“Rose” song andvcouldn-1 stand hearing it everywhere he. went, tyhen 
Vice President RiOhard M. Nixon; appeared in Richmond, Comment' 
as caused,by aflthe joaiid’s equipment bearing initials, J. K., in. large 
letters. They stood for Jack Kaminsky, but some zealous Republicans 
suspected a. cunning pitch for Jack Kennedy! ' 

Incidentally, it’s wellrknpwh now : that FDR hated “Home. On the 
...-Range,”' .but ';had : -to .-hear’ ft- everywhere’, lie went because his' assistant, 
Marvin McIntyre, jokingly Spread the rumor it was “the President’s 
favorite song.” 

(George JessOl is. hitting the .disk promotion trail on behalf of his 
Palette L.P, “Mr. 'Toastmaster General.” In the -New . York area last 
week, Jessel tbok over Alexander’s Department Store in both Rego 
Park and the Bronx for a sales kickoff via personal appearances. He 
drew about 600 people at the Rego Park branch and 1,000 at the Bronx 
store. Palette’s; planning to have Jessel make public appearances in 
■ each'of the cities he happens to be in for his other activities. 

National Research Bureau, basing in Chicago, IS starting;a record-, 
of-the-month series without music or entertainment fare for Ameri- 
caii businessmen, junior executives arid sales trainees. Businessman’s 
Record Club, which'will be launched in November, will distribute oil 
a once a month basis,recorded talks by leading businessmen,, who will 
state their philosophies and, in effect, tell the secrets qf their success. 
Series is meant to be practical and inspiratidnal. United Film & Re¬ 
cording Studips in Chi is handUng productipn. j 

Eva. Franklin,. .who has : written industrial shows for Plymouth, 
Pontiac, Lincoln-MercUry, etc., debuts ip ihe pop field this week via 
" “As. Long As' There Is. Love;’’ which is being published by Chappell. - 
The composer-lyricist has . played iario. for Molly Picon, the Kean. 
Sisters, Dody Goodman, and- has - written special .material for Nancy 
"Walker, Diosa Costello and. others. : ; 

Oldtime songwriter Ray Walker, Who died last Summer, presented* 
his personal: scrapbooks to the theatrical division of the New York I 
Public Library .shortly before his deaih; Walker’s gift adds to similar j 
bequests made by other show biz figures who have contributed to mak¬ 
ing the library’s reference files so extensive, in the enteftai inent 
field,; ( 

“Abanjp; which'sounds, not unlike a /.washing- 'niia'chi.he\ \yitff a zipper 
caught somewhere” is a bit. from Toronto Globe & Mail jazz critic , 
Patrick. Scott’s caustic critique. (14) of Qbris Barber’s Jazz Band (from 
Britain i. ._• __ . 


foRIETY 


British Disk Bestsellers 

London, Oct. 25, 

Only. The Lonely ’.. Orblson 
(London) 

Tell Laura; ; .. v ..... ."Valance 
(Columbia) 

As Long He Needs Me. .Bassey 
(Columbia). 

How About That!. .Faith . . - 

fpariophone) Kostelanetz Teeing Oil 

Nin cou,mbfar l #f 10 Wchard . Toronto Pops concerts 

So Sad. .... Everly Bros. . Toronto, Oct. 25. 

(Warner-Bros.) With Andr. Kostelanetz teeing 

Walk, Don’t Rim. lJ B. Seven off; as . guest conductor and Paul 
(Columbia) ' Schoeffler of the Vienna State 

Think About Living...Lurnan Opera as. solist, the Sunday after- 

(.Warner Bros, noon pops of the Toronto Sym- 

Chain-Gang..,,..... Cooke phony at Massey Hall resume this 

Apache ........ 1..^Shadows season on. Oct 30. Seats will’ be $1 

• ' ' ” '/ ' ■ •" .V '+'T.'*’”* 1 ’ the balcony at 25c. 

r Pop conceits have been skedded 

tontest Of dong tontests for ensuing ll weeks but no spon- 

ni- * - |i n - n •« sor has come forward until Jan. 15 

jMDlflS UP ll6tW6€D Dill, when Canada Packers Ltd. picks 
ft • a m«r n vinp; U P the tab, with the Canadian 

Commercial I f & BBL = Broadcastin ^ Cor P* carrying subse- 

vvuiuiv i quent series on its radio web for 

London, Oct. 18. .-64 stations, 

iDi.sclosure that the commercial _—-:—;- 

tv network here is ta run a British 

Spng : Contest next February has /TDIUIAMC TRY 1A77 

thrown a spanner into the works UlilUH/illiJ. ill I JnLu 
of BBC-TV s* standard arrange- IP nrfiriA^O 11.IDP 

mentis for the. Eurovision Song Aj IVCLlljlUuV LUItL 

Contest. Not only has. BBC tenta- Tuetzing Germany, Oct. 25. 
tively skedded dates; in -the same j azz . ^av be the latest lure to 


MUSIC 


Luboff Switches From Col to Victor; 
Eydie Gorme to UA; Other Sailings 


Contest of Song Contests 


Instruction albums are Opening, 
a new field .to disk, companies. Al¬ 
though language-teaching LPs con¬ 
tinue to have the broadest market, 
diskeries have widened the in¬ 
struction spread to include shorty 
hand, typing, spelling. Morse Code, 
electronics, mathematics; sports, 
bridge, skeet Shooting arid .dog 
trai ‘‘ 

... According to Cy Leslie, presi¬ 
dent of Pickwick. Sales, merchan¬ 
dising arm for Instant Learning 
Records, there was distributor' re¬ 
luctance about a year ago to get 
after retailers to; stock , these in¬ 
struction -platters;. Now, he says,; 
there is wide acceptance for .these 
high-priced items, some of them 
peddle for $9.5)5, and the sales, are 
going up every month. 

“Records that teach typing, ejec- 
troriics.,. shorthand, mathematics, 
etc., appeal, to a much more lim¬ 
ited market than, do the lan¬ 
guages;” admits. Leslie, “but they 
do offer a differerit approach to 
people who are not able to attend 
formal courses in these subjects or 
.who want;’to have.a home study- 
id that they can use in their 
sparetime.” 

.Leslie also points out. that the 
instruction platters are bringing a 
new arid more serious kind of cus¬ 
tomer into the; record store and 
©nee that traffic is created the 
..salesman has an opportunity to 
pitch the regular: music, disks. 

RCAVNew Wave’Disks 
Clicking in Argentina 

Buenos Aires, Oct. 25. * 

Bisk sales have taken on a big 
spurt since last. Jurie. to the extent 
that RCA Victor is registering its 
biggest sales of any tirne in., its 
close to 40 years in Argentina. This 
spurt is attributed in great part to. 
Vlhe efforts of RCA r s hew artistic 
director, Ricardo Mejias, who was 
transferred, here from Mexico some 
months ago.. 

Mejias launched a "new -wave” 
©f disk, talent, with .the accent On. 
youth, in.marked ,contrast to RCA’s 
former , policy of plugging the 
favorites of the. past,. Bestsellers in 

this new waye are the “T.N.T.” 
(Tony, Nelly and T,irn) vocal trio, 
RCA sold 10,000 of their platters 
in 1 two weeks, : 


Disk Forgery 

SSS5 Continued from page SSssss 

In fact, the district attorney’s of¬ 
fice said yesterday, "Expert testi¬ 
mony irot leaders in the record 
iridustry and from, dealers and dis¬ 
tributors would be Used duririg any 
trial.' actiori arid that interest in 
the case had brought forth a surge 
of volunteers from the recording 
and allied , industries. 

One aspect of the case which will 
not be revealed until the court ac¬ 
tion is concluded,, is the. total 
ainount of money involved in. the 
counterfeiting, opefatiori, now be¬ 
lieved. to be natiowide. The Ariieri- 
cari Record Manufacturers & Dis- 
. tributors; Assn; put the ..loss at 
$20,000,000 yearly since vast quan¬ 
tities of disks were transported by 
airfreight, 1 train arid, truck. Inter- 
state shipnients of the counterfeit 
waxirigs have resulted in further in- 
vestigation, biit the dia. declined to 
go irito. the matter declaring, 
“There are many legal aspects to 
the case, some involving state and 
Federal laws, arid I cannot speak 
..for those other, agencies. They no 
doubt are following the .case; with 
interest;” 

. Several of the men indicted are 
also knowri : to be actively engaged 
in the : legal processing, manufac¬ 
ture and distribution, of disks for 
several. large companies on a con¬ 
tract basis.. One such operator, 
Peter Korelich. operates the Korel- 
ich Erigirieering & Mfg. Co.,; and is 
said tp have pressed records lor 
many labeis, all of which will be 
effected by the outcome of the. legal 
action. Korelich has . 8 presses and 
claims to press records for more 
than .700 labels; 7 

According to the d.a., the entire-, 
recording industry is affected and 
revelations of the extent to which 
artists and. the - larger companies / 
are affegted will be made during 
the trial. -• 


Song. Contest next February has /TRIUIAMC TRY 1A77 

thrown a spanner into the works UlilUH/llliJ. ill I JnLu 
of BBC-TV’s* standard arrange- IP D17T11.IDP 

mentis for the. Eurovision Song Ad IVLtLlUlUuV LUIVL 

Contest. Not only has. BBC tenta- Tuetzing Germany, Oct. 25. 
tively skedded dates in -the same j azz . ^ay be the latest lure to 
! month for choosing a British num- get . tlie young folks into the habit 
ber. to-be entered m the^ Euro- “f coming to church in West Ger- 
vision final in Cannes in March, j man y Evangelical (Protestant) 
-but also;it- may be. conducting, the; ;, Acadcm y here in Southern Bavaria 
operation Without -atd from . he ; haj? jW stai . te( j a contest for re-. 

^ b i 1S t erS i, For ^ h J (ligious songs, irivitirig composers 

;M p A, whig(has^hitherto supplied 5 a “ d text writers of entertainment 
tunes to BBC-TV for the British and bit songs to compete. 

• heats, is now cooperating .up to. - , . , . , . 

; the hilt with the commercial Brit- 7 The Academy is aiming t© gain 
‘ ish Song Coritest venture; 1 J rusical and linguistic means 

’ . On. the . face of it, of course, : P f ^ pi < V 5 - S1 ^ n reil Sion, especial- 
there appears nothirig to prevent | ly music that would 

, the .winning entry in the British «PP eal to the younger generation. 
Song Contest from being put for-4,? r recommends that contestants 
..ward as -Britain's Eurovision, con- i examine jazz and entertam- 

, test entry*. 'But already BBC-TV j music concerning their usa- 

has categorically stated that the [ billt y. for religious expression, 
newly-announced competition “has j 

: no connection whatsoever” with p . . » t 11V 

the Eurovision fixture; adding it J finZH CStat6 APSeaiS H.I. 

: is. unlikely that the BBC will; ac- j _ _ rr _ 

cept for entry in the Eurovision TjlY IAW All flKK rPM 

Song Contest any song over the l<IA 

selecfiori of . which it has had no Albany, Oct. 25. 

■ control.” Executors of the estate of Ezio 

i The British Song Contest is com-. Pinza have appealed the State Tax 
1 ing into being ori the initiative of : s Commission’s approval of an as- 
Associated-Rediffusion, Ltd., com- i sessment on . more than $165,000 
.mercial web covering the London; paid by RCA and Columbia Rec- 
iregion on weekdays,, which nowa^'ords,. and Gramaphone Company, 

( days in its. several farflung inter- Ltd., for the privilege of cutting 
: eSts includes the. Keith Prowse platters of his voice outside New 
Vand Peter Maurice pubberles. Yolk State 

(Continued ©n page. 60> ; thV a nn«l hrnnPht in s„- 


vv.unuiiu C u «« uy/: The appeal was brought in Su- 

j • € # # preme Court by the opera and 

'III Morrician Rowil10 musical'comedy-.Star’s-widow, Mrs. 

iu» mui uviau uy niug Doris L. Pinza, of Stamford, Conn.. 

Npw PhlltAIIA fiiclrprv and attorney Harold H. Stern, of 
I1CW 1 UlllUUe VI8MIJ New York City, executors of the 
A rieiy label, Philtone Records, estate. It seeks a reversal of the 
will bow; this week With three Commission ruling that the estate 
^singles. The disk company is prex- Is.not entitled to refunds on levies 
; ied by Phil Bisch. a funeriai direc- from 1951 to 1957 on funds re- 
. tor in Springfield, Ill., who has ceived from recording concerns in 
-, been doubling in show biz as a tv the. State. 


j producer; director and artists man-. , commission, after the singer’s 
'The kickoff release includes dieath ih 1957 * made a field audit 


Mercury, Barbara Lante. previous, -«? the f««ved from the 

Uy UitH Big top. and newcomer * h ,^„ n companI f 1 s ' * CA P a >d. Pln »> 
iRoger Dougliss. The three artists ann “?! y- «» cat his rec- 

jare managed; by Biseh via his Uni- y ; e additional taxes against 

! yersai Talent Management firm. es a e exceeded $10,000. 

|.The Pliiltone sessioris were pro- The executors coritend that the 


The executors coritend that the 


! duced and arranged by Stan Apple- Tecordirig company payments were 
j baum. I for publicity, not earnings. 


Ottawa's New Co-Op Symph 

Ottawa, Get.-25. 

. .With Ot t a \v a Philharmonic" 
blocked in a management-union 
; inipasse, a new and smaller group, 
the; Orchestra Guild of Ottawa 
with about 20 members, tees Nov.. 
10 at 1,200-seat Glebe Collegiate 
Auditprium. here.;" 

It'll be. ; conducted by Dr. Fred¬ 
erick Karam. William Atntmann ; 
will, cohduct alternate concerts... 
Guild is. a covbp veriture, with re- 
lrearsals. arid... perforrriahees man¬ 
aged by a committee elected by. 
the players, J 


San Francisco, Oct. 25, 

The. reterit inyestigatiori intci payola practices by the Oren D. 
Harris. House. committee hasn’t , changed the pay-for-play formula 
of the music biz. If anything, it’s made it worse, according to col¬ 
umnist Ralph. JL Gleason, writing in . the San Francisco Chroni¬ 
cle last Sunday (23);: ... 

Gleason said his survey of conditions in the popular disk business 
.showed'that the “Congressional investigation into payola has al¬ 
tered, the fbriri; of bribery, in the phonograph record business, driv¬ 
ing it underground. In. som'e areas, it has increased, it . . Today,, 

informed observers in the business in this area insist there is just 
as much payola as there ever was and that locally it still exists 
and lriay be. even iriore prevalent than before ”. 

“No pne,’’ Gleason writes. “Will ; talk officially for publication. 
‘I signed. a consent decree,’ one man said, ‘and I want to keep 
away from the whole thing.’ But the consensus , is overwhelriiing. 
Pay for play still ©xists. 

“The; form now is cash on the barrelhead. This, can’t be traced. 
Checks Used, to be used on a regular basis in some areas but 'now 
it is all cash, ‘TbereV -a group in the east, three or four jockeys, 
and one of them goes to New York periodically and makes the 
collection,’ one man told. me. Another said: ‘There’s a big guy in 
Los Arigeles who gets it regular. Twentyfive 'dollars week per 
disk.” 

Gleason also noted, that some Frisco, jockeys have approached 
distribs for “bread.” as money is called in hip circles. “One plat-- 
ier spinner,” Gleason says, “even asked how he could get a new 
car. Guys who never thought they had a chance before now ask for 
it. openly since they know it existed and .some small labels lay it 
; dn the lirie.” 


*■ Norman Luboff is switching from 
Columbia to RCA Victor. The 
choral conductor, who’s been ivith 
Col for the past nine years, start* 
a three-year deal with Victor Jan. 

1 when his Col pact expires. Under 
the Victor banner, Luboff will re¬ 
cord a minimum of four albums a 
year and also move into the edu¬ 
cational area. Luboff, who lives in 
England, will come to the U. S. for 
recording sessions, tv and film as¬ 
signments. 

United Artists; Eydie Gorme 

Eydie Gorme has joined her 
husband, Steve Lawrence, in a 
swingover from Ihe ABC-Para¬ 
mount label to United Artists Rec¬ 
ords. Lawrence made the move 
several months ago. With the new 
affiliation. Miss Gorme will once 
again work under Don Costa, UA 
Records’ artists & repertoire chief 
who formerly held the same slot 
at ABC-Paramount. 

Among Miss Gorme’s first re¬ 
leases will be an album with her 
husband on UA’s new Ultra Audio 
label. The husband-and-wife team 
are currently appearing together at 
the Copacabana, N. Y. 

Capitol: Ron Hnsmann 

Ron Husmann, currently fea¬ 
tured in the Broadway legituner 
; “Tenderloin,” has signed a record- 
I ing deal with Capitol Records. He 
will also be in the original, cast LP 
• of “Tenderloin” on . the Cap label. 

■ ABC Paramount: Junior Waters 
i Junior Waters, nephew of singer- 
! actress Ethel Waters, \v ill bow on 
;disks via the ABC-Paramount la»* 
iijel. His initial platter will be a 
jeouplirig of “No Greater Miracle’* 

( and “We Both Need Love.” 

Mercury: Carmen McRae, Melis 

Carmen McRae and Jose Meli* 
have been added to the Mercury 
roster, with LPs to be accentuated 
in both cases. 

For Melis, it’s a return to the 
label be recorded for hefore hia 
Jack Paar days. An LP is slated 
for January. 

AFM Opens War 
On Vocal Dubbing 

The American Federation of 
Musicians cracked down on band¬ 
leader Henry (Hank> Levine and 10 
of his sidemen last week for al¬ 
legedly recordipg a music track 
separately for which a subsequent 
dubbing of a vocal was planned. 
The practice of dubbing vocals 
over previously recorded instru¬ 
mentals violates the AFM’s pact 
with disk companies. Levine mads 
the recording for Keen Records. 
John Siamis, head of Rex Produc¬ 
tions which controls the Keen la¬ 
bel, Said the company w*ould take 
j proper precautions against a repe- 
i lition of the practice. 

AFM prexy Herman D. Kenin 
I said: “The tracking evil is another 
' quick buck subterfuge to cheat the 
instrumentalist of his employment 
potential. Subsequent dubbing of 
the vocal to produce a completed 
recording Is an unartistic shortcut 
to further reduce the work hours 
of musicians and wo are alerting 
our officers and members in every 
recording Jurisdiction to report 
such abuses. We are determined 
to proceed against our own mem¬ 
bers and against the recording 
companies that practice it.” 

Hasin Shifts Everest 
Distribs; Buys Master 

Charles Hasim new national sales 
manager for Everest Records, 
made some distributor shifts last 
week. Everest’s Chicago branch is 
being discontinued and will be re¬ 
placed by Music Distributors. In 
Baltimore, Magnold Distributors is 
replacing Marncl of Maryland and 
Allen Distributors of Richmond, 
Va. Also, Southland of Atlanta is 
0 replacing National Records Distrib¬ 
utor of Atlanta. ‘ 

Meantime. LeRoy Holmes, com¬ 
pany’ general manager, got his 
new plan to use independent pro¬ 
ducers and purchase masters roll¬ 
ing with the buy of the Mark IV 
platter, “Giggles,” cut by the 
i Lions. 






58 





Wednesday, October 2d, 1960 




(Tune Index of Performance & Sales} 


v This weekly tabulation is based on a statistically balanced ratio of disk Sales, nationally, as reported by key outlets ih major cities, and music 
programming by the major independent radio stations.. 


Ihit 

WV. 

Last 

Wk. 

No. Wks. 

On Chart TITLE, ARTIST 

LABEL 

1 

3 

6 

1 WANT TO BE WANTED 
Brenda Lee .. 

... Decca 

2 

2 

7 

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 

Drifters Atlantic 

3 

1 

II 

MY HEART HAS MIND OF ITS OWN 
Connie Francis.. MGM 

4 

4 

10 

CHAIN GANG 

Sam Cooke 

Victor 

5 

7 

6 

DON'T BE CRUEL 

Bill Black. 


6 

6 

7 

LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING 

Bob Luman WB 

7 

5 

9 

A MILLION TO ONE 
Jimmy Charles.. 

... Promo 

8 

8 

8 

MR. CUSTER 

Larry Verne 

Era 

9 

14 

6 

BLUE ANGEL 

Roy Orbison 

Monument 

10 

11 

II 

DEVIL OR ANGEL 

Bobby Vee. 

.. Liberty 

11 

13 

14 

THEME FROM THE APARTMENT 
Ferrante/Teicher UA 

12 

16 

5 

TOGETHERNESS 

Frankie Avalon 

Chancellor 

13 

17 

5 

NORTH TO ALASKA 
Johnny Horton 

Columbia 

14 

2\ 

5 

SUMMER'S GONE 

Paul Anka ............... 

. ABC Par 

15 

9 

8 

SO SAD 

Everly Bros. 

WB 

16 

20 

3 

GEORGIA ON MY MIND 
Ray Charles 

ABC Par 

17 

10 

8 

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK 
Fats Domino .. 

. Imperial 

18 

12 

14 

THE TWIST 

Chubby Checker 

«. Parkway 

19 

46 

3 

POETRY IN MOTION 
Johnny Tillotson .... 

► Cadence 

20 

15 

II 

PINEAPPLE PRINCESS 
Annette 

Vista 

21 

22 

4 

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
Bobby Darin. 

.... Atco 

22 

29 

3 

LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET S GO 

Hank Ballard King 

23 

26 

8 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Joe Jones 

RIC 

24 

28 

6 

MY DEAREST DARLING 
Etta James .. 

.... Argo 

25 

18 

12 

KIDDIO 

Brook Benton .......... 

. Mercury 

26 

75 

5 

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 
Sbirelles. 

.. Sceptor 

27 

24 

9 

DIAMONDS & PEARLS 
Paradons...... 

Milestone. 

28 

27 

5 

TWISTING. U.S.A. 

Danny & Juniors.. 

.... Swan 

29 

,32 

3 

TO EACH HIS OWN 
Platters 

Mercury 

30 

44 

2 

LAST DATE 

Floyd Cramer 

Victor ] 

31 

59 

2 

PETER GUNN 

Duane Eddy 

Jamie 

32 

54 

3 

STAY 

Maurice Williams ....... 

.. Herald 

33 

19 

15 

ItS NOW OR NEYER 
Elvis Presley 

% 

Victor 


This 

Wit. 

liiii 

Wk. 

Ho. Wks. 

On Chart 

LABEL 

34 

30 

3 

SLEEP 

Little Willie John .... ... . 

... .. King 

35 

45 

4 

LOVE WALKED IN 

Dinah Washington 

Mercury 

36 

34 

15 

WALK. DON'T RUN 
Ventures ... . . . ... . e. .. 

.. .Dolton 

37 

47 

3 

SAILOR 

Lolita 

Kapp 

?8 

41 

II 

ANY MORE. 

Teresa- Brewer ..... . .... 

... Coral 

39 

31 

i* 

DRE AM IN' 

Johnny Burnette ......... 

.. Liberty 

40 

33 

6 

A FOOL IN LOVE 

Ike & Tina Turner 

Sue 

41 

40 

3 

1 WISH I'D NEVER BEEN BORN 

Patti Page .............. Mercury 

42 

38 

12 

NEVER ON SUNDAY 

Don Costa ....... . . > . 

...,. UA 

43 

25 

9 

MOVE TWQ MOUNTAINS 
Marv Johnson . 

..... UA 

44 

23 

12 

YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME 
Neil Sedaka. ............... Victor 

45 

70 

2 

NEW ORLEANS 

U. S. Bonds... 

La grand 

46 

43 

3 

EVERGLADES 

Kingston Tri 

Capitol 

47 

36 

II 

LET'S HAVE A PARTY 
Wanda Jackson . .... 

. Capitol 

48 

60 

8 

SHORTNIN* BREAD 

Paul Chqpti 

Harper 

49 

57 

4 

YOU TALK TOO MUCH 
Frankie Ford 

Imperial 

50 

66 

4 

SUNDOWNERS THEME 
Billy Vaughn 

Dot 

51 

73 

2 

WAIT FOR ME 

Playmates 

Roulette 

52 

35 

6 

SHIMMY LIKE KATE 
Olympics 

Arvee 

53 

— 

1 

A THOUSAND STARS 
Kathy Young 

Indigo 

54 

—■ 

1 

PATSY 

Jack Scott ..... 

Top Rank 

55 

— 

f 

ALONE AT LAST 

Jackie Wilson 

Brunswick 

56 

48 

5 

SOMEBODY TO LOVE 
Bobby Darin 

Atco 

57 


1 

HUCKLEBUCK 

Chubby Checker 

Parkway. 

58 

52 

3 

IRRESTIBLE YOU 

Bobby Peterson ........ : 

.. V-Jone 

59 

37 

7 

YES SIR THAT'S MY BABY 
Rifky Nelson .. - 

Imperial 

60 

83 

6 

girl With story in her eyes 

Safaris Eldo 

61 

56 

9 

RUN. SAMSON. RUN 

Neil Sedaka 

Victor 

62 

63 

42 

39 

8 

II 

LUCILLE 

Everly Bros. 

TH^ SAME ONE 

Brook Benton 

WB 

Mercury 

64 

50 

20 

MISSION BELL 

Donnie Brooks 

Era 

65 

87 

2 

HUMDINGER 

Freddy Cannon ..... 

Swan 

66 

65 

4 

SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES 
Coasters .......... 

Atco 


Thl» 

Loit 

No.WW. 


Wk. 

. Wk. 

On Chart , ARTIST 

LABEL 

67 

53 

10 

THE LOVING TOUCH 





Mark Dinning ___ ...v..- 

MGM 

68 

89 

2 

FOUR LITTLE HEELS 





Brian Hyland 

Kapp 

69 

88 

3 

IT'S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING 




tommy Edwards . 

MGM 

70 

100 

8 

MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK 




Guy, Mitchell .. .-.V.,.-...« 

Columbi 

71 

__ 

1 

NIGHT THEME 





Mark II 

Wye 

72 

78 

3 

TAINT IT THE TRUTH 





Ernie K-Doe 

Mi it.. 

73 

80 

3 

IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU 




Anthony Newley >.... 

.. London 

74 

61 

3 

SHIMMY SHIMMY 





Bobby Freeman ... at.. > 

..... King 

75 

67 

8 

MY LOVE FOR YOU 





johnny Mathis 

Columbi 

76 

62 

4 

TEMPTATION 





Roger Williams 

Kapp 

77 

72 

6 

COME BACK 





Jimmy Clanton .,...... 

•. Aca 

78 

51 

3 

ALVIN FOR PRESIDENT 





Chipmunks 

Liberty 

79 

77 

5 

GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO 




Dorsey Burnette 

Era 

80 

86 

2 

STRANGER FROM DURANGO 




Ritchie Allen ,...... *. 

Imperial 

81 


1 

CHARIOT RACE 





Ben Blur 

Mark X 

82 


1 

GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER 




Brothers Four 

Columbi 

83 

94 

3 

MIDNIGHT LACE 





Ray Ellis 

MGM 

84 

68 

II 

1 LOVE YOU THE SAME OLD WAY 




Paul Anka ......;.... V 

.ABC-Par 

85 

__ 

1 

BE MY LOVE 





Joni James 

MGM 

86 

85 

4 

THEME FROM RAT RACE 





Richard Maltby ...... 7.. 

. Roulette 

87 

92 

3 

HAVE MERCY, BABY 





Bobbettes 

Triple X 

88 


1 

DARK AT TOP OF STAIRS 





Ernie Freeman 

Imperial 

89 

55 

8 

I'M NOT AFRAID 

r 




Ricky Nelson . ......., 

1 Imperial 

90 

84 

2 

BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS 





Eddy Arnold 

Victor 

91 

63 

6 

BEACHCOMBER 





Bobby Dari 

Atco 

92 

58 

9 

ROCKING GOOSE 





Johnny & Hurricanes. 

. . Big Top 

93 

95 

3 

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY 




Bijly Borlynn 

Columbi 

94 

81 

9 

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD 




Dee Clark .. 

Vee Jay 

95 

82 

7 

BRONTOSAURUS STOMP 





Piltdown Men .... .,.. ... 

;. Capitol 

96 

99 

2 

RELEASE ME 





Jivin' Gehe ..... i........ 

. Mercury 

97 

r— 

1 

THAT'S HOW MUCH 





Brian Hyland 

Kapp 

98 

-- 

1 

DANCE WITH ME, GEORGIA 




Bobbettes 

Triple X 

99 

69 

12 

HONEST 1 DO 





Innocents 

Indigo 

100 

.— 

1 

ballad 6f the alamo 





Marty Robbins 

Columbi 








































59 


Wednesday, October. 26, i960 _ .. ..._ J^RtETY 


COLUMBIA ® RECORDS 
IS PROUD TO PRESENT 

THE ORIGINAL SOUND 
TRACK RECORDING- 

★ OF THE GREAT SCORE 

FROM THE SPECTAC- 
ULAR NEW FILM ★ ★ 

★ JOHN WAYNE’S ★ 

★ THE ALAMO * 

MUSIC COMPOSED ★ ★ 

★ AND CONDUCTED BY 
FOUR-TIME ACADEMY ★★ 

★ ★ AWARD WINNER ★ ★ 

★ DIMITRI TIOMKIN * 

★ ★ ★ LYRIC S BY PAU L 

FRANCIS WEBSTER ★ 













MUSIC 


t'Sm&Fr 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


On The Upbeat 


New York 

The unveiling jof the Emmerich 
Kalman memorial in Vienna is 
scheduled for Oct. 28. The later 
operetta composer’s son. Charles, 
also a songsmilli, mow abroad with 
his wife, will attend. 

Gene Aretzky,, formerly ad-pro- 
mo.tion head of JKleklra Records, 
now with Rogers & Cowan as ac¬ 
count exec on Atlantic Records 
Cosnat Distributing opened its 
newest branch iii Los Angeles 
Sammy Waye signed with the Wil¬ 
liam Morris agency for concert 
bookings Teddy Phillips band 
opens at Roseland Dance City Nov. I. 
Vocalist Gloria Lynne accompanied 
by Earl May Trio begins a two- 
week engagement at Chicago’s 
Lake Meadows today iWed.' Sol 
Yaged begins a series of weekly 
jazz concerts at; the Fort Hill 
Restaurant. Scarsdale. Nov.. 2 . 
Mike Merrick to the Coast for Nat 
King Cole’s opening in the 
iegituner ’Tin With You” at the 
Gearv Theatre. San Francisco. 
Oct. 31. 

MGM Records sending out a spe¬ 
cial double-fold album to deejays 
of Connie Francis’ Italian and 
Jewish song (packages Adam 
Wade., Coed disker. set for the 


1 Roundtable Nov. 7. . .Billy Eck- ; 
stine, currently . at Basin. Street 
East, lined up for Ed Sullivan's;.'tv' 
show Dec... 11-- Patti . Page begins 
a two-weeicer at the Riviera, Las 
.Vegas, tomorrow' iThurs.J and is • 
also set for a one-week stand at j 
Blinstrub’s, Boston, beginning Nov., 

114 Thrush Ann Reynolds on Don 
1 McNeill’s ’’Breakfast Club” through 
j Oct. 31., LeRoy Holmes. Everest’s 
[general manager, off to Nashville j 
to record Randy Lee... Connie 
Francis .will entertain at the Assn, j 
. of Record Dealers Annual Awards i 
[celebration Nov. at N., Y. r s Park • 
Sheraton. 


^MlTfwEEK 

JONI 

JAMES 

Si 

BE MY 
LOVE 

Orch. Conducted by 

TONY ACQUAVIVA 


I London ; 

j Filmusic Publishing Co. Ltd. pror < 
during its own disks, first couple. 

| being issued on the Oriole, and 
i Ember International labels . .. The ;■ 
j Teen & Twenty Disk Club held a ! 

. “record dance party” at the Ly- 
I ceum Ballroom Monday .24 1 in as- 
I sociation with the Decca diskery 
| . . . BBC Light Program Covers the 
| 14th International Accordion Fes- 
! tival on Nov. 12-. . Frankie 

Vaughan giving the royalties from 
his new Philips platter ‘‘Milord-’ to ; 
the National Assn. of Boys’ Clubs j 
. . Advance orders for Elvis Pres- ; 

; ley’s new Decca disk. “It’s Now' Or ; 

! Never.” due for Friday (28? re- ' 
lease, total over 270,000. 

i Philadelphia 

Dukes of Dixieland at Sunny- 1 
brook, Pottstown. Pa., Oqt. 29 . . : 

Savannah Churchill booked into: 

. Mayo’s. Oct. 24-28 .. . ; The Crosby . 
Bros, play the Erie Social- Club, 
Nov. 11-13 following Peggy DeCas-. 
tro, Nov. 4-6 . . -Sieve' Gibson & 

the Red Caps current at Sciolla’s 
. Barry Sisters now at the Celebrity 
Room, leave fori London’s Place 
Pigalle, Nov. 11 . . . Richard Dyer- 
Bennet skedded for Town Halt. 

• Nov. 11 . . John Powell, sales head . 
of HiFi Records, flew in from Hol¬ 
lywood to set appointment of ..Bob a 
H eller as area distributor for HiFi 
and Arvee Records. 



PROGRAM FAVORITES 
By PAT BALLARD 

MR. SANDMAN 

Cordettes, Roger Williams, Four Aces 
Lester Lanin, etc. 

OH BABY MINE 

<\ Get So Lonely 
4 Knights in New Coral Album 
Lennon Sisters fDot 16114r 

12 O'CLOCK TONIGHT 

Doris Day (Columbia 40870; 

NOW 

Gordon MacRae (Cap. 3864) 

STOP BABY 

4 Preps fCap. 3960) 

SO BEATS MY HEART 
FOR YOU 

With Chas. Henderson & Tom Waring, 
Tony Bennett, Paul Weston, etc. 

THANKS FOR THE SPINS! 


RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS 

(A National Survey of Key Outlet*) 


This Last No. wks. 
wk. wk. on chart 



1 

1 

11 

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

String Along (T 1407) \ 

t 

t 

h 

2 

2 

28 

BOB NEWHART (WB) 

Button Down Mind (W 1379) .. 

ti 

c 

3 

3 

13 

FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) 

Nice ’it’ Easy (W 1417) 

a 

n 

w 

,. ; 4 

5 

15 

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

Edge of Shelley Berman (MGV-15013) 

t 

I 

5 

6 

28 

SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia) 

Original Cast (KOL 5450) 

P 

n 

8 

7 

19 

PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par) 

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (ABC-323) 

w 

F 

7 

8 

11 

BRENDA LEE (Decca) 

Brenda Lee (DL 4039) 

f 

t 

♦ 

8 

10 

28 

TERRY SNYDER (Command) 

Persuasive Percussion (RS 800-50) 

t 

9 

4 

10 

JOHNNY 51ATHIS (Columbia) 

Johnny’s Mood (CL 1526) 

u 

s 

n 

10 

16 

2 

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

G. I. Blues (LPM 2256» 

n 

c 

11 

9 

11 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

Kick Thy Own Self (LPM/LSP 2239) 

[l 

12 

14 

11 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

Look for a Star (DLP 3322) 

t 

f 

13 

17 

28 

SHELLEY BERMAN (Verve) 

Inside Shelley Berman (MGV 15003) 

: h 
t 

14 

13 

27 

ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) 

Elvis Is Back (LPM 2231) 

r 

15 

15 

'10 

BOBBY DARIN (Atcol 

Bobby Darin at the Copa (LP 122) 

DAVE GARDNER (Victor) 

j 

hT~ 

12 

23 


Rejoice Dear Hearts (LPM 2083) 

17 

25 

11 

RAY CONN1FF (Columbia) 

Young at Heart (CL 1489) 


18 

11 

28 

CAN-CAN (Capitol r 

Soundtrack (LOC 1032) 


19 

21 

3 

RAY CONNIFF .<Columbia > 

Say It With Music (CL 1490) 


20 

i9 

26 

SOUTH PACIFIC (Victor) 

Soundtrack (LOC 1032 1 


2l~ 

18 

28 : 

BILLY VAUGHN (Dot) 

. Theme from a Summer Place (DLP 3276) 


22~ 

26 

27 

.PLATTERS <Mbrcury). , 

Encores of Golden Hits (MG 20472) 


23^ 

34 

2 

60 YEARS OF MUSIC AMERICA LOVES (Victor) 
Various Artists. Vol. II (LM 6088* 


24” 

20 

28 

KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) 

Sold Out <T-l352i < 


25“ 

24 

20 

RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) 





In Person (8039* 


26“ 

37 

21 

MITCH MILLER (Columbia) 





Sentimental Sing with Mitch (CL 1457) 


27“ 

36 

10 

ELLA FITZGERALD (Verve) 


2|T 

28 

0 

Ella in erlin (MGV 4041 > 

TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (Capitol) 

Sing a Spiritual With Me (TAO 1434). 


29“ 

32 

3 

SONG WITHOUT END (Colpix* 

Soundtrack • CP. 506) 


30" 

— 

2 

JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 

Rhythms & Ballads of Broadway (CL 217) 


317 

33 

2 

RAY CHARLES ABC-PAR» 

Genius Hits the Road <335) 


,32“ 

•—' 

2 

NAT KING COLE (Capitol) 

Wild Is Love iWAK : 1392) 


33“ 

31 

6 

CONNIE FRANCIS (MGMV 





Sings Spanish & Latin Favorites (E 3853) 


34“ 

23 

3 

BILL BLACK COMBO (HU 

Solid &. Raunchy <HL 12003) 


35“ 


1 

ENOCH LIGHT. (Command) . 

Provocative Percussion, Vol. II (810) 


3fT 

38 

19 

MANTOVANI (London* 

Songs to Remember (LL 3l49> 


37“ 

30 

28 

HENRY MANCINI (Victor) 





Mr. Lucky (LPM 2l98i 


38 

"—' 

1 

SANTO & JOHNNY (Can. Ainer.) 

Encores (.CALP 1002) 


39~ 

29 

5 

LOS ADMIRADOES (Coinmand) 

Bongos ‘ R 809.' 


io“ 

_ 

~~T 

CHUBBY CHECKER (Parkway) 

The Twist 



Song Contest 

Continued, from page 57. s —j 

Schedule for the competition i» 
that entries must be accepted by 
a publisher and forwarded to MPA. 
by Dec. 10; whereupon the aSsocia- v 
tion’s popular publishers commit¬ 
tee will choose 50 'lyimbers to be 
handed -to a. commercial tv selec- 


A panel of 16 members of the 


i runner-up arid $700 for . the 
iird. 

General feeling in the. MPA is 


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VAUDEVILLE 


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Wednesday, October 26, I960 



Pay Lode in Conventions, 


The club date field! i-> spreading*— 
in >o tnat.y dilTerejnt direction?! ( 
ti at the old fa-i'.ion.t.d casual date } 
a^encv is gradually j-; .becoming a 
thins of the past. The business is * 
poms away from the [party and or¬ 
ganization gettogellier business 
and into the fields ofi high finance 
and industry. !} i 

Today’s club date agencies to e- [ 
come successful a re-j: seeking alli- 
anees with hip business and trade 
organizaiton*. The biggest market 
in that field today is in cnnveri- j 
turns and. sales meetings, or any j 
situation where morale must be} 
boosted. j 

Their path is- being made easier 
b\ the fact that businessmen are 
beginning to realize that live 
forms of entt'rlainipent have, a, 
preater appeal and penetration | 
tlnn many other mtjdia. Because | 
of localized needs, itlj-is found that { 
live shows can do better, than any 
form of advertising. [ i_ 

Realty Sales} 

On the Coast, fojr example, a 
realty firm was ablejto sell nearly 
an entire development to crow ds. 
attracted by a live- show'. This j 
again is being used by an organiza¬ 
tion which is selling ia development! 
near Albuquerque. NpL. next Sat- 1 
urdav <29 r and Sunday. More than [ 
$1,000,000 in homesites are ex-j 
pected to be sold within the two , 
days. | 

Per this event, (he operators <• 
have hired (he Howard Lanin or¬ 
ganization to produce a show. It’s , 
being called' “Stake'! Your Claim’’ 
and w ill have a cast [which will in¬ 
clude James Garner!! Dennis Day, 
Merry Macs, and jArt Mooney's 
band, with several glamor girls to 
be lined up. ' 

In addition to a ■ formal show. 


Retired Showman’s Club ! 
Elects New Exec Slate 

Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct.. 25. . 
The Midwest Show'man’s Club,, a 
group composed of. retired show 
people, held; its annual anniversary 
party last week in Fort Wayne. 

New- officers are C. A. Vaubel, 
president; Carl. Stang, first v: .; 
Una Pelham,.. second v.p.; Casey 
Strawser, third v.p.; Helen 
Strawsqr.! secretary; Ed Ryan, his¬ 
torian, and Grace Ryan, publicity; 

f, Hurt Only 
When They Laugh in Sahl’s 
Click Town Hall Diatribe 

Mort SahPs answer to the cur¬ 
rent political campaign's ’’Great 
Debate” is the ‘.’Great Monolog.” 
In a standup set. that crowds the 
hour- mark, Sahl packed ,’em in for 
two SRO shows at N:Y.’s Tow'n Hall 
Saturday (22) and built iip/the kina 
of enthusiasm that, can be found 
at a hot political rally. The . Felix 
Cr. ; Gerstman presentation pulled 
in $11,500 for the tw'o shows' at 
$4.40 top. 

The campaign, in fact, is giving 
him some choice meat to nibble 
away at. . Hardly anyone in the 
political lim.eiight escapes! his 
satiric thnists and. his anti-every- 
one barks may result in a lot of 
write-in . votes, for. Sahl when Elec¬ 
tion Day comes around. 

The. political mood of the house 
at the 11 p.m. show' caught w-as es¬ 
tablished early, when Sahl made a 
Los Angeles. Oct: 25! | reference to Adlai Stevenson. A 

Penny Singleton filed a 66-pagewent up from the Partisans 
answer yesterday (Mon.), in. Fed-j that indicated that the 19o2-o6 
eral Court here to the $2;200:0d0 : Democratic loser was still running 


Flash Duke 

Las Vegas. Oct. 25. 

Forrest Duke,' Las Vegas 
correspondent for Variety, 
had his name up in lights pn 
the Sands, marquee last Week 
but it lasted only 45 minutes. 
Duke’s, name was put up long 
enough for tv cameraman 
Graham Mahin to lens it .for 
use as part of the title of “Las 
Vegas Newsreel” which he co¬ 
ordinates and narrates. 

’’Newsreel” is being pro¬ 
duced by Jim Hawthorne of 
KTTV, Los Angeles, with co¬ 
operation of the Las Vegas 
News Bureau, a division of the 
local Chamber of Commerce.. 

Jack Entratter, Sands prexy, 
and A1 Freeman, publicist, ar¬ 
ranged for the marquee: 
change, paid for the labor, and 
said it was “on the housri.” 


Action in Bright 
Berg-AGVA Case 


defamation, of character suit 
brought against her by Jackie 
Bright, national administrator of 
the American Guild of Variety 
Artists. At the same time she filed 
a crosscomplaint against Bright, 
demanding a. total of $2,200,000 


in their hearts if riot on .the ticket. 

.From then on it. a free- 
wheeling ride that was fitly arid 
pointed. Richard M. Nixon, John 
F.. Kennedy arid President Eisen¬ 
hower Were raked over cleverly andi 
expertly; Sahl. brought in lots of 


there will be various.; tent shows in including $800,000 in general dam- new stuff but even the lines that 
w hich knife throwers, a sway pole - —-- - -- - - -— .a ■- — va. 


w ere exposed a. week ago on Ed 
Sullivan’s 7 tv. show' retained much 
of the, original iiripact. 

The campaign and! the election 
Will give Sahl 'lots of material to 
play with for his ppcbriiihg concert 


tour. He’s also, due .for another 
Gotham shot Nov. 25 when he 
comes to Carnegie Hall, with, as he 
says,' “new 'hostilities.’’- 

In the first half warmup, spot 


as 


‘Ocean’s 11* Encore? 

Las Vegas, Oct! 25. 

. D e e.dy, comedienne .. with 
Deedy &. Bill at the Sahara 
Casbar lounge, did an ad lib 
when the lights went out dur¬ 
ing a windstorm last week; 

"• “Sh-h! Frank Sinatra and 
the! boys are robbing five ho¬ 
tels. bri the Strip.’' 


Vs. Names Poser 

The strong initial response pf 
the Latin Quarter, N.Y.. show has 
again revived the argument of pro¬ 
duction vs. names. Ed Risman, the 
LQ managing director, now feels 
that he is in a position to stick 
with productiori and eschew high 
priced talent for the duration of 
the spot’s present layout. 

. It’s Risman’s belief that he’ll be 
able to continue to nab the tall 
grosses now pouring in for some 
time to. come. He is therefore 
scouting for Strong acts that can 
fit in his budget when replace¬ 
ments are heeded. 

According to Risman, the costs 
of the current show preclude ..the 
usp pf names until the bulk of it 
is amortized. With'his staging bill 
hovering around the $200,000 mark 
and with the necessity of. paying 
for a highly populated stage which 


By MIKE GROSS1 

. Although the cabaret has not yet 
achieved the distinction of the thea¬ 
tre; nitery impresario Julius Monk 
feels, that it's, the best showcasing, 
for the revue form of entertain¬ 
ment. “A festival atmosphere 
needed for the proper presentation 
of .a revue and that’s difficult to 
achieve in the theatre,” he. says. 

Monk, who [has been steering re¬ 
vues into his N. Y; nitery (Upstairs 
at the Downstairs and latterly 
Downstairs at the Upstairs) since 
1955, believes, that in. the theatre 
the proscenium is a block to any 
revue and that; the pit cancels the 
theatrical imagery necessary for 
its intimacy. Dedicated though he 
is to the cabaret-revue, Monk isn’t 
cancelling out any possibilities of 
his presenting a revue In a theatre. 
But when he does, and there’s a 
possibility that he may try to bring 
in one next season, he’,11 omit the 
pit by bringing the music on stage, 
and make an attempt Wt bringing 
the performers right into the audi¬ 
ence. 

As it stands now'. Monk feels, that 
the cabarets are the only proving, 
{-grounds left for. new talent (writing 
and performing) to show their 
wares. He points to Charles Strouse 
and Michael. Stewart as night club 
special material writers who hav 
now expanded;'to-Broadway musi* 
cortiedywith, the clicko “Bye Bye 
Birdie.” Monk also mentioned Shel¬ 
don /Harnick. Stephen , Sondheim, 
Michael Brown arid. Ronriy. Graham 
-as .writers who have contributed 
to his. revues and moved on to a 
fiegit . display. 

Many of the writers Whose mar 
terial Monk ;. now; .accepts 


r , ages plus $700,000 each for 

act. Indian silver and pottery mak- cific an d punitive damages: 
ers. musical combos: card sharps. Named with Bright in the cross-: 

animal acts and other types of en- complaint was Harold F. Berg, ria- 
tertainment will be provided, tional counsel for AGVA, who has 
There will also be a golf exhibition a $2,600,000 defamation of charac- 
with Paul Hahn and Garner inas- t ter suit against the actress pend- 
much as the development is adja- : ing i n Superior. Court and against 
cent to a golf course. Fifteen sales- whom she brought a crosscbm- 
mon, equipped with order pads, . plaint for SI,2O0,000 last Oct; 3:-in 
will circulate through the area. .Superior Court. 

A $100,000 Production j Berg was allowed in the action I before Sahi’s takeover, theLime- 
There will be a large billboard 'following-..an! order signed Thurs-/ 1 liibrs^..have a refreshing folk fling, 
on which live models will post the day (2 Q‘ bv Federal Judge Harry the trio is bright and originai and I 
gross sales. In addition, there’ll Westover which permitted Berg ..to lighten the 50-hiinute tuneset with 
also be incentives for early buyers. be named as an additional defend- {some sharp observations. Bulk of 
Total expenditure for this effort ant in the counterclaim brought the patter is handled!by Lou Gott- 
w ill be around $100,000. Myron.A. yesterday in Federal Court. The lieb who wins over the aud handily. 
Lanin and Adele Nathan are pro- foP en or Court suit against. Berg, He's assisted bn. the song [rounds 
ducing the layout. . 11 s understood, remains unaffect- , by Alex HassileV and Glenn Yar- 

Another major field which has optinri beil ^® named in .the new j brough. They all know their way 
become wide onpn fnr the clnh- aciIon - . , I through the folk mill arid should 

S i ^ Miss Singleton, in her Federal j be am asset toRCA Victor label, 

vention dates Manv of these are Cour [t crosscomplaint yesterday. al- i whicli recently tagged the group to 
SL hni; -; ;!lf hS e S leged-eight;causes .of-action against'.! a disk pact- 

Bright and Berg including defama-. Repertoire, includes such nifties 
tion of character, based on violar j as “Mollv Malone,” “It’s Hard To 
.... 4 . , tion of her rights under the Lan T I Love One Who Will Never Love 

\\hats more, these confabs and. drum - Griffin Act, sometimes 1 You " ‘U I Had A Bell” “I Did 

, r , y ,0 stgnss 

u>ual ana\ of acts.j ; Brights amended complaint, in flavor. Gtos. 

. The prices for the newer style which he stated Miss Singleton had f __ 1 _ _ 

club dates have’zoomed according- accused him of misrepresenting le-; 

1\. Soon, it’s felt, there will be as ?al purchase of property in South 
much production iii a commercial Fallsburgh, N. Y., to be-used as a j 
ono-nighter as therje is in a musi- home for AGVA’s aged. and. that, 
cal. Some believe that the day is he had abused his job as AGVA 

not far off when club dates will , national counsel. In her answeri i M» r lenp DtetHob Zr her TntPr- 

require special material, individ- ! Miss Singleton alleged' her repu^wS^ 

ually created numbers with cos- tation had been damaged and her i non « wf 

tumes. as well as s*cia. wrt.ini ha„..fa e n 

Even now. the new club dates hurt by Bright action. j at - the OlKeefe Theatre. Toronto, 

have rocketed in price and with it. p , rHar(r , e I and was .kicked Off with a, $30,000 

a new prosperity has been created F Lk S'nf ir * advance for the week's run. 

—hut unfortunately for a few-. Formal charges of alleged, lr-; T[ve Toronto stand will be fol- 

Once the aid lirie agents start ^yPelection^vP^hLu^^ two weeks at Her Ma- 

the procedures and get- 1 jesty.’s Theatre, Montreal, and then 

moves, to Boston. Oii the bill with 


inHnHac in th2 nrnri.TrtSn -.ddublirig from Other jobs. Repre- 

lZlClUQ6S o0 .111 .the’ pITOCiliCtlOri., cnntnri i n u: c Mirronf- rp 

chorus, the Metropolitan Sextet; Th, L , Dressed To, 

and a half-dozen Rudas -Dancerse 

putting a liame on top if that lay- .‘J™ e p n ^ p1 ^ advertising 

out would be prohibitive. “4 ®2« *»“A* *^hmg 

Risman says that should the Pr^ss.on. They, re all looking for 
present layout, “Vive a Femme.” a show-ease and the cabarets are 
fall off when the amortization^^ jj j.opening then; doors, to them, .Monk 
complete or nearly complete, he I says^ Monk is constantly being 
thAn pahIH nnccihK* aff.rirrf tn Krih<y.si flooded with.the tiew inaterial from 


then could possibly afford to .bring 
in some of the powerhouse talent. 

Risman estimates that his cur-. 
rent chorus wages run to $3,000 
weekly. In addition, he needs 


flooded with, the new material from 
novices who send their. stuff to th 
club qr directly to him ; .He screens 
virtually everything .and in many 
‘ instances farms out! an idea to - a 


being held in resqrt hotels and 
various companies lire flying in tal¬ 
ent from great distances. 


around $4,000 weekly for aniortiza-J writer whose material shows that, 
tion, When latter item is complete, he fits the. idea’s particular, mood, 
he could apply that sum to in- ' 


creased, talent costs. But mean¬ 
time, the problem is to maintain 
thfe drive of the current layout 
until he recoups his initial costs, 


Mexican Talent Set For 


Launched: ..Performers 
On .the performing end, his 
cabaret-revue has served as a 
launching point for.quite.a number 
of people: Among them, age Dody 
Goodirian. June; Erickson. Jack 
Fletchbr, Ronny Graham and Ellen 
Hanley. Working under , AGVA 
4 II .v T i n • | ( American Guild of Variety! Artists) 

Z-fllOnm lour 0l jOVIOt 1 Juriscricti0n the performers in hi 

mu, 9 * 1 revues make much more than their 

Mexipp City, Oct. 25. {off-Broadway counterparts w-h 

Manuel. Olguiri, local rep of Ip-! eai-n between $40 arid SB5. a week. 


61G AT SHUBERT, DET. 


studying 


AGVA election have 

ting the hang of tjhe new field,, a ''"iii 1 s national;board by 

wider distribution of wealth is eri- P enn Y Singleton, former AG\ A 
visioned. .; prexy. The actress was defeated by 

_ )| Joey Adams in her bid for reele'c- 


FAYE EMERSON DOING 


M.is§ Diet rich are'Arturo Romero & 
Violinists; the Magicos, Villa Eon- 

I tion. She. cited 14 points in' her jt*" a • „ 

anH J Maige & Dancers, and Midge 

Arthur’s Condettes. Burt Bacha- 
rach is conductor-pianist. 


ternational Prodtictions Agency 
revealed that a group of Mexican 
entertainers will head [ for two 
months of engagements! in Russia, 
next May. 

Among those who Will rriake the 
Moscow trek are the Vargas. Mari- 
achis, Lucho Moreno, Elsa Marval, 
Jose Juan, Paco Michel., Reyes Trio; 
and the Mexican Folklore Ballet* 
with Chucho Zarzoza as : musical 
director. 

The group will also appear in 
Japan, after its Russian tour- 
There is a possibility [that The trek 
w-ill also be extended to Poland 
and Czechoslovakia, Olguin. said: 

Olguin will go to Moscow' in role 
pf coordinator for troupe, together 
with Stanley Steinhaus. After, the 
Russian-Japanese tour, the Mexi¬ 
can entertainers [will swing 
through the U. S. and Canada, Ok 
guin said* 


{charges and submitted exhibits,. 

I several of w'hich were notarized bv 

GAZA STRIP FOR UN K ^ 

A troupe of entertainer, 
left! for the Gaza Strip to entertain ' ‘ p * th . e „ pl Sf« 

T luted Nations forces in that area,. T ruufVu, a'!, ° if ^ Vr- 

including Faye Emerson. Mogens ! [.u 1 ;. V!.! 1 .^ C V If 
Ellegaard. Danish accordionist- i i® •«“ 3 « , « ».«• 

dancer. Mila and i; singer Coletta | J«[ ln a *°- da -' t p !|; 10d T th? 

Warren, a formed “Miss United ! ‘he Lan, 

States" and winner 'of the Marfan ' ^ Ct C3n exaIlune her 

Anderson Award. complaint. 

The group made their way via 

Copenhagen, Zurie)fi, Rome, Beirut Edward G. Robinson spoke at a 
to Gaza where they will appear at dinner in oronta for. Yaacor 
various installation for about 10 Herzog, Israel Ambassador, to 
days. Canada. 


RaV Anthony Revue Set 
For Sahara in 150G Deal 

Las. Vegas, Oct. 25. 

Ray Anthony, has closed deal with 
flie Sahara Hotel to. appear with 
his revue at hostelry for a 15-week 
stretch during 1961, pact involving 
$150,000. 

Appearances. ; will be spread 
through the year, opening Jari. 31 
with a foui-\\eek date;.May 3, three 
weeks; Aug. .2;. three weeks; Sept. 
12, fiv weeks. 


He says that there should be no 
stigma attached to performers ,w h 
work, in clubs arid the N.. J. ordi¬ 
nance l equiring anyone Who, works 
in a night club to be finger-printed 
doesn't help the situation; “Talent.” 
he says, “is coupled with . gastric 
juices and performers should be 
able to earn money, without having 
to; go through tests, that thcy'rd ribt 
delinquent?.” If; the theatre were 
surveyed as carefully as the cabar 
rets, he added; several members. 
(Contmued on page. 68) 


BermanSViGiMpIs. 

Mirineatpplis, Oct. 25. 

Comic Shelley Berman, in a one- 
niter Friday (21) at;, the 10.000 
sriat Minpeapolis Auditorium here, 
grossed a disappointing $8,500. 

Auditorliiiri. was scaled' to a $4 
top. 

KNIGHTON TO DUNES, VEGAS 

Las Vegas, Oct. 25. . 

Bert Knigbton has been named 
resident manager arid assistant to. 
tjie president at the Dunes Hotel 
by prexy Major Riddle. 

Knighton formerly was assistant 
to the late A1 Steele, chairman Of 
the board of Pepsi-Cola;. ]' 


Glasgow, Oct. 25. 

Eartha Kitt has been pacted to 
play four weeks over Christmas 
and. New Year season as bill top peri 
of the “Stars in Your Eyes” revue, 
presented by Leslie. A. Macdprinell 
and Bernard Delfont, opening at 
..the Empire Theatre here Dec. 24. 

Thrush has rearranged.. her\ Eu¬ 
ropean, tour to include the Scotland 
yaudery. She will have backing of 
a strong cast>jid production scenes 
from the current London Pal¬ 
ladium ■ rdvue of ,the sarrie title. 

Edmund Hoekridge, Cariadiari 
singer,. noW in. the 'Palladium lay¬ 
out, will • join the Glasgow revile; 
Also joining the Scot production 
Will be comedians Billy Dainty, Des 
O’connor and Ron Parry. 

■ Show will be devised and pi' 
dueed by! Robert .Nesbitt, ..arid, re- 
staged by Stanley. Wiliis-Croft and . 
Peter; Penrose. 




Wednesday, October 26, I960 


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. VAUDEVILLE 


Pfi&lETY 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 



By LENNY LITMAN 

Pittsburgh.[Oct. 25. 

Even tlioti£*Ii he is in complete 
agreement with the “anti-drunk” 
stand taken by Bob Newhart, Dave 
Brubeck said here that if he knew 
of tiie many good night chibs in the 
country he would never* take that 
attitude. Brubeck added that New- 
li.trt generalizes too easily and, 
with experience, he will;'not adopt 
such a broad concept arid will en¬ 
joy the comfort and pleasure in 
many clubs. i; 

Brubeck. one of the; few acts 
aloqg with Mort Sahl. Shelley Ber¬ 
man. Newhart and the Pour 'Fresh¬ 
men who can combine ; cafe work 
with concert appearance, said the 
more successful niteries; today are 
moving toward concert; presenta¬ 
tion in their floor shows. 

He asserted that a good night 
club owner always has a jgooa piano 
in tune, controls drunks; noisy air- 
conditining and curtails ‘■tip- 
happy’* waiters and waitresses. He 
said he just won’t be booked into 
night clubs where his engagement 
wasn’t successful from ja financial 
and artistic viewpoint. 

Brubeck’s Fav^s . 

Brubeck said he looks forward 
to working in clubs like: Storyville 
in Boston. Basin Street East in 
New York. Baker's Keyboard in 
Detroit, the Red Hill Inn in Cam¬ 
den. the Blackhaw k in j San Fran¬ 
cisco and any clubs patterned, after 
the recenti\ closed Blue Note in 
Chicago and Surf Club In Los An¬ 
geles. 

In Los Angeles, wherejlie i* pack¬ 
ing the Crescendo nightly. N'ew- 
hai't is not retreating from his re¬ 
cently stated stand in Variety. He 
told the Pittsburgh rep that he 
".iu-4 can’t stand those noKy 
d funks and everything • associated 
with night clubs.” He also said he 
was looking for a way [out of his 
present live week stand' and his 
other nit cry commitments, includ¬ 
ing his date at Mr. KelEy’s in Chi¬ 
cago. 

His manager, Frank Hogan, said 
that Newhart was a little strong 
in i.is statement, and while he’s the 
hottest act in the business today 
“you know how fast you can 
be the coldest.’’ Rgachod by 
phone. he spoke of other acts he 
had who made phenomenal money 
in both cafes and concent dates and. 
then settled down to w iking nit- 
eries alone to make a very good 
living. 


dwelt bn the history of the intellec¬ 
tual approach.to comedy which has 
proven so successful during the 
past seven years: 

“Bob should remember,” he said: 
“that without Mike (Nichols! and 
Elaine (May), Sheliey (Berman), 
Jonathan (Winters), Orson (Bean 
presumably or maybe he meant 
Welles) and myself opening doors 
entertainers like himself would 
never had a chance to get into the 
business. It was very difficult at 
first but once we had the people 
putting their drink down and lis¬ 
tening, we had an audience, ah au¬ 
dience that is Increasing every, 
day.” 

As for “noisy 1 drunks” in niteries.’ 
Sahl put this canard to rest with 
the remark. “I’ve played night 
clubs for seven yOars and with the 
price and size of drinks. I don’t 
know how anybody can get drunk 
unless, they were loaded when they 
came In.” 

He said he rarely gets a heckler 
and the silence he now enjoys .in 
! clubs can be attributed to the pres-' 
i ent day expert’management in the 
] successful bistros. He said he sin-.. 
• cerely feels that night clubs ai; 

: unfairly rapped and. the ones, he 
j plays are doing a fine job in keep- 
j ing show business alive. 

;-. He quoted Stan Kenton who once 
told him: “You’re a preacher and 
\ the night clubs are becoming 
: churches because you are moraliz¬ 
ing." 

!. Sahl .said he definitely intends to 
! work both nightclub- and concert 
{.dates whenever his tv or film coin- 
: mitments permit. 


Egypt’s ‘Showmanship’ 

Cairo, Oct. 25: 

; In. the Oct. 14 issue of Al 
Akhbar, Cairo’s leading daily, 
a news item,- prominently dis¬ 
played, asserted that ■the Hin¬ 
du. magician from Calcutta, 
P. C. Soreay current at the 
Farid Theatre would appear 
on the local television to per- 
j form ...his famous, feat of saw- 
j ing a wonian in half, the : lady 
to be Amira Amir, one of the 
reigning stars of the Egyptias 
film industry.: 

Only trouble with the story 
Was that neither Sofcar nor 
the film star knew anything 
about it. The magician -had al¬ 
ready-made a : tv appearance 
but. had never; and would not,, 
agree to attempt: this stunt in 
a’ studio. '. v 

Best available explanation 
was that®feome eager, member 
of the Cairo ..television . staff 
promulgated the . pipe^dream 
to stimulate fv viewing. 

Comment was heard that 
this kind of hoaxing, the. non- 
appearance arid the non-apol- 
ogv., is about. 5Q. years behind 
western showmanship. 



Reading Revives Burley 

Reading; Pa., Oct: 23. 

Park Theatre here has been 
leased by Donald Cavallo and 
James S. Maurer who Will run the 
house under a burlesque show 
policy. 

Cavallo and Maurer will use. a 
line, exotics, vautfe acts and 
comics. They’re also,, installing a 
portable runway: 


Mort Sabi's View 
Mort Sahl. who played before a 
capacity house at Carnegie Hall on 
Friday (21 >. took a very scholarly 
view on Bob NewharPs attitude 
toward niteries in an interview 
with the Pitt Variety; rep. He 
sprinkled his conversation with 
some typical Sahlicismsbut mostly 


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Currently Appearing 

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CHICAGO 
(Him Nov, 1) 

Direction! G.A.C. 


Ga. Court Acquits Singer 
On ‘Cursing’ Rap Over 
Showgirl’s Pay Complaint 

Atlanta, Oct, 25. 

Singer Freddie Martel! was ac- 
| quilted Wednesday (19) of two 
J charges of cursing when Fulton, 
i County Criminal Court Judge 
I Charles A. Wofford held that the 
! state had failed to prove his guilt , 
j beyond a reasonable doubt: He. 
was accused of using, “opprobrious, 
words and obscene language” in 
the presence of a female March 4 
during an incident in front of the 
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel. 

Mrs, Lois Austin and her daugh¬ 
ter. Judi Austin. 17, onetime per¬ 
former of “Ice-Q-Rama” show at 
the Biltmore, produced and ,di-. 
reded by Martell, testified. Mrs, 
Austin had complained to a union 
that Martell was illegally with¬ 
holding $5o per week from' Miss 
Austin's salary. 

•Martell. called a meeting, of the 
ice show cast about the withholding 
| complaint and Mrs. Austin's broth- 
jer, Capt. James. Long, accompanied 
j Miss Austin. Long charged that 
i Martell followed him butside the 
j hotel and cursed him in the pres- 
jence.of several women, 
i Defense witnesses charged that. 
.Long did the.cursing, and. threat-, 
i ened to kill. Martell and that the 
singer did not go outside the hotel, 
Martell himself denied that he had 
used any obscene language. 

Martell and Carolyn Eberhart, 
treasurer of the iceshow, testified 
that charges for rooms and meals 
for the showgirls were deducted 
from paychecks. 


~ Ari Mtempt is being made, to de¬ 
velop- a .mutual exchange of talent 
betwe.cn Australia and: the L’nited 
/tales. Thus faivmbsf of the traffic 
Ik been if the ,U. S. to Hie 
dow under country, How oyer, 
steps re being taken to,create a 
•in • * fayoyabie export, ratio from 
A ussi e lo t he U. S. 

Tibor Rudas. wlm was named 
talent booker for the Tiyoil,Circuit- 
last'■.-week. has been; in the U. S'i 
recently and-.,returned on Monday 
. 2 from. quick trip to Europe. 
He is. \\ orking toward placing more. 

u-'sie acts in the U. S. 

Rudas headed his own independ¬ 
ent talent .production. .;conipany, 

I which .was merged -recently, with 
the theatre division of the Tivoli 
.Circuit, with Rudas, assuming the 
spot of director of- that; eonibi , 
The Tivoli Circuit also has exten¬ 
sive, realty operations. butlhis will 
• hot he in Rudas’ sphere. 

, Wiih Rudas liow in position to 
buy 'for Australia as- well as sell 
talent, the two-way axis,is expect¬ 
ed to get considerably hi re traffic, 
Due of tire reasons lie came to the 
T was to..see the debut of the 
R: as Dancers; an a.crq-dance act., 
which opened in. the new Latin 
Quarter. N. Y.. show last week, it’s 
likely that Eddie Elkort, veepee in 
..charge of foreign .bookings at Gen- 
. oral Artists Cor .; will be, Rudas* 

' liaison in arranging more Yank 
dates fpr.Down Under taileiit... 
i At the same time; Rudas is nego¬ 
tiating for .the rights to “Sn 
White aiid the Seven Dwarfs” as a 
theatre pantomime for the Christ¬ 
mas holidays. Rudas said he. is 
also dickering.for expanded stage- 
show theatres in Australia, with 
the immediate aim to. get three or 
fotir more houses. 

Rudas revealed that a threat to 
. raze- the-Freehold Theatre. Sydney, 
has been removed. The city which 
j.owns the site, wanted to reclaim it 
; for an office building development, 
j But: the city, was later persuaded 
to retain the theatre as a nucleus 
for. a Radio City type development. 


Insurance Rates Jump 
Higher Than Kids On 
Trampolines; Fad Wanes 

.The trampoline craze, which was 
originally figured to create a revo¬ 
lution in amusement habits for 
both young and old, may not 
survive another season. Attend¬ 
ance. according to operators, re¬ 
mains .at a level which could be 
profitable. However, injury, rate 
has: been so high that operation 
becomes-prohibitive.. 

Insurance r tes on the trampo- 
li . centres have been rising- 
steadily to the point where pre¬ 
miums have become, a major por¬ 
tion of the expens Because- of 
the accident rate, the operator 
must have the coverage. 

Already., ads have appeared in 
New York papers advertising sale 
of trampoline equipment at re¬ 
duced rates. Many ' the east 
have already, shuttered; and will 
not reopen. The Coast areas are 
doing better. The early .fad Craze 
is still evident in some parts.of the 
southwest, but it's believed that 
With the slightest business dip: 
there will be more forced closing. 

The trampoline setups were 
.rim rily fpr youngsters and teen¬ 
agers. but there Was a sprinkling 
ol adult trade. The patrons gen/ 
erally were under the impression 
that it was an accideht-free endea¬ 
vor, since, it .looked so easy hen 
done by an expert. How '. tiie 
slightest miscalculation could 
throw the participant and injuries 
could result, There had been some 
attempt to eliminate the hazards 
by digging pits tinder the trampo¬ 
lines so that height factor could 
be, eliminated. It Was, but the 
accidents weren’t. 



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Chi Southside N itery To 
| Bow Nov. 4, Eye Names 

i Chicago, Oct; 25. 

Carol Coleman Trio and tew 
; comic Mickey Rio comprise the 
i opening, bill of a nitery on 

I Chi’s far southside. Mr. Lucky’s. 

‘ which opens Nov. 4. Outlying club 
intends to emulate the show policy, 
of the major cabarets on Rush St. 

• and is. bidding for bigger names 
; to.follow the ,opening show.. 

New bistro has a capacity of 
( about 150 and will serve only booze. 

{ Present policy calls for $2.50 min¬ 
imum on weekends, none on w r eek- 
nights. 


Sahl’t $45,536 

Initial five days of Mort 
Sabi’s’ concertizing ti'ek drew 
$45,536. 

Breakdow is. .as; follows: 
Minneapolis, Oct.. 11, $11,782; 
Baltimore, Oct. 13, $5,205; 

Washington, Oct. 14, $12,184; 
Princeton, Oct. 15. $6;940; and 
Philadelphia, pet. 16, $7,425, 


Reelect Miss America 
Officers; Dicker ’61 TV 

Atlantic City, Oct. 25. 

Robert . Nesbitt . Jr., a branch 
manager for the [New Jersey Beil 
’elcphone system, was reelected 
president of the Miss America 
Pageant; board of directors, last 
week as the group held, its annual 
meet at the Ambassador Hotel. The. 
annual “end of thevseason” week- 
long event lias grbwn into., the 
major attraction, of the year here, 
di* Wing crowds of some 35.000 
people. 

Elected also for their, second 
terms yvere Joseph Wagenheim, 
meat dealer, honorary chairman; 
Albert A, Marks. Jr.. w r ho heads a 
stock brokerage office, v.p.. and 
P. E. M, Thompson, manager of 
Convention hall, treasurer. Miss 
Lenora Slaughter, who has headed 
the Pageant as its executive direc¬ 
tor for the past 25 years, was again 
named its secretary, 

Marks again will head the com¬ 
mittee which plans the telecast for 
the Pageant. He said that negotia¬ 
tions are already underway for 
televising the 1961' event. Philco, 
Oldsmobile and Toni division of 
Gillette Co.,, were the Saturday 
night sponsors last month via 
CBS-TV. 


■ .The pledging of the Hotels As- 
tor, Manhattan and Commodore to 
the International Recreation Corp. 
holding company for Freedomland, 
the. big. amusement park which 
opened last June in The Bronx, 
N[; Y./ is regarded by the- trade as 
insurance against “the Zeckendbrfs 
not getting out bf. the hotel busL 
neSs entirely.”; Webb & Knapp 
owns 40 c o of Freedomland, via sale 
of the vast acreage,, and lias been 
talking Freedomland Motel an.d 
other periphery:' constfuctiori, as - 
and when the park really clicks., it 
ran into financial problems and 
had to curtail to weekend. ..opera¬ 
tion. 

, New capital, via William Zecken-. 
dorf’s W&K, came with the pledg¬ 
ing of the three hotels as collateral 
for some, additional mew $3,000,000. 
bankrolling. 

.Meantime Zeckendorf has been 
J consolidating his extended realty 
| operations by disposing of eertai 
hotels, the last being the St. Regis. 

! New A ork, to Cesar Balsa’s Mexico 
City and Acupulcb chain. 

Balsa is said to be on the verge 
of. closing deal also .for the Hotels 
Ambassador East and West', in Chi¬ 
cago. The Taft. Hotel, New York, 
another "Z” hostelry, is said to be 
even closer to .disposition, but to 
interests/other than Balsa, despite 
the fact that the Taft enjoys 
unique patronage among M.tm 
. icrieaiv .visitors to New- York, 
haying a large; Spanish'- personnel 
specially cater to their, require¬ 
ments.; 

The Drake Hotel, equally posh .as- 
the St[ Regis, ' reported under 
consideration^ but the.srnalier, also. 
clbsS Chatham; lias not been men-' 
tiohed ih the hotel turnover dis¬ 
cussions. . 1 

The Patino Mines (Bolivia), 
money Is behind Balsa who, ,how*- 
everV is said to be paying, “top ; 
prices” for all his Yank hotel ac¬ 
quisitions.. Jhere h* been men¬ 
tion, also that former. Argentine 
dictator Pcro.n’s capital is 'allied 
with-.Balsa, and ditto ex-Mexico 
president Miguel Aleman, although 
the latter is already reported parlr 
nered with Conrad N. Hilton in the 
latter’s Mexico City arid Acapulco 
hotels. 


Buff ’s 500G ‘Pisheylahd’ 

Buffalo Oct. 25[ 

Ground Was broken this week fbr 
.Fantasy 'Island, a $500,000 chil-. 
dren’s amusement park' on Grand' 
[Island li 

j The site comprises 20 acres with 
| parking ; for 1,400 ears and ‘ the , 
enterprise' will open next May 31. 
Theme of the development will be 
similar to Disneyland. 


DOOLITTLE'S CONT'L O.O. 

Los Angeles, Oct, 25. 

James A. Doolittle.: exec director 
of the - Greek Theatre, city-owned 
open-forum, is off on a talent-scout¬ 
ing tour of Europe ; fo^ amphith 
atre’s 1961 summer, season. 

He’ll be gbne about a month. 


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Inside Stuff—Vaude 

Show biz as a, means of economic penetration in an overseas coun¬ 
try is being demonstrated by Louis Armstrong, currently. on a tour 
of Africa for the Pepsi Cola Co, This firm is finding/that the appear^ 
ance ,of Satchrpo Is providing tremendous headway in promoting the 
introductioh of its beverage. 

Armstrong was in Ghana last week, playing several concerts iii its 
capital city, Accra.: All newspapers in Accra put out separate sections, 
on the event, Ads were taken arid .news stories planted in advance to 
herald his arrival.-on Get. 15. The day before he came, the populace 
was urged to greet him at the airport arid to watch the motorcade. He 
then gave concerts'tp overflow crowds. 

Arrris.lr6ng .is weil-kriown in the Ghana territory, his first trip there I 
was i 1956 when he .drew record, crowds. His current bashes; being ; 
better publicized, is attracting even greater audiences. The. Satch is.! 
to tour under Pepsi, auspices for several weeks, then goes under the ! 
banner of the U. S: State Dept., for a cultural invasion, of Congo 1 arid - 
-other critical, areas. -.. ■( 


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New York 

Bob. Russell dying to London 
next week to emCee the Miss World 
Pageant, Nov. 1.8 .. Jimmy-Ko- 

riiack, Bobby Cole and Wanderers 
constitute the.neW.bill at the Living 
Rooiri . Dagenham Girl Pipers 
in New York: en route to Las 
Vegas. Ayhere they open. ihe 
Tropicana, Nov\ 1. . . Tommy Dor¬ 
sey Orch batoned’ by Warren Cov¬ 
ington opens at the Roosevelt Grill, 
Nov.. 1. Guy Lombardo arid Jim¬ 
my; Palmer bands on tap for .the 
inn later this 

Patti Page planed to^Vegas for 
Rivieta date starting tomorrow 
<Thurs.). ; Follows with Blinst rub’s, 
Boston, Xov. 14' . . Phil Foster, 

opened at the Silver Slipper, Glen, 
Cove: L, I.. . Jerry Vale to the 

San Sou Sari. Mineoia, Oct.. 28. 

Margarita & Clark AHejr start at 
tire Downstairs at the Upstairs, to- 
riioiTO'. 'Thurs;). , Dion & The 
Belmonts have, dissolved their 
parfriership. X>ion : will do a . single 
With a nitery act prepared.fqr him 
by Loti Spencer, arid Belmonts will, 
work as. b trio. / 

Marie McDonald- reparing a 
hew cafe act , . Soler & Lorca on 
a threc-weeker at the Brown Ho¬ 
tel. Louisville .. Louis Prim’a & 
Keeiey Smith booked for the Lo¬ 
tus. Washington, April 21.. . Daisy 
Luiriini & Michelle Renoir opened 
last niebt 'Tucs.i at the Viennese 
Lantern:. 


Chicago 

Helen O’Connell signed for 
three Weeks at .Mister Kelly’s 
starting April 17 ; . Singer Am- 

tusani: current at the Town &. 
Country: : Winnipeg. Folksinger. 
Casey Anderson .booked there Dec; 
.26’.; v Comic. Bobbi Baker to 
Angelo’s. r .Omaha; Jan. 20-28, and 
set 'also for Brown’s Hotel; Louis¬ 
ville,,Jan.; 1 for two. i Brown’s 
also inked Dolores Leigh to start 
Feb, 10;, : . 

Led pe Lyon down for. tire Rac¬ 
quet C.iub, Dayton; Dec.-. 22 for 
two frames . .. . Corbet , M.onica : 

.plays Eddys’ in Kansas" City Dec. 
0\ . Phyllis Diller to the Crow . 

Room, Indianapolis, Dec. . 9 for a 
fortnight .... . Johnny Desmond 
signed for the Roostertafl, Detroit, 
Nov. 23 . . Denise parcel, set for 
the Holiday; House, Milwaukee, 
NoV;.25; 

Tommy Leoheftl and the Jaye 
Bros, co-billedr for the Southern 
Club, Hot Springs; Feb. 9 Roberta 
Hotel, Minneapolis, tapped Evelyn, 
Sherwood opens there March. .13 
for a two-weeker ; Radisson 
Knight to start Dec: 27, with 
Felicia Sanders down for April 17 
and Dick Shawn for May 11. 


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| London 

j Vic; Oliver 1 back at, the. Dorches¬ 
ter, with Madrid’s Trio Capricho 
Espanol.. Jack Carter booked for; 
the Pigalle Nov. -14 .'. Carraella 
[Corren.the Israeli songstress, at 
j the Colony . . . Motor Show Week 
1 is^ helping to: pack the niteries . V : ; 
Rico Dajpii’s new: floor. show at the 
i Don Juan is called "Mischief Mak- j 
| ei\s/! ... . Shani. Wallis readying a 
new act for the Colony.,; / 


| , Ford & liines iri for repeat [ 

; booking at; the Riverside . ; . Gwen ^ 
[Harmon inked to open at-.Holiday./ 
on Nov..3., : Lancers set for. one- 

niters in Sap Fraricisco Bay Area ■ 

[ college concerts ; Wilder Bros. \. 
4 to the Wagon’: Wheel at Tahoe Nbv. | 
14 for tour-weeker Carmen ! 

Cavallero to reprise for long-term- - 
er at Harolds Club in Dec.:,. . .. 
John Buzon Trio in Reno debut at j 
Harrah's /. . Merri Ellen and Co¬ 
horts at' Mapes loungs,. 

i. .V .! 

| Kansas City 

: Comic Buddy Lester opens Oct. : 
28, lor a . fortnight, at Eddy’s, his 
first in these parts . , Singer on/, 
.the bill will be Linda .Merrill, also < 
her first in this .club . . v Magician .: 
,Saida’.has-a "return- date at; tile. ; 
Morocca Club: Montreal, beginning . 
a, fpurrW.cek/stand there Nov. 2.L j 
/following His-present" date at Ecl-: 
dy’s Here . . . Carniel Quinn mull¬ 
ing: a date, at a Toronto club to fol-, ; 

! low her present stand at Eddy’ ; ; 

• where she closes Oct 27 ... Con- [ 

! ie Stevens in Mon. «24 > to. kick I 
off United Campaign fund, war- ; 

j. biing befbre/ sovcral thousand vol- 
.untepr workers!" 

! ■■’; Craig Stevens d-ue in Thurs. ‘27V 
•on a speaking date in the;annual ; 
;.“Ideas Today” confab of the Ad- j 
j y ; ertising &: Sales Executives Club [ 
Aee Denning new at the key- ' 
board in the Branding Iron J . ' 

; Margye Cpliings is in the. Jet ; 

! Lounge of the State. Hotel, new- ! 

‘ comer to this/seene arid is out of | 
I Jopli area . . B«tze & Ramon at 1 
! Loung . of. the Marquette Hofei, ; 
{Cape. Girardeau,.. Staying, iridefi- ! 

! nitety ... ..Bea Lillie to guest star I 
; at. annual, Katz Concert featuring •! 
the /Kansas' City Philharnibnic ] 
Orch in the Municipal Auditorium • 
Ocf. 29. i 

Detroit 

Somethin* Smith & Redheads at ‘ 
the Rbostertail for two weeks . [ 
Puppeteer Vic Charles at the Eli - ] 
wood Casino along with comics 5 
Pepper Davis , and Tony . Reese and ! 
the A1 den and Harding dance team j 
with vocalist Jane Forest also erii- ! 
j ceeing . . . Lehny Dee .at the Knife 4 
and Fork Club . i . Earl Grant at ! 
the Flame Show Bar . . . Corine j 
Bobby Shields at the Club Alamo j 
. . . Ramsey Lewis trio at the Bird? 
i land . . ..Cornic MarV Welch at the ' 
Falcon Lourige.. ; 

N.C. Fair , 8 Record Biz | 

. Raleigh/ N.c:, Oct. 25. 

The 1960 Nojrth Carolina State 
Fair closed Oct-15 after setting all- 
time attendance records. Crowds 
estimated at 180,000 to 200,000 : on 
the final- day ! pushed the. five-day. 
total to 745,000. This, was far gbOve 
the old record set in 1958. ' 

The. record attendance fulfilled 
the forecast made by Dr. J, S. Dor- 
ton, fair. manager,, before the fair 
opened Tuesday,. Oct. 11. Fair¬ 
grounds speeches were rriade by 
former President Harry S. Truman 
■for tbe Democrats and Secretary, of 
Cpmirierce Frederick h.. Mueller 
. for the Republicans. 



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It $tarted at MEADOWBROOK... 

or They laughed when. u>e sal them down to dinner! 

Frankly , we are taking this ad to croiv-—and grow! 

We invented the: idea of combining a 1st class musical com - 
edy production with a first-class dinner and after-theatre 
dancing (all.under the same roof, all in the same room!) at 
a price less than the average cost of a ticket to a Broadway 
show . 

We have been operating continuously and successfully for- 
a year and a half. Take a look at the musical comedies we're 
produced. 


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From time to time, the owners and lessees of similar rooms 
throughout ihe country ieUiis that they'd like to eliminate 
their “star-booking problemsand experience increased 
banquet sales. (Blockbuster sales, that is.) 

We'd like to. share this profit'know-how with you: Picking 
the’ best shoic-.—staging it—and covering all the ways of sell¬ 
ing it to the public and groups. 

ftie.adqwbraok is a successfut operation now and we're estab¬ 
lishing a team to do the same for you 9 if you'll let ns. 

We believe it can be mutually profitable, and ike money tree 
has toots at Rodrti..1004) 152 West 42 Street, Hew York 36, 
OXford 5-6944* 

CARL SAWYER • HELGA and GARY McHUGH 
with RICHARD SCANGA 


Variety 

’ Cedar Grove, N. J., April 28. 

Ah entertainriierit package that .includes theatre, dinner and dancing 
is the bargain, idea at the Meadowbrook, formerly one of the country’s 
better-known niferies for dancing to-narrie bands. The first production, 
a iiyely,. irirthe-rourid showing of “Guys and Dolls,” is booked for 
three weeks. 

Producers Carl Sawyer arid .Gary. McHugh are billing the redone 
spot as “the world's first music theatre-in-the-rbund restaurant.” 

The/large rectangular-shaped building with a full gallery tier has 
beep outfitted, with a portable raised stage in the middle of the dance 
.floor. Ramps lead; from four sides for entrances and exits. The stage, 
in. three Sections, folds quickly after the show to permit dancing for 
the dinnerrtheatre patrons and for later supper patrons. 

Sawyer and McHugh are bidding for organization bookings in their 
95(kseat house. At the start of the. "Guys and Dolls” run they had 17 
parties booking for capacity or near-capacity houses. 


And Thanks fo JOHN THUMANN, ReslauraW 








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MGHT lilJB 

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l opaeabana, X. Y. 

Eydte Gorme <& Stere Lawrence, 
CorbelMonica, Johnny \ D’Arc. 
Bomie Marie, Paul SHelljzy and 
Frank Marti Oreirs: staged by 
Douglas Coudy;: costumesj Billy 
Livingston, executed by Mi\ie. Ber¬ 
the: $6 minimum^ II j 

"Tiris C’oiild Be The Start of 
Something.” a bright number with 
which Eyriie Gorme & Steye. Law¬ 
rence open their newly fashioned 
act is quite prophetic because it 
really is the start of soriietlring 
good and completely delightful. It 
also serves to bring Stave- Allen, 
who wrote the song, back into the 
picture in a small way because it ; 
is remembered that it was Allen’s 
now defunct “Tonight” show on j 
NBC-TV that fust brought the 
jo masters to prominence. 

They've come a long way as solo j 
dickers since then and ndw that 
they've teamed op for a swing, 
through the nitery ciurcuitj they’re 
boi-no to go even farther.!. They : 
will now start setting un house in.! 
the sao*e d'sk stable. Miss' Gorme i 
joins her husband this vveek at ! 
■United Artists after a long stay 
with ABC-Paramount. 

They're happy, though married, 
and the feeling is ' infectious. 
Through a vast song repertoire 
that ran close to 65 minutes open¬ 
ing night, in tandem or solo they 
blend charm and songselling savvy 
for full impact. The act hps been 
put together with taste in the 
standard song selections and the 
special patter that ties itji all to¬ 
gether. 

Their duets on “I. Remember It 
Weil,” “Side By Side.” “Together” 
and Cole Porter-Richard Rodgers 
medley are socko. When they work 
alone, each is also qiiite effective. 
Miss Gorme especially on “Too 
Close For Comfort,” “Funny Val¬ 
entine” and “Bill Bailey,” and 
Law'rence on “Don't Take Your 
Love From Me” and “Upfa Lazy 
River.” 

Lots of credit to the sickness 
of the presentation belongs! to Don 
Costa who brought in arrange¬ 
ments that are fresh and; pointed 
to their vocal stylings. They also 
manage to get a solid sound into 
the room by the use of two special 
speakers and augmenting the orch 
with four strings. / 

The orch. by the wav. is excel¬ 
lently batoned by their [pianist- 
eonductor. Joe Guercio. Dick Wil¬ 
liams helped with some j; of the 
special material and Felicik Conde 
gave it the neat staging touches. 
Nobody worked in vain because it 
has turned out to be onej of the 
most winning acts to comej around i 
in some time. ; 

Comedian Corbett Monica has 
already made his mark In this 
room and his return is quite pleas¬ 
ing. A low-pressure and i amiable 
performer. Monica rides current 
foibles with a keen wit. He doesn’t 
blast or shock but he gets his way 
with the crowd by persistently 
hammering away at the funnybone. 

The gals In the line and the 
AFM’ers on the podium under the 
direction of Frank Marti arid Paul 
Shelley round out the strong eve¬ 
ning. Grot. 


Tondon House. Chi 

Chicago, Oqt. 11. 

Martin Denny Quintet), Eddie j 
Higgins Trio; $2.50 weekend mini¬ 
mum. I; 

Probably the most whimsical 
Instrumentalists since Spike Jones 
(but the comparison ends fight 
there>, the Martin Denny group 
has returned to the London House 
with literally more sound than it 
made last year, having added a 
fifth player. Frank Kim. Primarily 
a drummer, although capable of 
doubling on bass and :assorted 
noisemakers. he fits perfectly into 
the whole bizarre scheme; 

Not only is the Denny group 
enriched musically as a quintet, it 
Is also more showmanlv than ever. 
With gongs, cymbals. rattles, 
whistles, tomtoms and two or three 
dozen other outlandish play things 
supplementing the conventional 
instrumentation, fhere’s rarely a 
lack of entertainment for the eyes, 
never a lack for the ears: 

The sidemen themselves are en¬ 
gaging fellows, worth watching as 
they run after their varied chores 
with evident relish and humor. 
Perhaps more personally charming 
than the others is the newcomer, 
Kim; but it is still August Colon, 
whose throat issues those jungle 
sounds and birdcalls, who:;, remains 
the principal interest on the band¬ 
stand. Limited as it is. his vocal 
talent is quite remarkable, and 
musically it is tht rare | dressing 


REVIEWS 


Pfa&IETY 


Wednesday, October 26 , I 960 


on the unique percussion salad. 

Dehnyls arrangements are pleas¬ 
antly varied, some of them weird, 
as “Cobra”; some exotic, as “Quiet. 
Village" or “Lotus Land”;, and 
some, witty, as “Carousel Waltz” 
and ‘ the Japanese reading of 
“Frankie and Johnny.” When the 
boys play it straight, without the 
special effects (just for. variety), 
they’re capable of swingy, legiti¬ 
mate jazz—“Laura,” for instance, 
or. a humdinger of a medley Called 
“Tribute to Manhattan.” 

Denny & Co. are in for three 
weeks, with house Combos alternat¬ 
ing sets. Next in is Gene Kriipa, 
Nov. 1, « Lea. 




EdriysYK. C. 

' Kansas City, Oct. 25- 

1 Carmel Quinn, Saida, Billy Wil¬ 
liams Orch 16 >; $L50-$2 cover. 


Hawaiian RoQlH, N. Y* I he had fldwri from Montego' Bay. 
"Hawaiian Holiday” staged by Patroris are lured to remove their 
irony Cabot with .music & lyrics by [ shoes with Offer of free second 
Cabot & Bernie Wayne. With Diane ‘ drink a^d shoeshine. Company of 
McAfee, Johnny: Coco, Dennis 12, in indefinitely, has just changed 
Regor, Bernard Lee, Meali, -Nalano.'j routines] after six weeks.. 

Nani, Leialoha, Koko Amoy,-. Ted The 45-minute floor show,, pro-; 
Auletta & Sam Makla Orchs; $2 duced and emceed by The Mighty 
cover , | Panther (Norbert K. Roberts), is. 

fast and kaleidoscopic. Niee-iopk- 


Soho, Paris 

Paris, Oct. 15. 

Baby , Twins, Sophie . Teckel, 
Sherry North, Jacques. Ary, Soho 
Phisticated Ladies (5), Conrad 
Pringle, Al Carthy, Dude; Wtlson, 
Keppel & Betty; minimum ; $3 at 
bar, and $7 per person at tables . 


„ . - i Ex-antique dealer Alaiii Bernar- 

lng. effervescent young Tina Mqn- : din m a de a killing, in his first 


. Restaurant Associates have built 
up a. culinary empire based on 
showmanship plus, a thorough 
knowledge of food. Their opera¬ 
tions include the new La Fonda ... ... , 11W ^. „„ **» 

del Sol, plus the already posh and. lows a. lively ‘ Bella Mia’ with a , a further investment in-show bit. 
popular Four Seasons and Forum; bit of terping arid a fife interlude, |; He finally decided to create an- 
of the 12 Caesars. . . . ! well done., .. . . - / other nitery Vriich would be 

The Hawaiian .Room of the Lex -1 . Camilla .Yarbrough, a standout | primarily the same in " 'appeal as 


tez does a clever song accompa¬ 
nied with a tinkling wrist bell; 
but her gestures show little polish 
as yet. Jamaica Slim (Henry) fol- 


venture into show biz When his 
Crazy Horse Saloon became , an 
international striptease mecca 
here: ; All that money called for 


ington Hotel is one of their earlier 
ventures in. the, art of making din¬ 
ing out an adventure. It’s their 
sole floprshow effort as well. The 


Perspnbale Irish folk singer Car¬ 
mel Quinn makes her first stand in 
these parts with this engagement, 
at Eddys’ Restaurant, and is making 
it a jolly fortnight, indeed. As an 
added fillip on the bill, the Moroc¬ 
can magician. Saida, is on his U.S. 
night club debut here fNew Acts). 
The combination runs 75. minutes, 
long for any club, but the custom¬ 
ers liked every bit of it. 

The hour-long turn by the Irish 
lass can scarcely be described, as a 
“show,” but more likely is just 
songs and chatter, by Carmel 
Quinn. A number or two- may be 
set beforehand, but after that it' is 
lore likely what the colleen feels 
is fittin’ for the evenin’s turnout. 

Happily she. has a great feel for 
this, and between her kidding and 
singing the hour whizzes by amidst 
a scattering of Irish ballads, a Scot¬ 
tish tune or two. a Jolson medley, 
the surefire “Scarlet Ribbons,” 
“Mother Machree” and a couple of 
top. pops. 

She keeps it all very informal, 
with a nice nod to the requests 
and generous help from the riiig- 
siders arid the song-loving patrons! 
It’s not often that show' biz sees as 
mu’ch savvy arid wit in one gal eri- 
tertainer, and the word is out here 
and bringin’ a goodly , house, night¬ 
ly Show' holds through Oct. 27; 

Quin. 


thrush (see New Acts), is fol- nis first boite. Blit the; riew spot 
lowed by Latiango & Merliza: a would offer the show in a more 
lithe male-fernme ..pair; ih a sav- . elegant, inventive manner/though 

.kgely dramatic but overlong dance t basically purvey savvy' femirie 

j combination is highly ' successful i of violence. Young Sir Anthony nudity and solid Sight a'cts. 
in this instance and has been ; beats>qut an exciting rhythm on al. He converted old boite, 
for a number of years. | new-style drum—skin instead of ! U’Amiral, into a lavish cliib done 

RA has entrusted its floorshows i steeL Miss Yarbrough reappears up like an amphitheatre. He opened 
to Tony Cabot, a resourceful pro-i to sing and do sOme dancing; then 1; it last July, but not satisfied With 


: diicer whose Hawaiian displays 
! match the culinary motif of the 
: establishment. What’s more the 
j relationship is highly appropriate. 

'.There are flame dancers all over 
; the place, .brie set being by the 
■{.waiters'' who bear flames to the 
’tables, and the other by Bernard 
I Lee who does an amazing torch 
dance in which he. twirls the 
double edged flame like a baton, 
passes the fire over his body,. He 
[gets excellent hands... 

Of course, the Polyrieslan motif 
[calls for liberal use of the riula. 

[The femme group, does some pic- 
{turCsque hip <weaving to dress up 
the production. There is also a 
iHaw r aiian hoedown. an audience 
! participation gimmick, w hich finds 
[the customers quite willing to 

! assume a major share of the enter-_ 

i tairiment. Everybody^ .seems to [ drink'minimum: 
hav a good time w-ith this one, | • . 

some of the drafted help riven Headliner Buddy Greco. Is ideal- 
|try to outdo the regular perform- i y suited to this niterv; bringing 
:,ers, ' 1 - : 


braw'ny, relaxed Mighty Panther the program closed it tilt this week 
strolls around. First, he does a .when lie felt ready to confront 
straight calypso, then, ad libs to 1 press and public. 

‘ f Manaria”—challenging someone \ ■: : Result is a smart boite with the 
to offer him a name tp play with. I females already uridraped and 
When caught.^ the. president ; of ’ with lights playing over Them. for . 
Lhicago s Gaslight Club handed • those who want .nudity without the 
his his card, which produced .two' cbyriess arid , production plays of 
amusing stanzas. Another man got the strip and more elaborate dumb 
a pair for a pound note. ! acts. 

Finale brought Whole conipany. Bernardiri has •-done awav with 
on Tino Perez orch is fine, as the more far out offbeat acts and 
well as later for dancing. There' has come up with a shrewdly corn- 
are three shows a night, with.Fred * mercial affair that has enough. 
Washington ably 88ing between uriique qualities for those looking 
band sessions and accompaning .in f 0 r a new' mood in. boites. It the 


Jamaica Rborn. 


Qafd: 


same time ftri provides the right 
amount of exposed, epidermis arid 
appeal for regulars.! 

Word of mouth should help and 


Cloister, H^weoil 

Hollyw'ood. Oct. 12. , , 

Buddy Greco, Traian Boyer, Gen ’ Bernardin may Well have Struck it 


Galian orch (7);: $2.50 cover, two 


Barclay, Toronto 

% Toronto. Oct. 18. 
Frank E.. Marlowe. The HearL 
Breakers (3). Reed & Bobbi 
Royale, Harry Harding, Paul Gros- 
ney Orch (8); $1.50^ admission. 


j. There is a theme to the proceed--' 
| ings-.v Singer Oiarie McAfee visits 
! the Islands and falls . in love w ith 
! them. There are soulful, ballads 
by Johnny Coco to give conviction 
to that part' of the proceedings, 
arid the comedy tubes by Dennis 
Regor to provide spice, 


spontaneity in.songalog that keeps! 
the audierice at toe-tapping pitch. 
Greco’s masterful 88‘ingv coupled 
with' fast-paced bid standards. 
“Misty.’’ “The Lady Is a Tramp,” 
“This Gould Be the Start of Soriie- 
thing Big” and one of his early 
(1946) diskings, “Ain’t She Pret¬ 
ty?” captured; the operiing night 


Hula specialties are < by Koko i crowd, which repeatedly pleaded 
AqiOy arid Nalano, with Meali, who [ f or more.! 


With lots of heckling from the 
ringside customers on opening 
night, Frank E. Mariow'C had tough 
opposisli for his unpredictable 
monologs, chiefly because of his 
racial-joke allusions, arid his refer¬ 
ences to the current fight for . the" 
U.S. presidency, but he manages 
to click based on his takeoffs on 
the mannerisms of "Holly.w6.pd film 
stars and. tv personalities who 
“have a girhmiek." 

Marlowe, how'ever, betrays his! 
striptease beginnings for the worst 
of double-entendres of that media 
and offers' his apology for “just 
wanting to make you laugh.*' But 
his below'-the-belt gags—and his : 
references to women on the sarrie 
bill—held the reticence of some of 
the customers. 

Majority of patrons, however, 
were convulsed by his rapid-fire 
delivery of two-line gags, though 
he stayed on too long and caused 
many table sitters to become rest¬ 
less with his lack of pattern. 
Despite his descent to physical 
reference that needs the blue pen¬ 
cil! Marlow'e also, has the. irritating 
habit of being overcorne. with his 
personal performance—he can be 
put down as a contic liked or dis¬ 
liked. 

In the class act category are the 
dance styling of Reed & Bobbi 
Royale/ Purple-clad girl and the 
lad in dinner jacket have no 
trouble in gettirig over in their 
later stepout eccentrics. Both are 
all over the stage for their con¬ 
certo hi-kicks, butterfly wings and 
pirouettes. Pair not only have poise 
but gaiety, this marked by speedy 
pacing of their act. 

Rounding out the bill are The 
Heart-Breakers, a redhead flanked 
by two blonds, who belt out “Blue 
Skies” for an opener and then 
slide ipto “Sunny . Side, of the 
Street.” For change in tempo, the 
harmony trio.da “Night Train”, in 
ballad style and a bouncy “Volare.” 
Girls have outstanding personali¬ 
ties and a neat wordrobe. . plus 
tho^e musically-blended voices. 

Harry Harding is personable 
emcee but hasn’t much to do ex¬ 
cept introduce thu acts. I^aul Gros- 
ne : ’s bend lends* expert back-ng; 
ditto the diners’ dance c'"~ : ^ns. 

McStay. ; 


• also did the staging, Nani and 
|Leialoha cutting:; a .wide hula 
j swath in the show; . Ted Auletta 
[arid the. orchestra showback aud 
: Sam Makia's Islanders do the 
relief. Jose; 


Riviera, Xasv Vegas 

Lai Vegas, Oct. 17. 
Dennis Day, Jaye P. Morgan, 
Riviera Dancers (12). Jack Oath- 
cart Orch (13); produced by 
Sammy. Lewis; $4 biiniinum. 


J 


Dennis; Day, with Jaye P. Mor¬ 
gan, extra added, are in for a nine- 
day stint here, and the double: fea¬ 
ture adds up to a pleasant sorigfest. 

. Day carbons the act he. did on 
his last' outing, balancing a fine 
songalog with jokes and impreshes. 
Numbers include “Everything’s 
Coming Up RoSes/* .“First. Born,” 
“I Still See Elisa,” and “Irish 
Tenor!” Al Lerner smoothly guides 
the Jack Gathcart orch (13) for the 
Day session. 


Although thin of voice. Greco’s 
year’s with Benny Goodman/arid 
longtime, show biz background 
more than make up for any faults 
by his use of clever piariistics and 
bright, bouncy bubbly tempos. 
Occasionally Greco uses double 
entendre lyrics (as in “Cuba”) 
which seemed, most untimely but 
still drew applause. Doing a firsts 
rate job on drums, Bobby Mari- 
nello also aids with bit of nonsense 
on “Delightful. Delovely,” arid 
bassist Sam Sofelia garners a few ; 
laughs along the way. 

Held ovef for tenth consecutive 
week is hypnotist Traian Boyer who 
continues to bring gapes of amaze¬ 
ment from in esmerized audience 
Show is in for two weeks. Hous, 


Shamroek, Houston 

Houstorij Oci. 20, 
Red Buttons, Paul Neighbors 
Orch (10 ); ho coyer or minimum,. 

- ■ . , ■ .. Red Buttons finds sellout; house 

0i J : ay ® P- Morgan, absent from the , cold at first to standup comedy, but 
Strip for seyerai seasons, i? -a w'el- ! h e of course, knows his way around 


come returnee = with her delightful 
turn. In addition to a medley of her 
dfsriiicks, - Miss Morgan . includes 
“Life Is Just A Bow'l of Cherries,” 
“Bill Bailey,” and a most effective 
arrangement -of “St, Louis Blues.” 

She,gets hefty yocks with her 
j accurate mirroring of Tallulah 
. Bankhead and Bette Davis, wins 
f immediate audience approval--with 
. her vibrant personality. Jerry Tom¬ 
linson on drums and Artie Kane, 
conductor-88er, give strong sup- 
! port. 

Show',, produced by Sammy, 
Lewis,, runs through Oct. .25, fol¬ 
lowed by Patti Page and Rowan 
& Martin.. Duke. 


Blue AngeJ, Chi. 

. Chicago, Oct. 13. . 
The Mighty Panther, Camille. 
Yarbrough, Jamaica Slim, Fred 
Washington, Latiango & Merliza , 
Sir Anthony, Tina Montez, Tiho. 
Perez Orch (4); $3.50. coyer Satur¬ 
days. 


Chicago’s eight-year-click, intime 
Blue. Angel, recently / moved, to 
Michigan Aye. South, has a West 
Indian troupe Which doubles—ex- 
cept the danceis-^-irt its Jamaica 
Room. Latter, bamboo-strutted, 
j twinkling-lighted arid with some 
good . native sculpture. . ’ .floored 
with four tons of sand which Mar¬ 
iano G. Hermosa, maitre d', says 


a. mike and after 56 minutes builds 
to a begoff ovation. 

Comic conies on With: topical 
tune! “WeTl Just Have a Party of 
Our Own,“ then in so-so standup 
comedy explores films, politics, 
Castro and Nasser, sometimes with 
an Elmer Gantry approach: A 
running gaglihe about taking; out 
the garbage doesn’t do much, for, 
act and Buttons. should—pardon^ ; 
refuse to usri it henceforth. 

Although it’s familiar to tv 
viewers. Buttons gets 1 good rhitting 


rjght and rich in ..his' two nitery. 
forays. But a lot depends, on the 
fickle.fad tastes here and the right 
handling of tourists looking Tor 
the unusual in boite fare. 

Baby Twins are a pair! of pert 
German lookers w'ho dance bright¬ 
ly to. their: own recorded voices. 
Sparkle looks and knowing utiliza- 
tion of their scrubbed appeal make 
their numbers bright and zesty. 

Sherry Nort h is a dusky Yarik. 
damsel who knows how to turn 
bumps and grinds irito exotic terp 
shenanigans with the grace and 
rhythm to score brightly. Conrad 
Pringle does: an okay terp inter¬ 
lude; /Wilson, Keppel & Betty are 
a visible .comic trio doing a takeoff 
on Arabic terping. 

Jacques Ary has learned his 
lessons frorii./the oldtime silent, 
film comics arid rriusic hall pan- 
.tpmirries. . He essays a drunk*s 
homecoming and troubles /with 
inanimate objects that is smart,;; 
clever arid full of flawless timing. 
to evoke yocks. 

, Al Carthy has an elaborate take-, 
off .on the creation of a Franken¬ 
stein monster that is helped 1 by 
shrewd use of gimmicks, flashing 
lights and proper riiacabre come¬ 
dies to have hint in for solid iriitts. 

Soho Phisticated Ladies, come 
put nude with, sirriple terp routines 
as intelligent lighting displays 
ripple over ;, their well formed 
torsos for-good interludes arid that 
only-in-Paris tang. Dude joins 
them for an okay bodily addition 
in one nuinber. ...while Sophi 
Teckel is acceptable/, in a contor¬ 
tion dance bit. . 

Smart, titles to intro, the show 
and ari abstract, film of forms arid 
colors are also good. In short/this 
may/ be a good addition to the 
•nitery picture here -which has had 
nothing new in years! 

Bernardin has used spec, strip 
arid scenic acts, all- staples: .here^/ 
with an added fillip that may have 
this: ari important coihplerrient xo 
the Paris night life scene. Monk.. 


Saddle & Sirloin, Tuesoa 

Tucson. Oct. 19; 

. w . w| Carl Ravazz , Jack Smith Trio; 

with his bit. “Thank TfeaVen For.' no covCr, no minimum. 


Little Girls,” in which he kids 
lyrics and deplores fact men are 
neglected in song. German sub 
commander sketch is done well arid 
draws top response,. as does iiis 
w.k. “Rocky the Fighter bit” from 
his oid tv show; 

Buttons ends show with vocails. 
from; “Sayonara,” nudging audi¬ 
tors’ memories that he ; received 
supporting Oscar for filrrv. work, 
then closes with “God Bless 
America,” 

Even standup patter was .better 
in second half of comic’s show,, or 
else Buttons’ personality was catch¬ 
ing on. Aide Sam Birch .Comes 
onstage, for help in the! punchy 
fighter skit, and Paul Neighbors 
Orch is good in backing ; job that 
has split-second cues; Marguerite 
Piazza due in Noy. 8 for two 
frames. Skip. 


Making his. first .Tucson appear¬ 
ance in oyer tw’o years, Carl Rav- 
azza, the continental songster- 
turried Reno rancher. Opened to a 
full arid palm-heavy house, ! A kid¬ 
ney ailmerit cut short his Tiicsori 
debut the last time, out, but ndw, 
hale 6rid pink-cheeked, he deli¬ 
vers in the familiar Ravazza style. 

With . an introductory vocal, 
“Hello,” frorii.:the rear of the roorii. 
Ravazza- mounts the stage and 
leads off. with “The Night They In¬ 
vented Champagne.” followed by 
the lilting “Thank Heaven, for. Lit¬ 
tle Girls,” and a companion piece, 
“Happiest Garni in Pared:” He 
also clicks with some special riiate-. 
rial times and a medley of ever- 1 
greens,. 

Undoubtedly, the smartest show 
here in a longtime* Alex. 


67 


Wednesday, October 26^; I960 


PfosnsTr 


NIGHT CX.VH REVIEWS 


Desert ion, Ur Vegas 

Las Vegas, Oct. 18.; 

jimmy Durante, Betsy Duncan, 
E.ddiei Jackson, Sonny r King, jack 
Both, George Finley, Sally Davis, 
Art: Johnson, Marlyn Mason, Donn 
Arden Dancers ( 15), Carlton 
Hayes Orch (131; choreography, 
Donn Arden; $A minim 

DI execs always like, to see 
jimmy .Durante,come, back because 
he's good for filling, the- showroomy 
and good for filling the casino with 
players, Durante’s act, though 
.predictable,. seems to improve.with 
age,;and the current romp hits, 
new.'high in hilarious mayhem. ; 

Eddie Jackson, . With his.. “Bill 
Bailey’’..'arid “Every Street's- a Blyd. 
in. Old .New Vork/’i provicles a 
generous- dash of nostalgia; Sonny, 

. King's stylized/ songblogy and 
savvy- approach to. the Durante 
brand of . ..comedy, make, him :, a 
perfect “junior partner*’ for The 
.Master, 

Drummer Jack .Roth, and i oturid 
terper .Sally Davis are vets of the 
Durante stock ..company; George 
Finley has replaced the late Jules . 
. .Bufja.no at the 88, Jackie Barnett’s / 
\\itfy. pCn. is a strong assist tp the • 
festivities, backed , by the Carlton 
Ha\ es orCh . <13.). 

Betsy Dundan; a . canary who’s ; 
a lpoker, balances, the session with '; 
; half a dozen songs; hitting her ( 
peak with the. lone ballad, “Make ■■■ 
The' Man" Love Me.” She initial’s • 
with the ne\V standAVd. opener fqr/j 
. singers, •'Start of Something Big.” [ 
.and clicks with a; bit of special 
material called “Shobiin’. High.” | 
Turn possibly could' be. lilted; : with " 
a variety of tempo remaining ' 
numbers! ..., 

Delightful .*‘Blessed Event v Donii 1. 
Arden piodiictiori number, featur¬ 
ing. Aft Johnson. Marlyn Mason, 

, nd .the Arden Dancers, (15;);. is; 
J'.eid over ‘ show’, skedded for. 
four weeks! ; Duke, 


variety filling he has two class: spe^ 
cjalties in Ballet Triarias, sextet of 
Spanish dancers, and Anderi’s 
Foodies. Power of the Liberace 
fradernark candelabra also has been \ 
increased, frorii five to : seven 
bulbs. And his stand; and travel 
mike • is now goldplated; A cane 
number by the MorqrLandis step.-’ 
pers and production singer; Charlie 
Hi; prefaces .the. . ; 80-ininufe 
Liberace session,. 

' Resplendant 88er: intro sur¬ 
prisingly is a :1a song and dance 
man. In striped, trousers, frock 
coat and gray topper and: with a 
Wrapped; Umbrella; lie flits lightly 
across stage .singing a “Glad to Be 
With You” .ditty. ^Location band; 
with his conductor and' arranger, 
Gordon Robinson, Jn charge', has 
added eight- men for the special 
Liberace scorings when lie is: not 
soloing, at the .Baldwin’.. Warms -up 
quickly with: a medley reminiscent 
of his recent London and England 
engagements', 

; In a followup medley of “Rag¬ 
time Joe." ‘‘Robert E; Lee,” “Mel-: 
anchoiy .' Baby" arid / “Piano, . Roll 
Blues,” lie tags them as favorites 
of Queen Elizabeth during. a 
command, performance; Heavier, 
/fare is. limited. to • Liszt's /“Hum 
garian .Rhapsody” and a. Tchaikov¬ 
sky Work. The headliner niak.es 
several Changes of suitings , during 
breathers by. the supporting acts 
and closes rousingly with ; filling 
reqyests of; pops, a clever: “Mack 
the Knife” treatment, arid chorus¬ 
ing. of “Beer, Barrel Polka” and 
“I’ll Be . Seeing You” while hand-, 
hakjng fingsiders. " 

Ballet triarias score with three 
Spanish classic, and folk dance, rou¬ 
tines . .arid Arideri’s five. French 
poodiesj thrili ■'■’./ acrobatic, and 
balance routines. Gordon & Sheila 
MacRae top the ’ starting 
Nov, 4. Roll. 


Tidelandfl* HonitoB 

Houston, Oct. 17. 
Bobby Sargent, Isobel Robins, 
Don' Cannon Orch (6) ; ho cover or 
mitiimui 


Bobby. Sargent overcomes one of 
! the rare ribisy houses here to sbo*j. 

| that hels one bf the better coriiics 
• around.. A little better material 
I and he should be off and running,.. 
’ During his 35. minutes Sargent 
builds his standup lilies, and draws 
biggest hands- for impressions of 
J Groueho Marx, a disk jockey and a 
‘ draftee. Comic ' also nimble 
i afoot, an. asset/.that puts life into 
skits, and his mobile . face aids 
! carbons and characterizations.. 

1 Xsobel Robins, a sad-eyed little 
. blonde thrush;, is ori for a satisfying 
20.. minutes despite sonic bad 
breaks. Just as she comes on- for 
1 first note of “Riding High.” femme 
‘ auditor, for whom the tune must 
have been written, has to be fbrei- 
. bly. ejected.; Of; course that action, 
at ringside,. iriVariably beats any. 
floor-show.-- Right after./that, the 
niike acts up. and thrush is fighting 
■; uphill from that moment on. 
j Miss-Robins is pro enough, t 
overcoriie . these ‘ difificu 1 ties, :aj- 
/though her ; materjkl isn't exactly 
i pitched to this room. , ; She has. 
j definite flair for comedy, although 
she doesn’t exploit her talent is she 
1 should; Her softer stuff, mostly 
I with clever Lyrics; didn’t-play as it 
should because many of auditors 
f had jjList come frorii. a charity show 
j where drinks/ Were served freely. 

After opener./Miss Robins - 
..bles ‘‘Married Mari,” “Just Because 
We’re Kids,” arid an Xrviiig Berli 
medley,- ariiong others/. Her. act is 
excellent for an intimate room, but 
it seeiris her;.fprte is comedy and 
the belt. Don Cannon Orch. as 
usual, excellent backing 
chores. Skip . 


1 M rather small voice very well.. Int 9 I Casino "Y Y 
Although ?jw ha? to uorkhard for Sophie TuckeT (wf l h ' j ed ' sha> 
the big .notes, .she manages to re-j $ T0 ^ Tommy Leonetti; Boots Me 
•tain color arid trueness dunnf Xenna Revue (12)- Michael Durso 
I these difficult times. Such tunes as Orch and Aviles Rumbas; $10 pre- 
| “Vienna Life, Granada and T hiiere dinner; $6 minimum. 

] Feel Pretty” lake a .good lmpres- 1 
1 siori for.her. 

The house .Cast precedes these’ 


While Soph is an American in¬ 
i-singers. "Tibor Rakossy warbles | stitution—the last time she played 
I romantic Magyar tunes for a full j tJie Palace Sime wrote of her, 
land florid effect, and cyinbalom j .... , . 

[players Bill Ycrila arid Dick Marta >e * IS ago. the only show 

: get soiilfuU* music- from these . business ‘madanie in a $2 house" 
/strings. Oil the violin Elemar i < that referred to the bi.ctim 
[•Horvath, helming the band, gets vaudeville flagship’s top-price*— 

, - jthe kids’ here by also booking in 

/ AdolpIlllS IIoloK Dallas 'Tommy Leonetti. She didn’t need 
j , Dallas, Oct. 21. j anybody. The opening dinner show 

j Enzo Siu Lee Anna Morgan, uas equalled bv her midnight 

- 0rch »7*rO-«-»;& R d_ b01h will, customers that 

• cover. i 

j ■_ . ; read like a who’s who of show 

i Apropos of Neiman - Marcus’I biz and habitual gadabouts—and 
“Italian Fortnight,” the Century j j 30t j 1 witnessed the unprec- 

/& standing 
in th plush room. Handsome 1 the public, the press included, 
/singer' scores easily, stalling with ■ Incidentally, tlie reference to 


Ilolel Roosevelt \. 0. 

New Orleans,; Get,. 15. 1 

Mimi Benzell,.Blackburn ■Ticins ' v 
& Jerry Collins, Jolinny Long orch 
02); $2.50 weeknight minimum ,$4 
Sats. 


Sahara- La$ Vegas 

Las Vegas. Oct. 18, 

■ Kay. Starr ,. • Guy ' Marks, Four 
Step. Bros,. Stanley . Boys < 4) 
“Most ■■■/ American Girls in The: 
World!’ 06 V, Louis Basil. Orch 
(13); produced , by .. Sian Incih; 
choreography,. Moro - Landis Pro! 
dubtions; $4 minimum. 


Holiday House. Pilt 

Pittsburgh, Oct. 22. 
Della Reese, (with Mfrcer.Elling¬ 
ton Trio)., Jackie Kahgnc, Alex <&' 
Dita Aldbtt, Del [ Monaco's. Orch 
U0>, Deiihdnacbs ;^ $1.50 cover. 


“Yours is My Heart Alone.” fol- 
, lowing with “Sound of Music” and 
: other \v. k. tunes. He’s at his best 
;.when, shedding, tie ajid jacket, he 
i roams the tables with portable 
I mike ( Which he doesn’t need) 

| piping. “ArriVederei Roma.” 

['■ Still, in the Italian vein, “Vesti 
i La Giubba” reaps: mitting,. but the 
j Switch. “Danny Boy” . /gets the 
itablers. Stuarti is a fave here and 
; he knows how. to work. the room. 
; via handshaking on table tours 
j to reap rapport. Stuarti should do 
good biz again, especially with the 
“Italian Fortnight” promotion here 
running to Nov. 17, 

Dancer Lee-Anne Alorgan opens 
the. bill with n 10-minute display of 
fine, terping, with lotsa whirling, 
and a skirt shedding to add gam 
appe.al. She clicks with a slow tap 
to “Mqonglow” and is versatile 
uith . a tap display sans music. 


. Seymour Weiss’ plush Blue 
Roomt; started, off the fall season 
oil the right foot with ex-opera diva 
Mimi Benzell /skedded. for - two 
weeks. Though it’s .her first ap¬ 
pearance in this noctuinal reiridez- 
. Nliss Benzell is no strahge.r 
hereabouts where, she:has previpiis-. 
; ly graced concert.. .halls, lyric 
stages, and nileries. 

Thrush’s . debut in this spot is 
E. memorable one. She is a looker 
. v i(h a . magnificent opera-trained 
voice that generates plenty of ex¬ 
citement; Large firstnight . crowd 
seemedrfully aware/of her; potent 
talent, and she’d have no difficulty 
slaying on beyond the half-hour 
or so allocated. 

Miss Benzell presents a. well¬ 
-balanced, excellently executed rer 
pertoire that is rewarding for the 
customers.. She . has plenty of s.a. 
that / never interferes wifh her 
warm. soprano pipes, which if riot 
as opulent as her career summit, 
re still lush enough / to create 
plenty of vocal excitement! 

... ^Her .“Se.mpre. Libera7 from 
Verdi’s “La Traviata” drew/br£iyo.s : 
from the; tableholders. Star’s other 
.umbers, included a riiedley of love 
songs topped by “So Much In Love 
With You,” “Dear Hearts And 
Gentle • -People.” ; ‘‘Svveet Lovely. 
Breeze” , and others..; 

Teeing off show are Blackburn. 
Twins Ik Jerry CbUiris, old laves 
. hefe» who generate plenty of 
laughs and: palm pounding for 
their/zany comedy antics and soft-: 
fthoe and toe-tapping terps. Collins' 
funriiaking hits hard and often 
His Khruschev spoof , was a rib- 
tickler. The twins click solidly 
With their precision footwork. 

. Johnny Long’s musical crew, 
gives top support to acts and keeps 
tables empty during.dance sessions. 
This is his i5th engageriient in 
Blue Room, Liuz: 


Kay Starr/, one of the-blue chips 
| in , Stan Irwin’s lineup of Congo 
j Room attractions., returns With a 
: songfest which shows why .she’s 
1 a Vegas fave. Backed by the song: 
ology of the Stanley Boys * 41 and 
th fine Louis Basil orch 113), 
r \liss Starr's current program 
.: includes... such tunes as “Magnt 
' fique.” “Allez Vous On,” ‘‘Wedding 
Bells,”. ‘‘Lonesome, Road,” “Dry 
/Bones;” and her theme, “Wheel of 
/.Fortune.” 

: Guy Marks, Th -Four. -Step 
Brothers." and a holdover Hawaiian 
production number.--are the. bill 
balancers, •../ 

, Marks, a transfer from the. De¬ 
sert Inn’s, previous; show,- is the 
/type of comedian who wears well 
; and could probably successfully. 
jump from one Strip' hotel to 
another, indefinitely, since the 
,yoeks he. gets frorii repeaters, are 
? as enthusiastic as those who. are 
j seeng him for the first time.-; It’s 
j refreshing to have a comic ..whose 
^offbeat material has never been 
. done here before,. 

The Step Brothers, perhaps the- 
most imitated dance act in the 
biz, click .bigger on . this, outing 
than ever before. The routines 
have , been altered, with ..only, the 
iambus hand-clapping . stomp re¬ 
tained, arid the turn; brought 
cheers frorii first-nighters. 

Show is in through Oct. 31. 

Duke, 


Bevery Hills, Cincy 

Cincinnati, Oct. 23. 

Liberace (with Gordon Robinson 
. nducting, Ballet TriahOs <6), 
A nden’s Poodles ? Moro-Landis D(in¬ 
ters (9), with Charlie Hines, Gard¬ 
ner Benedict Orch (18),. Jimmy 
Wilber Trio • Larry .Vincent; $3-$4 
minimum, $l-$1.5Q.ebt;ef.. 


Liberace sports flashier ward- 
obe than on his year-ago date in 
his plush 700-seater. Response, of 
pening: night’s near capacity turn^ 
ut and a heavy reservation list 
ipint Winning two-frariier. For 


/ Della Reese has now cbriie of 
age tb take. her. place with the top 
rung. of. singing Stars. Before a 
packed Saturday night < 22) crowd, 
Miss Reese /swept, in on a wave 
bf treriiendbus. ..applause, garnered 
by comic Jackie Kahane who 
preeeded/her-and held the crowd 
firmly for a full 35, minutes. 

Kahane, a big . favorite, here, is 
back: with more topical riiateriai 
arid scored with/bits bn the World 
Series, the problems of A’l ”Ca¬ 
pone’s'■•account , and how he got 
lonesome one week-end arid went, 
to an agency : rent a family! 
Kahane is sharp , arid biting : at 
times: then becomes tender and 
sentimental as he usbs the . emo¬ 
tions of his .audience like Violin 
strings. 

Alex &; pita Aldott are . .'fex- 
cellent balirobm team arid kicked 
the ..show off in fine style, ..The 
Delrnoriacos play for lulls and the 
Del Monaco. Orch <11) play the 
show and for dancing and. its all 
right out of the top drawer- Mercer 
Ellington conducts the band for 
Miss Reese’s strong , turn. 

Show comes out on Oct. 30! 
Stew . Gibson's Redcaps follow the 
next flight. Lit,. 


young Leonetti is no reflection on 
that capriole singer, about whom 
more anon. 

Away from the Broadway 
niteries for a couple cf years. Miss 
Tucker, the old pro. that she is, 
just made sure of everything, from 
a stunning new wardrobe to those 
socko new Jack Yellen songs. AH 
that has not been changed to 
protect the customers is Sophie 
Tucker and her longtime Steinway- 
isl, Ted Shapiro. 

Leavenng her earthy repertoire 
with solid commonsense “advice" 
in song and verse is an old pro 
whose every line and lyric be¬ 
speaks seasoning and a Veteran 
authority. Soph always bespeaks 
stardom also. She reinvests in 
herself with hi-fi song material 
and high-style \yardrobo. She 
milks her Yellen lyrics like a vir- 


Reichmari’s crew does the fine | (u°so. She zings over toppers 
show backing and loads the floor j " hich only she can sell to the 
with dance addicts t boffo returns that eventuate. 


Joe E. Lew-is is due Nov, 3 for 
two weeks. Bark. 


Savoy Hotel* London 

London, Oct. 13. 
Jean Carroll ; Savoy Dancers < 9) 


When, in her “Sophie Tucker for 
President” lyric • running on the 
Playmate Party) she talks of the 
“party well laid” and threatening 
to “go over and give Khrushchev 
a negotiated peace,” she offsets 


The Savoy Scrreniinos ncith Er -!chmrity pitch (over 

nesto D Angelo > and .Francisco * / a a S d it bl 

Cavez orchs; $6.15 minimum. I creeds) and pio\es it Ly wind- 
- ’ ^ ling up, after each show, m the 


Jean Carroll is no newcomer to 
these shores. In. recent years she 
lias played theatre and television 
dates!, and is now essaying her first 
nitery. engagement in town in the 


lobby selling her autobiog and her 
LPs for such benevolent funds. 

Her lyrical advice in “They’ll 
Never Change That Thing Called 
Love,” “Be In The Business Of 


plush but ,very large Savov Hotel! Staying Young,” “You’re Only As 
Restaurant: She is billed as-| Good As Your Last Kiss.” “The 

‘■Ariierica’s First Lady of Laughs,” Sa ga of Sophie Tucker,” and the 
and came somewhere near to topper “Sophie Tucker for Pre¬ 
justifying that billing on her sident,” is not just a routine—it’s 
previous engagement. ! a show biz cavalcade. Her “saga" 

This time out "it appears to be ; particularly, subdivided into “Mon- 
tough sledding for Miss Carroll. ! key Hag.” "How Ya ..Gonna Keep 
Most or the time her rapid fi re ! ’Em Down on the Farm,” “After 
humor !is lost On the customers.! You've Gone.” “Life Begins At 
Partly it is too last for them, and i'40V and “Some Of These Days," 
partly too slick, itareiy do her is her professional career m song- 
shafts score bullseyes. A non-stop ! and-story, tracing her rise from 
flow of patter on the weiglit prob-' bl,skin ’ in 1hp fH"PP-TenrfPr*oin 
lem is followed by running gags 
about the. family, most of which 
are . well, limed... delivered with 


Thund^rliirtl* Las Vegas 

Las Vegas, Oct. 18. 

(FOLLOW-UP) 

. The lavish ice revue,, which has; 
j meant the difference - between--prof- 
arid loss for the showroom here, 
is in itls 65th week, and it looks as! 
j if producer Marty Hicks has . an¬ 
other bell-ringer with his latest 
headliner, -Dorothy Shay. Miss 
Shay replaces Toni arid Jan Arden,' 
with the rest of show remaining 
intact! 

In her rural but sophisticated 
manner, Miss. Shay includes in her 
songalog “Mountain Gal,” “Stout 
Hearted Men” (with an assist from 
'orch members as chorus)/ “Uncle 
Fud,” and her trademark, “Feudin’; 
Fightin,’ and Fussin’.”. 

Her “kinfolks/’ Jo Ann Miller 
and Curtis Wheeled add the. proper 
touch of country : comedy. The 
pleasant, act was rewarded With 
warm; mitting by first-nighters. 

Miss Shay is in; for four weeks; 
production is. staged by George 
Arnold, rind directed by Jerry 
Franks/; Duke. 


riiardas. X. Y• 

Laurcanhe Lemay, Lid Della, Ti- 
bor Rakossy, Dick Marta, Bill Yridq, 
Eiemar Horvath. Orch; $3 mini : 
mum. '• 


/ The cosmos is narrowly defiried 
in the Yorkville sector these days. 
While located in the most Con¬ 
tinental cafe area in the country, 
the hiteries' here seem to continu-. 
ally accent the French school of 
singers. There is little Complaint 
on this score inasmuch as it’s prob¬ 
ably the only neighborhood in the 
city, which features the qhan- 
tooseys, the midtown hotels having 
now .discovered American singers 
anew!./!.' 

. On the current bill at the Char- 
das the major singer is Gallic 
Laurearine Lemay.....who is well 
^quipped both physically and vo¬ 
cally for her assignment. Making 
her entry in a low cut arid; skin 
tight gown, she gets immediate 
attention. Vocally, she also passes 
muster, 

Her tunes are melodic and her 
delivery is personable. However, 
her range of tubes/ is rather nar¬ 
row, the lightness .of her repertoire 
inhibits a . feeling, of depth. None-: 
theless, she provides a pleasant 
session easily absorbed by the : cus¬ 
tomers: 

Lia Della, a blonde soprano, uses 


forthright assurance and packing 
a punchline. Yet only one or two 
evoked more than a gentle titter 
from the ringsiders. 

Miss Carroll’s engagement puts 
into sharp focus the old adage 
about horses, for . courses. In a 
more intimate atmosphere, in a 
room which had a regular West 
End clientele, she would undoubt¬ 
edly . be a wqw. At the Savoy, she 
has to fight, and fight hard, to win 
reaction. 

The star is. supported by the 
Savoy Dancers who do two brief 
routines produced /by Irving 
Davies. The .two house orchs take 
excellent care of the dance ses¬ 
sions. Myro. 


Dunes, las Vegas 

(FOLLOWUP) 

Las Vegas, Oct. 18. 

Tony Bennett Is in for a special 
twb-\veek stand here, replacing 
Frankie Vaughan, who ankled 
early for shooting on “Live Wire” 
at 20thrFox. Rest of bill, The 
Noveiites, rind Jack: Cole’s dancers, 
remains intact!/;/. : 

Bennett’s distinctive styie is ad¬ 
mirably showcased in this outing, 
arid he gets , fine assistance from 
conductor-88er Ralph Sharon 
fronting the Bill Reddie orch (17). 

His 15 numbers include “Start of 
Something Big,” “Without A Song,” 

“Just Ir Time,” “It Had To Be 
You” arid "Sing /You Sinners,” 
among a’hers. Arrangements are 
outstrindiig, arid Bennett inter, 
prets superb showmanship. Jb.o/ 


buskin’ in the' fringe-Tendeiloin 
ihrow-money saloons to RcJsen- 
weber’s to legit, pix Las Vegas, 
radio, tv—the entire panorama of 
entertainment. 

This is Soph’s 58th year in show 
biz and she admits to being in the 
septuagenarian age bracket. She 
has the vibrancy of the 40s and 
the socko appeal of any contem¬ 
poraneous giant in the boxoffice 
sweepstakes. The answer is her 
$8.000-a-week here and her equally 
fabulous figures in Vegas and else¬ 
where. Jack Silverman, who has 
wisely changed his forrner Old 
Romanian nitery tag to the more 
realistic (new) International Ca¬ 
sino; has a mortgage-lifter in this 
layout. 

Tommy Leonetti is a . good idea 
for the socalled younger set, de¬ 
livering his pop ballads with eclat. 
He is also a young-old pro in his 
baliadeering, and for further 
fillip Boots McKenna’s dozen mixed 
dancers (eight girls, four boys) 
do a xingy song-and-dance reper¬ 
toire, in 1 itself distinctive albeit 
overwhelmed by the blockbuster 
headliner. They interpret th© 
/20s versus the ’60s song-and-dance 
styles - (bikinis as against the yes¬ 
teryear Charlestoning) with zing 
and well-drilled manner. Mike 
Durso’s AFMers do their usual 
professional backstopping, alter¬ 
nating the dansapation with Aviles 
Rumbas. 

But this semester it’s Sophi© 
Tucker all the way. Jack Lait once 
dubbed her in the heyday of 
vaudeville as “the Mary Garden 
of Song”;, today she’s still the 
“Mickey Mantle of boffo bistr# 
AbeL 




68 


BEV1EWS 




Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


New Acts 


GENE AUSTIN QUARTET jj 
Vocal Instrumental 
40 Mins. 

Bayou Lounee, Atlanta 

Gene Austin, an oidtimer who 
defies Father Time and whose 
pipes are just as good now as they 
ever were, has surrounded himself 
with three aides, musicians all, 
and the combo .works hand-in¬ 
glove to produce a speedy, | enjoy¬ 
able turn. 

Gene, of course, is tluj bell¬ 
wether. but he’s forced to j give a 
little ground when spotlight is on 
his drummer, Mona Clark, daugh¬ 
ter of one of Gene's old New 
Orleans buddies. She really beats 
those skins for fine reception. And 
then when she’s called to riiike to 
sing she reveals a powerful; voice, 
well adapted to singing the type of 
songs that call for belting a la 
Ethel Merman. 

Austin had a little fun naming 
his bassist. Stormy Knight, and 
guitarist. Sunny Day. Their real 
names were hard to remember, he 
says, so he fell back on the Knight 
and Day combo. Bassist does a lot 
of clowning, including wrestling 
his big musical instrument; lying 
on the floor and elevating It with 
his feet, straddling it, but never 
missing a beat. He uses guitar 
plucker as his foil and they get 
plenty of laughs. 

Austin, as noted, takes over at 
opportune times and sings.; mong 
other tunes, pop songs of other 
years that remain as faves. such as 
“Blue Heaven,” “M elancholy 
Babv,” “Lonesome Road,” “Bye 
B>e Blackbird,” “Jeannin e,” 
“Ramona,” “Can’t Give You Any¬ 
thing But Love,” “Someday jSweet- 
heart.” “Girl of My Dreams" 
“Weary'River” and “How Am I To 
Know.” 'jj 

Scanning that list it is not hard 
to believe that Austin’s jrecords 
have sold 86,000,000 copies as 
claimed. And, incidentally; these 
are the numbers heard in his latest 
Dot album. Luce. 


DICK WESTON 
Ventriloquism 
20 Mins. 

Thunderblrd, Las Vegas 

Although Dick Weston has ap¬ 
peared on the Las Vegas Strip be¬ 
fore. his turn has not been re¬ 
corded under New Acts, and well 
it should, be, because he is. the 
most refreshing voice tosser to 
come along in years. 

Producer Marty Hicks spotted 
Weston at the Silver Slipper, inked 
him for the Thunderbird’s current 
ice revue and handed him a hefty 
salary hike..Hicks was touted on 
Weston when he heard Edgar Ber¬ 
gen say Weston was “the best ven¬ 
triloquist in the business." 

Weston is young (mid-20s), hand¬ 
some, cleancut, and is probably the 
best technician in his unique trade. 
His lips don’t move, and he uses 
such provocative stunts as drink¬ 
ing while the dummy is singing, 
and doing duets with himself. 
Moreover, his dialog is original and 
very funny. 

Weston cobills himself with his 
favorite fpil, “Aunt Martha," a 
man-chasing spinster. He also uses 
“Clarence The Tramp," and. plans] 
to add other characters latter. They 
show delightful animation, imme¬ 
diately establishing themselves as 
individuals. Duke. 


ELROY FACE AND HAL SMITH 
(Assisted by Bob Prince) 

Songs and Comedy 
30 Mins. 

Holiday House, Pitt 

These World Series heroes are 
following in the path of sports 
celebs who go into show!;biz to 
cash in their new-found glory. 
However, the. boys are very]] enter¬ 
taining and have a solid turn in 
their preem at Pitt’s class, nitery. 
Face is good enough to hold his 
own in a spot on Jubilee, USA, or 
could play a baby-faced killer on 
any ot the tv westerns. Smith could 
do just as well as a real ;villain. 
His singing could get him a job as 
a vocalist with any of the country’s 
top bands. ^ i " 

World series tv announcer and 
the Pirates senior, broadcaster Bob 
Prince, of course, is a real pro and 
feeds lines to the players in cap¬ 
able fashion. He also warmed up 
tin* absolute capacity crowd with 
color stories on the series and is 
a good straight man for the two 
amazing young heroes of the series. 
Bi/. here for the four days was 
turnaway every night. Face & 
Smith plan going it alone profes- 
- sionally; Prince is anchored here 
and can't travel. ii Lit. 


| DEBORAH STUART 
; Songs 
! 22 Mins. 

; The Encore, Hollywood 
! Deborah Stuart,, just signed by 

■ Capitols Records, demonstrates 
j why: a pretty brunet, she has the 
; voice of a paradoxically matured 

■ child and uses it with a high 'de¬ 
gree' of intelligence and musician- 

| ship over a wide range of song 
: types, from folk and blues to jivey 
! standards and French ballads. For 
; nitery work she is more concerned 
! with the mike than with the au- 
! dience. She’s dynamic enough to 
j be great, especially in small ciubs. 
J Recordingw'ise, she’s a very good 
bet. Glen. 


been wasted If not for Miss JBailej 
who ties these items together in a 
neat package and provides a 
lengthy song session. She is still 
one of the top femme entertainers 
around. She’s a highly stylized 
comedienne, and a good singer. 
There; are her classics such as 
“Row, Row,” “Stormy Weather'- 
and, but more important, her 
folksy asides and. dissertation on 
the bid days of cafe work during 
the Prohibition era. . 

All this brings yocks even in a 
theatre.. Many apparently remem¬ 
ber or have heard about those'bad 
old days. The work she describes 
wouldn't mean much in the non? 
metropolitan areas, thus this part 
of lier act could be lost completely 
in the provinces. 

Louis Bellsori’s band provides 
more than’ competent show backing, 
and the leader does a lengthy and 
showmanly drum area that scores. 
There: is terping by Negro ballerina 
Alice Grant, who comes off charm¬ 
ingly. She is assisted for a while 
by a lad billed as Mr. Wynn. The 
Tappateers (3), okay Negro hoof¬ 
ers get a nicely rounded mitt, for 
their unison work, and the Seven 
Moroccans hit it big With pyramids 
and tumbling. Jose. 


VARIETY BILLS 


WEEK OF OCTOBER 26 


NEW YORK CITY 


MUSIC HALL 
BfazUan Ravuo 
Rockettes 


| B. Palgo Sym. Ora 
|Hi1*b Wood 


AUSTRALIA 


MELBOURNE 
Tivoli 
Leo Davis 
Barney Grant 
Edith Dahl . 
Coquettes. 

Les Dandlnlf 
Rita Moreno A An 
Evelyn Rose 
Ulk A Maor 
Marie Claire 
Peter. Crago 
Patricia Smith 
Eileen O’Connor 
Jimmy Vaughan. 
SYDNEY 
Tivoli 
June Bronhill 
John Larsen . 
Deidree Thiirlow 
Howell' Glynne 
Raymond Nilsson 
Kevin Mills 


Robert Eddie . 
Bruce Williams 
John Godfrey 
Htlinka Do 
Tarczinska 
Thea Phillips 
Renee Osbourne 
Douglas Stuchberry 
Ronald Austrom 
BRISBANE 
Her Milttiy'i 
Nat Jackley 
Sonny Willis 
Seth Gee 
Trio Hoganaa 
Montego A Partner 
Waits A Rena 
Dahl 

Flat Tops 
HI FI’s 

Dancing Fountains 
Paula Langlands' 
Williams A Sband 


BRITAIN 


Nileries Top Legit 


GLASGOW 
Empire 

Nitwits , 

M A B Winters 
Jones A Arnold 
Jeffrey Lenner 
Edorics 
Dub Russmar 

Ladr ‘lfANLEY 

Royal 

David Hughes 
Arthur Worsley 
Gladys Morgan Co. 
Reg-Dixon 
Derek New 
Jean A.Verne 


JONA CARROLL 
Songs 
30 Mins. 

j Le Cabaret. Toronto 

Former songstress for the A1 
Donohue and Clyde McCoy bands;, 
blond, well-stacked . Jona Carroll 
opens in a French-language version 
j of “Falling Leaves” and Wins the 
crowd,, as attested by later encores 
and a begoffl She can: also vbcalize 
: .in Italian, Spanish and,; of course, 
! English'. 

For change of tempo, she 
switches to “Women are Smarter,” 
in calypso style; a bouncy Gersh- 
: win medley seguing into “I’ve 
iGot Rhythm” and “Fascinating 
( Rhythm;” a torch singing of “Guess 
i Who I Saw Today?” For enebres, 
: she rings in ahold-fashioned med- 
] ley of “Piano Roll Blues,” “Wait¬ 
ing for the Robert E. Lee” and 
“Rockabye My Baby;” and. finales 
to a begoff of. “It’s All Right with 
Me” and a rousing “Mack the 
! Knife.” 

j With a wide world range. Miss 
j Carroll also understands lyrics arid 
i fi ne actress. XTrStau 


McStay. 


SAIDA 
Magic 
15 Mins. 

Eddys’, Kansas City 

Saida is . a magician of the Mos¬ 
lem cut, and the stand at Eddys 4 , 
on the bill with Carmel Qtiinn, is 
his first night club date j in the 
United States. Out of Casablanca, 
he has played in Mexico anil Cana¬ 
da over the past year or more. 

lie runs, through a few j; of the 
usual magic tricks, then perils off 
at least three that give the act a 
different twist. In one he] breaks 
an egg into a goblet and makes it 
vanish after pouring it intoia paper 
bag. In another he borrow^ a lady 
riinsider's expensive coat, plunges 
a lighted eigaret into the lining and 
returns the garment unharmed. 
The third is a mindreading bit in 
which he finds, by telepathy, the 
Dames of cities a number]; of pa¬ 
trons have written on secret note 
pages. 

His foreign accent and Moroccan 
ga h give him some added; atmos¬ 
phere. ard his'15 minute, ’ ses 
•s a topflight magic turn. |Quin. 



Paramount, B’klyn 

"Pearlie May’s International Re¬ 
vile" unth Pearl Bailey, Louis Bell - 
'son Orch (16v, Arribassadorettes 
: (8>. Tappateers (3), Seven Moroc¬ 
cans, Alice Grant, Mr, Wynn; 
“ Bluebeard’s 10 Honeymoons ” 
i <WB>. 

I 


The Brooklyn. Paramount for the 
first time in some years has taken 
on a stageshow during a, non-holi¬ 
day week. With the Pearl’Bailey 
show, managing director Gene Ple- 
shette has a layout that contains 
lots of entertainment put over by 
pne of the largest shows ever on 
; this stage.. 

f Miss Bailey makes it a point to 
bring on plenty of bodies. It does 
make it look like a big. act and it is. 
Miss Bailey carries with her ample 
song and dance groups, a batch of 
. showgirls and dancers. In addi¬ 
tion, there is the highly populated 
j Seven Moroccans! All of which 
makes for A colorful and nicely 
j moving set of stage proceedings, 
j It’s oldtime stagemahship, that 
• works. 

I However, all of this would have 


55 Continued from page. 62 issssi 

of the dancing ensemble would dis¬ 
appear;. 

Although the drahia critics con-; Eva“May WonY 
tinue to ' ignore Monk’s presenta- j ^eeds^ 
tion on; the grounds that’s it’s done • Adam Faitht 
a booze-selling surrounding vand f & p sharmt 
is hot offered as a “hard-ticket,” |Hotkeys r ^ yS ° 
he’s still going ahead with revues 
for the Upstairs, where he launches 
a new show every September, and 
mini-revues Downstairs. Impor¬ 
tantly spotted in Monk’s plans is 
Frank Wagner, Who staged the cur¬ 
rent “Dressed To : The Nines” frolic. 

On the agenda for the Downstairs 
room are “An Evening With . ” 

presentations a la the Cotillion 
.Room in N-.Y.’S Hotel Pierre but 
instead of Berlin,; Gershwin, Rod¬ 
gers,, etc,, Monk will have “Eve^ 
nings With” such lesser known 
composers as Bart Howard and Mi¬ 
chael Brown. 

Monk believes that the cabaret- 
revue will eventually be recognized 
as an art form just as the-films 
developed from a nickelodeon gim¬ 
mick. into an entertainment me¬ 
dium that has been recognized in 
all sophisticated circles, . 

; About 10 years ago. Monk’s fa¬ 
ther came up from North Carolina 
to see how his son was occupying 
himself in N. Y. Monk was then in 
charge of the shows at the. now de¬ 
funct Le Reubari Bleii. The senior 
Monk walked out c>n the show leav¬ 
ing, this note, for his. son, “Dear 
Julius, please change your environ¬ 
ment.” Monk didn’t , quit then and 
he doesn’t intend to, now. 


Chris Cailsen 
Johnny .'Worth: 
John Barry 7 

MANCHESTER 


Ken - Dodd 
Peters Sisten 
Eddie Calvert 
Lane A TruzzI 
Joe (Mr. Piano) 
Henderson 
Freddie Sales 
Dior Dancers. 
Three MerkyS . 
NEWCASTLE 
Empire 
Emile Ford 
immy Lloyd 
Bobby Deacon A 
Cruisers. 
Mistins : 

Sonny Roy 
Alan Field. 

Kay A. Kimberley 



Continued from pago 

now holds; .similar job for the 
United States. ] ! 

Local police got to the scene fast 
and ordered the demonstrators to 
cut their number to three because 
the original, much larger group 
was blocking traffic, 

. Said one pf the balking platoon: 
“Let’s call, somebody;; who can we 
call?”- A confrere answered:. “Why 
not the Civil Liberties Union?” 

. With that most of the dissenters 
left the theatre front and took up 
picket. duty across Broadway on 
Duffy Square. 

Member of the anth-“Stars" 
group said they represented Ad¬ 
vance, Which he described as an 
anti-Fascist youth organization. 
Demonstrators appeared to ! be in 
their twenties or early thirties. 


NEW YORK CITY 


Blrdfand. 
Buddy Rich All- 
. • Stars 

Horace Silver. 5 
Afro-Jazziacs 
Basin St.. East 
Don Rickies 
BiUy Eckstihe 
Charlie Barnet Or« 
Blue Angal 
Jack E. Leonard 
Dorothy Loudon. 
Janice. Mars 
Jimmy Lyon 3 
Ben Soir. 

Tony A Eddie 
PhyUis Diller 
3 Flames 
Jimmie Daniels 
Carpelot 
Julius LaRosa; 

Jorie Remus 
Dick Stabile Ore 
- Chardas 
Laureanne Lemgy 
Tibor Rakossy 
Dick Marta 
BiU Yedla 
Elemer Horvath 
Chataau Madrid 
Lobato BaUet. 

Ralph Font. Ore.. 
Panchito Ore 
Copacabana 
Lawrence & Gorme 
Corbett Monica’ 
Johnny D'Arc 
Bonnie Marie 
Paul SheUey Ore 
Frank Marti Ore 
Embers 

Dorothy Ddnegan 
Roy Eldridge 3 
Hotel Aster 
Eddie Lane Otc 
Hotel Naw Yorker 
Ada Cavallo. 

Boh Kasha 3 
MUt Saunders Oro 
Hotel. Pierre 
Vagabond King 
Jimmy Carroll 
Norma French 
. .Tack RUsseU 
Wilbur Evans 
Didi Van Eyck 
Stanley Melba Oro 
Joe Ricardel Oro 
Hotel Plaza 
Gogi Grant 
Ted Straeter. Ora 
M. Monte’s . Con¬ 
tinentals ’ 

Hotel Taft .. 
Vincent l.oper Or# 
Hotel Roosovolt; 
W. Covington Ore 
Hotel St. Moritz 
Jan August Ore 
Hotel St Raglt 
Joanne GUbert 
Milt Shaw Ore. 
Walter Kay Ore. 

International 
Sophie Tucker 
Tommy -Leonet 
McKenna Line 


Shirley MacLaine 

■ ■ Continued from page 2 

direct “Irma La Douce” and Wal- 
jter Mirisch will produce.“Seesaw.” 
The four pictures in Which Miss 
MacLaine will have leading roles 
are said to. represent an; invest^ 
ment of; $12,000,000. All fpur films 
are scheduled to be made in a 
two-year period, with: Miss;. Mac- 
Laine’s new contract beginning in 
the spring of 1961.. “Seesaw” will 
be the] first picture on the slate. 

The UA handout of Miss Mae- 
Laine’s new deal made no mention 
of the fact .that she was replacing 
'Miss Taylor in two of the Rims. 


Mike Durso Ore 
Avila Ore . 

Latin Quartet 
Rudas Dancers 
Gloria .LeRby; 
Harrison & Kossi 
Ford. A Reynolds 
Metropohtan 6 
Dorothea McFarland. 
Bob Anthony 
Lowell Harris 
Ronald • Field 
Jo Lombardi Ore 
B Harlowe Ore . 

Living Room 
James Ko.mack 
Wanderers 
Bobby Cole 3 ,; 

No. l Fifth Ave. 
Harry Noble 
Fred SUver 
Elly Eden 

Roundtable 

DukeHazlitt. 

Joey. Bushkin 
Sahbra 
Rinat. Yaron: 

Sara Avani 
Baduch A Ovadia 
Kovesh A Mizrachle 
Zadok Zavir 
Fershko Ore 
Leo Fuld 

Savoy Hilton 
Gunnar Hansen. Ore 
Chas. Holden Ore 
Ray Hartley 
Town A Country 
Jack Carter ;. 

SaUie Blair 
De. Vanl Bernue . 
Ned HarVey Ore : 
Martinez Ore . 
..Upstairs/Downstairs 
Ceil Cabot 
Gordon Connell 
Gerry “Matthews.. 
BiU Hennant . 

Mary L. Wilson 
Pat Ruhl 
Carl . Norman 
William Roy 
M A C Allen 
Viennese Lantern. 
Daisy Lumini 
Michelle Renoir 
Pawel Prokopeine 
Harold Sandler. Ore. 
Paul Mann 
Joe Troppi 

Village Barn 
Jack WaUace 
Johnny King 
Carol Ritz: 

Piute Pete. 

Bill Cimler 
Lou Harold Ore 
Village Gate 
Martha Schlamme . 

Village Vanguard: 
Ahmad Jamal 
BiU Harris 
Ronnie Ball 3 
Waldorf-Astoria 
Frankie Laine 
Emile Coleman Ore 
Then Fanidi Ore 


lue Angel. 

Mighty Panther 
“Calypso .Voodoo** 
Marliza A LationgO 
Tina Montez . 
Camille Yarbrough. 
Jamaica Slim 
King George 
Tino Perez Ore 

Conrad Hllteii 
‘•Persian Paradise" 
Shirley Winter 
BiU Christopher 
Frederick Gina 
Max : Patkin 
Ron Urban. 

Byrd A. Jantne 
Gay Claridge Ore 
Boulevar-Dears (3) 
Boulevar-Dons id) 


CHICAGO 


Drake 

Joanne Wheatley 
Jimmy Blade Ore 
. Gate of Horn 
Barbara: Dane 
Alan Mills 


Martin Denny 5 
Audrey Morris 3 
Eddie. Higgins . 

Mister Kelly's 
Ken. Murray • 

Marie Wilson • 

Marty Rubinstein 3 
MarxAFrigo 
Palmer. House 
George Gobel 
Dolores Perry 
Ben Arden. Oire 
Trade Winds 
Johnny Desmond 
Joe ParneUo 3 


Band I 
Billy Gray Rev 
Joe E. Ross 
Ketty' Lester 
Sonny Sands 

Ben Blue’t. 
Ben Blue 


LOS ANGELES 


Cully Richards 
Jules Savoy. . 
Bona Adams 
Joan Kayne 
Joan Elliot 
Richard Cannon 
Ivan Lana Orc <5) 


Giro's 
Miriam Makeba 
Tommy Roberts, 
Evelyn Freeman 
Brian Farhoh Ore 
Cloister 
Buddy Greco. 
Tralan Boyer 
Geri Galian 
^CeSoenut Grey* 
Dick Shawn 
Swe-Danes .. 


Bbb Newhatt 


Jeri Southern 
Reno Touzet Ore 


Ruth GUlls 
Jack Elton 
Steve La Fever 
•lets Bros. 
Paul GUbert 

Sfatler Hotel 
“Playmates of W 
Bklnnay Ennis Ore 
Ye Little Club 
Jack. Jones 
Sally Jones 


(AS VEGAS 

Pfsett Inn t New Frontier 

"Oriental Holiday" 
Larry Alpert 
Nighthawks . 

Dfck . Rice Ore 
; Riviere 
Dennis Day 
Jaye P. Morgan 
Billy: Williams -Rev 
Jack Cathcart Ore 
Noyelords 
Bob Braman 
Dave Leonard 
Sahara 
Kay Starr 
Guy Marks 
Mary Kaye Trie 
Freddie Bell .. 
Deedy A BUI 
Louis Basil Ore. 

Sartds, 

Lena. Horne 
Allen A Rossi 
Morrey King ’ 

Bobby Cole Trio 
Garr Nelson 
Copa. Girls . 
-Antonio. MerelU Ore 
She.wneat 
Larry: Collins 
Johnny Cash 
Merle Travis- 
Silver aiipper 
Hank Henry 
Sparky Kaye 
Red MarshaU , 
Danny. Jacobs 
Charlie Teagarden 
Lori Phillips 
Don Santora 
Geo. Redman Ore 
Stardust 
Lido De Paris 
Billy Daniels 
Sam Butera 
Roberta Linn 
Hawaiian. Revue 
Thunderblrd 
"Follies on-Ice" 
Dorothv Shay 
Dibk Weston 
A» Jahns Orb 
Fred A ..Marcy 
Millionaires 
• Troptcaiia - 
Folies Bergere 
[Ralph Young 
Maria. Lopez 
Janihe Caire. 

Colette Neidiger 
Frank Moore 4 
Chanhlng. PoUock. 
Perez Prado : . 
Den's A Rogeri 
A1 Depaulls 4 


Jimmy, Durante 
Eddie Jackson 
Sonny. King 
Betsy Duncan. 

Art Van Damm 
Donn Ardeii Dncrs 
Carlton Hayes Ore 
Michael Kent 
Dave ApoUoa 
Milt Herth ’ 

Henri Rose 3 
Dunes 
Tqny Bennett 
Pa sealine 
Gil Bernal 
JaCi Font 
Novelites . . 

BUI Reddle Ore 
El Cortes 
Joe Sante 4 
Don Corey 
Ike Carpenter • 

Don; Friend 
Johnny Hayden. 
TopnotcherS 

Flamingo 
Vic Damone 
Mitzl Green: 

Dinah Washington 
Jack Ross A Dick. 1 
Lane 4 

Janie. McFadden 
Jackie Allison 
Philly Duke ... 

N. Brandwynne. Ore 
Barry Ashton Doers 
Fremont Hotel 
So and So*s■■■'-. 
Make Believes'- 
Jolly Jacks 
The Holidays 
Golden Nugget 
Lee.' A Faye :.May-. 

. hard . . 

Sons of Gold’o Wst 
Hacienda 
Four Turtes. 

Johnny Olenn 
Keynotes \ 

Mint 

Jon. Sandra - . Steele. 
Bobby Sherwood 


Stevens 
Hoyt Henry Ore 
- Nevada Club 
Vido Musso 
Little Red 
Sally Korby 
Johnriv Paul 
lyisrk Hall - 


Ml AMI-MI AMI BEACH 


Americana 

Ross Trio; • . •.■!•.- 

Pu'pi Cainpo Ore 
Bar of Muslfl 
BUI Jordan . 

Gina WUson 
Sue: Lawton. 

Steve Hunter 
Carillon 
“Folies .Franchise" 
Han-y . Mimmo 
Elisa .Jayne 
Darryl Stewart . 
Jacques. Donhet Ore 
Deauville 

Henry Levine. Ore , 
Gwen Bari A CO, 
Sacasas. Ore 


Eden Roe 

Mai Malkin Or* 
-tackie Heller' 
Rascha RodeU .. 

I.uls Varona Orer 
Damlto Jo 
. Everglades Roof 
Underwater' BaUet 
‘Stars of Tomorrow* 
Doh McGran'e Oro" 
Fontalnbteau 
Freddy ; Calo Oro 
Len Dawson Ore 
Singapore 
Snuffy Miller. 
Florence Mayo 
Lisa. Wood 
Jack Mayo . 

Hal Rader Ore 


KENO-TAHOE 

..Golden 


Harry Ranch' 
Apollos 
Four Coins.. 

Harold's Club 
Sportsmen 
Characters 
Phyllis Inez .. 

Harrah's (Tahbe) 
McGuire Sisters 
Jimmy Wakely 
Hank Penny; .. 
Premiers 
TUnetimers. 

Leighton Noble Ore 
Dorben Dancers 
. Harrah's . (Reno) 
Lancers 
Lise Alonso 
John Biizoh 
Bobbie JaAnne 
Claude Kelly 4 
Jack McHarg 


Holiday 

Happy Jesters. . 
Rounders 
Maaka Nua 
Charles Gould 
• . Mapes 
Cohorts 
Tony BeUus 
Gigolos 
Jce Karnes 

.. Riverside 
Ford A Mines 
Patrice Wymoro 
Starlets 
Ed Fitzpatric 
Gaylords 
EnCpres 

Wagon Wheel 
(Tahoe 

Sons. Golden' West 
Miuuelito Valdez 
Bobby. Page 
Jo Ann. Jordon 


BlacTchawk 
Shorty Rogers Ore 
Boule-Noire. 
Dotty Dodgioii 
Benny Barth 3 
Earthquake 

. McGoeii's 
Turk Murphy Ore • 
Fairmont -Hotel 
Ella Fitzgerald - 
E- Heckscher. Ore 
GayfO's.. 
Ray K. Goman 
Bee A Ray Goman 
Dik Keegan Ore 
Hangover 
Jimmy Rushing. 
Darensbourg Ore 


SAN FRANCISCO 

Olga Sbragia . 
"Virgil Gonsalves • 
'Mae Barnes 


Pat Harrington Jr. 
WiU Holt A DoUy 
Jonah. 


Jazz Workshop 
James Moody; 7 

On. the Levee 
KldOryOfc 

Neve 

Red Norvo. tt . 

Purple : Onfen 
Smothers .Bros. 3 
June Ericson 
Mel Young 

MS Club 
Kiki Paige 
Floyd A Marianne 
Walter Shyretto 
Jay 'NemetR 
Marya Linero . 
Barry Ashton Dncra 
Roy Palmer Ore 


Crosbys Rock Racquet Cfub 

Dayton, Oct. 25. 

..- The .Crosby Bros, broke all at¬ 
tendance reebrds in the Racquet 
Club’s three-year history, iii their. 
10 -day stay ending Oct 22, accord¬ 
ing to W. C. Brennan, operator. 

. They will be back for one Week 
starting Oct. 31. 


: Eiira Bailey, singer billed as 
“Pearl Bailey^; sister.” is; Icurrent 
headliner at Champ’s Sho-Bar, 
Montreal. V 




LEfilTlMATB 


Vednceday, October 26 9 I960 


PfouEfr 


«9 


THEATRE SUBSIDY-ABROAD 


Could D C. Politicians Be Typical? 


By LES CARPENTER 

Washington, Oct, 29. 

Perhaps W a s h i n g t b n lacks 
enough perspective to be a satis¬ 
factory test for “Advise and Con-, 
sent.” Producers Robert Fryer and 
Lawrence Carr decided to: bring 
the LOring Maridel dramatization 
of Allen Drury’s Puiitzer Prize, 
novel the National Theatre here 
en route to Broadway. Now they 
are wondering if they made a mis¬ 
take. 

After enthusiastic notices from 
the opening tryout' week in New 
Haven, the play about . national 
politics moved to Washington and 
collected two thumbs-down re- . 

views/arid one mixed. For .its first Feb. IJ' 18 ; .. T March 31- 

two Washington evening perform-' April 1, and ^ Once .Upon a Mat- 
ances,; both benefits,, audience re- | tress, May 12-13. Seasontickets 
action was considerably less than./[ * our shows range from 

anticipated, although the response: ?8-5l7. 
improved beginning with the third 
evening. 

Washington Post critic Richard 1 
,L. Cbe Wrote, "“NO; play in recent 
..memory has come to Washington 
with such vast local interest.” It 
Ayas. a virtual sellout for the two- 
week run before it opened. The 
heart of the problem, interviews 
with several prominent liiem in 


^Suzie* Launches Dayton 
Subscription Schedule 

, Dayton,. Oct; 25. 

... “World of. Suzie Wong” which 
played here last Thursday-Saturday 
(2(122) was the first of at least six 
touring entries scheduled for. Day- 
ton this season. . Next up is “Music 
Man,” Nov. 7-12. 

.The other, four shows thus far 
set will come in under, the sponsor¬ 
ship of. the newly:fofmed-Broadway 
Theatre League, The . entries, 
booked for Friday-Saturday stands, 
are “Pleasure of His Company,” 
Dec. . 16-17; “Andersoiiville Trial,” 



... Paris, Oct. .18. . 

politics here rtveal, is that the I . ^ st -if. .. 

novel hart it, vast nomitaritv Andre Malraux reprimanded the 



Drury novel had its vast popularity _ • r , v - 

with politicians for » different rea. i Comed.e,Francaise for not at.agin? 
son than made it a best seller out- legit classic^ and gave; 

on e of, the C..-F houses to Jeanr. 
* - •... 8 ‘ v ... a, , Louis Barrault to form; a new state 

The book, read: by virtually subsidized;house* the Odeon-Thea- 
yery VIP in town, was^ praised v tre D e France, However,. C-F old- 
here primarily because of ; time dashes were lacking ih ap- 

curacy and its sensitivity regarding peal Since then, many regular 
the burdens of Senators and : the .; houses, as well as the state-backed 
V : S.' President as they are caught : ;-ones, are giVing : . classics, antique 
in wobs of conflicting, forces. an( j not, at special matinees or 
Drury is and has been for. years.. A yj ien shuttered during the current 
< Continued on page 75) j season. These have become pop¬ 
ular, and are getting public play as 
well as school attendance. 

Classics, are given fresher. Stag¬ 
ings. . and in some cases with 
■ ‘ modern dress. Eight .theatres, with 
about 10.000 seating capacity, have : 
, niade t hls a regular addition to 
Way llUlguOT i their activities, and four more are 
Grand Guignol venture ;P} a nni.rir to '>* Ion -the' classical 


By ERNIE PLAYER 

London, Oct. 25. 

Although Arts Council pf Great 
Britain grants to legit, opera, bal¬ 
let; music and other, arts during 
the 1959-60 season totalled $4,200,- 
000, the. highest thus far, “a more 
rational, continuous! arid secure 
basis of. assistance” to the; arts is 
essential. That is the ; coniclusibn 
of. William Emrys Williams, secre¬ 
tary-general, in the new Arts 
Council-annual report. 

. It’s up to the Arts Council, in. 
cobperatiori with local authorities, 
television companies, trusts arid 
industry, to work out a more 
Sound, permanent setup for under-- 
writing / the arts, Williams argues 
in his introduction to the annual 
report. He notes that the $4,200;- 
000 -subsidy from the Arts Council 
is still one .of the lowest of its kind 
in Europe, and amounts to only 8c 
per head for the population of 
Great Britain, 

Without the Arts Cburtril . as¬ 
sistance, he : asserts, the Royal Bal¬ 
let. Co vent Garden Opera, Sad¬ 
ler’s Wells and the. Old Vic could 
ript, exist, and ifs “more than 
doubtful if such experiments as 
the English Stage Co,at the Royal 
Court Theatre or the Mermaid 
Theatre” would have been possi¬ 
ble. The same ; applies; to various 
fine arts, projects and to numerous 
local stock companies. 

The main responsibility for rais¬ 
ing the necessary additional money 
(Continued: on page 73), 


West German Theatres Always SRO; 
Mostly Translations of English, U.S. 


Theatre Wing Group To 
Tour N.Y* City Schools 

/The . American Theatre Wing 
will sponsor a series of 12 plays 
and musicals in the New York 
secondary schools next spring. A 
company of 75 from the Wing’s 
School for Theatre Training will 
be directed by the Broadway pro¬ 
fessional faculty of the organiza¬ 
tion. 

Included in .the presentations 
will be “Through the Years with 
Rodgers and Hammerstein,” a 
tribute to the late Oscar Hammer- 
stein 2d, a meiriber of the Wing’s 
board of directors. 



St. J. Terrell B31 Doll 
Seek 50G Bankroll For 



. The 


, a _ ' bandwagon. 


planned for olt-Broadway. this sea-j A i „ . .. ... , 

ion is budgeted at $50,000; tbe nationalized-.legiter. 

. though ostensibly high for the base- ' v^i^^edtC-Francaise now has. 
HYent arid belfry circuit, the bank-; ■ I j Dp? ’ :tll n 

roll is to cover : a. series of iour ! Nahonal ,Populate; will 

separate bills, Teni/theatre opera- student matinees-of 
tor St: John- Terrell and pressagent ^® 1 .^.. a " d 
Bill Doll are co-producirig the se-,.GOi-neillei_ and .-the Theatre De 
• : which ..they, intend launching ! ' Continued-on page,76 ! 

r.ext November at -aft undesi.gnated ' 
theatre, ’ ,/v. ; 

The,legit,’film and- rights to 
the entire; repertoire of plays.con¬ 
trolled by ihC Theatre du Grand- 
Giiignol in Paris have been ob- / Salzburg.. Oct, 25. 

tained by Terrell. According to a 1 The light classic operetta themes 
solicitation to. potential: backers: of Johann Strauss .arei too salty for, 
the repertoire .includes 2.700 coi Salzburg.. The City Commission 
tdies, / farces, dramas and horror' for the Protection of. Youth has 
plays, of which, 50.0 ai:e now avail: : just banned;, anyone under 16 f'rdnV 
able for presentation in the. U. S. attending VA Night in Venice 1 ’ be-. 

The off-Broadwav project, tagged cause- part of the plot concerns a/ 
Night at I.e Theatre du. Grand,- "ho. visits the canal city to 

Guignol,” is' to comprise bills, bf lurthcr Ins love affair, wjth,a. mar- 

three: or four one-act plays, in Eng- . 

lish translation. An estimate of pre- r Some of the pai;ents haye . com-: 
production costs in the solicitation ;.P lain ^ d *9 odJ_.officials about the ] 
includes $ 1,600 advance Paris royal- han on the famed, operetta. But 
ties for three sets/'of piavs and a . Commissioner Hans Kaut, who is 
$2,400 advance for their English / also^cultural director, has suggest- 
adaptati . A breakdown of weekyted that parents should, “send their 
]y operating, costs also . indicates j children to the movies, instead,” 
that the Grarid-Guignol operation'■ 

in Paris is to get 7, r r of the gross • U/ j]| K^rc Arlrpcc r 1*0111 
>iid the English adaptor 5% of/tlie l MfS.AtlFCSS.rrom 

gross. 

The: producers intend to have a 
champagne bar. in the theatre dur¬ 
ing the engagement 


Joseph Anthony will-Teeeive a. 
$5,000 fee,- plus 3of. the gross 
and JiCc-iof the net profit for direct¬ 
ing the upcoming Broadway pro¬ 
duction of “Rhinoceros.” His share 
of the profits,.if any,, is to be treat¬ 
ed. as. running expense, deducted 
prior to the distribution .of net 
profits to. the backers and ma 
ageriient; 

The staging of ' the Leo. Kerz 
resentatioii. of. Derek Prouse's 
adaptation., bf... Eugene Ionescbs 
play Was to have been .handled 
originally by Robert .Lewi., who 
was to iiave received the same fee 
and gross ' percentage . as Anthony, 
Lewis’ cut of the profit: however., 
was; to have been 7>iiTr- The switch 
in stagers occurred when Lewis 
withdrew because of the produc¬ 
tion's postponement; first from Oc¬ 
tober to-November and then to next 
Jan. 5 at an undesignated New 
York theatre: 

The withdrawal of Lewis as di- 
reetpr has resulted in a dispute be¬ 
tween the stager and, Kerz. Each is 
(Continued on page 76> 


Oil $60,000 Ante 

About $10,000 was lost on the 
Broadway and road run of “Duel of 
i Angels.” The Roger L. Stevens-S. 
/Hurok.. production, using the; sets 
and costumes from a prior London 
presentation of the play, cost about 
j $60,000 operi in New York, 

'. Where it ran seven weeks/ The 
] subsequent tour, which ended last 
! Oct. 15 in Washington, covered 14. 
weeks,, 

The Jean Giraudoux comedy* 
adapted by Christopher Fry, earned 
back an estimated $10,000 on its 
j Broadway:, stand/ The production, 

[ which had been slated to end its 
' Main Stem stay June 18, termi- 
1 nated: the run June 1 as a result 
of the Actors Equity and the 
League of N. Y. Theatres contract' 
' dispute. 

About $40,000 was Carried back 
on the tour, which began with a 
four-week stand in Los Angeles 
arid another in Sari Francisco, a 
split-week, then three weeks in 
Chicago and. two. weeks in Wash¬ 
ington/ Particularly strong busi- 
, ness in Washington accounted for 
about half the coin .earned back on 
...the road, hike. 

The play/ which was a hit in 
Paris, as , “Pour Lucrece,” was- a 
moderate success in London with 
■ Vivien Leigh and Claire Bloom co- 
starred Miss Leigh also appeared 
in the U.. S. production, costarring 
with Mary. Ure, who left the. Show 
„at the end of its Frisco, stand, 
being succeeded by Sally Home., 


By LES BROWN 

Chicago, Oct. 25. 

Chicago Sun-Times critic Glerina 
Syse, back from a junket to West 
Germany under that government’* 
“guest program,” attended 24 per¬ 
formances of legit and opera in 
four weeks and says she never saw 
a vacant seat at any of them. 

“Apparently everyone goes to 
the theatre in Germany,” she' told 
Variety, “mostly, I gather, on 
some sort of subscription series. 
The bellhops, the girls in tha 
beauty shops, and practically 
everyone I met seemed to have 
tickets to the every-olher-Tuesday 
performances. 

What impressed me particularly 
was that they’re proud of their 
theatres. A city like Dusseldorf, 
for instance, has 20 houses in its 
metropolitan area. What city here, 
.outside of New York, can count 
that many? I was told that when 
the rehabilitation of West Ger¬ 
many began, the theatres went up 
first, and then they got around to 
housing.’’ 

Mrs. Syse and her husband, 
Norman ia nevswriter for CBS, 
Chicago^, were in an American 
party of eight that toured Berlin, 
Bonn. Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich, 
Hamburg, and Dusseldorf under 
Republic of West Germany aus¬ 
pices. It was that government's 
first theatre tour for Americans 
’ Continued on page 75) 


Home Newspaper Men Dute 


Investing in Show Biz 

Diibli , Oct. i8: 

. Actress Eve Watkirison has just 
inherited a $106,780 share iri her 
father's, contracting business. But 
the \vill says she shouldn’t; irivest 

Iri N Y With Own Tuner an y .Of the. asiets in theatrical en- 
mT\. I • » lin VWII luner terprise.. The. clause. ' Arthur. 

Ronie,. Oct. 25. . Watkirison-s . /w ili. read/. “I trust, 
Todd. Hunt arid Donald Mishcll. .withoiit .imposing; anv legal obliga- 
. staffers on /the English-language / tion' on her, that my daughter will. 
Rome Daily American here, have ; not.use.any of nty estate in the fur- 
collaborated ori the; .book,. . lyrics : theranee of a theatrical enterprise.” 
arid songs of “Medieval. Upheaval,” j Eve Watkinson lost about $1,000 
a nnisical comedy about life in the i\y years ago in presenting “The 
Middle Ages. ; Way of thie^ World” in Dublin; She 

. Hunt is going to New York, ar- ;,says that she will continue with 
riving next Monday < 31 >. and | the .theatre, but' will respect her 
Mishell a fevv weeks later to show; father’s .wishes. The business, of 
their script’ to Broadway pro- j which she.is/now chairman, and.her 
ducers. ; I theatrical career, will not be mixed. 


Shelagh Delaney’s ‘Lion’ 
Folds in British Tryout 

London, Oct.' 23. 

,; Shelagh Delaney's seeorid play. 

1 “A Lion. In Love,” has not repeated 
the success of her first, “A Taste 
of Honey.” After a short provirieial 
tour; “Lion” . folded Ot-t. 15. in 
Biristpl, cancelling a contemplated 
London presentation. 

Wolf Mankowitz, who produced 
the play, said that audience reac¬ 
tion/and press notices Were mixed: 
“It could still have bcori a. svicccss 
in the West End with the right 
theatre,’? he declared, “but manage- 
rii^nis haye been diary. The only 
; possible , theatres we could have 
had were all too . large.” 

Miss Delaney- with “A Taste Of 
.Honey'* doing all right on Broad¬ 
way and a film of the. play coming 
up, was. philosophical about the 
: close^3p\vn edict. “I think it' a 
./better play, than “A Taste Ol' 
/ Honey;” she remarked, ‘’and I've 
i learned /« lot from it;” 


COAST’SHOW BOAT’MAY 
TOUR ORIENT, EUROPE 

. San Francisco/ Oct. 25. 

. The American National, Theatre 
& Academy, representing the State 
Department, has offered to tour 
the Frisco-Los Angeles Civic Light 
Opera production of “Show Boat” 
into the Pacific area, through Asia 
and into Europe. CLO director Ed¬ 
win Lester noted that the show is 
a completely American subject in 
a typically American musical form. 

Lester has gone to New York to 
discuss the tour possibility but. be¬ 
fore. leaving, cautioned that show 
is "too big and involved Jechnic- 
ally” to travel in its present foim. 

“Show Boat” is at the Cur¬ 
ran, Frisco, through Nov. 5. 


Atlanta’s Busy Season 
Will Include 5 Touring 
Legits, Specialty Items 

Atlanta, Oct. 25. 

A busy entertainment schedule, 
highlighted by five legit shows, has 
been lined up thus far for the 
1960-61 season at the Tower Tliea- 
jtre and Municipal Auditorium 
j here. Four of the legit entries are 
scheduled for the 1.850-seat Tower, 

J while the fifth is slated for the 
. 5,500-seat auditorium, 
i The Atlanta Broadway Theatre 
Leayue. sponsored by the Atlanta 
Music Club, has booked the . four 
j Tower offerings, which are being 
j routed by the New York-based 
j Broadway Theatre Assn. The first, 
booked for Nov. 24-26, will b 
“Once Upon a Mattress.” costar- 
: ring Imogene Coca and F,dward 
j Everett Horton. 

[ The touring “Fiorcllo” will fol- 
; lo\v..Jan. 16-18. Next will be Joan 
/Bennett and Donald Cook in 
j “Pleasure of His Company.’' March 
j 2-4. and with John Carra- 

j dine, Sheppard Strudwick and 
(Continued on page 73> 


Jessie Matthews 1-Nile 
Touring in ‘Five Finger’ 

London, Oct. 25. 

Jessie Matthews is making her 
“comeback” in Britain the hard 
Way. The former filmusieal star. 
153/is playing the nagging wife in 
! “Five Finger: Exercise” in a six- 
I w eek tour of one-night stands. The 
[ tour is being . presented by the 
’ Welsh Committee of the Arts 
’. Council and: is playing town halls 
jand school halls, etc., Avith only a 
few theatres. b 

j Miss Matfhew;s is reported as 
'saying/ “I'm dtSrig this for love, 
not for money| - I’ve had many 
offers to go to Stock companies as 
.. guest star fpr| four times the 
i money/* y 


Marceau Sheds Company 
For One-Nighter Dates 

The Marcel Marceau Compagnie 
de Mime has been reduced to Mar¬ 
ceau and an assistant for its one- 
nighter tour, which began last 
night (Tuos.b The full Marceau 
troupe began its U. S. tour Aug. 30 
at the Cambridge <MassJ Drama 
Festival. The company then played 
the N. Y. City Center for three 
weeks, the Shubort Theatre. De¬ 
troit, for one week and the Black- 
stone Theatre, Chicago, for U’-'e 
weeks through Ir.st Saturday 

The members of the company not 
remaining with the presentauon 
have gone back to Europe. The en¬ 
tire unit appeared with Marceau 
1 in the mime version of Nicolas 
Gogol’s novel, “The Overcoat,” 
which was paired on the program 
with Mareeaifs “Bio” cb; :, *acteri7a- 
tion. The mime play will not be 
included in the one-niter tour. 


Dallas Fast Nov. 1-30 

The 1960 Dallas Festival, the 
city's second annual salute to the 
arts, will be presented Nov. 1-30. 
It will feature theatre, symphony, 
opera, ballet, recitals, 
j Among the events encompassed 
' jn the fest will be the season open- 
• Ings of the Dallas Theatre Center, 
the . Dallas Symphony, and the 
! Dallas Civic Opera. 






LEGITIMATE 


Shows Abroad 


Settled Out of Court! 

London, Oct. 20^ 

Henry Sherek presentation of comedy 
melodrama in three acts, by William Saro¬ 
yan and Henry Cecil. Staged by and stars 
Nibcl Patrick; decor, Anthony Holland: 
Opened Oct. 19. ’60, at the Strand Thea¬ 
tre. London; *2.80 top. . 

Sir George Halliday.Charles Hedop 

Charles Brandy .. Llewellyn Rees 

Mrs. Parsons . Dorothy Turner 

Banks .. Peter Hager 

Mr. I.Eric Pohlmann 

Angela Walsh .Linda Gardner 

Smith . Richard Klee 

Harold Allwinter . Philip Guard 

- Mrs Meadows ........... Mary Hignelt 

Miles Hampton . Peter Stephens 

Frederick; . Peter Hutton 

Herbert Adams .Russell Waters 

Cooper . Alan Mason 

Douglas Broadwater .John Stratton 

Josephine Barnwell Maxine Audley 

Lonsdale Walsh Nigel Patrick 

There is no valid reason why a 
preposterous idea should not make 
good theatre, provided the other 
ingredients are of the necessary 
high calibre. Unhappily. “Settled 
Out Of Court” misses, mainly be¬ 
cause it is too talky, with long, dull 
and improbable sequences. 

The first act, which should 'set 
the scene, doe* not introduce the 
two principal characters until a 
moment or two before the curtain. 
That might not matter as much if 
what had preceded their entry Mas 
strong and diverting. 

The idea behind this comedy 
thriller, which William Saroyan 
and Henry Cecil have fashioned 
from the latter’s novel, is that a 
convict serving a life sentence for 
murder should break Jail and i at 
pistol point compel the judge who 
convicted him to give him a re¬ 
trial. The premise becomes even 
less believable when a strong-arm 
gang rounds up the witnesses ; in 
the original hearing for re¬ 
examination of their evidence.! 

Though the outcome of the 
“trial” is readily predictable, the 
authors introduce a neat final 
twist which, apart from its gim¬ 
mick appeal, seems to indicate a 
more liberal censorship policy,!! as 
it apparently accepts the theory 
that you can get away with mur¬ 
der. •!! 

Nigel Patrick has staged jtlie 
piece in a way largely suited:! to 
his own acting style. The fast 
tempo matches his delivery, but 
is* not always so fitting for the 
others. His own performance is 
sure, smooth and polished. Maxine 
Audley is highly effective as the 
victims widow, Charles Heslopji is 
impressive as the judge and Eric 
Pohlmann is the heavyweight 
leader of the gang. Others in the 
cast lend admirable support, and 
the entire show is played against. 
Anthony Holland’s attractive set?. 

Myra. 

This Year, Yext Year 

London, Oct. 21. 

Wolf Mankowitz presentation of com¬ 
edy in three acts (six scenes), by Jack 
Bonder. Staged by John Dexter; decor. 
Neil Hobson. Stars Pamela Brown. Brenda 
Bruce. Michael Gough. Opened Oct.: 20. 
*60. at the Vaudeville Theatre. London; 
$2.80 top. 

I.ouis . Brenda Bruce 

Charlie . Terence Stamp 

Margaret . Pamela Brbwn 

Joe . Michael Gough 

Bert . David Langton 

Joyce Anne Lawson 

There is an interesting idea jbe- 
hind “This Year, Next Year,” but 
its apparent failure is apparently 
due to the author’s inexperience. 
Although Jack Ronder has written 
plays for amateurs, this first pro¬ 
fessional production in the West 
End displays evidence of iim- 
maturity. It seems a questionable 
bet, despite its marquee values. 

“This Year, Next Year” is Wolf 
Mankowitz’s first solo presenta¬ 
tion in the West End since his! re¬ 
cent split with Oscar Lewinstein. 
He is to do another new script, by 
Ronder next year. The slender 
story line of the present play | de¬ 
pends on characterization. The I,au¬ 
thor has drawn his leading per¬ 
sonalities clearly, but lets them 
down with pedestrian dialog and 
transparent situations. ! 

The two main characters are 
spinster sisters, one plain jand 
dowdy, the other colorful and easy¬ 
going. each convinced of the! de¬ 
pendence of the other. .The 
brighter sister,, played by Parriela 
Brown, conceives the idea; of 
marrying off the other, played! by 
Brenda Bruce, to ah upstairs 
neighbor, a scruffy and lazy jvio- 
linist portrayed by Michael Goiigh. 
That the plan will go awry is ob¬ 
vious. but the ending is unreal 
and unbelievable. 

Easily the best feature of, the 
production is the sterling work of 
Miss Brown and Miss Bruce. 
Gough, in a typical performance, 
is less acceptable, and the three 
other performers. Terence Stamp 
as the fiddler’s, teenage son, David 


Langton as the smarter sister’s 
boss and lover, and Anne Lawson 
in a minor bit. have slight oppor¬ 
tunities. 

I John Dexter’s direction seems to- 
j lack the vitality, that! has character- 
{ized much of his other recent 
; work. Neil Hobson’s single set of 
; the sisters’ living room is. rea¬ 
sonably authentic. Myro. 

Eine Dummheit Macht 
Auch iler Gescheiteste 

(Even the Smartest Can Be 
Foolish) 

Berlin, Oct. 4. 

Berlin Festival presentation of Schlos- 
spark Theatre production of comedy in 
six scenes' by Alexander Ostrowski, Ger¬ 
man translation by Johannes von Guen¬ 
ther. Features Rolf. Henniger, Berta 
Drews. Eduard Wandrey. Staged by Wal¬ 
ter Henn; settings and costumes. H. W. 
Lenneweit. Opened Oct. 1, '60, at. the 
Schlosspark Theatre. Berlin; *3.20 top. 
Jegor Dmitrilsch Glumow. .Rolf Henniger 

His Mother ... , Berta Drews 

Mama jew .. Eduard Wandrey 

His Wife .._............ Gisela Uhlen 

Krutizkij .. Arthur Schroeder 

. Iwan Gorodulin .Siefinar Schneider 

Jegor WassUjitsch...... .Dieter- Hanspach 

Golutwin .... Claus Hofer 

Sofia Ignatjewna ......... Elsa Wagner 

Maschenka .'. Uta Hallant 

The Schlosspark Theatre, having 
I had a success with its Berlin Festi¬ 
val production of. “Roskolnikoff,” 
has 'followed it with another hit 
from the Russian. The new work, 
translated by Johannes von Gueri- 
ther, is Alexander Ostrowski’s 
comedy, “Eine Dummheit Macht 
Auch der Gescheiteste.” (Even, the 
Smartest Can Be Foolish). Both 
shows could stand comparison with 
the best of Paris, and London. 

Ostrowski's comedy has been 
given a deftly modern satirical 
touch. The brisk pace relieves 
some of the Slavic ponderousness, 
and still retains the original humor. 
The sharp expose of corruption has 
been sacrificed for the sake of wit, 
but the dialog.is intelligent as well, 

. as witty. 

; Although this is primarily an en- 
[serrible achievement. Rolf Henniger 
j stands out with a colorful portrayal 
of a young opportunist who feigns 
i stupidity to gain his ends. He gets 
[fine support from Berta Drews as 
his mother, Eduard Wandrey as a 
rich man and Gisela Uhlend as the 
latter’s attractive wife. Walter 
I Henn has provided imaginative 
| direction, and the settings and cos¬ 
tumes by H. W. Lenneweit are also 
an asset. Hans, ■' j 


; B’klyn Theatre Arts Co., 
Academy of Music Unit, 
Plans Taint’Production 

.The new Brooklyn Theatre Arts 
Co., the legit unit of the Brooklyn 
Academy of Music; plans launch- 
ling its first production Dec. 27 at 
[the 1,200-seat house. The pres- 
I entation, scheduled for five succes¬ 
sive evenings. Mill be the musical, 
[“Paint Your Wagon/' 

I Earl G. Muron and Joseph Laver 
are co-producers of the legit or- 
! ganization, which has been char- 
; tered by N. Y. State as a non-profit 
cultural and educational venture,. 

; Paul Taubman, television musical 
[director and proprietor of the 
[ Penthouse Club, N. Y., will be mu- 
[sical and artistic director for 
i “Wagon,” to be staged by Sidney 
[Eden. 

i. The company, which is selling 
memberships from $10-$100, also 
plans establishing a theatrical 
workshop. Its deal with the Acad¬ 
emy provides that the latter's, sub¬ 
scribers get a 50c. reduction on 
tickets. Also, rental for the Music 
Hall is to be paid the Academy 
from the first money taken in", at 
the b.o. Tickets for the presenta¬ 
tion will be scaled from $1.50-$2.80. 
A straight play is planned for pro¬ 
duction by the organization next 
May. Arthur Kent is business 
manager and promotional director 
of the venture. 

In a prepared form for potential 
cast members, the company states, 
“All performers, regardless of role, 
shail.be assigned 1% of any monies 
which shall exceed $6,500 (costs of. 
production). The gross of the 
house, at full capacity, ts approxi¬ 
mately $12,000/’ On that , basis, if 
the show were to sell out, the pay¬ 
ment to performers would, bo a 
j maximum of $55 each, 
j Whether this arrangement will 
; hold remains to be seen, since the 
management of the venture has 
been meeting with representatives 
of Actors Equity on the require¬ 
ments that will have to be met if 
members of the union are to be 
employed. 


PKmET't 


Jerty Adler WiU Head 
Samlen Prods. Legit Unit 

Samlen Productions is expand¬ 
ing from the industrial show field 
to legit. Jerry, Adler,, currently 
stage manager of the Broadway 
production of “My-Fair Lady,” will 
head the firm’s theatre > depart¬ 
ment. 

Samlen was formed three-and-a- 
half years ago by Samuel (Biff) 
Liff, production stage manager, for 
“Lady,” and Leonard Bedsow, who 
had also been active as a. stage 
manager. 

Coast'Best Man’ 

A $55,000 Loser 

The Coast company of “The Best 
Mari,” which failed! to repeat the 
success of .the original Broadway 
production, represented a. loss of 
krourid $55,000 on an $80,000 in¬ 
vestment: The financing of the 
presentation,, which closed last Oct.; 
15 at the Alcazar Theatre. San 
Francisco, was shared equally be¬ 
tween the Playwrights Co'.. and 
Coast producer. Randolph. Hale. 

The! Playwrights Co. is sole, pro¬ 
ducer of the Main Stem edition of 
the Gore Vida play, now in its 30th 
week at the Mbrosco Theatre, N.Y. 
Hale, who Mas partnered or the 
Coast venture, ,1s operator of the 
Alcazar, where the political play 
put in five weeks after a similar 
stand at the Hartford Theatre, Los 
Angeles. 

The Coast coiripany opened. Aug. 
10 after a split-week break-in the 
previous week in Santa Barbara. 
The show earned an estimated. 
$20,000 operating profit in L.A., 
but dropped about $8,000 ori its 
Frisco run/ It cpstarred Leon Ames, 
Williain Gargari and Gene Ray¬ 
mond, and was to have, embarked. 
oh a national , tour following its 
Coast . bookings. The. Playwrights. 
Co. was to have, taken Over owner¬ 
ship . pf-the productipri. With Hale 
getting a percentage! of the profits. 

Plans .now. call for the original 
Broadway production, costarring 
Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy and 
Frank Lovejoy, to tour next year. 
Tickets for. the Main Stem entry 
are now being sold .through next 
March/i-l and the advance sale is 
over $80,000, which is higher than, 
when the ; show opened. “Best 
Man,” incidentally, is the final play 
to have been produced, under the 
Playwrights Co. banner, .prior to 
the firm’s dissolution last June. 
Roger L. Stevens, . the Actual 
presenter of “Best Mam” Is con¬ 
tinuing production activities, under 
his Own name. 

ET DROPS‘DEAD END’ 
OVER CAST PROTESTS 

An. Equity 1 Library Theatre re-.j 
yivai pf “Dead End,” Scheduled for [ 
this week at the Lenox Hill Play-: 
house, N.Y.j was cancelled follow¬ 
ing a bitter controversy between 
cast members arid Lyle Dye Jr., 
ELT managing director. Dye or¬ 
dered the cancellation early last . 
week ori the grounds that the state 
of the production, which had. been 
in rehearsal three weeks, would 
“endanger the careers and reputa¬ 
tions q{ the actors involved arid of : 
ELT/” 

Dye’s decision, . Which. precipi¬ 
tated an all-night theatre sit-in by 
the cast, was followed by a series 
Of bn-agairi, off-again decisions. 
The Equity couricil held !'a special 
eiriergericy .meeting last Sunday 
afternoon (23) to discuss the mat¬ 
ter and, although it decided 'it had 
no legal right to intervene in the 
ELT governing board’s endorse¬ 
ment of Dye’s decision ^‘under . 
ELT ? s charter as a completely sep¬ 
arate nonprofit corporation/’ it did 
express support of his stand as “in 
the best, interests of ELT the cast 
arid the audierice/V 

As a followup to the. dispute, 
Sidney Kinksley, .author of the 
play, has given the company per¬ 
mission to. put on their own pro¬ 
duction, with Nola Chilton continu¬ 
ing as director. The cast hopes to 
present the show for five perform¬ 
ances, at an undesignated off- 
Broadway theatre. 

George Hitchcock's new comedy, 
“Up From Everest” will be pre¬ 
sented Nov. . Ut 20 by the Long 
Island University Theatre,; at the 
Felix Street .Playhouse, Brook¬ 
lyn, N.Y. 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


One of the central characters of; ‘‘AdVisb and; Consent,” the Broad¬ 
way bound drama currently playing a tryout stand, at the National 
Theatre, Washington, has r already had three different names. In Allen 
Drury’s original Pulitzer Prize ! novel, the nominee for Secretary Of 
State, around whom The entire plot turns, was. Robert: Leffingweli. 
Because another principal character is also called “Bob” in the book, 
arid there might be confusion on the stage, the name was shifted to 
William Leffingweli.. 

That was the name used in the opening tryout w T eek in New Haven. 
By the time the play got to/Washington, however;. Drury discovered/ 
that there is a retd William Leffingweli in Washington, ; working in the 
Defense Dept/s International Security Affairs:-division. The character 
in tiie play is accused of Communist Party ties, but Drury wanted no 
conceivable embarrassment for the Defense. Dept.. Official, so he 
switched the name to. William Huntington. 

“The whole thing was a coincidence,” explained the author. “I got 
the name Leffingweli originally from my own family: It Is a family 
name.” 

Wendy Waring, who will be femme lead in the Australian production 
of “West Side Story” is a granddaughter of William Goldman, owner of 
the Erlanger arid Locust Street Theatres in Philadelphia, arid a string 
of film houses in Pennsylvania; Her father, Williain Goldman Jr., .is .. 
Philly stockbroker. Miss Waring was a dancer in the Broadway 1 coiripany 
of “Fiorello” without revealing her identity, and auditioned cold. lot 
the “West Side Story” assignment. ' ! 

—^“ } 

There’ll be no “Act Two/’ Moss'Hart (author of “Act One”) told 
Lotta Dempsey of Toronto Star recently. “Act Two would be a story 
of success, arid success is usually boring,’’ he stated. /Miss Dempsey 
said “Act; One” had outsold “any biography, ever written in his native 
U. S., and sold extremely well in Canada (especially Toronto) and 
Great -Britain as/well.” Hart said he was most pleased by British re- 
views^“I expected to be torn apart by the erudite literati there.” 

/ The Theatre Guild arid George Kondolf presentation, “The 49th 
Cousin,” is being “produced by arrangement with Melvyn Douglas 
Enterprises Inc.” Since Douglas toured in it in the summer of 1958, 
under the title “Sweet and Sour,” he presumably has a financial in¬ 
terest: 

Show on Broadway 


Face of a Hero 

Lester Osterman presentation of three- 
act drama by. Robert L. Joseph, based on 
the novel by Pierre Boulle. Staged by 
Alexander , Mackendrlck; settings land 
lighting. Ben Edwards; costumes,. Ann 
Roth. Stars Jack Lemmon. Albert Dek- 
ker, James Donald.- George Grizzard: fea¬ 
tures Betsy Blair, Frank Condoy, Russell 
Collins. Ellen Holly. Roy. Poole. Edwin 
Sherin, Sandy Dennis.. Kip McArdle, Mary 
Farrell. Edward . Asner, Guv Sorel. Carl¬ 
ton Colyer. Opened Oct. 20. '60. at the 
Eugene O'Nfeill Theatre. N.Yl: S7.50 top 
Friday and Saturday nights. *6.90 w.eek- 
nighta. 

Raphael Knox Roy. Poole 

Philip Milliard rank Conroy 

Otto Litchfield ...Guy Sorel 

Simoh De Grange ......... James Donald. 

David. Poole .Jack. Lemmon 

Rhode Grant.Mary Farrell 

■Victor Bishop - RusSell Collins- 

Elizabeth Falk Ellen; Holly 

Perry Cates Edward Asner 

Leo Fuller Albert Dekker 

Gordon......■: Carltoa Colyer 

Harold Rutland Jr...-. ...George Grizzard 
Millicent Bishop-I............ Sandy Dennis 

Catherine .Poole Betsy Blair 

Rosamund KiUie .......... Kip McArdi 

Jonathan Spring...... .. - Ed.wih Sherin 

Cleaning Woman Lynn Hamilton' 

Judge .Joseph Palma 

You have to. start somewhere, so 
assume that iri its original form; 
Pierre Boulle’s “Face of a Hero” 
was . an interesting novel. But Rob¬ 
ert L, Joseph’s dramatization; 
which operied last Thursday night. 
(20) at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre; 
seems unsuited to the stage. 

A sort of melodramtic psycho-; 
logical study, it is an unsatisfying 
and, even at the gimmick eliding, 
a baffling play; There’s little pros¬ 
pect for it bn Broadway, but it 
might do as filiri material, although 
it’s already been done on televi¬ 
sion; 

The face; of a hero, novelist 
Boulle Seems to be trying to say,/ 
may hide the ego of a fallible hu¬ 
man being. A hero, it may be ar¬ 
gued; Is an illusion, for all-men 
are human and to be huniari is. to 
err. But if the heroic face is to be 
maintained the illusion has to be 
preserved, so fallibility must be 
hidden and denied, 

Is such deception permissible?; 
Does the end justify the. means?. 
Perhaps “Face, of a Hero” is say¬ 
ing that It is and does, though the 
answer is by no means clear/ Or 
maybe, the intention was only to 
present an/ entertaining show; 

During the tryout tour of this 
Lester Osterman production, the 
reviews w r ere generally, unfavor¬ 
able and the word drifting back to 
Broadway was bearish. Presumably 
there’s been some improvement; 
for some of the reported complexi¬ 
ties have been cleared up, and 
there are unrelated . lines and bits 
of business evident, like .threads 
and snippets left by a seamstress. 

What must have, been the. main 
trouble remains, however, for the 
young prosecutor in a corrupt 
southern town is a contradictory 
and unprepossessing herd. Al¬ 
though he was an eyewitness to 
the fact that the suspect is innbr 
cent, he ruthlessly pursues, the in¬ 
vestigation of a- missing girl arid 
[finally double-crosses the state 


politicians in obtaining a murder 
conviction against the wealthy, 
young wastrel. / 

. Jack Lemmon, : a film and tv 
name on the: basis of his light, 
comedy playing, is businesslike but 
neither dimensional, nor very force¬ 
ful in the oddly ambivalent straight 
role.of the prosecutor!. Albert Dek- 
ker gives depth, arid authority to 
the. part of a long/frustrated police 
chief Who finally has a chance to 
carry out the law. 

James Donald manages to' recon- 
I cile the /somewhat contradictory 
facets Of the character of . the as¬ 
sistant prosecutor. Who possibly 
[serves the function of a sort of 
I voice of : cynicism, George Grizzard 
[is colorfully believable in the re¬ 
laxed role of the defendant. 

Iri the secondary parts, Ellen 
Holly has genuine eloquence as the 
young presecutor’s devoted. Negro 
secretary and. the conscience, he 
Conveniently forgets; The charac¬ 
ter is not clearly motivated at the 
end,. arid may have been enlarged 
and/given added emphasis in the 
re writing.. Betsy Blair is expression¬ 
less as the hero’s incidental wife, 
a one-scerie role that might hav 
considerable poignance. 

Frank Goiiroy,. is . stuck ; with * 
flatly contradictory part as ari old 
professor who must be beriigri In 
the- first act arid cravenly, corrupt 
later, and Kip McArdle unerringly 
cracks the laughs in the juicy bit 
part of ari observant witness- Rus¬ 
sell Collins., Ray Poole, Guy Sorel, 
Mary Farrell, Edward Asner and 
Sandy Dennis are- competent in 
bits. 

Alexander Mackendrick -has 
staged the play acceptably,; Beh : 
Edwards has designed an elaborate 
courthouse interior setting, plus an 
elevator stage for an outdoor scene, . 
and Ann Roth has/provided pass¬ 
able costumes. 

It all boils down to that fact that/' 
“Face: of a Herb:” Is the sort of 
fare available alfiy night /.the 
home, screen: At Broadway prices, 
[that’s inadequate. Robe. 


| First Nights I 

i=sBy TOM WEATHERLY==sl 

Those opening nights here 

again, 

With all their vulgar glitter; 

For cafe folk they’re quarts of 
fun— 

For actors-^just a jitter. 

The lobbies ring /With boozy cries. 
As Maisie, Joe and Randy 
Debauch . from, .fleets of . Carey 
. cars—r 

Trailing clouds of brandy. 

They sashay up and dpwri -thW: 
■aisles,’ 

_ They wave arid pose some more; 
And that.* w r hy these famous 
i . fetes—? 

1 Are such a/.bloody bore. 































LEGITIMATE 


71 


Wednesday, October 26,1960 ■ J^SstiMSTT 


ning performances and three ma^ 
tihees. 


.Business ranged from fair to 
.fine for most road shows last Week. 
•'Rape of the Belt*” the stanza's 
solo tryout starter* hardly get off 
the ground ill its first four per¬ 
formances. in Boston; Launching 
regular tours in okay fashion last 
week were “J.B.” in Wilmington 
and the bus-and-truck ..company of 
“Once Upon a Mattress” in Provi¬ 
dence!. 

“Camelot” continued as top- 
grosser with another climb in. 
receipts for its third Toronto week. 
The;runner-tip grosser in. the over- 
$100,000 category was “Flower 
Drum Song” in Dallas. Several 
other, tryouts, besides “Camelot,” 
also played to stout business. Join¬ 
ing the road list this week are. 
three, tryouts, “Little Moon of 
Alban,” “Under , the YunvYum 
Tree” and' ■‘•Wildcat.” “Taffy,” 
which Was. to have opened tonight 
(Wed.) in Philadelphia, folded 
during; rehearsals; 

Starting: its tour tonight (Wed. V 
in Wilmington is “At the Drop of 
a -Hat/’ the two-character revue,; 
Which was .Alexander H. Cohen’s 
original Nine O’clock Theatre 
presentation, on . Broadway. The 
curtain for the road., performances 
■ill also ring up at 9 phn. 

Estimates for Last Week 

. Parenthetic detonations for out T : 
ojrtowfi . shows are the same as lor 
Boadway, except- that hyphenated 
T with show classification indicates 
tryout and RS indicates road. show.. 
Also,, prices on touring shows in* 
elude 10% Federal Tax and local 
tax, if any, bitt as on Broadway 
grosses are net.: ‘ exclusive of 
taxes. Engagements are for single, 
week unless otherwise noted. 

BALTIMORE 

Five Finger Exercise, Ford's 
(D-RS) ($4.88; 1,819; $45,000) 

(Jessica Tandy, Roland Culver)* 
Previous week', $41v069 with Thea:- 
tre Guild-American. . Society sub¬ 
scription, Walnut,. Philadelphia. 

Last week, $27,719 with TG-ATS 
.subscription. 


BOSTON 

-Invitation to a March, Colonial 
(C-T) (2d wk) ($4.95-$5.50; 1,685; 
$47,000) (Celeste Holm). Miss 
Holm succeeded Shelley Winters as 
star last Wednesday (19).. Previous 
week, $38,200 ’ith, TG-ATS sub¬ 
scription. 

Last week, $41/795 with TG-ATS 
Subscription. 

Rape of the Belt/ Wilbur (C-T) 
(1st wk) ($4.95-$5:50; 1,241; $33,^ 
699) (Constance Cummings, Joyce 
Redman, Peggy Wood, John Em¬ 
ery). 

Opened try out. last Thursday (20) 
after a one-day postponement to 
six unfavorable notices (DOyle, 
American/ Durgi , Globe;. Hughes, 
Herald; Haddocks,. Monitor; Ma¬ 
loney, . Traveler; Norton, Record). 

. Alain Schneider has resigned, as di¬ 
rector of the play because of a dis¬ 
agreement over “changes and cuts” 
with Miss Cummings; wife of au¬ 
thor Benn W. Levy, who. is. ill. in' 
England. His replacement hadn’t 
been set as of Variety's deadline 
yesterday (Tues;). > The manage¬ 
ment, however, intends opening ini 
New .York as scheduled next Wed¬ 
nesday (2). 

Last week, $5,952 for four per¬ 
formances. 


CHICAGO 

Fiorello, Shubert rMC-RS) (7th 
wk) ($5.95-$6.60; 2,100; $71,115). 

. Previotis Week, $68,400. 

Last Week, $64,586. 

Marcel Marceau Compagnie de 
Mime, Blackstone (Rep-RS) (3d wk) 
($4 50-r$5; 1,447; $39,500). Previous 
week, $27,700. 

Last week* $23,210; 

Majority of One, Erlanger (C-RS) 
(4th wk) ($5.50-$6;. 1,380; .$45,600) 
(Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hard-: 
wrickeh Previous week, $44,300 with 
TG-ATS subscription. 

Last week, $45,278, 

CLEVELAND 

American: Shakespeare Festival 
Theatre Co., Hanna (Rep-RS) (1st 
wk) (Bert Lahr). Previous week, 
$27,600 with TG-ATS subscription 
for eight performances split equal¬ 
ly between “Midsummer Night’s 
Dream” and “Winter’s Tale,” 

Last week/$20,809 with TG-ATS 


l r 



subscription for eight performances 
of “Midsummer. Night’s Dream.” 


WILMINGTON 

J;B., Playhouse (D-RS) ($5.50; 
1,251; $25,000) (John Carradine, 
Sheppard Strudwick, Frederic 
Worlock). 

, Opened tour here last Wednes¬ 
day (19) to two favorable notices 
(Crossland; J o u r ns 1; Klepf er, 
News). 

Last week, $17,026 for. five per¬ 
formances with TG-ATS subscrip¬ 
tion,. 


DALLAS 

Flower Drum Song, State. Fair 
Music Hall (MC-RS) (2d wk). Pre r 
vious week, $92,500. . 

Last week, $101,735 for 10 per-. 


DETROIT 

. Raisin In the. Sun, Cass (D-RS) 
(1st. wk) ($4 r 50-$5; 1,482; $38,000) 
.(Claudia McNeil). Previous week, 
$30,000 with LG-ATS subscription, 
Nixon, Pittsburgh, 

Last/week, $30,036 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 

LOS ANGELES 

. Destry Rides . Again, Phil¬ 
harmonic Aud. (MC-RS) (4th wk) 
($5.75-$6.50; 2,670; $79,800) (John 
Raitt, Anne Jeffreys). Previotis 
week, $72,400 with Civic Light 
Opera Assn, subscription; 

Last week, $72,157 with , CLO A 
subscription/ 

Threepenny 'Opera, Music: Box 
(MC-RS) (1st wk) ($4.85r$5,40; 784; 
$26,400). Previous week, rehearsed. 

Last week, almost $21,700. 

MONTREAL 

My Fair Lady, Her Majesty’s 
(MC-RS) (4th wk) ($7.32; 1,704;. 
$65,000) (Diane. Todd, Michael 
Evans): Previous week, $51,500. 

Last week, $57,386: 

PHILADELPHIA 

49th Cousin, Locust (C-T). (2d 
wk) ($4.80-$5.40; 1,418; $35*000) 
(Menasha Skulnik, Martha . Scott). 
Previous week, $29,200 with TG- 
ATS subscription.:. 

Last week, $32,738 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Period of . Adjustment, Walmit 
(CD-T) (1st wk) ($4.80-$5.40;. 1.340; 
$35,000) . (James Daly, Barbara 
Baxley, .Robert Webber). Previous 
week, $10,400 for. five perform¬ 
ances, Playhouse, Wilmington. 

Opened here last Monday (17) to 
two favorable notices (Murdock, 
Inquirer; Schier, Bulletin) and one 
fair (Gaghan, News). 

’ Last week, :$26,034. 

. Unsinkable Molly Brown, Shu¬ 
bert (MC-T) (4th wk) ($6-$7.50; 
1,876; $69,000). Previous week; 

$65,800. 

Last Week, $64,156. 

PROVIDENCE 

Ohce Upon a Mattress (bus-and- 
truck), Veterans Memorial (Imo- 
gene X^c Edward Everett Hor¬ 
ton, King Donovan). Played initial 
touring date here last Friday- 
Saturday (21-22). J 

Last week. almost $10,000 for 
two performances.. 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Once Upon a Mattress (Hurok), 
Geary; (MC-RS) < (4th wk) ($5.95- 
$6.50; 1,550; $55,000) (Dody Good¬ 
man, Buster Keaton). Previous 
week, $28,000. 

Last week, around $30,000. 

Show Boat,. Curran (MD-RS) (4th 
wk). ($5.75-$6.50; 1,758;. $60,000) 
(Joe E. Brown, Julie Wilson* Eddie 
Foy. Jr.,). Previous week, $58,700 
with CLO A subscription. 1 

Last week, $58*852 with CLO A 
subscription/ 


ST, LOUIS . 

. Music Man, American. <^IC-RS) 
(2d wk). Previous week, $63*500 
With TG-ATS subscription. ' 
f Last week, $63,865; 

TORONTO 

Camelot, O’Keefe (MC-T) (3d 
wk) ($6.50; .3.200; $110,511) (Rich¬ 
ard Burton, Julie Andrews). Pre-. 
vious week, $109,161 with TG-ATS 
subscription. 

Last week, $109,927. 

WASHINGTON 

Advise and Consent, National (D-. 
T) ($4.75,$5,75; 1,677; $50,076) (Ed 
Begley, Richard Kiley, Chester. 
Morris, Henry Jones, Otto Kruger); 
Previous week, $47,500 for eight 
performances ' and one preview,.; 
Shubert, New Haven. 

Opened here Oct. 18 to two un¬ 
favorable reviews (Carrnody, Star; 
Donnelly, News) and. one mixed 
notice. (Coe. Post)! 

Last week, $47,472 for five eve-. 


split Weeks 

Andersonville Trial (D-RS) (Brian 
Dpnlevy). Previous. week, $16,500, 
Sevenrperformance . split 

Last week, $23,356 for six per¬ 
formances with Broadway Theatre 
League subscriptipn: Northwest 
Classen High School Auditorium* 
Oklahoma City, Monday-Tuesday 
(17-18), two, $8,315;. Miller, Wich¬ 
ita; Wednesday-Thursday (19-20), 
two, $7,380; High School Audito¬ 
rium; Topeka* Friday (21), One, 
$4,589; Central High School, 
Springfield, Mo., Saturday (22), 
one; $3,072. 

; Pleasure of His Company (C-RS) 
(Joan Bennett; Donald Cook)! Pre¬ 
vious week, $28,500 -for seven-per¬ 
formance split... 

Last Week, $20,403 for five per¬ 
formances: Municipal. Amarillo, 
Monday (17), one BTL, $5,164; 
Auditorium, Denver, Wednesday- 
Friday (19-21)’ three, $9,583; Mu¬ 
nicipal, Pueblo/ Saturday (22), One; 
BTL, $5,656* 


Hylton Settles Dhery’s 
Suit on Tlume’ Royalty; 
Preps New ‘Crazy’ Show 

.. Jack Hylton* the London and 
New York producer of “La Plume 
de Ma Tante,” settled over the 
Weekend with Arthur Lesser and. 

Robert Dhery, Who claimed a per¬ 
centage for the latter’s chore¬ 
ography and direction of the 
musical when it came to Broadway 
after its London run* Hylton took 
the position that Dhery, costar and 
coauthor of “Plume” and his per¬ 
sonal rep, Lesser, were obligated 
to “deliver a fully rehearsed show”; 
for its New. York run, and that no' 
supplementary fed was expected 
for the Staging- 

Suit had . been on trial last week 
and Was to have been bound, over 
to this week but, at the .last' 
minute, Hylton decided not to pro¬ 
long it. 

Figuring in the decision is the 
critical illness of. his only sister* 
Dolly (Mrs. Hugh Charles), who is 
in her 40s. and a victim of cancer. 
She is hospitalized in London. Her 
husband; Hugh Charles, is gjn. 
and a director of Hylton Ltd.. 

Hylton Was also chased hack by 
a Tuesday board meeting of TWW 
(Television West Wales), in which 
he is a partner, and also the new 
“Crazy Gang” show which goes in¬ 
to rehearsal with the same toppers 
—Bud Flanagan, Neivo & Knox, 
and Naughton & Gould. 

This has been announced, as the 
“last” Crazy Gang revue—there 
have been some 28 annual editions 
—but N&G probably will be the 
only ones who will retired-one of 
the team i S dose to 80. It’s be¬ 
lieved, however, that Flanagan, 
Jim. Neryio and Teddy Knox will 
probably decide to carry on.. 


Off-Broadway Shows 

(Figures denote, opening dates) 

Balcony, Circle In Square <3-3-60). 
Connection* Living Th’tre (Rep) (7-15-5S). 
Country Scandal, Mewa (5-5-60); closes 
next Sunday (30). 

Dance of. Death, Key (9-13-60).. 

Deep- Are hoots, St. Mark’s (10-3-60). 
.Drums Under,. Cherry Lane (10-13-60). 
Fahtasflcks, Sullivan St: (5-3-60). 
Greenwich Village, I Sher: Sq. (9-28-60). 
Here Come Clowns, Actor’s (9-19-60). 

■ Idiot,. Gate (9^25^50); closes next Sunday 

. Krapp's & Zoo, Cricket (1-14-60). 

La Rondo, Marquee (5-9-60). 

Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sq. <5-25-59). 
Mary Sunshine, Orpheum (11-18-59) 
Shoemaker, Peddler, "E. 74 (10-14-60). 
Theatre Chance, Living (Rep) (9-23-60).. 
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-20-55). 

SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Nat Turner, Casa Galicia (10-27-60). 
Behind Wall, Jan Hus (10-31-60). 

, Stoops to Cohquor, Phoenix (ll-l^O). 
Mousetrap, Majdman (11-5-60). 

Man * superman. Gate (11-6-60). 

Hedda Gabler, 4th St. ( 11 - 9 - 60 ). 
Rosemary, Alligators, York (11,14-60). 
Whisper to Me, Players (11-21-60). 
Dream Play, Theatre East (11-22-60). 
Tree in Brooklyn, Barbizon. (11-28-60). 
-Emmanuel, Gate (12-4-60). 

Plough. A Stars, Phoenix 02-8-60). 
Montserrat, - Gate (1-8-61). 

Electra, Gate (2 t12-C1). . 

Merchant, of Venice; Gate (3-19-61). 

She Stoops to Conquer, Gate (4-23-61). 
CLOSED 

ign of Jonah, Players (9-8-60; closed 
last ..Sunday (23) after 53 perform¬ 
ances.- V 

arwi.n's Theories, Mad. Ave. (10-13-60); 
closed last Thursday (20) after- three 
performance*. 


Fway Off, But 7enddoin’$6U99, 
‘Hero’ $26,009 for 6, Taste’ $23^562, 


Nichols-May $31,440, W $25,856 


Broadway dropped last week 
after climbing the previous fort¬ 
night. The decline in receipts was 
substantial for a number of shows. 

There Were, however, several 
entries in the sellout and virtual 
capacity groove. These included 
“Bechet,’’ “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Eve¬ 
ning with Nichols and May,” “Fio¬ 
rello,” *Trma la Douce” “Sound of. 
Music” and “Tenderloin.” 

Estimates for Last Week 

Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama), 
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue), 
MC ( Musical-Comedy >, MD (Musi¬ 
cal-Drama). O (Optra), OP (Op¬ 
eretta), Rep (Repertory), DR 
(Dramatic Reading). 

Other parenthetic designations 
refer, respectively, to weeks played, 
number of performances through 
last Saturday , top prices (where 
two prices are given, the higher is 
for Friday-Saturday nights and the 
lower for weeknights), number of 
seats,, capacity gross and stars. 
Price includes. 10% Federal and 
5% City jax, but grosses are net; 
i.e., exclusive of taxes. 

Becket, St. James (D) (3d wk; 21 
p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,615; $59,114) (Lau¬ 
rence Olivier, Anthony Quinn). 
Previous week, $58,900. 

Last week, $57,425 with party 
commissions cutting into take. 

Best Man, Morosco (CD) (29th 
wk; 224 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 999; $41,- 
000) (Melvyn Douglas, Lee Tracy, 
Frank Love joy). Previous week, 
$41,100. 

Last Week, $40,744. 

Bye Bye Birdie, Beck (MC) (27th 
Wk; 208 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,280; $57,- 
518). Previous week, $57,700. 
Moved last. Monday (24) to the 54th 
St. Theatre. 

Last week, $57,792. 

Evening With Mike Nichols and 
Elaine May; Golden (R) (2d wk; 17 
p) ($6.90-$7.50; 773; $30,439). Pre¬ 
vious week; $29,946, 

Last week, another house record* 
$31,440. 

Face of a Hero, O’Neill (D) (1st 
wk; 4 p) ($6.90-$7-50; 1,076; $45,- 
t)52> (Jack Lemmon, Albert Dekker* 
James Donald, George Grizzard). 

Opened last Thursday (20) to 
one favorable review (Watts, Post) 
and six pans (Aston, World- 
Telegram; Chapman, News; Cole¬ 
man, Mirror; Kerr, Herald Tri¬ 
bune; McClain, Journal-American; 
Taubman, Times). 

Last week, $26,009 for four per^ 
fOrmances and two previews. 

Fiorello, Broadhurst (MC) (47th 
wk; 372 p) ($8.35-$9.40; 1,214; $58,- 
194). Previous week, $58,700. 

. Last week, $58,616. 

Gypsy, imperial (MC) (68th wk; 
535 p) <$8.60-$9.40; 1,427; $64,500) 
(Ethel Merman). Previous week, 
$64,600. 

Last week, $59,881. 

Hostage, Cort (CD) (5th wk; 39p) 
($6.90-$7*50; 1,155; $40,000). Pre¬ 
vious week* $22,600. Moves Noy. 
14 to Barrymore Theatre,. where 
can remain until Dec. 10 since 
“Critic’s Choice” is scheduled to 
open at that house Dec. 14. 

Last Week, $21,698/ 

. . Irma La Douce, Plymouth CMC) 
(4th wk; 28 p) ($8,60; 999; $48,250) 
(Elizabeth Seal, Keith Michell). 
Previous week, $49,300. 

Last week, $49,106. 

La Plume de Ma Tante, Royale 
(R) (97th wk; 771 p) ($8.05; 1,050; 
$44,500) (Robert Dhery). Previous 
week, $42,500. : 

Last week, $40,784. 

Miracle Worker, Playhouse CD) 
(52d wk; 412 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 994; 
$36,500) (Anne Bancroft, Patty 
Duke). Previous Week, $35,800. 

Last Week, $35,919. 

Music Man, Broadway r (MC) 
(148th wk; 1,176 p) ($8.05; 1,900; 
$73,850). Previous Week, $52,500 at 
the Majestic Theatre. 

Last week, $43,881 with twofers. 

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC) 
(240th Wk; 1,911 p) ($8.95; 1,551; 
' $69,500) (Michael Allinson, Pamela 
Charles), Previous week, $58,200 
with Margot Moser subbing for 
Miss Charles, Who returned from 
a. two-week vacation last Monday 
(24). . J 

Last week, $56,773. 


Sound of Music, Lunt-Fontanne 
(MD) (46th wk; 364 p) i$9.60; 1,407; 
$75,000) (Mary Martin), Previous 
Week, $75,900. 

Last week, $75,944. 

Take Me Along, Shubert (MC) 
(49th wk; 384 p) ($8.60-$9.40; 1,453; 
$64,000) (Jackie Gleason, Walter 
Pidgeon, Eileen Herlie). Previous 
week, $61,200. Gleason withdrew 
from 1 , the cast last Wednesday (19) 
and William Bendix took over his 
part last Monday (24). The role had 
been played the last half of last 
week by Dort Clark. 

Last week, $57,709. 

Taste of Honey, Lyceum <D) (3d 
wk; 23 p) ($6.90; 995; $32,000) 
(Joan Plowright, Angela Lansbury), 
Previous week, $21,900. 

Last week, $23,562. 

Tenderloin, 46th St. (MC) (1st 
wk; 8p) ($8.60-$9.50; 1,342; $65,331) 
(Maurice Evans). Previous week, 
$39,900 for six previews. 

Last week, $61,999 with party 
commissions and first and second 
night press cutting into capacity 
take. j 

Tenth Man, Booth (D) (50th wk; 
391 p) ($6.90-$7.90; 807; $32,000). 
Previous week, $24,600. 

Last week, $22,058. 

Thurber Carnival, ANT A (R) (7th 
wk; 56 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,185; $49,- 
178) (Paul Ford, Peggy Cass). Pre¬ 
vious Week, $28,100 with twofers. 

Last week, $22,658 with twofers. 

Toys in the Attic, Hudson (D) 
(34th wk; 264 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,065; 
$39,600) (Jason Robards, Jr., Mauiv 
een Stapleton, Irene Worth). Pre¬ 
vious week, $27,100. 

Last week, $25,630. 

Wall, Rose (D) (2d Wk); 15 p) 
($6.90*$7.50; 1,162; $46,045). Previ¬ 
ous week, $30,000 for first seven 
performances and one preview. 

Last week, $25,856. 

West Side Story, Winter Garden 
(MD) (25th wk; 193 p) ($8.05; 1,404; 
$64,200). Previous week, $42,700 
with twofers. Moved last Monday 
(24) to the Alvin Theatre. 

Last week, $39,259 with twofers. 

Closed Last Week 

H.M.S. Pinafore, Phoenix (OP) 
(7th wk; 55 p) <$4.95-$5.50; 1,150; 
$35,000). Previous week, $19,000. 
Ended limited run last Sunday (23). 

Last week, almost $20,000. 

Opening This Week 

49th Cousin, Ambassador (C) 
($6.90; 1,155; $32,000 (Menasha 

Skulnik, Martha Scott). 

Theatre Guild and George Kon- 
dolf presentation of play by Flor¬ 
ence Lowe and the late Caroline' 
Francke; opens tomorrow night 
(Thurs.). 

Invitation to a March, Music Box 
(C) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,101; $40,107) 

(Celeste Holm). 

. Theatre Guild presentation of 
play by Arthur Laurents; opens 
next Saturday night (29). 

Other Broadway Theatres 

Alvin, Atkinson, Barrymore, 
Belasco, 54th St, Hayes, Longacre, 
Majestic, Miller. 


Locally-Staged ‘Kismet* 

Is Click in Milwaukee 

Milwaukee, Oct. 25. 

“Kismet,” produced by Renais¬ 
sance Productions Inc., had a 
week's run ending last. Sunday 
night (23) at the Pabst Theatre 
here. Monique Van Vooren, Carla 
Alberghetti, Robert Simpson and 
Earle MacVeigh played the leads, 
and the balance of the" cast was 
local talent. Business was good. 

T. J. Bartlotta, a local cafe owner 
and opera fan, is a prominent 
member of Renaissance Produc¬ 
tions and was a prime mover in 
the “Kismet” presentation. Other 
musical shows are planned. 


Helen Richards is company man¬ 
ager of the Broadway production 
Of “Fiorello,” succeeding Carl Fish¬ 
er, who moved over to a similar 
assignment with the newly-opened 
“Tenderloin,” iii addition to his 
regular duties as general manager 
for all Robert E. Griffith and Har¬ 
old S. Prince productions. 


72 


LEGITIMATE 


UfiUiETY 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


S.F. Actor s Workshop Gets Going 

Raising Coin to Match Ford Grant—Signs Acting 
Company, ; Schedules 6 Plays 


San Francisco. Oct. |18. 

The Actor's Workshop has hired 
10 actors and actresses at $2G0 a 
week on 47-week contracts starling 
this week and will produce [about 
a dozen plays in a repertory sea¬ 
son underwritten in part by the 
Fold Foundation. 

Signed from New York Lwere 
Philip Bourneuf, Frances [Reid, 
Lawrence Hugo, William Major, 
Albert Poulsen and Hope Sans- 
berrv. Janies Gavin was hired in 
Los ‘ Angeles and three Frisco 
aetois. Michael O'Sullivan. Tom 
Kovjui and Robert Syntonds. [were 
aiso put under contract. 

Managing director Jules Irving 
and consulting director Herbert 
Elan signed the players and said 
tlit" d decided on at least the, first 
halt of their season. Plays so far 
chosen include': “The Rocks (Cried 
Out.” by Miriam Stovall; Eugene 
O'Neill's “A Touch of the Poet”; 
Een Jonson’s “The Alchemist"; 
‘Twinkling of an Eye.” by Hamil¬ 
ton Wright and Guy Andros: 
Shakespeare's ‘ King Lear,”^ and 
Mark Harris’ "Bang the Drum 
Slowly." j: 

The Ford Foundation has grant¬ 
ed the Workshop $47,000. which 
the local group is matching ; in a 
fund drive. It has raised $?5.000 
so far. 


; Canadian Opera $27,355 
I On 2d Week in Toronto 

j Toronto, Oct. 25. 

. The Canadian Opera Co. grossed 
a good $27,356 last week in the. 
^ second frame of a three-stanza run 
at the 1.525-seat R&val Alexandra 
'Theatre here. The potential gross 
capacity at the house, scaled to 
. $4.50 w eeknights and $5 weekends, 
is $39-000. The previous week’s 
take for five performances was 
$15,806. 

The company is offering a reper¬ 
tory of “Otello” in Italian and 
“Marriage of Figaro” and ‘'Nighl 
iti Venice” In English. 


Set Joffrey Ballet For 
Dallas Preem of *Alcina r 

Pallas,. O.ct. 2p. . 

The Robert Joffrey Ballet of New 
York .w ill appear here next Nov, 16 
and 18 with the Dallas Civic Opera 
Co: in. tiie American preem of. Han¬ 
del’s. “A.lcina;” Yugoslavian dancer 
Ani Radosevic, who choreographed 
the work in. Venice last February, 
will be imported to repeat the. as¬ 
signment. .. 

“AlcinaV’in which Joan Suther¬ 
land. Blanche Theboin. and Monica 
Sinclair are to sing leading, roles, 
devotes a third of the performance 
.loYballet. 


Concert Reviews 



London Bits 

London. Oct. 123- 

Lisa Peake, a nop-Oriental ac¬ 
tress, took over the title rota in 
“The World of Suzie Wong," jwhen 
Tsai Chin was* ill. 

Michael MacLiammpir’s . solo 
show. “The Importance of Being 
Oscar.” based on Oscar Wilde’s 
works, will open next Monday 
(31 * at the Apollo Theatre for a 
two-week engagement. - 

Young American director How¬ 
ard Sackler will stage “Chin-Chin." 
at Wyndham’s. with Celia Johnson 
and Anthony Quayle. 

Jack Minster is! trying out Joe 
MasterofTs “The Warm Peninsula” 
at Worthing with a* view to a |West 
End presentation. 

Dick Hurran has gone tot the 
U. S. to look for talent for the 
forthcoming Howard & Wynfiham 
shows. 

"Candida” folds Saturday j; <291 
at Wyndham’s Theatre after a 
four-month run. the Iongest-ever 
in London for the George Bernard 
Shaw comedy. j. 

“Chin-Chin,” originally set to 
open next Tuesday (1) at Wynd- 
ham’s Theatre has been postponed 
to Nov. 3. I 


London. Oct. 23. 

The folloicinq are the ttfbu! 
lions of the critical 
recent London openings: 

Playboy of the Western World, 
Piccadilly Theatre: 15 favorable 
'Conway. Sketch; Darlington; Tele¬ 
graph: Dent, News-Chronicle; Hob¬ 
son. S. Times; Levin. Express; F. 
Lewis. Dispatch; J. Lewis. Rey¬ 
nolds: P. Lewis. Mail; Nathan, Her¬ 
ald; Richards, Mirror; Shepherd. 

■ People; Shulrnan. Standard; un¬ 
signed, Times; Worsley, Financial 
Times; Wraight. Star*, two mixed 
• Barker. E. News; Hope-Wallace, 
Guardian' and. One unfavorable 
:Tvnan. Observer). 

Platonov, Royal Court Theatre: 

. five favorable (Barker. E. News; P. 
! Lewis. Mail; Richards. Mirror: Tv- 
f nan. Observer; Worsley, Financial 
; Times), seven mixed (Conway, 
! Sketch; Darlington. Telegraph: 

: Hobson, S. Times;; Hdpe-Wallace, 
[Guardian; Shepherd. People; un¬ 
signed. Times; Wraight. Stan and 
five unfavorable (Barnes. Express; 
Dent. News-Chronic.ie; J. Lewis* 
Reynolds: 'Nathan. Herald; Shul- 
man, Standards 


LANGNER S ADVICE TO 
NEW PLAYWRIGHTS 

“The Pla\’s the Thing” by Law¬ 
rence Langner (Putnam’s; $4> is 
the latest tome from the prolific 
author-lawyer-producer and head 
of The Theatre Guild and good! 

In line with other contempbrarv 
“how to” books on playwriling and 
theatre practice, this volume helps 
the beginner indirectly—giving the 
reader a number of 14-karat, case 
histories from the exciting and 
sometimes harrowing experiences 
of a top pro in the production field. 

The work is laced with Langner’s 
careful!v considered opinions on 
many writers and their effect on 
theatre. 

Offering suggestions to begin¬ 
ning playwrights. Langner cites ex¬ 
periences with dramatists he and 
The Guild have sponsored during 
the past 40 years. The list, of 
course. Is formidable. Star waiters 
were probably Shaw and O’Neill; 
but Guild productions by Sher¬ 
wood. Maxwell Anderson, Behr- 
man, Saroyan and Rice figure 
strongly in contemporary stage his¬ 
tory. 

Langner makes a strong pitch for 
plays concerning “the larger 
aspects of life” as opposed to 1 cur¬ 
rent crop of exhibits stressing; sex¬ 
ual aberrations. Author also hopes 
the novice will - turn to “impor¬ 
tant” rather than “escapist” 
themes. 

Langner’s audience cannot help 
but realize that his theatrical; sav¬ 
vy makes him worthy of attention; 
but the degree of help gained by, 
tyro dramatists from these pages' 
will, as always, depend upon the 
individual writer. Rodo. 


(Oct. 23-Nov .. 6) 

Advjso and Consent (tryout)—National, 
Wash. (24-29); Walnut. Philly (1-5'. 

American Shakespeare Festival Theatre 
Co.—Hanna, Cleve. (24-29); Shubert; Det. 
(31-5). 

Andersonvlllo Trial—Central Sr. H S., 
Springfield. Mo. (23»; Municipal And.. 
Tulsa i.25-26); Robinson Memorial. Little 
Rock (27-28*; Delmar Aud.. Corpus Cbristi 
131-1.; Music Hall. Houston. (2-3); McAllis¬ 
ter. San Antonio (4-6). 

At tho Drop 6f a Hat—Playhouse, 
mington (26-29>; Nixon. Pitt. (3l-5>. 

Camelot (tryout) — Shubert, Boston 
. (27-5). 

Destry Rides Again—Philhar 
(24-5). 

Fiorello (2d Co )—Shubert. Chi ( 

Five Finger Exerciser-Colonial. 

(24-5). 

Flower Drum Song—Aud., 

(25-29); American. St. L. (31-5). 

I'm. With You (tryout)—Geary, 

(31-5). 

J.8.—Mem. Aud.. Burlington. Vt. (24); 
I.alayp(te, Buffalo (26); Capitol, Bingham¬ 
ton (27); Bushnell Aud.. Hartford (28); 
Kajah. Reading. Pa. (29); Swaab Hall, 
University Park, Pa. <30>; Keith-Albee. 
Huntington. W. Va. (1); Palace,. Youngs¬ 
town (2); Capital. Wheeling (3); . Para¬ 
mount, Toledo (4-5>; Indiana U., Bloom¬ 
ington (6). 

Little Moon of Albeit (tryout)—Forrest. 
Phill.v (28-5). 

Love and Libel (tryout)—Royal Alex¬ 
andra. Toronto (2-5). 

Marcel Marceau Co.—Wisconsin U- 
Madison (25); Wisconsin State College, 
Stevens Point (2G>: State Teachers Col¬ 
lege. Fredonia, N.Y. (28). 

Majority of One^-Erlanger, Chi (24-5). 
Music Man (2d Co:)—American, St. L. 
(24-29); Aud., L'ville (31-5*. '. ' 

My Fair Lady (2d Co.)-Her Majesty's, 

Montreal (24^29); O’Keere. Toronto (31-5>. 

Onco Upon a Mattress (Hurok>—Bill* 
more. L.A. (24-5). 

Qnce Upon e Mattress (bus-and-truck)— 
Paramount. Springfield. Mass. (24>: 
Strand. Albany (25-26); Aud., Rochester 
(27-29): Lyric. Allentown. ,Pa. (31 >: Masonic 
Temple.. Scranton. Pa. (1); Stanley, Utica 
(2-3); Community, Hershev. Pa. (4-5). 

Period of Adjustment (tryout)—Walnut. 
Philly (24-29*; Shubert. N.H. (31-5). 

Pleasure of His Company—HJS. Aud., 
Grand Junction (23); Capitol. Salt Lake 
City (24-25); Fox, Spokane (27); Liberty. 
Wenatchee. Wash. (28); Orpheum. Seattle 
(29-30); Paramount. Portland (31-D: Queen 
Elizabeth. Vancouver (2>; Temple, Tacoma. 
<3>: Capitol, Yakima (4). 

Raisin In the Sun—Cass, Det. (24-29); 
Hanna. Clevc. (31-5>. 

Rapa of the Belt (tryout)—Wilbur. Bos¬ 
ton (24-29. moves to NY.). 

Show Boat .(Civic Light Opera Assn.)— 
Curran, S.F. (24-5). 

Threepenny Opere (2d Co.)—NewMustc 
Box. L.A. (24-5). . 

Under the Yum Yum Tree (tryout.*— 
Shubert, N.H. (26-29>; National. Wash. 
(31-5>. 

Unsinkable Molly Brown (tryout)—Shu, 
bert. Philly (24r29; moves to N.Y.*. 

Wildcat (tryout) — Erlanger, illy 
(29-5). 

'World of Suzie Wong—Paramount .-To¬ 
ledo (24-26). Aud., Charlotte (28-29); 
WRVA. Richmond, Va. (31-3); Aud.; 
Greeusboro, N.C. (4 3). 


Sviatoslav Ri (‘liter 

(Carnegie Hall, N. Y.) 

Not all Soviet, musical; “virtuosi" 

[ are truly that: By. now. too, the 
; novelty of; ' cultural exports has 
thinned. But the Russian pianist 
Sviatoslav Richter, riot .only met 
but exceeded, expectations, lie 
compels the revival of .expletives 
i.gone tired/ If .he- is: not the greatest 

ianisl alive'the partisans of other* 
will ..have to raise tlieir voices' 

I Certainly at ..the . moment •"■Richter 
: is the hottest, hpxaffice ..figure in 
■ the concert world! His present 23 
concerts (Oct. 15-Dec. .20.' could be: 
[doubled ar.d trebled ..to sellout. ;. 

' The number; and ingenuity, of the 
;scalpers and would-be.crashers at 
.Carnegie Hall;last Wed! <19 • beams 
; a kind of.: significant side. : !ight 
along with, the refusal of the capa¬ 
city audience to'disperse even alter 
Richter’s four encores on top of 
five full Beethoven ■'sonatas. As. for 
the critics. could only .flip, 

and did. 

Seldom, has. a. visiting foreign 
talent drawn. Such an audience of. 
fellow-virtuosi, Upwards .of . .25 
World-f anted' concert /names were 
in ["the .hall as .paying patrons; the 
fiddlers pressing, the pianists in 
their curiositJy. Nope were . - 

ported takini "harbitiiates after-. 
t wards. . 

j Sol Hurqk’s near-monopoly of 
; Russian talent became again 
matter of .remark especially since 
the Communists have iieretofpr, 
ifor undisclosed reasons, held Rich- 
‘ ter within borders. He is travelling 
in the; States accompanied by his 
wife, a professor of lied.er at. the 
Moscow Conservatory arid by M, K. 
Belotserkovsky of the Ministry of 
Culture, who has been in America 
before on. other, talent matters. 

The, 46-year old Richter is de¬ 
void of typical .pianistic -manner¬ 
isms and devoid, too* of/ smiles: 

| But the. richness of. -his musician-' 
shi taxes the conventional de¬ 
scriptive phrases. Suffice that such 
an exhibition of absolute tatarit is 
,. encountered . seldom inv an artistic. 
generation. He alternates the 

* pow er of . a monsoon with the light- 

; ness of a sprite.,Almost every form, 
of playing and 'technique was ef- 

• fortiessly negotiated.. 

‘ The niusician’s surname -has a 
j significant, translation, the first syl-: 

I table.;meaning. “Blessed” In short, 
blessed Sfav. Indeed, yes. Land. 


'AU Praise To the Censor 

. Graham Greene has a sardpnic postscript in the Published, edi¬ 
tion of his London play, “ThP Complaisant LPver,” Issued, by thr 
British firm of William .Heinemarih Ltd:. 

It read, “Postscript on Censorship:. All praise must be. given to 
the Lord Chartiberlam who has at last admitted that homosexu¬ 
ality is--a" theme-which may be presented on the English stage*. Now 
we have some reason to hope , that in the course of orie or two 
more decades heterosexuality in.ay also be permitted. In the .mean¬ 
while readers of this play may have a lit tie fun determining which 
solitary adjective and which passage of three lines the Lord Cham- 1 
berlain and his officers haye found too indecent ; .for the theatre.”. 
The London success is. scheduled for preseritatipn on Broadway, 
Ipte this season ot early next by Irene Mayer Selznick. in associa¬ 
tion With its West End producers. H, M. Tennerit: Ltd. and Donald 
Albery.. ' Y ’ 

Shows Out of Town 


TIk* Rapp of flat* Belt 

Boston, Oct; 21. 

Harriet Parsons. Charles Hollerith Jr.. 
Paul Vroom .^rWilliam Dean (irt . associa: 
(ion with.Spice Wood Enterprises)-presen¬ 
tation of three-act (six scenes) comedy by 
Bonn \V. Levy.. Staged hv Alan Schneider; 
settings and lighting. Paul Morrison; cos¬ 
tumes. Michael Travis: 'music. Sol Kaplan; 
gowns.' Pierre Balmain. Stars Constance 
Cummings. Joyce Redman. Peggy Wo.od; 
features John Emev.v. Joseph Bova* Philip 
Bosco. Pat Nye. Nydia Westman. Opened 
Oct. 20:. TO. at the Witbuf Theatre. .Bos¬ 
ton: • $5:30. top Friday and Saturday 
nights; $4.95 weekiiighi 
Hera Peggy. -Wood 

Zeus John -Emery. 

Hippo ... • Pat Nye’ 

Theseus Joseph. Bova 

Heracles Philip. Bosco 

■Antiope.'"._ante Cummings 

Diasta .......... ..... .Avis Scott 

Anihea . . - Hilda B.rawner 

Hippolyie ......- Jo>ce Redman. 

Tnalestris ’ ta Westman 


Sollsll dl Zagreb 

Sol Hurok presentation of chamber, 
group. of 13 featuring Antonio Janigro. 

; Jelka S»anic. At Town Hall, N.Y.^ Oct: 9, 
.1960. *3.60 top.. 


[ Despite technical skill, this 
group never becomes air-borne. 
) The listener not transported, 
j The . program: is. monotonous and 
| passionless,, although the filial two 
j numbers contain aitiusing inter- 
: ludes,. including Benjamin Bfit- 
! ten’s “Playful Pizzicato.” These 
j stirred, the audiece to ; a livelier 
[ response than, the music rated 
'earlier. 

• In the end the heaviness rep- 
; resents audience; letdown. Gham- 
i ber ’ music must possess more 
‘warmth, color and poetry. There 
[is small, merit artistically in 
i achieving, as this group does, 
automaton-like perfection of style 
and approach. Land. 


Scheduled B’way Preems 

49th Cousin, - Ambassador (10-27-60). 
Invitation' March, Music Box (10-29-60). 
Rap# of Bolt, Beck (11-2-60). 

Unsinkablo. Molly, Vl'int. Gard.fll-3-60). 
Period of Adjustments Hayes (11-10-60). 
Under Yum Yum Trot, Miller's (11-16-60). 
Advise and Consent, Cort (11-17-60). 
All.Way Home,. Belasco (11-30-60); 

Little Moon,. Longacre (12-1-60). 

Camelot, Majestic (12-3-60). 

Send No Flowers; Atkinson (12-3:60). 
Critic's Choice, Barrymore U2-14-60). 
Wildcat. Alvin (12-15-60). 

Do Ro Ml. St. James (12-26-60). 
Conquering Hero, ANTA (15-61). 

* » A *. -• - t «• V t * 


“Tiie Rape of- the. Belt" looms as 
a provocative, witty arid stirring 
comedy vehicle of hit pr" rtions. 
It should not have to depend: only 
on intellectual playgoers, nor be 
saddled with a connoisseur's tag. 

Beset .with mechanical bugs and 
leading man Philip Boscp’s 
spr ined: foot, bccasioned; by his 
leaping through a wall at rehearsal, 
the production was postponed one; 
night and the premiere curtai 
Was delayed a half-hour because 
the cast on the injured, foot was 
broken. Despite tiie. handicap? and 
edgy mood of the first-nighters the 
London comedy hit played beauti¬ 
fully;. although overlong and too 
talky. 

Cutting arid faster pacing of the 
first two acts should put this in 
[shape for .Broadway. The Benn W: 
Levy play; is a-Superior stage offer¬ 
ing and should niake : a. resounding 
impression. It has novel staging,; 
spectacular lighting effects;arid 
with. Peggy Wood and John Emery 
as talking,busts of. Hera and Zeus 
on high, pedestals directing .and 
taking a hand In the scenes of the 
mortals,below. The brilliant scen¬ 
ery and costumes, plus talented 
acting makes this updated myth of 
the ninth task of Heracles a. 
splendent show. 

. Miss W r ood as the talking, white- 
faced bust of Her . arid Etnery as 
Zeiis. have no physical movement, 
other than reading their lines. In; 
setting the scenes and providing 
the background, they-, hold the audi¬ 
ence easily through their voices. 
The entertaining story-line has to 
do frith. Heracles’ attempt with 
sidekick Theseus to snatch the 
royal belt from the two queens of 
tiie Amazons pnd their involvement 
in a society w’here -meh ; are zero. 

The author has taken a surgicdl 
scalpel to the workings of a matri- 
archial society and the effects of 
tw _ lusty males on the all-girl 
team. Laced with Wit and played 
updated in. tl^e ancient Greek cos¬ 
tumes. it’s full of surprises from 
the moment Hera arid Zeus begin 
their bickering from above to the 
rousing third act.. when the god¬ 
dess takes over the body of one. of. 
the queens tq declare war. 

Joyce Redman’s performance 
crackles like a fireworks display 
and she scores a tremendous hit as 
a cpiriedienne in the' third act, 
when she becorites a strutting dh> 
tator and is clobbered by Heracles. 
Constance Cummings is a ; full- 
blooded queen who enthralls witli 
a .glance or Word or shrug*, 

Bosco, as heroic Heracles, 
plays the strenuous role with his 
foot in a cast, deviating only to use 
a ladder -tq climb dow from ai 
breakaway tovver instead of jump¬ 
ing through. He turns in authora- 
tive portrayal of a perplexed, 
weary, irascible giant pitted against 
the wiles Of women. 

Joseplr Bova as Theseus, is a 
spirited, comic, bantam sidekick. 
There’s a nice cameo, by Nydia 
Westman as a fuddy-duddy mother 
supervisor, and Pat Nye is excel-, 
lent as a lady, blacksmith and a 
hard bitten nonrbpm. in the Amazen 
army. Avis Scott and Hilda Braw r - 
ner are good as the headstrong 
serving girls arid as femme soldiers 


• who break .dowri When the going: 

/gets rough,; . _ 

Alaii .Schneider’s staging & fi. 
but needs greater pace. Git 

The Herc‘l it* 

Santa Monica. Oct. 2. 

Originals Only presentation.of three-act 
-.(trama (18 . scenes) by W'hitney Stine, 
i Staged by Tim Hill and- Donald Stuart; 

* settings, Stine:' lighting. TOd -Jenson, 

; Stars Majet Barrett. Bill. Ga«ki.n. Opened... 

Oct. 1, *60, at the Miiie Plajlipuse. Sant 
! Monica; ;S2.20 top. 

Caller . .... ^ * 

Hecate Bard 

.lonathan 'Crane- .... . ...... 

Ezra Crane _* .... 

■Girl. .: 

Angela Crane . 

■ . Eben •’ . 

- Harry . 

Lydia Morrison. 

j Prof: .Dormier . *. - . 
i Drania Coach • ........ 

* Lithograph Operator 
! Hermione,Gardner 

• Rev. Owens 
‘.Joseph Wilkerso 

David. Thomas . 

.Suzanne Carrer 
, Laura Blanchard 
Gregory Nelson 

Herman Love ... 

Black. Appleby 

Rey. Laird ..:..... 

Nat Sha Ira* 


j Trie rise and fall of. a phony 
evangelist is ; a ; trite dramatic and^ 
fietiorial subject and demands deli- 
. cate.; skillfull . handling, “The 
: Heretic,”' by Whitney Stine. an 
unprofessional,: multiple - scened 
dialog marathon bogged. down by 
poor characferizatiori arid lack Of ■ 
developmerit. -with,'-small; hope for 

■ salvaging seen . even by extensive 
rewriting. .. 

The .protagonists are an: Okla¬ 
homa farm boy seduced by a 
wealthy girl \vho persuades hint to 
( leave home with her. The; play cov¬ 
ers their life on the . road over a 
[period of. several years wliiie. he 

■ spouts the sermons his .wife has 
[ written and they are on the path 
; to riches; Until she Starts, sleeping 
• with: a trombone - player in their 

troupe. 

Majel Barrett arid Bill ;Gaski 
play the leads, but, have little op¬ 
portunity for more than stilted peri 
formances:..The; staging of Tom 
Hill and Donald Stuart doesn’t 
save them. Whit. 


•T. B . 

. AVilniington.. Qct. 20. 

Alfred de Liagre Jr." pre<entation of 
* drama in two. acta, by Archibald.. Mac- 
i Leish. Stars John Carraidipe. Shepperd 
1 StrudWick. Fredgric Worlock. Staged by 
Elia Kazan: settings; Boris. • Aronson; 
lighting. Tharoti Musser: costumes. Lu¬ 
cinda Ballard;. Incidental music. David 
Amram. Opened tour Oct. 19. *60* at the 
Playhouse, Wilmington. 

Roustabouts.. . .Tom Keena. Richard Kuss 

Nickles .. . John Carradine 

Mr. Zuss Frederic Worlock 

J. B- .... .... Shepperd Strudwick 

Sarah Olive Dunbar. 

David David Wallis 

Mary; . Elizabeth ■ Bader 

Jonathan .....:.:......... Butch Hengeh 

[Ruth ..DehbS:. Hengen 

Rebecca .• ynn Robertson 

Girl .... . *•.. *. Virginia Kiselr- 

Mrs. Botticelli . *'......,..... Ann Dero. 

Mrs. Lesure Mary Riddle 

Mrs. Adams ..Jane MyLeaii 

Mrs. Murph/ ........... Laura Pierpont 

Jolly Elizabeth Bader 

Bildad .....:., ...«Richard Kuss 

/.ohhar Tom Keena : 

Eliphaz , Don Garner 


‘J B.’’ should . repeat, its New 
York success on Its second-seasoii 
tour. The road company, opening 
at the Playhouse here last week, , 
gives, a stirring perforriiance of the 
Archibald MacLeish verse drama. 

This modern version of the Book 
of Job has the inherent qualities 
of strong - theatre, arid carries a 
terrific impact. This is heightened 
by Elia Kazan’s imaginative, stag¬ 
ing arid performances of a fine cast. 

The acting is excellent all th 
way. John Carradine gives a robust 
performarice as the devil. Shepr 
perd Strudwick is fine In the title 
role of the embattled human, and 
Frederic Worlock enacts: the God 
rojle authoritatively. 

jOlive Dunbar is. impressive; a? ■ 
the pathetic wife and Laura . Pier¬ 
pont arid Tom Keena, Don Garner, . 
Richard Kuss and. Ann Dere are 
good in supporting: parts. .. 

The present bus tour is under 
the direction of; the Broadway 
Theater Alliance- Joseph L Levine 
is Associate producer. - Klep. 











Wednesday, October 26, 1960 LEGITIMATE 73 


Theatre Subsidy Abroad 


; Continued from page 69 ; 


for patronage of the arts, the re¬ 
port declares, rests with local au¬ 
thorities. The statement points 
out that although empowered im-. 
der the Local Government Act of 
1947 to spend up to a; 7c rate 1 on. 
drama and music, bringing in near¬ 
ly $42,000,000 a year, local govern¬ 
ments . are actually contributing 
only about one-sixtieth of that. 

The report notes that there are 
now 51 active stock companies in 
Great Britai . not all: getting Arts 
Council Aidl It expresses; concern 
about theatre attendance in Scot¬ 
land. observing that the expedient 
of playing safe ith popular 
farces, “teacup comedies” and “old 
\v rhorses” of the London stage 
has been tried by some manage¬ 
ments without success.. 

The perennial subject of a; na¬ 
tional theatre is brought iip again 
in the report, with a suggestion 
that a government decision on the, 
roject can't be delayed any long¬ 
er. Although a site for a National 
Theatre was. selected: some years 
ago on the south side of the 
T!i mes, and dedication ceremon¬ 
ies were held, nothing more tangi¬ 
ble has developed. 


But in the U. S„ No! 

On the Continent, virtually all 
the performing arts are subsidized; 
In France, the Comedie Francaise, 
the Paris opera and other groups 
receive generous financial support 
from the state, and boxoffiee prices 
are within the reach of the general 
public. In West Germany, virtual¬ 
ly all cities have municipally-sup¬ 
ported theatres. Much the same 
is true of Sw itzerland, Austria, 'the. 
Scandinavian countries and else¬ 
where.. 

The U S. is virtually unique in 
giving no financial support to the 
arts. In . fact, except for a few 
•.•non profit” operations, the U.S. 
levies a 10Co admissions tax oh: the 
theatre, haying reduced it. several 
years ago from 20%. 

In contrast to the situation. In 
most European countries, where 
the theatre is locally subsidized as 
a civic asset, a number of Ameri¬ 
can cities also impose their own 


admissions tax/ in addition to the 
Federal levy.' New York, for exam¬ 
ple, collects a 5% boxoffiee tax, 
besides various other imposts, such 
as a general business levy, sales 
tax, realty tax, etc. . 

Off the plea that the Broadway 
theatre: actually, brings business to 
town and thereby helps support 
hotels, department stores and other 
commercial enterprises' as well as 
swelling general tax revenues, the 
League of N.Y. Theatres is appeal¬ 
ing for the repeal of. the .5% mu¬ 
nicipal; taxi with tbe : revenue ear¬ 
marked for a fund to provide pen¬ 
sions for actors arid other stage 
personnel; The producer-theatre 
owner organization is also cam¬ 
paigning for repeal of the 10% 
Federal boxoffiee tax. " 


Overdoing It? 

Washington. Oct. 25! . 

Excessive subsidies, for theatre 
and other cultural activities in 
Russia are criticized in a reprint 
from Pravdd, distributed by the 
Soviet Embassy here. 

The article cites an 80.00Q-ruble 
(about $8,000 at the tourist rate of 
exchange) expenditure for an ama¬ 
teur production of the opera; “Eu¬ 
gene Onegin” at a people’s theatre 
in Taganrog. It also raps the pol¬ 
icy of the Armeniari Republic to 
pay 50% of receipts to amateur 
companies as premiums. It saw 
these and other instances as evi¬ 
dence of a “bureaucratic attitude” 
toward cultural activities and .a 
tendency to “commercialize” ama¬ 
teur, art. 


Atlanta Season 


; Continued, from pace 6$ ; 


Frederic Worlock, April 3-5. The 
local BTL, which has increased its 
subscribers from 3,300 to 4,000 this 
season, has also been apportioned 
three , performances of a Feb. 6-11 
booking of “The Music Man,” at 
the auditoriurii. 

*Music Mari;” not a BTA entry, 
is being brought to Atlanta by J. 
Lee Friedman, an independent 


booker. The BTL subscription se¬ 
ries here covers five plays, with 
season tickets ranging from $8.75 
for balcony seats to $24 for or¬ 
chestra .and mezzanine locations, 

The Music Club is also sponsor¬ 
ing auditorium bookings Nov. 14' 
of the Maritovani orchestra and 
Nov. 21 of the Coldstream Guards 
and Cameron Highlanders.- Other 
entries scheduled for the audito¬ 
rium include.. “The Biggest Show 
of Stars for 1960 /Mid-Year Edi¬ 
tion)” and, for the Famous Artists 
Series, the Kingston Trio, the Jose 
Greco Co. and Shelley Bernian. 

“The Biggest Show,” a variety 
program slated for next Monday 
<24>, is being sponsored by WQXI, 
ari indie station recently acquired 
by the Esquire magazine radio- 
television subsidiary. The. King¬ 
ston Trio is set for a one-niter Nov. 
6, the Greco troupe for a single 
shot Jam 25 and Berman for two 
nights, Feb. 17-18.. Berman had 
been scheduled to play Atlanta last 
April, but cancelled the sellout 
date because of illness. 


Off-Broadway Reyiews 


Drums Under the 
Windows 


. Torquay Co. presentation of two-act 
adaptation by Paul Shyre, from Sean 
t O’Casey’s autobiographical novel. Staged 
i by Shyre; designer, Eldon Elder; 'music, 
■Robert Rincs, Features Martyn Green. 
I George Brer.lin, Dana Elcar. Pauline 
[ Flanagan, James Kenny; Dorothy Patten, 
! William Windom. Opened Oct. 13. '60, at 
I the Cherry Lane Theatre. N.Y.: $4.90 top 
; .Friday and Saturday nights,. $4.60 week- 
night and Sunday nights. . 

Nsirrator . Martyn Green 

■ Christy, Mahon, AymOn, Dr; Ilenchy 
J Dana Elcar 

: Sean Cas§ide .......- George Brenlin 

: Adam, Cockney Officer 'William Windom 
| Viceroy,. Alo.vsius McConkey, St. 

I Lawt'ertce O’Toole . James Kenny 
: Mrs. Casside, Newswoman . 

Dorothy Patten 
Mild Millie, . Ballynoy 

Pauline Flanagan 


: verbosity, “Drums Under the Win- 
,dows” is at times difficult to de¬ 
cipher, especially in the remote 
j references to Gaelic history, so its 
appeal is academic and limited. 

Kali. 


The Shoemaker and I he 
Peddler 


Jullis Productions presentation of two- 
act musical drama, based on the Nicola 
Sacco and Bartolomeo Van/vtti story, 
with book and lyrics by Trmand Aulicmo, 
music by Frank Fields. Staked by Lea 
Nemetr; choreography, S.iohie 3te«low; 


LONDON SHOWS 

(Fiaures denote oopnivn (fetes) 


Abelard A Helelst, Arts (10-24-60). 
Amorous Prawn, Savilfte (12-9-59). 

And Another Thing, Fortune. (10-6-60). 
Art of Living, Criterion (8-18-60). 

Billy Liar, Cambridge (9-13-60). 

Brides of March, St. Martin’s (7-13-60). 
Candida, Wyndham’* (6-13-60).' 
Caretaker, Duchess (4-27-60). 

Flogs Ain't, Garrick (2-11-60). 

Flower Drum Song, Palace (3-24-60). 
Gazebo, Savoy * .3-29-60). 

Irma La Deuce, Lyric (7-17-58). 

Last Joke, Phoenix (9-28-60). 

Man for All Seasons, Globe (7-1-60). 
Most Happy Fella, Coliseum (4-21-60). 
Mousetrap, Ambassadors (11-25-52). 

Mr. Burke, Mermaid (10-6-60). 

My Fair Lady r Drury Lane (4-30-58). 
Oliver, New (6-3060); 

Passage to India, Comedy (4-20-60). 
Pieces of . Eight, Apollo (#-23-59) 

Playboy W. World, Piccadilly (10-12-60), 
Platonov, Royal Court (KP13-60). 
Repertory, Old Vic (9-3-59). 

Rose Merle, Victoria Pal. (8-22-60). 
Ross, Haymarket (5-12-60). 

Settled Out of Court, Strand (10-19-60). 
Simple Spymen, Whitehall. <3-19 58L 
Sive, Lyric. Hammersmith (10-24-60). . 
Sparrars Sing, Th'tre Royal E. (8-24-60) 
Suzie Wong, Prince Wales (11-17-59). 
Stars In Eyes, Palladium (6-3-60). 

This Year, Next Year, Vaude (10-2060). 
Tiger A Horse, Queen’* (8-24-60). 

Visit, Royalty (6-23-60). 

Waiting In Wings, Duke. York’s <9-7-60). 
Watch It, Sailor, Aldwych (2-24-60). 
West Side Story, Majesty's 12-12-58), 
SCHEDULED OPENINGS 
Importance Oscar, Apollo (1031-60). 

Eve With Joanmalro, Royalty (11-2-60). 
Way to the Tomb, Art* (11-2-60). 
Chin-Chin. Wyndham’s (11-3 60). 

Toys in Attic, Piccadilly (11-1060). . 

Progress Park, T'tre Royal E. (11-16-60). 
CLOSED 

Mr. Johnson, Lyric Opera (9-29-60). 
Naked Island, Arts (9-29-60). 

One* Upon Mattress, Adelphi (9-2060). 


Sean O’Casey’s autobiographical 
j novel, “Drums Under the Win- 
■dows,” has been adapted, for the 
stage by Paul Shyre. As presented 
last week at the Cherry Lane The¬ 
atre, N. Y., it is a meandering ex¬ 
cursion through the rhetoric of the 
book. 

Dealing with O’Casey’s adoles¬ 
cent’ years,’ the scholarly adapta¬ 
tion explores the playwright’s 
hardships, discoveries and ideas 
during the early 1900’s in Dublin. 
Shyre reveals these episodes in a 
series of; atmospheric vignettes, 
linked by a narration; by the char¬ 
acter «f the adult O’Casey, seated 
at the side of the stage. Although 
it is often charming and witty, 
the general iinpressiori is of verbi¬ 
age, rich in the Irish flavor, but 
trying on the concentration. 

Martyn Green, Who lost his leg 
last, year in an accident, makes an 
effective return to the stage, as 
O’Casey the narrator, providing a 
vigorous characterization. George 
Brenlin is energetic as the play¬ 
wright as a youth. Dana Elcar, Wil¬ 
liam Windom, James Kenny and 
Dorothy Patten are pleasant in 
several different roles each. Paul¬ 
ine Flanagan is particularly enter¬ 
taining as a local souse and a 
would-be seductress. 

Shyre has directed with preci¬ 
sion and understanding, and Eldon 
Elder’s settings, lighting and cos¬ 
tumes are simple and decorus. 
Robert Bines* music adds continu¬ 
ity. Since the average American 
ear is not accustomed to Irish 


Richard Cumming. Features Anita Dari an, 
Jose Duval. James Bosotina. Elinor Mil¬ 
ler. Opened Oct. 14. 'CO. at the East 74th 
Street Theatre, N.Y.: $4.90 to Friday and 
Saturday nights, S3.90 weeknights and 

Sunday nights. 

•Dancers Mark Ryder. Marlin Morginsky, 
Stanley Berke. Beatrice Seckler. 

Miriam Pandor. Carol Bender 

Frank . James Tolkan 

Signora Marikn Jewett 

Tony Don Pag* 

Kathy Pat Palin 

Millie.,. Millie Meit* 

Detective George Pateli* 

Policemen.... loecher. Don Meyer* 

Warden .. Oliver Berg 

Guard . .Haig Chobanian 

Nick .. James Br^tina 

Bart.. Jose 1/uval 

Wife ..... Anita Darian 

Sister .. Elinor Miller 

Another Policeman . Lenn Hartcn 

Filomena Shirley Norri* 

Rodolfo Chet London 

Musical numbers; “Headlines.” "Ah. 
Hum; Oh, Hum,” "Vedi La Vita.” "Quar¬ 
tet,” “Wide-Awake Morning." . “Fish 

Song,” "Naughty Bird Tarantella.” "Child¬ 
hood Lullaby." "The Robbery,” ”I» Thf* 
the Way.” "Sometimes I Wonder." “Re¬ 
member, Remember,” "Mio Fratello.** 


Sacco and Vanzelti is still the 
case that will not die. Most re¬ 
cently enacted as a two-part tv 
drama, the story which attracted 
world-wide attention is now em¬ 
bellished with music, modern 
dance and verse in an often-mov¬ 
ing presentation off-Broadway. 

“The Shoemaker and the Ped¬ 
dler” is an emotional look at the 
last five hours in the lives of the- 
“two little men,** intermittently 
spiced with flashbacks which pro¬ 
vide background information on 
both the case and the characters. 
Taking the point of view that 
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- 
zetti are the innocent victims of a 
politically framed murder rap, the 
drama moves rapidly through the 
(Continued on page 78) 

















LEGITIMATE 


PfofilETY 


Wednesday, October 26, I960 


CASTING NEWS 


Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway >. off- 


#-*♦♦♦ resumes, c/6, above address, pref- Womeri ” Mail photos and resumes, dramatic talent, c/o above address^ 
" erably t'H'rou gr agents. c/o above address. No duplicates*' 

., — -- “Naked City’* (dramatic series). 

riirir «n h A nWA Y OUT OF TOWN Producer, Herbert B. Leonard 

OFF-BROAD n Al “Medium Rare” (R).. Producer, (Screen; Gems, Til Fifth Ave., 

►•♦♦♦♦ “Behind the Wall” (D). Producer, Robert Weiner (146 CPW, N. Y. 1 N. Y,; PL 1-4432). .Accepting phm 
.■ .. Amnon Kahatchnik. in. association a' t , „ , Q1 ., , T n tos and resumes of general mala 

-Broad- u . itll R ft wt Jnritfri (n/n .Tan Hus '' iyi4 i* . MaU . pnQl0S .. ana and female dramatic talent hv mail 


toay/and l touring 'shovel as^well as ballet,, films-, "industrial and tele 'j xlieatr^Si^E/Wtb- r . e * |imeS ‘ -. of •'^r a 6teT. ^cbmediaps. 

vision shows. All information has been obtained directly by the ! 5 _ tJ 3 10 vAvailable part-si''four boys,-adSSlS ' repl v C ®“ 
vamitv r r /t«tinn Denorfmenf. hn telenhone calls, and has been re- 1.0.1= «. a?;.i •. 1 <?••• «* ments, c 0 above aadiess. 


eilmeHiane and female dramatic talent by mail 
k co 1 _ s only, c/o above address; Appoint- 
; p ments. Will be made for interviews. 


Variety Casting Department by telephone calls, and has been re- 8 , 15 an d : a • girl. 15; as replace- ments ’ V 0 aboveaddress. - - v ■ / •• V ■ 

checked as of noon yesterday (Tues.). [nycnts. Phone Bob Stevepson. above p ■ ■ ■ ■ " " r ^"l 

The ai'ailable roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and. addi- ■ number for appointment, dr mail . ^ „ ITiJme 

tions to the list will be made only when information is secured from ', photos ahd resumes, above address. . Fiorello (1YIC>. Producers, M fffffo 

responsible parties. The. intention is to service performers with lead?*:. “Captain Jinks of the Horse " 1 

provided by the managements of the shows involved. rather than to’ \r ar ; n cs” (C) Producer Scotfi tv ' .'H, 7b ^- , Far Vavailable . „ /r ^ 

run a wild goose marathon. This information is published without ; ;?.^ ' v iH2 \V 72d St N Y • EN for nnddleaged character man “Bermuda Adventure” (fealur 
eharpe II !-* icnm ‘must- sing. Mail photos and ettet. Producer, Creative Hart 

In addition to the available pans listed, the tabulation includes pto- buhBiv:‘.character Woman;’ slender] ^ess?^’ Room ® bove ad ‘ ‘available To^iiP^ttracUve 

ductions announced.for {later this season, but, for. which, the m nage -1 sweet, character man, Italian ac- a ■ *?'■ J}'«?].?.Maiinhotns 

mpvts ns vet. aren’t hdldina oven casting calls. Parenthetical designer-\ ct ' nt: ; .= eldprlv matron tv . three On Board (R>. Producer,, boy and girl, mid- 20 s. ..P . 


TOURING r *i 

“Fiorello” (MC>. Producers, Jr llftlS 

Knill. & Tahse (i860 Broadway, 

N, Y.; JU 2-7650). Part available ■. •, : 

for middleaged character man, “Bermuda Adventure” (featur 
must sing. Mail photos and ette>. Producer. Creative Hart 


ments, as yet, aren’t holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa- .1 cent:;, elderly, matron ty , three •.**** 9* - cf * Srlninp’ /a thnve address 

tions are as follows: (Ci> Comedy , (D> Drama, (MCI Musical Comedy, verv bad ballerinas; -eral bits JJ a ^ing Gunan (1 d 7 W. 57th St ?nd resumes. ,0 above, address. 
(AID» Musical Drama, }.R) Revue, (Rep) Repettoryi (DR) Drdmatic ; an d\extras'.---MaiT--phbtos- arid resu-, .Cl 5-8221>- Parts available “Pity Me Not’ (Di. Producer. 

Reading. mes c/o above address. Script for several male and femme Negro Gav le-Swimmer-Anthony Produc- 

- ; -—---available at Samuel French Inc.| vaiiety performers. Mail photos tions (333 W 86th St N Y,; 

-- n ■ ^ l9 ; vv v v) . and resumes, abov^e address,. TR 3-8800». Parts available tor 

Legit i 

and urt ^ P‘ 5 ° T d! ^Letand Richard HaUi, Anthony .420 E: .«*«.■ St, K X-. 

BROADW AV I “Love A ta Carte" tMCU Pro-i parts 4 ®? dteM*" Mail'phoibs andi ^•Stailwlj^ Home" featuretteh 

N.Y.- JU 2-4095). Accepting photos j t ri. k ' a .‘-i 4 ui- dre<;>? Random House; available at book-. p ar t s available for attractive boy 

..j roctimpc thrnneh asents onlv. 5-63f6*. Available | ■ _stories. and pirl mid-20’s. Mail nhotos and 


n 9 5 W 45th St N Y) and resumes, above address,. TR .3-8800). Parts available for 

nhSni “ehristobfier’ Coiumbui” (MO “Sound of Music” (MD) Pro- beautiful girl, 17-20. European.;. 

Shurtt- Producer. Federatid ProducfioiisQueers,.Rogers & Hamhie.r|tein/ - re S{g W sfT 

1V = 7 fh c» •••: k v-> p ar K Leiand Hayward & Richard Habi- Anthony (420 E. 64th. St., JN. x., 

■ -p ' •• fvk'hble for'sei4ral ^ile'-and-one day (488 Madison Ave., .N.Y.V. All Apt. 3A-West.. 

'/ Pl0 ' fem me character actors 'with mu- farts av ilable. Mail photos arid “Stairway Home” featuretteh. 
a H S0C o f : sipal and dance backgrounds Mail resumes, /o Edward Blum, above ••Producer,-Creative Mart -Film* 
^ .‘St ^^^mS^abov^ address. Script, published; by (507 Fifth Ave. N. Y,; OX 7,5895), 


and resumes, through agents only, 
of British performers, je o above 


parts: girl. 22; leading man, 3.0;: “Epitaph for George Dillon? CD). "World of Suzie Wong” (D). Pro- 
second leading man, 30; character!.Producers;. Edward Hastings, Riciir d UC er, David Merrick (248 W. 44th 


and girl, riiid-20’s. Mail photos and' 
resumes, c/o above address. 


A* iiahla -nahv three leauing iiinn, ou; umidua : .rjuuucct.s, r,u«atw ; u.aau.i 6 b, 1.^,- auC er, uayia ftiemCK- IZW VV. ‘iwn ■ _ 

Address. Avauap e. p comedienne, 30. Accepting photos ard Upsett & George Morrison (220 st i N. YJ; casting director, Michael \ . ' 

charaetei men. two; i and resumes, above address; W. loth St., ‘N... Y,; WA 9-4978). Shurtleif. Accepting photos arid Need $40 000 to Rebuild 

women; woman, 27. j ,. Nine Mmtenth st „.. , D >. Pr0r . vailabie parts: chahactef man, 45* resumes ol oriental aetors and 1 „ U I” 5^*"“ 

“All The Best People, (C>. Pro-; ^ ucels , iviicliael Charnee & Geof- 50. British accent: several under- actresses ..under 30 c ■ o casting di- ; Hodnoke Isldnu ItlCHl 

ducers, Epector Butt u odd frpv F * Rudaw (340 e. 66th St., studies. Mail photos, and-resumes, rector at above address. Manteo, N.C„ Oct. 2o. 

i 147 i^ i fcV'ilw fomnip 21 : N - Y:; RE 4-1478h Available parts: fc o Momsori. above address. Script - - . . The ebst of rebuilding the Wat( 

mlle^ M^ ?nidd eased femme; I <"0 men. 3540. lanky southerners; fj a ^le at ^r^ma Book Shop <51 SHOWS IN REHEARSAL sjOf theatre, where “The Li 

male, 30 Jo. male three men, 25 - 35 , husky, two v\ r oni- ^ v - 52d St.; . Nt Y,). BROADWAY' - Colony has, been presented i 

?ft e Q C - Ut, M ^SiSrt^anfi rp-umes’ en * 2 0-30, attravtive; girl, 14; boy, “Leave It To Jane” (MC). Pro- “All the Wav HOine” fTM Prndur last 20 years,, may ie 

30 - 3 a. Mail photos and resumes, 16 Majl photos and ducers, Joseph Berhu & Peter . -VUneWaj Horn.a 4D>. Produce more than $40,000. The outdo 

c 6 above nddrem. r I resumes, c/o above address. . Kata .e/;- Sheridan Square Thea- ;«.F}*CoeaH », «lh St., p, ayhoVlS e. operated by the Rot 

“A Season in Hell (D). Produc-. (1 A n „ Wa „ A RuRsiari” t re. . Seventh Ave^ .& Fourth St., _ oke Island Historical Assn.. ;v> 

er, Daniel Hineck (32 W. 72d St.. 0nc « Leonard Kev : CH 2-9609). Auditions lor • £*"*>» . CI,0,c *’ a ,I ?i P r “^ uc c e , r - virtuailv destroyed by Hurrica 

v. td 7 0709 ; Part avB bh p • rroQUcers. i_.eonara cinanni ac mn app. Otto Preminaer 39 W. 5oth SL ~ ^ 


SHOWS IN REHEARSAL | 

BROADWAY 

“Ail the Way Home” ID). Produc¬ 
er, Fred Coe (234 W. 44th St., 
N. Y.: OX 5-9262). 


“Critic's Choice’ 


Roanoke Island Theatre 

Manteo, N.C, Oct, 2o. 

. The ebst of rebuilding the Wateri- 
side . Theatre,, where “The Lost 
Colony” has, been presented fori 
the last 20 years,, may ie to 
more than $.40,0.00: The outdoor 
playhoiise. operated by the Roan¬ 
oke -Island. Historical Assn., was 


N.’Y.; TR 7-9792). Part available ' male and femme singers as replace- Otto Preminger (39 W. 55th Sty, T*' 

J b0Ve rf'ntm/n't o^f^ ^ ^ »«^and : "Sleepy of, PriWners" m Prt-fe? W. 44 th SU *£ 

by appointment only. : i character men and Women..through ducers Michael Ross Producer f °r the necessary rebuilding. The 

“Assignment In Judea. CD). Pio- a „ ents on , c o above address. \ Fi>x , MO' Madison Aye,. N:Y;-. Jh ^ gg}m Her^^ a nbual vmeeting of the group will 

£Z r - mw 4 «h St. N Y • JU i • “Queen and (he Rebels" (D... 1 ^rlfght Tan 20^5- 53 d ^ N,Y,;% >6??o‘, " (be; heid Nov. 28 nt Raleigh, i 

2.15p ; ; associate pi-odueer. Eric , P™du«rs,Martlyn Shapiro MicM ^ man ; 30 s. 5 - feet. Sgi 


I > n v n^i 1 „AA». uive iMduu-. Iiwtuiitat 

^ur ’ virtually destroyed by Hurricane 


N.Y.; CI 5-2211), 

“Do Re Mi” (MCh 


ie ana lemme singers as replace- ruaiuusci., \ov- wiu on., jjonna 

[ ments, every Thursday at 6 p.m., N.Y.: Cl 5-2211), R-irc n Garrtnpr of Shelbv 

ive address. “Do Re Mi” (MO; Producer, „ v’^ 

Sleen of Prisoners” (D) ProJ ^rii Merrick (246 W. 44th St,, N G., says she doesn t kh°vv how 
isieep or Prisoners. UJ). JrT°-j v- y . T ^ ^ 7 =i 9 n \ the association :can get the money. 

I Ubii" W. Produeir, tlte n^essiry ^uiiat^ The; 


Michael. Ross & Marfheim 


W Gates. Available parts: woman, Bouche, Mark Shoenberg '.(65 
30*s giri. 17-18, attractive; man, C P.W.. N.Y^ TR 3-1480), Avail- 
40-50; man 25-30. All are fea- able parts: European general. d 0- 
tured roles. Apply thoiigh agents' 6 °: his swinish aide, man. 20 s. or- 
onlv, c/o above address.! ; porlumst foppish manner. Mail 

1 ’ * ... _a nnnlne onn raenmac o 'A 'ohAro on.,, 


Preliminary estimates, had been 


inches tall, stocky, kindly; man. j vourin^ mux voo. 

50's wise. , affectionate.. Mail photos jM , 

and resumes, above address. The Con 4 uering_ Hero 

- «,«. ^ Producer. Robert Whitehe 

“Sauaring The Circle” (O. Pro- w 46 th St N Y • PL 7-51 


ducer, Courtney Burri (58 W. 57th! that it would cost - about $30,000 to 
St. N. Y.; Cl 5-9151). replace dressing rooms; vVorkshops, 


onlv c'o above address i ; porlunist, foppish mariner. Mail Sauanng^The Circle (C). Pro- w 46th St .. n. Y.; PL 7-5100), 

"'^Iv^^tfmerty “Cerrot Pb«os and resumes, e/o above - OFP-BROADWAY , 

Top”) (MC) Producer David “Shifting Heart” (D) Producers Reddick, 3435 Giles PI./ N.Y.). “Hedda Gabler” (D). Producer, 
Merrick I24« ». / 4 ^ aila | " Charles Bowden’& K Ridgele/ bkector, Reddick Available parts: 

N. Y.. LO 3 7530). , Avaiiame w 40 th St CO mgenue, cute, babyish; ingenue, . atre,83 E,4th St* N.Y.. AL 4-7954).,, 

parts: title role, girl singer-dancer, ^ 2630) Available harts leading warm, feminine; three men, 20’s, “Man and Superman” (D) Pro- 
18-22; three-man acroba-tic tea^m, ^ 55- woman 50 ; girl 32- bov one over six feet tall, athletic; one‘ ^oeeri, Gate Repertory Co, .(C/o 
also act; jugglers, npustjhandle in- ^ Italian types' leading’man’ ehaiacter hian; a few male rand ^ate Theatre. 162 Second Ave.. 
dian clubs and spm plates; male Jl, ^ “alian type^p leading man . . wa i k : 0 n S ; Mail ohotos and! N, Y.; OR 4-8796)s 


concertina playert 


The Conquering Herb” (MC>. properties, costuiries and fire fight- 
Producer. Robert Whitehead (165 ing equipnient. The “Lost Coloriy” 
W.. 46th St. N. Y ; PL 7-5100), eiided its 20th summer run -Sept. 

OFF-BROADWAY . 4., just before the hurricane, struckr 

“Hbdda Cahl«r” (Dl PnSdnppr here; . 


and resumes. 


/o Michael Shurt- 


lefT. above address. 


cnrin. 1 - ‘fr > y ornHncfsrc resumes, above address. 
Come Spring (CL ;Producers „ s 


acter w'oman, 40, all Australian ; resumes, c/o above address, 
characters; Accepting photos and' “Tattoped Countess” <MC 


Charles Bowden & H. Ridgeley 
Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th, St., N. Y.; 
CO 5-2630). Available |parts: two 


a..,,. 19 19 nn „ Mpcrrn and fine 1,1 ““ciiKu. uuuic wuj; uaxuuiic, io-m. suuus, »cu- 

white; ^vhrie girl,TeT wMte girl! I® 10 ? 1 * Audi 9 01 l? f ^ r P? ssibl ?i utur ? !sitiy^;; bariton. 50. debonair.' Mail 


J^KlorharaSpr min 40 ’! one '•replacements for' girls, 7-16, and [photbs and resurfies, c/o above ad- 
23. two character merij 40 s. one bovs, 11-14 all with trained voices.! dre^s 

Negro and one white; Negro characters . MaU photos and. .V Xo Damascus” (D) Producers 
character woman. 70 s. grand- ,.. c5U mes to above address, 1 b« SSSX 


director, Keaaick; Available parts: \ ^uu.nu» 3 .(uu.iuuHii onccv +uc- . ; i i. 

ingenue, cute, babyish; ingenue, atre. 83 E.^^4th St., N.Y.; AL 4-7954)., rllflirp PrnflltrtMlIK 

warm, feminine; three men. 20’s, [ “Man and Superman” (D) Pro- TUIUIC I lUUUlUUUa 

one over six feet tall, athletic; one ; ducer, Gate Repertory Co, .(C/o BROADWAY 

,. . , IA1 ail ilfltiail icauillK lliail /character riian; a few male and/Gate Theatre. 162 Second Ave.J “Gay Life,” musical. b a s e d on 

plates; male - : , Q il ^“ ac ^ men 4d? char- femme walk-ons: Mail photos and N, Y.; OR 4-8796). ' Arthur Schnitzjer’s “The Affairs of. 

Mail Photos [^. _two cnarac t er men. ^^cnar^ ) resume ^ c/q aboye add j ess> “Mousetrap” (D). Producer. Rob- Anatol”; book, Fay and Michael 

“Tattooed Countess” (MC) Pro- ert D. Feldstein (323 W. 45th St.,‘ Kanin; music, Arthur Schwartz, 
ducer Richard Barr (c/o Cricket N. Y.; Cl 5-0648).: lyrics. Howard Dietz; producer, 

Theatre. 162 Second Ave., N. Y\, “She Stoops to Conquer” (C). Keririit Bloomgarderi. 

OR 4-3960). Available parts: so- Producer. Phoenix Theatre (.189. “Torero,” musical version of Ros- 

prano, 35-40, attractive leading Second Aire., N.Y.; OR 4-7160). land’s “Cyrano de Bergerac,” with 
ladv* baritone, 18-22. strong, sen^ ■ ■ ' ■- - - •' book by Joseph Schrank. musac and 

sitive; bariton. 50. debonair! Mail |i ^ . t .1 lyrics, Bemie Wayne; producer, 

nhotos arid resumes: c/o above ad- I I Alton Wilkes; For next spring, _ 


“Sound of Music” (MD). Produc- Theatre. 162 Second Ave., N. Y., She Stoops to Conquer (C). 
ers, Richard Rodgers & Oscar OR. 4-3960>. Available parts: so- Producer. Phoenix Theatre (189. 
Hammerstein 2d (488 Madison prano, .. 35-40, attractive leading Second Ave., N,Y.; OR 4-7160). 
Ave.. N. Y.); casting director,. Eddie lady; baritone, 18-22, strong, sen- 


Industrial ii “Kwamina,” musical; book. Rob- 
I I . ' I ert Alan Aurthur; music arid lyrics, 

■ . .. Richard Adler; producer, Alfred de 

Jack Morton Production. (635 Liagre, For next May. 
adison Ave., N! Y.; PL 9-6i51). “1984,” drama by Robert T. 


mother. Mail photos k and re¬ 
sumes, c/o above address. 


resumes to. apove aaaress: ! Angela Anderson, in association 

“Thracian Horses’ (D). .with Marita Byer (c/o. By er, 4550 Jack Morton Productions. (635 

ducers. Chandler Warren & Wil- 193d s t> Flushing, N.Y.; FL 7- Madison Ave., N! Y.; PL 9-6151). 

C n..l (102 Tthiim J _ ’■ ... - . • . . i .. . 


Hrib^tSo w'^th^t 01 ^ 1 li 3 ? °? l o^ DriV f v 7209) - Available, pkrts:’ character Auditions fo? male” and femme Owen, based on^George Orwell’s 

^ JK. , 45-50;' wonmh. 25^5.■ gttrac- singem; ^ l?.;who stags an^ 


JU 6-1962). Available parts: man, 
45 , burly, agile. 6 feet tall or over; 
several male and femme character 
singers. All roles are Irish. Mail 


man. 30’s, viril. Mail photos and j t i V e,’ ser iou's; character maii, 40-50, acts. Nov. 3-4. at 11 a.m:-5 p.m , at be tried out at Dallas Theatre Cen- 
resumes c/o above addre^. educated Bowerj-buiri, cynic; man, Columbus Circle Studios (981 ter next. fall. . ^ 

“13 Daughters” (MC). Producer, [ 50 . 6 q ' loQ ]{ S younger, polite, strong Eighth Ave. N. Y.). t. "Family Way,” comedy by Betj 


Ayers, Charles Bowden fit H. Ridge- cas ting until leads are set, but how 
ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St., accep ting photos and resumes 
N. Y.; CO 5-2630). Available parts: through agents only, c/o Carl Saw- 
male lead, 45-55; wom^n, 50; girl, yer. above address. 

30, and 10 reporters. Mail photos “The Count of Ten” (MC). Prb- 
and resumes, above address. ducer, Bsuby Berkeley (c/o Bob- 

’Gyiwy (MC). Producer, David row , Handmari & Katz, 666 5th 
?S r o 1C £on 246 A w ', ?, 4th N Y - ; Ave., N. Y.; JU 6-1144). Available 
Available parts: man, p ar t s: man, 25, tall, good-looking; 
17-20 good-loolung . dancer, must woman 22 . 28 sophisticated, at- 
also sing; boy singer-dancer 7-11, tractive; intense man, 30; femme 


Opera 


main, } 3 fV*f bttn . 50-6®. looks younger, poiite.strong Eighth Ave. N. Y.). ' i. Way "comedy by Bed. 

H..»hw S J«fl52_W..<ed a,. fcatuttK- woman. 45-50. thin Starn producer-director, Jeffrey 

lead IN-Y; OX 5-37831. Available parts: nervous , : tire< ,. ma h. 75. dignified r . i Haffin. For next Spring 

Is. 17-30. Hawaiian types; men Aus|r , WO mah; 50-60. short. finoM N "* r . ®n Sunday." musical 

various ages, mainly 20s-30s, f di « nifi int^lliwnt- various XJUBtU comedy by Jules Dassia from his 

ivaiian and English .types: ; Nb 1 nc - w ’. \ -. scenario; songs, Manps Hadjidakisi 

ting until leads are set, but now abo \f e a dd?is S ^ resumes, ...... =J producer, Kermit Bloomgarden. 

epting photos and ^resumes “Torchbearers” CO. Producer. “Bartleby.” Producer. Richard For the l%2-63seaswi 
ough agents only, c,o Carl Saw- Equi t v Library Theatre (226 W. Barr (c/o Crilcket Theatre* 162 < 

. above address. . 47th St N Y • PL 7^1710) Ali Darts Second Ave N.Y : OR 4-3960). “What a Killing,” musical; bobk. 

The Count of Ten” (MC). PW-.. > vSlabie! f jSidrtbn 8 -next MoSdav Available parts: baritone, - 30 % - - Fred-iHebert, hasqd pn - ..a -Story, by 
;er, Bsuby Berkeley Cc/o Bob- , 31) ^ at 5.10 n.m.; Tuesday (I), at warm, understanding; character J ack Waldron; music and lyrics, 

' 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Nov. 2. at 10 a.m.- baritone, 35-40; character tenor. £ eo r ge Harwell; producer. Jack 


5?e°ss° S andrCSUmeS ’ C/ ^ 3b ° Ve ad -N.Y.; OX 5-^83). Available parts: 

Drama (untitled, formerly woman, . 50^60* short, 

eral Seegar”). Producers Shirley H^vaHaT and EngUsh tyPe^ No ! dl 8 ni V T e ?’ ^telligent; Various 
Ayers, Charles Bowden & H. Ridge- casting until leads lrrset but now ^ ai1 P hotos an d resumes, 

ley Bullock Jr. (137 W. 48th St.. photol trt tesumel\* b & e **$?***: „ ! ^. „ . 

K , Y : , C ^ liable perts: Cart W I 

yer._above address.. .. aSLS 


i> 3-75201. Available parts’: man, Y " 2 5 U fl*”'Kehdareal Hall (IW^-;A11 miust have trained.voiced. Mail Yoj-k n Wa>h6u?e" N**Y ?2 ^ ^ 

-20 good-looldng. dapeer must ^ « nd ^ 5UBte9 - >l>ove ad ^ ss ~ 


a ?sst 


Television 


“La Plume de Ma Tqnte” (MCi. tr 
Producer, David Merrick (246 W. ma 


man, 48; portly, humorous 


44th St„ N.Y.; LO 3-7520). Part 

PLAYWRIGHTS 

Hear Your Words! 

Have your play on fape acted 


gossipy woman. 


5 1 2-7836. suite 1918). Available Varts: „ “Cainera Three” 

• _ a* i. • e. .« r , l^rrimotin canoe) V 


25 devoted wife* char- dramatic series). Producer, CBS 

ucyuieii Wile, irtidi cf tvt v . ttt 


—~= ]l 'drama by Marguerite Diiras; pro¬ 
ducer, Leo Kerz. For next spring. 
Oil; “Bartleby,” opera based on tha 

-: . / • . short story by Herman Melville; 

score, William Flanagan; producer, 
(educational- Richard Barr. For Novpriiber. 


|character man 60; small char- ac ^ r ian / 50 ; girI> I2 . Mail’photos l52 f.^* ^ St, N.J!;^ 6-6000); 

j acter man, absent-minded, intense;, [ and i-esumes above address • casting director, Paula Hindlin. | 

; sports writers: character man, “Whisper to Me” (D) Producer Accepting photos and resumes of 
I drunk; two patrolmen; bartender; Mariya Starr (1 Grrifie So N Y •’ 8^ neral male and female dramatic 
; stage doorman; messenger boy; LE AvailahiP thrVo talent, c/o above address. No dUpU- 

I city policemen; bum; cab driver; ^ le or^ femme col^/e^ Students^ .cates. 

( fight fans; pedestrians; thugs. Mail snv _ Ki “ff 


by professional actors (cradits 1 1 photos and resumes to. Busby 


1 clergy riian. 50’s; irigenue. southern 


available). Use for j:re-writing, 
editing, backers, auditions, play¬ 
backs for friends, efc. 

For I-Hour tape send $40 
and 3 copies of manuscript 
to; 

GUYLO ASSOCIATES. 

55 West 75th Street* N.Y.C. 
Not Responsible For 
Ori inal Manuscript 


cates. 

King Variety Shows* Producer, 
George King (117 W. 46th; St., N.Y.; 


IJiiuiua dim iouiiicb iu DUbuv i • • •_/■ , ucuigc aihk uii if. iuui 

Berkeley, c/o above address. • | accent preferred. ^Mad photos and CI 7 . 174 4 t Boom 202). Accepting 


i u^iauicv, vm/ auuvc auuicd), ■ v • ■■ vl nils, awuiii aua/. 

i “Whole Darn Shooting Match” i res 4 ines > eboye address. photos; and resumes of male and 

: f C>. Ptoducer. Anthony Parella l • •• femme musical variety performers; 

: (230 W. 54th St., N. Y.; CI 6-8538). STOCK:. daily , except Sunday, 2^9 p.m,, 

: Available parts: man, 26, hand-. FTi WORTH above address, 

some, enthusiastic,. Ivy Leaguer; Casa. Manana Theatre. Producer, “Lamp Unto My Feet” (religlr 
, girl, 21, striking brunette, quick, Michael Pollock (c/o Casa Manana ous-drairiatic series). Producer, 

; alert: girl;25,sharp features..shrew- Theatre, Fort Worth); Several CBS (524 W. 57th St., N. Y.; JU. 

= ish; man, 66, New England philoso-. parts available for scheduled presr 6-6000); casting director, Paula 
jpher type; boy, 19, obnoxious, entations of “Alister Roberts,” Hindli . Accepting photos arid re- 
Ismark aleck. Mail photos and “Two for the Seasaw” and “The ! sumes of general .male and female^ 


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'Armety 


LEGITIMATE 


West German Theatres SRO 

Continued from page 69 

under Its guest program, the pur-. ; it, Mrs. Syse wrote in her column 
pose being to show the country’s [last \yeek, T understand how /why 


cultural revival'.In ...theatre : ' ' ^J 0 “ 0nly oiiee evcry ten 

World . War II. Previous, junkets A 
were for groups of businessmen. 

clergymen and scientists. ( A«lllicA , Prnhlom 

In the party that made the. Wl¥|»e riDIHGIII 
. rounds last month, Mrs. Syse was ^^ - continued from page ««» 

.. the ,only dram critic. The only | 1 

iusie critic was -Jay Thorpe, of ' one of the most ..respected writers 
the Washington Evening Star; The : in Washington. 


‘Advise’ Problem 


; Continued from page .4 


group also included Benno Frank, 
director of musical productions at 
Cleveland’s Negro repertory thea¬ 
tre, Ka-ra-mu House; : Glenn 


But VIPs here always 

troubled by some of the more dra- 
lalic events in the story, such as 


Hughes, director of the Washings|the Senator with a homosexual 
ton Univ. drama school; Waiter L. j background, the ruthlessness, of 


Walters, head of theatre arts at 
Penn State; William Melnitz, act¬ 
ing dean of the California Univ. 


the President and others. The 
was true outside Washing- 


theatre arts department, and Frank 'tern. The huge sale of the novel 
Eaton, professor of German at could, be explained only by the 
Portland State in Oregon. 1 popular success of its plot develop- 

Although, by American stand- ! ment. Its careful treatment of 
ards. in the hinterlands, the j . Washington details would hardly 
amodnt of theatre activity in W>st j sell if generally. 

Germany is almost overwhelming. | : Playwright Mandel, preparing 
Mrs. Syse says she was disappoint-! the book for the stage, reduced the 
. ed to find little in the various rep- - number of characters, discarded 
ertoires by contemporary German [authentic details and sharpened 
playwrights. Mostly they favored ! the dramatic highlights* The Presi- 
classic and modern works by Eng- ! dent is presented as a more ruth- 
lish and American writers, trans- less’politician than he was in the 
lated into German, of course. i book. A McCarthy-like Senator 

An impresario in Munich . ! is given greater prominence and 
ported, that West Germans have 1 made more extreme. The Senator 
not yet cultivated a taste for the I with the sex problem in his past 
American musical. Most of the at^ ; dominates the second of three acts, 
tempts at musical productions in j “The play,’’ observed . Sen, J. 
Munich were unprofitable, he re- [ William Fulbright (D-Ark.i, Senate 
yealed, the only exception being ' Foreign R e 1 a 116 ns Committee 
“Pajama Game,” He .conjectured phairman, “will add to the low 
that this may have been becaus lesteem .in which Washington is 
of the trade union angle, which is held by some.. The- play implies^ 
something. West Germans care a that the Senate, and the democratic' 
great deal about. form of goveriimentv. operates by 

The American group, wiiieh took blackmail and bribery. Do you 

in a play or an opera on every ! think this play would encourage a 
night except those spent traveling, young man to go into politics? It 
went to only one off-Broadway- '■ would not.” 

type operation, Mrs. Syse said. I Sen. Mike: Mansfield of Montana, 
That was a basement theatre in 1 the Democratic Whip, said he 
Bonn, with a seating capacity of s “enjoyed” ' the piay, but was 
only 70. There they, saw a produc- bothered by several things. He 
tioh of “Breath of . Spring,”, by , thought Senators on the stage used 
Englishman Peter Coke. , too much profanity, were motivated 

On the agenda also was the • strangely and that their wives were 
passion play, at Oberammergau. Of ! dressed “too 1 high style;” But the 


Washington attitude may not be 
the commercial Broadway attitude. 

Not explained by the opinion of 
Senators and others high in govern¬ 
ment is the conflict of notices be¬ 
tween critics in Washington and. 
i New Haven. The. producers hope 
; that long residence in Washington 
!.played some part in the verdict 
i handed down by the three drama 
desk men here. It ' causing 
enough Av.orry, however, so that 
Mandel. is making revisions in the 
play. 


| Merrick 

’ Continued from' page 1 

' casting is underway for future 
[ project, “Carnival,” Both ventures 
• are musicals. 

I The three recently-o pened 
( Broadway entries^ all imports, com- 
i prise two straights plays and a mu- 
j si cal: The tuner, “Irma. La 
j Douce,” is a French original, by 
I way of. London. The other two 
[shows, “Beckett” and “Taste of 
!• Honey,” originated in Paris . and 
London, respectively. The three 
opened withi a period pf seven 
days, ”Irma,” Sept. 29, “Taste,” 
Oct. 4 and “Beckett,” Oct. 5. The 
road entry, which began, a Los 
Angeles stand three weeks ago, is 
"Destry Rides Agai :”■■■ 

“Beckett” and “Irma,” both sell¬ 
outs, have grossed $166,241 and 
$147,359, respectively; in the last 
three weeks. “Taste,” which 
played to around. 75% of capacity 
last week, has grossed $62,228 since 
opening. The three-week take for 
the holdovers was ‘‘Gypsy,” $174,- 
998; “La Plume,” $118,793, and 
“Take Me” $171,651. f “Gypsy” 
and ‘‘Take Me” are musical conf- 
j edies and “La Plume” is( a French 
: revue. The: three-week take for 
“Destry,” also a musical, was $216,- 
296, with Civic Light Opera Assn. 
i subscription. 

j The combined three-week gross 
j for the six Broadway shows was 
$831,270. Besides these seven 
' shows, thie original “World of 
, Suzie Wong” production company, 
! co-sponsored by Merrick, is get¬ 
ting ; a royalty from the . current 
London and touring editions of 
that play. The rights for Loth of 
these presentations were farmed 
I out. . 


Legit Bits 


Harold Goldberg, head of the in¬ 
dependent Booking Office and 
president of the Assn, of Theatrical 
Pressagents &. managers, recover*- 
ing from surgery at University 
Hospital, N.Y. fle’s due for dis¬ 
charge several weeks and will 
then convalesce at home for some 
time before returning to Work. 

Glenn Gould, Leonard Rose, and 
Oscar Shumsky will be co-musical 
directors of the Stratford (Ont.) 
Music Festival for next summer. 
Ezra Schabas will be music man¬ 
ager. 

Robert Simpson is resident 
Choreographer, at tbc Miller Thea- 
rlorentine Opeia’s production oi 
tre, Milwaukee, and will direct 
'Faust” in November. 

Charles Lascombe, publicity -di¬ 
rector for the Beach Carrillon Ho¬ 
tel, Miami, is WTiting a musical 
for Sid Casell’s Gallery Theatre 
there. 

Stephen Harmon is production 
assistant -on the upcoming off- 
Broadway production of “Mouse¬ 
trap.” 

Connie'Sofoyanis has cancelled 
the late Danton Walker's musical, 
“The Provincetown Show/’ since 
only $1,800 of the necessary $10,-. 
000 capital could be raised. 

Barnett Owen, resident stager of 
the Cherry County Playhouse, Tra¬ 
verse City,. Mich., will be director 
this season of Theatre Nashville 
(Teiin.). 

Florence Rahd, co-producer of 
the off-Broadway presentation, 
“Here Come the Clowns,” is rin 
London arranging for an off-west 
' end version of the drama planned 
[for February, with Mark Schoen¬ 
berg due to repeat as director. 

Lore Noto and Word Baker, re¬ 
spective producer and director of 
the off-Broadway production. “The 
Faritasticks,” are. forming a second 
company of the musical scheduled 
to open Nov. 15 at the Royal Poin- 
ciand Playhouse, Palm Beach. 

Prof. Emmet L. Avery will be 
guest at a reception to be given 


Nov. 7 by the Southern Illinois 
University Press, in connection 
with the forthcoming publication 
of the first two volumes of “The 
London Stage 1660-1800.” which 
Avery edited. 

Arthur Cantor will be associated 
with Fred Coe in the presentation 
of “All the Way Home.” 

Bruce Becker, producer of the 
Tappan Zee Playhouse, Nyack, 
N.Y., will present a series of pro* 
grams by folk singers at the thea¬ 
tre beginning Oct. 28 with The 
Weavers. 

Ken and Kay Rockefeller's 
Traveling Players Productions* ver¬ 
sion of ‘The Wizard of Oz” will 
be presented Nov. 12 at the Paper 
Mill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J. 

Roger L. Stevens’ presentation 
of Molly Kazan’s “Rosemary” and 
“The Alligators” will begin a week 
of previews Nov* 8 at the off- 
Broadway York Playhouse, N.Y. 

Edward Specter has joined 
Courtney Burr in sponsoring 
“Send Me No Flowers.” 

Additional dialog has been 
added to the roles of George C. 
Scott and Muni Seroff, as well as 
to the wedding scene, and Tru¬ 
man Gaiges’ role has been elimi¬ 
nated in the Kermit Bloomgarden 
presentation, “The Wall.” 

Hal Holbrook will perform his 
“Mark Twain Tonight" solo show 
Nov. 1 in Warsaw’, under the aus- 
picies of the President’s Cultural.- 
Exchange Program. 

Robert Whitehead’s presentation 
“The Hero” has been retitled “The 
Conquering Hero.” 

E. W. Swackhammer will stage 
the Stage Society presentation of 
Luigi Pirandello’s ’‘The Rules of 
the Game.” 

Carol Lawrence has returned-to 
her femme lead in “West Side 
Story” after a four-and-a-half- 
week absence due to illness. 

A Rodgers & Hammerstein Award, 
consisting of a bronze medallion 
and a $1,000 grant has been estab¬ 
lished to honor the citizen of the 
(Continued on page 76) 











76 


Wednesday, October 26, i960 


LITERATI 


Pfcftmrf 


Museum and other cultural attrac¬ 
tions. 

New Eagle also included a 32- 
page mag section with listings of 
tv programs: tv gossip column by. 
Paul Denis: Ed Wilson oh theatres:. 


Story of N.Y. News J ; 

The paper's drama critic! John 
Chapman is author of “TellHit To 
Sweeney." story of the highly suc¬ 
cessful N.Y. . Daily News which, 
when it made its first appearance 

as tabloid June 26. 1919. was : B ill Whalen, ight clubs: Paul Af- 
jeeringly leceived hence the til. t\ feider> mus ic; and Meyer and Eli 
a derisive brusnoff of ti eg ... ■■•'Levin, on art, plus aforementioned 
v - 72 Imu"; ‘ Kru*. A number of old Eagle fea- 

cm'iams pri-entdav »,4.'fcfllie* ’‘“T** " e l e re*<rf«l •«.<* *s "Old 
( o n of hem a.n . sheet f. the. Timers Page, a comprehensive 
Kovs bucker 17 metropblitin pa- obit page and local fraternal news: 
per—seven mor ing and lt);;aftoi- . : . . 

noon. Doubled ay will publish ; next.. Close. Net on Pornographcrs 
April. |; ' Extradition of six Los Angel 

Sap'v pub has Edward Jabldnski's men to stand,trial for sending ob- 
“Harpv With The Blue.: Harold scene photos, and moyxes into 
Arlen"' on its February list! *biog Pennsylvania-was given the 'green- 
of the song-unit h and -Mr. Laurel light by-"file U.S. Supreme. Court:; 
and Mr II udv \ Portrait of Two The high, court refused even .to 
ciowns.*' by John McCabe, who listen to arguments on the case., 
worked closely with the surviving “A wonderful victor, for law 
Sian Laurel 'Oliver Hardy died a enforcement agencies all over the 
feu years ago . Noel Coward's cur- country,” declared Philadelphia 
rent London play,‘Waiting In The Dist. Attv. Victor H. Blanc upon 


Wings." is also a soon-due Double-: learning, of th decision., “This 
day item. 'gives us- an opportunity to stop.' 


Book Stocks 

( As of Oct. 25. 1960. closings > 
Ally ft & Bacon (OC).. .22 
American. Book (AS).. ;..45 
Book of Month (NY) ... 19 
Conde Nast (NY) 9 :{ C 

Crowell-Collier (NY) .3214 

Grolier (OC) ., :.v. (bid) 33 
Harc’t, Brace (OC) . (bid) 26*4 

Hearst (OC) __ . 12 : ‘s 

Holt, R&W (NY) . . :. 44'i 

L.A. Times Mirror(OC) . .23 1 i 
Macfadden (AS) i 87 

Macmillan (OC) ...... 50 

McCaili: (NY) .29*i 

McGraw-Hill (NY) . 86' 2 

Prentice-IIail (AS) .. , 33U 

Ran’m House (OC). (bid) 32 
il, W; .Sams (Mi :. (bid) 35 
Time Inc/(OC) .(bid) 59 1 2 
Western Pub (M) . .(bid) 61 
World Pub: (M) .. (bid) 14' i 


. OC—Oyer-the-Counter 
N!\\—N.Y. Stock Exchange 
. AS—American Stock Ex. 
M—Midwest': .. . 


w-ork 


indexed, an attractive work for any 
music' aficiando, longhair or 
middlebrow. Abel; 


25th Aniii of ‘True’ - V 

Fawcett's True celebrates, its 
25th. anniversary with the Febru¬ 
ary. 1961 .edition under Douglas 
Kennedy's 1 editorship and it will 
be marked <l;i by 3.500,000 circu¬ 
lation and (2> an upped price from. 
35c to 50c for .this special issue. 

Byliners will- include. Ernest 
Hemingway, Barnaby Conrad, Mi¬ 
chael Stern. Justice. Walter O'.'. 
Douglas. John Dos Passes ahd|‘ 
kindred naiive b 5 *liners. 


Sit Bits 


CHATTER 

Jane Dixon, w\k! newspaper fea-\ . ^ . . . . 

ture writer (UP, NAN; ,-N. Y. Tele- on -Brpadvyajb have been purchased 
gram, in the 1920s',. died pet. 23 in ! by Paramount. 


Continued from page 75. ,5=3 

five-state (Texas. -Louisiana, Okla¬ 
homa, New. Mexico and Arkansas) 
aijea who does the miost for the 
theatre in the/calendar year I960,. 

(Courtney Burr’s presentation 
“After. 1 I’m Gone’’ has been 
named “Send Me No Flow-eis.” 

Frankie Laine. arrived itr New 
York last week to begin work on 
“Mad Avenue,” in which he’ll star. 

Filin Tights to Neil Siirtmon’s 
“Come Blow 1 Your.. Horn,” which 
Michael Ellis and: William Ham- 
merstein. are. planning to present 


- i! i tne^iiooa at pornograpnic ana sa- 1 ■. . _ 

Taylor’s McGraw-Hill Deal j lacious matter which has beenj*\™f a dr ™ r Tr of- iSiY*r sion-for 

Hotlvwood asent Red Hershon ; coming Into our jurisdiction , ^°: h ^ an artl ->t ^ n<1 a . 1 ' . J outdoor 

pulled a "bidding-! Stunt last; week chiefly through the mails," Vheffiend't the Nelson firm/William R. McCul- 

from his suite at the wildorf-. Philadelphia county deteetiresr^ ^ 1 lev is prer Of tlte fonrpihy: ' '.. 

'Astoria. New York, and vvotind.up withfbe help^f.Los. Angeles au-,.•ftob&tXetvis Taylor.to the Hor, 


New York. She was the widow of 
Col. Walter II. (Ca'PPV* Wells, p.r. 
officer of the U. S. Military .Acadr 
einp at West Point.. 

John Lowell Pratt, former presi¬ 
dent of A S. Barries & Co.,, who 
joined Thomas Nelson & Sons last 
. August to create a separate divi- 
j $ion for publication of sports and 
books, elected veepee of 


Kermit Blppmgarden planed to 
London last week to sit in on prep¬ 
arations for the -AVest End .produc¬ 
tion of Paul Osborn’s “The Maiden 
Voyage!” in . w hich he’ll be /p-artr- 
nered .with Anna Deere 1 Wiman 
and . E, P. Clift, and .attend th . 
premiere Nov,:9,-of the British edi¬ 
tion of his Broadway hit, “Toys in 
the Attic,’.’ bv Lillian Helliiian. 
He’s, due back Nov. 15/ . 

Teddy, arid. Dorothy (Mrs/) Haft 

..—xviui me ucip .ui l,u 5 rmscicfj mi- : .* /^s uwu".—or.' „n i Robert Lewis Tavlor to the Floi*-- will- open their new 1 -Theatre 90,1 

with a $40,000 advance from Me- thorities staged simultaneousraids ject 1 pe ^^|.^ Be J‘^^ h ^ -Rppr"! ida Kevs todoa st’orv on“aday of Holly wood, with Graham Greened 
Graw-Hill for Robert Lewis Tay- in the summer of 1958. The de- « s > a *.: excursion Throfigh for: ‘‘Thi Potting Sh " in, January., 

if: *tio r npr«f^Srriiw i ’eVeA^finKm^tant^^®iire ?lltry H}.? . 't- GrbenwicA: Village restaurateur 

ner. a iloU. )a Randoin. S&S and Far- ; ^nconlutUio^ ?rar *' Tj aftislic. and theatrical w rid ; The fikst safari.In ten- f Dart: is pot .^.duCing 

rar firms also bid. Taylor had the V were not fu^iti\ CsAhev could" of ^^ the lafe 19th century makes, a . tral.. Park” is a, press stunt tlm : ^y)i R:an<M 
walked away from his former pub- no? be extradited^ ” ‘ d . telling appearance-''in..these- 'pages. we.ek:,--by. ; .CowaTd-McCanii--4. prexy { 

lisher Do.ubledav, because/“thev , n .* ,. : Anecdotes of the great and small, ' John J.. Geognegan .in horior of |A ARiprY. Accoidine, to Miss^Rands 

put out too manv books" land a As soon as California gives, the filtered Through Beerbohift’s mag- (William Dayton Holmes’ new book, B rown, Ltd.vStampIgr 
condition of any ‘ sale wasi:“spe- ?, fflcial word.. ^ Hlanc will seiid, ni fi cent \ v i t - and Charm/ give, the } ^Safari/HSVP:” : The safari'staV(s: had T>eem dickering for--.fhe righ^- 
cialized merchandising.” j °i '' 0, 'k an unusually vivid character, at the. lion’s cage in the. Central- tp P, 1 ddft.ee Ideal oH-Broadway r 

MeCraw offered besides the 40G fcpda ^, to . phl Ijdelphi a . for trial g ook jg riclvlv illustrated, and., in- Park Zoo and \\jnds up at the ; bv?; nogotialions haVe beenfiropped. 
advame a 090 -conv ^ Hrst pdnS ? nd r ^ u f st the K1 pa " e , listc ^ eludes many of Beerbohm’s celeh- Tavern-on-the-Green, for the “Afil-' The agency says that no,other play 

C aml a «imranteed $25 0bo ad- ^r the earliest possible date. 1 rat ed drawings; Rodo , can cocktails.” ' Rand'was ; .under discussipii'-- 

i»rti iru» anH nrnmntron f»Vn-i.naiffn The defendants not only fought —iAuthor Nelson Algfen (“Man,''Vtth.Si.aniple.r. -. . 

It ah? has onlv the hardcover exlradiUon through the California | Yes. there Is a Globus [.With Golden Arm.” etc.) has re-! Howard. Atlee succeeds.;Harvey 
rights the paperback and.alii other courls - but trough The Corn- 


rights are exclusively Taylor’s. 


t mon Pleas Courts in Philly and all 
, Tr , ; . t tiie way to the Pennsylvania 

W hile :n New \ork. Hershon also j s uprenie Court. In this state they 

® av ?. Bcl . p ^ duIa « took the form of a taxpayer suits. 

Birdie producer, a So.OOG option 1 - 


Biruie producer, a »o.uuv opuon | c h a r« ; n « that the extradition m-o- ■ : v a .‘s-»v 

on a potential musicializatron of j ceedui«s would b e a vvS>t4 of ? an ^x-n. e wspapernTan 
Taylor’s old book, “Professor Fod-* . v ^J"r be a V • e 1 and ex-Simon & Sch.ust 


Tp ,j n , nP nt iiiP identitv ^ tiirned to Clvicagoafter six months Sabinsoftaspressagent next Mpn- 

nr X [he Q rS v 1 ^ hbhs? of Paris knd "is Working now on a 1 day- .(3.D, foF the 'Circle -in the 
G obns InduSd ,vondtr. 'nojV-Hctioh travel book. '• i ^uaj'e^.presentktioa 

mint if, that- tvisn : - t a .oontrivad, V™* ^ 2^ Tl,e Balc,,n 5- 

name. The new 1 book publisher is ! lbe . ra ^£ is i° .-HuHe_ti 


S.cli.uster. and now 


c-adman! lroiTi 1936 to 1942 arid news editor.! “ 


of the Honolulu Advertiser after I 


ld ; v ‘“! * ‘ ,IU r 1 .h-T 3U ' , M A itaxpayers’ money. u -7ti^Vr r hhnt^»-"nn : h'^^^ ( World War 11 'until, 1955, was found j ‘Rhinoceros’ Royally 

orski iDoubleday’. which will be, . .. a multiple. php.to.g-pupranare a ii.p r -.jj, .. - a.., j e 

conditioned further by a paper- | ,A^ estimated $1,000,000 wprth in-chief of his ne\v firm which^ kicks^''' . A, t 2 o Hp w-a5ft ' ; .'--'Ri'-ot’h.pi" f i° m 

back reprint. Gower Champion and j °f. equ.ptftpnt.and p'ubli.ca-_-i 0 ff_ 'its;first caU'log -in'January. I cirvivW. . « . "\ j-„„ . r «>. '.w^k 

the same writers are mentioned by i 1 i°P s >' ere serzea in 1958. The DA‘s Globus’ personal publishi 


Padula for “Fodorski.” 


, .■■ • , . : survives. 

; tr . .... , . .. . Globus’ personal publishing .will R 0 main 

otfice at the time declared schools : im . lude flesihand closeu s icaincra * ionlam 


i accusing the other, of. breach .of 
Gary’s new , Harper !-contract-. Lewis contends that hi : 

-” . |. . an d honies in this area had been ^. oseu . t^eia novel, due next February', "The [ contract /called, for rehearsals: tb 

Taylor’s “The Travels of fJaime : floodcd j eucl “ ar i- nhotos ;: ■ a "S ■ 0n ^-' on - b 'J s -.. a ^I t - 1 4P 1 r s - a "?'! Talent' Scout,” is more politico. I start Oct. 17.. but: the date was 

McPheeters. a Pulitzer Prize • ; , ofon , . ' . " T : will limit -himself, to _l.-j-30 publi- j thari show biz excepting'that th V: postponed to Dec. 1. He is bringing 1 

novel, was bought last, year by The _ detendants are Floyd L. : cations .per annunii, lie. w ill dis -1 fictional.. Lati .Americaft dictator, suft to collect, his full $o!b00. dir.ee- 
Metro for S200.000. rih^riSr’ v f.-?* 1, n^n^^xik tribute thi-migh \ iking. [also owns the top nfleify-. I toriil fee. Prior tb withdrawing 

Hershon’s McGraw-Hill d'e!al was-: MVP Albert G..| \ -,- . j Harpers reissuing Jim Bishop’s !from the yehluie, he received a 

set with Ed Kuhn Jr., senior: editor : J . e Jn ^ s and . Pre f ! Kingsize Books . : smash bestseller. “The Day.: Christ.|^SLOOO advance, 

of the publishing house. :! -j venteo ny taw trom seliift* Ahe. 'AVith-. an. eye tp the Xnias: gift Died,” in a Sl5 deluxe editi j , . Kerz, on the other harid.v says-ha 

li ms ana pnotos in Cautornia, tne Reason, three attractive kings.ize ; ••Sen.ib'r' White Hbus'e''cori.esporid-’ipiahs-\eQart' ; kqt,ibft against the di- 


Brooklyn Eagle Debuts j smut ppddlers did business out :de books-With a sho\y bizviiterati flair . ent . Merriman Smith, author of | rector on the basis that his witlir. 

Brooklvn Fa-Ie • returned ito the 1 le S , ate and the C ?ast au- , c6mp rise “Histoilc^ ^ Decade: . 1950 ^‘rTho«^ viv .» ! - 

B!ouKi>n v,a._,ie ltiurnea (io me thorities were, unable to halt the - - - - 

newsstands as a Sunday newspaper operali 
last Sunday '23 >. it was a 72-page* * ■ . 

affair 25c per cop\» and hadi much 
of the bounce of the old/Eagle 
which had ceased publication five 
years ago. New administration is 
headed by Robert W. Farrell, pub- 

.... ^ r '~t>f 


lisher; Benjamin Gould, mahagin* 
editor; Susan Walter, advertising 
director. Masthead lists Farrell as 
prexy and editor of Brooklyn 
Eagle Inc.: Richard F. Dowd!, vice- 
prexy, and H. Victor Schwimmer. 
secretary. 

Number of former Eagle writers 
are on the Sunday Eagle: Gquld as 
m.e.: Bob Grannis, columnisi; Jane 


Thank- Y’ou, Mr. President."^ ha.s '.drawal'.constituted breach of 
1969." foreword 'Year; $7:95), ; a new one: due; “A President’s ' 
edited by the- editors of News | odyssey.” saga of . Eisenhower’s 
Front- and Year., and with fore- [ 100.000-mile peace mission last 
year. Harpers; is publishing in 
January. -N. Y: Timesman Cryrus 
also Tinder the 

year. Set for February is Harpo Years, 1860-1960." by Dahiel jimprint,, has amhored “My Brother 
Marx’s "Harpo Speaks, written Blum <Chilton:. $11.50: prc-p.ub„ :.Death,” 


I words by . John F. Kennedy and 
will-'.Henry Cabot Lodge: ”A Pictorial 


Geis’ 2 Show Biz Books 

Bernard Geis Associates will '. Henry Cabot Lodge: ... . 

publish two show biz books next ! History of. the American Theatye. (Sulzberger. 

'ebruary is Harpo 100 Years, ^ 1860-1960." by Danjel jiniprinthas 
Speal ■’ -a- u 

with Rowland Barber. 

Later, with no date as yet 
firm will publish Brendan Behan’- 
-equel to "Borstal Boy,” which will 
have a section on the Irish play¬ 
wright’s views on America. 


contract. However;. th« litigation 
will await the ; Sliovv;s /Broadway 
opening; ’ / 

This is the. second time Kerz has 
been involved in a. dispute over 
the . Broadway production . of the •' 
play. Last ’summer he was ip the 
unusual position, of /having sighed; 


Lippincott:. .MO’- ^Latter coauthor Ne\vspaperman-social>te observer, 
is-a veepee of Weber & Heilbroher , Cleveland Ainorys “Who killed 
and formerly a. film flack" but. ' Society?” is- slated for pre-Xmas 


above all, a gastronomic p; 

Blum's book-is essentially-h pic-, 
ture layout, with, year-by-year 


10-12 Vols. on ’London Stage’ 

Southern Illinois U n i v e r.s i t y _ _ _ _ _ __ 

Corby, movies; Margaret j Mara, Press’cocktailery at the NYL r club, capsule texts ;t.o : "siippOrT the dfa- 
EKa Steinbergox; A. Z. Kru^e. art: *n ^Iaphattan, Nov. 7 for Prof; and nintis personae of. his enlarged 
Irving Cohen; Bill Juengst, Walter Mi's. Emmett L. Avery,.of Washing- aritliologv, .which : now 1 includes 
Galli. Harry J. Roth, bridge: Bill , ton -State Uniy., is on‘occasion of 1860-1900 and has 1956-1960 added: 


.Graham and Charles Vackner,' the publication of the first two. 
sport*. Jack O’Grady is city ed. vol . un - es of l‘ The London Stage, 


issuance via Harpers. 

Mildred and Gordon Gordon, 
husband and - wife screen and, 
novel-writing team, handed -Annual 
Golden Quill Award, by American 
Literary/ Guild- and Associated 
Bookseliers of America, ibr. liter- 


The Holiday book, lists "103 ' ar - rontribiition in 


Newco:ne:s include Roy Cjampa- 

■ ! 1:> Trim \loanv on/1 D-n.1 ri.,,, 1/1 C '- ,U 


to appear of the IU-to-12-vdiume 
work which w ill be published Jover 


nella. lom Meany. and Paul Gould, 
acting chairman of LIU journalism 
dept., all in sports. Alsu new| to the the next five V(?ar5 
sneet m various editona. jobs are 
Barmw Ain. Merle Goldlierg. Ar¬ 
thur Markowlt/.. Syndicate^ col¬ 
umnists include Ray Tucker; Alice 
Hughe-* and H. V. Kaitenhorn. foi> 
mer Eagle associate editor. jUPl is 
providing the news service;. 

Eagle’s initial isMie had a good 
deal of local adver'ising including 
display space support, from! A&S. 
biggest local 


ki «nn° pfrt n 9 7 ftn ^4 ' Huperb' places.” some! tn.sido stuff su/pense ■fiction.. , ■: : 

1660-1800. Part If .1700-1729:. ba( , k .k U .chcn,'o^ratibh (siiuciora -Ws- Proaram direttor of 

Kilted bj Piol. rWeiy. IS tbefirst 4nd - 'beside, ‘the owners . Radi.. owned and. operated 


and. barmen, beSide. the owners 
and maitre.s d^hotelg some recipes. 


bv Atlanta Newsnapers Inc! which 

, . -east, .south, west, etc,' :f()ri.ready !^ lni Atlanta ConsUtution «tiid-p.m/ 
George Wineheston Stone; Jr., reference, and .a sav\w professional 1 Jolu na, ‘ Ctected president of 
(NYU., C. Beecher Hogan (Yale/, perspective Oh dinin^out as oolv 1 A 11an1a - c ha .P tcl ’, of. Sigma- Delta 
Arthur H. Scouten (U of Penn) and true Gastronomes can put it There i c professional journalistic, fra- 
William van Lennep (Harvard, are 9 ? S o; ? hStorica\ and- Oqhirful.! «e- succeeds R.ejha Eskew: 

the other collaborators and w ill foolnotcs. recijies and a chapter on j 0 ^ United Press Intel national, 
also attend the “pour.” , wines: w ilhal an Eseoffier disciple’s I Social notes in. the Frank- (and 


part he had originally:: been signed 
for. ' .! " 

Wallach.. will essay, the role 
played, by Laurence Olivier Iti the 
recent London production, w hile 
others iri the cast will include. Ann 
Jackson .(Mrs.. Wallach '. Zero Mos- 
tel, Morris GarnoVsky and E. G. 
Al.afshall. Anthoriy, cufrently rep- 
pfesented • on Broadw . -as stager 
the Tie.id of°f “The Best Man.” is now occupied 
"with the : direction of the incoming 
“Under the Yum Yum Tree” and 
is also contracted; tb do. “White 
Alice” .tiiis season! w 


delight!. 

Excellent ‘Max’ Biog | A reprise of the- “Histbrjc 

“Portrait of Max” by S, N. Behr-. Decade” jiist past points, up anew 
hir» »,. s ? ] nf ...] fiflnartniflnt ■ cinm man 'Random House; $G: is an am-; how fleeting .is fame, and name, 

bank* , 1 ;,',;,, J «v.-tahii-llmontc’ PBfication of the-author^ study of-- Headliners out of the .daily ress. 
phiirciiev mrf u '’iqmrvnir,^ Hie late Sir Max Beerbohm which .in hrany. instances; have refreshed 

of - appeared originally . in Th New values.' so short is and 

-: nria i,J' ‘ \ k,',/ e y. P r ^ fes * Yorker. Without doubt, this is one fast the. passing of-.. the 

n , \ ^ n t f p "! Utns !f. b ap ' of the most civilized biographies of everchanging world; 

doubtedlv"' improve and^uu/hlat^ the , ei ' 9: in c part , because il deal ? An. anthology of another- sort Vis 
the sheet' 2 ^ $ ' vith ' we of the last of the great ; a eollCction of The late James 

World Tele«'rani l which m^inf-\ creali '’ e - the VictQrianj.MoritgomeryFlaggs.’GelebritieS” 

v oria lcle-,ram. wLiin puntb a a g e jj U t_ also because Behrman’s 1 '- - -- . .. 

ba ,.y. Brooklyn section, stiff com-: prose style, in times of fission.and 
petition over the weekends. ! fury, offers special delight. 

Front page editorial by Farrell. , This glimpse of Max resulted 
said five matters were pressing in from extended conversations be- 
Brooklvn; notably a Brooklyn ball tween Beerbohm and Behrman at 
club and a stadium: more ship the former’s retreat irk RapaldO. 
building at the Navy Yard and Italy. Sir Max was 80 when the 
more local support for the (Brook-, men met—but Behrman was pri?- 
lyu Academy of Music, Brooklyn | pared for the encounter as a long-. 


(Century House;; $6) with, biog 
matter by Dr ; G. L. : Freeman. 

Still another is ‘‘The Magic of 
the Opera: A Picture Memoir of 
the Metropolitan” (Praeger; $10), 
an impressive production; job with 
phbtographs by "Gjon Mill, text by 
Mary Ellis Peltz, and designed by 
Tina S. Fredericks. It is well or¬ 
ganized, and skillfully crbsS- 


Alicei Scully circus: their .30th 
arini on Nov. 3: Patricia ; Ahn Scully, 
getting married next February: arid 
daughter Sylvi Scully's husband, 
Newt Frishberg!. a Harvard lawyer, 
two veal's iii Phoch.ix! just landed 
the Demo- noi ination for th; As¬ 
sembly there. 

George Berkwitt has joined Mill: 
.& Factory, Gonover-Mast business, 
magazine, as special feature editor. 
He coiues from printefs’ Ink, 
where lie was industrial editor. 


Here We Go Again! 

The brothers back on old Broad¬ 
way, 

The reigning queen’s a prostie; 
And so, I guess, we sang too soon^- 
That famous song by Tosti. , 
Tom Weatherly. 


Paris Revivals 

Conti pa^e 6,9 

France, iias Shakespeare's. “Jufiu 
Caesar” ...as a. regulai* rep entry 
plus special .ma'ti’neps. of Esoldve s 
“Grestie,”. “Precious. Ridiculous. 
Ones” of Aloliere, Mai iriauxis “The 
False Confidences"; and ;Antbn 
Checkhov's "Cherry Orchard:'’ 

Of the private legiters. the Thea-. 
tre De Paris is using fpur matinees 
of/ Moliere-S; “The. Would-Be 
Gentleman;’-’ the Palais' Royal has 
"The ;Miser” (of .Mbliere) phis his 
“School ..for Women” and “Alls-, 
anthrope.” the Bouffes-Parisiens is 
using M o 1 i e r e’s. . ^The- Wise’ 
Worn the Atelier gives Lesage’s 
“Tiircaret.” Alariyaux’s “Surprise 
of- Love” arid “The Barber of 
Seville" of Beaumarchais, w'hile the' . 
Alliance Fraiicaise does. Racine; . 

Other theatres getting in on, the 
classic binge will be The Vi.eux 
,Cblorribier, Recamier; Studio Des 
Charrips-Elysees and the Renais¬ 
sance. 


Wednesday, October 26 v 1960 Pt&RIETY 


Cecil Beaton off to London 
-Monday 124) on the S.S. Flandre. 

MCA’s Frederic Marc Berglass- 
engaged to Joari. Kutb; Cah'ahe of/ 
..the Essex House; a March wedding 
planned- 

Paul Taubmah deserted his Pent¬ 
house. Cliib to fly to Nassau to 
conduct a charity symphony con-, 
cert there Saturday night; 

Bert- Nevins, publicist and; pro¬ 
moter of the "Mrs. America*’ con¬ 
test, in from ^Europe yesterday 
iTues,) on the vueen Mary, 

James L^ Greenwald. of. the 
radio, department of - the' Katz 
AgencV, engaged to Patricia. Braun- 
stein, with McCanri-Erickson. 

Steven Albert, formerly with 
Sells-iFlOtO Circus, underwent/sur-. 
gery Monday [24>"at Grand: Central 
Hospital, He’d like visitors; 

London, legit .* producer Jack 
Hvlton back to England later; this, 
week after,., testifying in a. legal 
matter which brought him to 
..Gotham. 

Phyllis B. Picker, daughter of 
... United Artists foreign v/p. Arnold 
Picker, engaged, to Lawrence Jay 
Dessner, with the McKiiri ad 
agency of Toronto. 

•- Marion (Mrs; Sol. A.) Schwartz, 
wife of the RKO Theatres .prexy, 
recuping from surgery in: Memorial 
Hospital/where.'- she; Will be-for. a 
couple of weeks at least. 

Arch Levy, treasurer of , N. Y. 
Music Hall, became- a three-time 
grandfather last week when ; his. 
son-. Jerome; became the'father of 
a daughter Saturday <22>. . . 

li ving Lillis, yeepee Of Mills Mu- 
in town on one of his .periodic 
visits from, his Coast base;. Trek, 
is also attendant to recurrent rum-, 
bies of bids.to buy the niusic firm. 

Gladys Lloyd Robinson’s art col¬ 
lection ort auction at Park-Bernet 
Galleries; Former aciros«- ; is ..dir 
- ACii'ced from Edward G. Robins .; 
both .were noted for their -art 
ebPcolions; 

Anton Dolin; -who has. danced 


founder and board- Chairman of the 
company/ 

A pa. tail wagging the . dog: 
when The! Thomas’, scalp condi¬ 
tioning specialists, wanted publi¬ 
cist "Paul Riehriian’s endorsement 
to its $50;000. national newspaper 
ad campaign on “how succes-sjul 
men. keep their hair,” he said: okay 
only if my client Harold Jafte. exec 
of American Kosher Provisions, 
also got into the ad layout.” along 
with bandleaders Les Brown and: 
Lee Castle and tv's Normaii Ross. 

Moss, Hart recuping at Torpnio-s 
Wellesley Hospital (where Danny 
Kaye was a. daily visitor last-week), 
while, “Camelot” , has shifted to 
Bostbn.; for its continued o.ut-pf-. 
town . break-in.' A Ian Jay Lefrier 
has taken- over the cutting and 
! staging now that he;- too,, is out of 
i the same hospital, also an occupa¬ 
tional casualty because of the gen-; 
eral creative pressure:. The libret¬ 
tist^ ailment was bleeding ulcers. 1 

Bill Willard, foi^er Las Vegas rep 
for Variety, is having a one-man. 
exhibit at the Geminaire Gallery, 
N. : Y,. starting: Nov. 14. Much of 
the : painting >t\ the; exhibit is in. 
the show biz and Las Vegas milieu. 
Borne paintings by -Willard ..will- be 
on loan from various, show biz 
celebs including a cainvas owned 
by Walter Wiriqbell. Geminaire 
Gallery owner is Belette Hoffman, 
wife of theatrical pressagent Kurt 
Hoffman. 

. DiVLeo Michel, known affection¬ 
ately as “Dr. .Broadway” because 
of his Close professional and; social 
association with show biz for more 
than hailf a century,, has been aiL 
ing. He is.now at the Flushing 
Manor . Nursing. Home, Flushing, 
N.Y. The octogenarian recently 
•was a, patient at. Mount . Sinai Hos¬ 
pital. Two years ago, , more than 
.1,000 . Broadway and Hollywood 
friends honored Dr. Michel at a 
dinner at. the Hotel Astor, the oc¬ 
casion being his 60th year as a 
physician, " 

Restaurant Associates (the 
Forurii, 4 Seasons, La Fonda del 
Sol, etc;), which, jiist opened the 
latter Latin-Ahierican eatery in the 
~ ‘ ~ " " cater the 


/ and choreographed. for nearly all | Time^Life. Bldg., will 
the ballet: troupes of past 'two gen- j new -xoof restaurant there, when# 
erafions, - is ; -turning/lectdrer.-on.ithe'!.ppehs:.. It. will he a membership 
subiect. He’ll hit U.S, platfon jluneheonclub; a la . the Rockefel- 
next- fali under Sol Hurok. Doli ’ j ler Center Club atop’ the . RCA 


British., 

' N.Y.. Herald Tribune exec Willet 
Weeks hosting a cpcktailery fqf. 
visiting.. Art Buchwald and. wife, 
Ann; who arrived from Paris oyer 
the weekend.. Columnist- of the 
Paris, edition . had; preceded her. 
to the -U S., traveling all over the 

lap on the Election Campaign. . 

. For the second season in a row,; 
Helen Quinn,/ a business machine 
operator at Columbia Pictures,.was 
first-in-line for / staridingroOnv at. 
the Met’s opening. She observed 
this semester’s queue Was one of 
/.the smallest: since. 3943 when she 
started, attending, the .opera’s pre- 
' Vicres. i C, : . -.V 

Laurence ShadUr who is singing 
this fall with the N.Y. City Opera 
/is the of .Greta Rauch, long¬ 
time recording, and opera publicist, j 
currently with theConstrince: Hope 
shop,. A bass-baritone and a re¬ 
cent Benedict, young Shadur is a ] 
namesake, of the old Dane, Laujitz 
Melchibr, , 

With the appointment; of BMI. 
prexy Carl Haverlin. to the Civil. 
War Memorial Commission,, as the 
Now. York delegate,. this; makes the 
third exec .from broadcasting. 9 " 
the. centennial body for next year’s 
. celebration* William S. . Paley is 
on the nationar board and Donald; 
Flamm represents the State of 
New jersey.' 

Nancy-Ranson speaks , on art and 
archaeology .around the/ world at] 
National Arts Club, Nov. 13. She’ll 
illustrate the talk with a portion 
of the more than 2,000 color trans¬ 
parencies she: recently took in. Eu¬ 
rope, Middle and Far East, ; Lec¬ 
ture will be inconjuriction with;43d 
annual exhibition of Brooklyn So¬ 
ciety of Artists; 

Dottie (Folsom) and Bob Macrae - 
made RCA exec Frank M, Folsom 
a grandpop for the 25th time. The 
Macrae’s 9th. child was a girl,, born 
Oct. 8; at their. Montreal suburban 
home. He’s the RCA Canadian 
exec based in Montreal. This 
makes three girls and six bbys for 
the Macraes, topping Mrs. Wiiliam 
H. (Jeannie FolsOm) Cook’s eight 
children and another daughter’s 
octet. - Latter resides- in. Palm. 
Beach.: 

. Ai/.dng th" social-political hoopla 
was/ the Sonny Werblins’ Toton & 
Tennis Club ’-pour'’ for Win jam 
vanderi Heuvei. Democratic-Liberal 
candidate., for Congress. While 
MCA exec \V T erbIin doesn’t mention 
it, and all the Jiiles C. Stein eche¬ 
lon prefer not, the 30-year-qld 
candidal happens: to be married 
to Jean Stein, daughter of the 


Bldg.,, during; the day . and RA will 
operate it as/a public spot ai night. 
Idea is to recapture "the yester¬ 
year glory that once was the Bain- 
bow Room’5 Latter,, while still 
open and operated by Union News 
Co,, is sans .music arid ehte.rtai - 
ment; the: Tirrie-Life Roof would 
have all. the show trinimings. 


By Gene Moskowitz 

(66 Ave .Breteiiil;Suf 5920) 
Itali> pic ‘‘La Notte Brava” (The 
Night Out) forbidden distrib in' 
France because of its violence and 
touchy moral: outlook. 

Yvette Mimieux here for feature 
ro)e in Vincente Minnelli’s “Four 
Horsenieri of. the Apocalypse’’ 
(M-G)i due. to roll here soon with 
Glenn Ford and: Ingrid Thulin. 

:. Juliette Greco- after starring in 
two Yank pix, “Crack in Mirror” 

' 20th) . .and “Big Gamble” (20th), 
returns, to her singing via a series 
of recitals iri Israel next month. 
Then she goes into vaude here 
later this season. 

Marlon Brando in to looksee two 
forthcoming P.erinebaker: , produc¬ 
tions, one in London,. “The Naked. 
Edge,” With Gary Cooper and De¬ 
borah Kerr, arid; one here, “Paris 
Blue-s”..with Paul Newman,/ Joanne 
Woodward arid Sidney Poitier, 
Jeanne Moreau setting up her 
own film, production company, so 
she. can do the roles she wants/ She 
will coproduce, with others. She is 
also producing a leglter this. season 
in which she will, star* the anony¬ 
mous Elizabethan drama of adul¬ 
tery, ’’Arden of Faversham.” 


By Forrest Duke 
(DUdley 44141) 

. Billy Eckstine won’t return to 
the- New Frontier lounge, Pact, 
nexf year takes; him downStrip to 
the DunCs. 

TropicanaZ producer Lou Walters 
says he’s sorry he decided to grow 
roses inhisgarden here—they .cost 
him $62.25 each. 

Biily Andre, who recently closed 
a successful stint in the . Dunes 
lounge* is the latest to buy a home 
here. He returns to the Dunes on 
Dec. 8. 

Lori Phillips, the Negro, song¬ 
stress, took a temporary leave from 
the Silver Slipper lounge to ful¬ 
fill a previous "commitment' at 
Fazio’s in Milwaukee. . 


London 

(HYDe Park 4561/2/3> 

Rank Organization to. convert 
its Gauiribnt, Leeds, into a . bowl¬ 
ing alley.. ; . : 

. Royal Filin Performance set for 
Feb.. 20 . at . the ; (3deon, Leicester. 
Square,-Avith the Qineeri Mother at¬ 
tending.- 

Hanneri SWaffer made a. Com-- 
paniori of the Grand Order of 
'.Water. Rats, for “his contribution 
to the. theatre/” 

“Toys In Attic’- gets a gala pre¬ 
view Nov. 9. at ihe Piccadilly Thea 7 
tre In aid of the Royal. Hospital 
and Home for incurables: 

.. Foyer collections at 161 Gauiriont 
theatres during “Battle of. Britain 
Week” last month raised just over 
$9,900 for the Royal Air Forces. 
Assn. *. 

Rank Film Distributors Ltd. ap¬ 
pointed. Manni Land its Leeds 
branch manager.. Land, in the film 
industry 18 years,, has been a sales 
rep iri and around Leeds for 17. 

Variety Club of Great Britain 
pitched in. io help, and benefitted 
from, a gala performance of the. 
Billy Smart : Circus at Blackheath, 
.London, organized by Billy Butlin. 

Norman Collins, deputy chair¬ 
man of Associated Television Ltd., 
chaired a ‘-’Men Of Distinction 
Luncheon’’ as part,of an effort to 
raise $1,400,000 for displaced per¬ 
sons. 

Publicist Rosa Heppner organ-, 
ized “Franz Liszt piano competi¬ 
tion” with a, committee consisting 
of Humphrey Searle, Malcolm.Ray- 
m.enf, Louis Ketner, Clifford Cur- 
zon. and Robert Collet. 

Nat Cohen of Anglo . Amalga¬ 
mated Film Distributors, who had 
a. four-legged winner in the nag 
Chief Barker, bought . a/French, 
horse.. Has -renamed it “Carry 
On.” Anglo handles “Carry On, 
Nurse” , and. other pix in. this com¬ 
edy series. 

“Spartaous” .gets its local preem 
Dec. 7 at the Metropble, With Pri .- 
Cess Margaret attending. Milton R. 
Rackniil, Americo Aboaf, Kirk 
Douglas and. their wives are 
skedded to come in from .the U.S. 
for . this, : which aids /the. St. John 
Ambulance Brigade, 

Hammer Films Productions and 
Columbia Pictures jQintly hosted a 
press, howdedo at the Mayfair .Hotel 
for Susan Strasberg^./Ronald Lewis 
arid Ann Todd. They’re cast-top-, 
pers; in “Taste. of Fear”' which lo-. 
cations in the South; Of France 
prior tb going to Associated British 
Studi , Elstree. .' 

Arrivals.duririg the week include. 
Rolland V. Tooke, veepee of. We^t-. 
inghpuse Broadcasting; Erie Port- 
man, Sidney Cohn, Bing and Mrs, 1 
Crosby, Stanley and Mrs. Kubrick I 
and: Ben M. Cohn,who looked after 
arrangements for opening of “Spar- 
tacus” i U(. before planing out to 
the Continent for roadshow sched¬ 
uling... 


Tel Aviv 

By Joseph Lapid 

(52. Shloni Haineiach. St; Tel 

28348) 

Billy Wilder’S "The Apartment” 
a hit. " 

French “new .wave” producer. 
Sam Half on (“Hiroshima, ..Mon 
Amour”), here.;to make pic on life 
in kibbutz. 

“Green Onion” theatre group in 
search for Hebrew version of Eliza¬ 
beth. Seal to be ab^e to produce. 
“Irma La Douce.” U 

Yemenite folksiriger SHoshanna 
Damari (star of “Hatikva” pic) 
who appeared last season in Leo 
Fuld’s “Sabra” nightclub-in New.’ 
York, gave first concert last- week 
in Tel Aviv upon return from the 
States: ./■ 

“Theatre. Club” has. a hew 
French-fashioned satirical' cabaret 
Song: a modern version, of “Yid- 
dishe Marne,” asking Brigitte Bar-, 
dot arid Gina Loliobrigida to follow 
Marilyn Mbnrpe’s and Elizabeth 
Taylor’s .example (conversion). 

Hanna Marbri, actress at Kameri 
Theatre, offered role iri Sam Spe\v- 
/ack’s rieiv comedy, based on Poterii- 
kin s life, due to open on Bl'oacfway 
next February, but had to refuse 
because - of .commitment Z to play 
here. Elizabeth in Schiller’s “Maria 
Stuart,” 

.: Habima^ National/Theatre to prer 
sent this season William Gibson’s 
"Miracle Worker.” Director Abra¬ 
ham Ninio looking for- girl to play 
Helen Keller. Mirvam vZohar set 
for “Ann. Sullivan” (created by 
Anne Bancroft).. Also; Millard 
Lampeli’s play yersion of John Her- 
sey’s nbvel “The Wall 7 ’ about her¬ 
oic Jewish uprising in Warsaw 


aisha’t play “Mos«s,” directed by 
Moshe Halevi. In American Com-, 
inittee for Biblical Theatre; direc¬ 
tors Elia Kazan .and Lee Strasberg, 
playwrights Arthur Miller and Ten¬ 
nessee Williams, producers Billy 
Rose arid Kermit Bloomgarden, ac¬ 
tors Eddie Cantor arid Joseph Bui- 
off, musician Lednard Bernstein 
arid others. 

Madrid 

By . Hank Werba 

(General Sanjurjo 24; Tel: 
j. 234-48-65) 

Naima Cherki back at late-spot 
| Mprocco for third consecutive year. 

Nicholas Ray getting a medical 
! check-up in Zurich: after his strenu- 
! bus directoriiil .chore on “King of 
Kings.” 

, Donna Anderson, under contract 
to Stanley Kramer, left-for Hollv- 
Wriod and “Inherit the Wind” per¬ 
sonal appearances. 

“The. Hanging Tree,*’ Sarita Mon- 
tiel’s “The Last Tango” and U's 
This Earth Is Mine” are all heavy 
boxoffice grossers on the Gran Via. 

Xavier Girgat and Abbe Lane on 
Movierecord-s “Gran Parada” tv 
show after a two-night stint at 
Tito’s - Cabaret in Palma de Ma¬ 
jorca, 

Ava Gardner will soon vacate 
her Hotel Richmond quarters for a 
new apartment-home midway be¬ 
tween the Castellana-Hilton and 
Sevilla Siurios. 

Hollywood’s Royal Dano, on as¬ 
signment at St. Peter for the past 
five months in Samuel Bronston’s 
“King of Kings,” returned to the 
West Coast via New York and the 
Broadway: theatre belt. 

Film producer Cesario Gonzalez 
poured for Aurora Bautista who re¬ 
turned -to Madrid, from a lengthy 
stage-screen sojourn in Mexico, 
to star in the Gonzalez film produc¬ 
tion, ‘‘A Teacher’s Story,” which 
Argentine Luis Saslavsky will di¬ 
rect. 

Flench short feature, “An Ordin¬ 
ary Thursday,” directed by Daniel 
Worheck, took the top award at the 
Second Spanish-American Docu¬ 
mentary Film Festival in Bilbao. 
Second prize went to England's 
“The Running, Jumping and Stand¬ 
ing-Still Film” directed by Dick 
Lester; 


Palm Springs 

By A.:P. Scully 

(Tel: FAirview 4-1828) 

June Schuster back in the Signa¬ 
ture Room.: 

Lou Baker’s Esquires into El 
Mirador’s Kiv* Hoorn. 

Billy WaTd and his warblers 
opened Chi Chi under new mgt. 

Happy times trio pencilled in to 
Desi Arnaz’s Indian Wells Hotel. 

Larry Hart, 15, gets billing on 
Rep speaker’s list at Tennis Club. 

Art and Dorothy Todd to han¬ 
dle entertainmerit at Shadow 
Mountain, with Betty Croekett in 
charge of recreation. 

Norman Bonne, David Lichine ] 
and Jon: Torrance opened a ballet 
school with ideia of touring coun¬ 
try with their strides, next summer. 

. Dunes opened with Larry Foy at 
the copper piano as of old. With 
John Payne, Spike Jones, Sy De¬ 
vore, Pat Boone and Jackie Cooper 
among those at the opening. 

Harry Oliver, still plugging the 
inonument to Pegleg Smith at Bor¬ 
rego Springs, got Leo Carillo and 
Gale Gordon to throw some rocks 
at it. 

Mesdames Sammy Cahn, Steve 
Allen,, Gene Barry, Nat King Cole, 
Don Drysdale and. John Roseboro 
drew. 200 to Chi Chi*s with their 
Kennedy roadshow. Emcee Peter 
Lawford didn’t show. 

Press Club movep from Desert 
Inn to Biltmore because Desert 
Inn's street buildings have been 
razed. Club with George Ringwald 
as prez entertained, the President’s 
press crew , here while Ike golfed. 

Firehouse Five Plus Two moved 
into Bermuda Dunes from summer 
stance at Nub’s Nob, Pennsy. Band 
now- is composed of Frank Thomas, 
Dick Roberts; Danny .. Alquire, 
George Probert,.. Ward Kimball, 
Don Kinch and Eddie Forest. 


Omaha 

By Glenn Trump 

(342-8333; 201 Patterson Bldg ) 

. Sue Evans back at Little Nugget 
in Sheraton-Foritenelle Hotel, 

Sammy Stevens.. Quintet, featur¬ 
ing Joan Murray, bowed at the 
Copa Cabana. 

American Ballet Theatre booked 
for City Arid Music Hair oil Feb. 
14. by Dick Walter. 

Agent Don Romeo set Myron 


ghetto. 

Jerusalem Biblical.Theatre, group 


Floreri, Mike Caldwell and Joan 


bnening Oct.. 30 witli late'American j Sawtell for the Nebraska Licensed 
Jewish, author, Menahem Bor-1 Beverage Council Convention here. 


CHATTER 77 


Hollywood 

Richard P. Brandt in from east 

Morey R. Goldstein here for 
Allartists confabs. 

Nat Weiss in from N. Y. for ?0th- 
Fox huddles on future product. 

George Sidney and Sy Bartlett 
joined- Screen Producers Guild. 

Mike Rhodes joined Interna¬ 
tional Literary & Artists Agency. 

George Seaton back fr in five 
months of European filming on 
“Counterfeit Traitor.” 

Tony Lato, Copacabana captain, 
doubles as a ukelele instructor as 
associate to May Singh Breen. 

Edna and Joe Schoenfeld mov¬ 
ing this week into a new home in 
Brentwood, after many years i 
Santa Monica. 


Chicago 

XDElaware 7-4984) 

Coast 88’er Les McCann is at the 
Sutherland Hotel lounge. 

Danny’s Hideaway started Sun¬ 
day matinee jazz showcase for local 
talent. 

Robert Q. Lewis doing “Tender 
Trap” for two weeks at Drury 
Lane. 

Variety’s Jack Pitman, covering 
pix, vaude and music in Chi, back 
from European junket. .... 

Pearl Bailey package starts Fri¬ 
day (28) at the southside Tivoli, 
vaude film house. 

Viennese baritone Eberhard 
Waecftter in U.S. operatic bow to¬ 
night in Lyric Opera’s production 
of ‘‘Marriage of Figaro.” 

William Alton, former head of 
drama department at Bennington 
(Vt.) College, named director of U. 
Chicago’s University Theatre. 

Blue Angel nitery kicked off its 
anni “Miss Blue Angel Beauty Con- 
j test,” Weekly selections wind up 
with picking of a winner Dec. 9. ' 

British thesp Leo Ciceri set aft 
principal guestar for Goodman' 
Theatre’s 1960-61 season, incepting 
this weekend with “Taming of 
Shrew.” 



By Guy Livingston 

(423 Little Bldg.; DE 8-7560) 

Johnnie Ray in for one-nivhter 
at Bradford Hotel Friday 128). 

Cab Calloway at Frolic, Revere, 
topping a Buddy Thomas produced 
Spectacular. 

| Art Moger, longtime film flack, 
to Allied Artists for two exploita¬ 
tion campaigns. 

Ben Bagjey’s Little Revue hold¬ 
ing at Louis Cohen’s Jewel Room 
in Hotel Bostonian. 

Lmda Darnell booked to break 
in new act at Caesar Tamango’s 
Monticello, Framingham. 

“Camelot,” with biggest advance 
in the Shubert’s history, opens 
Friday (28) for founveek pre- 
Broadway tryout. 

Louella parsons in to visit 
daughter, Harriet, coproducer of 
“Rape of the Belt,” trying out at 
the Wilbur Theatre. 

Norm Prescott, ex-disk jock, 
back from Europe with two feature 
animated films and setting up Lin¬ 
coln Productions in Boston. 

Boston boy Jack Lemmon returns 
as star of forthcoming Broadway 
show, “Face of a Hero,” in pre- 
Broadway tryout at the Wilbur. 

Bert Lahr touring in American 
Shakespeare Festival Acting Com¬ 
pany’s “A Midsummer Night’s 
Dream” at the Colonial. 

Larry Steele starting tour of his 
Smart Affairs 1960 with cast of 32, 
at newly refurbished Show Bar; 
booked by Fred Petty. 

Johnny Howard opening Ralph 
Snider’s Bradford Room for sea¬ 
son making two swinging spots for 
the hostelry with George - Wein’s 
Storyville now quartered in the 
downstairs former Carousel Room. 


Scotland 

By Gordon Irving 

(Glasgow: BEArsden 5566; DOUg• 
las 9999) 

“Babes in Wood” preems Dec. 1 
at Pavilion, Glasgow. 

Gerry Le Grove, tv program top¬ 
per, planed to Spain on three- 
weeks* vacation. 

Robert Wilson, Scot singer, em¬ 
ceeing new “Jig Time” series on 
Scot commercial tv outlet. 

Stewart Cruikshank’s “Five-Past 
Eight” winding Oct. 29 after record 
I run at Alhambra, Glasgow. 

Roy Thomson, tv and newspa- 
j per topper, opening Scotland’s* first 
bowling alley in new town .of East 
I Kilbride* near Glasgow. 


78 


PfotiETir 


Wednesday, October 26, 1960 


Lambs’ Foamy Night For Toots Shor 


i Continued from page 2 ; 


He is resigning because of business | columnist Marie Torre,, producer 
pressures as the eastern rep for j Hal Freedman, Dart Healy, Louis 
the Tropic-ana Hotel, Las Vegas, j Sobol, Conrad Nagel, Lew Parker, 
The event attended by figures | a beaming, Mrs, Tdots Shor and 


of the entertainment, sportsp and 
newspaper fiejd. seemed to be an 
affectionate outpouring for a figure 
who provided them with a rendez¬ 
vous for many years, and whp fed 
them at fair prices until the build¬ 
ing was torn down recently to 
make way for the Zeckendorf Hotel 
with plans subsequently changed. 


their two. daughters among others. 

Alpert in recognition of the .ex¬ 
cellent job as entertainment’ chair¬ 
man, was given a sketch of him¬ 
self by illustrator Russell Patter¬ 
son.. The artist also contributed a 
flattering likeness of the guest of 
honor. Generally, the regular show' 
adjourns around 3. a.in. but with 


for conversion to an office building, i earlier start, the proceedings 
All ot them urged Toots to get-'vvere over considerably earlier to 
back into action and complete the permit a session of lowjinks in the 
new- spot to be located on the site downstairs room, 
of Leon& Eddie’s where Toots: used } ' 

to work as day manager. With all ■ *"*"" , *" rr """" l * ,, "* ll, " ! = 
that drinking by many Of his old 
"customers, it was likely that!Shor 
also wished he w-ere operating 
again. As it is, the new spot will 
be read.\ in April, in time for the 
baseball season. ; 

Joe E, Lewis & Tom Meany 
The hit of the show was joe E. 

Lewis who last week completed a 
six-week stand at the N. Y, Copa- 
cabana and who opened at the 
Shorehsm. Washington, last [night 
(Tue*.). The comedian w r as in ex 


cellent form hitting with his! 1 lines 


‘Incubation’ Time 

Continued, from page. 1 

developing today in numbers that 
are as profuse as those in any era. 

A Prosperity Factor 
The more prosperous status of 
the nitery industry is one effect, of 
the new performers that have 
found stature. The new talent is 
coming into its own in the high- 
priced entertainment centres, and 


like tne Lambs discovered comedy : most of them are getting the ap- 
all over again. L prpval of the older nitery patrons 

Both Lewis and Shor have! been . as "well as the youngsters, 
known to hoist a few, but Lewis! _Not only are the cafes benefit- 
claimed suoerioritv In the i. field. I tin 


claimed superiority in the j.field. 
‘They say he drinks a lot—an 
amateur. Why he’s never evens been 
to a hospital.” In a reference to 
Transport Workers Union boss 
Mike Quill. Lewis said that he has 


ting, but the concert halls have 
found a new set of attractions, as 
have arenas and auditoriums. More 
important is the fact that, the new 
acts have provided fresh vitality 
to the boxoffice as well as an air 


held ut> more trains than j Jesse [ of excitement in niteries. 

James. ‘His ad libs from the table} The new- act development is part 
later got as heavy a response as j of an overall^Jost-war social pheno- 
did his standup Stint. Lewis jis one \ menon. It’s aligned with the trend 
of the more unusual figures in the 1 away from the cities by young cou- 
entertainment field, considering ; pies. This has made neighborhood 
the rivalrv between the Lambs and l spots more profitable. On the 
the Friars. He is a member of the ’ other hand, a movement to the 
Lambs who is also the abbot of; cities by the older spender has 
the Friars. Later in the evening.! kept the largeseaters alive 
right in the enemy camp. 'Lewis j kicking, 
and vocal coach Eddie Miller gave 


and 


quicker on the spot and Zanuck 
gaive up. . 

The Israeli government .had re¬ 
fused to give Nussbaum the usual 
aid provided, by law* to filmmakers. 
Government .officials found that 
the script of Nussbaum’s “Hot 
Sands” presents the 'Israeli youth 
in a detrimental yray and. besides. 
Nussbaum w as. using German tech¬ 
nicians. 

Nussbaum finished the picture 


Off-Broadway Reviews 


; Continued from page .73 ; 


The Shoemaker And 
The Peddlar 

case history and dwells at length 
on the personal tragedy. 

-• Librettist Armand Aulicino and 
. . - composer Frank Fields are at their 

anyhow: it vv.as made in Israel: The j best when dealing with the back- 
background of Petra was shot in' ground data. Flashbacks to life 
Jordan, of course not: by Israelis, j before the arrest ar warm and 


blit by Germans: All the actors j colorful, as in the Gershwinesque 


participating in the. picture, includ¬ 
ing Dalia Lavi; in the main role, 
are Israelis. Three., versions have 
been made: Hebrew, English and 
German. 


head. Joseph Bird 1$ able as the 
ageless head of the family of mad 
andVirginia Donaldson gives an 
engaging performance as his wife. 

Tn. the smaller roles, James Boyd 
and Dolores McDougal score effec¬ 
tively the children, and Gaye 
Glaeser is aptly foreboding as the 
fortune teller. Bill Metzo, Jeanne. 
Barr. Art Ostrin arid Stanley Saver 
are also, noteworthy. 

Ephraim Dunsky’s, settings pro¬ 
vide an apprdpriate.i uncluttered 


Ah. Hum;. Ho Hum” and “Wide- 
Awake Morning.” But once the 
’drama''gets;'down- : £<ir .the'gravity..bf^ 
l the present, bot-h libretto and mu- ! 

| kaonmAd i :» ■ J IS ,(lll G(?t cHlU UdObtrilSlVR.' 

The Hebrew version, presented ' the drama progresses, a lack of buradeouate* cos - Umes Sr * 
now in Armon David .cinema, i [variety becomes apparent in the . • cqua ie ‘ , , • 

Tel Aviv r . is the one causing the i-many' numbers concerning - the 
heated dispute; | tragic aspects of the case. Aulicir 

“Hot Sands” i$ kind of an “east-! no’s verse likew ise weakens, his 
era”: four young rinen and,a beau -1 rhymes becoming less natural, 
tifui girl crossing the; border on ! The characters themselves, ai-e.s-^ 
camels, w ith .rifles in hand, in or-1 never fully developed. Although Johnson;- production rftsfsner. Robert 
dei!" to get tb: Petra. Everyone has : they ’ are sympathetically, drawn, 

a separate reason for getting In-( they lack depth arid complexity. ] the \iadifon A?e*ne d p?ay- 

volved in the adventure: love, \ There is 'a feeling -of -cdmpias.s.ibh;ih»“|?r : .^Y-; . 

friendshi science, adventure and ! for them, : but it doesn’t come.from : Cotyek P«ntkcia-Fjv. ^Aible/caye. 

—money. j the men theriieselves. rather frorii j 9 u >r D arwm'Veuneri, 

The critics pointed out—and ■. situation. 

.Li;* "a i_ _ : y.L. _ 


Darwin's Theories 

Arthur Grasso. (m association with Win 
Productions Ltd:) presentation of-a. revue 
in two acts.- with . music and lyrics by 
‘ Darwin Vennerh,sketches by Alan Alda. 


public opinion is. the same—that' .Nonetheless. “The Shoemaker 
the picture is not orilv lacking dis- a P d t he. Peddler” is generally ab- 
■tr.netion’ as a film but if presents , sorbin g- Sophie Maslow’s. creative 


str ined feelings, parents of fioys! £, on V e - vs the ^thors intent! 
who have been killed in the past I Field J J SCQI T’ although sometimes 
years on their to Petr ob-1 over-dramatic, accomplishes mov- 
jeeted too: the picture—thev said : Ulg , arid tragic proportions and 


The - amateurish theatrical, called, 
“Darwin’s Theories” is ?ure to.;exit 
quickly, so this notation. Is merely 
for the record. 

In this case it’s riot even accu¬ 
rate to repeat the courteous critical 
waiver that : the performers seem 
brighter arid more, attractive th 
their material, Ster. 

(Closed, last Thursday (20) after . 


—is sacrilegious to the membn^of: Aiilicino’s lyrics have passion rand, three; Performances. > 
their children. ; sympathy, , . T! ■ 

Nathan Alterman’s Israel’s poet ! Jose Duval displays excellent Killiuake Island 
laureate, appeared before a special i '" bpa i range and quality as the ! Joseph Beiuh & Lawrence Carra pres- 
meeting . of the film' riensors com-1 Varizetti character arid. James 
mittee. demariding that, the: picture • Bo^olma is raelodically sound ; as 
should be forbidden. The censors i co-defendant. Atiifa .. Dariari 
didn’t agree. “This is a. free coun-! gives an artful performance as the. 
try.” they answered, ’ . "] latter’s wife, offering the lyrical 

When ; soirie newspapers printed i'?‘Childho'Od Lullaby” and. ’■Guilty,” 

InoiMno ^1^. 9 c/>&1Hin<r InVlirtmont n f 'oil '»lva ..._ . 

Theatre, N'lY : 


book and lyrics hy Arnold Sundgaard and 
music by . Ah c ■ Wilder-:. Staged b.v Law- 
tence-: Carra: musical director; Joseph 
Stecko; choreogi-apher. Peter Hamilton: 
settings. _ Romaiir Johnston: lighting. 

Lehman. 


George Corrin;- costumes. 


.inciting articles against the picture - a : scalding indictment of :all' the ! P’ 


Features Joe : Lautner; Kathleen Murray.- 
G W ood. . Don Liberio. Caroline Worth. 


_ _ a i the. :Mart|niqu«. 

PaRd its producer the police berame^“friends” who hindered instead of ! Orlando PuHui ,S6 j^^uVner 
worried, .helped her. man. Elinor Miller --is :: ! K e st 1 o i e : Caroline Worth 

■ AX this Inoirient. a letter, .written ! engaging as the sister of one- df . i.ucy y i'sri5n KatherknTvaulhIn ; 

The revolt.by youngsters which : by Prlnte Minister Ben-Gurion. ex- the doomed, men. ■ h n K-Reten-Hudson'.' 

partialiy.sparked the beatnik move-[plodcd ..like a ...bombshell. He !. Lee. Watson’s lighting plays ef- 1 Kau^* Btirni' ^Betty 1 iSerber 

merit has caused the upsetting of j asked Minister of the Interior fcctiveiy On David Ballou's miilti- ! {^ y d«a sparrow Kathleen Murray 

old standards, and experimental I.Schanira to ; reconsider the censors’j pie-level setting. ..and Lee NemCtz’;^■(^rom^Johnsoc . , Tom 9 Ka^insk® 

poking into new forms of art and t decision for the sake of the mourn- [direction.is smooth and well-paced i busty Swallow David Canary 

---* The net result of {ing parents. But Mi istei- Schap.ira : “The Shoemaker and the Pe.ddle^f^'[S^Sd de ^ n ^,•;^^^^^^•;;n•^ Bob Sev 

”cfused to iriterfere;. 'contai w-eaknesses. but ;has'j : P<R>r:Bui.finch'torii 'He'steV; 

Trie picture.Is in tts-.-third week.; enough .redeemirig':4u41itieS to get-1 D M U ”iSi%ffibe a «- e VeW’ Tht & "S 
,. Producer Nussbaum announced . bv.- Well-balanced .performances I a Feather, in. m V: Hat.” .‘'it Doesn’t Look' 

I that, he is. preparing .a new one. and theatrical direction and cho- j ^^MorniSr*^D^ h Pumn - 

Actress Dalia Layi became, fa- reogtaphy make.it an oftemstirring : Walk; to. Alaska;"-'-the; smew Songj' 

the neighborhoods and ; m"niv fi ' m en2aBe ' a , r ' (i , al » s « r bm? RroductiOn ^rttich 

who came to toe spot and. pointing ’ ^^>» ^ 

to Shor. asked who that P fat 


a rousing rendition of “The iFriars 
Song ” 

Another hit was sportswriter 
Tom Meany. probably the! only 
speaker to describe the atmosphere 
of the old Toots Shor’s. He called 
Shor the Hebraic Brendan Behan 
and termed him “the only man 
ever to run a successful restkurant, 
into a hole in the ground.”; Mem¬ 
orable were a pair of anecdotes.! s . )0ts 
Meany told of an English writer j o U tM n «» 


entertainment, 
all these factors is a set of new 
values, standards and ultimately 
new performers. 

More Competish 
Of course, the rise of so many 


was. Upon being told he was the and the beatnik spots are fightim. 
ownei t.ie Britisher said, | that s | for the same consumer dollar as 
understandable otherwise- h« , t he other spots. It’s brought about 
_ be allowed-in. ^Ieany a moro interes . 6 - 


Wouldn’t 

also recalled the couplet by writer 
Gurney Williams who returjned to 
his oflice one day after a siege of 
Shor and wrote: j; 

It’s Quieter 

Without the Proprietor. 


of Tel .Aviv, stop these days fre¬ 
quently by the Armon David cin¬ 
ema to. ask the ushers if anvihing 
* spots. 11 s orougni jDoui: j y nt0 ^ vai * d happeriing. " ‘ 

interesting nitery picture I .. ° 

been present^ in inany 


more 
than - has 
years. 

It’s axiomatic, that a performer 
such as Dick Haymes will play. El 
Seville. Allentown, on a Saturday 
night and open in a metropolitan 


There are manv showbizites who ; city the following Monday. The 
didn't do as well as Meanv on this 1 multitude of cafes in Brooklyn, 
rostrum. 1 Queens. Long Island are. able to 

Galaxy Turnout ’ get recognized names, as well as 

It was quite a ceremony when record singers, new comics and 
Shor received his seidef. With j fre>h imports from Europe, 
escorts including Lambs’ Shepherd 1 In'these spots, the novices learri. 
William Gaxton. recently elected the nitery mores of New'York, and 
to his ninth term of office. Walter Set to know the fine points oT 
Kiernan, bow and Alpert. Shor working before an audience. The> 
took his seidel and said, “Uriaccus- als( ? have a sounding board for 
tomed as I am to public drinking” iheir acts. It all adds up to pre- 
and then asked for an afpeggio , paration for the midtown spots and 
from Mrs. Russell Patterson> at the • llie important money, 
piano. Kiernan immediately took i B u t more important is the fact 


sAulobiog 


Continued froni" page Z 

Kiramer.” This is an advance warn¬ 
ing not to expect to much from 
tire quality of the film or its edit- 
iiig : . It’s fair warning, because 
many of the clips shri.w their...age. 
and fhe. soundtrack that she put 
over it ...was at times too loud, too 
low- and out of !sync.' ’ 

There’s lot of. value, though, for 
theatre historians. Shots of Joe 
Frisco terping, Fannie Brice doing 
a . Baby Snooks bit .from one of the 
' Ziegfeld Follies,” Miss Lee and 
Bobby Clark in a scene from ‘ Star 
and Garter,” Mike Todd Fred Al- 


Th^SkinoI Our Teelli 


Pti-I Pu .R |n - :'-ti Love's Like - a Lark.” 

. One. Deems a Lady Sweet,". "When 

a Robin Leaves ChicaRo.*’. "So Raise the 
Banner Hish. ‘ Oceanography :• and Old : 

°J 11 ''•'’ ‘’U’s so'. Easy to-'Say,'* and 
.Hail, the Mythical Smew." 


Equity Library- Theatre presentation of i 
three-act . comedy toy Thornton Wilder, j 
Staged by Mesrop Kesedekian: settings. 

Ephraim Dunsky; lighting. Wynn Olmoni: I 
costumes. Terry Leong.. Opened Oct. 11. f 
’60, at Lenox Hill .Plaj house, ; N'.Y.>.-admis¬ 
sion ; ’by'.'contribution. 

Announcer’s Vdice .- 
Sabina ... .. 

« the Martf.riqS >rheatre:> 

piri6saur» Binjfo CaPer. Mi. Tr^mayne . -- - L J ■**--- ■ 


, There’s not much, to ‘'‘KittiwakB 

Johii.Zack'eriy Island.” but it’s amusirig. The mu- 
.. Ethel Casey sical which opened last Wednesday 
.Stanley Sayeri. U2 . at the Mar Unique 'Theatre, is 

___ j hampered, by Arnold Sundgaard’s 

Sadie Long • f book, although Alec Wilder’s 


Art ostrih ; furies, and a spirited cast are.moder- 


that there is a new’ breakin time, flcn and. Ceorgia Southern doing ; a 


song°But! it was Ac ' ls can * in some spots, afford tor burly bit add sentimental 

)r took out;a type-, l,e *jou>> v . without irrevocably | , inpiriorabilia. Miss Lee . apologized 


the mike away, fearing the; worst 
—an outburst of 

returned end Shor w„«. ,, . , . ., , , . . . .. 

written ‘sheet aidi recitatived “Mr., ba rmmg tfimr career. They can [for the out-of-focus segment of 
Wonderful—That's Me.” He mod-. be bad for small audiences, and iMiss Southeru with. :”It’s fuzzy 
estly took a lot of bows for a talent 1 in spots where agents, buyeis, f because we. all worked- in 

that niunj knew' he never had.! television and packaging execs ca -spot then.” 

A final touch was the iritrodur-; theiR aud thumb down^^a career 
tion of Shor’s crumbbum; friend btdoro 11 s started * 

Jackie Gleason. But it waS Jerrv • —i < ■ ■■ ■ 

Bergen, the pint sized comic 


Mammoth, Girl 

Telegraph Boy-_ . _._ ___ 

S5S? i *>nt<!«aihinj?.. the. show.u 

Mr, Antrobus .. Joseph Bird Slight, to Succeed. 

Doctor; Conyentibn Delegate ^ Arden Kisgr | The story .involves an invasion Of 
Professor, Convention Delegate .. • w -ii ■■ 

. Fred small island by an ornithology , 

judge, vention. Delegate . . professor, a femine Shakespeare ! 

Homer. Chair Pus ConSSi' e "" c ''^ihstructor and her students; and an 
Delegate : ....... . ,.. Maurice Warner . oceanography professor also With 

Miss E.- Muse Francesca Smith . 

Miss T. Muse .. ...: Gina Mat-lay | ^ t „ . . 

Miss M. Muse. Hester :-..Jeanne Barr ' Pl'Of. :No. 2 loves Pl’of.. Nb. 1. 

Richard Higgs ; and Prof., No. 1 doesn t know 
•o-ntbi* Frost j whether he loves Prof; No. 2 or 
idate ■*'' f eser 1 his birds. Lawrence Carra .has di- 
Casey iemba | reeled arbitrarilv, with more at- 
•° a John r . Mayers ! to. the ' 

Woman i ieneg,.-.Tehney:Morgan j to -tllp-.action. 

hy ^ratm-e. smith I j 0 e Lautner givris. a stiff per- 

The Equity Library theatre 
opened its 17th season; last week" 


Girls 
Fortune . 
Husband, 

Conveener, Assi 


icture than 


-e.l 


Reg 


Van Gleason. 


‘Hot 


; Continued from page : 


national 


lmttee. : i Jordanian patrols and bedouins 

Among those who came to the i keep the dead city under close 


sings effectively;. G Wood.i.just the 

Mia ? Leiun.the sound ahi| 

end p was Jane Kean who dubbed P!-3>fi°use, ,N. It. . Unfiti Itlesrop vigorous and winning 
hr tije voices of Texas Guinan ahd^Kesedekjans creative dmectiom . n = Kathlecri Murray is ;: charming 
.Atrriep Semple McPherson pvpr the • ab ‘ e ca.st bungs spirited oi der. to ari d attractive .as Hie drama in- 
riewsfeel. clips. She also w orked tup many-faceted comedy. J structoi' and scores particularly in 

with a pianib accomp. a la the si-‘ Ageless in concept, Wilder’s play a due t AV itii Lautner; “If Love’s, a 
lent film.days, to add tD the over- is as timely today as in„l942 When • Lark!” Caroline. Worth and Don 
all nostalgic mood.. , its. first arrived on Broadway; TJie.l Libcrto darice and sing weli 'as 

The presentation by Noel. Bohn>colorful characters and wild scenes j leaders of th two studen t 


dre-s- 

Th? real article was on vacation 1 
after retiring from the ica^t of 
“Take Me Along.” ! 

The emceeing was hy Jack Wald- past; Archeology _ .. : . . - - . ..... 

ron v.! iom» lines were fast and sport in Israel. For some it be- j. and Robert Costello., howevey is which .allegbrically depict varidiis" expe'ditions', 
fumn and hit the mark consist-1 comes a dedication—like■■climbing i mostly a family-friend affair! and ; critical periods' in world history, i Sundgaard’s lyrics, have morein-. 
eutlj.. Hr* succeeds Alpert as chair-;Mount Everest is for mountaineers. Cherry Lane Seems: like dhe ; mjke it a natural for ELT, whose., geniuity than his book, apd Wilder’s 
man of the entertainment coni-: but more dangerous. {right sort Of intimate house for primary function is to showcase ; m usic is lively’and distinctive; es- 

! " ... - i this.three-evening get-together — j Equitymcmbers. “Skin” is a frolic-' peciallv in “Nothing Is Working 

| despite Mjss Lee’s crack that-she sonie combination of comedy arid Quite " Right.” Peter Hamilton’s 
I believes in off-Bfoadway theatre ! drama; performed, with skill arid, chqrcograpliy. is ; imaginative and 
j “but this is ridicuipus.” j zest. It’s a lively reassurance that : colorful. Romain Johnston’s set- 

.. Among, the friends and relatives 1 through the ages, man has always tings and George Corrin’s lighting 
in .the house opening night were , escaped disaster hy the skin of his ar simple .and functional on the 
sister June Havoc> Georgia South-] teeth. ; three-quarter-in-tho-roupd stage, ; 

erri, Helen Hayes, Ben Grauer,! Ethel Casey, gives an attractive Although- .there isn’t much sub- 
Jane Kean and Miss Lee’s son Eric,' arid' comic, if somewhat-liriiifed. j-stance to. “Kittiwake Island,” it. 
Lby ari early marriage, to Alexander j performance in the. complex role fs modestly; diverting.. . Kali. 


event were Mark Dawson -from 
“Fiorello” who sang heartily, and 
The Buffalo Bills from “Music 
Man” who did three songs well. 

Taking bows were Louella Parsons, 
songwriter Jimmy McHugh. Rube 
Goldberg, Yankee pitcher:-Whitey 
Ford, jockey Eddie Arcaro.: Writers 

Bob Considine, Frank Slocum, AI . _ . , 

Buck, and N.Y. Herald jTiibune 1 Meyer Levin, but Nussbaurii wasljeetor. 


watch. Most of the boys and girls 
who have tried to get to Petra paid 
with their lives for the venture. 

Two producers decided a year 
ago to make a picture about Patra: 
Hollywood's Darryl Zanuck and 
Rafael Nussbaum, a young Israeli 
living in Germany. 


Zanuck’s ,story was written by 'Kirkland;'-,who operated the ! pro- o'f the housemaid; originally,played ; (Closed'last Sunday (16-), after 
' ’ ’ ’ ' Gros. dri Broadway by Tallulah Bank- \ secern performances.) 




Wednesday, October 26, I960 


P^SRIETT 


79 



SAUL J. ULLMAN 

Saul J: /LTlman, retired' division 
lanager with th Fabian ."circuit- 
.-.Who had been with the chain for 
almost 35 years, died Oct.. 23 in 
Albany. He -retired in" 1955. alter 
.i0‘ years, as .Albany -.divusion;.' lan- 
ager for the . loop. 

-• Cllmari: -was Fabian.-: city man¬ 
ager in Schenectady from 1936 to 
1944'. He started -witly the. /circuit 
as a. clerk, and booker for the late'’ 
Jacob Fabian;, who held .the; First. 
National franchise for ..metropoli¬ 
tan/New York., Ullinan was- also 
: manager in Newark, X,-J.. before 
.ssuming - his Schenectady post. 

Surviving are his wife ail'd.'two 
_ one of. whom is Irwin' .Ull- 
• nran, Philadelphia manager.. 
Neil; .Heilman's- drive-ins and a. 
fo i mer .A lbahy driveTn.; supe rv.isbr 
for Fabian. 


'professor, emeritus of English at 
/the U.of Pennsylvania/and author¬ 
ity; American drama, died Oct. 
;i6- In Philadelphia. Tim author of 
l critical’books, essays, and articles. 
Dr. Quinn’s; best. known works, in¬ 
cluded. “The Literature: of the 
American. Peoplei” “A History of 
the American Drama from the Ciyil 
War to the-Present,” ‘‘Representa¬ 
tive American Plays/’ and “Contem-. 
poVafy A.moi'h'Sn Plays./’-, 

! .He was general editor of Har¬ 
per’s Plays and. Playwrigiits. Series, 
a contributor and. adviser on 
American drama to the Dictionary 
of American Biography and a con¬ 
tributor, to Chamber's British En¬ 
cyclopedia: "... 

.II}« wife, 'two sons and. three, 
daughters -survive. 


l and musical-director, died, Oct. .19 
• in Montreal following a lengthy Ill¬ 
ness. Born in. Montreal and edu¬ 
cated in Ndw York, he started his 
musical career there before World 
War I. -. 

For.four years Shea was musical 
director for Klaw & Erlariger. He»| 
j conducted orchestras -i some of 
.Montreafs d'irst-ruh theatres for 
j many seasons and for' several years 
I was president, of the Montreal Mu¬ 
ll sicians’ Union, 

j He is survived by his wife, two 
' sons, two sisters arid a brother. 

r 


A. K WHATMOHE 

A,. R. Whatinbre, 7.1, ' actor, play¬ 
wright. and producer, .died. Oct. ,15 
in Bletchley. Eng, A former bank 
clerk, he became ,. .actor under- 
the yedrenrie.arid Eadie manage¬ 


CLAUDE SOMAN 

/Claude Soman. 63, theatre im¬ 
presario, died Oct, 12 / in. London, 
lie. .was a .'film director in London, 
Paris arid. Berlin from .1919.... lie 
took over the management of Lon¬ 
don's Playhouse Theatre in 1942, 
and had been associated at differ- 


HAROLD SAFFORD 
. Harold Safford, €3, longtime pro- 
( gram manager, of WLS in Chicago, 
retired for the past yerir, died Oct. 
i 18 in Springfield,. Ill. ' He started 
. with the station in 1927,- serving 
variously' as; announcer, publicity 
director, and ; sales manager until 
lib was appointed program direc' 
tor in 1934:. - • =' 

lie created, flie’ WLS /“Dinner- 
beli .Show,” oldest continuous farm 
program in radio until it was 


hundreds of films in th# last 25 
years. 

. Prior to her. film career, she 
appeared for many years on 
Broadway with such stars as Fred 
Stone and Will Rogers. 


RPYND JAMIESON 
Rbynd Jamieson. 86, retired 
music critic of the Vancouver 
(B.C:) Province,, died Oct. J9 in 
Vancouver. A native of Scotland, 
he. was. a lawyer before becoming 
music critic for the Toronto Globe 
& * Mail. He later was with the 
Winnipeg Free Press in the same 
capacity. 

Surviving are a son, sister and 
a brother. 


abroad for his Wagnerian roles, ha 
had sung in London, Paris. Vienna 
and. Buenos Aires. His wife, son, 
daughter and a . sister survive. 

Bonaventura Somraa, 67, direc¬ 
tor for t-lie last 34 years of the 
noted Santa Cecilia Choir, died 
Oct. 23 in Rome, Italy. He was the 
author of symphonic compositions 
for orchestra, choir, violin, piano 
and the organ; In 1955, he took 
tlie- Santa Cecilia Choir on a tour 
• of 43 cities in the U S. and Canada. 


Mrs. Maybeile Webb, 90. mother 
of Clifton Webb, and w.k. in show 
business as bis longtime secretary 
and business manager, died Oct. 18 


__^ i at Cedars of Lebanon-Hospital, 

K nr attia > Hollywood. She lived with her ac- 


CARLOS DE ALBA 
Carlos de Alba, 35, film and 
television, actor, died recently in 
Mekicb City after brain surgery. 
He had roles in a number of mo¬ 
tion pictures and appeared in 
several telepix series. 

His last stint in video films was 
as star of the “Carlitos Detective” 


I Mrs. Esther Turitz Berger, 49, 
Wife of the American composer, 
i Arthur V. Berger, died Oct. 23 i 
Bridgeport, Conn. Besides her hus¬ 
band. two brothers and three 
sisters survive. 


dropped last .April, after Safford’s ’ series in. which he played an rib- 


retirement. 

Wife, son arid, three; daughters 
sunjve. 



ments. arid toured with Lewis W'.il- 
lcr. 

After World \Var I lie formed/the 
Hull Repertory company arid.'later. 
. produced, at the Einbaa-sy. Theatre, 
.Where he was ..partner - wiih . Alec 
L. Rea. He appeared i 'many of tli 
days, and several, •arisferred -to' 
, tlie-West End. ,/ 

He also: produced for and was 
a director/of Aberdeen, . Dundee 
nd Ipswich repertory com ivies... 
/As. an'actor..he-appeared .in. hi any: 
"iv!ay^.;^nel ; udihg••.•' ; 'Man•'Pv•er.bo•ar(cf. ,, • 
“Justice-’V,“The Lake ” /'Dus,tv Hi;-: 
mine/-” “Sarah Sinipie.” ‘‘Tiic Kina 
■ of: Nowhere-”, arid “Weights, and 
' Measures,” lie wrote “She Wanted 
a Creaiii Front Door.” ‘'The. Sun 
and. I” and “Count Your Blessings.'’ 


bnt times with the. Old. Vic, Alec 
Rea arid Lirinit &. Dunfee manage¬ 
ments, ' -' 

j Among plays which he promoted 
' were . "Home and ' Beauty,” “The 
: House .of .Jeffreys. 7 ’ “Abraham Lin- 
: coin:” “The Russians;”'“Blow Your 
'0\y Trurnper’ and; “The . Lady 
From 'Edinburgh.''’ 

' Hie Was also connected with a 
r photography business. A -keen 
' cricketer, he. made a film ori “The 
. Life of Jack Hobbs,” one of Brit-: 

I ain’s'-ace" batsmen. 


| SAMUEL VV; PIERCY 
; . Samuel W. Piercy, 77, early-day 
; Hollywood film producer, died Oct. 

' 11 in San . . Francisco. A native 
, San Franc i.sca n. he operated one 
of the CbastV first taxi fleets un¬ 
til, during World War- I, be met 
“Bronco Billy/’ Anderson and went 
to. .Hollywood.; where he copro¬ 
duced many Westerns with Ander¬ 
son/ r He lived in, Los. Angeles un¬ 
til the mid-1926s. then returned to 
San Francisco, where he Went into 
the tire business. 

Wife and daughter, sui-viyer 


DONAT BUTOWICK 

Donat. ButowiCk, 82: / retired 
\'iU(ie performer who trouped./for 
more -than -46 years with- dog 
•act billed, as Samaroff & /mi a. 
tbod Oct.' 6 . in -Muskegon:. Mich., 
.filter an eight-''months 7 ' illness'.' / : 
native, ; of Russia:che started his 


.' AMY VENESS 

! ; Veness,'. 84, actress, died 

,-Sept.. 22 in.Saltdean". England./ She, 
ci ehted- the role of Sarah Smerdon 
‘ in “The Farmer’s. Wife.” at the 
Court, in. i924 arid Eden Philpotts 
w rot e; the part of Mary VarW.ell in 
“Yellow Sands’’ pspeciaily for. her. 
^She. appearedyofferi in the U :-.Sr 
*and during the War became a m^n 
her of the BBCi: Repertory Corii- 
any; • ’ 

For some time. Miss .Verielss h'a< 
.-concentrated ..maihiy on. films.. She 


MANUEL A. MACISTE 
Manuel Alvarez Maciste, 68, 
i Mexican % composer and., guitarist, 

| died Oct. 14 in Mexico City of ia 
; pulmonary; complication . after 
/undergoing surgery a . ; month ago. 
Atriong his better known tunes. are 
“Little Black Angels,*’ /‘Three 
Hearts,” . “Red, Eves” and “See 
How You Talk.” 

He. W as a founder of the Mexican 
Union of Authors & Composers; 
which later becanve. the present 
Society of Authors; Composers. 
A sister survives: 


In Loying Memory 
Of My Dedr Sister 

BARBARA CARLTON 

Oct. 24, 

SUE fHILLIK 


KENNETH ANESER . 
Kenneth Aneser. 48. assistant; 
advertising manager of Pararriount 
"•ictures, died Get. 22 at the Mer-. 
■y Hospital;- Rockville Centre, 

I Long; island, following a cerebral 
[jeniprflia'ge. ' ; _ 

AneSer joined paramount last 
[January,; Prior, to this he was ad' 

! production supervisor on Samuel 
[GoldW-yn’s. film .production of 
! “Porgy.; and Bess” rind, for 25 years, 
/was associated With \Varners. 

His .Wido\y and three (children 
survive. 


. ‘age career as youth in a trained 
•anine turn, 

He met his wife. tlie former Elia 
Bliihirifeld, when both were appear- 
ii-g iri a London theatre in. 1903. 
They, were'married in I/os Angeles 
1908 and'later, teamed on/Hie 
age. Caught 'by.. Variety iii 1925 
af the old .American Roof. X. Y-.. 
they worked there in attractive 
Russian costumes ... leading a 
troupe-, of dogs through a/iout.inie 
of. tricks/..-; 

Tlie couple retired; after Mrs.. 
Butpw.ick \vas injured ' an-auto 
accident " .1937. Survn\ing, be-- 

Miles his wife/ 


was seen in “This Happy Breed,” 
j “Blanche Fury,” “The Woman i 
the Hall,” ' Oliver Twist,”. “Heart- 
[ brerik House” and “Doctor in the 
i House.” 


PROF./JOSEPH GREGOR 

ProL : Joseph Gregor,. 72..-Aus¬ 
trian writer; lecturer and theatr 
lrktori'an,. died Oct. 13 in .Vienna, 
v.liere he was chief of the llicatri- 
cal .section in the nati .rial li' i'ar.vv 
At one time, an assistant director 
fur Max Reinhardt, lie later be¬ 
came chairman of such film brgarii-. 
alioris as Archive;; Society .rind 
' iiciety of Film Bcierice: 

Author, of . nrimber of novels, 
Gregor also. Wrote the lihreitos for 
Richard Strauss’ operas, “Daphne,” 
“Love of Danae” rind “Frieden- 
s-tag.’’/. His best- known work 
‘/Mpnumeiits of the Theatre” and 
a . ".World History of the Theafre/”: 
a . 12-voluiiie edit ion; A '.lecturer' at 
1 iiM.niese uni versifies., he. also 
V i;ole bjograpliies .Of.. Richard. 
T/iauss. p' l a.y \y r i g li t •Ge.i-liartit. 
llaupt-mann'ranfi conductor Clem- 
t : ns. Kfauss/ •’ 


. ROBERT i: b: SELLAR 

Robert j.. B. Sellar. /67,. play- 
! W right ,and journalist. ,died Oct . io 
in Edinburgh, after a long illness. 
He was author of “Family Circle,” 
“Ai’ise. Sir Hector,“Cpni/e to the 
; Fai^” and “Brief: Glory.” ariiorig 
: other, plays, and was director of 
the Ed in burgh'Gateway Theatre. 

. /A . scribe for. the Thornsan-Leng 
firm at. Dundee,. Scotland; in. his 
earl ier. days, Tie Wrote several nov¬ 
els before concentrating on drama, 
for theatre arid radio/ His: play. 
/‘Weir of/.HeriTiistoriZ” was staged 
; by the Edinburgh.; GateWay coih- 
pany for the 1958 .international 
Festival at Edinburgh. 


MAX SILVERMAN 

Max Silverman, 55, violinist and 
.onetime member. Of Roxy J s Gang, 
died Oct. 16 in New York. He 
played with a number of nairie 
bands and . also was assistant con- 
eertmaster ; of the. hoU.se/ prchestra 
at the Strand. Theatre,. N, Y. 

Surviving are liis wife, two sons 
and three brothers. Of the latter, 
David. C. is Allied Artists’ branch 
manager in Pittsburgh, and. another 
.brother/ Frank, ,i.s Columbia Pic¬ 
tures’ manager in. Pittsburgh. 


ART WARD 

Art Ward. .48, foririer sports di¬ 
rector of radio station CKUA, Ed¬ 
monton, Alta;, dibd Oct. 11 in Ed: 
: monton after a .lengthy illness, 
j He had been/an anripuricer ifi 
'Calgary. Alta., Sudbury, Orit.; arid 
: with CFRN,.Edmonton.. . He was a 
past president of the Edmonton 
Sportswritiers’ . and Sportscasters’ 
Assn. Before the war he; had been a 
druiiimer with- several dance bands. 

His Wife survives.. 


CHARLES GEORQE 

Charles George.;: 67,/playwriglit 
and author of musicomedies, died 
Oct. 4 in New York.', 

Hi?, musical “Go Easy; Mabel”; 
/had a ;,Broadway production .. 
-'1922. It was followed by “Love in 
r My .FasIxipn.” For these and .other 
musicals, he.. Wrote file book, 
music and lyrics, and.; often direct-, 
ed. Altogether,. George wrote 
about . 200 plays .foi* touring com- 
rianjes. miner , theatres and 
amateur production. He had 
: ly . ’ finished . \vriling. “The«;Final 

Curtaii)..” which deals .with the 
life of actor Edwin Booth., 

; His .Sister - survives. 


sent-minded. private eye. 


NANCY NEWELL 
Nancy Newell, 72, veteran ac¬ 
tress, died Oct. 8 in Birstwith, Eng¬ 
land. . She was a member of the 
w.k. Newell theatrical family, 
whose travelling theatre Was prom¬ 
inent in the la§t century. 

Her mother was leading lady of 
the company, her father the con¬ 
ductor and she herself joined the 
group as a child. 


Robert A. Herzberg, 74, artist,, 
who painted theatre and circus 
subjects, died Oct. 14 in Bloom¬ 
field Hills, Mich. He had done por¬ 
traits of Ethel Barrymore and 
Katharine Hepburn, among others. 


Mrs. Estelle Gauerke, 71. con¬ 
tralto and onetime radio linger, 
died Oct.19 in Milwaukee. Suruv- 
ing are a son, two daughters and 
three sisters. 


DENISE ORME 

Duchess of/Leinster, 86, an ex- 
Gaiety Girl who used the stage 
name of Denise Orme, died Oct. 21 
in London: Her real name was Jes-. 
sie Smither. 

She performed at London's Gai-. 
ety and Daly’s Theatres at the turn 
of the century. Her best known 
song was “Nobody Ever Marries 
Me” 


Mother, of actor Stephen Ells¬ 
worth, died Oct. 16 in St. Louis. 
Also surviving are two grand¬ 
daughters, actresses Kathy Xolan 
and Nancy Devlin. 


TOMMY POLLARD 

Tommy Pollard, 37, pianist-vl- 
bist, died Oct: 7 of peritonitis in 
Harlingon, England. He had' 
played for Buddy Featherston- 
haugh, Ronnie Scott, Kenny Baker. 
Jorinpiy. Dririkworth and founded 
the Club Eleven in 1948. 

•, He had also worked considera¬ 
bly on transatlantic liners. 


ARTHUR S. MOREY 

Arthuc. Snow Morey, 84, trom¬ 
bonist and president of AFM Local 
6 after World War I, died in San 
Francisco Oct, 17/ He played 
yaude theatres, concerts arid with 
the Frisco Municipal Band for more 
than half a. century. 

Wife survives. 


MARRIAGES 

Shirley Barrett to Harry Gwyn 
Davies. Windsor. Eng., Oct. 8. 
Bride is the Theatre Royal, Wind¬ 
sor, stage manager; he is an. actor. 

Stella 'Vivian Reid to Ronald Col¬ 
lins. Salisbury, Eng. recently. 
Bride was stage director of Salis¬ 
bury Playhouse. 

Patricia Medina to Joseph Cot- 
ten. Beverly Hills. - C'al., Oct. 20. 
Both are film players. 

Diana Engerton to Russ Shep¬ 
herd, Hove. Eng., Oct. 8. Bride 
is a dancer; he is pianist of Mal¬ 
colm Mitchell Trio. 

Valeria Chambers to Toni Dalli, 
London. Oct, 19. Bride is a dancer; 
he’s an Italian- pop singer. 


DAVID CAVENDISH 
j^; David Cavendish, 69, former 
stage , actor who In recent years, 
had been doing extra work in 
films, died of a . heart attack Oct. 8 
in Hollywood. Among his roles was 
one in the Broadway production of 
“The Miracle.” 

A daughter survives. 


. SALVATORE A. ADORNO SR. 

Salvatore A. Adorno Sr.* pioneer 
motion picture operator in the Mid¬ 
dletown, Conn., area, died Oct. 10 
in Portland, Conn. He opened 
the first outdoor theatre in that 
section of Connecticut. 

Surviving are his wife, five sons 
and a daughter. 


JOHN W. LITTLE 
John W. Little, ; 71, opera singer, 
died/ Oct. .8 in. Philadelphia. He 
sang with the Metropolitan, Phila¬ 
delphia Grand.and. Philadelphia La 
Scala Opera companies.. 

Wife and brother survive. 


Guglielmo Gianninl, 68, writer 
and playwright who had a brief 
period of political fame as the 
founder and leader of the Com¬ 
mon. Man Movement, died Oct. 13 
in Rome; Italy: He w’rote more 
than 50 cohaedies for the theatre 
which were performed in Italy and 
abroad. He also wrote several film 
scripts and was the author of many 
mystery novels/ 


DR. ARTHUR II. QlTXN 

Dr., Arthur Hobson Quin 85, 


JERRY SHEA 

Jeiry Shea, iornier conduclor 


AUGUSTO NOVARO 
Augusto Nrivaro, 71, believed to 
; be the only Mexican' researcher in 
the field of musical sound and 
1ricousfi.cs, died pf a heart. attack 

[Oct. 14 in. Mexico City. He had I Robert E. Kaufman. 65, presi 
created, a harmonic system where ! dent ahd owner of the Rialto Serv- 
stringed instruments in his tech- l ice Bureau in New York, died Oct. 
u nique demonstrated that, there not 9 in Norwalk, Conn. He founded 
only are 12 notes but an infinity Rialto, .which prepares manu- 
i of them, : [scripts for trie, stage, films and 

' are bis wife, son and other businesses, in 1922. His wife, 

daughter. • [two sons,; daughter, four brothers 

and two sisters survive. 

MAUDE EBURNE 

Maude Eburhe, 85, character 
nctress, died. Oct. 15 in Hollywood. 

One of her best kiio.wh roles Was 


Julius Gutmanu, 71, a former 
opera singer who had been a voice 
teacher ip New. York for the last 


ip ’Ruggles. of Red Gap,” with '12 years, died Oct,-22 in his N.Y. 
Charles La'ughlori, She; played in. apartment. 1 A bass wli was known 


BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Bennett, 

; son. Palma. Spain. Sept. 14. Father 
is leader-soloist of the dance 
| orchestra at the Fenix Hotel there, 
j Mrs. ..and Mrs. Xigel Patrick, 
daughter, London, Oct. 17-. Motlier 
is actress Beatrice Campbell; 
father is an actor. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stewart, 
triplets 5 1 two bens, one girl), 
Brighton. Eng.. Oct. 12. Mother 
is Iris Soutt. former skater in ice 
[shows at Brighton and Wembley. 

’ Mr. an ’ Mrs. Ben Sands, son, 
jWhilstable. Eng., Oct. 4. Mother 
is a Yaude artist; father is a com¬ 
mercial artist. 

; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bowie, son, 
Glasgow/ Oct. 7. Father is a thea¬ 
tre producer and vaude agent. 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Luckey, 
daughter, Burbank. Cal., Oct. 16. 

I Father’s music editor at Revue 
! Productions. 

I Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Solomon, 
daughter, Burbank, Cal.. Oct. 18. 
Mother is actress Lugene Sanders. 

Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Elknrt, 
daughter. Freeport. N.Y., Oct. 18. 
Father is a theatrical tax consult¬ 
ant. 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Okuns. son, 
Kew Gardens. L.I.. recently. 
Father is an account exec for Mu- 
tuel Broadcasting. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henry, son, 
London. Oct. 17. Mother is a for¬ 
mer dancer; father is straight man 
to comedian Charlie Drake. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelly, son, 
London. Oct. 18. Father is exploi¬ 
tation manager of Triumph Re^ 
ords. 

. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Richardson, 
daughter, Kingsbury Eng., Oct. 15. 
Fatrier is drummer with the Terry 
Lightfoot Jazzmen. 

Mr. and Mrs. William Eekart, 
son, Oct. 9. New York. Mother 
Jean Eekart, who with her hus¬ 
band. designed the scenery ar.fl 
costumes for =‘FioreIlo” and co¬ 
produced last season’s “One 
Upon a Mattress.” 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mallory, son; 
Chicago, Oct. 12. Mother is Boa 
• May, former Miami tv weather eirl, 
now WHER-Memphis disk jockey, 
father's an ex-actor turned interior 
designer. 






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HONOLULU,» 

Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

. . . a Real Super Star ... . just about the 
most charming guy that ever worked a 
Shell audi 

The Sun da y Advertiser 

". . . held an audience of 7,500 people in 
the palm of his hand." 

JAPAN 

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MANILA, Philippines 

The Philippines Herald 

"His captivating folk songs, delivered with 
such beautiful tones and immaculate phras- 
ings, were a great joy to the thousands of 
listeners who jammed the coliseum to hear 
him," 

Manila Times 

". . . the Filipino audience loved it... 
long after it was over, there was a clamor 
for more/' 


SYDNEY, Australia 
Sydney. Daily Telegraph 
"Puts everything into a song ... captivated 
the mass-packed crowd at the stadium," 

Sydney Daily Mirror 

"A remarkable personality ... a superb 
showman. Sad, sweet or hilarious, a great 
show." 



MELBOURNE, 

The Age 

". • . Belafonte himself was magnificent. 
He completely captivated his capacity 
audi the moment he walked, on 
stage v. " 


ISRAEL 

Maariv, Tel Aviv 

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